Sunday, 5/10/2015 to Saturday, 5/16/2015 - Dirt Cheap #2 (DNS)

I didn't run this week ... my 100 miles per month running streak is in seriously jeopardy.

Sunday, 5/10/2015: Recovery day

I survived on just sitting around and taking 400mg of ibuprofen every four hours. I found that I could move somewhat but it was more than a bit painful.

Monday, 5/11/2015 through Friday, 5/15.2015: Recovery days

I slowly got better. My ribs subsided from a pain to an ache. I really wanted to run on Wednesday for Dirt Cheap #2 but ... I realized that my body was not up to it. If I had fallen I really would have screwed myself up. I have to heal because Christine and I have to start packing our apartment in order to move to Greenleaf Meadows on May 23rd.

Wednesday: We signed the new lease and posed for our photo IDs to use the laundry and fitness center. I picked up my race bib and tech shirt for the Lilac 10K on Sunday. I may not be 100% but I will run. Why? Because I was already signed up and that is what I do ... I race. I couldn't sleep on my back until Wednesday ... Christine said that I snored like a trooper ... just like she does! Sad news ... my Uncle "Bud" Nevil died on Wednesday morning. His desire was to die at home and his family moved him back to his house in Marion on Monday. The calling hours are on Friday from 5 to 8PM at Steven's Funeral Home in Marion and the funeral is in Newark on Saturday morning.

Saturday, 5/16//2015: Another recovery day plus day 1 of packing

My darling wife, Christine, and I headed out to St Michael's Church in Newark for my Uncle Edward "Bud" Nevil's funeral at 10AM. It was a nice Catholic funeral service follow by internment at the Marion Cemetery links here (look for Marion) and here. I had never been in a funeral procession before ... you get to go through red lights. A nice touch was that as we got to Marion the route led by his house. Uncle "Bud" was a SeaBee during WWII and had a honor guard at his internment. I had never seen the folding of the flag in person before. We headed back to the basement of St Michael's Church for a reception afterward. We sat with my cousin, Sanday, and her husband, Bill Bastian.

Uncle Bud's grave in Marion Cemetery

Front view of Mom and Dad's grave in the East Palmyra Cemetery

Rear view of Mom and Dad's grave. I think Uncle Bud placed those plastic flowers ... bless him.

Once I got back home I got to packing. I thought that packing my running stuff would be an easy place to start ... that would be a NO. I had no idea how many short sleeve cotton running shirts, long sleeve cotton running shirts, short sleeve tech running shirts and long sleeve tech running shirts I had until I started parking them. Three or four hours later ... I was done. I did find that rolling a tech shirt does make it take up a lot less room. Christine had emailed me about this. I found one way, link here. I found another about the military 6 inch roll, link here, which sounds even tighter. I just hope that there is no earthquake between now and Saturday ... I might get buried.