Jebus Help Me! and Calli's Comeback

It’s been a while since my last post, but there’s no sense posting when you have nothing of interest to post about. Which likely makes you wonder why I’m posting today, when still nothing noteworthy has taken place (in relation to running), and to that I answer: get over it/yourself (and yes, I know it’s not good policy to attack your readers…if you want to keep them, that is).

Anywho, I had a great Christmas (filled with relaxing, game playing, and movie watching) spent with family/friends, and though I skipped a couple of runs in order to do those things, it wasn’t a big loss in the scope of things. However, what is shaping up to be a big loss is my lack of LSD (long, slow distance); as I mentioned in a previous blog post, I’ve been running more miles on a daily basis (and at a slightly faster clip), but haven’t run anything over 15.5 miles (yes, less than half of the distance I’ll be racing) in five weeks—since my last 50k, in fact. Which scares the bejesus out of me, as it likely means I’m ill-prepared for my impending (January 8) trail 50k, which will assuredly hurt like hell. But I’ll try and have fun with it as best I can, and think/hope a good result will accompany that plan of attack (though I also realize that I like pushing the envelope, thus am confident my earlier sentiment, in regards to the race hurting, will remain truthful).

My legs are still feeling great, just shy of 146 miles in (this month)—the increased daily mileage, run at a faster clip, doesn’t seem to be affecting them adversely in the least bit. Speaking of legs, I’m sorry to report that Calli has been hobbled of late—the cold seems to be settling into her bones a little more easily as she ages (she is 10 now, after all). That having been said, I’ve been giving her a dosage of Aspirin each day, and it really seems to be doing her wonders ; the anti-inflammatory and pain-killer seems to be just what the doctor ordered, as she is once again running and playing like a pup (so cats in our backyard beware!).

And for those of you that haven’t yet seen it, some funniness: