If you had told me three months ago that I would run a 5K in 17:50 I would have been ecstatic. If you had told me three weeks ago I would run 17:50 I would have been disappointed. Three days ago? I’d have said you were probably about right. But I’m still disappointed. The Chuy’s […]
Jessica and I ran The Maze Trail 10K on Sunday. I told Jessica not to sign me up but she did it anyway. Ah well, we got to do something together without the kids which was nice, the race was a tough mental test, the course a pleasant change of scenery from the roads, and […]
Normally I slog around for thirty or forty or whatever minutes, look at the same houses, stare at the same road, and think about how slow I am ;). This past Sunday, though, came alive with buzzards, biting dogs, baseballs, speed signs, killer trucks and little girls in the muck. I headed out the door […]
I didn’t feel the pre-race adrenaline-anxiety sickness I normally vomit half-way up my throat. Just dread. Fearing the pain, feeling exhausted from a tough week, the horn went off with a false start and we all lurched a couple steps, stopped, were told to keep going, and took off towards the Target. The guy next […]
I bonked at work last week, a Tuesday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. I totally flamed out, head hit the desk, lost all energy, recovered slightly and went foraging for food like a wild dog. Found a week-old cookie, drove to the trail and ran four miles. Then bonked on a three mile run the next […]
Time to poop out another post. I’m playing baseball for the 10th year in a row as an adult (I also played in hs/college. I sucked then too.). “Playing” isn’t the proper word. I think I made it to 3 games last year, and I’ve already skipped the first 2 games this year. Basically, I […]
The better I run, the less I want to blog about it. It seems increasingly narcissistic and self-indulgent (if that is even possible) to keep saying, “hey look at me, I’m getting faster, I’m running more, my workouts are great, my race was awesome! Yay me!” Plus I continually question the worthiness of spending the […]
“Official” results from the Belterra 5K are posted. My pod must be about 15 seconds off per mile. That’s a lot but about right since it is off by about 50 meters per mile (about 3%). Apparently last year’s winner won a year’s membership to 24 Hour Fitness. I should have entitled the last post […]