Four - Zero - Nine

Last night I ran....just ran.  I used my Garmin to get me to the 4.09 mile mark, where I stopped, said a prayer for the victims, the cowards behind this, and for everyone involved that may not be physically hurt.

I jogged/walked the rest of the way home, which was about 2 miles.  I wasn't concerned with my time, I wasn't worried about hitting marks or sustaining a pace.......

Before that J had her first grade music performance.  It was cute.  It was fun to watch 80+ young'ens try to get all on the same page with instruments, lyrics, and hand guestures/movement.  Classic.

After that...but before my run...my mom took us to Chiptole.  While I love it and could eat it everyday, it's not best to eat that much then run in the 80 degree/60% humidity...and have an emotional run too.  Not a good combo.  :)

Tonight is supposed to be inclimate weather (which is another reason I did the run last night opposed to tonight.  I have 3 hours on the bike.  Then, on Thursday, I have another 3 hour ride.  Back-to-back 50 milers.....getting the legs primed and ready!



On IG yesterday, I put a quote and it sums it up based on what I've seen from the outpouring of IG pics, FB posts, news stories, etc:

You're going to have to do more if you're going to try to break the spirit of a marathon runner. 

 

Remember, we run 26.2 miles for fun.

and if you're part of this conspiricy movement (the gov't did this to start a war, it was a fake event and no one was really hurt - it was a drill, etc).......unfriend me now and move along with your pathetic life.

*Untitled* - Part 2

***I started this at 3:18pm yesterday (4/15) while the news was still poring in***

My last untitled blog was about Sandy Hook....and now another tragedy has hit.  I'm sitting here watching the news on my computer, getting updates from freinds on my phone, I have several message boards open and looking, and reading all the "thoughts and prayers" posts on FB.  In this age of social media and instant news on demand, I hope that what I'm reading and hearing is speculative and that some of it isn't true. 

I'm listening to the Boston PD radio scanner....still 2 hours after the bombs and there is still mass chaos.  You can hear it in their voices, you can sense their urgency. 

Clear out this area, report of a package, suspisious person, where are you, head over to Com. Ave, secure this area, why is this van here.......

Reports of people with missing legs, an 8-year old that was killed....100's injured.  What the hell?  This is a marathon....in Boston, not Baghdad......

Sensless....all FUCKING SENSELESS!!!!!  There wasn't a need for this.  If you want to make a political/religious/personal/whatever statement.....write a fucking blog, rant on FB, stand in a public area and yell....just don't kill people.  What the hell is wrong with people?  I've been pissed before.  Super pissed......but you know....I never thought "Imma go kill some folks".  Never.  Not once.

I just want to scream.

I started a hashtag on Instagram (#runners4boston).  For people to post their pics of them in their race shirts today.  I'm wearing mine.....are you?

In other news...the pool was closed last night.  Uggh.  Tonight, I was going to do a trainer ride, but instead, I'm going to run.  I don't know how far or how long....but I'm going to go out.  It could be 3 miles, 6 miles, 19 miles.....I don't know.  I'm just going to run.......