September 28th, 2008
I realized my sailor mouth was getting pretty bad on this blog lately, so I’ll try to hold back on the cursing for a little while.
Today was my last LR, I had planned on 17 but changed it to 18 with a couple bells and whistles thrown in. The bells and whistles were a couple trips up/down most of Smile Hill and somewhere in the second half I added a couple MP miles. Avg pace 9:07.
The run, I should mention, was done in the rain from the start to finish, so my longest rainy run ever. I wasted quite a bit of time beforehand, hoping the rain would stop, but then finally put on my Wright socks (good for blister protection), a visor and gobs of BodyGlide and got out there. Funny how the rain kept 95% of the usual running traffic at home, there were so many fewer runners that everyone said Hi and some even spoke in friendly full sentences – it was sweet.
Anyway, I’m glad the last long one’s over and that taper is finally, officially here. I scared Nick yesterday, told him that after this run my taper would really begin. He asked what taper was and I replied, “Like PMS for two solid weeks”. He informed me he’ll be staying with friends for the next 14 days.
Aside from the running stuff, I had a weird moment the other day, watching Dateline. There was a story about a kid who’s gotten beat up by bullies for most of his school life so his mom is suing the bullies and their parents. The kid and his mom even went on the Today show and some other national program.
So it was quite freaky when the story began and the camera pans on my old high school, Fayetteville High in Arkansas. Later, a shot of Woodland Jr. High, the same one I switched to because I was bullied myself so much at the other Jr. High (being fat and having a big nose was a real pain in the ass in Fayetteville, AR).
The weirdest thing was they interviewed one of the bullies and I’m not kidding, nothing has changed in the near 30 years since I went there. The jerks are just as stupid with the same vacuous expressions, even the hairstyles are the same. It was enough to give me the heebie jeebies and remind me why I left for NYC at 17 years old, a mere two weeks after graduation – I couldn’t get out of there fast enough. Thank god for growing up, is all I can say.
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Hooray on the great run! Enjoy your taper.
Can’t kids be cruel? I wasn’t really bullied in school, but was definitely teased (I was taller than all the other kids — including the boys — and was SOOOO terribly geeky and awkward). I have to admit it was fun going back to reunions to see the people who once teased me are all fat and still living in the same dumpy little town!
Yeah, I had a great time at my 10th reunion for the same reason. I should clarify that for me it was merciless teasing too, nobody beat me up or anything. On another note, I had to laugh at the picture on your blog, the “no crying in baseball” pic, too cute.
Even though all that happened more than 25 years ago, it sticks with me. I still have fantasies of showing up to the 30-year reunion in 2011 in a slinky black dress that accentuates my bad-ass marathoning self
No cussing. That must of been hard for you.
Oh just to clarify, Akron wasnt my PR, last year I did 4:26 in Cleveland, this year was worse. But feel I was improving thru this year.
I have an 18 year old daughter and a 13 year old daughter and let me tell you absolutely nothing has changed since we went to school. The a holes are still the aholes!! God I love being in my 40′s!!!!!!!!!!
haha. fayetteville, god I interviewed in there several months back. I thought the whole place sucked …
Ela, that’s funny, small world. In it’s defense, when I go back as an adult, I find it to be a hugely charming college town – gorgeous amid all that nature and the people are, for the most part, really sweet.