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| 8:15 in Buenos Aires |
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| Que Lindo! |
I didn't come to Buenos Aires to run. I came here to dance with The Patricia Rincon Dance Collective. However, I brought my running stuff with me and am determined to continue my marathon training. This morning I woke at 7:00 am, stretched out my tired, jet lagged, body. I felt like crap. The recycled airline oxygen always sets my allergies off. Thankfully, Justin (one of the dancers) gave me a benadryl last night. Totally knocked me out. Anyways, got out the door, started running down the street, in the direction of the botanical gardens. Once I got there to the park, the gate was closed. Not open until 8:00 am, at this point it was 7:45. Today's workout was 5 miles at an aerobic pace. Which means 70 to 80% effort. I tried running through the busy downtown street. Between the never-ending traffic lights and incessant allergies, I realized I was not going to be doing any 7 minute miles today. I managed to run an average of 9 miles a minute, despite the treacherous cobblestone terrain and dog crap everywhere. I know it sounds like I'm complaining. Believe me, I'm happy to be here. I'm looking forward to the empanada's, the cortados, and the matambre. Speaking of food, we had a nice dinner last night, prepared by yours truly. Argentine pasta, really fresh with broccoli, mushrooms, artichokes, spinach and garlic. The dancers all had wine too. None for me though, thanks.
Getting back to my run,I did manage to finish the run through the botanical gardens, which were beautiful with cats roaming everywhere and clean, clear running paths. I was proud of myself for hitting it early, but I can see now that I'm going to have to wait until the parks open because personally, I would rather not get ran over by a bus! Bacan!
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