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last tuesday, i decided to run the san francisco half marathon which gave me 12 days to train. why? i’m not exactly sure but i don’t want to think about it in case i convince myself otherwise. my marathon runner sister hooked me up with a training schedule so after a quick slap in the face to make sure that i was actually serious about it, i started running. my weekday running was pretty good but wednesday was my 6miler day at rancho san antonio and the half-mile uphill section was … unexpected…. and pretty brutal but the grove of bay trees at the bottom made up for it. the smell of bay leaves brought back memories of CPRD camp couseling, 6th grade hiking trips in the rain at walden west, rock climbing at castle rock state park and skyline-to-the-sea backpacking trips through big basin. dang. i really need to go backpacking soon. saturday morning was the biggest killer (although the night before might have contributed a little.. thaks a lot christina!). i started off at the ferry building and ran up embarcadero past pier 39, through fort mason and to crissy field where i took a little breather by the beach before heading my way back which leads me to today.. my off day. all i have left is a 4mi tues, 6mi wed and 4mi thursday before a sailing race saturday and finally the half-marathon sunday. oh and maybe sprinkle in a little rockclimbing on thursday night which seems to be my new fun thing to do.

so why all this craziness? maybe i’m frustrated with my long commute.. or my poor car that seems to be getting worse every time i go for a drive in it.. or the fact that i’m cursed with meeting awesome girls who happen to have boyfriends.. or that i never seem to have a free weekend or ….. maybe i’m just overthinking… and instead, should be overdrinking! (i think my roommate and girish are the only two people who will understand that last part so if you don’t, go watch how i met your mother - the pineapple incident). i have no answers.. just more questions. like why the hell is it so hot?

~ by kahunamike on July 24, 2006.