Thanks for all of your calls/emails/prayers, just wanted to let everyone know that I'm ok and safe, definitely shaken up and a bit freaked out about the consquences of this on our lives and for our country.
My work and apartment are in mid-town, west side of NY,so it's pretty far removed from the center of the disaster. Still reeling from disbelief/shock/horror, and not able to believe that this is truly happening. I feel like our world has been turned upside down, and the peace and prosperity that we've enjoyed in our short lifetime is fast disappearing.
My biggest fear, and I'm sure this has been in everyone's mind, is that this will initiate a cycle of retaliation, more death, and eventually all out war, and I can't help feeling like our "normal" lives are doomed and changed forever, but at the same time, I think it's important to just keep living life as best you can.
Hopefully everyone has been able to contact their family/friends in NY, we will keep them in our thoughts and prayers in the days to come.
Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Tuesday, June 05, 2001
Rock n' Roll
mile 1-13
smooth sailing, driven by pure adrenaline,
nervous energy from my bloated bladder,
hyperkinetic energy of fellow runners,
daily shot of caffeine,
serious carbo load of salmon pasta the night before,
pentup energy from a long week of no exercise,
the first half sailed by like a breeze,
chitchatted with Andrea
mile 14-17
not so bad, gulps of water & gatorade at every mile,
helped by incrementally timed shots of GU, Power Gel, Cliff Shots,
UGH. flash backs to Mt. Whitney from the weekend before!
but gotta get that needed infusion of pure energy to revive my dulling/dying/numbing limbs
mile 18-20
UGH BORING
slipping into state of numbness & total boredom,
legs feel like lead,
looking for our friend with the flat Coke that was supposed to be at mile 18,
looking, looking, looking,
all I can think about is how DAMN much my legs hurt
mile 21-26.2
down hill from here
YAY. saw our friend and was instantly energized by his fresh energy,
rejuvenated by conversation,
lulled my senses out of the dreary, droning pounding pavement on feet,
try not to get psyched out by the people yelling "you're almost there!",
when I still had 4 MORE MILES
FINISH!
where's the next one, Tahiti?
smooth sailing, driven by pure adrenaline,
nervous energy from my bloated bladder,
hyperkinetic energy of fellow runners,
daily shot of caffeine,
serious carbo load of salmon pasta the night before,
pentup energy from a long week of no exercise,
the first half sailed by like a breeze,
chitchatted with Andrea
mile 14-17
not so bad, gulps of water & gatorade at every mile,
helped by incrementally timed shots of GU, Power Gel, Cliff Shots,
UGH. flash backs to Mt. Whitney from the weekend before!
but gotta get that needed infusion of pure energy to revive my dulling/dying/numbing limbs
mile 18-20
UGH BORING
slipping into state of numbness & total boredom,
legs feel like lead,
looking for our friend with the flat Coke that was supposed to be at mile 18,
looking, looking, looking,
all I can think about is how DAMN much my legs hurt
mile 21-26.2
down hill from here
YAY. saw our friend and was instantly energized by his fresh energy,
rejuvenated by conversation,
lulled my senses out of the dreary, droning pounding pavement on feet,
try not to get psyched out by the people yelling "you're almost there!",
when I still had 4 MORE MILES
FINISH!
where's the next one, Tahiti?
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