Sunday, February 8, 2009

I finally....

Yesterday. It was my first race in a loooong time. All week I was gearing up for it. 37 flights. 600+ stairs. And I had no idea how it would be. I've never run up more than a few flights at one time. Would this take me 25 or 45 min? Would my legs be on fire or would I even break a sweat?
Well.

As it turned out, two friends signed up and we raced together-- doing the fun walk. EVEN WALKING we finished in like 15 min. I felt like I just did a series of light stretches or something. To make up for the lack of physical exertion, I told the ladies to drop me off in the middle of downtown Cleveland so I could meet Jared on the other side of the city at a market. BAD IDEA.

No sooner had I progressed a few blocks, than I was surrounded by buildings under construction and men with few teeth muttering or screaming things to themselves. Then I realized I was lost. Then I called Jared and got the "what did you think you were doing" lecture. Then I met up with him and life was safe again. AND I felt triumphant.

Miranda vs. Cleveland

Miranda won again.

2 comments:

Melanie said...

Miranda, I love you! Miss you too! This post just makes me nostalgic for being with you. Hope you are loving Cleveland.

Tanilee said...

You are hilarious. And so is your husband. And I could never go up that many stairs in my current state = SAD :( = it's time for a change.