Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Another Day, Another Walk

Okay, so you guys have some amazing running tips. And, I really appreciate your feedback regarding what you would want to learn in a running clinic. If you haven’t read all of the great comments on my last post, go HERE. Lots of goods stuff.

I am slowly putting together my agenda and worksheets for the clinic. I don’t want to take myself too seriously. Fact is, I’m a newer runner who has been able to do and learn quite a bit in the past two years, but I am far from a running expert. I do, however, have my masters in bodily functions and I can recite the Urban Dictionary by heart. Russian Toilette is pretty funny. We’ve all been there.

Today I walked again as part of my marathon training. 5 weeks and counting ‘til Boston. I will run 20 miles this week total, but am continuing to supplement with any cross training I can get my hands on. Hot yoga, swimming, cycling, walking.

I liked the walking a bit better, probably because I had a destination and didn’t walk freaking 8 miles this time. I was going to meet a friend for coffee, so I walked there (2.5 miles) with the intention of walking home, for a grand total of five miles. But, you know how it goes when you hang with a friend. You start shooting the shit and next thing you know it’s three and a half hours later and you’re starving and you don’t feel like walking home. And, your friend has her car right there and is offering a ride, and well…I took the damn ride.

The short excursion turned out to be a walk down memory lane. I headed to the Old Town part of Longmont. Per usual, I ran into Ken who was out for a five miler. Yes, he is always running and even though Longmont is not that small, we always run into each other. I can smell him a mile away:

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I gazed up at the water tower, the source of the fluid that flushes down the dumpers. I remember coming to this place high on a hill once when Sam was a baby and really, really sick. It gave me some solace at the time. Not staring at the tower. Looking at the (unpictured) mountains.

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I walked further into town and was drawn to go by our first house. We bought it when we were newly married and I was pregnant with Sam. 13 stinking years ago.

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I loved that house. I painted the cabinets and all the bedrooms, Ken put in a tile countertop. I put up that little gold mailbox by the front door and we planted that big tree in the front. It was our cozy little spot as we started our family. But, when I got pregnant with Emma it was too small and we moved on.

I walked to the small market where Ken and I walked the day before I delivered Sam.

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At nine months pregnant, I was huge and uncomfortable. There was a rare blizzard that had just left almost three feet of snow on the ground. We needed a few things, but couldn’t drive. The doc said walking or sex might induce labor. I chose walking. Is the doc high?

I got the coffee shop to find Joie with my belated birthday gift. When Sam was a baby I worked at this very coffee shop. I carried him around in a backpack while I made lattes. It was my sanity, my way of getting out of the house. Until he started pulling out the hair at the nape of neck and I started screaming and quit.

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And then I fell asleep standing up.

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It is bittersweet to remember these times. I hate the thought that I will never again be the mother of a itty bitty baby sucking on the teat, a toddler who cuddles in my lap, a preschooler who takes my handcuffs to school for show and tell, a first grader heading off brave and terrified for the first day of school. But, I love these days too.

Looking forward to running five miles tomorrow,

SUAR

26 comments:

  1. Nice post. Have a great RUN tomorrow! :)

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  2. Love the trip down memory lane! I had a hard time letting go of those things... that's why I had another baby when I was 45! lol

    Is Ken ALWAYS running?

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  3. I loved this post! I love taking trips down memory lane. It seems like your walk brought back lots of great memories!
    FWIW, I would have taken to ride home too! :)

    Good luck with your run tomorrow!! Woohoo!

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  4. yay walking & a 5 miler! just keep going, just keep going! SUAR is DORI <3

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  5. We have to drive by the house we used to live in every time we go to my sister-in-law's house. And every time I want to stop and ask the new owners, "WTF DID YOU DO TO MY LANDSCAPING?!?!??!!"

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  6. I am planning a walk down memory lane in May.
    I am going home! Finally!!!

    All the best for your 5 milers!

    I think you should have someone video your clinic so we can all see it!

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  7. Handcuffs to school??? LMAO! Either you are a cop or you like to have fun. Either way, its a good story!

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  8. Your last paragraph made me a little emotional. My littlest is only two and I am already feeling a lot of that!

    Enjoy your five =)

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  9. oh, I so love this post :) Thank you bunches for sharing!

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  10. Ah, nostalgia. We visited my hometown (that I left when I was 8) last year and it was so lovely to reminisce. And realize how much smaller things are now that I'm an adult.

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  11. ahhh, your picture of you new house made me think of my house now and how someday we might leave. I will miss it so much...I looove my tiny house. so much love put into it! :)

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  12. Great post! It was fun to share your walk down memory lane.

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  13. I use walking as part of my crosstraining. I enjoyed reading this post.

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  14. oh SUAR, you got mushy. I love it! What great memories and many more to come!
    ;)
    LC

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  15. Your first house was so cute! It's always fun to take a trip down memory lane. Too funny that you saw Ken out there.

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  16. YAY for 5, the number of the day is 5!!!!!!!!!!!

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  17. I always make up reasons to drive by our old house and then get frustrated when I see that the new owner changed something. It's only been 18 months since we sold it/moved so I'm guessing I'll get over that at some point!

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  18. I love strolling down memory lane.

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  19. WOAH THERE, someone is feeling a tid bit sentimental over there, hormones are on the fringe watch out! haha.

    Nice job on the walk :) Keep up the good work, positive vibes going your way!!!

    Sucks that you have a smelly husband haha! Also love the fact that you made him slow down in the middle of an intersection to get a picture... the life insurance policy must be paid in full huh?! ;)

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  20. Glad you enjoyed the walk this time! 2.5 miles is certainly more bearable than 8 - especially on your way to a coffee date!

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  21. I was thinking of you this morning as I walked on the dreadmill as part of my xtrain xtravaganza week/ rehab from injury thing... I totally get now why it was far from fun. Ugh. Keep it up girl, every little bit helps!!!

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  22. have a great run! what a trip down memory lane :)

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  23. I love this! Back in Illinois, I loved to drive through the old neighborhoods I used to live in and look out our old houses. It was always strange to see unfamiliar kids playing in my backyard.

    So, what was the gift in the bag? Did I miss that part?

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  24. Thanks for taking us down your memory lane.

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  25. Love this post! Made me excited for my little one to come along. I'm sure there will be many, many walks in my future, especially to get ice cream in the hot summer sun.

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