Category: Running & Thinking
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If you don’t already subscribe to Runner’s World go purchase the May 2008 issue NOW. And then read Amby Burfoot’s recollection of his running the 1968 Boston Marathon. You will want to strap on your shoes and take a 10 miler. I promise. Dallas is mere days away and boy did I need that article!…
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Less than a week until the Texas Half-Marathon. I am officially nervous. Got the cho-pat brace on Friday and ran 2 miles. Seems to work, but my IT issues never emerge until after 3 miles. So, on Sunday I was slated for a 6 mile run. I decided to run as far as I felt…
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Sunday. Eight miles scheduled on the day of daylight savings time. Usually I run in the early morning hours, but it was too cold, and I was still very tired from losing that precious hour of sleep. So I told myself I’d run in the afternoon after church. So I did. Temps in the hi…
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Did ten for the first time in my life today. This is certainly a milestone for this 40 year old man. I was slightly nervous going into the day and didn’t have the best of runs, but I finished it and feel pretty good about myself. To be sure, the last two miles were hard.…
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It is time for the obligatory thanksgiving post. So, I’ll list some things I appreciate in my little part of the world: -Cool weather on Thanksgiving Day. Here in the South we often have warm weather on a day that should have a nip in the air-Not driving this year to see relatives. I miss…
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I really love running now. And I also hate it. I think most runners would agree. With running you never know how your body will respond. The way I would describe it is when you feel great YOU control the run. When you don’t the run controls you. Case in point: the last week. I…
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I was a little nervous about this run. I’ve never run that far in any one session in my life. So I was anxious and excited. To save you the suspense–I had the best run I’ve had in a month. I started slow, watching my HR, never going above 80. For the first 4 miles…
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I’m exhausted and my body aches. All over. As I mentioned in my inaugural post, I am a soccer official. This weekend, my town hosted a regional tournament for teams wishing to play in the Louisiana State Cup, the state championship for Division-I soccer (traveling squads–more serious than rec soccer). Saturday and Sunday, I officiated…
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Welcome to this new blog. In December, I found that I suffered from high blood pressure. This is due primarily to weight (I was very overweight, but had been a regular exerciser) and family history. My doctor, also a good friend, advised me–urged me–to lose weight. The BP now is under control thanks to meds,…
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