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August 04, 2006
Plan D?
The situation: I had dinner plans at 7. Prior to that, I had to put in a full day of work and get an hour of running in.
Plan A: Get up at 5:30 and run. Get to work around 8, enjoy some time to relax between getting home from work and leaving for dinner.
Problem A: At 5:30 there was rain of near biblical proportions. Not so good for running, largely because it made the neighborhood dark and gloomy, and I just wasn't comfortable going out running that early in the morning in it.
Plan B: Get up at 5:30 anyway and go in to work early. Leave work early, have time to run, shower and change before leaving for dinner.
Problem B: I have to kick off some batch jobs, but I can't do that until our production admins move some files around. They say they'll be done by 5. Which means they'll be done at 5. There's no way I'm getting out of work by 4.
Plan C: If I leave right at 5 and don't have to wait too long for transit, I can probably squeeze in a little run. Maybe.
Problem C: Hell, I'll be lucky if I have time to go home at all. Stupid admins.
Final verdict: Get up early, get to work early, stay at work late. Run home, quick change, attempt to relax on the way to dinner. Still no running this week, although I mostly blame the fact that it was just too damn hot to run up until yesterday. Which kind of makes yesterday even more annoying, since it was the best running weather we've had here in a while. Oh well. I'll just cross my fingers that this deliciously cool weather hangs on through the weekend.
Posted by Dawn at August 4, 2006 07:49 AM
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Oh well, you tried. Hope you get a nice run in over the weekend.
Posted by: Juls at August 4, 2006 06:54 PM
It is really hard to balance. In the morning I hit snooze and promise myself I'll do the miles tonight, after work I have a millions reasons not to run.
The weather cooled here yesterday too, it rained heavily for the whole run but it was wonderful
Posted by: ali at August 4, 2006 08:12 PM
I understand how time can make it difficult. Hang in there. You will get your run in soon.
Posted by: Denise "Firefly" at August 5, 2006 12:30 AM
I understand how time can make it difficult. Hang in there. You will get your run in soon.
Posted by: Denise "Firefly" at August 5, 2006 12:33 AM
Sentimental and nostalgic. Great.w
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