For our Ironwoman- RunningMommy

[Lise]

OK, OK, I'll abide by your late g'mother's advice, too.

KSH, don't feel bad. You posted something you thought might help RM. *I* found it to be interesting reading. Especially since I know so little about the IM, don't really go to other sites, etc. I was stunned today that this guy came here *4 months after* RM posted a reply about his site and sniped at her. To WHAT end? He must've done a search on his site and found that post. Why should you feel bad? Makes me darned grateful for TE in general, that this sort of thing almost never happens.

Chicago is hot this weekend. We had our annual home group picnic down at the lake today. It was so fun and refreshing to run and jump off the cement path into the lake. At that place it's a drop of about 4 feet, into a depth of about 12 feet of water. You never know with Lake Michigan. It can be freezing cold, even at this time of year. But it felt delicious. My body was so hot after riding down there, and it was the perfect cool-down. Diving's illegal, and I've seen enough people with spine trauma post diving to not do it. I ran and jumped in and splashed around with my pals and climbed out and ran and jumped back in five or six times. Does that count as swim training? Rode my bike down and back, just 4 miles each way.

This week I swear I am going to train more like a triathlete. I've got a couple of days off after my 24 hr shift tonight/tomorrow. I've laid down to try to sleep a couple of times, but no success. I really don't like this aspect of my job. The anxiety of being on call, the sometimes long and demanding shifts. Sometimes it's quiet and I sleep. Entirely unpredictable. This is why I'm NOT in private practice, though. You're never not on call. *Shudder*