Weekend melting
Very hot for our local nonegenarian, who usually doesn't mind heat; we cut short a walk to get back for a cooling sip of electromix. The household enjoys the evening Olympics coverage, mostly on the Canadian station. We have a marathon runner here, so we all watched in amazement as the 38 year-old Romanian woman flew off the front of the pack and held her lead.
We figured it was probably her last shot at competition of this magnitude. Maybe next time around for our other favorite, the 31 year-old British woman.
We walked a lovely route down to a lake, along with hordes of others. The police boats took off, sirens wailing and blue lights flashing, for the east side of the lake, interrupting a balmy peaceful scene; hard to leave the cooler air for the warmer heights of our hill.
We figured it was probably her last shot at competition of this magnitude. Maybe next time around for our other favorite, the 31 year-old British woman.
We walked a lovely route down to a lake, along with hordes of others. The police boats took off, sirens wailing and blue lights flashing, for the east side of the lake, interrupting a balmy peaceful scene; hard to leave the cooler air for the warmer heights of our hill.
posted by isabelita at 11:30 AM
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I've been noticing how hot it is up there. Not so here in the chilly fogbelt of Humboldt County. Hope temps cool down a bit for you, and rise a bit for us.
Haven't watched much of the Olympic competition these past few years. I have a hard time with all the hype and stories.
I watched that on the plane last night. Despite all the blather from the announcers about how the winner looked different here or there, using her arms more or less or whatever, I thought she hardly ever broke her stride. Amazing the way she pulled away and stayed out front.
Gaah - It is so muggy today, even my mom is uncomfortable.
We figure the Romanian woman had enough experience and motivation to know how much gas she had for those last several miles, and wanted it like crazy.
Very gross bit: The poor British woman having diarrhea by the side of the road...awful for her.
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