Time: 7:00pm
Wore: Sugoi, sports bra, white cropped pants, grey wool knee socks
Temp: 39 degrees
Distance: 2.5 miles
Time: 25 minutes
I just took my first ice bath today, and it was...like...
YEEEOOOOOWWWWEEEEE!!!!! MOTHER%#@&ER!!!
No, really. You have to understand that it was a truly troublesome experience to sit myself down in that tub, and stay. To say that it was bracing to my nethers would be an understatement, but the real trial - and I did not expect this - was the burning sensation in my poor little toes. I finally had to find a position where my thighs and legs were submerged up to the ankles, but the tops of my feet were out of the water. Sort of holding them up in the air braced against the tub. Challenging to say the least.
However, I do think I've hit upon a new strategy for surviving this particular form of recuperative torture. It involves blaring "Mr. Roboto" by Styx on my Mac while I sing it at the top of my lungs and periodically do the robot with my unsubmerged upper body.
Oh, and cuss words. Lots and lots of cuss words. I'm proud to say that I impressed even myself in my vocabulary, inventiveness, and stylistic flow. Pure vituperative genius.
Hey, whatever works - I managed to stay in for 12 minutes 34 seconds, before enough was enough.
Needed the bath, because I decided to speed up my pace on my run today. Really kicked it out on the first mile and finished in 8:55. Proud of that. The full run (2.5 miles) lasted about 24 minutes. That puts me at about a 10 minute mile pace.
Since I was running at night, I ran on the (punishing concrete) sidewalks on the outer loop of Prospect Park. When I finished, my left knee was complaining, and I didn't want to skimp on recovery. So I went off and took the plunge.
Also, I mapped my run from yesterday, and it comes out to 4.75 miles instead of 4 miles, so I thought the bath would be good protection against over-training.
All is good.
All is good.
All is good.
PS - Got a fellowship today and made a new friend.
PPS - Happy Valentine's Day, and Happy Birthday, Alicia.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
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3 comments:
holy shit my sweetest lady. i can't believe you made yourself take an icebath. after all these years, this i didn't expect. love you, on this day and all days...
ICE ICE BABY!
thanks for the bday shoutout, lovey. youre an inspiration to me.
tell me about the fellowship. please.
xoxo
Hello Ladies! Thank you for your sweet sweet posts. Yes, I am quite shocked about the ice baths, but then again, I 'm shocked about the marathon. You remember the years that I swore I wouldn't even run for my life, let alone as a project carried out in front of God and everybody. And so we change.
As for the grant, I can't technically go into details in the big wide world until it's officially announced. So we can all wait with bated breath together.
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