Waiting Game

Last week I sent in my registration for the Spring Lake 5.  It's a big race.  Not as big as the Tunnel to Towers run that I ran in September, but close!  They close the race out at 9,500 runners.  I checked online yesterday & they had already had 7,000 entries.  I just hope that I get in.  After all this snow it will be a good kickoff to summer.  But until then I have to wait.

Last night I missed bootcamp by about 3 minutes.  I didn't get to the gym in time because I was busy loading up the iPod with some new cheesy music.  I did get in a 4 mile run, which is good, but I have to start pushing it a little further.  The problem with running on the treadmill is that it is so incredibly boring.  Sure, I have an iPod & you can watch your own personal tv, but I can't wait to get outside.  Have I written that about a million times so far in this blog?

On Sunday I'm running the Hoboken Hot Chocolate 5k.  What's that you ask?  Well, normally at the end of these races there's a beer party where they serve beer free for about an hour, but I suppose on Valentine's Day hot chocolate is more appropriate.  I did hear that there will also be beer served.  Something tells me that running along the Hudson in the middle of February might get a little chilly, so I'm going to have to head out to find some heavy duty running clothes!

Snow

Now normally I do not wish for snow, but today it would be welcomed, but only if we were allowed to leave work early.  This does present a problem though.  If it starts snowing, I know that they are going to close the gym & since the snow is supposed to continue until tomorrow I know that the gym will be closed both days.  That will leave me with 2 workouts this week.  Which sucks.  It's February, this is the kickoff to my big training!  I guess I'm not going to die if training gets pushed back a week, but I am just feeling kinda cruddy & bloated.  A good workout always puts me in a better mood & makes me think I am on the right track.

But I forsee a weekend full of eating & junk food so I am going to have to try really hard to not pig out!  I know I really need to start eating a lot more fruits & vegetables too.  & I really like them so I don't know why I don't stock up on them when I am at the store.  & it's not like I am going to the store & buying snacks & chips.  I actually bought chips & dip last week (first time in months) & felt guilty eating them!  I wish I had a better relationship with food!  Maybe a big fruit salad should be on the grocery list tonight!  That's if everyone hasn't pillaged the store like they're awaiting the apocalypse.  Seriously people who eats that much bread, eggs and milk?  Is there a french toast contest every time it snows?  I just don't get it.  I like a good sandwich as much as the next person, but how long are you going to be snowed in?  A month?  & don't we all live in a world where 7-11 is open 24 hours a day?  I'm sure we all have a bag of pasta in the closet, you're not going to starve in the 8 hours it takes for it to stop snowing!  Bring on summer!