#15 Boston - Paper in my Shoe - September 15, 2006
I got new running shoes this week in preparation for the great race coming up, and when I took them out for a spin on Wednesday, I thought, hmmmh, this is a nice pair of shoes, but the left one does not feel quite right. It did not take me too long before tonight's run to figure out the root of the problem. You know those cardboard thingies they put in new shoes, so they don't get squashed? Yep, exactly - still in there!! Another vintage Petra moment, and needless to say the run tonight went much better. Aside from my incompetence in putting them on right, these are kickass shoes - Ascis Kayano - not the cheapest shoe on the block, but such a pleasure to run in. Aaaaaaaahhhh!
The marathon is a week-and-a-half away and I am tapering nicely, running a little 3- or 4-miler here or there, some stretching, some strength training and my IT band exercises. The knee is feeling better every day and I will have a last little check-up next week at the Sports Medicine Clinic. My stomach on the other hand has been giving me a little excitement this week, the medication I was on for my reflux problem made my hair fall out (not in huge clumps mind you, but noticeably), so my doctor decided to take me off the stuff. While we are trying to figure out what alternative options we have, my stomach got quite excited about his regained permission to produce acid and has been happily doing so - heartburn!!! It should settle down in a few days; until then I am forced to eat a healthy diet for once, and definitely lay off the whiskey (blimey!).
As to Boston, the fall has been creeping in a bit here in New England, the temps are definitely more moderate, and aside from a couple of storms courtesy of some hurricane hanging out in Florida, the weather has been exquisitely pleasant. As every year, I pretty soon will be consumed by a panic attack because I am afraid to miss the display of fall foliage up in the White Mountains and there is serious planning going on. We'll see what we can do! I will do my best to behave nicely and distinguish myself from the crowd of leaf peepers who descend on the poor little state of New Hampshire and creep along the freeways at provocative speeds of 20 miles per hour.
Well, you know mostly what happened last weekend, I-Pod disaster and all, but after that was said and done, things definitely started looking better by the minute and I ended up in a pretty chipper mood. Sunday morning started out with a road race - the Run for Hope (http://www.fourseasonsrunofhope.com/), a 5 K race benefiting the Massachusetts General CancerCare for Children. This department at MGH takes care of 2500 children annually, if you can believe it, and this is a really neat road race along the Esplanade with some pretty snazzy raffle prices. You will be surprised to hear that I did not run the race, but was a volunteer, a road marshal as a matter of fact. It was a tad tricky, as I had to point the slower runners in one direction with my right hand, and the already-retuning fast folks in another direction with my left hand. There was some fancy hand action going on, I am proud to say!! Seems I was definitely the right woman for the job!
Following the race, my running buddy Chris and I hoofed it (actually we drove) back to Cambridge to my place and then to the East West Grille, just a short block from my house, with very decent, Italian-oriented food, nice ambience and flat screen TVs so that we could see the New England Patriots game (http://www.patriots.com/). Yes, my friends ,football season has started and our home team barely won this one by the seat of their pants. But hey, we'll take it! We tuned out after the first half, which was abysmal and not worth watching. Enough time was left to spend the rest of Sunday in quality fashion, relaxed, with some good food, a good movie, and of course, good friends.
The week has plodded along nicely, and even better, ended!! Nothing extraordinary to report (really), some big projects got done, some issues got resolved and we're moving on. Tomorrow I am heading to the Cape to see my cousins from upstate New York, who have been squatting there and need to be checked up on, and Sunday we are heading to New Hampshire for some apple picking.
Adding a little entertainment at the end, courtesy of http://www.worcestermass.com/ - enjoy your weekend!
Petra
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How To Identify Where A Driver Is From (see, we made the list....)
