OK, so machines need charging. Now I remember.
Went to the track today to meet with Sandra and Mary and run for an hour. Well, I was late, so 45mins. Got down there and was all proud and explaining how I could keep us at pace using this machine here....oh, no I can't. I didn't charge it yet. Oops.
So, felt slow and short, but I ran today, and it was fun to chat and laugh with the girls as we went. About ten laps? Not the 5kms I was meant to do today, but I took a skate break right after my next quick weeding stop. It felt so good to rip around the park in my dirty coveralls, feeling like I was playing hooky from my own job. I really had fun. I played. Suprised myself, getting up onto a ledge. I gots the power now. haha. Fun day.
Going back outside.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
12kmSunday
Looked out the window and the sunshine I'd seen coming in a minute ago was a trick, there was a black cloud coming over and rain in the forecast. I thought I'd get out there and beat it. I didn't feel like making 12, I felt I could do a fiver, but off I went anyway, with one bottle of water, a bottle of boost, and some tissues in my water belt.
I've been looking forward to running my favorite route along the tracks out to the end of town, and then back along the waterfront with my Nike+ to tell me the distance. I set out to Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. I'm loving the eighties tunes I added on here.
Hell Yes-Beck. Hell yes.
I stopped for a walk at 2kms, a sip of water, a sip of boost. I had to wait out more traffic than usual at the crossings, but I felt like my pace has really improved.
Every Planet We reach is Dead-Gorillaz
I'm Not Sorry-Duane Peters Gunfight
Boogie Van- Fu Manchu
God's Got It- Old Crow Medecine Show
The rain met me at 3kms, light at first, but by the time I was reaching WalMart, I couldn't see for the water running down into my eyes. I had to pull out my superhero. My broadsword sliced into the the heavy, angry precipitation, smashing the raindrops into a thousand shattered pieces so that I could make my way through. A furious battle, and wiping the wet and blood from my eyes, I prevailed, and came out the other side, where the clouds retreated as mist, fragmented and weakened by my onslaught. At 4kms I had another walk, just past my hidden forest oasis.
More Light-J.Mascis & The Fog
TV Set-The Cramps
Children's Story-Slick Rick
Kentucky Moon- The Kinks
The battle was over, the run just beginning. I rocked down to the water and along my secret forest boardwalk. All the skunk cabbage is coming up, and my bird army was with me this day: captain redwing blackbirds, executioner towhees, and kamikaze chickadees, standing at attention in the trees, running drills, all ready for more action.
Holiday-The Kinks
Crowning of the Poor-Ian Brown
Burn One Down-Ben Harper
Ojo Rojo-Fu Manchu
As I got to the airpark, a flock of dark knight crows had it out with a band of gypsy ninja starlings that I was caught in the middle of, but it all worked itself out and I was pleasantly distracted right through until my machine told me I only had 4kms to go from the 17th St bridge. Started getting a little pain in my left hip, but it didn't last past the old mill.
House of Pain-Van Halen
Sweet Sixteen-Canned Heat
Betty Davis Eyes-Irene Cara
I got honks on 5th St that made me feel a thousand feet high, as I'd been struggling up that little incline since 11th, feeling done. I also got the break in traffic to run across the road without having to descend the dirty stairs to the underworld of that bridge, and it felt good to rip across that main street.
Ladies-Mantronix
Vanity Kills-Ian Brown
Vampires in the Disco-K-Rec and Estea El, yo.
Source Tags and Codes-And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead
The hill at 10kms didn't even phase me, I rocked right up it with a quickness, I feel strong today and was barely winded at the top end of that street that has to be 1st. Followed the ridge back through the awesome old house district, grabbing at low hanging blossoms, looking out over the river below when I got the chance to. Then back along the tracks for the last 400m to the dog park for my walking cool down. I came home and even did half of my physio, which I haven't been doing for the past month or so. That felt even better, and I know I need to get back on top of that.
SO
24 runs left before my big race day. 20 more until the Times Colonist 10K in Vic.
