I'm supposed to be shopping for gifts but decided to update the blog first. Our house smells like southwestern chili right now, it's simmering in the crockpot. I was fitted for my new contacts this afternoon, it sucks having bad vision. The optometrist ended up special ordering my lens' this time around but the good news is that they seem to be correcting my astigmatism better. Bad news is that they're not disposables and ended up costing $240 for a single pair. Listening to Ep. 13 of the 4 Feet Running podcast. Yes, I'm a little behind on the episodes.
12-10 run was at Malvern, AR 3.04 miles in 28:11. Ran just before dark so couldn't get in more than that. A couple of small hills but had a view of the river for most of it. Was almost run over once on a deserted portion of the road and whistled at a little later by somebody in a pickup. I'm not quite sure how to respond when that (the whistling) happens. As of right now I just ignore it. Watched a TNI driver and a car driver almost wreck in the wal-mart parking lot. Looked to be a case of neither wanted to be the first to back down, both wanted to get to their parking spot first. Because I was loaded earlier than normal I made it to Canton, Tx before going to bed.
12-11. Took Tuesday as a rest day. It was nice getting through Austin and San Antonio before the evening rush hours. Osvaldo at Laredo is giving me mini spanish lessons. I told him that I understood a little (un poco) but only if the conversation was slow, most everybody speaks too fast for me to follow.
12-12. Ran Wed. afternoon at Canton, TX. Rainy and cold. Mix of grass, dirt (mud!), concrete, and asphalt surfaces and a little hilly. My Garmin also was acting up during part of the run so don't have an accurate distance, lost at least 1/2 mile. 5.10 miles in 49:59. Got the "You're a truck driver?!" question/comment from another driver at the fuel stop where I was parked. He then told me that he'd seen me jogging and that it was unusual to see a woman jogging in the rain. Kind of an odd situation--once I told him that my husband was in the truck parked next to mine, he started apologizing saying he didn't mean any offense. Up to that point he hadn't said anything to my face that I would have taken offense to (except for the "jogging" part :-)!!) so it makes me wonder what he was saying on the cb prior to that.
12-13. Bicycle ride with James--approx. 13 miles in an hour. Yes, I'm a slow pedaler, but the time includes having to wait at stop lights and intersections waiting for traffic to clear. Rode the mountain bike. It was a pretty, sunny day but cool. I included a couple of errands on the ride to save having to drive the pickup to do them later on. Afterwards we drove his mother to Little Rock for an appt with an gastroenterology specialist. She ended up with yet another prescription. I had a 3 mile run scheduled for that evening but just went to bed early instead.
12-14. Cold and overcast. Treadmill day, did the 3 miles I was scheduled for yesterday. Will try to get another short run in tomorrow and still need to do weights, but I have to get Christmas shopping done. I'm running out of time!!!!!!!!! Planning on going to see "I Am Legend" tonight.
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