Austin, TX

It was cold at Zen training this morning! I was thankful for the gloves I’d brought and for my new long sleeved running shirt my mother gave me on my trip to Dallas last week.

As Patrick had promised last weekend, we did hills this morning. I got a little bit of a head start walking to the hilly area and although I was still the last one there, it was only by a few minutes. We walked three laps, hitting the uphills hard and catching our breaths in between. The block consists of half a street uphill, half downhill, one level stretch and repeat. At the starting corner Patrick sets up the water and I usually stop for a drink along the way. Walking the hills makes me really thirsty. After the third lap we walked backward up the first hill. I managed about three times before I had to quit. Some people managed four or five.

We leisurely strolled back to Auditorium Shores. It was a beautiful morning. I found the hills much easier this time, as did several other people. I am not even close to being as sore as I was the last time we did hills. Thankfully!

We stood around chatting for a bit, eating our Tokyo breakfasts and relaxing. Adam Weisberg, owner of Zen, was there again today. He seems like such a nice and genuine person. It’s always a pleasure to talk with him.

I had been a bit nervous about going today due to the recent drama in my blog over my having criticized the Chronicle and my having dubbed one of the Chronicle people, “Annoying Guy”. As it happens, he came across my blog and left me a comment. Someone else (with You-Tube comment disease) came along afterward, possibly feeling protective of Greg (formerly known as “Annoying Guy”), and left me a clichéd, poorly written message in which they couldn’t even manage to spell my name correctly.

As it turns out, I needn’t have worried. I think 3 out of the 11 people chosen by the Chronicle made it to training this morning. I talked with Katie for a while this morning. She seems like a very nice person. Cassandra was there, too. I haven’t really had a chance to talk with her but I think she’s cute as a button. I think Drew might have been there but I don’t really know. The person I think may have been him had no facial hair so if it was him, he’s shaved. I wonder where everyone else was this morning? I know Ingrid’s daughter has been sick so that may have kept her away and Ian is undergoing treatment for cancer so that may have kept him away. As for the rest of them, I have no idea. I was sorry to see that James didn’t make it.

And that concludes week seven! Have a safe and happy Halloween!

If you’d like to read more about my Zen training:
Week One Review
Week Two Review
Week Three Review
Week Four Review
Week Five Review
Week Six Review
Week 10 Review ( I missed 8 & 9 )

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