I ran my first 5k of the season. Holy shnikies. I've never seen anything like those hills. I'd compare them to the Rockie Mountains. Seriously. Ridiculous. One of these days I'll go back there, take some pictures. and prove it. It felt good to finish. I was hoping for a better time but after the first hill my only hope was finishing.
I thought I was ready for this. Ate good today, drank lots of water, no pop, no junk. I even downloaded a whole new play list for my ipod. Apparently with all the Jack Johnson that I don't listen to, there is zero space on the old Ipod. Crap. I realized about half way through my run that my so called 'Running Mixes' that probably made me run faster a year or so ago ... Are all about guys that lie and cheat. I went through a rough patch so I know where the songs came from but there is no longer a need for them anymore. Time for bigger and better things. Like Katy Perry and Lady Gaga. I missed my new mix while I was running.
What else did I miss? Colby. Like crazy. I kept telling myself that he was at the finish line. For a minute or so it helped me keep my pace. Then I remembered he wasn't.
Finished the race with a decent time. It's always good to have room for improvement. Right?
I was so glad to find my friend Heather at the end. She and her sister Cassie took off before I had any sort of pace but I was okay with running by myself. It worked out great.
We said our goodbyes and headed for the car. Mine turned out to be locked. With the keys inside. A cop offered his baton to break the window. We declined. They finally drove me home and I broke in. Okay not really. But it's a really good thing our windows don't secure. :)
We grabbed the spare key and headed back to the OAC. Relief. I can't thank them enough.
Colby called me from the hotel. His phone broke. Yuck. Good thing he comes back tomorrow. A new phone for his birthday should work out perfectly! I can't wait to see him. I'm so anxious. The house is all but clean and ready for his return. The laundry is the only thing left to do. It appears the people upstairs are still driving their sheets though. It's been two days since they've been washed. Is it rude to knock and the door and remind them they have stuff in the dryer? Is it more rude to put them on top of the dryer and put them back in when I'm done??
I'm rambling. It must be late. I'm about to sleep better than I have in ... 4 days?? ha ha! So ready to have the husband back. Wonder if he misses me or the fish more? He loves that fish.
Can't wait to 5k it up some more!
The laundry thing was always hard for me too when I lived in a basement apartment. Most of the time I would just end up putting there stuff in an extra laundry basket, especially because we supposedly had assigned days and they always did their laundry when it wasn't their turn. :)
ReplyDeleteLibby, to be honest, it was the hills that scared me away from the South Ogden race. I'm lazy and I would rather run a flat race my first run. I'm glad you did it though.
ReplyDeleteI have never had the laundry issue... I think it would be fine to move their sheets and then put them back when you're done. That's crappy you have to worry about that.
Anyway, maybe I'll see you at a 5K sometime! I'm doing one in Kaysville July 3rd and one for a little boy who has liver disease July 17th.
Nice job!
Tam