God is by definition "a being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe". A perfect being would not have created ****ing pollen, nor would He have created ****ing allergies, nor would He have allowed the pollen count to hover at 11 or 12 (anything above 8 is bad) for the better part of two ****ing weeks. Surely He would have foreseen the misery that this would cause certain fitness minded individuals among us, who would like to be out there trying to improve on the personal record of 6:28 in the mile they set last Friday morning and who would like to be outside enjoying this perfect mountain-biking weather but instead are locked inside, sniffling and sneezing and hoping their pseudoephedrine-looped hearts don't explode from mainlining allergy medications. All I can figure is that God is not perfect, meaning He can't really be God, meaning He's just some out-of-touch dude with a lot of power. Kind of like Jack Welch except God doesn't have lawyers giving him public-relations advice on His retirement contract. Or, possibly, God does exist and is female. That would also explain it.
So, did God create Mountain Biking? Isn't that dangerous for some? Or are some people trying to create perfect things like Mountain Biking and failing as God.
(In my best Nelson voice) "ha-ha" I'm just funnin ya BK. 6:28 is very impressive. I hope to one day be able to do that.
Flonase nasal-spray and Claritin work for me. It's not a total cure, but my symptoms are 20% of what they would be without it. Use it everyday to be effective. Hill Country allergies, right BK?
Maybe God didn't want life to be easy, so you learn something from it. BTW...if allergies and a missed morning run are the worst things that ever happen to you, then you have reason to be extremely happy.
IMO, Flonase gives only very temporary relief and Claritin has virtually no effect other than slightly raising your adreniline levels for about 20 minutes which in turn opens airways and decreases mucus secretion. I think the only thing that really works would be a common histamine blocker like Benadryl. Only problem is it makes most people very drowsy and it loses its effectiveness the more consecutive doses you take. In short, there really aint no cure.
Maybe I can help, bk. You see, humans are not supposed to run miles, much less run them in under 8 minutes. So what you have, and you should really consider it a privilege, is a 'sign from God.' He is letting you know that you need a honey, a bag of chips, a beer, and a remote control (preferably the honey is supposed to bring you the chips etc). Forget mountain biking and sub 6 minute miles. Ignore this sign from God at your own risk.
Is this the Hangout version of "Job?" If so, I want to be one of the sole-surviving servants bearing the bad news. The local pollen count for Houston is 140. Is that good or bad?
You ran a mile in 6:28??. Pfftt...when I was in shape and in high school, my best time in the mile was 5:25, but hell that was over 10 years ago. Seriously, that is pretty impressive, BK, to run a mile under 6 minutes and 30 seconds. I wish I could run it that fast now.
After getting an MIP in high school and having to spend five days in In School Suspension, I had to make up the five days of basketball I missed. Apparently, for the first time in my four years at Katy, they spent three of the five days I missed running three miles. Not only that, you had to do it in under 18 minutes, or start all over. That sucked.
i don't suffer from allergies, but i've been getting a wicked soar throat during my morning runs all week... i don't know if it is the pollen or exhaust from cars or what, but it hurts like hell!
I heard the pollen count in hell is like 150 and you don't just run one mile, you run infinity plus one miles. Oh and mountain bikes in hell have no seats, shocks, or tires.
"Hey Romey, You kidding right . . All fathers wants their daughters to get into p*rn?????" - that clueless guy from the Rome Show Rocket River
So, you are this tough, mountain-biking, mile-running stud of an athlete but you can't go out... because you have the sniffles??? I think you need the learn the following phrases: Walk it off. Take one for the team. Suck it up. etc.
5:25? Wow. I hope to get there... guess I'll have to start running longer distances. The main problem I have with my workout programs is that I reach a comfort level too easily and then stay there. I realized a few days back that I wasn't pushing myself on the weight I did reps with-- I'd add weight to it, then stay at that level for weeks on end. Same thing with crunches-- I was doing 200 a night before it struck me that after a couple weeks, I should be able to do more. Sure enough, I doubled the number with no problems. Same thing with running. I have this nice one-mile route in my neighborhood that I like. And, I have a 1.5-mile route that I hate. So I end up running the mile route even though I need to expand my distance. RM95: That's brutal. Did you ever "play" a game called "Catchup"...? I remember this from 7th grade track. Two teams, each split in half, with half your team on one side of the track and half on the other. One guy from team A would start running from the starting line, and one guy from team B would start from the halfway point. When you got from one group to the next (i.e., from the starting point to the halfway point), you tagged a new runner. The game went on until one team caught up to the other. It could go on semi-indefinitely. That is what hell is like. Jeff: may you develop a late-blooming allergy to your cats. Front comes through this weekend, hopefully that will blow all this **** out of here and I can get something done. Actually, I feel damned good this morning, so maybe it's already passing.
