Sundry Thoughts

As you probably know, there was a lot of pack running in the Twin Cities about three weeks ago. Roscoe, Tim, and I met on a Wednesday evening to do intervals. The next Wednesday we added Jude. Then on Saturday we had five people when Dimitri joined us - enough to score. It is definitely easier to do workouts with a group.

For about the last week and a half I have been bothered by a cold and subsequent sinus infection. I finally went to the doctor on Saturday. When I picked up the prescription, the pharmacist made a point of telling me not to drink alcohol with the antibiotic. Does this guy know me? He also told me the medicine would cause loose stools. Any questions. Hmmm. How loose? On Sunday we went out to brunch with Liz and company at Pizza Luce. About two hours later it was time to do a workout. It's easy to see where this is going, right. I did a tempo run along river road, which was without incident. Good. Then I started on an 8-mile run through St. Paul. Easy, for a while. At Highland and Fairview I was in trouble. Not too many opportunities in that area. Fortunately, I saw a porta-pot when I glanced down an alley as I walked down Fairview. Is there a patron saint of well-placed porta-pots?

The training continues to progress. This week will be a difficult one. Actually, this seems to be where things really start to ramp up. The weather this week is supposed to be beautiful. Maybe even a little to warm for running this time of year.