hmmm… remember how I said that sometimes your body seems to be a machine ready to tear up the road like well tuned car? Although that may be true, the inverse is also true. Sometime, you go out for a morning drive and you the engine starts knocking, the engine overheats, smoke comes out of […]
The 2 Running Fools actually ran together today. This was actually our first time running together. And of course I had to drive over to his neck of the woods. Only a 90 minute drive–which explains why this is the first time we ran together.
Andrew knows of a running trail over by his place were […]
10 miles. I haven’t run 10 miles in a while but today we did it. We ran this trail near my place (the trail I used for training for my San Diego R&R marathon) and it was such a nice day out. Not too hot, not too cold.
I realized something during this […]
I had planned on running 6 miles at a medium pace at the local high school. Although it’s easier for me just to go outside my door and start running, I figured my knees would appreciate running on the softer track. Since I was there I decided to re-calibrate my Nike+.
After I had done so, […]
I had planned on running 4 miles lightly today, but I decided to give my legs the day off. I probably could have ran them, but I played hooky instead. Discretion is the better part of valor… he who fights and runs away, lives to fight another day…I must be cruel to be kind.. oh […]
Today was a fun day. I am happy to announce that I completed the Rock n Roll Phoenix Marathon in 4 hours 58 minutes and 19 seconds (click here and search for bib # 5189 in 2008). Not bad for only 3 and a half weeks of training, huh? I stopped to take various […]
I flew in earlier today, picked up my rental, and drove to the expo. Parking was difficult to find. I had to walk 6 blocks to get to the expo, but there was no way I was going to pay $30.00 for parking. I picked up my number and then went to the upgrade […]
I ran 2 miles today in 18:16. I didn’t intend on going fast. I just ran at what I considered a normal pace. Here’s a contradiction though: even though I considered this a normal pace, at the same time, my body felt like it was being pushed to run past it’s normal limit.
It wasn’t a […]
I ran 4 miles non-stop today in 33:27. Even though I still plan on walking during the marathon, I’m thinking of incorporating non-walking workouts during smaller runs (6 and under). I was tired at the end of today’s run, but in a good way. It was that tired that you are proud of because […]
I planned on running 10 slow miles today. I ran 16 instead. Not bad for my 6th run in 2 1/2 weeks.
I feel like it’s a shame to spend all that time and effort on the upcoming race in Arizona and not run the full marathon. So I tested my legs today to see if […]
