What, no locusts??
Once the long walk’s done for the week, its usually a gradual slide into Zero Day. Zero Day is a rest day, but also usually a low energy day, since after all that walking, things are kind of stiff and grumpy, and I don’t walk at all. Today, the whole world seems to have zero’d along with me.
It started last night with huge winds, and loads more rain. I was sitting in the living room, just hearing all of these unfamiliar noises from outside, and wondering what was blowing where. The wind howled around the house. Then — an earthquake. Pretty small, I’ve certainly experienced bigger ones, but I always get a little rattled by them. A little reminder not to get too attached to Things. I went online to check and see if it was something big far away, or something small nearby, and was relieved to see the latter. I logged my entry in the database, then settled back in with my book.
The slide continued. My right ankle started to hurt, in an unfortunately familiar way that reminded me of my experience last year with Posterior Tib Tendinitis. I got pretty tense about it, because I’m racing a 20k in just a week, and don’t want any major problems in my way. I filled a basin with ice water and soaked both my feet till they were numb. From that point on, I was in a pretty bad mood.
In the morning, the radio news was describing the mess that is rush hour with flooding and high winds. Thankfully, I could avoid most of the really bad delays by working at home for awhile and going in later. Tonight, the news is full of photos and stories about all this water. There’s a photo of Highway 101 (on the West coast), a group of cars parked on each side of what looks like a pond in the middle, only, THAT’S THE HIGHWAY! A trailerpark flooded, and now there’s a hazard of trailer homes floating down the nearby river. Falling trees, flooding rivers, and the Amtrak train hit a mudslide.
This evening, my ankle’s feeling better. Still not 100%, but alot better. I wore my Earth shoes all day, which usually helps stretch stuff out a bit. I have no idea if the track will be above water for tomorrow’s workout, but I guess if that’s the worst this weather has in store for me, I can’t complain.