One hand on wheel, one hand on horn: CHICAGO
One hand on wheel, one finger out window: NEW YORK
One hand on wheel, one finger out window, cutting across all lanes of traffic: NEW JERSEY
One hand on wheel, one hand on newspaper, foot solidly on accelerator: BOSTON
One hand on wheel, one hand on nonfat double decaf cappuccino, cradling cell phone, bricks on accelerator, gun in lap: LOS ANGELES
Both hands on wheel, eyes shut, both feet on brake, quivering in terror: OHIO, but driving in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Both hands in air, gesturing, both feet on accelerator, head turned to talk to someone in back seat: ITALY
One hand on 12 oz. Double shot latte, one knee on wheel, cradling cell phone, foot on brake, mind on radio game, banging head on steering wheel while stuck in traffic: SEATTLE
One hand on wheel, one hand on hunting rifle, alternating between both feet being on the accelerator and both feet on brake, throwing McDonald's bag out the window: TEXAS
Four-wheel drive pick-up truck, shotgun mounted in rear window, beer cans on floor, squirrel tails attached to antenna: ALABAMA
Two hands gripping wheel, blue hair barely visible above windshield, driving 35 on the Interstate in the left lane with the left blinker on: FLORIDA
The marathon is a week-and-a-half away and I am tapering nicely, running a little 3- or 4-miler here or there, some stretching, some strength training and my IT band exercises. The knee is feeling better every day and I will have a last little check-up next week at the Sports Medicine Clinic. My stomach on the other hand has been giving me a little excitement this week, the medication I was on for my reflux problem made my hair fall out (not in huge clumps mind you, but noticeably), so my doctor decided to take me off the stuff. While we are trying to figure out what alternative options we have, my stomach got quite excited about his regained permission to produce acid and has been happily doing so - heartburn!!! It should settle down in a few days; until then I am forced to eat a healthy diet for once, and definitely lay off the whiskey (blimey!).
As to Boston, the fall has been creeping in a bit here in New England, the temps are definitely more moderate, and aside from a couple of storms courtesy of some hurricane hanging out in Florida, the weather has been exquisitely pleasant. As every year, I pretty soon will be consumed by a panic attack because I am afraid to miss the display of fall foliage up in the White Mountains and there is serious planning going on. We'll see what we can do! I will do my best to behave nicely and distinguish myself from the crowd of leaf peepers who descend on the poor little state of New Hampshire and creep along the freeways at provocative speeds of 20 miles per hour.
Well, you know mostly what happened last weekend, I-Pod disaster and all, but after that was said and done, things definitely started looking better by the minute and I ended up in a pretty chipper mood. Sunday morning started out with a road race - the Run for Hope (http://www.fourseasonsrunofhope.com/), a 5 K race benefiting the Massachusetts General CancerCare for Children. This department at MGH takes care of 2500 children annually, if you can believe it, and this is a really neat road race along the Esplanade with some pretty snazzy raffle prices. You will be surprised to hear that I did not run the race, but was a volunteer, a road marshal as a matter of fact. It was a tad tricky, as I had to point the slower runners in one direction with my right hand, and the already-retuning fast folks in another direction with my left hand. There was some fancy hand action going on, I am proud to say!! Seems I was definitely the right woman for the job!
Following the race, my running buddy Chris and I hoofed it (actually we drove) back to Cambridge to my place and then to the East West Grille, just a short block from my house, with very decent, Italian-oriented food, nice ambience and flat screen TVs so that we could see the New England Patriots game (http://www.patriots.com/). Yes, my friends ,football season has started and our home team barely won this one by the seat of their pants. But hey, we'll take it! We tuned out after the first half, which was abysmal and not worth watching. Enough time was left to spend the rest of Sunday in quality fashion, relaxed, with some good food, a good movie, and of course, good friends.
The week has plodded along nicely, and even better, ended!! Nothing extraordinary to report (really), some big projects got done, some issues got resolved and we're moving on. Tomorrow I am heading to the Cape to see my cousins from upstate New York, who have been squatting there and need to be checked up on, and Sunday we are heading to New Hampshire for some apple picking.
Adding a little entertainment at the end, courtesy of http://www.worcestermass.com/ - enjoy your weekend!
Petra
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How To Identify Where A Driver Is From (see, we made the list....)
One hand on wheel, one hand on horn: CHICAGO
One hand on wheel, one finger out window: NEW YORK
One hand on wheel, one finger out window, cutting across all lanes of traffic: NEW JERSEY
One hand on wheel, one hand on newspaper, foot solidly on accelerator: BOSTON
One hand on wheel, one hand on nonfat double decaf cappuccino, cradling cell phone, bricks on accelerator, gun in lap: LOS ANGELES
Both hands on wheel, eyes shut, both feet on brake, quivering in terror: OHIO, but driving in BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Both hands in air, gesturing, both feet on accelerator, head turned to talk to someone in back seat: ITALY
One hand on 12 oz. Double shot latte, one knee on wheel, cradling cell phone, foot on brake, mind on radio game, banging head on steering wheel while stuck in traffic: SEATTLE
One hand on wheel, one hand on hunting rifle, alternating between both feet being on the accelerator and both feet on brake, throwing McDonald's bag out the window: TEXAS
Four-wheel drive pick-up truck, shotgun mounted in rear window, beer cans on floor, squirrel tails attached to antenna: ALABAMA
Two hands gripping wheel, blue hair barely visible above windshield, driving 35 on the Interstate in the left lane with the left blinker on: FLORIDA
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