A quote sent to me by our buddy Paul Ivory:
Life is a long, slow run. The fun is the run. Enjoy the hills, enjoy the bumps, watch your step, be good to everyone on the road with you, and don't worry about the finish line--it'll be here all too soon. How long you took won't matter, but how you ran it will." - Ken Williams Austin Fit class of 98.
4:50 PM - Long day at work. It's not fun working on holidays, especially when you make 8 bucks an hour for a company that refuses to pay you time and a half or even overtime on holidays or weekends. Add to that the fact it was the fourth and everyone felt compelled to go to a bookstore & that we are severely understaffed and it makes for a terribly painful day. As it is it is now 1:30 am on Sunday and I have to be up for work on my day off in approximately 5.5 hours. Awesome.
The run today was good to say the least however. Emmy and Jonn met me after work and we went and got changed at SPAC. There was some concert tonight there for Def Leopard and Styks or something. Went jogging around the golf course to avoid all the drunken partiers. Felt pretty good. Highlight of the run was when we saw a family of turkeys cross the road. The little ones were so cute! Emma and Jonn smoked me again! Those quick devils! Splits were:
- Mile 1: 9:46
- Mile 2: 9:25
- Mile 3: 8:54
- .5: 3:47 (8:03)
Total Time: 31:53 Total Distance: 3.5 miles Average Pace: 9:11
Afterwards I had to drive Emmy home to Pittsfield. She had been here since Monday and I am sure her mom missed her! So I drove her to Massachusetts, we got Chinese food and then went to downtown Pittsfield to see the fireworks at the ballpark! Really cool once they finally started. No set time as they just start whenever the baseball game is done. Then I grabbed a couple cups of coffee and dessert and had to drive the hour and a half back home. I am tuckered out! Tomorrow will be another long day I'm sure as I guess everyone but me had at least Friday, Saturday, or Sunday off. I need a new employer. Any suggestions?! :-D
Finally finished Born to Run today during my break. I didn't want it to end. Such a great read! Can't wait to reread it in a couple months! |