It's coming so fast! And it feels good to feel this strong and ready. As much as I was grumpy that my run would steal my energy for skating later today, I know I'm in the best shape of my life and my muscles will answer on time to every call. My ollies are gonna be higher this year, and I'm going to stomp some new old tricks I've forgotten. I'm feeling better than I did at 17.
I'm mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, here, now, and in every moment, alive. Whatever this is, it is rad to feel this good...
I've been looking forward to running my favorite route along the tracks out to the end of town, and then back along the waterfront with my Nike+ to tell me the distance. I set out to Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. I'm loving the eighties tunes I added on here.
Hell Yes-Beck. Hell yes.
I stopped for a walk at 2kms, a sip of water, a sip of boost. I had to wait out more traffic than usual at the crossings, but I felt like my pace has really improved.
Every Planet We reach is Dead-Gorillaz
I'm Not Sorry-Duane Peters Gunfight
Boogie Van- Fu Manchu
God's Got It- Old Crow Medecine Show
The rain met me at 3kms, light at first, but by the time I was reaching WalMart, I couldn't see for the water running down into my eyes. I had to pull out my superhero. My broadsword sliced into the the heavy, angry precipitation, smashing the raindrops into a thousand shattered pieces so that I could make my way through. A furious battle, and wiping the wet and blood from my eyes, I prevailed, and came out the other side, where the clouds retreated as mist, fragmented and weakened by my onslaught. At 4kms I had another walk, just past my hidden forest oasis.
More Light-J.Mascis & The Fog
TV Set-The Cramps
Children's Story-Slick Rick
Kentucky Moon- The Kinks
The battle was over, the run just beginning. I rocked down to the water and along my secret forest boardwalk. All the skunk cabbage is coming up, and my bird army was with me this day: captain redwing blackbirds, executioner towhees, and kamikaze chickadees, standing at attention in the trees, running drills, all ready for more action.
Holiday-The Kinks
Crowning of the Poor-Ian Brown
Burn One Down-Ben Harper
Ojo Rojo-Fu Manchu
As I got to the airpark, a flock of dark knight crows had it out with a band of gypsy ninja starlings that I was caught in the middle of, but it all worked itself out and I was pleasantly distracted right through until my machine told me I only had 4kms to go from the 17th St bridge. Started getting a little pain in my left hip, but it didn't last past the old mill.
House of Pain-Van Halen
Sweet Sixteen-Canned Heat
Betty Davis Eyes-Irene Cara
I got honks on 5th St that made me feel a thousand feet high, as I'd been struggling up that little incline since 11th, feeling done. I also got the break in traffic to run across the road without having to descend the dirty stairs to the underworld of that bridge, and it felt good to rip across that main street.
Ladies-Mantronix
Vanity Kills-Ian Brown
Vampires in the Disco-K-Rec and Estea El, yo.
Source Tags and Codes-And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead
The hill at 10kms didn't even phase me, I rocked right up it with a quickness, I feel strong today and was barely winded at the top end of that street that has to be 1st. Followed the ridge back through the awesome old house district, grabbing at low hanging blossoms, looking out over the river below when I got the chance to. Then back along the tracks for the last 400m to the dog park for my walking cool down. I came home and even did half of my physio, which I haven't been doing for the past month or so. That felt even better, and I know I need to get back on top of that.
SO
24 runs left before my big race day. 20 more until the Times Colonist 10K in Vic.
It's coming so fast! And it feels good to feel this strong and ready. As much as I was grumpy that my run would steal my energy for skating later today, I know I'm in the best shape of my life and my muscles will answer on time to every call. My ollies are gonna be higher this year, and I'm going to stomp some new old tricks I've forgotten. I'm feeling better than I did at 17.
I'm mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually, here, now, and in every moment, alive. Whatever this is, it is rad to feel this good...
Saturday, March 27, 2010
6steady
I can't even spell right now, in too much of a rush. It was an easy run, almost didnt go, its super windy out. It was nice, though, bit of a different route and a hill. Have to shower and get to work, first shift back at the youth centre! Its finally opening back up, skatepark and all! Yeah!
It felt long, each km took too long to arrive, but for my last km I slowed down and sang along to rock me mama, cos what a rad song.
