Archive for December, 2006
The Day After
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I am glad for the time off and the chance to get away from work far a few extra days. But today mark the beginning of the training cycle for the Country Music Marathon. I have done a few runs off and on since my last post. I [...]
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Solid Run
Had a solid run yesterday. 6.7 miles at a 8:30 pace. Felt strong the weather was perfect. The Garmin is dropping out in a few places, but I want to see how it does over the long term. I understand it hasd to learn the positions of the satellites over time. Will see how it [...]
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All is well with the legs
I ran 6 miles (5.71 on the Garmin) yesterday. I took it easy. No ill effects today. I did some stationary bike and weight today. tommorrow I will try a long run and see how the legs feel then. For now I will avoid running two days in a row until I feel reasonably sure [...]
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One more day
Tomorrow is the big day. Hopefully I will get an idea of how my shins have recovered. They feel fine for the most part and I think I have given them adequete rest. The weather should be warmer adn I can take my time, maybe incorporate some walking as well. I have really noticed a [...]
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Lite work
Yesterday and this morning I didn;t do much in the way of a a workout. Yesterday i stretched a bit, but not much more and today I did some Leg presses and Calf Raises to maintain some strength. Hopped on the tread mill for a few minutes but felt a bit of pain in the [...]
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No problem
Well I ran yesterday and used the Garmin for the first time. I will have to say this piece of technology is pretty unbelieveable. Im kind of old school so this was a quantuum leap in technology over the Timex Ironman watches I have been wearing for the past 15 years. But it is useable [...]
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Against my better judgement
I have recently purchased a Garmin 305 GPS/heart rate monitor and can’t wait to use it. So today I will give it a whirl. I know I should wait a few more days before getting back into trianing, but I am getting claustrophobic. This will be an easy run. If I have any pain, good [...]
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Painful Reality
Everything’s Zen……I don’t think so! -Bush Sixteen Stone While I was doing my 30 minutes of stationary bike this morning I was listening to an old favorite of mine BUSH. Well, everything is not Zen. As a matter of fact reality is pretty painful and can not be suspended forever or blissfully ignored. It must [...]
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Advent Begins
Today is the beginning of Advent. For Catholics and other liturgically oriented Christians this is the beginning of the new Church year. It is a preparation for Christmas which signifies the coming of the Messiah to the ancient world that had been foretold by the Hebrew prophets. During Advent we remember his great event in [...]
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First Post
This is my first blog message. I am not sure exactly what I am doing, but I will figure it out….eventually. The purpose is to maintain a jouranl of my running including the type of trianing I do. I will also probably pontificate on whatever is on my mind at the time. I will try [...]
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