The plan was to stop spending so much time out here in blogland and to be more productive. Things haven’t really gone to plan… A lively discussion unfurled itself on the blogs of The Laminator and Joe Garland about how much mileage should go into a proper marathon training regimen. I have [...]
Okay, so I have to admit that I’m feeling a little ridiculous right now. How is it that I didn’t go out and buy a Garmin like a year ago? I have so much more information about my run today than I’ve ever had before about a run. And not just any information, [...]
This morning’s run went about as well as any 22 miler could go. Of course there were a few minor issues (how can there not be when you’re running for almost three hours?), but all in all, it was just about perfect.
I ran alone today. It was the first long run I’d done [...]
I got some great comments on my post about the Chicago Marathon. Thank you everyone for those (even you Josh, a.k.a Captain U-Haul, a.k.a. King Platypus, a.k.a. Nelson Mandela.) As I was typing out a response to Joe’s argument against running two marathons back to back, I realized my comment was longer than [...]
~ I have not been able to stop thinking about Chicago lately. I originally decided not to run it because I shouldn’t be spending the money. But the allure of the big city, World Marathon Majors event was too much for me to resist. I finally relented to my impulsive side today [...]
I don’t have a whole lot to say about my race today, but it’s become a tradition of sorts for me to write up a little report every time I race, so here it goes…
My main goal today was to finally get an official 5K time under 20 minutes. It seems like I’ve been [...]