It felt long, each km took too long to arrive, but for my last km I slowed down and sang along to rock me mama, cos what a rad song.
Friday, March 26, 2010
a lovely challenge
So I was up in Comox mowing for some new people and staring at the ocean every time I turned around. I decided that when I was done, I was going to run my steady 7km around Goosespit...park? Is it a park? It looks like some naval base or something. It's a beautiful sunny day with a nice breeze and clouds being puffy all over the sky. It is SO rad an idea...in theory.
I got down there and started changing out of my hard as fuck Garden Hoe coveralls, and the breeze felt a little more windy down here in the sun. Whatever, I got into the passenger seat and put on my clean socks and running shoes, sorted out my ipod decided to hide my keys under my mower in the back. No pockets.
I set out for it on the road. My left foot had a gimp in the top of it, when I tried to push off on my toes. It messed me up, so I twice stopped my timer(or thought I had) and took off my shoe and massaged and twisted my poor foot, trying to get it to snap back to where it must belong. No dice. I kept going, just with a bit of a funny step. I figured it would go away as I warmed up, and it did.
The road ended, or there was a gate into the base that I couldn't go through. So I went onto the beach...oh yeah; the beach here is rocks. It is so hard to run on rocks! Sand is one thing, that is slow. I only know this now because now I have tried to run in both sand, and pea gravel, as well as big, loose rocks. In my mind it was going to be so beautiful. I didn't exactly picture myself doing any Baywatch-style running on the beach, I am not delusional about how I run, but this...I didn't picture this at all. Which is funny because I have been here a bunch before. I just saw it in my mind differently since I've never run here, along this "beach".
So, I was taking really slow-mo steps, and every third step felt like I was sinking and my ankle was turning, turning, oh! Saved! I decided that this was going to be a strength building run. I was not going to turn my ankle here. I was going to train to...I was nervous about even thinking it. I don't want to jinx my summer...I'm afraid to write it, but...well, I was going to train my ankles not to roll this skate season. I was going to use this crappy, difficult--challenging surface to my advantage.
I was running into the wind, and it was really windy. I just kept my eyes on the ground, wary of taking a bad step. I slowed my already usually slow pace, dug in my feet with each step and tried to enjoy the feeling of this hard work. I looked out on the waves a little...in my mind I had pictured my head up, and looking over the water alot more, but this crazy surface demanded my attention at every step. 2kms, it told me, and I'd found sort of a happy higher ground, running along a sandy, pebbly ridge up a ways from the water.
There was a log sticking straight out from the beach, pointing at Courtenay across the water, and when I came around it, the whole beach was sand and seagrass from there on. A big blue crested heron rose up from under the sand dunes that fell sharply down into the calm tropical blue water. I was around the point. I stopped my timer, took out my earphones and just stood for awhile in the sun, out of the wind, watching the heron circle me, trying to decide whether to stick around.
That was really hard, and I was only at 2.85kms. I turned back and ran along, closer to the water, just above the wetline, in the pea gravel stuff. I started pushing myself a little on the way back. I was rising to this challenge today. I was running into the wind again...how the fuck is this possible? and no fkn fair! were the initial thoughts, but then I really felt the wind and it seemed to be circling me, my own tornado I was creating, and that was a cool idea, so I was happy. My nose was really sniffly, and after making sure I was truly alone out here, I tried a farmer blow- another first for me! And a last as well...the wind...yeah, it didn't go so well..well, I thought it had...for probably half a km, and then my face felt really cold? Oh man, I can't even believe I wrote that...should I delete?////Nope. Its funny...now.
So. Ew. And Then...back to the main road eventually...it got so hard on the rocks, I was grunting, feeling a little stumbly wobbly, the ankle rollers were deep and I had to go with them and let myself move slowly over and down, then pick the foot up bodily and move it forward with the rest of me without overextending it and putting too much weight on and hurting it. Getting pretty grumpy, at this point, too. Hungry. Thirsty. The after work run.
I ran the last 2.5 at the same pace as I went on the so called beach, I think...I haven't plugged in the machine to look yet. All the way to the bottom of the hill, then back, past my truck to the pull-in lot on the marshy inside bay and back. Resting now. So tired. Proud.
