Today was the 29th running of the Broad Street run, and my 4th time doing it. I can’t get on to the web site to find out what my chip time was, but I feel I did okay. For those who don’t know what I mean by “chip time” it’s simply this – there were over 22,000 runners. Clearly, we didn’t all get over the start line as soon as the gun went off. (As with most races that I’ve heard of, this one has the faster, elite runners lined up at the front with the rest of us following behind.) So each individual runner’s times starts when they cross the start line, at which time, the chip that they should have attached to their sneaker activates. I probably started a good 10 minutes or so after the starter gun, so we’ll see how it shakes out. Overall, it was a good run. Perfect running conditions. Overcast, no rain and cool temps. You feel kinda cold when you first get out there, but after the first mile, you’re warmed up and totally in to it. My iPod died right in front of City Hall, which is just before mile 6. It’s okay, because most of the crowd is lined up from there until the end at the Naval Yard. However, at about mile 8 or so my knee started to really bother me. To the point where it buckled and I felt like I almost went down. I moved out of the way, and rubbed it for a bit, contemplating what to do. Run and risk a worse injury? (even though I obviously didn’t know what was wrong). Limp through to the finish? I decided to run and see how I felt. Luckily, I felt pretty good and was able to finish strong. Only problem now is that my knee is still bothering me. I’m really hoping it feels better in the next couple of days, especially if I don’t do any heavy exercising.
Looked at the other apartment again yesterday morning and made the decision to take it. I’m excited. It’s a cute place, and I’m happy to stay in (essentially) the same place I’ve grown to love over the past few years. I also saw my husband’s new place yesterday. It’s nice, and good space for him. We actually started to move some of his stuff over yesterday, even though I thought that would be too hard for me to do. Since he was doing it, I felt I couldn’t just sit and watch him. I don’t want him to feel like I’m kicking him out, but at the same time, we both made this decision and it’s the right one. It’s just weird that we can still be such good friends and going through this. Even today, after the race, we went to a bar with some friends and no one would have any idea that we were separating if we didn’t tell them.
Not too exciting of a weekend, since I was taking it easy leading up to today. But I feel good about the race and am looking forward to the week ahead.
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May 5, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Congrats on the run! I miss running, and I’m itching to try out my new jogging stroller when baby comes. Maybe I’ll do Broad Street next year. Take good care of that knee, so you can too!