Upcoming Races and Weekend Recap
Monday, May 5th, 2008
(Goats image courtesy of kris247)
So my 6 mile long run this weekend turned into a 5 mile run. I woke up late, was distracted by Tim Russert* and left the house 20 minutes after my planned start time. I was feeling a bit frustrated with myself and my lack of running progress, and was about to wrap up my run when, out of the corner of my eye, I spotted someone who looked eerily familiar.
I scanned my brain trying to figure out how I knew this guy (ex-boyfriend? Crazy neighbor? UPS man?). But then I realized — it was none other than local meteorologist/goat farmer/runner Sven Sundgaard (a.k.a. the Pocket Swede**).
Nothing like a celebrity*** sighting to motivate you to pretend that you are Really Good At Running toward the end of your miles.
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This week, I have the TC 1 Mile on Thursday.**** I’m pretty excited about the race because I’ve never tried to run a mile as fast as I can, and I’m curious to see what sort of blazing fast speeds I can conjure from my legs. (In all honesty, I’m just hoping to beat the 12-minute cut-off time.)
The fun continues on Saturday with the 10K on the 10th of May, the brainchild of the ever-inspiring Nancy. I’ve got my club in hand, and I am ready to beat down any lingering negative thoughts that try to stop me.
Congrats to everyone who raced this weekend. Your marathon and half-marathon reports are getting me excited to start training for my 10-mile race this fall. Or at least answering the question in my mind: Who would be crazy enough to run these distances??
*I blame the probing questions and perma-smirk. Irresistible.
** Not sure of his actual heritage, but Pocket Scandinavian doesn’t roll off the tongue quite as well.
***Celebrity might be a bit of an overstatement, but here in Minnesota we adore our Norse-ly named newscasters.
**** $18 to run a mile downtown, past all the People Smarter Than Me who will be spending their hard-earned money on happy hour. Reason No. 4367 runners are loopy pickins.
