I’m currently in training for the San Diego Rock ‘n Roll Marathon. This will be my second marathon, I ran the RnR last year as well. This year is so much less stressful though, because now I KNOW I can run it. Last year I obsessed over every little ache and pain, good runs, bad runs, food, hydration…
Anyways, I ran 12 miles today for my long run. The whole time I was running I kept running through large swarms of gnats. Now we all know I can’t exactly STOP breathing, so inevitably I sucked a few in. Super gross. I think the people running opposite of me probably thought I was a spaz, since I kept swatting the air in front of me and making disgusted faces as I inhaled the bugs. But I wonder, does this still make me a vegetarian?
Oh and note to self: Do not apply sticky lip gloss prior to run, or you WILL collect an assortment of bugs on your lips. Not a good look…
Quick story from last year’s marathon: The morning before the big day, I met up with a few friends for breakfast. Being as obsesso as I was, I chose to for-go (sp?) the delicious looking french toast, choc chip pancakes, etc for a boring english muffin with butter. I was worried about upsetting my stomach with food, or eating too much and having issues the next day. If you are a runner, you probably know what issues I’m referring to. Which, by the way, is a very valid worry, as my friend who was stationed at the end of the route can attest to. And which, also, was a close call for me as well. I know, that was probably TMI and I very likely just scared off any future readers. Oh well.
So we sat around the table and the group asked me what I wanted to eat after the marathon. All I could think of was Islands (a restaurant around here) fries. Oo boy can I eat those fries. I have a bit of a fry with ranch obsession, which I explained to the group. Lo and behold, a pic of my awesome friends at the end:
They thought it would be good motivation along the way. Did I mention they were awesome?
