Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Five Days & Counting...

This blog post is brought to you by the Fairfield Marriot, which you may remember from this post.

And when you're alone in a hotel room with nothing much to do except wait for tomorrow, you might as well write a blog post.

First, some good news. This evening, I did my first *real* run since the 13th on the treadmill here in the hotel. The fitness center was empty so I eschewed the Rickety-est Treadmill Ever for what in my limited experience I can only assume must be the Swankiest Treadmill Ever. (Seriously, when did exercise equipment get built-in HDTV / ipod docks / DVD players??) It wasn't a long one, really--just a warm up, cool down, & two fast-ish 1200's in between--but it did give me an opportunity to give this stuff a whirl:

Which, to quote Kimra, "is not just for the ride, nor is it just for the hoo ha." Honestly, I can't face another post-CIM December with great swaths of missing skin on my inner biceps & thighs, so I'm hoping that some wardrobe adjustments & a good coating of body glide + ride glide will be enough to prevent the worst of what I had to deal with last year.

Post treadmill run, I've been vegging out with a lovely little bottle of chard I picked up at the nearby Safeway. Given that I had precious little to go on & was limited to screw tops (as I don't routinely travel with a bottle opener), I feel like I did surprisingly well for my $7. Talbott Vineyards Kali Hart Chard is malo-free & incredibly French on the nose -- barnyard funk & whatnot -- with just enough oak to balance out the other strong flavors. Win!

Finally, there's this:

Phhhhbbbbtt. That's all I have to say about that. :P

10 comments:

  1. UGH, I thought that it was only a 70% chance of rain. I hope that the weather holds out for you. I guess they weren't kidding last year when they said that it was the best race day weather they had ever had. Last year really was a perfect day.

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    1. Yep, last year was awesome. I'm checking it kind of compulsively. :/

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    2. I hope that the weather takes a huge turn for the better. I will be keeping my fingers crossed for you!

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  2. This weather forecast is looking worse and worse. I feel like I jinxed it with my post the other day. :P

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    1. Hey, it looks like we're back to 50% & ordinary rain! Progress?

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  3. Oh, wow, thunderstorms? That's crazy. I get running in the rain, but how does one even run in a thunderstorm? Really hope that storm doesn't hit!

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    1. Ugh. No idea. It'll be a first for me if it happens!

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  4. CIM will be my first marathon and although I kind of like runningn in the rain, I'm not sure if I will like it after 26 miles... Oh well at least I'll be running it! Hope you have a good, injury free race.

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