On I went, out of the wood, passing the man leading without knowing I was going to do so. Flip-flap, flip-flap, jog-trot, jog-trot, curnchslap-crunchslap, across the middle of a broad field again, rhythmically running in my greyhound effortless fashion, knowing I had won the race though it wasn't half over, won it if I wanted it, could go on for ten or fifteen or twenty miles if I had to and drop dead at the finish of it, which would be the same, in the end, as living an honest life like the governor wanted me to. -Alan Sillitoe, "Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner"

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Happy birthday to me!

Let me start by saying: it's not actually my birthday.  That was back in May.

BUT.  I did get to pretend that it was my birthday when a box of birthday presents arrived from my sister in the mail on Monday.


What did I get?
-a case of lemon-lime Clif Shot Blocks
-a case of chocolate chip Clif z-bars
-a sportsbra
-three tubes of Nuun (two cucumber-mint, one citrus fruit)


And then, of course, about five minutes later this happened:



It wasn't just the birthday box that arrived today, though: also a box from RRS! New compression socks and a new foam roller!

The compression socks are the CEP variety.  RRS doesn't carry them in a women's L, so I had to order a men's.  Now I'm paranoid that they're too long, but I'm also too cheap to deal with returning them to RRS (at my expense) and then paying more for a new pair direct from CEP.

I also love that Running is Funny linked to me last week.  Thanks again!

That's a lot of Shot Bloks...
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5 comments:

  1. AnnieThu Sep 16, 10:14:00 AM EDT

    YUM! what a great sister - tell me about Nuun...i'm curious about it!

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  2. TThu Sep 16, 10:16:00 AM EDT

    I *love* Nuun! It seems to have the same effect on me as Gatorade, but it's much less sweet. Very refreshing.

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  3. Silly Girl RunningThu Sep 16, 10:22:00 AM EDT

    Ahhhhh! New running fuel! And new running gear. That certainly makes you feel like it's your birthday! :)

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  4. MichaelThu Sep 16, 11:27:00 AM EDT

    Score!!!!!

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  5. ShelbyThu Sep 16, 11:44:00 PM EDT

    Holy Shot Bloks!

    That looks like a lotta loot.. fun!

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