Sunday 9km - LSD - Week 5!!!

 

My name is Shruggy!! Get out of my way!

9.7 km
52:36 mins
5'24'' min/km
730 cal

This is the first time that I have done a long run with the running club. I drove down and for some reason was really early so I decided to drive around Stanley Park. It is pretty. I wish I could bring Belle back there sometime. Hang out with her and Laya in my town. Maybe one day. Anywho, I got back to the Running Room and there is parking underneath but it was all full. So, I found a nice spot by the 711 and I walked back.

I ran with the 1:45 group. It was a nice easy pace and I booted it at the end... just because the boys did. We ran down Alberni to the lagoon and around - through to the C wall by the pool and along the C wall to the Burrard Street bridge - across the bridge and at the other end we turned around and went back except this time we took the side walk back to Chilco and back to the Running Room.

It didn't rain!

Now, the rules for running with the group are you must run in twos and single file across bridges. So, we started out and naturally the cute boy is beside me. (Well cutest boy in run club - he is not gay... ) Then there is this hunched over girl with the worse running style all slopping up beside me, all in my space and annoying making me a piggy in the middle. For one thing, I am not that fond of being in a group and running. I like to have some space around me. For another, I like to stick to the rules. There is a teacher in me that wanted to tell her that we are supposed to be in pairs. Instead, I fell back and let her have the cute boy - although I don't think she even noticed him. She was too busy staring at the ground and huffing and puffing.

I took the rear. We are the smallest group, maybe 12 or 15 people. The back is great. I can't get lost and I can watch everyone. I have space around me and I can listen to my music and smile at passing runners and play my nod game.

We do the run 10 minutes and walk 1 minute. I don't like stopping but I stop and walk. We don't walk as fast as I thought we were supposed to.. but I guess I read it wrong. We totally chill walked. So, I stayed at the back of the pack until we were going back across the Burrard Street Bridge. Shruggy had to stop and tie her shoe and I wasn't going to wait for her just to keep my spot. I kept running and eventually she caught up and started to come beside me... We are on a bridge... do you remember the rules? NO! I said nicely we are supposed to be single file on bridges, you may go ahead of me if you like - I don't like you on my ass. hahaha! and I let her shuffle ahead and I just adjusted my pace to give me.. her some space. Once we got to Chilco we spread out and I sped up with the boys and left shruggy in my dust.

It was good to watch from the back. Shruggy kept getting in everyone's space and moving them.. then she would slow down.. and fall back.. then speed up and .. she never really had a spot.. just kept stealing other people's. She was really annoying and I don't think she should be in our group. I am so mean! .. but come on!! Pick a place and stay there and keep out of other people's space... so budgey!

I enjoyed my run. I failed at not listening to my music and trying to socialize. I guess I am just a loner. I kept thinking of excuses too - like I probably wouldn't be able to hear what they are saying anyways and I would just be uncomfortable nodding and smiling... so why not enjoy the run and listen to music... and maybe chat another time?