The Running Diva

Friday, August 1, 2008

Juice and I met Glenn and Syl at CH for a very easy run this morning. I was pretty beat so I ran about as slow as I could go. Syl brought Cherry who was chasing small dogs and scaring them to death. We were coming up to an owner who was walking a tiny poodle. Cheery started to dart after the poor thing but luckily she was on a lead so Syl could hold her back but the poodle ran to the owner in a total panic and was jumping up and down at her feet looking up desperately as if it were saying, pick me up, pick me up woman, noooow!!!! Cheery is actually a sweet thing…just looks like she could devour a small dog in one gulp.

My brother Al arrived last night. He was in Thailand vacationing/writing a book and spent an hour a day in the gym during his two month stay getting fit. I told him I had a membership at the UVic gym so he was excited to go there after breakfast. We were there a good hour. While I did my usual routine, he did some crazy circuit he does with very large weights. He is in incredible shape right now, especially for a 55 year old! I have to be so careful about doing too much stuff with weights. I put on muscle easily and that’s not the best for a runner.

We spent the evening in, eating homemade spaghetti that Al made and brought to share…his first ever time making spaghetti sauce and it was really good! He was pretty proud of himself! I showed him how to use a garlic press and make garlic bread (he has been a bachelor for too long)!