Played on the beach as I cooled down, to stretch my legs some more, pickin up sticks and tapping them on the different sized rocks, throwing only the prettiest rocks into the waves, trying to skip smoothed old oyster shells, letting my hair blow all over the place and cover my face in the wind...feeling very lucky to live here.
Now I'm ravenous! I finished my shower and felt like I couldn't stop myself from eating. I kept on putting crackers and cheese into my mouth like I was on auto pilot! Chicken in the oven...hungry robot girl out.
Man this Ipod Machine makes it hard to get my set list out, if I rewind too far, the whole thing gets dropped. Here's what I remember hearing:
There was some eighties songs in ther at the end, too..
Grammatical Gumshoe K-Rec and Estea El
Sigur Ros Svefn G Englar
CCR Fortunate Son
Ween The Grobe
Beck Black Tambourine
Coheed and Cambria Blood Red Summer
Coheed and Cambria Junesong P
And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead something
DEvo secret agent man
Kinks something good
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
You lose, hills!
I win!
Well, it took me all day to get motivated to go following my last couple of sicky runs. I finally just started feeling like a lazy cunt, sitten on my bed eating cookies and watching nothing flash on the TV. I sort of arranged that on purpose, and I'm glad it took effect the way it did. By six, I was out the door.
Helen Wheels- Wings
I wasn't as cold as I thought I'd be, excuse #1 not to do this today. I'm too cold. I started out quick, remembering Paula writing about cadence, and thinking about little celery stalk legs bending at the knee. This song kept a good step pace.
Hearshot K-Coheed and Cambria
This came on almost at Lake Trail School, I was heading to my hill. Tonight was to be 8x400m hills...no wonder I was trying to get out of it! EIGHT HILLS, are you fucking kidding me?! My arm is still sore from being talked into a tetanus shot yesterday by my doctor. Yes, I dig in the dirt, but, really? Tetanus? That hasnt been around for years! I protested as I was slyly led into the vaccination room...
Paid In Full-Erik B and Rakim
This was funny, came on just at the end of the field by the bike shop, and you should have heard me trying to sing along....panting a line out here and there. Good girl! Trying to go fast!
Bananas and Blow-Ween
First hill, watching the crest, looking over at the sun bright above the hilltop...wishing I was somewhere warm, feeling sweat thick on my cheek-first swipe.
Harry Rag-The Kinks
Running down hill one, and starting back up #2, I don't really get this song. Is he talking about joints? I was still trying to run too fast, panting and starting to get cramps, remembering to concentrate on breathing out, relaxing...
Snakedriver-Jesus and Mary Chain
Yay! Old school music, J&MC always make me think of Tara G and her Buick...odd memories of grade ten and our dress up neighborhood outings to take photographs of each other in tutus.
Chanbara-At The Drive In
I remember running uphill to this one, trying to sing along, settling for air punching to some of the beats...I was flagging, foot dragging.
Hardcore Hip Hop-Mantronix
Yep, this did make me smile and I also thought people were honking at me!
Obsession-NofknClue
Yeah...how did this get on here? Oh well, quick enough beat to make steps to.
All The Girls-J Mascis and The Fog
Microphone Mayhem-K-Rec andEstea El
Running downhill to this, I was getting into a zone, just keeping track of how many times have I gone up now? My eyes were watering and I wasn't sure whether maybe I was actually crying?
Visiting the Bad Again-SNFU
Yes, uphill, punching out on the beats.
Faye-Stesasonic
Oh Faye, poor gal...remembering bad choices, running downhill, so glad to go downhill. I wore my waterbelt tonight expecting a possible 12k run. The water tasted bad so I was making a fountain out of my lips, kind of getting it all over me, but its fun to do.
MyGoodGal-Old Crow Medecine Show
Uphill, awe.
Love Is A Battlefield-Pat Benatar
Downhill...Yeah! It is! Pat....so glad this is on here.
No Words-Wings
I don't really remember getting here, my last hill, but I was charging it! I was so stoked I had made it! I was racing a girl on a bike on the other side of the road, and I kept up so close, and then she lost me near the sign, zoomed ahead like she'd been fucking with me the whole time!
