{"id":2340,"date":"2012-07-16T11:58:45","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T18:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/?p=2340"},"modified":"2012-07-16T11:58:45","modified_gmt":"2012-07-16T18:58:45","slug":"almost-perfect-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/?p=2340","title":{"rendered":"Almost perfect Sunday&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }\n.flickr-yourcomment { }\n.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }\n.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"flickr-frame\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/obnoxiousaries\/7579052832\/\" title=\"photo sharing\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7112\/7579052832_d59c879a56.jpg\" class=\"flickr-photo\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n\t<span class=\"flickr-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/obnoxiousaries\/7579052832\/\">mine mine mine!<\/a>, originally uploaded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/obnoxiousaries\/\">Random and Odd<\/a>.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"flickr-yourcomment\">\n\tI can&#8217;t remember how long it has been since I have been out on my trails running and I wanted to start this tradition that after every Western States 100 mile endurance race I would do a part of the trail I have never done. Last year I did Rucky Chucky and this year I did Michigan Bluff.  <br \/>\nHoly shitballs this is a doozy! <br \/>\nIt&#8217;s 2,000+ feet of elevation loss and gain in 5 miles (I started my watch at the car so it added the extra mile bringing it to six) and WHOOOO boy! I haven&#8217;t been this sore since I did Euchie Bar.  This was kind of similar, but without the awesome payout at the end.  <br \/>\nI can eat the downhill sections of most any trail, but this one had my legs getting a little jelloish.  I&#8217;m going to do it again and again to see if I was just out of shape or if my legs don&#8217;t like that grade of downhill.  The same grade was going back up. OUCH. I thought I was doing pretty good the first half mile, but then I got tired and had to go straight mental to get back up. <br \/>\nToday&#8230;I can feel it.  <\/p>\n<p>I went to Lester&#8217;s game and he came over afterward and knowing I was sore was very sweet and gentle with me.  He helped stretch out the sore legs *wiggling eyebrows*.   <br \/>\nThis was one of the coolest things, I told him about an idea I had involving the TV and the McMansion and he didn&#8217;t say one single thing to discourage me. <br \/>\nI&#8217;m not saying that he ever does that to me, but this was so refreshing to be able to suggest an idea and not feel discouraged afterward. I almost burst into tears.  <\/p>\n<p>On a different note, I sent an email to New Balance and hopefully they will donate a couple  pairs of running shoes so Tabitha&#8217;s step son and step daughter in law can start doing some walking with me. In an email I asked her if she would do the Color Run with us.  Bridget is overweight and I don&#8217;t want anyone to think I am pushing anything on any one or trying to say anything mean by suggesting she start walking with me.  I just know how that feels to feel stuck and I know that once I told myself, &#8220;I can, despite my fear&#8221;  there was nothing I couldn&#8217;t do.<br \/>\nYesterday 2 miles into this steep canyon I knew that coming back out was going to hurt, but I knew I could do it. <br \/>\nIf I could get myself into something, I could get myself out of it too. Then about mile 5 coming back up I thought about the CANT situations.<br \/>\n&#8216;What if I sprained my ankle?&#8217; I would still have to get out of this canyon. &#8216;well, what if I BROKE my leg&#8217;&#8230;I would still have to get out of this canyon and I would have to find a way to walk or crawl to the car.<br \/>\nThat thought alone was so empowering at that moment because I had two fully functioning legs and I could do it.<br \/>\nI want everyone to be able to have that mindset. The trails do that for me because you can&#8217;t just call someone to pick you up, you got there, you gotta climb back out. <br \/>\nQuitting no matter what the circumstance is not an option. <\/p>\n<p>And now I need to figure out how to stand up without yelping in pain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>mine mine mine!, originally uploaded by Random and Odd. I can&#8217;t remember how long it has been since I have been out on my trails running and I wanted to start this tradition that after every Western States 100 mile endurance race I would do a part of the trail I have never done. Last year I did Rucky Chucky and this year I did Michigan Bluff. Holy shitballs this is a doozy! It&#8217;s 2,000+ feet of elevation loss and gain in 5 miles (I started my watch at the car so it added the extra mile bringing it to six) and WHOOOO boy! I haven&#8217;t been this sore since I did Euchie Bar. This was kind of similar, but without the awesome payout at the end. I can eat the downhill sections of most any trail, but this one had my legs getting a little jelloish. I&#8217;m going to do it again and again to see if I was just out of shape or if my legs don&#8217;t like that grade of downhill. The same grade was going back up. OUCH. I thought I was doing pretty good the first half mile, but then I got tired and had to go straight mental to get back up. Today&#8230;I can feel it. I went to Lester&#8217;s game and he came over afterward and knowing I was sore was very sweet and gentle with me. He helped stretch out the sore legs *wiggling eyebrows*. This was one of the coolest things, I told him about an idea I had involving the TV and the McMansion and he didn&#8217;t say one single thing to discourage me. I&#8217;m not saying that he ever does that to me, but this was so refreshing to be able to suggest an idea and not feel discouraged afterward. I almost burst into tears. On a different note, I sent an email to New Balance and hopefully they will donate a couple pairs of running shoes so Tabitha&#8217;s step son and step daughter in law can start doing some walking with me. In an email I asked her if she would do the Color Run with us. Bridget is overweight and I don&#8217;t want anyone to think I am pushing anything on any one or trying to say anything mean by suggesting she start walking with me. I just know how that feels to feel stuck and I know that once I told myself, &#8220;I can, despite my fear&#8221; there was nothing I couldn&#8217;t do. Yesterday 2 miles into this steep canyon I knew that coming back out was going to hurt, but I knew I could do it. If I could get myself into something, I could get myself out of it too. Then about mile 5 coming back up I thought about the CANT situations. &#8216;What if I sprained my ankle?&#8217; I would still have to get out of this canyon. &#8216;well, what if I BROKE my leg&#8217;&#8230;I would still have to get out of this canyon and I would have to find a way to walk or crawl to the car. That thought alone was so empowering at that moment because I had two fully functioning legs and I could do it. I want everyone to be able to have that mindset. The trails do that for me because you can&#8217;t just call someone to pick you up, you got there, you gotta climb back out. Quitting no matter what the circumstance is not an option. And now I need to figure out how to stand up without yelping in pain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-random"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/randomandodd.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}