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If you're a large woman in America, your whole life is an opportunity to feel self-conscious, embarrassed, resentful and way too big. You can hide in the corner or on the couch, you can go to therapy, or you can put on your lycra bike shorts and get out there and move.
—Jayne Williams, Slow Fat Triathlete

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December 13, 2004

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Thanks, everyone, for all your kind comments. Jon, I didn't even realize that my pace for this race was quite likely better than my pace for the 5K. Damn! It's a shock to see how fast I can go on these short distances—I just need to build up the endurance to be able to carry those paces longer.

So, what's next? The First Run in downtown Portland (5K, 12/31), the Oregon Road Runners Club Annual Run (1/2, 10 & 20K) in Forest Grove, and, hopefully, Freescale Austin Marathon (2/13). I need to redo my long-walks schedule to reflect that.

Yesterday (aka, the birthday) was great. There was the race, which was wonderful. Mela and my sweetie and I went out to breakfast immediately afterwards -- company was great, food so-so. I got home and took a cold bath, and hung out a bit, then went out for burritos. Came home, took a nap, and then was hungry again (!) so we went out Cafe Castagna. And promptly came home and fell asleep. Beautiful!!

This morning, I'm just getting back into the swing of things. I was very slow leaving the house, and walked leisurely about 20 minutes in the light rain before catching a bus. But there's pilates this noon, so I won't be slacking the whole day...

Posted at December 13, 2004

Comments

Ahhhh, the cold bath! So very good for the muscles. :)

Posted by: Jon in Michigan at December 13, 2004 10:23 AM

I'm really impressed with your race schedule! Are you racewalking or regular walking? Reading over your last few entries I get such a sense of determination and dedication, with a consistent positive attitude. It's good stuff to read!

Posted by: Megan at December 13, 2004 1:32 PM