Friday, August 12, 2011

Coming up short

 

I got up at 4:30 and was on the road by 5.  I ran strong the entire time at a slightly faster pace than the 16 miler two weeks ago.  I was feeling great about this run until I mapped it out on Daily mile.  It was only 15.4 miles!  WTF!  I guess this is why Garmins come in handy.

I had it all planned out ahead of time.  I would basically run the same route I used for the 16 miler and add two more while on the greenway.  About ten minutes into my run I decided to change things up a bit.  Under the original itinerary, I would hit Starbucks just after 5 miles.  I use this as a water stop and I thought it was pointless to refill so soon.  When I came to the stop light, instead of turning right toward Starbucks, I went left for what I thought was two miles.  It was really only about a mile and a half.  Then when I came to the greenway, which I would have used to add 3miles, it was covered in dirt and mud.  The greenway is really a flood plane and with all the rain we’ve been getting it washed a lot dirt up onto the pavement.  I decided not to use the greenway because my shoes are white and I just got them!   Instead, I would go past my house and down this other street that I thought would give me a total of 4 more miles.  Wrong.  Also, I hate passing the house.  It’s way too tempting to stop and go home.  And I don’t know what it is lately, but when I get to my street my stomach starts telling me to head for home, but this time I couldn’t!  I still had 4 (theoretical) miles left to run.  When I finally got home it was really bad.  I had locked the door before I left thinking that the fam would be up by the time I got back.  They weren’t.  I went nuts, ringing the door bell, and pounding on the door.  I seriously thought I was going to have to drop trou in my own shrubbery.  Thankfully my husband came down in the knick of time.  Thanks babe, for saving me from crapping my pants.  I appreciate it.

In closing, I must say that the Espresso Love Gu, and Mocha Cliff Shot are both very good, and my Minimus were comfortable the whole way.  And I didn’t crap my pants.

Tread it up

8 comments:

  1. ah man, i wish you would have crapped your pants...to add to the being crapped on. CHUCKLE CHUCKLE :)

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  2. Great job...not crapping yourself....and on the run!

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  3. There is nothing so creative as figuring out a safe place to take a dump while running. But almost in your own bushes? That would have been just awesome! And what a story to retell at holiday time.

    I have a pair of Minimus en route. I have run in the Merrel Trail Glove which shares a Vibram sole. But I wonder whether the 4 mm drop of the NB will be apparent. They both rate high on the "Cool Meter" in my opinion.

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  4. Damn it Shanon, you're evil!

    Thanks Angie. It was hard work... not crapping myself.

    Chris, I don't notice the drop. They are cool, but I wish they weren't white.

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  5. Great run!! No poo is good!

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  6. Glad your husband got to the door in time!

    I use my garmin primarily to keep track of miles 'cause I never actually pay attention to where I'm going.

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  7. I think I'll decline to tell any stories about pooping myself...

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