October 2, 2000

I'm slow. Every year, I mean to catch Grey Day and World Vegetarian Day. Every year, I am busy doing something on Oct. 1st and by the time I get to it, the day is over! It's like trying to get to the Strawberry Festival or the Fringe Festival. I've been not-attending those for years. Sigh.

Other October things I care about?

• AIDS Awareness Month
• Breast Cancer Awareness
• Dinosaur Month
• Gay & Lesbian History Mo.
• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
• U.S. Elections
• Vegetarian Awareness Month

I am trying to ignore that it is also cookie and caramel month. Like we needed those atop Halloween!

Talked to Hannah last night and they are fine, and got my package. They are coming over to the BBQ this weekend, so we can meet. Joe is excited about the reptiles (I had sent him photos of the pets), so it should be pretty cool. She told me he's been telling everyone at school that he's my hero. LOL.

Paul is hurrying through his rockets so they will be ready to launch and when I spoke to Greg (BIL) he was doing the same thing when I had called them up. When I called Angie, she told me my MIL is in the midst of moving into her new home -- yay! They finished building the house! So my SIL is spending the night over there and before they come over they want to go check out some sofa sales.

I may be getting a cold -- which I don't want! I have to try to circumvent it. The cold snap took me by surprise. This morning was only 73 deg on the heat index and the predicted high today is only 86. The weather was so mild this weekend, Paul finished up the car stuff pretty quickly. I know a large part of putting it off was not wanting to be in the sweltering heat of the garage. Sometime, in the next few months, I want to tile the laundry room floor for the same reason! I am soooooo glad though. Now that it's not in pieces, I can call around for estimates and have it towed to wherever to cover the repairs Paul can't do. then I can have my car back. YAY!

I don't think we will be wading though on Satuday at the BBQ. I had been thinking the kids, and some of the adults, might like a wading pool in the yard to help stay cool -- in 90-100 deg heat, I would! But now I see the expected HIGH for Saturday is just 78 deg., so I may skip it. I'll know better on Friday. Let's hope for no rain though -- that's the main concern.

It's going to be a very chilly Sunday morning on 10K day and I have only two windpants. Which to wear? Do I need to buy more long-legged and long-sleeved fitness clothing to alst me through the season?

I have a feeling they are going to have us run the last 6.2 miles of the marathon course layout but backwards -- start at Epcot and then end in Wide World of Sports. Depending on who I talk to, I get a different answer. Some say 2 hrs to finish the course. So 6.2 miles in 2 hrs is 19 min and 21 sec per mile pace. Some people say 15 minute per mile pace or else you get picked up. I'm so glad the first 5K I did in May had no time limit to speak of. This one is making me nervous!

I have a whole week to go throught the heebie jeebies. It doesn't help I am behind a day on the schedule, and that I keep wondering what to wear if it's going to be cool. I know for the race in Jan. Adrith and I wanted to be at 15 minute per mile pace, but I guess actually trying to do it for the first time in a real race just makes me feel weird!

Last time, I did 15 min the first mile, then started slowing down over the next couple miles, but last time I also had problems with my shoes and part of the course was hilly. There won't be too many hills at the 10K. And that was 5 months ago. Surely I've improved!? I hope so!

Well, I guess that's the main reason I am doing this one. To iron out those kinds of issues before the bigger race. Hydrapak or bike bottle? Hmm.

Astrophe