I rediscovered the joys of running in the dark tonite. It was a bit stressful because I did hills and there is not much room beside the road. The cars can't see you until they crest the hill and sometimes it scares the hell out of them. I feel bad about that. Of course I run defensively by moving over as far as a I can and by being ready to hit the ditch if necessary. The problem is that the narrow shoulder had several interruptions to allow water flow off the side of the road. You have to try to strike a balance between keeping your head down so the car lights won't blind you and keeping your head up enough to watch your footing. No more hills after dark!
I also rediscovered the joys of running with stereo headphones. I had completed my hills and was jogging home when suddenly someone jumped out of the shadows and started yelling at me. I almost had a heart attack until I realized it was just Paul Simon yelling something that sounded like "keep it up, keep it up" in my left headphone. Know the song? I had to hear it again so I started the song over, and even though I was ready for it I jumped again.
The good thing is that my hills went well. Claudette has also reported improved strength on the hills which I originally credited to her cycling. Now however I may have to agree with Roo and Peter that it could be the plyometric exercises he has us doing. Man I hate being wrong!
Every day I close my post with "love peter". It occured to me to wonder what people may think I intend with that. So today I looked the word up at dictionary.com and of the 14 entries only one came close to defining my intent.
Hey Elly. I'm pretty discriminating and I accept you easily and totally! Maybe you should too!
“There are four questions of value in life... What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love."---Don Juan deMarco
with affectionate concern for your well being
peter
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Well, in deference to Juan Marco, I hope you're going back to your previous salutation. I understood it perfectly (and it wasn't even close to what you wrote today)and I think we should all be allowed to have it mean what we want it to mean
Hey Peter. Had to make a comment on your running at night observation. This is truely one of my all time favourite running things to do. When we have gone out to the Calbot Trail the night runs have been my best efforts. Can't really splain it Lucy but it's a little magical. There is something about being wraped in a blanket of of darkness. When there is absolutely no light (can't see your hand in front of your face)I have mangaged with a head mounted miner's light and have still come up with a good run.
Have to run.
Joe
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