Archive for October 30th, 2008

Just got back from the dentist for a teeth cleaning where something disturbing happened.  As soon as the hygienist looked into my mouth and said, “Not much plaque this time.  You’ve been keeping up!” I elatedly replied by touching her shoulder and saying, “Praise be.”

Praise Be? WTF?? I’m an athiest Jew. I mean, I was really relieved to have a good checkup (it’s only recently that I started accepting floss into my life) but still, no matter how happy I am with a dental visit, that was just wrong.  If all it takes is a lack of plaque to make me see the light, my next question is, what am I?  Amish? Church of Christ?  I’m so confused. I mean, Praise Be could even mean I’m a polygamist, don’t those people use that phrase a lot?

But let’s stop this devil talk and get back to running.

Call me a n00b or a dweeb, but I purchased a race photo from Steamtown, just got it in the mail yesterday.  I really love the picture and it wasn’t too expensive, since I bought the 5×7 and scanned it (instead of paying crazy money for the digital version).  If you’ve seen my avatar at Runners World, you’ve seen the photo, but if not, here I am in about as ecstatic a running moment as I’m ever going to have.

Pure Happiness.

No comments on the gait, I’ll probably never get my feet under me, but as long as I’ve no injuries, I can’t complain.

Back to the present, I’ve had a fun week running without a schedule, did 8 yesterday in the chilly wind and will do 7 w/strides after I’m done writing this, then tomorrow I pick up my race packet and go for a short run, Saturday’s off and then on Sunday, while my BQ girls are running the NY Marathon (go Audra, Jana, Ela, Hooliganette and MirRunner at Indy!), I’ll be having fun with my 10K on the Ben Frankin Bridge.

Beyond that, I was looking at Pfitzinger’s 5K plan from Road Racing because at the end of the month I have a Turkey Trot I want to shine in, so I’m going to do the last 4 weeks of Pete’s 5K plan.  It works out perfectly because, according to the plan, this week would have been a 10K tune-up, so it couldn’t be more convenient.

Yes, I’ve been loving these couple of freeform running weeks, but truth be told, I’m a true sucker for following plans.  Probably more so because I’m self-employed and my time is my own, so it’s entertaining to have some structure to follow.

Let me leave you with one more bit of happiness in Flo World…the results of my blood/pee tests from last week (the ones to make sure the dehydration weirdness was finally back to normal) are perfectly fine.  I’m back to being a confidently healthy old coot with many miles ahead.  Praise Be!