Patience; the new endurance sport.

Catherine left me a message yesterday and said she had exciting news!  She's either pregnant or she's moving back. Those are my predictions.  I'd hope more for the latter, than the former because I'm selfish and old.  I'll call her back today to see what she's up to.  Going skiing tomorrow w/M.  The say it's going to be between 4-7 degrees.  Seriously?  That should be pretty interesting up on the mountain. A real calorie burner :) Maybe we'll bump into Thayne.  Today's run was brought to you by Super Size Me and a 3.0% incline (10 m/m ap).

Worked a few hours and then got to do ski therapy with Michelle.  The snow was actually pretty darn good.  This quick run was made possible by an episode of Nip/Tuck.  I wish they'd make everyone watch this show.  I mean, if they make women who want abortions watch movies about what they are doing to a baby, they should make everyone interested in externalizing the internal hatred they feel about themselves through plastic surgery to at least watch the surgery they think they want to have, to see what they are actually doing to their bodies.  I dry heaved three times in a half an hour.  They should have never taken that show off the air.  10 m/m  a/p 3.0 incline

Yay!  Cath is coming back by May 1, and she's even going to live pretty close by.  I am so excited!  Double Yay!

For some reason I was euphoric today running with a perma-smile down the road at lunch.   Some guy honked and waved.  I couldn't see who it was. I have been feeling great since I cut a large bit of emotional cancer out of my life that was a long time coming. I thought I had done it a long time ago, but it required a final round of chemo.  Also, the little bit of sunshine at lunchtime glared off the snow, felt warm and made me remeber how gorgeous winter snow can be in the sun. I am waiting anxioulsy for the next big storm.  I've been having so much fun skiing with friends this year.  Also, the sub 20's let go and I was able to get some significant ice off the front porch. I know winter can be dreary, but I feel like I have it beat when I can play in the snow and run on the road, and get my face in the sun when it shows up. 9:13 ap

Cath, secretly reading my blog and never commenting in public realizes I am not doing my mileage, and am skiing every day instead......so she sent me a text last night, telling me that she had just finished her 15 miler, a suble reminder of where we are supposed to be on our Hal Higdon marathon training schedule for the DC Marathon in March.  Whoops.  So out of total guilt, I got on my treadmill and pounded out 10 miles before morning while watching The Fugitive.  Makers of action movies ought to have runners on treadmills tell them where their editing lacks pizazz, cause no one can tell you the movie got a little slow in the middle like a person on a treadmill who has to run 15 miles.  I know the TM isn't best to train, but I am hoping the DC Marathon is more a visit to my sister's house and a way to visit Cath for 5 hours while walk/jogging the monuments around town.  By the way, I am so psyched because my BIL has been at my hosue all week buyin a repo'd cabin at Sundance.....it belonged to a really good friend of mine's parents....oops.  I don't know how long that will take to get around.  Maybe they won't notice it was my sister.....But MAN, it is a great piece of real estate.  I am so excited to have her here (at least on holidays).