I actually took out my earphone to hear the sound of my palm slapping the fish habitat signpost on the top of the hill, but I am so short that I only smacked my fingers on it on my "big jump". Ow. haha. Two super big high kicks, and a couple of little ones, some karate chops and fuck you, hill's! And I was on my way back home.
Marathon man-Ian Brown
Yeah! I love songs about running, this one I could sing along to, going downhill is pretty easy, but things were hurting...chafing under my right armpit-only the right-? My arms were numb from elbow to shoulder, just the skin, but I could feel that, and my stupid tetANUS shot! I could barely lift my left arm for Rocky-type celebratory cheers to me, it was like a soggy old celery stalk up there! And my little tumy cramp.
Excuse Me Mr-Ben Harper
By the bike shop again, WAAAY TOOO LOUD!!! whatever happened to the levels here nearly made me deaf...I turned it down and looked at the mileage, holy shit! 9.32! Good girl!
Bullfrog Blues-Canned Heat
Shut it off at 11.02
1hr:13min at a pace of 6.40min/km
Walked it off from the Appletree market to the house, feeling really good, but wobbly in the legs, I weaved across the sidewalk a few times just not really paying attention...yep I'm glad I went.
I got two catcalls! I appreciate those.
I'm feeling much better!
Well, it took me all day to get motivated to go following my last couple of sicky runs. I finally just started feeling like a lazy cunt, sitten on my bed eating cookies and watching nothing flash on the TV. I sort of arranged that on purpose, and I'm glad it took effect the way it did. By six, I was out the door.
Helen Wheels- Wings
I wasn't as cold as I thought I'd be, excuse #1 not to do this today. I'm too cold. I started out quick, remembering Paula writing about cadence, and thinking about little celery stalk legs bending at the knee. This song kept a good step pace.
Hearshot K-Coheed and Cambria
This came on almost at Lake Trail School, I was heading to my hill. Tonight was to be 8x400m hills...no wonder I was trying to get out of it! EIGHT HILLS, are you fucking kidding me?! My arm is still sore from being talked into a tetanus shot yesterday by my doctor. Yes, I dig in the dirt, but, really? Tetanus? That hasnt been around for years! I protested as I was slyly led into the vaccination room...
Paid In Full-Erik B and Rakim
This was funny, came on just at the end of the field by the bike shop, and you should have heard me trying to sing along....panting a line out here and there. Good girl! Trying to go fast!
Bananas and Blow-Ween
First hill, watching the crest, looking over at the sun bright above the hilltop...wishing I was somewhere warm, feeling sweat thick on my cheek-first swipe.
Harry Rag-The Kinks
Running down hill one, and starting back up #2, I don't really get this song. Is he talking about joints? I was still trying to run too fast, panting and starting to get cramps, remembering to concentrate on breathing out, relaxing...
Snakedriver-Jesus and Mary Chain
Yay! Old school music, J&MC always make me think of Tara G and her Buick...odd memories of grade ten and our dress up neighborhood outings to take photographs of each other in tutus.
Chanbara-At The Drive In
I remember running uphill to this one, trying to sing along, settling for air punching to some of the beats...I was flagging, foot dragging.
Hardcore Hip Hop-Mantronix
Yep, this did make me smile and I also thought people were honking at me!
Obsession-NofknClue
Yeah...how did this get on here? Oh well, quick enough beat to make steps to.
All The Girls-J Mascis and The Fog
Microphone Mayhem-K-Rec andEstea El
Running downhill to this, I was getting into a zone, just keeping track of how many times have I gone up now? My eyes were watering and I wasn't sure whether maybe I was actually crying?
Visiting the Bad Again-SNFU
Yes, uphill, punching out on the beats.
Faye-Stesasonic
Oh Faye, poor gal...remembering bad choices, running downhill, so glad to go downhill. I wore my waterbelt tonight expecting a possible 12k run. The water tasted bad so I was making a fountain out of my lips, kind of getting it all over me, but its fun to do.
MyGoodGal-Old Crow Medecine Show
Uphill, awe.
