“The Bone Season” by Samantha Shannon… and a slow, tired run.


When I was a child, living at my parents house, I loved to read.  I loved to read more than I loved being told go to sleep.  i learned a blanket/clothes could block light from leaking out under the door, giving away that you were reading, not sleeping.  (I also learned that if you forgot to move them, that your parents knew EXACTLY what you had done – when they clothes made it hard to open the door when they were waking you up!)  I learned fairly that  a flashlight under the covers didn’t cause any light to leak out under the door either (And I learned it was very, very hot!)

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A day behind, but still running!


So, it seems I never found the opportunity for yesterday’s blog posting.  Just an indicator that life is NOT slowing down, especially with the kids coming school year!   BUT,I am not letting that derail my plans!  Yesterday I even exercised BEFORE work.. But Since I am a day behind – that is getting ahead of myself.

Back to Tuesday.  After work I had a short run on the schedule.  You might recall that my current plans had the short runs at 4 miles these days.

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And on the 1st day of the week, he rested.. kinda.


So, like any runner -the day after a long and grueling run is a rest day!    Consequently, I went for a nice run with my son.

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He is still battling that side stitch, so we had a couple of walking intervals.

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Long Slow Run.. without water.


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I am feeling surprisingly great this morning!  Why so surprisingly?  Well, yesterday was my Long Slow Distance run.  What? You would like to hear more about it? GLADLY!

I have to admit, it didn’t start off to grand.  I started searching for my ifitness belt, but had no luck.  After half an hour I finally gave up – and headed out without it.  (A 10 mile run with no water.. This should be fun..)  Now, It wasn’t as bad as it could be – as it was raining, so that should help a little with the heat, right?  Right.. about that..  It stopped half a mile into the run.

But, ever the eternal optimist, I kept running. My goal was to head down to Crofton parkway, do two laps and head home.  I figured I could add a little  bit extra to move myself from 9.5 miles up to 10 or 11.  Due to the dreary nature of the day – there was not the usual numbers of people out and about – it was quite peaceful.  In fact, in the first round I only saw 3 other runners and 2 pairs of walkers!  On any given Sunday – with nice weather -I could expect 3 or 4 times that many! Read more ›

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Some times plans fail.. and thats a good thing!


Last night was a night of TWO runs!  My son told me he wanted to start running with me again, so he and I headed out together! (I love running with him!  Great father/son time.)

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He is still battling having a side-stitch while he runs, but he ran through it – with only two walks being necessary. He kept a really nice pace throughout, and we enjoyed ourselves chatting the whole way.  (I am looking for input on ideas to give him to help with these, if anyone out there has brilliant solutions!) Read more ›

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Pace seems to be subjective


Its interesting, I read a blog and see someone talking about their “slow” seven minute mile, and I think – “Crap! That isn’t even my FAST mile!”   Then I post how I took it easy, and ran a 9:15 mile.  The response I get are often the same.

One of the great things about running, is that “Fast” and “Slow” are both subjective.  Last night I headed out to do 4 miles. (It seems that this is my new “short” run – considering I am training for 26.2. )  My goal was to average an 8:30 pace.

I have no idea what happened.

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Drinking the water, to run the run…


Water is such an important part of life. We have all heard the percentage, that our body is mostly water. We have heard that we should be drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day, plus more if we exercise.
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Running for cake


BIRTHDAYS!!!!!!  Always a fun, fun time… Joy, Presents, Cake and… Calories!

So, with that in mind, I planned ahead (how uncharacteristic of me!)  and got a run in before dinner.  Not far, as there was a time constraint – but a quick 3 miles.  My KT Tape was in to its 4th day, and I do think it has lost some of its effectiveness,  Perhaps it stretched out?  But my plantar fascia is tight today, but not painful, so it seems to still be working.. Or the intense stretching is..

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Healthy Eating.. The easy way.


Its interesting, I am really an “all-or-nothing” type of person.   When I run/exercise regularly – I want to eat well, focus on my over-all well-being, get enough rest, etc.   When I get injured (which seems to be  the only thing that really makes me stop exercising), I start eating chocolate cake.. Fast food.. Ice Cream.. etc.

So, I want to change my focus to healthy living over all.  This will help me when I can not run, to continue to focus on great things.

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You don’t have to deny yourself treats!

One of the BIGGEST aspects of Healthy Living is the food we eat.  I do very well at eating right – IF I pay attention.  So I am returning to my using MyFitnessPal to track my eating habits.  I have found that if I put in my food BEFORE I eat it, that I make much better decisions.  In fact, If I know I am going to be having some sort of “treat” that day – I put that in first thing. Read more ›

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Comfey Bed


bed1The alarm goes off.. bright chirping noises.. I think to myself – Can I run tonight instead? No… The parents are coming..  But its 5, and I don’t leave for work until 7:30.. I can just get up when my wife’s alarm goes off…

Another chirping… damn, hit snooze, not dismiss….

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