Moose Mom takes a day off in Philadelphia to "thrash her guts and her lungs and her thighs"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

September 26, 2008
Palin lays low in Philadelphia, goes jogging
Posted: 03:30 PM ET



http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/26/palin-lays-low-in-philadelphia-goes-jogging/

PHILADELPHIA (CNN) – With the eyes of the political world focused on the legislative drama unfolding in Washington, D.C. and on tonight’s presidential debate in Mississippi, Sarah Palin is keeping a low profile in Philadelphia, where she will spend the coming days preparing for her own debate against Sen. Joseph Biden.

After a marathon series of meetings with international heads of state in New York earlier this week, Palin is now holed up in her Philadelphia hotel with a cadre of domestic and foreign policy advisers, studying for next Thursday's vice presidential debate in St. Louis. Her campaign plane, a JetBlue charter, left Palin and her staff behind in Pennsylvania Friday in order to fly John McCain’s staffers and press corps to Mississippi.

Palin is expected to make a brief appearance Friday night at a local debate watching party at an Irish pub before returning to her room to watch the much-anticipated face-off between McCain and Barack Obama.

It’s not all work for the vice presidential nominee, however. These “down days,” as they are known on the campaign trail, have allowed Palin to make time for one of her favorite hobbies – jogging.

Palin has said she enjoys running cross-country in Alaska because “it thrashes your guts and your lungs and your thighs.”

The governor has gone running with her Secret Service agents along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia for two days in a row, donning a pink “McCain-Palin” baseball cap, a black Nike windbreaker and shorts, and Nike running shoes. She timed each of her runs with a digital wristwatch.

Her workout on Thursday lasted 25 minutes. On Friday, she jogged a path along the river for nearly 40 minutes, with her daughter Willow joining her for part of the run.

[jenmito]

1. She must have taken that hair piece out so her hat could fit. n/t

[Sanity Claws]

2. Why is Willow with her in Philadelphia?

Why isn't she in school? She's only around 14.

[theothersnippywshrub]

12. Probably pregnant. n/t

[babylonsister]

3. A 'marathon' series of meetings? Someone exaggerates. nt

[firedupdem]

4. They put that crap out because Obama is young and active

and gramps is half dead...also, does any one of children attend school? These fuckers are horrible...nobody believes in education.

[ncgrits]

5. Didn't FUX news trash Obama today because he'd been "caught" exercising?

I love a little consistency with my fair and balanced.

[Bucky]

6. Nothing wrong with jogging. I just wished she could exercise her brain a bit more.

Or at least jog her memory about the stuff she's supposed to get back to Katie Couric on.

[Barack_America]

7. She should totally jump in the Schuylkill to cool off.

It's easy to climb out of and the water is very clean.

I promise.

:evilgrin:

[seabeyond]

8. NO WAY. EXERCISING.... she is EXERCISING... there is a CRISIS. this is HUGH!!11!!!

series, reall really series

[Matariki]

9. wonder if she ran up the museum steps and did a little 'victory dance'?

:rofl:

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Oh ewww....

I drive to work along there every day and bike there in summer. She has sullied my city!!! :puke:

[Faygo Kid]

11. Geez, an ignorant, right-wing, workout addict with no curiosity. Who would elect that as president?

Oh. . . sorry, I forgot.