Bib #6

*&^%# Bad timing to get sick. Arrived just in time for the start line. #%@$! Didn't have time to go to the bathroom! $%*@ Left my headset in the car. Passed 2:00 pacers. Awesome! Was approaching 1:30 pacers. Keep it steady. #%$@! Had to take a bathroom break. I couldn't believe I finished 9th in my category! Must be all those swearing. I swear running is the only time I swear.
 

Mind Game

It's all in the mind. That's what a lot of people claim about running. But how come the other day when I felt like on top of the world my body and soul quit on me halfway through my long run? And then the next day when I felt blah not only did I finish my run, I made a personal best time. Go figure.

Fashion Fad

Once in a while I cave in to whatever fashion craze is in. A blazer with shoulder pads bigger than a linebacker's shoulder thingy. An over the top dress Dynasty's style with equally over the top big hair. Old photos always crack me up. What in the world was I thinking? I wonder what would I think when I see old photos of me in this running skort (skirt + short) ten years from now. LOL or ROTFLOL?

Mutiny On The Bounty

Woke up at 4.30am and was so excited about today's 10.5K run. It wasn't even a race. Just a routine run for a marathon training from MyAsics. Run #35. Forty seven more to go. Woohoo! Had a nutribar and a hot chocolate. Felt like on top of the world. Out the door by 5.20am only to find that my legs, my lungs, my hands, my mind quit on me at 5.68K. What in the world? Oh well, sh!# happens. Move on. Tomorrow's another day.

Running Muse

A man with one arm. My guess he is about mid forty-ish. Barefoot. Running slowly but relentlessly and persistently around GBK.

Looking Glass

Why do I spend at least ten minutes before a run to fix my hair with a hair pin and some hairspray even though I know at the end of a run I will most likely to look like hell? Because when I look neat, I feel good. When I feel good, I smile a lot. When I smile a lot, I will most likely to fulfill whatever today's goals. In running or in life.

Mantra Ray

Sunday long run. I focused on my breath and listened to the rhythm of my body instead of listening to some music. Amazing things happened. My mind stopped reminding me how exhausted I am. My mind stopped encouraging my legs, my hands, my lungs to go on strike. My mind stopped telling me to quit. Hey! I didn't know running can be a some kind of a meditation form. This is awesome! Breath in. Breath out. Forward. Forward. 

Chartres Cathedral Labyrinth

W-pedia

Some people like to talk about themselves like there's no tomorrow and bore you to death. Others are like walking encyclopedia. You can learn a lot of thing from a conversation. And you can tell whether they just want to impress you with their knowledge or they are really enthusiastic about what they know and just love to share with others. Love it!

Trabant Car

Running Angel

Happy birthday Dad. In case you are wondering up there I'm doing great. I'm going to run my first marathon in December. Will you run with me?

My Princess

When Dena was small I deliberately shunned her from Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty. A helpless damsel in distress who depends on a man to rescue her? I don't think so. In our bedtime story, Rapunzel cut her hair short so she can escape her prisoner tower, use her hair to destroy the evil enchantress.