Run

Last night after work Ali did a long run.  It was hella hot and hella humid.  I mounted my mountain bike support vehicle.  For some reason we forgot to bring water and about half way through the run Ali was really thirsty.  I told her I would ride ahead, ger her water bottle from work and bring it back. 

So I take off, thinking on a bike I would be there and back in a split.  I forgot how tiring bike riding can be when you are pushing it.  I went hard for 2 miles or so and was a sweaty mess by the time I got to the water bottle.  I filled it up and raced back.  It took much longer than I thought it would initially.

I met back up with Ali and she drank almost the entire bottle of water.  She was having bad intestinal cramps (from dehydration)  We just walked.  Ali tried to run a couple times but having a bottle of water in her stomach and the cramps made her stop.  The last bout of cramps was so bad she had to lay down on the sidewalk until they passed.  A guy stopped his car and asked if everything was ok.

Luckily they subsided and we made it back to her work.  We will have to try some different hydration strategies for her for running in the brutal Florida summer heat.

I dropped her off at the airport this morning.  She is flying up to PA for a couple days to attend her great Aunt’s funeral.  Just me and the pooch for a couple days.

My knees haven’t felt too bad.  My left one is noisy but doesn’t really hurt.  My right one that got the shot is much quieter.  I think I could roller blade again without issue.  I also started popping glucosamin/chondrotin again in an attempt to rebuild some of the eroding cartilage in my knee.

I got my first angry comment in awhile regarding my observations of the chubby girl having a little coffee with her sugar and cream.  The commentor said I needed therapy because I shouldn’t care how fat other people are and me doing so means I have problems.  I have the poster narrowed down to one of two people that would chime in something along those lines.  I welcome all comments, even negative ones, it adds to the experience.  Of course I dropped in my own smart ass response.  I will continue to expose chronic gluttony wherever it is found!