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"

Friday, August 26, 2011

My weekend is ruined. RUINED!

Original plan: 5k Saturday morning, half marathon Sunday.


New plan: 5k Saturday morning (hopefully), stay inside and batten down the hatches through Monday morning, long run Monday evening.

Source
The mayor preemptively canceled all permits for any event being held Sunday, city-wide, in order to clear the roads in case of an evacuation - thus the half is not happening.

I'll admit: I was secretly more than a little relieved to hear that. I'm no wuss and I would have run in the hard rain and heavy winds, but I would have hated every minute of it. And when you're shooting for something in the 2:15-2:30 range for a half finish, that's a hella lot of minutes to hate (nearly 150, to be precise).

YAY! ANOTHER MIDWEEK LONG RUN NEXT WEEK! AWESOME!!!!
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5 comments:

  1. ellenFri Aug 26, 08:09:00 AM EDT

    not at bad plan! hopefully the 5k will be fine (weather should be ok, i hear). i was supposed to do the bx half and add 7 miles for 20. i'm thinking now i may try 10 today and 10 tomorrow morning. maybe. good luck!

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  2. Silly Girl RunningFri Aug 26, 09:15:00 AM EDT

    Well...the way I look at it: as long as you make sure you'll have tailwinds, you'll set a huge PR. Maybe even a new WR.

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  3. AnonymousFri Aug 26, 10:54:00 AM EDT

    my weekends ruined toooo! im so jealous of your plan b though! im going to spend all day toying with what i want to do for the long run!!

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  4. BridgetFri Aug 26, 06:34:00 PM EDT

    On the bright side when you do your long run on Monday you will...oh hell, I can't think of anything.

    Good luck!

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  5. SarahFri Aug 26, 11:18:00 PM EDT

    Gotta tell you....running in the hours before a hurricane hit were some of the best runs of my life. I little wild, a little scary, a lot of childish excitement. Have fun and be safe.

    And if NYC takes a good hit, don't count on that long run on Monday. Been there. Best to play it by ear.

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