Author: hoodieruns

Olympic Hangover, the Leaf lose, and I MET WALTER GRETZKY!

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I've been so tired since getting back. Olympic sized hangover from the olympics. The trip was fantastic – so much energy and patriotism.
And then we win double gold in hockey (SID the KID!) and set a gold medal olympic record. Owned it. Canada is so badass.

Went to the Leafs game tonight and as usual they lost. But… SR won at the BMO card jumble on the jumbotron! So exciting! I was as nervous for her playing that as our men and women in their respective gold medal hockey games.

And then…

I got to meet Walter Gretzky and get his autograph on the way out. Awesome.

Pictures coming.

Monday night run:
10km | 59:21 | 6:00/km | 590 cal – on the dreadmill. Legs are sore today when taking stairs. Need them to be feeling fast for Sunday and the Chilly Half Marathon! (Uhhh kinda forgot about that little race)

new look and a run! (gasp!)

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tinkered with my template today to move towards something more minimalist. you know… the way I need to move with my closet… :o) let me know if any fonts/colours make it too hard to read. I appreciate your feedback.

after last night’s rough go with a busy head that wouldn’t shut up, the cat, Miss Allie Cat, woke me up at 5:40am. I thought about staying in bed but then realized I need to hard reset myself. rather than changing my alarm to somewhere in the neighbourhood of 7:30am, I got up, dressed and went downstairs… running shoes in hand. me, the treadmill and Olympic Morning cranked out 6.44kms. boo. ya. and I did it hilly too. by the last 10mins I was feeling vaguely lightheaded (no breakfast) and nauseated (gulping water) but finished without incident.
time: 45min
distance: 6.44km
pace: 6:59/km (so slow…)
calories: ~450
avg grade: ~5%
hopefully this gets me reset and better adjusted to eastern standard time. I want to carry this momentum, found at the Olympics, forward this year and really kick some ass at Ottawa. athletes at the Olympics aren’t necessarily paid to do their sport yet they make the time to excel. I can make time.

Insomnia

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Can't sleep.

Haven't really slept well since before we left on vacation. I thought getting home would help but it hasn't yet. Right now it's 1am and I'm in bed but no sleepiness. Usually, my bouts of insomnia are caused by stress and that's the case here. The root of my stress isn't going away in the foreseeable future though so hopefully, getting back to running and training will help clear my head.

Running – I need you. I need you to fill the gaps before I start picking at them and making them worse. I need you for the high, the energy, the sense of well being. I need you to keep me on an even keel.