Just one more day: Days 65 - 71
Day 65 – March 5, 2012
We had a little snow last night and the superintendent at
LCA made good on his promise. He cancelled school at the sign of the first flake. It wasn’t long until one of
my runners called to see if we could run in the big mountains. YES! There were five of us and though there was little to no snow down low, we got into some
knee deep stuff up high. So glad to have adventurous high-schoolers! Go team.
Total- 9.5 trail miles
Day 66 – March 6, 2012
Knowing it was the first day to have middle-schoolers join
track, it was prudent to run a little beforehand since I would have the
youngsters to deal with during practice. I hit some local trails and gave the
new kids a little test run during practice. All I can say is that middle
schoolers must come from Mars.
Total – 6 trail, track, and road miles
Day 67 – March 7, 2012
It was a warm and windy day, sun shining: a day where the
woods calls out to you. I texted a friend and we met so that I could show her
some trails new to her. We ran about eight miles before I went to track
practice and led the new middle-schoolers through a short run before team
pictures.
Total- 10 miles, mostly trail with some road
Day 68 – March 8, 2012
With a trail day planned for the my team, I ran the required
course the older kids would be tackling before practice. I have this habit of
thinking they can do a little more in the allotted time. When I finished, I
headed down to practice, sent the older ones on the way and headed to the hills
with the youngsters. We put in about three miles and they did much better than
expected. They even got to witness my total wipeout when running downhill and
crashing into a tree doing a belly slide. Oh well, things happen when you run
trails.
Total – 7.6 trail miles
Day 69 – March 9, 2012
With no official practice today (yeah!), all I had to do was
open my door and step outside into the windy weather. A familiar loop was par
for the course. The headwind made me feel puny but the tailwind. . .well, I’ll
take that any day.
Total – 6 road miles
Day 70 – March 10, 2012
It was going to be a busy Saturday, full of hard, manual
labor. My chipper was calling me to make mulch out of piles of branches just
waiting to be shred to itsy-bitsy bits. Then, I had to dig about 14 post holes
for a raised bed I am building. From past experience, I knew I wouldn’t be able
to walk after a good eight hours of work. Therefore, I made sure to get in a
couple miles before the work started. I was pleasantly surprised that I felt
better than I have in a long time.
Total – 4 road miles
Day 71 – March 11, 2012
I had another good run today. One of my medical issues is a
fairly severe microcytic hypochromic anemia. Interpretation: I have too few red
blood cells and the ones I have are shriveled and tiny, making it hard to
transport sufficient levels of oxygen. (They must be empathetic to the looks of the cellulite on my legs.) The anemia panel suggest that this is
primarily due to an iron insufficiency. It takes 2-3 weeks for the iron to
start increasing RBC production. Perhaps I am beginning to benefit from
increasing hemoglobin levels. I’ll take it, regardless. There are still other issues to sort out but at least one thing is getting better.
Total- 6 road miles
Year-to-date: Approx. 415 miles
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