WARNING: This post does not make much sense because I spend a lot of time talking to myself.
I had so much fun last weekend running the half marathon, I’m itching to do another. Of course, I don’t think I could run too many during Girls Weekend; I’d break down sooner or later. Hopefully later. Anyhow, there is a local half this weekend and I’m trying to decide if I should run it or not. It’s a smaller race but VERY hilly, which would be good training, but the hills would be tough. I’m not a good hill climber on my feet or with my bike, so maybe it would be good for me. But then again, I’m not about hills. You see my dilemma.
Half marathons are probably my favorite race distance (at the moment) – and if I ever took it somewhat seriously, I might even get faster. But what is our lesson here? Faster does not mean Funner.* Okay, back to the point, why am I even bringing this up? Because, (and this is where the runners need not freak out – I’ll explain why in a minute) I promised the Chef I would ride the Hotter N Hell Hundred in August. And in order to finish this race I’m going to have to start the training plan he’s put together for me soon – and he has a long ride on the schedule for Sunday – half marathon day. I’m not one with the bike yet, but I REALLY need to start thinking about getting one with the bike – or I might just be dead on the bike. I haven’t made a decision yet, but I think I might run this half marathon and then start the HHH training on Monday. Sound fair? I think so.
Okay, so let explain why Runner Susan is still Runner Susan and not Rider Susan. Because as soon as HHH is over, my plan is to start training for another race – maybe even a marathon. I’m thinking Houston in January of 2010. Nothing is set in stone, because I need to do some shorter races too, because I have yet to prove to myself that I actually have fast twitch muscle fibers that can do some damage in a shorter race. Now, I just need to figure out if I’m Type IIa or Type IIb. This is where you can tell I’m rambling because I’ve had 3 cups of espresso. And yeah, I know I should spell check, but I’m too wound up to take the time to do anything productive.
Right here is where I was going to talk about how we helped the local vet save the neighbors goat, Vinny. Seriously – it was dark, the owners were out of town, and the goat was on the ground with its eyes rolled back and barely moaning – near death I tell ya. I held the mouth bit while the Chef held the horns so the vet could shove a tube down his throat and relieve him. But then I decided it really didn’t really make sense in the context of all this running and riding stuff so I left it out. But in case you are wondering, Vinny is alive and well because of our goat-saving kindness.
So, Internet People, what do you think? Am I crazy? Delusional beyond caffeine? Does this post make any sense at all?
*Yes, I know funner is only a word in Australia, but I think it’s kind of fun to throw in foreign words every now and then – makes me smarter than I look . . . and goes along with all the run-on sentences, superfluous commas and unnecessary explanation points!
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All I can say is espresso totally works for you and you should consider drinking lots before your next half to set new PR. I love Vinnie the goat and I am so glad he survived and you guys made it happen. Looks like we’ll both be doing a 100 miles in August. I’ll be in Philly suffering on a hilly course. No doubt it’ll be 100 humid degrees.
ai yi yi! The HH100!! wow! I am way too chicken to do that one. From experience I would say this- neglect the running for the cycling. The longest ride I’ve done is the MS150 and of that the longest day was 88 miles. I was wiped out and really wished I’d spent a lot more time with my ass on the saddle prior to the ride!
Unnessary exclamation points!!!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/apr/29/exclamation-mark-punctuation
You’re on a roll. Why stop now? Do the half, then the ride on Monday. With wine if that helps.
\o/ for goat saving!!! I am assuming that is the nice neighbor’s goat and not the jackass. HAHAHAHAHAHA Hotter N Hell Hundred – have fun with that…hehehehehe I am from WF and I know what August is like and I know where they ride. Don’t let Michael tell you they have wine stops and spraying fountains and the roads are all tree lined and air-conditioned…hehehe
Do the half and become Rider Susan on monday. Did you say marathon … I thought that word was banned.
Bwahahahaha….HHH…….
You should become 1 with the bike.
Tell the chef he has a place to stay if he wants to check out Superweek this year.
Any type of running is funner than HHH training! Just don’t upset the Chef.
You’re mostly Type IIb. Doesn’t mean you can’t run Houston 2010 though
Come on down to Houston in January. We host the marathon and will definitely make it funner for U.
Centuries are fun – rolling parties for cyclists. You’ll have a great time, and you can spend six hours looking at the Chef’s butt. Win/win, right?
1/2 Marathons are THE. BEST! (And there’s no such thing as too superfluous commas, explanation points, or in my case parentheticals)…oh yeah, the 1/2 mary is long enough to be worth the effort, but not long enough to kill. I’m just starting the biking thing, but not really feeling the passion for it yet…that and those clip-in pedals scare the shiz outta me.
the big debate about fun is that it’s a noun and not an adjective (purists), but if it is now an adjective, then it follows that syllable rule, therefore funner works. something like that. there’s debate about that, really.
when i’m better, i’m doing halfs (or are they halves?). i think you’re right in finding the love there. you can do a race and still have monkey sex. marathoners can’t. they might have sex after a race, but they’re lying their injures arses down and making their half mary spouses do the work. that’s not monkey.
I hope you can do Houston next year! It’s a great race, but of course I am very biased.