A day in the life of a non-athletic Ben

After a long season, I am finally able to take some down time and much needed R & R.  The days are filled quite differently than while training.  Here is a rare inside look at a day in the life of a non-athletic Ben:

7am: Wake up, drink coffee.  Not hungry- this is a weird sensation- the constant craving for food has disappeared.

7:05am: Run outside to put trash and recyclables out.  Shoot, forgot again.

8am: Finally decide to eat.  I fall to the beck and call of blueberry pancakes.

8:45am: Start twiddling my thumbs.  What should I do today?  Try and watch TV.  Quickly become bored and recommence my thumb twiddling.

9am: Drive Sarah insane.

9:30am: Decide to make something of myself, go upstairs, brush teeth, put on a clean t-shirt.

10am: Back downstairs, try watching TV again.  Getting fidgety.  Load my car up with the remaining (forgotten) recyclables.

10:20am: Decide that the back deck is dirty and begin sweeping it.

10:22am: See the picnic table is broken.  Decide to fix it.

10:25am: More leaves fall onto the back deck, have to sweep it again.

10:45am:  Fed up by the constant barrage of leaves falling on deck, give up sweeping and go inside.

11am: Telephone interview with Runner’s World Magazine

12pm: Telephone interview with USATF

12:30pm: Make lunch.  Takes about 40min to figure out what I want.  I choose spaghetti and way too much garlic.

2pm: Leave the house and drive to the dump to drop off the left over (forgotten) recyclables

2:20pm: Grocery shop

2:40: Donate various items to the Haven (www.uppervalleyhaven.org)

3:05pm: Return home, annoy Sarah some more.

3:27pm: Exhausted.  Take a nap

4:45pm: Wake up.  Large puddle of drool on pillow.  Decide to mow the lawn- but don’t make it outside.  Oops.

5pm: Putz around on computer

6:07pm: Annoy Sarah again.  Get stern look.

6:48pm: Write a to-do list and cross off items I already completed to make myself feel better.

7pm: Ask Sarah if the green peppers should be cut.  Get yelled at for being an annoyance

7:10pm: Finish making dinner.  Watch movie Max and Mary.

9:49pm: Brush a disgusting amount of fur out of the Otz-man.  How can he shed that much?

10:03pm: Walk the Otz-man around Wilder

10:44pm: Roommate walks into house.  Everyone high fives each other

10:45pm: Eat a dozen cookies right from the oven.  Feel great, then stomach feels sick.

11pm: Sit down and write blog

11:20pm: Fall asleep after long day of not running

Until next time,

Ben