Monthly Archives: September 2009

a blustery day…

Today felt like fall, which in Indy means gray and windy; all around ick.nast. I was dreading my Tuesday 3 mile run but it actually was pretty great. After that 8 mile catastrophe Saturday, three miles was a breeze. I … Continue reading

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basiltopia

one more thing – I’ve been putting basil on EVERYTHING this summer. Happy fall is on the way but it only means winter is close too! :-( We don’t get a lot of variety here in Indy. It seems like … Continue reading

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gel hell

Big week: 8 miles yesterday, 5 miles today. I picked up some energy shots for my long run yesterday, and against my better judgment I didn’t hydrate through my run like I should have. A gel may be a good … Continue reading

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south asian stir fry and south australian wine…

Needless to say, dinner tonight was the bees knees. Lately I’ve been trying to remember to take pictures of the food I make for this food/running/beer/debauchery journal, but it smelled so good it didn’t even occur to me to stop … Continue reading

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To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction…

Had a great workout tonight. Lifted. Biked 8 miles. Then I came home and had a beer… No, let me rephrase that: I had The beer.

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All of the bleachers in Indy are on lockdown

So I had this urge yesterday to go do laps on a track and run some bleachers. My “Rudy” workout. When I was a kid (which was NOT that long ago!), you used to be able to walk onto any … Continue reading

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Top 10 reasons why treadmills WIN

Yesterday, it was raining (woohoo!), so I got to do my four miles on the treadmill at the gym. I would loooove a treadmill of my own some day, but there’s a long list of other things I would love … Continue reading

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I only run to support my eating habit

I went out with a friend last night and ended up sleeping in until 11, which made for an interesting 6 miler. I dropped my car off at the shop for an alignment and then ran home by a route … Continue reading

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Results from today’s 10k

There were 8 finishers in the Female 30 to 34 age group and 156 finishers in the race. My overall finish place was 92 and age group finish place was 4. I had a time of 1:05:55, which was a … Continue reading

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New shoes, humbling moment #367 and a Dreadnaught

I got some new shoes today! Nice expert lady at the Athlete’s Foot in Avon helped me find some Pearl Izumi’s which, I’ve never even heard of, but they are music to my feet, if such a thing exists. I … Continue reading

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