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Jessica's mom complained that I don't update my blog enough which I said was because nothing interesting ever happens. Trust me, you guys aren't missing anything! But to please her I guess I'll try to make something interesting out of all the uninteresting things that happen while running and running and running.
I got two weeks easy after the 50k, that is if your definition of easy is running 60-80 minutes everyday with a couple of workouts, it is? Then great! Why aren't you running with me?
The day after my race I didn't want to run 60 minutes,  I wanted to run 6 but I ran about 40 and walked about 25 so I thought that was close enough. But then I told Joel that I have to make my own decision at times  and he said- well if you don't like what I tell you to do you can find another coach! Okay- how about my runner's world running journal? It tells me to take 1 week off after the half marathon, two weeks off after the full marathon, what would that be for the 50k? 2.2 weeks? Of course it also says things like "hot weather affects front runners more than the rest, use that to your advantage." Huh, what are you saying exactly?? Maybe not. Ooh and it also says somewhere that it is good to run naked. Yeah ok perv who wrote this, you are not fooling us girls. This isn't the Evergreen state college. Sigh, i guess I'll stick with Joel after all.
One of the workouts was at Lake Padden with Jessica because she was running a race there. We ran 800s around the whole lake in preparation for the WWU invite. Although I wasn't very prepared because I ran the actual workout and during the race I just stood around and watched. I love Lake Padden- I once ran around it ten times just for fun but for some reason a top 75% finish at the Lake Padden Invite has always eluded  me. Jessica had a good time and I had a good time watching. It is a rare feeling for me- to go to a race and not be so nervous I might loose my energy bar, it was nice. I was also nice out, which probably only happens at the Western invite about once every fifteen years. Not nice enough for Jessica to go swimming with me though :( though I did ask!
The next day I ran for an hour and forty eight minutes and Joel asks if I want to start training again. I guess I had 2.2 weeks "off" after all. I'm still not running naked though.
Now don't complain that this was boring cuz I warned you! I will try to think of more uninteresting things to tell you. Blah, blah, blahg