Archive for January, 2009
Checking In The Night Before
I just came from the pasta party dinner for Team Challenge. Several inspiring stories and several amusing points, including a guy who is running in honor of his wife doing a speech… without telling her beforehand.
It’s amazing that this charity event is only one year old. And in that year, it has raised [...]
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
— Albert Camus
Hey, it sounds pretty nice, and I wish it were true. I don’t know if what I found was an invincible summer, but I found something.
I’m thinking, specifically, of the run on Saturday. I really didn’t want to do 8 miles in single-digit Fahrenheit temperatures. While I was out there, [...]
Bib Number, and Whatnot
My bib number for the Miami Half Marathon is 11994. I found that out by going to the registration confirmation site. It’s a week away this Sunday, and this time next week will find me on a plane to Miami. With each passing day it’s becoming more ‘real’.
This week’s training has not [...]
Some Success
Well, I successfully ran 5 miles yesterday. My back can still be described as ’sore’ and possibly ‘tender’, but no longer has that ‘twingy’ (that’s a word, I swear) feeling that means a pulled muscle with potential to be pulled even further. My gait felt natural. I am currently planning to push [...]
My Own Injured Running Pride
So I haven’t posted since last week. Well, I haven’t run since last week. Well, that’s not quite true. I already digress and I just started typing.
That tweak I felt last week got worse throughout the day, culminating in skipped runs, an aborted 4 mile run on Wednesday, and much stretching and [...]
12 Mile Run
Who: Team Challenge People
What: 12 Mile Run
Where: Starting at Valley Forge and running… the opposite direction from previous runs.
This was a tough one. I will admit, I made a very stupid mistake. I was running late, and I didn’t eat properly in the morning. (Meaning, at all). I [...]
