Sunday, October 30, 2005

Short on sleep. Long on fun.

Question of the day - do you log a 2am run for that day or for the previous day since you haven't slept? That is the question I'm struggling with this morning. Did my run at 2am sunday morning count as Sunday's run or Saturday's run?
It's a long story... but Minnesotan runners are certifiably crazy. No question about that. To give a quick recap - a group of us did a run in April the night Daylight Savings Time started. We did 14 miles ending close to midnight. It was a hoot. It ended up being myself, and 4 of my favorite married men. We had one incident with a crazy guy looking for hug, but otherwise it was a great run.
So now that Daylight Savings Time has come to an end, a discussion was started about doing a run similar to what we did in the spring. In a collective effort to not be the "party pooper" everyone agreed that running at 2am would be a good idea - that way it wouldn't take any time at all - you'd run from 2am to 2am. Talk about a new P.R. finishing the same time you started!
So we organized ourselves a few minutes before 2am on the shores of Lake Calhoun for a run around Lakes Calhoun and Harriett. The "typical" Sunday morning run. Our group managed to grow to 8 of us total. There had been a call for costumes since we were running the day before Halloween. Most costumes were of the "Marathon-Wanna-Be" variety, but one soul did show up as a Caveman. It was too funny. Club and all to keep the "huggers" away!
Before we had scheduled the run, I had agreed to meet a group of friends for a night at the bar. So instead of cancelling bar night for a run - it worked out perfectly - it was the best way to stay away until 2am! Go drinking!! WOO-HOO! So 4 beers and a Captains and Coke (for the caffine, of course) later, we were on our way... I didn't feel too bad until I realized how dehydrated I was, and golly our pace felt fast! But as someone said, "when the run takes no time at all, it's gotta' be fast!" It was entirely too much fun.
In an effort to prove to the Sunday morning group we actually did it, we inscribed our initials in sidewalk chalk beneath the statement "7:20 Slackers, 2am-2am"
Good times were had by all, and since I had to be at work and functioning at 7:30 later that morning, I skipped out on a quality breakfast at Perkins, but I'm sure there are stories from that, too.

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