who's the biggest dork ever???
its friday night. i just ate lasagna and garlic bread
(carb loading? check)
got up to pee about every 15 minutes
(hydration? check)
and then began contemplating my friday night
(no social life because of training? check)
along with tomorrow's long run
(anxious about run? check)
and then it hit me...totally, thats such a good idea!!! so, off to Hollywood Video i went, and....
guess what movie i got?
no, no, just GUESS..
yup.... i did it. i know, i know what you're thinking, she didn't, but i did!
Chariots of Fire!!!!!!!
mm-hmm. laugh it up people, laugh it up.
wanna know whats even BETTER??!!! i just downloaded...yup, you already know dont you...i just downloaded the theme song and put it in my i-pod.
mm-hmm thats right. tomorrow i will be running to Chariots of Fire.
i swear come mile 13 (or whenever it plays...i'm a fan of the shuffle) it will be all i can do not to laugh.
remember just-plain-ridiculous? yeah... its date night! but damn if we aren't having fun ;)
have a great weekend run everyone. i've got 18 tomorrow... how 'bout you?!
Comments
DATE: 6:56 PM
Holy $hiznit!I SWEAR that I was running on Wednesday and, get this, I can REMEMBER the little hill I was running down by the flightline when I thought about "Chariots Of Fire"!!!!I've never seen it. But it popped into my head something like this:Running is about motivationMy legs hurtsa.maria claimed to be a geek because she had a couple of running booksI asked what that made me since I have about 20She said 20 times geekier than her.What about movies?Chariots of FireI never saw that.I should rent it.I wonder if it would become a standard before future marathons, like Galdiator or Braveheart is now.Stregth and honor.My leg still hurts.Yeah, I should get Chariots of Fire.They didn't have the technolgy we did.They ran with crappy shoes and on cinder tracks.Now my other leg hurts(it goes on and on...)But now you mention Chariots and I'm all freaked out.2 hours tomorrow.3.5 Sunday.Pasta tonight.
Posted by: Viper | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 7:18 PM
by the way, the video store only had it on VHS...and its currently not working. i'm to the part where...ok i cant say can i? cuz people havent seen it. dammit. ok, if you HAVE, i'm to the part where they get on the ship to go to... that place that they go.and now the tracking is beyond screwed, so i'm gunna have to wait till i cant rent a different tape/dvd to see the rest.how terrible is that?! oh well, i still have the theme music.....
Posted by: a.maria | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 4:44 AM
good luck on that long run today A. kick butt! my schedule calls for a drop-back to 12 miles. woohoo! i'm not complaining. ok i better go and knock it out.
Posted by: brent | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 6:49 PM
and there i was last nite...eating my pasta and salad, alone...reading a running magazine and getting all my gear together for the sat. morn long run.glad to hear i wasn't the only running-nerd out there last nite.
Posted by: Running Chick | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 7:41 AM
But if I recall the song correctly, you'd really have to run in slow motion to make it work right. And that would look funnier than the fact that you have it on your MP3 player.20 miles, yesterday, so I got to listen to lots of songs, lots of times. No Chariots of Fire, though.
Posted by: Tom | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 9:05 AM
Yes, you are a nerd.But so are all of us! Welcome the the Nerd Family!
Posted by: Flatman | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM
DATE: 12:53 PM
Wait, I'm not a nerd.*Tom checks Runner's World, verifies quantity of Gu, Gu2O, and technical gear on hand falls outside "running geek" status. Finds 2 cases of Gu qualifies. Also finds that knowing the names Meb or Khalid is an instant qualifier.*Guess I'm a nerd.
Posted by: Tom | July 4, 2006 08:03 PM