Friday, August 24th
0 Miles - 0 min
I decided to use today as a day off. I wasn't feeling any major ailments but I had a lot of things to get done both before and after work, and with this being the first day of the World Championships, I figured a day off wouldn't hurt. I'm still trying to keep the mileage low in my second week back so I'm okay with taking a zero at this stage in the game.
A few things to note for today. First of all, I was not pleased to come out of work today and find that my car had a flat tire due to a screw penetration. So I had to dig out the donut and jack (after first cleaning out my cluttered trunk to get to it) and change the tire before heading home. This added an extra 30-40 minutes to my expected 15 min commute and allowed me to barely make it home for the start of the mens marathon. I was trying to get things done while watching the marathon but ended up staying pretty much glued to the computer and only left to make dinner (which I ate in front of the computer screen). I was amazed at how slow the race started out and how quickly people were dropping off the pace. I know it's been hot there but these guys were dropping like flies. The winning time ended up being the slowest winning time in history.
Later on, I was able to watch the heats of the womens steeple, which were very competitive. I want to congratulate hometown favorite Anna Willard on an excellent performance but unfortunately, just missed making the final by about 4 seconds. Jenny Barringer also had a great race placing 7th in her heat.
Next the 1500m. Webb ran a smart race and stayed out of trouble in a bunched up race. The times were slow as usual and finishing laps were blistering. Lagat also made it through to keep the US hopes alive of getting 2 medals for the first time in WC history.
So not a bad start for the US. I can tell already that I'm not going to be very productive this week with all the coverage available. There will be 47 hours of TV coverage and pretty much every session is covered online. With track media usually being pretty sparse and me being a growing addict, I'm gonna try to watch as much of this as I can. And for any of you still reading this, we are actually having a little gathering at my place this weekend (starting on Saturday at 5:30pm) to watch more Osaka coverage and feast on some Japanese culture. We'll have plenty of food and beverages so feel free to stop by for some entertainment. We'll also get together for a long run on Sunday and continue to watch Osaka after a large brunch. I guess that's it for today so I'll be back tomorrow with posts on my own running and not just Osaka.
Quote of the Day:
"JC EXPERIENCE v. DAILY RUNAROUND DEATHMATCH! Winner takes all aspects of loser's blogging style! Let's get it on!"
-M. Driscoll
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