Compartment 14B
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Running and hoping. 2005-05-29 - 9:07 a.m. I ran the MDS Nordion 10K yesterday at the National Capital Race Weekend. I don’t know my finish time for sure – the results haven’t been posted online yet – but I do know it’s somewhere around the one hour, ten minute mark. While this is the first time (out of six) I’ve taken over an hour, it’s also the first time I’ve run it without any training, doctor’s orders. The only other time I’ve run this year is a practice 8K when I knew for sure I wasn’t pregnant a few weeks ago. I was pleasantly surprised then that I’d been able to run without walking for so long, given that I hadn’t practiced at all. Yesterday too, I didn’t slow down to a walk at any point. I did, however, get passed by the 70 minute pace bunny when I was almost exactly halfway and I spent the last 5 kilometers trying not to let him get a lead on me but watching in frustration as he pulled away by inches. That damn bunny might have beaten me but it’s the “chip” time that counts as far as I’m concerned and, even though the counter said roughly an hour and 12 minutes when I crossed the finish line (which would be my “gun” time), I know it took me over 2 minutes to get across the start line and the chip time measures start line to finish line. So, I figure I’m somewhere under an hour and ten for sure. My father, however, smoked me as usual. He was a shade under 55 minutes. I’m going to have to get our family trophy engraved in time for Father’s Day. When he’d dragged his heels until August to get it to me last year (see this old entry for an explanation as to why I “won” last year), I threatened to keep if for a full year and give it to him in August this year if he won. But in reality, I know how much this means to him and Father’s Day is the best, most logical time to make the presentation. Besides, I don’t want to be petty. Well I do, actually, but I’m resisting the temptation. You know what the fact I ran yesterday means though, right? I took the pregnancy test that morning and it was a negative result. A resounding positive and I would have been taking it a lot slower. Still, my basal body temperature remains up and as long as it does I still have hope for this cycle. I suspect I’ll waste a fair amount of money on tests because I won’t be able to wait long between them. I know I should give it at least few days and then test again – waiting a few days could only either give the hormones a chance to build up in my system so that I get a positive, or give my period a chance to get here. If I am pregnant this month, waiting a few days to find out won’t make me any less pregnant, after all. In reality, I’m planning on buying a few tests today and I suspect I’ll be going through them almost daily for the next little while. I simply cannot stand the SUSPENSE!!! Anyhoo, I have a couple of friends running the marathon and it started at 7am today so I’m heading over soon to see them finish. I’ll let you know how my first day on my newest job goes as soon as I get a chance this week.
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