What is your favorite musical? I love musicals, whether a play or movie, so I probably have a lot of them...Oklahoma, Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, Annie, Pete's Dragon, Joseph and the Amazing Techincolor Dreamcoat and MANY more that I just can't think of right now. The other day Mom sent me a video of Donny Osmond responding to someone's online challenge to sing "Any Dream Will Do" from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Donny was Joseph in the production the first time I ever saw it. Super dreamy in his dreamcoat, that's for sure! After hearing that one song, which I may have sung aloud in my office at work, I was inspired to listen to the whole soundtrack again. It is available in it's entirety on Amazon Music for those who have Prime. I downloaded it and Charlie and I set off running to "Any Dream Will Do" this morning in this weather. The parts that don't look slushy are about an inch deep in water. I hate wet feet, but after the first block, they were just cold and didn't notice the wet so much. It would have been a pretty gross run without hearing about Joseph's dreams and Potiphar's wife who wasn't a very nice person. With the exception of the one song when Joseph was in prison which is kind of a ballad, the soundtrack makes good exercise music. We were pretty wet when we got done. When we returned, I immediately wrapped Charlie in a towel and put him in the bath where we continued to belt out "Go Go Go Joseph!" Charlie is not a fan of bathing, but he stood in there pretty well today. Perhaps the singing was confusing enough for me to get the job done before he knew what was happening. We've been done an hour already and Charlie is still wet and holding a bit of a grudge. He likes to hide but isn't too good at it, like one of our favorite lines from another fun musical movie, Wizard of Oz, "Disregard the man (little dog) behind the curtain!" Did you see Charlie’s foot sticking out? Please add your favorite musicals to the Comments! It would be fun to see if we could make a good running playlist of soundtrack songs. “Brazzle Dazzle Day" from Pete’s Dragon would be a good one for near the end of a race. Happy running! Missee
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Have you ever participated in a virtual race? Personally, I love to get a few new shirts each year from races, enjoy the challenge of trying to run a given distance in a good time on command, but really couldn't care less about the medal...unless it's an age group prize and then I don't care much about the medal itself, but do like to earn a prize. Most virtual races charge an entry fee and then somehow you log your time and they send you a finisher's shirt and medal. In the wake of many race cancelations and postponements, I found this challenge on Run the Edge--the Un-Canceled Project. From what I've been able to gather, I get to run a race distance once a week, any distance I choose. I wear sort of a "team uniform" by donning a special color to symbolize an intention such as humor, hope, gratitude and inspiration. It looks like fun! No matter what gets canceled or amended while we weather the cornovirus, running is not canceled; I hope it doesn't get moved indoors, but still can't get canceled! A whole project based on positivity sounds like fun and you can't argue with the price because it's absolutely free! Who will join me? I'm supposed to be able to add my own picture to this virtual race bib, but I can't figure out how to do it. Just squint real hard and maybe you can see me in there inviting you to join... Speaking of trying to use new technology, all the social distancing is really flexing my tech skills. This week, I've learned how to have a Google Hangout (not as fun as it sounds when it's an admin meeting) and go to a Zoom Room (much more fun than it sounds when it's yoga class). My yoga instructor is hosting our regular yoga classes via Zoom at no charge. She shares the link and password to those of us who regularly attend plus posts it on Facebook and anyone who wants can join. I'm sure the intent is that when this quarantine period is over, we all are ready to go back to being paying customers at the studio. The instructor is a really sweet person and I'm sure she'd love to have you in class even if you don't live nearby. Perhaps you'll seek out an in person class near you someday. If someone wants the link to the next class, post in the Comments and I'll send it to you.
Have you tried something new since the COVID-19 pandemic begun? Would you like to try a virtual race or exercise class? Let us know in the comments! On a bright note, spring has sprung in MN and everyone is getting out and enjoying the sunshine plus the inability to go anywhere else so many families are out walking. This is not Charlie, but some days he probably has the same thought! Stay healthy and happy running--Missee Since I last posted frustrations with coronovirus, the situation has become much more intense. Schools in Minnesota closed no later than Wednesday this week and schools were directed to provide meals to any student who needs it and childcare for families whose work deems them essential such as healthcare, law enforcement, corrections and schools. This big shift put me at work for a few long days this week getting meal plans and delivery plans in place. By Thursday, life was feeling much more calm.
With schools out, restaurants, bars, churches, hair salons and gyms closed, it comes as no surprise that races are being postponed or canceled left and right. Just yesterday, Earth Day Half Marathon announced that their race is postponed until September 5th, Labor Day weekend. Deb and I have been talking about looking for a fall race, so this will work out fine for us. The race has a no refunds policy, but they will allow people to switch back and forth between the half and the 5K or transfer their entry to another runner at no cost. There was a brief mention of a virtual event in the works for this spring yet which might also be fun. We had already decided that if the race were canceled or postponed that we would still like to go run the route that day. There has been a lot of speculation that Minnesota could go to a shelter in place model soon to keep the spread of coronavirus to a minimum. In other states people are being allowed to exercise outdoors, but not in pairs or groups other than who lives in your house. I got a little worried about that and did a little research to see if I can talk on the phone via my Aftershokz to virtually run "together", and I can! Mom called after I found the information, so I tried it out with her while walking around in my house and it works great! In the event we are no longer permitted to run in pairs, we will be chatting along on with my pink headphones looking a little crazy talking to myself, but who cares?!? As for today, I met up with two running friends and we all ran along several feet apart not facing each other, so social distancing runner-style. Running stores and shoe companies are working hard to encourage Americans to get out and exercise because fresh air and exercise is good for our physical and mental health. We did a 10-miler; that is the furthest I've run since straining my hamstring four weeks ago and it went great. With Earth Day postponed until September, I've reset my training plan to aim for June 20th Grandma's Marathon events, so back to Week 2 and working it back up from there. I sure hope we don't get to a point where running has to be treadmill only, but I'm set up for that if need be. In the meantime, I'll be out in the sunshine social distancing runner-style. Happy running! Missee Am I alone in feeling like the coronavirus hype is a little over the top? Running races are starting to be postponed or canceled. I hope Earth Day is still on 6 weeks from now. If not, I’ve got another one on my calendar. In the meantime, everyone should keep washing their hands, covering their cough and stay home when sick. I got an email that quilt camp is still on until further notice. I’ll be so sad if it gets canceled. Running moderately is an immunity booster, so wash your hands and happy running! Missee
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