June 27 - 28
6mi and 4mi, some yoga, some pullups, and some sore shoulders. This morning especially felt faster than I've been running lately, a sensation confirmed when I arrived back at my apartment in 1896. Like usual, I had to wade through four squeamish old white dudes and an indignant black man to get to my coffee. One hundred and eleven years of time travel gave me a few spare minutes before I had to leave for work, and I listened to their deliberations:
Elaine: Well, what do you think?
Jerry: What? About you datin' a black guy? What's the big deal?
Elaine: What black guy?
Jerry: Darryl. He's black, isn't he?
Elaine: He is?
George: No, he isn't.
Jerry: Isn't he, Elaine?
Elaine: You think?
George: I thought he looked Irish.
Jerry: What's his last name?
Elaine: Nelson.
George: That's not Irish.
Jerry: I think he's black.
George: Should we be talkin' about this?
Elaine: I think it's OK.
George: No, it isn't.
Jerry: Why not?
George: Well, it would be OK if Darryl was here.
Jerry: If he's black.
Elaine: Is he black?
Jerry: Does it matter?
Elaine: No, course not. I mean, I'd just like to know.
Jerry: Oh, so you need to know?
Elaine: No, I don't need to know. I just think it would be nice if I knew.
The coffee wasn't that good, either. Kind of weak, and it was hard to tell if the dull ache in my brain was because I hadn't bothered to use the french press or from squinting at what my guests ultimately concluded:
Close your eyes. Picture a convict. What's he wearing? Nothing special. Baseball cap on backward, baggy pants. He says something ordinary like, "Yo, that's shizzle". Now slowly open your eyes again. Who are you picturing? A black man? Wrong. That was a white woman. Surprised? Well shame on you.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
No drum machine can make a beat like that
June 26
4mi. Same. Morning again. Today's run followed last night's inaugural yoga class and I felt much better than I expected to after contorting myself - good enough that I'll go back for the rest of my free week. Spent much of last night's session very confused. Spent the rest of it sweating.
June 25
4mi, Shortcut Untimed. Yeah, my watch is in Duluth. And that's fine. I'm thinking about a no-watch-til-August experiment. Also starting to run in the morning (finally) this week.
June 24
4mi, Shortcut Untimed.
Week: 24mi/5days. Will add a day and maybe a workout next week.
June 23
8mi, Untimed. Ran around Isles with the Fellahs. Legs stiff but not dangerously so.
June 21-22
Days Off
June 20
4mi, Shortcut Untimed.
4mi. Same. Morning again. Today's run followed last night's inaugural yoga class and I felt much better than I expected to after contorting myself - good enough that I'll go back for the rest of my free week. Spent much of last night's session very confused. Spent the rest of it sweating.
June 25
4mi, Shortcut Untimed. Yeah, my watch is in Duluth. And that's fine. I'm thinking about a no-watch-til-August experiment. Also starting to run in the morning (finally) this week.
June 24
4mi, Shortcut Untimed.
Week: 24mi/5days. Will add a day and maybe a workout next week.
June 23
8mi, Untimed. Ran around Isles with the Fellahs. Legs stiff but not dangerously so.
June 21-22
Days Off
June 20
4mi, Shortcut Untimed.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Pumping someone else's blood
June 19
4mi, Shortcut Untimed. Felt great. Since I started running again I've been finishing this loop by crossing the pedestrian bridge over 94 and doing 5 pullups. So I did that today, too.
June 18
4mi, 27:50 (6:57/mi): Shortcut. Legs felt good, upper body did not, likely because of a large late lunch. Ran Pat's third mile in 5:39 mostly out of curiosity.
June 11 - 17
Ran 14mi in 4 runs (Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday). Shin pain ranges from zero to a dull ache that does not affect my stride. I need to prioritize stretching and core work and take the recovery slowly, but running started to feel normal by the end of the week. Congrats to all Grandma's and GB racers for running tough on a hot day. Slabbaj Shout Outs to Dan (Chapel, not Digger)(1:12:32, PR by 4+ minutes) and the Shermanimal (3:05:50, PR by ~25 minutes).
June 5 - 10
Ran for 15min on 6/7 to test the legs and so I could say I started training for TCM 4 months out. Felt out of shape, but no pain in the shin. Ran for just over 30min on both 6/9 and 6/10 with similar results.
4mi, Shortcut Untimed. Felt great. Since I started running again I've been finishing this loop by crossing the pedestrian bridge over 94 and doing 5 pullups. So I did that today, too.
June 18
4mi, 27:50 (6:57/mi): Shortcut. Legs felt good, upper body did not, likely because of a large late lunch. Ran Pat's third mile in 5:39 mostly out of curiosity.
June 11 - 17
Ran 14mi in 4 runs (Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday). Shin pain ranges from zero to a dull ache that does not affect my stride. I need to prioritize stretching and core work and take the recovery slowly, but running started to feel normal by the end of the week. Congrats to all Grandma's and GB racers for running tough on a hot day. Slabbaj Shout Outs to Dan (Chapel, not Digger)(1:12:32, PR by 4+ minutes) and the Shermanimal (3:05:50, PR by ~25 minutes).
June 5 - 10
Ran for 15min on 6/7 to test the legs and so I could say I started training for TCM 4 months out. Felt out of shape, but no pain in the shin. Ran for just over 30min on both 6/9 and 6/10 with similar results.
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
And I still go...
May 25 - June 5
Some biking, including an impromptu race around Lake Harriet against a much faster individual. Some hiking up north. Some occasional sprinting across streets in downtown Minneapolis. Starting to think it's getting better all the time. But I don't expect to be racing at GB.
Taking the time for a number of things that weren't important yesterday:
1) Some front page congratulations to SCRC for their second consecutive Woods to Water victory. Congratulations also to the SCRC members who ensured that we had a team at Lake Nokomis on Memorial Day - one outright PR (Merchant), 3 post-collegiate PRs (BD, Sherm, Giggles), one season best (Mad Dog).
2) Sgt. Pepper was released three years after Congress passed Title VII. Forty years later, if you used to be cruel to your woman, it turns out she can't complain.
Some biking, including an impromptu race around Lake Harriet against a much faster individual. Some hiking up north. Some occasional sprinting across streets in downtown Minneapolis. Starting to think it's getting better all the time. But I don't expect to be racing at GB.
Taking the time for a number of things that weren't important yesterday:
1) Some front page congratulations to SCRC for their second consecutive Woods to Water victory. Congratulations also to the SCRC members who ensured that we had a team at Lake Nokomis on Memorial Day - one outright PR (Merchant), 3 post-collegiate PRs (BD, Sherm, Giggles), one season best (Mad Dog).
2) Sgt. Pepper was released three years after Congress passed Title VII. Forty years later, if you used to be cruel to your woman, it turns out she can't complain.
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