Red Mosquito

Strat wrote:First outside run of the year. Oof. There is no substitute for actually hitting the pavement. 5 miles 8:40 pace. Ill take it. I coughed up a lung and im pretty certain left my nasal cavity somewhere on the road around mile 3.5


Good news - My legs felt pretty great. So the treadmill maintenance and yoga helped keep me at a respectable level.

can u just put "i do yoga" in your sig so you dont have to bring it up in every post?

Strat wrote:First outside run of the year. Oof. There is no substitute for actually hitting the pavement. 5 miles 8:40 pace. Ill take it. I coughed up a lung and im pretty certain left my nasal cavity somewhere on the road around mile 3.5


Good news - My legs felt pretty great. So the treadmill maintenance and yoga helped keep me at a respectable level.

can u just put "i do yoga" in your sig so you dont have to bring it up in every post?

Warehouse has turned into quite the cranky posters these days.

I had a good trail/road run on Saturday, decent sled hill sprints on Sunday.
Day off today

one last long run tomorrow, circuits Wed, short run Thurs.

Sat: 6.5 mi mud run in Wisconsin. Forecast is high of 43, i start at 930. my nuts are already numb.

Strat wrote:Warehouse has turned into quite the cranky posters these days.

shouldnt u be bitching about pearl jam and not my cranky mood?

BDB wrote:I had a good trail/road run on Saturday, decent sled hill sprints on Sunday.
Day off today

one last long run tomorrow, circuits Wed, short run Thurs.

Sat: 6.5 mi mud run in Wisconsin. Forecast is high of 43, i start at 930. my nuts are already numb.

Good luck with both the run and trying to keep the nuts warm

warehouse wrote:

Strat wrote:Warehouse has turned into quite the cranky posters these days.

shouldnt u be bitching about pearl jam and not my cranky mood?

You are pretty when you are feisty.

I was in Oklahoma the past 5 days. No running, but I hiked EVERY day. Several of them were 4-hour hikes and one of them was 7+ hours when I got lost and was pretty sure I was gonna die. Saw lots of wildlife including a close encounter with a water moccasin (cottonmouth) that managed to escape my grasp and take a couple swipes at me.

I like reading about strat's yoga.

turned2black wrote:I was in Oklahoma the past 5 days. No running, but I hiked EVERY day. Several of them were 4-hour hikes and one of them was 7+ hours when I got lost and was pretty sure I was gonna die. Saw lots of wildlife including a close encounter with a water moccasin (cottonmouth) that managed to escape my grasp and take a couple swipes at me.

I like reading about strat's yoga.

Did you threaten any 12 year olds?!

Also, why did you try and grab the snake? I fucking hate snakes.

Strat wrote:

turned2black wrote:I was in Oklahoma the past 5 days. No running, but I hiked EVERY day. Several of them were 4-hour hikes and one of them was 7+ hours when I got lost and was pretty sure I was gonna die. Saw lots of wildlife including a close encounter with a water moccasin (cottonmouth) that managed to escape my grasp and take a couple swipes at me.

I like reading about strat's yoga.

Did you threaten any 12 year olds?!

Also, why did you try and grab the snake? I fucking hate snakes.

No, I didn't spit or snot on any 12 year olds this time.

I enjoy playing with snakes. After you get a hold of them for a few minutes, they tend to get pretty docile. I think they are beautiful creatures. A cottonmouth is less venomous than a western diamondback, so I was pretty excite to get my hands on one. This was the most aggressive snake I have ever encountered. After it escaped me, it took a couple of swipes at me, then I went to higher ground (this was along a river bank) and it actually chased me for a few feet.

I just got very uncomfortable.

I'm not particularly scared of snakes but know better than to try grab a water moccasin.

Biff Pocoroba wrote:I'm not particularly scared of snakes but know better than to try grab a water moccasin.

"Water moccasins account for about 42 percent of all snake bites in the United States each year."

Yes, perhaps not the brightest thing I have ever done.

You crazy sick fucker, you!

Pffft.. you guys have pussy snakes over there.

Strat wrote:I just got very uncomfortable.

Just seeing a snake would get me to run 15mph, let alone having one strike at me, i agree with strat, you are a sick mother fucker

BDB wrote:I had a good trail/road run on Saturday, decent sled hill sprints on Sunday.
Day off today

one last long run tomorrow, circuits Wed, short run Thurs.

Sat: 6.5 mi mud run in Wisconsin. Forecast is high of 43, i start at 930. my nuts are already numb.

last long-ish run today. i think i did about 6.25, but i was hoping to feel better. i feel like i am psyching myself out/thiinking too much...i need to relearn how to zone out.

10 miles in 71 minutes

This run had no reason to be this good. The wind was brutal and I hadn't run in 6 days. But from the get-go, I felt fan-fucking-tastic. I guess those hikes in OK were more beneficial than I thought. 37 out into a headwind. 34 back. Nice kick at the end, but I regretted not starting it sooner to see if I could bring home a 70. Killer run. Everything just felt right.

One of those nights that I made myself go to the gym and do the workout. Shorter but heavier weight routine + a mile on the treadmill. Not my best effort but I finished with a decent sweat.