Looked up my official time 1:53:21 (it's such a down hill course, I totally would have PR'd had I not used the privy so many times along the course). Honestly, will I ever learn? I guess I just felt lucky to get in the race at all to keep myself occupied while I waited for Cath to finish the marathon. I wasn't really taking it like a 'race' as much as a training run. Still, I've got to put my thinking cap on and get things done right one of these times. That time, given the stops was a real surprize. Today, I enjoyed the luxury of running in the morning after the kids are gone to school. I enjoyed a cool morning by the river still wide and deep from run off. I ran an leisurely 9:34 ap and enjoyed saying hello to the other people out on this fine morning. I felt chipper in my new blue running skirt. It has a pocket on the thigh and it's my favorite color blue. I love it. I was tired though. I had such a busy weekend after the Marathon on Saturday, I'm still pooped. I cooked up an Indian feast with real Indian ingredients from the new Bollywood grocery store on 180 North University. If you've never crushed your own cardamom, you haven't lived. I made Saag Paneer, Korma, basmati rice w/ fenugreek & cilantro, and Kier w/ pistachios & golden rasins. It was all super delicious and was perfect with what everyone else brought (Garlic Naan, Tika Misala, Aloo Gobi, Samosa's, Mango Lassie, etc, etc). Bombay House eat your heart out. We made our own buffet. Sunday brought more East Coast out-of-towners to my house, but eventually I did get in a nap in the late afternoon. I sat in the fading sun out by the river to read, and the next thing I know I hear my kids laughing at the foot of my lounge chair, while my son says to his sister "go ahead, ask her something....she'll answer you back all crazy and garbeldey." I opened my eyes fully awake, and said "were you talking to me?" and he said "oh, just wanted you to wake up so you could sleep later tonight." Cheeky monkey. | 