Year Over Year

I'm doing some planning for my races.  And I'm looking at last year's numbers.

"Why did I slack so much in May?"

"OH RIGHT!  They cut a big hole in my leg."

No minor surgery planned for this year!

So... I've got that going for me.  Which is nice.

from my 5K number pickup email...

Your race number is:  XXXX

First name:Contact First Name
Last Name:Contact Last Name
Age: 37
Gender: male


From now on, please refer to me as "Contact First Name".

Results

I've been running for 5 years.

I've been lifting weights for 15 months.

I've lost 23 pounds.

And I almost look like I might kinda work out now.  Maybe.  Slightly.

(I promise I won't let this go to my head...)

Lookin' foxy, Bikepath.

September

I only did 11 miles for the whole month of September.

Stupid sinuses.

Trail Run

I just did a trail run over the weekend.  It was great...

...until some stupid lady wouldn't curb her boxer.

The dog was loose.  She was talking on the phone.  I was approaching them from behind.

The dog sees me coming and decides to stand his ground and grrrr at me from about 20 feet away.

I stop.  She just keeps walking and leaves the dog standing and growling at me.

"Can you call your dog?"

"Huh?"

"Can you call your dog?"

"Yeah, that's my dog."

"CAN YOU CALL YOUR DOG AND MAKE HIM COME TO YOU?!"

"Well, it wouldn't be a problem if you weren't standing there like a retard!" *

"Would you have me run right at him?"

That's good responsible dog ownership, lady.


(*her word, not mine)

10K

 My 10K last week was probably the best race I've ever run.  I felt light, fast, strong... and confident.

 

Plus... I really like that course, venue and distance.  Everything was juuuust right.

I looked at my watch at the 4 mile mark and I realized I was just crushing my year ago time. 

Four years into running, it all just feels like it's clicking.

 

And now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to enjoy a week off after 2 races in 9 days.