Work? What is that?? Well, I did it today. Here is my comments on last night and today:
6am is early.
Cats are loud at night.
Cars shouldn't be able to honk their horns at 2 in the morning!!
It was hot last night.
It was hot today
This bed is different from my bed at home, I mean the camp
Work clothes, what are those, I don't have any of those - I guess we had to go shopping.
Groceries?? We have to get those??? Too many options - the only Price Chopper in Lake Placid or the Grand Union in Elizabethtown makes life easier.
Constant access to a cell phone is weird
Internet, immediate access to the internet, that is great, or is it??
My name is no longer Kelly, I just get called by my last name.
Who are all of you people I haven't seen in 2 months??
Work?? I need to do this? I don't like to rush back into this work thing.
What is that thing that keeps talking to me in the living room - oh, it is the TV. Who knew it could be so bad and annoying.
News - there is something going on around the world??? I had no idea.
I am tired.
Ok. That is enough for today as my mental capacity has hit its limit for the day. Time to pack for yoga and running tomorrow. My first yoga class since June - I am really excited. That will be my favorite part of the day.
I know that several of you must think I have an easy life but wait until we really get into the school year. Then it just gets crazy busy with work during the day and planning at night especially now that I am teaching a new class and working on an independent study. Plus, working out to train for an Ironman should take away lots of time that I have left. Then I get stressed and tired. I am glad that I got my sleep in this summer. I am tired just thinking about grading research projects.
Time for bed. Good night.
I am excited to have finished the 2009, 2010, and 2014 Lake Placid Ironman, 2016 Ironman Mont Tremblant, the New Jersey Marathon, Rock n Roll Arizona and San Antonio Marathons, ING NYC Marathon, Mohawk Hudson Marathon, and the Vermont City Marathon. I have also run lots of other running races and several 70.3 races. I love racing and triathlons. This is a blog about training and racing!
About Me
- Kelly
- I am a biology teacher by day but a crazy triathlete and runner at all other times.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Yuck
Let me just recap my long weekend.
Saturday - went on my long run for this week. It was scheduled to be 13.1 miles. I dropped Joe off to do a trail run at the Adirondack Lodge Road and went up to Mirror Lake to start my run. The weather forecast was for rain/showers during the day so I was excited to get on my run as I love to run in the rain. It was cloudy when I started going around Mirror Lake. I just didn't feel great, couldn't get my stride, and I was having trouble keeping my breathing even. I went around the lake and then started down toward River Road. It was hot and sunny by this point. I generally am very slow when it is hot but today I was dragging. I got about 4 miles out and felt awful. I kept trying to get myself together but I really was struggling. I got to River Road (about 5 miles out) and decided that I was going to aim for 11 miles which is what I did last weekend. I got 1 mile more in and just didn't have it. I turned around. I got to a point where I just had to stop and walk. I walked about .5 miles drinking water and Gatorade. I started running again with hopes of just hitting 9 miles at this point. I did it. I guess I will be running 13.1 miles next weekend because of this. A nice swim in Mirror Lake was my reward for just going that far on a really tough day.
Sunday - Hiking!!! Noonmark Mountain was our goal. My mom, dad, Joe, and I went out for the hike. I decided that I didn't want to read the trail description before we left so that I didn't judge the hike before I even started. Because Joe and I both ran large distances yesterday, we decided that we would be moving slowly in order to get it done. It was tough with lots of rocks but it was a great day and a great hike. We got to stay on the top for a while and take in the Great Range, Giant Mountain, Hurricane Mountain, and lots of other great mountain views. We went down a different, longer, but less steep route. Joe and I were doing really well going down. We got to an intersection but we weren't sure where we were supposed to be going so we stopped and waited for my parents. As we were waiting, we decided to sit and relax. As I was sitting I saw this big snake slithering down the path very rapidly chasing a toad!!! I jumped up and ran to another place to avoid being in the way. Joe was trying to figure out why I was so jumpy and I couldn't get the words out of my mouth "Frog and and and....SNAKE!!" The snake kept coming towards us and it finally caught the toad. Poor Toad. The toad was screaming as the snake was killing it. I felt so bad for it that I couldn't save it. Who knew that toads could scream??? My dad said later that it was saying "Help me Kelly!!" Joe watched the entire attack and the swallowing of the toad. It was the largest snake I have ever seen in the wild. After the snake incident, we continued down the trail. My legs were tired from yesterday but I was doing ok and then I twisted my ankle. It hurt but I kept going - it wasn't too bad just a little tweak. I then got to a place where I put my foot down, it slid (usually not a problem) and then got caught under a small root. I fell because of this. I didn't even see it coming. All we said was that that would hurt tomorrow. We finished the hike and felt fantastic about a good day and a fantastic hike.
