onepinkfuzzy

Answers to Questions
Michelle asks: Are you and Johnny pretty evenly matched in speed?
Answer: NO! But he's willing to "pace" me whenever we get the chance. We used to hike everywhere together, so now we hike just a little faster! Well, at lot faster. He usually jumps at the chance to run with me, because it will force him to slow down and take a recovery run.

Matt asks: i heard that there were only 8 people signed up for S&S as of last wekk...is that still the case?
Answer: it's up to about 12, and more are signing up each day. Any woman who lives in the midwest needs to come and run this ultra with me! RBF meet up! Come on, do your first ultra with me! :)

Elizabeth says (regarding the taper): I would like to know what is recommended for Ultras.
Answer: I've just learned that 2 - 3 weeks, counting race week, is good.

Sarah asks: Have you ever run up Pima Canyon?
Answer: Run, no. Hike, many times. Pima Canyon is where Johnny proposed to me.

Training
Training is going great this week. It's Thursday, and I've already got 15.5 miles in the bucket. Very cool - I usually wait until the weekends and then have to cram mileage in! (Which is probably why I rest so much at the beginning of the week...hm...) I like front-loading. Tumamoc kicked my ass, my legs were so tired! I've been stretching big time this week.

Thanks for all the input regarding my taper question!

New Blogs
I found a couple new blogs I'm excited about. Go check out Melissa's blog - this is same Melissa I talked about in my Zane Grey recap. She's got some great, fun running voting (e.g. succeed vs. endurolytes vs. e caps). Nikki is running Sugar & Spice, and I am excited to meet her in June! She's also got a neat forum regarding Sugar & Spice on her Web site. So go visit these cool people!

Forcing Friends to Exercise
This morning, Paki called an unprecedented third day in a row to cancel - and I didn't let her (well, she could have said no, so it's not like I made her go or anything). Conversation went something like this:
me, answering the phone: "You are not cancelling on me again."
paki, whining very cutely: "But, Angie, I don't feel good."
me, in my best firm mom voice: "Pick up your shorts, put one leg through, then the other. Now pick up your shirt and put it over your head."
paki, still very cutely whining: "But, I have a headache. And I'm really naseous. I feel really bad."
me: "I don't care. You and I both know that exercise makes you feel better."
paki: "but I can't run. I'm naseous!"
me: "fine, we'll walk."
paki: "fine."
me: "see you in a few minutes."
click.

I ran down to her place, about a mile from mine, and we walked about 1.5 miles around the river path, before heading back to her place. THen I ran back home. She was worried about messing with my training, but sometimes, well all the time, friends are more important than training. Paki, if you are reading this, I know you feel like crap, and I know you'll feel better soon. Be the strong, confident, beautiful, wonderful person you are. Thank you for walking with me this morning.

Long Run vs. Wrightson
I still haven't totally made up my mind about this weekend's Wrightson vs. Long Run...but Long Run is in the lead...

Team Slug
I got invited to join Team Slug at their next official event. Now that is AWESOME! Too bad I can't afford the airfare to DE. Maybe someday!!!