I didn't get to surf this weekend! I was going to head down to G-town after work on Friday, but got held up with some extra duties. Although I was only an hour late leaving work, I still had several things to do before I left that evening for New Orleans for the Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon. So, I rushed home to get my board and realized that I just had too much to do. The surf report from the king Dude was that the waves weren't that great anyway -- surf-able, but not great. That report made my decision not hurt so bad. I knew I wasn't going to make it home early enough today to surf, so now I'm just hoping for a good day this week and some fitness release time. I really should get out one day this week.
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Needless to say, in New Orleans, I wasn't near any waves. At least, I don't think I was. I was focused on running. I had one slight mishap though when I accidentally lost my iPad. I'm pretty sure I left it on a shelf in the bathroom at the New Orleans Louis Armstrong Airport. I had pulled the iPad out of my backpack because I thought it was getting crushed. And, then my phone dinged so I set it down on a shelf near the bathroom sinks to answer the text. I don't know for sure that I left it there. In fact, I keep thinking I had it in the cab, but I know for sure I set it on a shelf near the front of the bathroom. (It had been in my backpack the rest of the time.) At first I was very upset, but then I thought about it and realized that there was no use crying over the proverbial spilled milk. I'm a little worried about any information that might be on the iPad, but there's probably very little chance that the person who finds it will be trying to use the information. I'm sure they'll just want the machine for themselves. Today, I had a great run and finished 13.3 miles (my calculations according to my GPS as opposed to their 13.1 calculation) in 1.54 (we both had the same time), which is quite good for me. I was hoping for 1:50, but this was a personal record, so I can't really complain. I even came in 32 out of 724 female runners in my age group. I feel pretty good about it. I also feel like the running will help me with my surfing. I've had a couple of surfers tell me that they were amazed at how well I keep up while paddling, as well as how long I'm able to stay out. I attribute that to my other sports of cycling, running and spinning and the cardio workouts I get from them. I just hope that my good health continues, and that I'm able to stay active in all of my sports.
During the next few weeks, I have big plans to do a lot of surfing. I have a surf trip in my near future. In fact, I've probably mentioned it in my past posts. But, in case I didn't, I'm not going to ruin the surprise for anyone who might be reading this. I'll be writing about it soon enough. Let's just say, I'm going where the blue water always has nice waves.
A hui hou (good bye until we meet again)!
