No pictures. Nothing special. Just a quick note to tie up some loose ends.
I know I’m still being a weather weenie, but it’s too cold to bike outside. I ran 10.31 miles in the rain yesterday and, up until the 9th mile when my feet were soaked and the wet socks tugged on my syrup festival blister, I was not uncomfortable. But today, the high temperature is supposed to be 58 degrees and it has been misting off and on, so I rode the trainer inside. After 60 mind-numbing minutes, I got off (get those minds out of the gutter…I got off the bike) and hit the shower. I’ll do my Saturday (yesterday) long bike on Wednesday instead of today since I did my Sunday long run yesterday. Confused? Wednesday is supposed to be the best day of the week weather-wise and, since I don’t work, I can ride if I want!
Congratulations (it’s not congradulations so if you see that spelling on graduation cards, the sender needs to go back to 5th grade) to those who did the Fifth Third (still the Old Kent to me) River Bank Run yesterday in Grand Rapids. Some had good races, some just OK races and some visited every porta-john in the last six miles, but all had an experience they’ll never forget.
It was touching at Jon and Laura’s after race party to hear the stories and see the faces of the first timers. I know I’m the “if he can do it, anybody can” poster boy, but hearing the stories took me back to my first race (that was the one where I finished the swim just behind the guy that dragged a rubber raft with his crippled son inside) and I knew exactly how they felt.
The Just Jack Irish Red homebrew received a thumbs up from a few tasters at the shindig, so I’m ready to brew more. I’m trying to decide on a style to brew that’s different than I’ve already made. I’ll consult with son Matt, the Brewmaster, about recipes. I’ll need an assistant so anyone who wants to spend half a day watching water boil, speak up.
The boat gets delivered this coming Thursday afternoon so I’ll need help carrying the dock pieces from the garage before then. Any takers? I’m getting ready for the annual spring Run Around Crooked Lake at the cottage. My lawn mower blew up last year so I’ll be setting it out by the road with a “free” sign on it and replacing it with a new one. The lawn, again, has been chewed up by moles, so the war is on again. We’ll see how effective all the mole elimination products really are.
Better go. The laundry is done and I’m ready to start folding.
Just (Still Waiting For Spring) Jack