8 days NO power

My home of 10 years Astoria , New York has been in the dark now for 8 days. (don't listen to what 1010 wins says that as of this morning power is restored. There was no power on our block) It has been a really tough few days. Yesterday we had about 15 Con Ed workers on our block, really nice guys that promised us electricity that night . Unfortunately that did not happen. They began jack hammering at 1:30am in the mornign to create a tunnel to lay cable. Saying that the when they attempted to get electricity from the other side of the block there was no enough. At 3:30am the police were summoned by some neighbors and Con Ed had to stop until 7am. It was extremely loud and you can't shut your windows because it was so hot. And everyone had to work today. This morning I heard our neighbor in her 80's who does not speak a lot of English. Tried to ask nicely to the COn Ed workers when the power might be restored. She said quote "When , When Please I despair " To which the COn Ed worker said "Look Lady you could be in Lebanon ... It will get done when it gets done" This caused my Irish to suddenly flare . I went outside red faced and angry yelling at the con Ed guy. All she was asking was when . She has had not electricity for 8 days ! The Red Cross stops by everyday to give her one meal but that is it !


This is why I have high blood pressure ...

Why do I feel so guilty running ?

Lately this is how I feel. Even though my doctor is well aware of what I am doing. However when I was there on Tuesday he asked how many miles I was still getting in. When I replied still about 30-35 . He raised his eyebrow and said "You are still able to do that" . As if maybe he said yes to my running request in the beginning figuring that I would eventually drop it. He then told me that sounded more like Marathon training . Hello!! did I not tell you the last 5 appointments my weekly mileage. It was like all of a sudden it was this shocker. Everytime I feel guilty I scour the internet for information. There is really not a lot . The Europeans really seem to advocate running while pregnant more then the Americans and I wonder why. I have read some wonderful articles by Ingrid Kristiansen (2-time Boston Marathon winner (1986,89); won New York City Marathon in 1989; former world record holder in the marathon). And Elaine Cooper (winner of the London Marathon) . Both ran throughout and even competed in races while pregnant. I know these are elite athletes but I am not doing anything close to what they did . IN fact Ingrid ran 200km a week until her 5th month. Also what is getting worse as it becomes more obvious that I am pregnant is non-runners yelling for me to stop running. I watch their eyes as I run toward them lock on to my belly and I wait to hear their comments . Not all people . Some say "YOu go girl" but the ones that yell . "you shouldn't be running , that is not good for the baby ect hurt my feelings. At least give me till after the birth to say I am a bad mom. That is all just venting. This is a picture of baby's first race a 5k in Dublin , OHio . I was 5 weeks pregnant and I could not figured out why I was not able to breathe this whole race. I found out 2 days later :)

Baby's first half marathon

Not quite but we did 6+ miles of the Bronx Half . I always intended to jump out at the half way point and that is exactly what I did. It was really hot. Well for me anyway but I never do well in the heat. I managed an 8:30 pace and was really happy with it. I felt part of my team again and it was great to see everyone race to the finish. Marc started back with a 1:30 which is great for only being back training 1 week.

On a sad note one of our teammates Roberto is moving to LA this next Sunday. We will miss marathon training with him. Email me if you want the info of his going away party.

Tagged

Is it bad luck to not respond after being blog tagged. I would rather not find out. Thanks to Josh

4 Jobs I've Had
Short order cook
Radio Call in screener
Rosie O'Donnells writers asst
Star Jones Party Planner (true story)

4 Movies I Watch Over and Over
Star Wars 1,2,3
All James Bond (Never Say Never is my favorite)
Pillow Talk
Legally Blonde (I have no idea ... I love that shit)




4 Places I Have Lived
Ohio
Pennsylvania
LA
New York City

4 Television Shows I Watch

Gilmore Girls
Everwood
Anderson Cooper 360 (I miss Aaron Brown)
Meet the Press

4 Places I Have Been On Vacation
Paris
Geneva
Clearwater, FL
Nova Scotia

4 Websites I Visit Every Day
CNN
Hellgate Road runners
Dustin days of our lives page
Variety of blogs

4 Favorite Foods
I am pregnant everything is my favorite

4 Places I'd Rather Be Right Now
Tour de France
Vatican (that is in Rome)
Clearwater, Fl
Grenada


4 Favorite Bands/Musicians (also very hard... I enjoy a wide variety of music)

Nelly
Kayne West
Elliott Smith
Enya

4 Bloggers I'll Tag (sorry)


Creative Genius
Derek
Andrew
Anonymous (only you know who you are)