I am on a 7-day burrito streak, which looks like it will end today. Here’s the rundown:
- Thursday: Lunch special at El Agave. It’s been a while since I’ve gone, and I’m not running at lunchtime. A $4 burrito will hit the spot.
- Friday: Dinner at Qdoba. It started as carbo-loading, but now it’s tradition to eat a burrito the night before a big run. An 8-mile run is borderline considered a “big run” for me. But it’s an excuse to eat a burrito.
- Saturday: Dinner at Qdoba. It’s my “post-run” reward. I know, an 8-mile run doesn’t deserve a big reward, but I really like burritos.
- Sunday: Lunch at Zazus. We had a coupon we had to use up.
- Monday: Lunch special at El Agave. No running today, and it’s another “cheap day” for a $4 burrito.
- Tuesday: Supermarket burrito. You know, Harris Teeter makes some decent hand rolled burritos. They are small, cheap and fairly healthy. They come in a pack of 2. I brought one to work for lunch.
- Wednesday: Supermarket burrito. The other half of my Harris Teeter burrito 2-pack.
Alas, it looks like a burrito is not in the cards for today. I know this streak is not quite as impressive as Cal Ripken’s consecutive game streak, or my great soda streak on the AT. In fact, this streak happened purely by accident. And now that I have recognized it, I feel the need to extend it. But like both of those great streaks, I will purposely sit this one out. The longer a streak goes, the harder it is to end it.
You know, the day after Joe DiMaggio broke his 56-game hitting streak, he went on another 17-game hitting streak. I wouldn’t be surprised if my burrito streak holds a similar pattern.
