Zach: Day 8 of 10,220
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 6:43PM Whoah! Things got very serious today. As most of you bloggers know grandma is still in town. After helping Dianne through the lunch rush I drove Barton and grandma up to Prossers BBQ, because they were in the mood for some veggies. Following a gigantic meal we drove out to Dick's Sporting Goods to do some shoe shopping. It was then I got the best gift anyone could ever get, a pair of Nike Air Max Moto running shoes. I was also able to score some Nike running shorts with lining which are incredible and give me the support I deserve, but most importantly I am now the proud owner of a black and white reversable nike headband. I figured if you're gonna run you might as well run wearing the clothes of the great dynasty that is Nike. The really good news is that Dick's gave a dollar of my purchase to Lance Armstrong's Charity Organization. In spite of having only one ball Lance and John Kruk are both incredible athletes and remarkable people. I am glad to be a part of their cause.
As soon as we left Dick's I removed my hat and replaced it with the headband. When we arrived back at the restaurant I immediately changed into my new gear and did sixty pus-ups. In addition to the new attire I wore a garnet Sam's Corner t-shirt. I got in the Avenger and began my drive to North Litchfield. I wanted to get in a really good run today. I decided to run along the bike path that winds throught the woods along highway 17N. This was also a ground breaking day because I lifted my boycott on ipods and actually had some tunes for today's run. My parents already have a superfluous amount of ipods, and my dad recently won another one from his work so they shipped it to me. It is a Nano and I have yet to put any of my songs on it, but I trust my daddy's taste in music. Since today was my first run with music I thought it was only appropriate to begin with the theme from "2001, A Space Odyssey". I found that running with music really enhances the entire experience and makes it much easier. I ran on the bike path all the way from North Litchfield to Murrells Inlet.
When I got there I wasnt really tired so I turned around and started running back. Kevin was right. This is getting easier everyday. At this point I was listening to Frank Sinatra on my dad's ipod. There is something extraordinarily pleasant about listening to Frank while running through the woods. About halfway back I felt a blister begin to develop on my heal. I thought that this could be problematic for future runs so I removed the shoes and began to walk. In the future I must wear socks that come above the ankle. It was then that I passed another runner who was galloping through the forest like reindeer. I then thought to myself, "I am not tired. Why am I walking?". So I completed the last leg running barefoot throught the forrest. I felt like Jaguar Paw from "Apocalypto", who by the way is greatest distance runner of all time. It was very tight. According to the Avenger's odometer it is 5.4 miles round trip from North Litchfield to Murrells Inlet on 17N, and the path I was on zig zagged through the woods so I estimate I covered about six miles today, running about 5.5 due to blister stoppage. Good day!
I arrived back at the house to find grandma reading a book. Thank you grandma for the new gear and being an avid supporter of runningfor28years.squarespace.com. The blog is still an infant, but in the next few days we will be purchasing the domain and making several improvements. Tune in tommorrow for further updates. Everybody love everbody!
Reader Comments (2)
Did you do 50 push ups today??? I NEED TO KNOW
You kidding? I did 60. First sentence, second paragraph.