Posted on November 18, 2009 by JulieWolfe in Running
The e-mail subject line read: “It’s what you’ve been waiting for”. Sounds like a spam ad, right? It was actually an e-mail from a friend announcing celebratory plans for her birthday this Friday. As we get older, our nights out turn into a “choose your own adventure”. To (a) just go to dinner, turn to page 10:00; (b) join in after dinner drinks, page 12:00, (c) dancing, page 2:00AM.
Choices are generally based on who has a husband, boyfriend, kids waiting at home. In my case, it’s usually based on how much coffee I can consume since my Fridays start with a 2:00AM wake up and 3:30AM shift at 11Alive.
I was just about to hit the “reply” button; when I remembered I have plans Saturday morning. Early plans. Team in Training meets Saturday mornings for our long runs together. This Saturday will be my first official team run.
I’ve heard some people say training for a marathon is a part-time job. I’ve run several marathons, and that seems like an exaggeration to me. But, there’s no question: say goodbye to your Saturdays.
At the beginning, you’re just running three or four miles. By the time you finish, most people are just waking up. You think: I can squeeze this in like a secret life: no problem! By the time you peak you’re running for three hours. You finish, get home, take an ice bath, and eat. It’s already past noon and you think: bring on the Saturday! But you just ran 20 miles, burned 2,000 calories. You’re tired and not in the mood to go for a hike, help with yard work, stand in line for anything. All those things you used to do on Saturdays. So instead, you take a nap.
I once read an article that said if you want to run a successful marathon, you can’t just run like a runner; you need to live like a runner. That means getting enough sleep, eating the right food, and training during the week. All of that takes time.
Don’t get me wrong: the exchange rate is a good one. You give up your lazy Saturday mornings for a life-changing experience. You’ll feel better: inside and out. For Team in Training, it’s an even better exchange rate: you’re helping save lives. And once you get that marathon itch, it’s an obvious choice.
So, goodbye Saturday. See you on March 27th; after the ING Georgia Marathon.
I got stuff! Check out the swag the kids from AMCA in Alpharetta sent me: dog biscuits and tennis balls, and even better, enough to share with Mandy (my sister, who you may have heard of).
Me, with my stuff from the kids at AMCA in Alpharetta.
Now that the weather’s getting warmer, it’s more fun to do stuff outside, and last night I got to be on TV again and be outside at the same time, which was pretty awesome. Me, Dad, and Dennis were out in the little garden spot outside 11Alive. Dennis talked about dogs who bark too much.
He wasn’t talking about me. Really.
If you forgot to watch or DVR me on TV last night, you can watch it right here:
Posted on February 27, 2009 by Doppler in Doppler's Blog
Y’know why I love going to 11Alive? Because everyone there is so happy to see me, and even if I mess up my behavior, there’s always another person who wants to pet me and tell me I’m a good dog.
Me at 11Alive on February 26
My friend Josh from 11Alive’s web department took a bunch of pictures last night while I was greeting my faithful fans before going on TV, and he put them up on my webpage. Click here to go see them. (You’ll have to scroll down a bit.)
And here’s video of me, Dad, Dennis, and Mom from the news last night, in case you missed it.
I just wish Dad would stop telling everyone how much I weigh…
Stay safe this weekend; Dad says there’s probably going to be some bad weather. If that happens, I’m totally watching him on TV.
WOW!! It has been a busy day! Traffic was horrible as we tried to get to the station on time. But Mom did great and we got there time! It seemed like so much longer, probably because I was really excited and wanted to go see all my friends at 11Alive! It has been THREE WHOLE WEEKS since I was there last…thats, like, more than a month!! (or close to it!)
Everyone noticed how big I have gotten! Holiday dinners helped out with that too! Dad told me I weigh about 35 pounds! After he took this great picture of me and him he said he might not be able to lift me up anymore. Its ok though, I’m sure I’ll always fit on his lap!
While I was there I saw my friend Dennis. He was telling mom and dad I need to learn how to walk on a leash. I don’t know if it sounds fun, but I will try hard to get it down.
Check out the video below, which my editor friends helped get online. Its Dennis talking about how to be consiss…conssistent…consistent (that was hard!) with your dog.
Holiday dinners helped out with that too! Dad told me I weigh about 35 pounds! After he took this great picture of me and him he said he might not be able to lift me up anymore. Its ok though, I’m sure I’ll always fit on his lap!