This morning was the second of my new routine--the Thursday morning running group. Despite the miserableness of getting out of my nice, toasty bed at 4:50 a.m....well, there really is no upside to that, other than the fact that when I'm done with work, the hard parts of the day are over--couch, here I come! Today there was a huge snowstorm, so it's actually very good that I got the run out of the way. This morning, rolling out of my bedroom in a groggy haze, I crossed paths with my roommate Katie, staggering her own way to the bathroom. Needless to say, though both she and Liz think that I am crazy, they are incredibly supportive.
So, here are the details of this morning's little ramble:
I got to the intersection of Arlington St. and Boston's very posh Newbury St. at about 5:20 a.m. Stayed in the car until approximately 5:27, sucking every last moment of electric heat possible. We were to meet at the Taj hotel, same as last week--imagine my surprise to be the first one there! I wait...and wait....and wait...one other woman shows up, making a total of two, as opposed to last week's eight--ironic, given that last week's run was downright frigid, whereas today's was around 30 degrees. Still cold, but I was definitely sweating under my UnderArmour turtleneck (thanks, Mom!) and thermal fleece (thanks, Mom, from last year!). Cool enough to run in my hideously stained, but still fabulously comfy Red Sox hat.
Per the usual standards and stipulation as endorsed by the early morning crew (I'll come up with some sort of creative and possibly humorous acronym later--I promise), we were to run 5 miles. Which we did. And it was fine. A nice, slow steady clop, down Newbury Street (oh, delicious storefront windows, with your tiny colored jackets and wide belts) out to Kenmore, then back, down Newbury again (look at you, you darling houndstooth boots), one hand to the pole at the end (the official end of the run!) and hot-footing it to my car to book it on home for a warm shower.
Side note: GREAT new shoes purchased last week. I've got 12 miles and a couple hours of hoops on them, and so far I love them. They'll be even better when I get some sweet red laces (see http://fitsugar.com/78163 for why I wear them)...these shoes are Nike AirMax, I think. I'll check on the model if anyone is interested in checking them out.
Tomorrow I'm off for running, then the long one Saturday with the Dana-Farber team--wish my luck (and slow running buddies)!
So, here are the details of this morning's little ramble:
I got to the intersection of Arlington St. and Boston's very posh Newbury St. at about 5:20 a.m. Stayed in the car until approximately 5:27, sucking every last moment of electric heat possible. We were to meet at the Taj hotel, same as last week--imagine my surprise to be the first one there! I wait...and wait....and wait...one other woman shows up, making a total of two, as opposed to last week's eight--ironic, given that last week's run was downright frigid, whereas today's was around 30 degrees. Still cold, but I was definitely sweating under my UnderArmour turtleneck (thanks, Mom!) and thermal fleece (thanks, Mom, from last year!). Cool enough to run in my hideously stained, but still fabulously comfy Red Sox hat.
Per the usual standards and stipulation as endorsed by the early morning crew (I'll come up with some sort of creative and possibly humorous acronym later--I promise), we were to run 5 miles. Which we did. And it was fine. A nice, slow steady clop, down Newbury Street (oh, delicious storefront windows, with your tiny colored jackets and wide belts) out to Kenmore, then back, down Newbury again (look at you, you darling houndstooth boots), one hand to the pole at the end (the official end of the run!) and hot-footing it to my car to book it on home for a warm shower.
Side note: GREAT new shoes purchased last week. I've got 12 miles and a couple hours of hoops on them, and so far I love them. They'll be even better when I get some sweet red laces (see http://fitsugar.com/78163 for why I wear them)...these shoes are Nike AirMax, I think. I'll check on the model if anyone is interested in checking them out.
Tomorrow I'm off for running, then the long one Saturday with the Dana-Farber team--wish my luck (and slow running buddies)!
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