Thursday, June 23, 2011

Dialogue of a Run... Uncut... Unspellchecked

**click power on - garmin, set on brick wall to catch some satellites** Hope it picks up quick, there are a lot of trees around here...

**stretch... breathe... count 1-2-3-4-5-6...** Oh look... my cowokers are going out for the night. I like her shoes... I like her skirt... screw it, I want her whole outfit....

*switch legs... stretch... breathe... count 1-2-3-4-5..* It's perfect weather out, we don't have trees like this in Florida... we don't have HILLS like this in Florida... **deep breath** I can do this... hell I'm excited to do this!

*wrap ipod wire around ipod 1, 2, 3 times.... secure under clip... swing arms around, check and make sure there is no restriction of movement.... we're good... press shuffle...* It's starting me on "nicki minaj"... I'm good with that, it's happy but not too fast. Don't want to burn myself out.

*pick up garmin, check reception, check! secure on wrist, wait no, too tight, loosen up two holes, wait, no, too loose, don't want to chafe my wrist like last week, there we go, just right*

*deep breath... press "start"... legs start slowly turning over down hill*

Wow, this downhill is steep. I wonder if all 6 miles is going to be like this. Are you supposed to lengthen your stride and speed up or stay controlled? It's the beginning of the run, probably should stay controlled... wait, that's not fun, let's let 'em fly! Oh wow... that's a lot of pounding on my legs, let's try controlled again, there we go... that works....

This trail, wow this trail! I can't believe the greenery, it's georgous. There are so many trees! *check garmin - .20 miles* I wonder if I'll lose satellite reception from the tree cover.... *check garmin again - .25 miles* It appears the garmin is still working...

There goes a golf cart... man those things are flying. I better make sure i keep my music on low enough that I"ll hear the motors behind me. It would really suck to get run over by a golf cart while on this beautiful run. I wonder if they'd take me to the hospital.. maybe not...

**trail option, straight across street or hard right** I think I'm going to go straight, wait no, I'm going to the right... i'm going to forgot that when I come back, make a decision... okay... when I see the stop sign and the house remember I DIDN'T want to run across the street.... I'll remember that right? **On I go...**

Look another jogger! **wave**

Ahhh another option, both set of trails look like. I'm going to go left. I need something to remind me to go right here when i come back... oh look a green garbage thingy... okay when I see the green garbage thingie go right! Right at the green garbage thingie!

**passing a really nice neighborhood** I think I'm going to run through there, the houses are beautiful! Look! a for-sale sign... i wonder how much that is going for... i think i'm going to look it up on zillow when i get home... definitely! I would like to live here...

**check garmin - 1.5 miles** Hey I'm a quarter done....

Awww look at this bridge, it's so cute. This would be such a great date place. Too bad I'm single!

**boom boom boom boom** I love this song....

Wow I've never run up a hill this steep **grab trail with toes, push off with calves... feel the burn in my quads....** oh... my ... god...

Uh oh, trail ending, guess I'm turning around **check garmin - 2.5 miles** guess I'll have to do some looping around the parking lot in order to get my 6 in... or maybe I'll just go straight at the green garbage can? Yeah I'll do that, give myself a few more.

Look cute bridge again! That went faster on the way back...

Okay... there's the green garbage can, go straight instead of right. Let's explore a little! Whew, big hill! This is going to be fun coming back up. I think I'm on teh golf course... probably shouldn't be here... hmmmm I should probably turn around now.

**check garmin - 4 miles** Yay just gotta make it home at this point. I can do that. Man this is a great run, my lungs are screaming at me, my legs are pounding, but I feel great.

Ahhhh big hill... I knew this was going to suck coming back. PUsh Push Push!!! **silence in my brain** push.... grab... push.... gasp.... come on.......

Oh thank god... it ended. Wow, I feel like I'm giong to cry. This must be what they call a runners high. I bet I look silly running and smiling like a madwoman... **sniffle sniffle** I really am going to cry. I love it here... I think I could stay here forever, I wish I COUDL stay here forever, just running... I don't want to get back to the hotel...

Stop sign... hard left....

*check garmin - 5.5 miles*

Okay runners high over, where is the hotel? Up that big hill? Oh yeah... let's end this thing. **push... breathe... push....* I bet my average pace is pretty good... i'm feeling strong. **Push push push** last 1/10 of a mile! **Push push push***

**press stop on garmin.... turn off ipod... wipe sweat off face**

Ahhhhh it's over. Wow, I'm radiating heat. I'm really smelly. I hope nobody tries to ride the elevator with me.

That was a great run.....

2 comments:

  1. You don't ever look silly. Not ever.

    -Joss

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  2. LOVE that entry. Awesome post, Lauren!

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