Another ridiculous run

I went again today. Why?? I got up, and went running. It was short, it was slow...but I was running.

I'm scaring myself.

A Quick Run

No time for the pool, and too much stuff to carry to and from school to be biking. So after school I was feeling wild and crazy and went for a 25 minute walk/run. Seriously...what has gotten into me?

Then I went and ate a massive Nepalese meal complete with a huge naan and rice! Yum!!

A Rainy Run

I felt drugged when I got home from school today--so tired I could barely stand up straight. I had to lay down for 10 minutes before I went to go tutor. And then I was planning to go to the pool, but was still exhausted so I came back home and laid down for about 45 minutes. I popped up and decided to eat dinner but still felt so drugged so I decided to go for a walk/run. Strange, I know, but I just felt like I needed to get my blood moving. I walked about 10 minutes, ran about 10 minutes and then walked another 5 minutes. It felt good to be out and moving, but still exhausted. Although I feel better now.

It wasn't raining when I left the house, but by the time I got home it was pouring. It was nice to be out in the rain.

Not sure if I'll have to run in the relay marathon on July 6th, but it's a possibility. So I should get a few more runs in before that.

Kurobe Road Race

Today was the 24th Kurobe Jimmy Carter Road Race. I ran in it two years ago. But this year I got asked to volunteer! Yippee!! It was a great job! I biked to the race, meet up with some of the Masters Swim Team members and stood on the sidelines and cheered. I got to sport the volunteers' blue hat, a bright yellow jacket while holding a red and white flag in case there was traffic that needed directing. I got to direct one car across the course between runners coming in one direction and the lead police car coming in the other. It was an exciting moment. Actually, the best part was seeing the shock on people's faces as the ran by and realized a foreigner was cheering for them. Lots of people nodded, waved, responded, and one guy even shouted out in English "thank you!"

Kurobe Marathon May 2005

The Nifty Volunteer Outfit

San Tache rockin' the 10K

And then after a long tea ceremony and lunch...I biked home.

In total 26km today! But Ms. San Tache is the real super star. She biked, ran, and then biked again!
Holy Moly!

Kanazawa Castle Relay Marathon

Sunday marked my second Kanazawa Relay Marathon. Two years ago I ran on a team and managed to run about 8km or 4 laps. This time around we had bigger teams, thank goodness. I only had to run two laps, or about 4km. And that was plenty enough for me!! My time was exactly 10:51 for each 1.9km lap. I'm a little stiff and sore today after the run. And feeling no need to ever run again! Swimming and biking...those are my sports!

an attempt

the pool is closed on Wednesday and it was cold and rainy today. so after the rain let up I decided to attempt a short run. the attempt was successful but it was very short!

i hate running! but need to do a little before that damn relay i signed up for on the 13th! what was i thinking?

total: ~10min 1km