Freitag

...and an early Frietag at that! The day began before dawn. I'd told Jim for days now I heard the sound water running but he had not acted upon my statement. Then, for some unknown reason, at 4 a.m., he got up, stood in the middle of the bedroom, and claimed he heard water running and must find the source. (Perhaps he was dreaming because he is half-deaf, and I, who am not, could hear nothing from the bedroom. Nothing would satisfy, however, but that he immediately investigate the possible source lest a pool of water build up under the house. (Like it couldn't have been accumulating for days???) Long story short, he got out a flashlight and went up under the house, only to find nothing there out of sorts. And when he returned he said he heard no water running! Well, at least 20 minutes had elapsed, and though he might return to bed in the expectation that he could return to sleep. I, of course, could not. So I have been up over 17 hours at this point.

I got up early, worked on my Power Point presentations, and was able to leave home a bit early. That allowed me time to go by the bank and then buy an extra breakfast at McD's. I managed to do a lot of bit and pieces before class, and class itself went well. But as soon as it was over I made a beeline for the pool. I needed to get in at least 35 laps and then make it to Heartland Ham by noon in order to eat lunch with Mom. I busted my butt to get out of there in time--only to discover that Mother had already eaten at 11 and was ready to leave! Still, she waited for me and sat with my while I ate.

After lunch I swung by the recycling center to dump our reserve of aluminum cans, then headed home by way of Big Sandy. I know I "owed" at least 30 minutes of running after I got here. (I will never, ever meet all the minutes and miles ascribed by the training plan, but I can try.) I did it, but it was hard. My right leg was in pre-cramp most of the time and I had to stop twice to stretch.

Tomorrow is the Freeze Your Fanny Ride at Longview. The weather promises to be fair. I shall ride it, but next week I have to seek some remedy for my left shoulder. After my two-hour ride on Thursday, I still feel burning pain even today. If I can't ride more that two hours there is little point in aspiring to anything.....