in support of life
I ran. I have run. Running was done by me.
Or rather, gasping as I propelled myself across the finish line with every ounce of strength I had left inside, begging for water.
Holy cow was it hot in Abbotsford Sunday morning as we gathered for the 2nd annual Run for Water 10k. For the frequent runners in the crowd the heat was probably no more irritating and difficult to overcome than a mosquito buzzing about your ear.
But I am not a frequent outdoor runner. I usually "run" (I always use airquotes when I talk about myself running because I'm not sure 5.2mph is called "running") in the luxury of temperature-controlled gyms, on treadmills. I have never before in my life run in heat and was utterly unprepared for it. I should have brought water. The inconvenience of carrying a bottle of water would have been nothing compared to the mothball-mouth I endured for the last half of the race. Had I had my way there would have been water stations at every single kilometer marking and I would have stopped and made a leisurely trip out of it all.
I managed to finish in 1:12 which is a 7-minute improvement over the 1:19 from the Sun Run. Still near the back of the 10K pack in the grand scheme of things but I never ran before 4 months ago and am not exactly size 4. So I will grab it as an achievement and just try to do better next time.
Which, speaking of, the next 10k on the plate is a crazy crazy run called The Underwear Affair happening in Vancity on July 11. We're trying to gather a group together so if you're interested let me know!
My friend Janis (pronounced Yawnis, not Janice, he's Latvian, forgive him the inconvenient spelling) and I at the completion of the SweatFest:
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Work is not Life, work supports Life. This is the view from where I sit because of who I am and what I like to spend my time on. I realize not everyone thinks this way, nor should they. Some people are meant to make work their life and love every minute of doing it. God Bless them.
But I like to (scratch that, need to) read and walk and converse and take my time with other things. So work is something that supports this Life and gives me space and financial backing to do it.
Alas, this month requires me to make Work my Life so that next month there is more freedom. A temporary exchange for a future benefit. So I am taking a deep breath and becoming OK with that.
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I have a fan blowing to stay cool which means even if June 21st is a few weeks off, summer has officially landed. The sunshine around these parts is brilliant right now.
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Cheerio all!
Or rather, gasping as I propelled myself across the finish line with every ounce of strength I had left inside, begging for water.
Holy cow was it hot in Abbotsford Sunday morning as we gathered for the 2nd annual Run for Water 10k. For the frequent runners in the crowd the heat was probably no more irritating and difficult to overcome than a mosquito buzzing about your ear.
But I am not a frequent outdoor runner. I usually "run" (I always use airquotes when I talk about myself running because I'm not sure 5.2mph is called "running") in the luxury of temperature-controlled gyms, on treadmills. I have never before in my life run in heat and was utterly unprepared for it. I should have brought water. The inconvenience of carrying a bottle of water would have been nothing compared to the mothball-mouth I endured for the last half of the race. Had I had my way there would have been water stations at every single kilometer marking and I would have stopped and made a leisurely trip out of it all.
I managed to finish in 1:12 which is a 7-minute improvement over the 1:19 from the Sun Run. Still near the back of the 10K pack in the grand scheme of things but I never ran before 4 months ago and am not exactly size 4. So I will grab it as an achievement and just try to do better next time.
Which, speaking of, the next 10k on the plate is a crazy crazy run called The Underwear Affair happening in Vancity on July 11. We're trying to gather a group together so if you're interested let me know!
My friend Janis (pronounced Yawnis, not Janice, he's Latvian, forgive him the inconvenient spelling) and I at the completion of the SweatFest:
-----
Work is not Life, work supports Life. This is the view from where I sit because of who I am and what I like to spend my time on. I realize not everyone thinks this way, nor should they. Some people are meant to make work their life and love every minute of doing it. God Bless them.
But I like to (scratch that, need to) read and walk and converse and take my time with other things. So work is something that supports this Life and gives me space and financial backing to do it.
Alas, this month requires me to make Work my Life so that next month there is more freedom. A temporary exchange for a future benefit. So I am taking a deep breath and becoming OK with that.
-----
I have a fan blowing to stay cool which means even if June 21st is a few weeks off, summer has officially landed. The sunshine around these parts is brilliant right now.
-----
Cheerio all!
posted by traceyj at 11:21 AM
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