Monday - Sore!!! Very Sore!!! My ankle is sore, my hips are sore, my quads are sore, my back is sore and stiff from the fall. What is my remedy for this??? Go for a bike ride. I figured that it would be good to loosen the muscles so that I could stretch them. Only a short ride out there today. We then went to the Great Range for a farewell lunch and had a great salad, sandwich, and a fantastic lemoncello cake - possibly the best desert I have had in a really long time. We then went back to the camp, finished packing the cars, and then headed home. What a sad day.
So, now we are home and we are going back to work tomorrow. The problem with coming back is going to be that the weather forecast for the next week is highs in the 80's. We haven't hit 80 in Keene Valley recently (actually only 3 times this summer) and have been living in the high 60's and low 70's over the past few weeks. These temperatures are going to be tough for us. Also, tough to get used to - noise from neighbors/living in a city, traffic lights, stop signs, really fresh produce, Cedar Run veggie burgers, and not being able to sleep until 9am. We are going to try to go to the Troy Farmers Market this weekend as we want to try to get fresh produce here to buy local and fresh fruits and veggies.
Saturday - went on my long run for this week. It was scheduled to be 13.1 miles. I dropped Joe off to do a trail run at the Adirondack Lodge Road and went up to Mirror Lake to start my run. The weather forecast was for rain/showers during the day so I was excited to get on my run as I love to run in the rain. It was cloudy when I started going around Mirror Lake. I just didn't feel great, couldn't get my stride, and I was having trouble keeping my breathing even. I went around the lake and then started down toward River Road. It was hot and sunny by this point. I generally am very slow when it is hot but today I was dragging. I got about 4 miles out and felt awful. I kept trying to get myself together but I really was struggling. I got to River Road (about 5 miles out) and decided that I was going to aim for 11 miles which is what I did last weekend. I got 1 mile more in and just didn't have it. I turned around. I got to a point where I just had to stop and walk. I walked about .5 miles drinking water and Gatorade. I started running again with hopes of just hitting 9 miles at this point. I did it. I guess I will be running 13.1 miles next weekend because of this. A nice swim in Mirror Lake was my reward for just going that far on a really tough day.
Sunday - Hiking!!! Noonmark Mountain was our goal. My mom, dad, Joe, and I went out for the hike. I decided that I didn't want to read the trail description before we left so that I didn't judge the hike before I even started. Because Joe and I both ran large distances yesterday, we decided that we would be moving slowly in order to get it done. It was tough with lots of rocks but it was a great day and a great hike. We got to stay on the top for a while and take in the Great Range, Giant Mountain, Hurricane Mountain, and lots of other great mountain views. We went down a different, longer, but less steep route. Joe and I were doing really well going down. We got to an intersection but we weren't sure where we were supposed to be going so we stopped and waited for my parents. As we were waiting, we decided to sit and relax. As I was sitting I saw this big snake slithering down the path very rapidly chasing a toad!!! I jumped up and ran to another place to avoid being in the way. Joe was trying to figure out why I was so jumpy and I couldn't get the words out of my mouth "Frog and and and....SNAKE!!" The snake kept coming towards us and it finally caught the toad. Poor Toad. The toad was screaming as the snake was killing it. I felt so bad for it that I couldn't save it. Who knew that toads could scream??? My dad said later that it was saying "Help me Kelly!!" Joe watched the entire attack and the swallowing of the toad. It was the largest snake I have ever seen in the wild. After the snake incident, we continued down the trail. My legs were tired from yesterday but I was doing ok and then I twisted my ankle. It hurt but I kept going - it wasn't too bad just a little tweak. I then got to a place where I put my foot down, it slid (usually not a problem) and then got caught under a small root. I fell because of this. I didn't even see it coming. All we said was that that would hurt tomorrow. We finished the hike and felt fantastic about a good day and a fantastic hike.
Monday - Sore!!! Very Sore!!! My ankle is sore, my hips are sore, my quads are sore, my back is sore and stiff from the fall. What is my remedy for this??? Go for a bike ride. I figured that it would be good to loosen the muscles so that I could stretch them. Only a short ride out there today. We then went to the Great Range for a farewell lunch and had a great salad, sandwich, and a fantastic lemoncello cake - possibly the best desert I have had in a really long time. We then went back to the camp, finished packing the cars, and then headed home. What a sad day.
So, now we are home and we are going back to work tomorrow. The problem with coming back is going to be that the weather forecast for the next week is highs in the 80's. We haven't hit 80 in Keene Valley recently (actually only 3 times this summer) and have been living in the high 60's and low 70's over the past few weeks. These temperatures are going to be tough for us. Also, tough to get used to - noise from neighbors/living in a city, traffic lights, stop signs, really fresh produce, Cedar Run veggie burgers, and not being able to sleep until 9am. We are going to try to go to the Troy Farmers Market this weekend as we want to try to get fresh produce here to buy local and fresh fruits and veggies.
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