The weather has been in the high 50’s and raining here this week, so I have pounded out my two runs thus far – on the treadmill. My son joined me for half of Wednesdays run, but my 8 last night…
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Thoughts, 2 weeks before Marine Corps Marathon Weekend
Tagged with: Fannie Mae, first marathon, Help the Homeless, Marathon, Marine Corps Marathon, Marine Marathon, Volunteers of America
Posted in Help the Homeless, Marine Corps Marathon, running, treadmill run
Posted in Help the Homeless, Marine Corps Marathon, running, treadmill run
New Record!!!
So, I went out for my five-mile run last night (No, that’s not the new record.) My feeling awesome about running, because I rested – continues! I let my legs pick the pace (still not the Record) and went at…
Tagged with: Donation, Fannie Mae, Five Mile Run, Homelessness, Marine Corp Marathon, Volunteers of America, Volunteers of America Chesapeake
Posted in running
Posted in running
Running at Midnight.
Ok, So I exaggerate a little.. I was actually done before midnight. Having been up late (hey! 11 is really late for me! I’m old!) the night before, there was no chance of getting up in the morning to work…
“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,…
Tagged with: Bone Season, Fannie Mae, long run, running, Samantha Shannon, The Bone Season
Posted in running
Posted in running
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.) He is still battling having…
Tagged with: Fannie Mae, injury, road rash, running, Running club, Volunteers of America Chesapeake, wipe out
Posted in Marine Corps Marathon, running, running injury
Posted in Marine Corps Marathon, running, running injury
A couple of runs, and a boy returns!
Another beautiful week begins!!! I can’t speak for everyone out on the interwebs, but for me – it was a great weekend. 4 Miles on Saturday, 3 miles on sunday and my son got back from Bermuda! Saturday: I went…
More Donation Swag!
A new development in my “Help the Homeless” Marine Corps Marathon fundraiser! For every $10 and above donation – You will get a water bottle as a think you gift! $5.00 (and every $5.00 there after) gets you an entry…
T-Shirt Designs
The question was raised – what am I going to wear when I run the Marine Corps Marathon? It seems that since I am running it as a fund-raiser for the agency I work for, that some of the employees…
Tagged with: Donation, Fannie Mae, Homelessness, Marine Corp Marathon, Volunteers of America, Volunteers of America Chesapeake
Posted in Help the Homeless, Marine Corps Marathon, running
Posted in Help the Homeless, Marine Corps Marathon, running
Holy Jeepers Cats! Its the day AFTER the day after that hurts!
LOL! Ok, so yesterday I had posted about how my soreness was less than expected, and in different places than I expected. I forgot one key thing about strength training.. It’s not the next day that hurts.. it’s the day…
Tagged with: Bowflex, Fannie Mae, Help the Homeless, Homeless, Road running, running, sore muscles, Volunteers of America, Volunteers of America Chesapeake
Posted in Bowflex, Help the Homeless, running
Posted in Bowflex, Help the Homeless, running
Never sore where you think
Last night I hit my bowflex for a nice workout. My thought is that by swapping days of running and lifting, I give my Plantar Fasciitis a chance to heal (in theory), while working on the upper body/core that I…
2013 Was an amazing year, for me, So I am really looking forward to 2014!
Once and Future Runner 