Like many of you, we’re in for another triple-digit scorcher today, just the way we like it.  80F at 5am already.  I aimed for 10 at a slow pace but my stomach decided 8 was enough.

 

Be careful out there.

 

Doug—Yeah, I make that exact comment whenever I finish a project: Now I actually know how to do this!  Too late by then, of course.

Karin—sounds like a fun race.  Paul Revere, eh?  In your version, was he running?

Steve—Wow, we think alike…..wait…should I be worried?
Tammy—sweet-looking dog.  She’ll be missed, I’m sure.

Wildchild—welcome home.  That was a lot of driving!

I still have limited Internet service so I cannot really reply to anything now. Although, I have a feeling Tramps' quip the other day was rightfully shared by many. I am no longer in Venice. Now on a cruise. It is our 30th anniversary present to each other. It is the first time we have been on a two week trip together that did not involve my work, other than one in the 1980's, yes 80's, when my parents took us along for a trip to Germany. Alas, as both suggested at the time it was their last trip to there. The closest I came to running today was a hike up to an old fort in Kotor today. Well worth it if you are ever here. Pictures will come when my DW and I cave in and buy the ship's insanely expensive wi-fi.

Hi everyone. I have a question I need answered, and I'm having problems not taking the circumstances of this situation personally, so I was hoping all of you here could help me out. There's a guy in my running club who has taken it upon himself to organize the weekly long runs so that whoever is training for a fall marathon (NYC is the primary one) can have a group to train with. Last year it was organized by someone else in the group, but that other person isn't running NYC again this, so it's now gone to this particular person, let's call him "K".

 

So while K isn't running NYC himself, he's planning all these Saturday morning long runs in different areas each week. My long runs are currently all scheduled for Sundays by my coach. I used to be FB friends with him, but recently I realized he had dropped me. Whatever, we were only acquaintances at best, even though we shared a van at the Ragnar Relay we did last year. Again, whatever... so I post on my running club's group page on FB that I'm looking for someone to run with last Sunday, and also this Sunday, and all the responses point me to K's organized Saturday runs. K has dropped out of the running club's group page as well, so he doesn't post the details of the runs there. But I'm not getting any emails either (which I used to get last year, even though I didn't participate). I messaged K about being included in the runs, and even spoke to him in person at a club workout last week, but he brushed me off without a response. I finally asked someone else this morning, the woman I ran with last weekend, to forward me this week's email. Now I really don't care to be this guy's friend, on FB or otherwise, but if he's putting together these group runs for people training for NYC, and everyone in the club does know that I'm doing NYC, then why not include me?? So here's where I'm struggling not to take it personally.

 

The woman I ran with last week told me she shared my predicament with another member of the club, who was also annoyed at K on my behalf, so I know it's not just me. Right now, my long run is scheduled for Sunday, so I just emailed my coach to see if it was possible to flip-flop it for tomorrow. If nothing else, I would run with MrOM tomorrow (he can't do Sunday) and not bother with anyone else in the group, rather than run long all on my own on Sunday. But honestly, that would be more like cutting off my nose to spite my face, if I didn't join the group on Saturday and just ran with MrOM alone. (He's also a member of the running club, btw). So now I really don't know what to do. If I run with the group, it could appear I'm muscling my way in where I'm not wanted, even though several others have noted my running improvement as of late, and say I definitely belong and deserve to be with the group. Do I email K and once again ask to be put on the distribution list, totally ignoring the fact that he has been purposely snubbing me? Sheesh, when did running get so political??

 

Sorry about the rant, but this has really been bugging me the last couple days. Thanks.

I ran an hour in the soup.  Looks like things are supposed to return to "normal" on Monday with highs in the lower 80's.  After few days of that I think it is supposed to heat back up but I'm not going to that far ahead.

 

Wish I could offer some thoughts for you OM but after 13 years of working from home I feel like my ability to understand why people do what they do is non-existent.  I really should try to get out of the house more.

OM, if you really want to do your LR's with a group then by all means show up Sunday morning and run with them.  They can't very well say you can't run with them.  I wouldn't take it personally.  It sounds like "K" is just not managing the group very well.  Communications is Key to everything.  Just go run.  You'll find people in the group that will run with you and you'll get to know them and they you.  You've been running well and maybe the people you trained with previously are a little slow for you now.  You'll find others who run your pace.

 

I ran a solid 8 miles this morning, because I won't be able to get in a MLR this weekend.  Too many things on my plate.  8 is not a lot for an MLR, but it's the best I could do in the time I had available.  I felt fine even with the Sprint Tri race I did on the 4th.

 

I'm considering doing another Sprint Tri later this month, but it swims 1/2 mile and then for the run leg only runs 2.5 miles.  A little long on the swim and short on the run for my preferences.  But maybe I will.  I could use the swim practice, though I'd hate being last out of the water.

 

Bill

Another rest day for me due to sore legs from the July 4th 10K (sore from a 10K, rolleyes!).

 

OM, it may be that the running group consensus is for Saturday; I guess if I were in your situation, I'd do my long runs alone and show 'em at the marathon how far you've come.  

Posie, it's my sister who sprained her ankle, not my dog.  Don't think I've ever heard of a dog spraining their ankle!

 

OM, I think I'm glad I usually run alone!  But like Byll said, I think with a group, you should be able to find some folks who run about your pace.  Just keep being nice to K, even if he doesn't deserve it.

thanks for so many nice comments and sentiments on Jasmine. I appreciate it. It really does help ease the pain.

 

OM - good advice so far. I prefer solo running, especially on long runs, but if it's important to you to run with the group, then join them. Just because the organizer of these runs doesn't seem very organized at all, doesn't mean you aren't welcome. Although I admit that based on what you've written about him, he does sound a bit cliquish - which are the very people I tend to avoid - but I'm sure there are plenty of people with varying paces that show up at these runs, so I would just disregard him and enjoy the company of those you end up running with.

 

went for a 1.5+ mile walk with the dogs last night - they needed to rinse off at the creek. Then it started finally feeling 'coolish' around 8:30 pm so went out for a 4 mile run . . . with bats swooping around.