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Fifty Something
This the the amount of work I will be putting in for each week for the remainder of the summer. We are having some deadlines at work and that usually requires time and lots of it. Last week was a mi...
Things that I love about running, feeling the love
Yesterday I did a little bit on things that fray my nerves while running. I thought to be fair there are quite a few things that I love about running. Here is a short list:1. Post Run Glow - The f...
These are a few of my least favorite things
I love running, I do. But there are some aspects that get on my nerves while running and I thought I would make a list. This is not because I haven't been running, so there. So here is my list in no p...
Week in Review
Well I managed a 15.42 mile week, a little short of my goal but quite a bit more than I had done in months. My long run only turned into 4.32 miles rather than 6 miles. As the saying goes, bad runs ...
Hopeful Comeback
My running has been terrible for the past 6 weeks, it is true. Last night I ran 4.1 miles and I looked back in my journal (I am geek about writing things down what can I say) and noticed that the las...
What is up with your running Dude?
Until the other night I had not run in over a week, a sad but true statement. My personal life has been ... chaotic and traumatic as of late. I did a good job the last couple of days getting out the...
I am no Steve Austin... (Speed Work W1, D1)
I have been trying to get faster and I don't have bionic legs so that makes it harder. Well it makes it harder than if I had them. Today marks the historic beginning of my speed training.It almost did...
Finally ... Double Digit Miles
What has happened since I last updated you on my running adventures. Well it seems that I have finally got things back on track.Saturday: I lifted for about an hour and then went out and did some inte...
Summer Solstice 5k
Last night after work I did a 5k. It was a good time, I will look into evening runs again. I could tell the field was a good one when I showed up, I should not have been surprised as it was run by my ...
Small Progress
As I have said, I am slowly getting my miles back up to some sort of respectable standards (well this is from my own perspective.) Last night I went out for a short run at about 10:00 pm. I just wan...
Just a short run
I went out for a short run this evening after work, it was pretty humid but I felt like I had been letting my running slide as I hadn't been out since last Saturday. So out I went and ended up with:2...
Marthon Post Race
Yesterday I ran the Delaware Marathon. I was surprised to find out that they were serious about running the entire 26.2 mile course, no sense of humor.I woke up at 5:00 am to get ready to go for 5:30....
Week in Review
I am still fighting this creeping crud that my daughter thoughtfully brought home to share. The good news is that it is much less of a problem today than it was earlier last week. I still have to ha...
It is good to be giving...
My daughter brought home a nasty bug last weekend. I did OK in fighting it off for 3 days, then well you know, I got sick. She is a girl who just loves to share. I am now fighting a particularly na...
Broad Street Run
Well I ran the Broad Street Run today. Last year this was the first race that I ran and I did not run it very well. I was very fat and injured and averaged a 14:26 mile over the ten mile course. T...
Weight Check
Well here it is the first of the month again. This is as good a time as any for an official weight check. It is not as impressive as previous months. I ran in to a road block about half way through...
Returning to the Scene of the Crime
I really began running last March, and my first run was the Broad Street Run. This is a great race. The course goes straight through Philadelphia for 10 miles and is downhill the whole way. It is n...
20 Miles .... is far
This will be a short post, mostly due to my own uncertainty about things. I did my 20 miles on Sunday as planned at an 11:15 pace for the entire run. I am happy about that. After the run was over m...
Injury Progress
I know that everyone was worried about how my hip might do on an actual run after the massage I had on Tuesday. Well I was told to not do too much activity for the next couple of days post massage, s...
Take it and Run: 13 Words or Less
Tom and Amy at Runner's Lounge have asked for our best running advice in 13 words or less. Well the good news is that no one will get eye strain reading it all.Success in running is all about getting...
A massage story
I mentioned that I had scheduled a massage to try to work the kinks out my lower back and hip from overuse due to this crazy marathon schedule. I will say that it was affecting my spirits a bit. I w...
Speed comes to those that wait
I still remember last year when I was trotting along at 14:00 miles. I knew I wasn't going fast but it was hard work at 280+ pounds to get my freight train of a body going at any kind of speed. I gu...
Listening to your body
I have been having a bit of pain in my hip and lower back as of late. I know it is just over use. I did something this week that most people will cringe at. To be truthful, I don't care. You have ...
Help I am overused
My back and hip have been giving me some problems this week. I did some reading and found that this is most likely an overuse issue. I don't like to go to the doctor unless I am convinced there is n...
What is with all this deadline stuff?
This week has been a tough one work wise. I work for good people but they have their demands as well. I usually can get things done on 9 to 10 hours a day, usually. I had a last minute thing to get do...
Just an Update (of sorts)
This weekend was a pretty tough one, I went out for a quick 8 miles on Saturday and this was a miserable tough run in the humidity. I remember the full force suck that is running in humidity. Terrib...
Take it and Run: The Training Plan
Is it Thursday again? The good people at Runners Lounge have their take it and run Thursday and this week's topic is running plans. I have a few points I have picked up on the subject that be useful...
Ate Something
Well the title is a bit misleading. I did some intervals today a half mile of speed with a half mile recovery over 3.65 miles. The Up portions were: 8:55 pace, 9:22 pace, 9:02 pace and 9:35 pace (fo...
Speedy Morning
I am getting faster:3.1 miles, 31:32 time, 10:09 pace I thought it might take me until the end of the year to get down to a sub 10:15 pace. I actually recorded a 9:47 mile on mile 3. Well here is to...
Cherry Blossoms and Row Boats
Today I went on my long (read really long) run. I decided to shake things up a bit and run down at Kelly Drive. This, as I have said before, is the nicest part of Philadelphia. The shores of the river...