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January 08, 2005
can we bring back the roller derby?
what happens when it snows for hours outside:
Char and Jack don their new rollerblades and commence the scratching up of the floor. :)
In other news, the 1.5 mile loop D and I have been running through our village has been seeming, uh, short. She and I on the phone this morning, after three quick loops (had to get the kids to dance):
Me: You know, I ran three loops the other day in about 40 minutes.
D: Yeah, my run the other night seemed speedy quick.
Me: Do you think it really can be 1.5?
D: Hm. I don't want to know for sure. I want to simply pretend. If it's shorter, we've got our training all wrong. But if IS 1.5...Chuck, what's 8 times 26? Maybe we could qualify for Boston.
Me: You are out of your mind. You ARE A RAVING LUNATIC.
D: Yeah, we probably run slower when we're together. We must unconsciously accomodate one another.
Me: Yeah, but if that's the case, we'll still run the 26 at 10 minute miles, unless we pretend we don't know each other. Well, I'm gonna clock it.
D: Um, you think?
Me: I gotta know.
And presto: the loop is indeed 1.5. I did indeed run 4.5 miles at 40 minutes. I've not been that fast since high school.
Of course, Brian would still say: That's still not a RUN. That's a trot . That's a lope. But not a run.
Well. I can call it what I want. :)
Posted by mryonker at January 8, 2005 03:58 PM