Last night I got in what I consider to be my first good run after my surgery. I can attribute a good portion of my performance to running with Logan from Runner’s Roost. He’s a very accomplished marathon runner and I finally have someone in run club that runs at a conversational pace that I can hardly keep up with. I hope he sticks around, I will be a better runner if he does. My other option is to get out to more of the Runner’s Roost runs. They apparently have quiet a team. I know they do because I couldn’t keep up with two of them at NOLA.
Tags: Lifetime, marathon, Runner's Roost, running, surgery
This is a completely personal note. Today was the final flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery from Florida to Washington, DC. I have not been a fan of the space shuttle program. I am very much so looking forward to an era of commercial space flight. An era that should be starting on April 30th. All of that said, I grew up with the space shuttle program and it is humbling to see this line of spacecraft be shuffled off into museums. A reminder that all things come to an end. Now, I have no plans to shuffle off into a museum or off this mortal coil, but it is hard to let go of something that has been such a part of my life. So long Discovery, maybe I’ll make it in to see you at the museum.
Tags: childhood, commercial space flight, NASA, Space Shuttle
Today I was able to get out for my first full run after my surgery. I had to have a sports hernia repaired on Monday. About 27% of men end up with hernias. It doesn’t make me any happier about the surgery. My hernia is feeling much better, not really any problems since the surgery but my abdominal area had been killing me because the surgery involved inflating the area so the surgeon could move the mesh and scopes around. The process tore all of the fascia away from my abdominal muscles. Apparently, there are all kinds of nerve endings in that area. I suppose it will get better over time but the pain kept me from running for the better part of a week. Good run today though so I have high hopes to be ready for my four marathons in May.
Here we go again! I finished the Denver Marathon but it was nowhere near a PR. So at the urging of my running coach I am putting in a top springtime effort and I’m training for the New Orleans Marathon. This ones for a Boston Qualifier baby!! I have been training for a month now. I put in a 22 miles run on Saturday and I’m feeling strong. Look out NOLA!
Last night I got my first taste of organized marathon training. My coach, Kathy, had us do some dynamic exercises first before the run. They are designed to help prevent injuries. Some of them, like butt-kicks and high-knees, I had done before but some of them were new to me and involved running on your toes and heels at different angles. We did a lot of strides before the actual workout. That made the 3×5 minute workout seem a lot harder than it should have been. Anyway, I am still looking forward to Saturday’s 8-9 mile run.
Tags: injury prevention, marathon, running, training
It’s a hard lesson to learn. Just last month I ran in my first marathon and did pretty well (3:36:32). About a week after the marathon I thought I was on track to keep up some light running until my next training started. Then the Achilles tendon on my right foot started hurting. I kept running on it thinking I just needed to stretch more. Wrong. I had to completely stop running for over a week and limp around with my bum ankle.
Now, after two weeks with not much running I am running healthy again. I’m pretty sure the injury was a product of over-training so I am now doing more cross-training to keep up my cardio without killing my legs. I just hope that this was enough of a lesson that I will listen to my body more if/when another injury comes up.
Tags: Achilles, cross-training, injury, rest, running
Today was my first run back with the Denver Nike Run club. I am now offically into my summer running schedule and ramping up to the Colfax Marathon. I was able to keep with the fast group today for the first two miles and then I took the loop around Mile High Stadium. When we got back I got some good tips on other running groups geared toward marathons. I need to look up the Colorado Road Runners. They are supposed to be hosting some 20 mile runs soon. My mileage will be there after this next weeks 18 miler on the Highline Canal Trail.
Tags: running
Kate and I have survived another grueling trip to the Caribbean. This time we spent a week in Jamaica at the Couples Resort at Tower Island. I had the opportunity to try SCUBA diving, sailing a Hobie Cat, water skiing, horseback riding and snorkeling. Loved all of it. We ate lots, drank lots, and got a good amount of sun through the week. I would definitely recommend Couples to any couples out there looking for a place to really decompress. When we arrived in Denver this morning it really felt like we had been gone longer than a week. It’s a nice feeling getting back from a trip and not feeling like you need a vacation.
Yep. I’m back at it. Watching what I eat and building up my running to half-marathon distances. Today’s run will be a 9 mile run. Next week 10 miles. I will probably leave my weekend runs at that level for a little while and work on speed from that point. I am already registered for the Colfax Half-Marathon and plan on running in the BolderBoulder and Denver Half-Marathon. I just cannot put in the time it takes to train for a full marathon at this point in my life. Maybe in a few years when my work life can handle it. The biggest problem I have with the training is that I have to run the same distance during the week as I plan on running on the weekend and to run marathon distances I feel you have to train at marathon distances. I don’t have the time to run two hours twice a week. I really do admire people that can put in the time and run like that.
Mahatma Gandhi once said: “There is no way to peace, peace is the way.”
I really have nothing to add to that, I just want you to think about the words.
With those words, please do not reach for you guns when TSHTF. Reach for your videocamera. Don’t cooperate with your captors or your would-be masters. Video their bad behavior and make sure they cannot hide in the shadows or behind their co-conspirators in the judiciary.
Tags: activism, citizens, failure, Government, non-cooperation, peace, video
