Interesting coincidence

My marathon will be 10 years to the day after I broke my hip riding a bike . I didn't think that would happen as I lay on my back waiting for the rescue squad to come. I was in yoga today in lotus position. We were supposed to lean forward to stretch out the hips. As I was doing it, I thought, "Maybe I should back off. I'd hate to have it crack on me." So I sat up straight and waited until we did something else.

The marathon route narrated with cheesy music.

Just a week till my first marathon

I am feeling good about the marathon. Most of my aches and pains which were bothering me a few weeks ago are gone. I attribute it to the yoga. I have been going 4 times a week and really focusing on doing Warrior position which is perfect for my hips. I am also learning to appreciate recovery after I accelerate while running.  So if I power up a hill, (a phrase I use loosely at my age,) it really feels good when I slow down after reaching the top and  coast down hill. Back in college, I thought that I would start a movement which was based on appreciating the pleasure that basic bodily functions give me. I would add "recovery" to the list which includes some of the obvious ones.

 

The Onion again

Very funny . I especially like the poll at the end.



Romney Courts Hispanic Vote With Animated Sombrero-Wearing Parrot

Back to Yoga

I was traveling so much this spring that I stopped going to my 6.30 am yoga class. It was probably a bad idea as I also started my marathon training.  I am running 5 days and between 30-40  miles a week. I recently started getting pain in my left hip flexor on my long runs. I needed to stop periodically during them to stretch out. By 16 miles the stretching wasn't helping. Amazingly, going back to yoga has minimized the flexor pain. It never occurred to me how much the yoga poses did for those muscles. I have my 20 miler this Sunday so I am hoping that it is not an issue. I will just have to deal with the sheer exhaustion from running that distance. Three weeks until the race.

My Newest Music Purchase

This is such a cool song. Listen to this preacher railing against the evils of rock and roll in a way which rocks harder than any rock and roll ever did.

Second Purchase Upon Winning a Lottery

Well, I don't play lotteries so it probably won't happen. However, this ham is the best in the world.  It was my favorite lunch in Spain: fresh bread with olive oil, crushed tomato and several slices of jamon iberico. Perfect while sitting in the Andalusian sun!




Here is the first purchase upon winning a lottery: a jamonero to cut my jamon in

My New favorite Web Site

Fan Chants  I found it when I read this article in the NY Times.

Soccer’s Sound of Team Spirit

This is very helpful as I can never figure out what is being sung when I watch games on TV. I heard this one live at Craven Cottage when we visited London in 2005. Papa Diop