crazy talk

Have I mentioned recently how much nicer it is to train with a group than by yourself?

We have all noticed that on longer runs, we have a tendency to start saying fairly odd things. My teammates' theory on this is that we get fatigued, and consequently, we stop using what energy we have left to make sense and start using solely to propel ourselves to the next mile.

My theory is that we're all weird anyway, and spending three hours together just brings out the crazy. =)

My favorite lines from the last 15-miler with teammates Erin, Jess, and Laura (some mentioned here deliberately without context) include:

1) Erin's telling us she had a metaphorical peg leg.

2) Jess's confession for craving orange Gatorade and pizza.

3) Laura's discussion of a low-carb bagel--created by emptying out part of the bagel and replacing it with cream cheese. (I should add, for fear of making Laura sound insane, that she was not in favor of this.)

4) Erin's proclamation that we couldn't find another teammate we had been searching for because he (or possibly we) had unknowingly entered a wormhole.

5) Jess's question, as we started on a path known for having a lot of dogs on it, "Are there only Golden Retrievers on this trail?"

6) Laura's loud announcement as a dog ran by us on said trail, "We don't have any chicken!"

7) Erin's enumerated punishments for the man who told us to "Lose that fat!" as we ran by him on a bridge--each suggestion more graphically violent than the last.

I, of course, say nothing crazy. Now how do you disable comments...

sight seeing

I may work in the best office ever, and evidence of that statement lies in occasional mid-day runs with some officemates, three of which are training for the Marathon with me. We're usually able to do this a couple times a week, and I can't tell you how great that's been. Not only can we get our training in for the day early so that we don't have to think about after coming home exhausted from work, but it's also infinitely nicer to run in the daylight and to run with people than alone in the dark.

I certainly do a lot of writing on this blog, so I'll change pace (bad pun!) and post some pictures this time instead. These are taken by office-running-mate Jess, who carried her iPhone with her on one AM 5-miler and snapped some shots around and near the Harbor. Thanks, Jess!