Today would be the first day in a very long time (since Twin Falls, ID) that I wouldn't run with the stroller. I normally will pass on an opportunity to run without it, but I was still in the Chicago suburbs with high traffic roads and small shoulders. I figured I would be running in the grass ditch a lot today, something I couldn't do with the stroller.
When I filled my Camelbak with water I learned that some magic friction in the cart had completely ruined the bite valve and that water would freely flow from it. I was pretty adamant that I could fix it with duct tape (which kind of worked) but my aunt was insistent on getting a new one at Wal-Mart. After acquiring this, and some more supplies, we drove the route I was about to run more or less back to my starting point. I got out of the car and bid my aunt goodbye as she returned back home to Milwaukee. It was amazing being able to see family once more on this trip.
After getting a taste of relaxation yesterday, today was just about getting done. It at first felt super weird running without the cart. I could swing my arms! I quickly got used to it and continued down the roads that you could tell were once country roads but now were the veins that pumped the subdivision residents to the arterial roads. As expected, there was a lot of jumping into the ditch and playing chicken trying to cross busy roads. It felt nice to be able to make cuts in my shoes for the first time in forever. It was impossible to imagine having the stroller as a companion for the day.
I got back to the motel room dead tired and just crashed for a nap. After taking a shower, I didn't do very much until watching my Beavs get whupped by USC. There went the perfect season.
When I filled my Camelbak with water I learned that some magic friction in the cart had completely ruined the bite valve and that water would freely flow from it. I was pretty adamant that I could fix it with duct tape (which kind of worked) but my aunt was insistent on getting a new one at Wal-Mart. After acquiring this, and some more supplies, we drove the route I was about to run more or less back to my starting point. I got out of the car and bid my aunt goodbye as she returned back home to Milwaukee. It was amazing being able to see family once more on this trip.
After getting a taste of relaxation yesterday, today was just about getting done. It at first felt super weird running without the cart. I could swing my arms! I quickly got used to it and continued down the roads that you could tell were once country roads but now were the veins that pumped the subdivision residents to the arterial roads. As expected, there was a lot of jumping into the ditch and playing chicken trying to cross busy roads. It felt nice to be able to make cuts in my shoes for the first time in forever. It was impossible to imagine having the stroller as a companion for the day.
I got back to the motel room dead tired and just crashed for a nap. After taking a shower, I didn't do very much until watching my Beavs get whupped by USC. There went the perfect season.
The giant Virgin Mary at the Shrine of Christ's Passion
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