Levee Run tomorrow

How long has it been since you listened to Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto? Well, that's too long. It had been a long time for me. Till just a few minutes ago, when it ended. It used to be one of my favorites. Still is. I'd just forgotten why.

I've said before that I'm a re-reader and a re-listener. I don't know what that says about me, if anything. (I actually have a couple of ideas that I'll keep to myself.) But when I listen to that Rachmaninoff I am sure that whatever else I could be listening to that I've never heard before, could not possibly be more enjoyable. Like Beethoven’s 9^th Symphony, or Turandot, or Time Out, or even (to be at least marginally less an old fogey) James Taylor’s astounding new CD “One Man Band.” Yes, I know, even that is pretty fogeyish.

I know there’s a lot that I just don’t yet know I’d like to listen to. (If that sentence made any sense.) I just can’t conceive that I could enjoy it as much as the stuff I already know. Perhaps that simply means that I need a new person in my life to “force me” to listen to newer things. I don’t know. As I’m listening to the canned music at REI there is occasionally a song that strikes a chord with me. One recently was Patty Griffin singing “Oh Heavenly Day.” Now, I know that’s not exactly what my 24 year old colleagues are talking about when they tell me I should listen to newer music. But it was new to me, and I've now got the CD. And it's pretty fun.

Anyway, all of you out there should go right now and fire up "Rach 2" and give it a listen. I hope not for the first time. You'll be glad you did.

On to the title topic, though...

Tomorrow is the annual "Levee Run." We'll meet just on the southwest side of downtown and run a 10K loop on the levee tops. I've never done it, of course, but I'm looking forward to it. A little off-road running. Should also be notable because it's supposed to be in the mid to upper 20s at start time. And it will still be wet from the rain/snow in the last few days. Brrrr..... I'll definitely be wearing the tights. Not something anyone really wants to see (me in tights), but it's the price they have to pay. If I do say so myself, though, as bad as it is, me in tights is probably not the worst thing they'll see tomorrow. Some people dress (by my lights) completely inappropriately. One specific thing I’m talking about: I've definitely decided that men should be just as required to wear shirts as women are.

I don’t know really what shoes to wear. Not that it really matters, only running a 10K, but it will make a comfort difference. I think I’ll wear the Hardrocks, if that helps you. ;-)

Now, though, I really need to hit the hay. I’m volunteering for registration before the run, and have to be there at 6:45. And I don’t actually even know exactly where I supposed to meet. So I’ll leave early.

Hope I don’t freeze!