They looked like 1975 just dropped them off. He had tight sweatpants and a cut off belly shirt. Anyway, the part that killed me was how pumped up he got for his sets. He was lifting a respectable amount, 225 if I remember correctly. But he was yelling, before and after each set like he was competing in the world strongman. Then before one set he yells, "spot my A**". I was in the middle of a set myself but had to stop because I was about to bust out laughing. Anyway, moving on.
This weeks runs were pretty good overall. Tuesday I ran on the treadmill at the gym. I was so sick of running outside and dealing with the mud and weather after last Saturdays run so I went for the gym. I did uphill speedwork and felt really good afterwards. Then Thursday I ran outside on Woody Mtn.(dirt) road. It wasn't so fun because every other minute huge trucks were passing me and blowing dust all over me (mmmmm dirt).
Today was great. Long run day! I did about 10 miles on the frontage road. Sometimes its just great to run on relatively flat pavement because it's fast. I know that people like to listen to Pink Floyd for a lot of different activities, today I discovered that it's great for long runs. When you run for more than about an hour, music that is too heavy gets really old and even annoying.
Now I'm going to reveal something about myself that may change the way you think about me. I really don't like dogs (there I said it). They're loud, they make me itch, they stink, they're loud, sometimes they bite, they chase me when I run, they're loud. On today's route I passed by some houses that have dogs that chase me about 50% of the time. The first time they chased me they were nipping at my heels and I had to turn around early. This time I was prepared. I brought a folding knife with me so in case I got jumped by a dog I could fight it off with the knife. Then as I got close to the dog house I picked up a rock so I could chuck it at any mutts that got too close. So there I was with my IPOD off (so they could't sneak up on me) a rock in one hand, and knife ready in the other and I realized I was a HUGE wuss. I didn't end up seeing any dogs, but my pace quickened by about 1 min per mile through that section.
Keep it real
-Justin
2 comments:
We'll get a little robotic dog to chase you when you run Robie Creek. We'll rig it up like one of those rabbits at the dog track except this one will work in reverse.
Instead of you chasing it, we'll run it behind you to bump your speed up some. I'll even record myself barking (it's startlingly realistic) and tape a recorder to its back.
On the gun I'll hit "play" and send that little puppy after you.
Tobe
this post cracks me up because I totally understand about the weirdos at the gym. I always wonder if they want the attention and that's why they wear weird clothes and say wierd things. sucks about the dogs, but i'd love to have seen you all ready with the knife in hand. it's great that you keep to your schedule so well and i'm glad tyson has a gym buddy.
-bethany
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