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[aroraborealis]

I feel fucking awesome! I love running.

We did not manage to run the Armenian Hustle tonight, due to traffic, parking in the wrong place, and generally being off the mark for the race. But! We did get down to the river and run for a while, and it was beautiful and nice. We also eventually found the site of the race, and only 8 minutes after the start, and we got to watch some people finish. We didn't stay for dinner, which smelled amazing, but, you know, it's hard to eat after running (though 45 minutes later, I polished off a huge handful of peanuts and chocolate chips.)

I'd never run by the river before, and it was really great! I now wish (again) that I lived nearer to it, since one of the things that keeps me running is how incredibly convenient and easy it is to do it right out my front door. moominmolly suggested we could do longer weekend runs along the river this fall and winter, which is an idea I love.

Also, tonight reminded me that a) running a race is exciting and fun, and I should do that more, and b) races are great motivators, so I should pick a few for this fall and winter to aim for them as fun little treats and nudges in the ribs. Yay!

Man, I really need a running icon.

Comments

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Man, I really need a running icon.

I mean, you know we have the tools to fix that pretty easily, right?

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

Hey, yeah!

Wanna bring your camera one of these days?

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Yay!

(Remind me.)

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

Remind me.

I will! Yay!

[laurenhat.livejournal.com]

Awesome! Yay running! And if you guys want company for any of your longer river runs, that sounds really fun, and I'd enjoy having people to run with. :)

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

We will keep you in the loop!

[msdaisy.livejournal.com]

yay running!
I'd love to join you for a race or two if possible. They really are super fun. :)

[aroraborealis.livejournal.com]

I'll post here about any races I sign up for, and I always love company! To be fair, though, you're way faster than I am, so we'd only be together at the start and then again if you hang out at the finish until I catch up :) Still, that would be fun!

Thanks!

[msdaisy.livejournal.com]

I may not be faster than you these days. I had a three month hiatus while my ankle healed and have no time to run enough to get back in shape. Also, as I've learned from running with Norm, it's sometimes fun enough to run with someone that it's okay to slow down your pace. Or we can hang out at the finish. It's all good. :)

[srl.livejournal.com]

If you find any races at all that don't have compulsory gender categories, I'll train specifically to run them with you.

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

I will be on the lookout!

[signsoflife.livejournal.com]

Yay running!

I have my first footrace scheduled for tomorrow. I'm very excited about the running/racing part -- very nervous about the logistics.

And I *love* that feeling of coming back in the door after the endorphins have kicked in and shouting, "I feel SO AWESOME!"

[dietrich.livejournal.com]

Where do you run, on the bike path? I'm still trying to find places that aren't pavement but aren't right next to major roads. Mostly I still run on the treadmill, which I find waaaay easier than running in real life. :)