01.24.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:31 am by Joan
Marc is away on school business in Ethiopia and I have yet to receive an e-mail from him, but through the wonders of the internet, I am able to read his workout log. I know that he lost his luggage and had to go out and (horrors!) buy running shoes. I also know that, apparently, altitude really does make it hard to breathe. Check out Marc’s comments from his first four days in Addis Ababa:
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 Boy the air is thin!
Especially hard was the fact that I had to run
in the evening, when the air quality here is really poor.
Will switch to early mornings from here on out. |
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Air was much better, and cool too.
The hills are tough though.
This will take some getting used to.
Will try to get a blog up tomorrow. |
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Felt pretty good. Still sucking wind more than I should be… |
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Felt easier than yesterday, but not by much.
Shu Wen ran a bit and had to take it really easy.
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Easy run at that field. Saw some Ethiopian elites (Defar for one). |
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Re-read that last line … “Saw some Ethiopian elites (Defar for one).”!!!
Meseret Defar?! Are you serious? 
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Marc said,
January 24, 2008 at 9:47 am
Yeah, she even said “Good Run” to me as we were going in opposite directions around the field. I couldn’t help but notice that she was running a whole lot better than I was.
Tyler said,
January 24, 2008 at 11:10 am
now THAT is balla.. on my run yesterday I saw Jabaut, for one..
Brent said,
January 24, 2008 at 11:35 am
that is so badass.
Joan said,
January 24, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Am I old or what?!
What does “balla” mean?
Joan said,
January 24, 2008 at 5:01 pm
I just found ‘balla” in the Urban dictionary.