Today: Running in jean shorts.

[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false] Since I missed Saturday’s group run for Team in Training (due to a cold, but glorious 11 hours spent wo-manning our booth at the Boston Book Festival) , I hit the road Sunday morning like a plastic cup: Solo.

This duo of Solo cups ran the Boston Marathon in 2009.

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Yes, I was running 12 miles alone, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t have company on the streets of South Boston.  There are generally three types of people out for an extended period of time at eight o’clock on a weekend morning.  There are the runners, the police officers and/or road construction workers, and the questionables. By ten o’clock, things get a bit more normal.  But by ten o’clock, I was basically delirious, slightly limping, and probably looking quite questionable myself.

I tried to maintain a steady pace despite the whipping wind, and kept myself entertained by engaging in some good old Eye Spy with my little blue eyes.  Here’s what I observed:

  • Number of people running in jean shorts: 1
  • Number of people running way faster than me… in jean shorts: 1
  • Mass schedule for St. Brigid on Sunday: 8, 10:30 and 6
  • Most popular dog fur color at Castle Island: black
  • Most popular human tee shirt color at Castle Island: black
  • Weird van with NH plates often parked by the bridge on Summer Street: present and accounted for
  • Colors of mums available at Stapleton’s: yellow, orange, maroon and maroonish-orange
  • Number of broken water fountains near Fort Independence: 1
  • Number of orange parking cones on the beastly hill between L and M Streets: 4
  • Number of swearwords in Tupac’s “I Ain’t Mad at Cha”: I lost count at 8

I wonder how much faster and efficient my long runs would be if I wasn’t focusing on everything except running.  I just realized this is my 200th post.  I am so glad I devoted it to such current and influential topics as jean shorts and chrysanthemums.

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Comments (5)

  • Terry Elisabeth @ Québécoise et bilingue

    October 18, 2010 at 12:19 pm

    I think you Da Bomb for running marathons. 🙂

    1. Elizabeth

      October 20, 2010 at 3:04 pm

      I think you’re too kind! 🙂 Merci bien!

  • Jessica @ Dairy Free Betty

    October 18, 2010 at 2:11 pm

    Way to go!!!
    I love this, I think my running would be better if I kept track of quirky things! haha

    Hope you are good! Long time no talk!

    Jess

  • betsy

    October 20, 2010 at 11:07 am

    When I run I like to count mullets and people who try to ask me for directions.

    1. Elizabeth

      October 20, 2010 at 3:04 pm

      Genius! I will be counting mullets on Saturday mornings from now ’til January. What’s your high score?

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