My first project in the new house? Setting up my running gear! I'm not sure how everyone else organizes all their stuff, but I'm loving my new set-up in this over-sized closet!
In terms of my body, my legs are definitely enjoying the break from running (15 days and counting!), and now that the move is over, I think my overall energy will be jumping back to normal as well. Now that I have a new starting point for all my daily runs, I'm excited to head out on a few mapping expeditions to see what fun routes I can find. I'm already excited by the fact that I have a BIG hill (just shy of a mile long) just around the corner from me now, and there's also a nice cushy high-school track 2.5 miles down the road that will be perfect for speed work (I've decided to blow a few years of dust off my track workouts and integrate them back into my training for 2011).
For my long adventures, I'm just a couple miles away from hooking up with the Mt.Vernon Trail (my old friend), the W&OD trail (45 miles long), and the 4 Mile Run Trail (longer than 4 miles!). All this talk of new training routes is getting me excited, but for now I'm even more excited to rest up for a couple more weeks so I can be completely healthy when I hit the ground running in November!
8 comments:
I like your running closet, it looks well stocked!
My dream is to have a closet that big!
That is a lot of reflective gear...
Looks like a nice setup for your gear! Hope you are enjoying the new place - still in the city?
Also, I hope those crutches are not considered part of your running gear!
Amelia - The closet is even bigger-looking in person. The ceiling in there is about 10-feet tall! I'll enjoy showing it off to you when you come down for the Richmond Marathon next month!
Miriam - Since I do just about all my running at night, that stuff comes in handy. ...as a side note, it also looks super-fly on the dance floor too. I'm just saying...
Nick - Funny story about those crutches: they're a souvenir from the knee surgery I needed after running my very first ultra 4 years ago (50 miler in MI). I actually had the injury (from hockey) 5 weeks before the race and knew I was going to blow my knee out if I ran on it for more than a mile (which was as far as I could run in "training" during the 5 weeks leading up to the race). The day before the race I went into town and bought a cane, knowing I would need it to walk the day after the race. Turns out, I was right (big time!), but it was all worth it as I finished that race in a semi-respectable 8:30 or something...and a couple weeks later I had the surgery I needed to fix the knee.
Today that cane is leaning against the wall next to those crutches...and I'm just as proud if it as I am of any buckle or medal I've won since!
the W&OD is my baby... I fly on that thing.... but in Annandale I can't get to it.... :(
A little more scattered on my end. Love the golf clubs on the left and paint on the right but especially the green ST3's tucked in the running pile. Still have a pair myself :)))
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