I missed the LA Marathon. Okay that’s not true, I was into the LA Marathon for over a hundred bucks, bought a plane ticket from NC but things got…shaky. Somehow I got recruited to work in Washington D.C. for the entire month of March. Well, that and between Jan 27th and March 19th (Marathon day) I think I’d completed about […]
Okay I’ll admit it, I’ve been something of a mopey-pants since Saturday morning. Not because there is anything wrong with a 5K. Alright I’ll stop BSing, there is something seriously wrong with the 5K. There were no medals. Come on people a medal costs like a dollar to make right? And it would look so […]
I should tell you up front I don’t have any pictures for this blog. That’s kind of silly because I did my ten miler at the local park where I’ve done all my running/walking/foot-dragging for the past month. But I’ve never taken any pictures of it, how weird is that? Anyway, according to my desperately-seeking-LA-Marathon-glory […]
So I have one of to add to And the race course? The one they originally described as Changed considerably without notice. My previous blog map was the updated trail but reality looked like: One disclaimer. The race course was something like 13.3 according to my GPS watch. I forgot to mark my location at […]
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For the first time ever I crossed the starting line as soon as the gun went off. This was important because it meant when I reached the finish line the clock time displayed would actually be pretty close to my actual time. That was definitely a nice side benefit for competing in a small race! […]
Running a race is a lot like a final exam. You can’t just show up and expect to pass unless you’ve put in some kind of effort. Some people prepare for months and sleep deeply at night secure in their efforts. Others realize 24 hours beforehand that 80% of their overall grade is riding on […]
I am not a huge article quoter but if you have about 3 seconds click HERE and go read about this lady. I can’t think of the last time four paragraphs blew my mind. And for the record, 10K is 6.2 miles (it’s about half of a HALF marathon)
No really, GO WATCH THIS MOVIE Because nothing I’ve seen describes marathon training quite as effectively as: Spirit of the Marathon No, I’m not training for a marathon yet. I want to be able to run a half in under 3 hours with hilly terrain (San Francisco 1st 1/2). But I’m thinking 2011 marathon if […]
Remember back in February when my OCD manifested itself in racing goals? You might remember it better if you see: Yup, just more proof that a picture *is* worth a thousand words. For those who prefer text you can check out the details HERE. Anyway, the dates (SF is just added) at the moment […]
Does Hell YEAH? mean anything to y’all? Cuz it sure does to me. I set 3 goals for today’s 5K. “Run” then entire way. (Yes, I use a very loose interpretation of the word run…) Come in at 40 minutes. When I found out there were 800 participants, I wanted to be in the top […]