Rant / weekend synopsis
15 mile long run today. I'll talk more about that in a second. But first I need to rant about something I saw while running on the path along Minnehaha Creek. There's a pedestrian bridge (just west of Lyndale Ave, I believe) and below it alongside the path were a smashed TV, and a smashed microwave oven. Not just smashed, I mean destroyed, as in "dropped 30 feet from the pedestrian bridge" destroyed. This shit really pisses me off. Whoever did this should themselves be dropped from the bridge. That would teach 'em.
As for the run itself, it kind of sucked. Isles, Calhoun, Harriet, plus out and back along the Minnehaha creek trail (ran as far as the big Rabbit, then turned around) makes for 15 miles or so, by my math. I did it run-walk style, running about 2 miles, then walking for 1-3 minutes before starting to run again. I didn't eat very well yesterday (or at least last night) and didn't eat as much during the run as I should have, which didn't help. If my 20 miler next weekend feels like this, it'll be a looonnnng run indeed.
It also probably didn't help that I trashed my legs riding w/Doug and Brian yesterday. Road about 40, attacking all the hills hardcore and then regrouping at the top. There was a moderate breeze, and one of my pulls was a roughly 2 mile stretch into wind where I managed to still average 19mph or so - but I didn't realize I had dropped the others until near the end - not very nice of me :-( On the last big hill, approaching downtown from the South on West River Road, I powered all the way up at 20mph+ at which point my legs were total toast. Good ride. It was raining a bit at the start, but ended up being nice weather for a ride by the end. Not to toot my own horn, but I'm starting to feel pretty good about where my riding is at this year. Good enough that I'll start to consider checking out a fast group ride w/one of the local clubs sometime soon. I've been thinking about this lately, but haven't mentally worked my way up to it yet.
Doug talked me into seeing El Vez at First Ave last night w/his posse. Say "El Vez" three times real fast, and you might figure out what kind of music it was. He bills himself as the Mexican Elvis, and puts on a show complete with multiple costume changes (when's the last time you saw a guy wearing a tiger-print jumpsuit w/giant Elvis-style collar), 2 female backup singers/dancers (hot) and does mostly covers of american pop/rock standards. But the lyrics are changed to have a Latin bent, with about half of them actually being somewhat educational. Pretty campy stuff.
As for the run itself, it kind of sucked. Isles, Calhoun, Harriet, plus out and back along the Minnehaha creek trail (ran as far as the big Rabbit, then turned around) makes for 15 miles or so, by my math. I did it run-walk style, running about 2 miles, then walking for 1-3 minutes before starting to run again. I didn't eat very well yesterday (or at least last night) and didn't eat as much during the run as I should have, which didn't help. If my 20 miler next weekend feels like this, it'll be a looonnnng run indeed.
It also probably didn't help that I trashed my legs riding w/Doug and Brian yesterday. Road about 40, attacking all the hills hardcore and then regrouping at the top. There was a moderate breeze, and one of my pulls was a roughly 2 mile stretch into wind where I managed to still average 19mph or so - but I didn't realize I had dropped the others until near the end - not very nice of me :-( On the last big hill, approaching downtown from the South on West River Road, I powered all the way up at 20mph+ at which point my legs were total toast. Good ride. It was raining a bit at the start, but ended up being nice weather for a ride by the end. Not to toot my own horn, but I'm starting to feel pretty good about where my riding is at this year. Good enough that I'll start to consider checking out a fast group ride w/one of the local clubs sometime soon. I've been thinking about this lately, but haven't mentally worked my way up to it yet.
Doug talked me into seeing El Vez at First Ave last night w/his posse. Say "El Vez" three times real fast, and you might figure out what kind of music it was. He bills himself as the Mexican Elvis, and puts on a show complete with multiple costume changes (when's the last time you saw a guy wearing a tiger-print jumpsuit w/giant Elvis-style collar), 2 female backup singers/dancers (hot) and does mostly covers of american pop/rock standards. But the lyrics are changed to have a Latin bent, with about half of them actually being somewhat educational. Pretty campy stuff.
posted by equipoise at 6:16 PM
3 Comments:
El Vez sounds totally awesome. I mean, it sounds like he would rock hard.
The pedestrian bridge you mention is roughly 100 ft from my spot. It's considered big sport with the local kids to toss various breakables off the bridge. Every time my son and I walk down there we pick up broken crap. I'm sure he'll have his crack at it when he's in adolescence, just as I pulled dumb shit like that when was his age. Oh, and Smithers and I had an awesome 2.5 hrs ride in the rain Tuesday night.
It's good to know that others are embracing the rain :)
Although, I have to say that I rode in spite of the rain, not because of it. I have another rider friend who embraces foul weather and loves to ride in it!
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