Go to this story for a source of inspiration for Sunday's marathon (and half marathon).
I think it was a record today.... TEN people running! It felt like a Saturday morning run! Maybe the newspaper will do a story on us NOW! At least then the guy who did NOT see the herd of runners 5 feet away from him when he PAUSED at the stop sign might get a clue that he has to be awake to drive. (BTW - I use 'herd' in the most beautiful sense possible).
Mike was in his glory because he had another guy to talk football with. However, it was short lived when he found out the other half of the Swanson team is a Vikings fan. I guess his nickname will be PackerHater. Now the BeerHater will have a com padre.
Of course there was lots of talk about the Marathon, but more talk (actually taunting) by the halvers. Just remember that we expect you be there cheering us on so we can throw our sweat laden shirts at you. And most importantly, we expect be handed a cold beer as soon as we exit the runner area. A foot massage might be nice too.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
A damp, but fairly warm morning. A big group... Christy, Sandy, Jill, Elyse and Kristi. I finally got to meet the new Kristi. I am not sure how we should differentiate her from Christy. Kristi with a K? Kristi with an I? Hmmmm will have to think of that one. I am sure that Elyse is hoping Kristi hates beer so she can take on the "Beerhater" nickname. She grew up and went to college in Wisconsin, so I am sure she likes beer. Life is just against you Elyse.
Kristi was very patient with my endless stream of questions. I had to get the dibs on the new girl. Plus it is the old trick "If I keep her talking she won't realize how much pain she is in and will come back and run with us again." Of course, I forgot to factor in that talking makes running harder... so I am sure she was actually wishing I would shut up so she could run!
One more short run before the marathon!
Kristi was very patient with my endless stream of questions. I had to get the dibs on the new girl. Plus it is the old trick "If I keep her talking she won't realize how much pain she is in and will come back and run with us again." Of course, I forgot to factor in that talking makes running harder... so I am sure she was actually wishing I would shut up so she could run!
One more short run before the marathon!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Arm Sleeves
A nice run with Christy, Jill and Katie this morning. We were commenting on how nice it is to run in daylight.
My new running thing is arm sleeves. You probably have seen them on elite runners when weather is a little on the cool side. I was wishing I had some at La Crosse. The seem perfect for keeping you warm at the beginning of a run, but easy to remove when you or the arm temperature warms up. Since Green Bay can be a little cool at the start, I thought I would look into getting some.
Well, I found that they are almost $34. A little to rich for my blood, especially since I may only wear them once or twice a year (on my regular non-race runs a long sleeve shirt will do). In searching for a cheaper price I came upon on posting that said they just got some men's tube socks and cut the foot out. A lot cheaper and since they were so cheap, you can just toss them during a race after you no longer needed. So, when I was in La Crosse this weekend at TJ Maxx, I found a pair of Under Armor baseball socks. The only draw back was that they are bright yellow, but what the heck. So for $4, I had 4 socks. Last night I cut the toe out. I cut them long figuring that I like to have something I can pull my hands into and if I find the are too long, I can cut them shorter. After performed my surgery on them, I decided to give them a test run this morning.
I decided to wear them "upside down". My forearm is thicker than my ankle, so I figured it made more sense to wear them so the cuff of the sock was actually at my wrist. This also worked well because then the finished cuff (the non cut end) was at my wrist.
They worked well!
They didn't feel too tight and they didn't fall down either. At the end I felt like they might be slipping down, but I think they were just getting heavier from sweat. They might not perform as well as the real thing, but they do what I need them to do and for only $1.00 each I can't complain!
My new running thing is arm sleeves. You probably have seen them on elite runners when weather is a little on the cool side. I was wishing I had some at La Crosse. The seem perfect for keeping you warm at the beginning of a run, but easy to remove when you or the arm temperature warms up. Since Green Bay can be a little cool at the start, I thought I would look into getting some.
Well, I found that they are almost $34. A little to rich for my blood, especially since I may only wear them once or twice a year (on my regular non-race runs a long sleeve shirt will do). In searching for a cheaper price I came upon on posting that said they just got some men's tube socks and cut the foot out. A lot cheaper and since they were so cheap, you can just toss them during a race after you no longer needed. So, when I was in La Crosse this weekend at TJ Maxx, I found a pair of Under Armor baseball socks. The only draw back was that they are bright yellow, but what the heck. So for $4, I had 4 socks. Last night I cut the toe out. I cut them long figuring that I like to have something I can pull my hands into and if I find the are too long, I can cut them shorter. After performed my surgery on them, I decided to give them a test run this morning.
I decided to wear them "upside down". My forearm is thicker than my ankle, so I figured it made more sense to wear them so the cuff of the sock was actually at my wrist. This also worked well because then the finished cuff (the non cut end) was at my wrist.
They worked well!
They didn't feel too tight and they didn't fall down either. At the end I felt like they might be slipping down, but I think they were just getting heavier from sweat. They might not perform as well as the real thing, but they do what I need them to do and for only $1.00 each I can't complain!
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