05/01/2009 21:51
Back to Blogging?
I know, I know...it's been months since I've blogged. I guess I didn't have anything inspiring to say - and I'm still not sure if I do, but I guess I need to try.
It was a long & awful winter in Boston. I haven't been to the gym since January 13th. Sad, just sad. I did, however, complete the Mardi Gras 1/2 on Feb. 1 and the Disney Princess 1/2 on Mar 7. Other than that, no exercise whatsoever, unless walking to & from connecting airplanes can be counted.
Earlier this year I became obsessed with gaining Executive Platinum status on American Airlines. Since 1/31 I have flown 105,000 BIS (butt in seat) miles and yes, I am now EXP. I still have a few MRs (mile runs) booked because they have a special offering of 3x miles between Boston/LA/San Diego/SFO. I even got Jerel talked into doing a few of the trips with me!
So, since 1/31 I've been to:
New Orleans
Dublin, Ireland (twice)
Frankfurt, Germany (4 times)
Brussels, Belgium
Los Angeles (twice)
San Francisco
Jerel & I even went to Tokyo over Easter weekend, because AA is also offering double elite qualifying status, so with everything else we have booked he will make Platinum this year.
Anyway, I really need to make an concentrated effort to get back to the gym. My job is still majorly sucking, so that has a lot to do with it.
I did go to San Francisco last weekend and was supposed to run the Big Sur 10.6 miler with Shelley, but I woke up at 2:00 am sicker than a big dog. I decided it was better to take the DNS rather than the DNF - and the fact that I would have been on a bus for 30 mins or so to get to the start didn't seem like a good idea either.
I tried to get on an earlier flight back to Boston, but sadly still ended up taking the redeye home. Even worse, by the time I got back home I had a migraine, so I decided to take the day off. I have a couple more redeyes booked in the next few weeks, so I really hope I don't get any more migraines.
It was great to see Shelley & her husband - we went to dinner and spent a couple of hours catching up. Jerel & I are going to San Fran Memorial Day weekend so maybe I'll get to see her then. Of course, we are planning on doing the Nike 1/2 in October.
Looking back at my goals for 2009 I see one of them was to run the Flying Pig Full. Hard to believe, but that race is this coming Sunday. I knew in late January there was no way I was going to be able to train for a full, so I am registered for the 1/2. I'm leaving for Cincinnati in about 10 minutes. Hopefully there won't be any flight cancellations due to weather, and of course, I hope I can finish on Sunday.
I know I haven't even been commenting on your blogs - yes Angela, I know I owe you a response - but I have been reading. Hopefully I'll be inspired to keep blogging.
I just posted again for the first time a couple of weeks ago, and just got online to post my Race Report from the Country Music Half-Marathon!
Hope you are feeling better...I'm sure jumping between multiple time zones takes it's toll with the migraines and such.
