I came close to covering a half-marathon distance in training today, just three kilometers shy of it. I did OK for the run itself, however the decision to do it was rather spontaneous, and I failed to have a sufficient carb and mineral intake to prepare for such a feat. Afterward, I was suffering with a bad migraine for much of the afternoon and early evening, either because of extremely low blood sugar or screwy blood pressure due to electrolyte depletion. It's finally starting to settle; just in time too, since my walls are starting to shake from the Newfie sea shanties blaring from the concert grandstand tonight*. Either the Ibuprofin or the bowl of salty popcorn I'm having for my late supper is making the experience tolerable. They are playing quite well actually. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have enough wits to stand the commotion of a 5000 person 'sociable'. Sadly, I can't enjoy a beer while listening to it right now; a shot of pickle juice will have to do (helps prevent lactic acid build up/cramping . . . it works instantly too).
The Newfoundlanders playing down the block, the brief visit with my relatives visiting from Victoria, the more extreme of the distance I ran today, and re-reading a comment in a past entry about the scale of our nation made me put all my accumulated mileage into perspective with respect to our geography. I calculated that the accumulated kilometers from all my recorded runs is a bit shy of the distance between St. John's, NFLD and Thunder Bay, Ontario. If I recall correctly, it's just about the same distance Terry Fox made it to before his demise from cancer taking the rest of him. It's a depressing realization; I hope doesn't serve as a harbinger for some sort of impending disaster. So, I'll track my progress starting from Victoria instead. I'm reckoning that by following the Trans-Canada, and then down highway 17 through Ontario, that my current placement would be somewhere between/around Sudbury and North Bay**. That's a better thought to have, since I know someone lovely who lives around North Bay. I should have something special in store for me like a celebration if or when I achieve the kilometer number what covers the distance from between Tofino, BC to St. John's: basically the breadth of the nation. I figure that would be around another 2,800 kilometers left for me to do.
There's just one more night of the left before they start packing up Sunday. I hope Saturday night passes without getting as crazy as all the other years.
*- Great Big Sea is playing tonight at the Ex.
**- The roads through the Shield get a little more bendy and hence makes my estimates less accurate.
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