June 21st, 2006
Runners, I need your help. Let’s start with my ankle. It hurts. I have been running anywhere from 3.5 to 4.5 miles a day and upping my distance on the weekends. I love it. My heart rate has even gone down. (Before it would shoot up well above 70. Now, it takes a while before it gets above 60 and it rarely ever hits 70.) Of course, I have hit some snags. About a week ago, my left ankle and shin started to hurt. It’s not excruciating, I can still run, but it does hurt. It hurts the most when I first get up in the morning or directly after I finish running. What’s up with that? Has anyone out there had something like this happen? Is there something I can do? I bought on of those ankle braces but I think it might be too small. I have no idea. I wish there were a runner’s doctor.
This next bit is going to make people laugh at me. It’s about the ass. That’s right, the ass. Is there such thing as runner’s lube? Tobyjoe joked about it last night after I told him my predicament. He also told me to get myself waxed, which I will not do. It’s not that I can’t handle pain, I can. But I am not spreading my cheeks so some Asian woman at Siss can wax my privates. Tobyjoe also suggested Nair. I would rather hand pluck each individual hair than let anyone near my ass with a can of hair-eating Nair.
I have heard of people taping up their nipples. I have no need for that, as my sports bra is super duper and stops any movement from taking place at all. Without going into too much glorious detail, is this normal? Is there something I can do? I need a therapist for my work out routines; this stuff is freaking me out. Also, what other hidden, future problems do I have to look forward to?
Anything goes today. But if you bring up jock itch, I will cut you.
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June 20th, 2006
A lot of people new to football (soccer), or just those who have never played, have a big problem with offsides. For those who are unfamiliar with offsides. In order to be offsides a player “must be on their attacking half of the field, be involved in the play, and be closer to the goal line than the ball and any of the opposing team’s players.” It keeps people from camping out.
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June 19th, 2006
I took Thursday off. I am taking a comp day for working over the weekend. On Thursday at 10:00 AM EST the USA plays Ghana in their third World Cup game. If the USA wins that game and Italy wins their game, we advance to round two. It’s going to be a heckuva day.
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June 18th, 2006
Tobyjoe and I went to Paragon Sports at Union Square on Thursday to pick up a mitt and some running gear. I was seduced by Prana and this shirt while we were there. I discovered a new brand as well. (I also discovered that I went down an entire pant size. Granted, I don’t seem to be losing weight according to our scale but I’m trying not to pay too much attention to that.)
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June 16th, 2006
WalMart made the news again. Someone has been stealing copies of Cheaper By The Dozen from WalMart stores in Beckley, MacArthur, Summersville, Lewisburg and neighboring Virginia. 270 copies of the film have been swiped. The perps are still at large.
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June 15th, 2006
Somewhere along the line I picked up a crush on Hislop, the goalie for Trinidad and Tobago. And I found myself rooting for them the entire time I was at the gym watching the first half of their second game. They have a decent defense, which is how they fought off Sweden but their offense needs a little help. Plus, they are ranked number 46 and I have to love a team ranked 46.
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June 15th, 2006
Yesterday morning on the train a man yelled at me. I’m still trying to figure out why he yelled at me and I’m still trying to figure out what I can do in the future to avoid it. Either way, he yelled at me and it bugged me greatly.
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June 14th, 2006
Yesterday, I was almost hit by a little bus on my way in to the office. I wasn’t even jaywalking at the time. Instead, I absent-mindedly decided to cross the street when it was not, in fact, OK to do so.
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June 13th, 2006
I’m a little late getting to this post because, well, yesterday I spent most of my free time trying to figure out a way to watch the USA play their first game in the World Cup. Too bad they lost.
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June 11th, 2006
We have been diligently following the World Cup this year. Yesterday, we spent several hours at a local brunch spot where we watched Trinidad tie with Sweden, England win after Paraguay’s captian Carlos Gamarra headed in an own-goal, and Argentina beat the Ivory Coast, which was a must-see game. I rooted for the Ivory Coast. Not only are they the underdog, but also their economy has been stunted by political turmoil and civil war. The World Cup, and the camaraderie it brings with it, inspired the nation to call for a ceasefire thereby pausing its ongoing civil war. I can’t tell you how awesome that is, just another reason to adore soccer and worldwide sporting events.
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