UPDATE: TODAY’S RUN: 5.8 miles total, 62 min. YT: 48.9 miles. Thanks to you dear people kindly beleaguering me all day, I got my mileage in! Believe me, I would have Never. Left. My. House. at 8 when I got home from work if it hadn’t been for you. So thank you, thank you, thank you! Also, while about 10 of you commented, over a 100 of you visited, which made a record for my two week old blog. :-) Peer pressure: It works!
TODAY”S RUN?? I found out that I have the Evil Jury Service today – meaning no long run this a.m. Meanwhile, I really need to get mileage in: I’m not behind yet, but I can feel life-at-large starting to shoot its sprightly tendrils into the deep, loamy earth of my 20 mile per week goal. (This purple prose is supposed to make you giggle.) News that I’m going to NY next week for work adds to the anxiety of getting behind…
So, here’s the plan. I’m squeezing in 2 miles this a.m. DONE. But I need you, the few happy souls who have already found their way to my blog (a.k.a. my favorite people in the world), to LEAVE ME A COMMENT that HARASSES ME (defined however you choose; friendly support is good too) to do at least 3 MILES tonight.
I know myself: Getting this body to run at night is like trying to shift Mount Fujiyama. But I think if I come home and face a wall of comments, I just might do it.
Can you help? I promise an update tomorrow, plus a “real” post.
If you don’t run three miles today, Jesus will punch a kitten.
I got called for jury duty 3x. Once I got a letter saying they didn’t need me. The other two times, I made it to the court house and sat in the waiting room for a couple of hours before being told they didn’t need me.
Enjoy your civic duty! I won’t harass you now, but if you DON’T run, serious teasing is in the wings. :)
hey you hot bitch. i’m following you. i know who you are where you live and how you like it. i’ve got the knives if you’ve got the ropes.
You are all too funny. I’m out the door to service service now…. 2 miles down, 3 to go!
Keith, last time i was called in I ended up missing a week of work for a week long trial to find a totally guilty guy not guilty (terribly presented case) for the attempt to sell a pathetic $5 of heroin. And after we found him not guilty, INS hauled him off…
So now I’m paranoid.
It’s easy to get out of jury duty. When they ask, just say “they wouldn’t be here if they weren’t guilty”. That usually does it. Then you’ve got the rest of the day off work to double your run.
Before you leave today lay out your running clothes and ipod so you can’t ignore them when you come home–they will be watching you—just put yourself through the motions and don’t doubt or think about it until you’re already out the door. It’s something you have to do tonight and until then you cannot go to bed. YOU HAVE TO DO IT!! GO! GO ! GOOOOO!
Love the blog. I’ve literally laughed out a couple of times while reading during boring conference calls (Oops!). Plus, I had a dream about you stealing lipstick last night because I’ve been reading your updates daily. So run and I’ll keep dreaming about you! XOXO
Run tonight = Dinner tomorrow :)
Not Running = DDDD …
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Run, Sara, Run! :) Although, not sure I like the idea of forcing yourself to do two workouts in a day … seems like a lot to me, though f you can do it and it doesn’t feel like you’re hurting yourself in the process, more power to ya! :)
Liss, not really two workouts – 2 halves of one workout. i was supposed to do 5 miles today as my usual routine. :-)
thanks for all these comments! Keep them coming! i went into the court and then postponed because they threatened to keep me for 6 days. that means i’m at the office, and it will just be HARDER to get myself to run tonight.
SOLIDARITY! And btw, Ipod and outfit are layed out and ready to go, VB.
Oh got it, sweets! :)
the preparation of the outfit and ipod are key. i hereby threaten to disinvite you to my party…if you don’t go running tonight.
that would suck, right? it would suck for me at least. so do it for me.
haha love it – this post got me one potential dinner invite, and one potential party DISinvite. both the carrot and the stick. :-)
Six days???? What happened to one day-one trial in CA?
Jesus and the kitten both thank you for running, as neither wanted to be involved in any punching.
I think it’s one day OR one trial. If your trial lasts six month, so be it. Anyway, well done on gettin it done!
How have I not commented on your blog yet? I don’t know, but shame on me! I love your picture choice for this post. VERY NICE!