I had a great run last night, despite the warmish weather and the plentiful humidity. (Just wait. By Friday it’s gonna be cold.) I did 3 miles on the tried and true Gilruth trail, covering the distance in 31:20. I was working pretty hard at the end, but not all out. I don’t have the splits in front of me, but the miles were something like 10:40, 10:50, and 9:50. I’m so inconsistent! Ah well. I do usually run my last mile faster, since I know I’m nearing the end. And I really must update my new iPod Shuffle. When I got it, I just dumped a bunch of music on it without attention to what it was. There are far too many slow and quiet songs, and not enough loud running songs!
If you’ve read basically any other runner’s blog today, you’ll have already heard that the Houston Marathon & Half Marathon is now sold out for 2007. I’m surprised it sold out so early (a month and a half out), but it’s pretty cool as well. Heck, the MS150 isn’t until April and it sold out weeks ago. As long as it doesn’t turn into one of those you-must-sign-up-the-day-registration-opens, I’m fine with a registration cap. I think in the end, it probably makes the race experience better for everyone.
A few weeks ago J and I bought a puzzle on impulse at Target. It’s 1000 pieces, and the picture is Van Gogh’s Starry Night. Here’s the catch — it’s one of those photomosaics, so the puzzle is actually 1000 pieces of tiny, tiny images. All the tiny photos are space-related, so that is cool, but dang it if this isn’t going to be a challenge. Last night over the course of about 3 hours while watching TV, we managed to get the border done.
omagosh kent has that exact same puzzle!!! he has had it out on his dining room table for about two years and he’s probably only added ten pieces in the last year and a half. he did the edges and that’s it. it’s so impossible!!!
Dude. I am SO finishing this puzzle.