Running

[MetroMPG]

I only do it to be ready for the zombie apocalypse! I don't need to be the fastest or go the farthest... I just need to do better than the person behind me.

[redpoint5]

Being envious of others' extensive frisbee golf discs, I decided it would be a good idea to look for rogue ones in the creek; barefoot.

At $5 a pop for used discs, I figured I'd save a fortune with all of my finds. While I didn't find any, I did come across a broken bottle. It cost me a $200 copay at the ER. That's 40 discs!

The good news is that my wife was super excited; she had just learned how to suture the week before. I've had over 2 weeks with the stitches out, so I'm good to run, just not at the pace I'd have liked (my competitive nature).

I'm going for 1 more run tonight, then either very light jogging or a bike ride the other days to get the blood flowing. The forecast for Friday afternoon is 97 degrees; just in time for my first leg.

I don't know if I enjoy punishing my body more, or drinking beer at Seaside after earning it.

[Xist]

Don't throw the beer bottle into the creek!

"Take me to the hospital!"
"Wait, I got this!" [loads YouTube]

[MetroMPG]

Ouch! Once, as a little kid, I stepped on a broken bottle buried in a playground sand pit. Not fun. Bled like crazy.

[redpoint5]

I ran.

My goal time given the short notice and injury was 9:30 per mile. I averaged 9:27 per mile, so at least I was realistic about what I could do.

The temperature on my 1st run was about 96 degrees with no shade. Fortunately there were many kind people that either left a sprinkler running on the side of the road, or sprayed me as I passed by. Without them I would have had to walk.

My 2nd run started around 1am, with the temperature about 65 degrees. It was still a hot run because I had to gain almost 1000 ft of elevation. At the 2nd mile, I was horrified to see my pace had slipped to 11:25 per mile. Fortunately I was able to knock this down to 10:15 on some short downhill sections.

The 3rd and final run took place at about 2pm, and I gave it all I had. The first mile went by in 7:30 minutes, and I sprinted the last quarter mile.

Heat was always my limiting factor. Downhill sections were fast for me because the speed provided more cooling.

I had a great time with my team which is comprised of other people that work at SEH America. I got a phone call shortly after my 1st leg saying that I was the front runner for a job I had just interviewed for.

Yesterday I was given an official job offer to be a field service tech for radiation therapy tools. I'll likely take the offer and begin in October. I have a lot of good memories working at SEH for 12 years. It's basically the only job I've ever had

I'm the one in the sunglasses looking the wrong direction.

[vskid3]

I hope that sand was broken bottle free, barefoot-man.

[jamesqf]

Originally Posted by redpoint5

IThe temperature on my 1st run was about 96 degrees with no shade.

Yer nuts! Only exercise I'd do in that heat is swim, and then only if the water's nice & cool.

PS: I didn't think it was allowed to get that hot in Oregon, at least west of the Cascades.

[Daox]

Congrats on a good run and congrats on a new job! Best of luck in it.