"todays practice is going to suck"

and it did! not because it was a terribly long or hard workout but because it was humid as hell and a quarter of the way through i got my first major side splitting cramp of my running career.

i asked coach ramon for his best cramp advice and he gave me 2 options to try.

option 1; run with your arms in the air. i DO NOT recommend this. not only to you look retarded but it makes it so hard to keep running and it just doesnt work.

option 2; jab your fingers as hard as you can into the cramp and exhale with force until the cramp is relieved. winner! you can do this while maintaining your pace, you dont look as stupid and the best part, it works!

once the cramp was gone the rest of my workout was smooth sailing... er, running... it was nice to finally run with the team. i wish the wisdom teeth werent coming out on friday. i would have loved to participate in the clinic and two races scheduled for the weekend. oh well, next time!

all four wisdom teeth come out friday morning. germaine is coming into the city tomorrow night to take care of me for the weekend. fingers crossed everything will go well with the extractions and i dont die! ay, please keep me in your thoughts and prayers. im very nervous about the whole thing.

tonight is our all team summer social at the park. it will be nice to mingle with other teammates and start to get to know a brand new circle of city friends.

now hopefully the rain holds off again today at least until after the social. im soo tired of carrying my raincoat everywhere and having giant 80s hair! there's a 30% chance of rain, low, but still a chance, ugh!