After the day off
We had our day off yesterday and I went for a good long run — not as long as I was hoping for, but about 5 hours worth of running.
I’m still feeling pretty sluggish during the runs, and I’d like to chalk it up to the altitude (93% o2 sat this morning on Day 7) and not my level of fitness. (In fact, I’m definitely going to chalk it up to altitude because it makes me SAD to think I’m unfit a little over two weeks before Western States.) My good friend Brian arrives tomorrow and we’re thinking of running up Elbert and maybe Massive in the moonlight. I’d love to do the two together. We have a night rescue tomorrow night — along with teaching 8-5 — that’s throwing a wrench in our running plans. Darn work/making a living.
We just found out that Asa was accepted into the dual language program at the public school down the street. WooHoo!! (What’s that in Spanish?) I am so excited for him. I have saved him from sitting through a dull high school Spanish class learning how to talk about the weather. Hay viento. Hace mucho calor. No me gusta la lluvia. Check Plus for Eliot and me on the parenting report card today. It’ll be fun trying to get him a bit more prepared for the adventure over the summer — and then we’ll throw him into the deep end. All Spanish from 7:30-2:30 M-F.
I always feel a bit like I’ve been run over by a truck by the end of these 10-day courses. All the talking, performing, and Italian hand waving in front of a class energizes me, but as soon as I’m off stage, I feel like a deflated balloon. I’m not quite at run over by truck status yet, but I can see it barreling down the road toward me. I had to make an extra run into town yesterday to resupply my coffee, so the students wouldn’t notice my deflation. They’re a really nice class. They merit a well-caffeinated instructor after lunch.
More soon.
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Liza Howard not prepared for a 100? No way, 100′s are your race. Congrats to Asa, at our next race together Asa and Petra can go off and have a conversation that none of parents will comprehend.
Thanks! and I can’t wait to hear that conversation. :)
Congrats on the Asa news!
Gracias.
Liza, Asa got into a dual language program? Excelente!! Miss Ruby will be going to a Waldorf next year- third grade. She simply doesn’t “fit” well into the public school here in Portland. The Waldorf teaches Spanish and Japanese from K – 8. I hope to be studying Spanish(again) and Japanese with her! Plus, as she gets older we will go on mommy/daughter world travel!! I think people who speak other languages are well, just more interesting.
I wish you the very best at Western States. You are really quite an inspiration for me! I finished my BSN finally and now I can concentrate on running again and getting super fit- finally! I’m not like you- can’t juggle many things at once…
I also must take a WFR class one of these days. Hey, speaking of medical stuff… I’ve been reading on and off about the strain on the heart that ultramarathoners can put on their heart- sudden cardiac death, cardiomyopathy etc. With the recent death of Micah True and deaths of younger athletes- basketball players, track stars etc. do you ever wonder if you are over doing it? I mean, there are all sorts of genetic disorders plus arrythmias that people aren’t aware of but this idea that ultrarunners may be in danger of injuring their hearts has got me thinking about what is really going on. I would be more inclined to blame poor diets that cause chronic inflammation in the body as the culprit, (aside from genetic and/or dysrythmias) I know so many runners who eat terribly, only thinking of caloric intake and not quality of food. Sorry, so long.. just interested in what my fellow nurse thinks of it all!
Take care and eat your fruits and greens!
Wow on Spanish and Japanese. :) And I’m sure we’ve got the same juggling talents. So glad you get to run more now. More on the heart as soon as I get through with this class.
WooHoo in spanish = WooJoo. Asa’a school sounds awesome!
Ah Ha!
Congrats to Asa, that’s great!!
Your work trip sounds like so much fun! That’s the kind of work I need to be in
I’m catching up on your posts in reverse order, most recent to least recent, so I’m all out of sorts. But yay for being up to 93% o2 sat! I’m currently hunkered down in a coffeehouse in western Kansas at approximately 35 ft. above sea level dreaming of high mountain passes, so run a couple for me would ya?
Happy Friday!!
Got up at 2am and ran up Mt. Massive for you before class.
now you drink some coffee for me.