Where’s the Snow?

It has been a crazy two weeks around here.  First we had the Gustav Experience which has trickled into this week.  With no power and chaos everywhere, I didn’t work at all last week.  And this week, we still don’t have power at work, so I have been working from home.  And that is a good thing….and a bad thing.  It’s a good thing because I get to see Christine & the kids in the morning, I have air conditioning, I can work in my underwear and I have an ample supply of snack foods.  The bad news is that I only have about two-thirds of the info I need to finish any project I am working on and my home computer and desk is not set up the same as work.  But this should only last for another day or so.

That is unless IKE decides to be a prick and lean to the right a little bit more.  That could wreak havoc on the whole area like it did to my workout tonight.  I usually do my long run on the weekend because I need the time to run and time to lay on the ground in a coma afterward.  But Christine’s plan for the St. Jude Marathon has her long run on Thursday.  With the impending uncertainty concerning the weekend, she decided to brave the weather tonight and do her long run of 2 hours.  So I sucked it up and ran as well.

And speaking of sucky, that would define the weather.  We ran into 20 to 30 mph winds, sunshine and heat,  and a hard rain storm that stung our skin.  The only thing that was missing was friggin’ snow!  And since we run at different paces, I would catch a glimpse of Christine every once in a while and she was still moving forward.  And that gave me motivation to keep going as well.

As I was heading down our street after about 2 hours, I saw her finishing up as well.  She had just run 2 hours in some brutal conditions.  Pretty tough chick if I say so myself.  Of course, we were both pretty beat up with soaked clothes and shoes, tired legs and exhausted bodies.  I managed 13.5 miles and was pleased with that.  Now if I can just figure out how I am going to survive Holy Toledo in 2 weeks, I will be okay.

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