Monday, June 29, 2009
getting older is better with friends
you think?
saturday night once again, and i decided to take my third, potentially deciding, run, to test waters in training for 15K. earlier, i had promised that 3 consecutive sub-hour 10K runs would make me start training for 15K. and so, i set off, with the objective of doing the best time among my last 3 runs. i wore my 'broken-in' shoes to set me straight, and, it being a muggy night (yet again), opted for a cut-off running jersey.
didn't work. just barely got in, finishing the run in 59:04. while, really, i could've given a lot of explanations for why i was a lot slower than the last two runs, they really don't mean much to me. all i felt was the need to do better next time. but the point was, i did my set of 3 sub-hour runs. maybe, indeed, it was time to start training for the next step at 15K.
it being a good friends' birthday, he called the shots for a night out at a local hangout. we ended up being just 4 guys, with one bringing his newlywed along. which wasn't a problem, because despite her stunning looks and cool style, she knew how to dish it with the boys. it's not like we were major jocks, either, anyway, so we could hold on our own as well. kudos to virgil and luci (or is it spelled lucy? whatever).
so, we had beers, virgil did the free drinks (which was jim beam in different recipes, and he tried a couple of them), we talked, laughed, and watched really, really, really great bands perform, bands that were mostly under the radar of the local pop and rock scene. and finished Sunday morning at around 2:30am. i wasn't expecting it to be that late. but mostly, i wasn't expecting to have lasted that long. but i guess it's from celebrating yet another birthday with old friends, good music, and, having had another good run under my belt; knowing that maybe there is a balancing act that can be made.
and getting older now doesn't just seem 'not so bad'; it seems to feel really good.
you think?
saturday night once again, and i decided to take my third, potentially deciding, run, to test waters in training for 15K. earlier, i had promised that 3 consecutive sub-hour 10K runs would make me start training for 15K. and so, i set off, with the objective of doing the best time among my last 3 runs. i wore my 'broken-in' shoes to set me straight, and, it being a muggy night (yet again), opted for a cut-off running jersey.
didn't work. just barely got in, finishing the run in 59:04. while, really, i could've given a lot of explanations for why i was a lot slower than the last two runs, they really don't mean much to me. all i felt was the need to do better next time. but the point was, i did my set of 3 sub-hour runs. maybe, indeed, it was time to start training for the next step at 15K.
it being a good friends' birthday, he called the shots for a night out at a local hangout. we ended up being just 4 guys, with one bringing his newlywed along. which wasn't a problem, because despite her stunning looks and cool style, she knew how to dish it with the boys. it's not like we were major jocks, either, anyway, so we could hold on our own as well. kudos to virgil and luci (or is it spelled lucy? whatever).
so, we had beers, virgil did the free drinks (which was jim beam in different recipes, and he tried a couple of them), we talked, laughed, and watched really, really, really great bands perform, bands that were mostly under the radar of the local pop and rock scene. and finished Sunday morning at around 2:30am. i wasn't expecting it to be that late. but mostly, i wasn't expecting to have lasted that long. but i guess it's from celebrating yet another birthday with old friends, good music, and, having had another good run under my belt; knowing that maybe there is a balancing act that can be made.
and getting older now doesn't just seem 'not so bad'; it seems to feel really good.
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