October 9, 2013: Almost There

Hey folks, sorry I haven't been posting anything lately, the reason why is... I was doing nothing really.

OK, I guess this doesn't qualify as nothing. It's not as hard as the picture makes you think it is, though.

I have completely stopped training since last post, but I'm still stretching a lot, mostly my painful Achilles. This morning, I spent about 30 minutes in the sauna doing my physical therapy exercises and stretches. It felt good - it was so hot that my heart was pumping like crazy. It reminded me of a scene in Dragon Ball Z that  I saw when I was a kid. Not sure how much you guys know about this anime/cartoon but there was a capsule that traveled in space where you can train with a multiplied gravity (up to 300 times!).

Chicago MaraaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAthon.

What else with my life? My girl and I went the Topsfield Fair last weekend, and I got my balls hands licked by weird goats and horny ponies. That was actually quite fun, plus I got to enjoy my first turkey leg.

Eating other animals' legs makes me feel good about mine.

My girlfriend had a blast too...

If only she was as nice with me...

... until we decided to try a roller coaster.

Take that.

I will be taking the plane from Logan Airport on Friday morning. I'll be flying with my girlfriend on Spirit Airlines. Yep, that's THAT company that charges you $100 per way per piece of luggage, and you can't carry anything on...

Friday night, there is something organized by the French consulate in Chicago, a.k.a. my parents' taxes are paying for it, a.k.a. I'm definitely going.

I don't think I'll post again until after the race so... wish me good luck. And keep in mind if I finish in 6h15 I'll be VERY happy.

Also, if there is no post by October 16, 2013, it will mean that I have resigned, and in hateful wrath, I've destroyed this blog...or I died in the race. Either way, you'll never hear from me again.

NEXT STOP: CHICAGO MARATHON 2013.

October 2, 2013: I wanna resign

Times are hard for me. The Chicago Marathon is now less than two weeks away and I'm still encountering major health problems in my training.

Last Saturday, I stretched and warmed up as usual, and I went for a round along the Charles River. After only a couple of miles, I had a pain starting in my Achilles. I kept running because I wasn't sure if it was one of those pains that just go away. It was not. I completed 8.6 miles and the pain kept increasing.

I'm very confused because I stretch my calves / Achilles a lot, and I never have had problems with them. On the other hand, I've been increasing the mileage significantly in the past weeks so I guess it makes sense. The good news is, my extensor tendon feels better. Welp, seems like I successfully transferred my tendonitis from the extensor to the Achilles. Cool.

Pope resigns. I resign.

As a result, I went swimming this morning. It was mostly fine except for the 250-pound, 65-year-old retiree who decided to share the lane with me. Sweet dude. I don't understand why retired people would wanna go to the gym during peak hours, when the hardworking youth are simply trying to exercise in between working to pay for the old people's social security checks.

A week ago, I was very optimistic about actually completing this stupid marathon. As of today, I would say there is a 90% chance I resign during the race.

Back to the basics: Ben and Jerry's and my girlfriend's bed.

See you in a few days. Unless I kill myself.