35 and pouring rain

Those were the conditions yesterday as I set out for a long run. This was at 3pm because up until then it was below freezing. The night before all it was did was dump freezing rain on everything. I had to skip my swim which maybe was good.

The run wasn't so bad except I almost got run over at an intersection because the sidewalk was under-construction. I had to run out in the road a little bit and this SUV gave me no room. Luckily I was able to "jump" out of the way before his mirror smacked me. It seems more dangerous running here than it does cycling which is the exact opposite of Oregon. Overall, I got soaked but put in a good 55 minutes of running.

I'm pretty settled in the condo but the lack of storage space is getting to me. I have lots of stuff that just needs to be in storage like cycling stuff, electronics, and linen. I need to put some shelves/racks in each bathroom to alleviate the lack of space for linen/towels. I'll need to hit up Home Depot and see if they have some decent priced stuff.

The other thing is the heater. I have an electric heat pump thing. Anyway, when the temperature gets close to the set temperature it starts blowing out un-heated air. This sucks as I immediately start to freeze. So I go turn off the heat and then turn it back on. I'm sure I'm going to start taking it in the shorts for my electricity bill. I'll buy a little space heater for when I'm sitting at my desk. This will balance out the heat. The good thing is with the position of the thermostat and high ceilings the bedrooms are warmer than the living area. The living area is on the south so if it's sunny out I get free heat that way as well. I think the summer time I'll be able to take advantage of no air-conditioning for most of the day.

Everyone who sits at a computer for gobs of time needs to check out this free internet radio site called Pandora. It's cool as you basically tell it artists you like and plays music from them and from artists like them. If you like a song you can buy it directly from Amazon or Itunes. The interface is pretty friendly as well. If you don't like a song, you can just fast-forward past it.

I'm getting a few bonus running miles in as I run to the pool and back. It's just under 3 miles each way. I swam 2000 yards this morning at just over 2 minute for each 100. I still can't figure out why I'm slower. I guess it still hasn't been a full month since I started working out so maybe it will come around.

Happy Valentine's to everyone...