Archive for May, 2009

27-mile week

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Yes, I ran more than a marathon.

Unfortunately, spread over 6 different days.

Last week I ran 24 miles (4 days 4.5 miles each, a longer weekend 6-mile run), and this week I wanted to increase the distance by 10%. That was 6 days with 4.5 miles each – tomorrow is rest day.

I am not training for anything at the moment, so I am pretty happy, especially after coming from a 3-week vacation where the only running I did was a 15-minute downhill Tâmpa in Bra?ov. I will probably try to keep it at this level, I have no interest in increasing the weekly distance at this point.

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Sprained ankles

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Thankfully, the title is not about me.

I was running my usual trail course today and found a lady who sprained her ankle so bad, the pain almost made her pass out. I helped her hop on one leg to a house less than 100 yards away, where a very nice gentleman drove her home.

She mentioned that she doesn’t want to go to urgent care because she recently got laid off and has no medical insurance. This is so sad on so many levels. Silly economy. Stupid medical system.

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Dinner in Vienna

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Flying back from Romania, we had a one-night layover in Vienna, Austria, and we spent the evening sightseeing.

Here is the dinner-on-the-run we got from a supermarket (we wanted to use the daylight for pictures, so we chose to eat at the hotel instead of a restaurant in the city).

The Limburger was not “ripe” yet (i.e. it was still firm; as with the Camembert, if you let it outside for a few hours, it will become soft and spreadable – and extremely smelly). Off the supermarket shelves, one only gets a hint of how rotten it will become.

In the train that was taking us back to the hotel, every time I was opening by backpack, I was afraid the HAZMAT unit will show up and throw us out.

The cheese strudel was pretty good too, but it had no good story behind it.

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