Tuesday, March 4, 2008

A rash and running over the interstate

So this morning I swam at the YMCA. They recently had to fix some pipes, so it was shut down for a few days, but reopened yesterday. For starters, the water was so cold it took my breath a way. So that was fun for an hour long swim. But my favorite part was when I got out. I had BRIGHT red spots all over my body and I was starting to get itchy. They must have been shocking the pool and in the process my skin as well. Everything is fine now, but seeing how it is inevitable to not take in water, I wonder how my lungs look.

My second workout for the day was a hill/run workout. One negative thing about living on the seacoast, is the lack of hills to train on. But I found one, an overpass for Interstate 95. Not what you would call picturesque, but served the purpose. It is actually a really good hill to run up regarding size and grade. I ran just under a spint and it took me a minute and 15 seconds to climb. So I did that 8 times to get a complete workout. All I could think of was, "Run Forest! Run!"

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention I came within inches of being hit by a car when walking Reggie. It really was a crazy day!

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