Pink Slip to my Gut

  In case you already didn't see your fill of photos, I have to do something with mine from yesterday's Blackhawk's Parade.

I didn't stay for the rally, I just took an early lunch break to catch the parade, which went a bit too fast IMO.

I was pretty exhausted yesterday after sleeping for 4 hours so I went to bed before 10pm for once. I did grab this one photo of my tot trying on our headphones:

Pump up the volume!

Today I had an easy run on the schedule. Good thing, since I hit another horrible stomach run, This is really getting aggravating. Going to try eliminating some items from my diet and see if something is causing it. I'm also going to start retaking some digestive enzymes. I completed the run in the time it takes me to run 10 miles *sigh*.

Speaking of diet, anyone else lose their appetite with the heat/humidity? I have barely been hungry all week and forcing food to make sure I got energy for the next day.

I don't got much else, tried to nap and failed at it. Hopefully tomorrow is better!

Tempting Tuesday

Yesterday I took another step in shaving one second of my run time, haircut day! Maybe I'll get lightening strikes on my sides next time. (Sorry no selfie)

After work I went with my wife and tot to the library that just reopened this last weekend in Edgewater. The first floor is half computers and half kids and teen books second floor adult. We both got new library cards, which is a pretty wild evening for us. Kid's favorite book that we took out was a Max and Ruby book.

And of course the biggest news of the night was that I didn't take out all the mushrooms from the Shepard's pie.  that the Blackhawks went H.A.M. and won the Stanley Cup! Sorry to all my Boston friends, good series. Bulls can you do this next? Gotta get the parade time (Friday, time TBD)! Who is with me? This would make a White Sox parade, Red Sox, Blackhawks, and I was in New Orleans when the Patriots won the Super Bowl some years back. (Disclaimer: I'm from Massachusetts)

Now the run section of the running blog. I have been using the stick pretty frequently and I'd like to think it is helping. My calf was about 95% this morning. I decided to try to do the 600m intervals today. Set up the program in Endomondo and told myself to just ease off a little on top speed. I can hit my time goals and run comfortably in between, but I have a knack for straining my right calf.

Wake up at 4:30, get the G.I. clear, feel a little funky...whatever. Get outside, humid, cloudy, tempting for a fast run. I paced around my start point for the GPS to pick up, but after waiting a few minutes and nothing was happening, I decided to scrap the GPS and go by times. As I wasn't going to be hitting my any 6 minute mile speeds, I decided to time it conservatively. I did 6x2:30 hard runs. This may have been a little more than 600m. It worked me decently and let the run be enjoyable. I'd rather have a mediocre speed day and really good runs the rest of the week, than a really good interval day and 5 other rough runs.

I didn't realize the storms overnight were so bad. A lot brush on the path and some pretty big tree limbs were  split or broken. Thankfully the branches were mostly on the grass. There weren't that many people out until about 5:30am, I'm betting a lot of people had a late night partying.  To keep up with my reputation for being Mr. Lakefront Waver, my success rate was actually pretty low this morning in the usually rough areas of Lakeview and LP.  Although my high five rate was 100%, I crossed paths with the Ruminator and a bombastic high five was had. On my loop back once I got back into my turf, friendlies were out and I about broke even on greetings. And on the plus side, I only ate a few gnats today, but I still am finishing all these runs looking like I went for a swim.

Are you planning on going to the Blackhawks parade Friday?

For you scifi buffs, any book recommendations? I haven't looked into non running/kids books since the near Christmas.

Have a great day!

I Can't Believe It's Not Buttah Thursday

Lets start with the most important part of yesterday!

If you are already my facebook friend (and if you aren't, why not?) you already saw this photo, but for everyone else, yesterday I let Fabio have a photo with me. I made sure to stand extra awkward so he wouldn't feel too nervous.

Don't be too jealous

Today is my rest day from running. A few general aches to let heal. My right calf that I strained last fall gets flared up when I do intervals, so I just have to keep an eye on that and be more diligent with my evening stretches (by that I mean, do them). I always feel strongest running, the aches go away, after wasting away at work or sitting is when the hard parts come.

I don't have any big hot topics to discuss, so have some links!

• Last nights game winning goal by the Blackhawks via gif!
• RUN! It's a crazed duck!
• Need something to get a father in your life? Why not some great new fragrance?
• Hairy dudes out there can relate to this.
• An interesting interview with an evolutionary biologist on running and why humans hate exercise.
• Epic Game of Thrones Quote (Can you change the word king to runner?) (Different version of quote here)

I will saw I'm turning slightly paranoid now that every ache could turn into some wild injury. Do you have to deal with this?

My post tomorrow will be late, as I have some work obligations forcing my run time to change..and without my run, I have no post!

Happy Friday Eve!