TC the Terrible

Exhausted

Or at least I will be when this morning catches up to me later on today.

Since I’m headed back to work next week (bummer) and everyone there is a fitness freak I figured it might be time to start running again. Two things to keep in mind here: 1) I really hate to run and 2) our new home sits at the peak of a ridgeline. The first part can sort be compensated for with my iPod shuffle and some decent tunes. The second part, there’s just no way to change that one. And I’m not talking about a subtle little ridge line either.

The graphic on the left shows the couple of miles that I put in today. Notice that the start point (my house) sits at just over 300 feet above sea level. The turn point is about a mile out and sits below the 240 foot marker. A sixty foot climb in less than 3/4 of a mile is a real mofo. Especially for those of us not inclined to run in the flat lands.

The real kicker was when I got home. I was still sweating like a hog when the woman comes down the steps in her running gear. Needless to say, the pout on her face when I told her I had already ran told me that I was heading back out.

Thankfully she was doing a shorter route and at a much reduced speed. If she’d been up for a full throttle run I’d be dead by now. As it stands, my legs are already stiffer than boards.

Nice.

August 30th, 2007 Posted by TC the Terrible | DC Life, Random Non-sense | one comment