my lungs are collapsing and my feet are now conspiring to kill me.
I missed the 7:20am out of manasquan... people in front of me were going 10mph and I was half a block from the train station when I saw it pull up. no way I could make it.
so I drove north on 71.
saw it pass by me.
spring lake. missed it.
belmar. missed it.
bradley beach. at the station.
so I said screw it and tried to speed to long branch.
now, when I drove up to exit 159 on the GSP everyday, sure, I had road rage...
but the route 71/i have to make a train road rage is something special...
I now have a sore throat from yelling at idiots and I am pretty sure I threw my right shoulder out from flipping the bird at some old lady in a lincoln.
fast forward. I prepped my $2 to shove in the teeny parking space money slot (i used bills. no time for 8 coins) and ran down the 23 steps... then ran up the 26 steps as the train pulled into the station... I got to the top step just as the doors opened.
thank god.
as I write this, two station stops have passed and my breathing is somewhat back to normal... but they had had that piercing cool fall air burn that slices into your lungs when you run...
now I am gonna sleep for 35 min since my earplugs are in place.
::: plunked in on my treO:::
