Bonanza...

Yesterday I met Chandra and Becky at White Rock Lake. It's getting to sound familiar, huh? We meet at dark-thirty on a Sunday morning (Ok, it was only 7:30... but still, that's early for a Sunday morning!) and we run around the lake. We have to start early because of the heat. And this week was MUCH improved over last week's 88% humidity!

We meet up at "Big Thicket," a park on the east side of the lake. As I was stretching, Becky walks up and the exclaims, "OH MY GOSH!" She's staring at me and pointing as if I've got something on my shirt. She then says, "I can't believe we match!" Well, I look down and we're both wearing a navy blue shirt and black shorts. I'm like, "Ok... whatever."

A few minutes later Chandra pulls up. Before she's even out the door, she's pointing at both of us and laughing. I'm looking around and thinking, "Seriously... a dude wouldn't notice this." I guess that's the difference between men and women. In fact, Becky made a comment or two while we were running. I told her I'd bet money that if Kevin drove up right now, he wouldn't notice this similarity.

So we meandered our way around the lake. It was rough, to put it lightly. We took advantage of almost every water fountain, and we had to walk at times. I think my problem was that I ran 7 miles the day before. While my lungs weren't as bad as the previous week, my legs were really tired by mile 6. Around mile 8, Becky looked at me and said, "You look like you've been swimming!" Yes folks, I was THAT sweaty. She said she heard what sounded like someone running in a wet bathing suit. Nice image, huh?

Around 9 I told Becky to go on. I had to walk again. It was really becoming a beating at this point even though I knew I had less than a mile to go. Becky is good at finishing strong. Eventually, we all made our goal of running 10 miles. I haven't downloaded our pace yet, but we were under 2 hours so I feel ok with that.

Now, here's how I spent the rest of my day: DOWN! Running 10 miles does a number on one's body. I have a routine that I follow after a long run. First, I stop off at Sonic on the way home and get a Route 44 Cherry Limeade. I then lie down on the couch - prop my legs up and ice my knees. I flip the tv on and turn on Bonanza. Yes, I said Bonanza! It's enough to hold some of my interest, yet enough to allow me to drift off to la-la land if needed. Yesterday, I was mayor of the land. I was out cold for about an hour. It was awesome!

I was slow moving for most of the day, but somehow garnered some energy to mow my yard around 5ish. After that, it was back to the couch. Overall, a great day... now, I'm back to work after a week's vacation. My legs are still tired/sore, though. Too bad I can't be on the couch today watching Bonanza!