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When I went to sign up for the triathlon I was considering for this weekend, registration was closed. Irritating, but probably good seeing as how registration is $90, then getting a car would be over $100. Through my job I joined Zipcar. Being an employee gets me out of the application and annual fee. It's still not cheap hour-by-hour or for the day, but it rules out gas, a lot of taxes, and underage fees that come with traditional car rentals.

I ran after work on Thursday. We went to the lakeshore trail and on our way back, we saw Obama and his entourage coming up Lakeshore Drive and then take off in one of FIVE helicopters! It was kind of ridiculous. The hospital I work for is getting ready to move in 2012 and a big issue is that the neighborhood where its moving doesn't want a helipad because of noise and safety concerns. It seemed ironic that Obama parades in with five stinkin' huge helicopters the same night that the hearing for Children's started. HA. What can ya do. It was kinda cool to watch, though. Definitely seemed like a movie or something. It made me glad we ran-- we both left late from work (~8:30) so we weren't thrilled to be running after a long day and having to return bright and early the next morning. So this little bit of excitement was appreciated.

Nothing exciting to report. I think I'm going to need new running shoes before the big race at the end of August. This is good because it means I've been running... bad because they're expensive. We'll see.

I'm still bitter about last weekend-- unreasonably so. I granted myself 24 hours for a pity party and that has passed... by far. So I should really snap out of it. So much easier said than done. I've drawn up a rigorous training plan for the upcoming week and am dreading it but excited to make it happen. Send energizing vibes, it's a doosey.