Love Is A Battlefield-Pat Benatar
Downhill...Yeah! It is! Pat....so glad this is on here.
No Words-Wings
I don't really remember getting here, my last hill, but I was charging it! I was so stoked I had made it! I was racing a girl on a bike on the other side of the road, and I kept up so close, and then she lost me near the sign, zoomed ahead like she'd been fucking with me the whole time!
I actually took out my earphone to hear the sound of my palm slapping the fish habitat signpost on the top of the hill, but I am so short that I only smacked my fingers on it on my "big jump". Ow. haha. Two super big high kicks, and a couple of little ones, some karate chops and fuck you, hill's! And I was on my way back home.
Marathon man-Ian Brown
Yeah! I love songs about running, this one I could sing along to, going downhill is pretty easy, but things were hurting...chafing under my right armpit-only the right-? My arms were numb from elbow to shoulder, just the skin, but I could feel that, and my stupid tetANUS shot! I could barely lift my left arm for Rocky-type celebratory cheers to me, it was like a soggy old celery stalk up there! And my little tumy cramp.
Excuse Me Mr-Ben Harper
By the bike shop again, WAAAY TOOO LOUD!!! whatever happened to the levels here nearly made me deaf...I turned it down and looked at the mileage, holy shit! 9.32! Good girl!
Bullfrog Blues-Canned Heat
Shut it off at 11.02
1hr:13min at a pace of 6.40min/km
Walked it off from the Appletree market to the house, feeling really good, but wobbly in the legs, I weaved across the sidewalk a few times just not really paying attention...yep I'm glad I went.
I got two catcalls! I appreciate those.
I'm feeling much better!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
ugh
"fuck that was awful, why do I do this?", were my exact words upon walking through the door when I ended my run. Burping coffee and cough syrup, coughing and sniffling AGAIN, I thought the sick would be gone by today. I walked for a minute twice in the first three kms, just totally struggling, and then quit trying to be a champ at all, slowing down to a walk run shuffle grunt step for the last km. Just finish, I told myself. It was supposed to be a tempo run, but I couldn't do it. My face red and sweating buckets, I do feel a little proud now as I'm stretching it out and my distance is done for the day, but that one sucked big balls.
5.03km in 32.51 at a pace of 6:31/min.
5.03km in 32.51 at a pace of 6:31/min.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Fuck the Man! (and bronchitis)
I couldn't wait this sickness out any longer. When the sun came out this morning, I had to go, just for a little bit. It made my lungs ache down at the bottom, and getting air through my throat wasn't easy, but it's done. Heaving and grunting, sniffling and coughing, I am on track. 29 runs to go til race day. 5.02kms in 33.51mins at a pace of 6.40min/km. Whoa.
Hey, I never showed you how I stuck it to the man with this Nike contraption! Check this out:
This is the wrong foot for the demo, but here are my $49.99 Winners Asics. I am lucky to have pretty normal feet.
Take out the sole, and just like the $149.99 Nike's...
...there's the little orange Nike+ sensor. Oh, hello, how did you get in there without me having to spend any more money than I already have? I'll tell you, but I won't take the credit, it was Michael's idea.
I took a pencil, and traced the shape of the sensor. Then I took an Xacto knife, and dug it out, in little strips. Then Michael took a dremel machine, and routed out the perfect little spot for it, smoothing out all the rubber bits I'd left shaggy. No water coming through the bottom, no change in support or feel of the shoe.
Super Pro!
Hey, I never showed you how I stuck it to the man with this Nike contraption! Check this out:
This is the wrong foot for the demo, but here are my $49.99 Winners Asics. I am lucky to have pretty normal feet.
Take out the sole, and just like the $149.99 Nike's...
...there's the little orange Nike+ sensor. Oh, hello, how did you get in there without me having to spend any more money than I already have? I'll tell you, but I won't take the credit, it was Michael's idea.
I took a pencil, and traced the shape of the sensor. Then I took an Xacto knife, and dug it out, in little strips. Then Michael took a dremel machine, and routed out the perfect little spot for it, smoothing out all the rubber bits I'd left shaggy. No water coming through the bottom, no change in support or feel of the shoe.Super Pro!
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