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| Hanging in the visitors dugout after the race. |
I can hardly believe we are in the last week of August. Time seems to be flying these days. For me it has been an eventful season with changes and successes all around.
Since March I have run a total of 10 races. Although, we are in what is generally the hottest part of summer, I completed my last race earlier this month. Friends and I took on the Casey Cares 5k and although I didn't do my best time, I definitely had my best race. I managed to scale the mile 3 wall, albeit slowly. Oh, I was ready to quit, but the finish line was near home plate in Camden Yards and I wasn't going to miss it. There was one point where I thought I was a goner. We ran through a tunnel into the stadium which felt more like a furnace to get to the warning track. As we were running through I could feel my vision start narrowing. By sheer stubbornness I persevered and not only did I manage to avoid fainting, my afterburners kicked in and I sped to the finish line. It also didn’t hurt that my favorite Oriole was a sponsor of the race. I’m not sure I would have done it otherwise.
In July, I was client of the month at my training studio. As they were trying to take a photo the Sadist did his best to make me laugh and well, the resulting picture can be seen here. I continue to work with him and it looks like we have become, dare I say it, friends. Though today, I was questioning that. He was rather sweet and kept things a little low key after my bout with bronchitis. This has come to an end apparently. At one time squats were my nemesis, nowadays it is lunges. Just when I think my balance is getting better we do lunges. Ugh! I did manage to do all the exercises, which instead of worrying about reps we did it for time. Aside from the lunges, I had issues with the push-ups and the dips. I just don't do dips, again this is something we do not agree on.
Since March I have run a total of 10 races. Although, we are in what is generally the hottest part of summer, I completed my last race earlier this month. Friends and I took on the Casey Cares 5k and although I didn't do my best time, I definitely had my best race. I managed to scale the mile 3 wall, albeit slowly. Oh, I was ready to quit, but the finish line was near home plate in Camden Yards and I wasn't going to miss it. There was one point where I thought I was a goner. We ran through a tunnel into the stadium which felt more like a furnace to get to the warning track. As we were running through I could feel my vision start narrowing. By sheer stubbornness I persevered and not only did I manage to avoid fainting, my afterburners kicked in and I sped to the finish line. It also didn’t hurt that my favorite Oriole was a sponsor of the race. I’m not sure I would have done it otherwise.
In July, I was client of the month at my training studio. As they were trying to take a photo the Sadist did his best to make me laugh and well, the resulting picture can be seen here. I continue to work with him and it looks like we have become, dare I say it, friends. Though today, I was questioning that. He was rather sweet and kept things a little low key after my bout with bronchitis. This has come to an end apparently. At one time squats were my nemesis, nowadays it is lunges. Just when I think my balance is getting better we do lunges. Ugh! I did manage to do all the exercises, which instead of worrying about reps we did it for time. Aside from the lunges, I had issues with the push-ups and the dips. I just don't do dips, again this is something we do not agree on.The fall I won’t be sitting around. I have several races scheduled, with at least one each month including December. The first race to come around will be to welcome in the NFL season and instead of ending at home plate, I’ll be at the 50 yard line. Not a bad way to start the next season.
