Friday, August 15, 2008

Dedication

Yesterday I was in Baltimore all day for a conference. Given that it's a ~2.5 hour drive from my house and the conference didn't end until 6pm, I knew that if I was going to get my run in it would have to be done in Baltimore. Of course 6pm is a horrible time to be getting onto the freeway anyway so I took my running gear and planned to run around the APL (Applied Physics Lab) grounds after the conference. Well, when the last session was over the heavens opened up and it rained, thundered and lightninged for awhile. I decided the campus wasn't the best place to run anyway so, armed with a map of the area, I took off in search for a nice park or neighborhood to run in and hoped it would stop raining soon. Lucky for me about the time I happened upon a park with enough area to run the storm moved on. Changing clothes in the car proved challenging. Women have this ability, which fascinates most men, of being able to remove articles of clothing from underneath other articles of clothing, a la Jennifer Beals in Flashdance (OK, I just dated myself). Well, let me tell you... when you're trying to put on something instead of taking it off and that something is a sports bra instead of a little lacy thing and you are working under a fitted blouse instead of a over-sized sweatshirt it doesn't work so well. However, with some creative use of clothing I managed to change without flashing anyone. Damn impressive, if you ask me, especially considering this was in a little Toyota Prius. I was then off for a 45-minute run in a fairly deserted park. For those of you who worry (Mom), I had my cell phone in my sweaty little hand the entire time. And now I know that my cell phone is moderately sweat-proof. Finishing my run without incident (running into two deer was about as exciting as it got), I got in the car and started the long drive home. I guess I can now say I'm dedicated.

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