Weekend run

Today I slept in late cause I did not get to sleep until about 4:30 this morning. I had a crazy night and could not sleep from one of those late afternoon naps. I went to my Christmas party at work and missed getting ready to go to the Christmas Lane run because I hate to be rushed. My wife kept informing me that we would have enough time but I hate to be rushed. I would not have had enough time to get there and stretch and just get my mind into the race. I was mad.

Today I went out for what was suppose to be a long run for preparation for Disney which is 4 weeks away. Well I got in 2 miles. I just kept looking at all the mud puddles that were still looming from the 4 1/2 inches of rain we got this week and reminding myself about Bartram. I am tired of the cold rain. This week we are suppose to have temps in the 70's for our highs and it will be strange for December weather.


I know physically I am ready for my adventure at Disney and then to follow at Aviation some 6 days later but I am having issues mentally trying to get myself pumped up. I know this is really normal for me but I am so ready and I want to get more excited. I am going to try and get back into the normal running schedule this week so I can get my mind back into it.


Have a great week.

Tuesday night track workout

I had to work late Tuesday night but I was able to get out and run for a little while during track workouts. The group was running 5-4-3-2-1 minutes then taking breaks in between. I got there during the start of the 4 min. run and had to catch up with the pack. It was more of a warm up for me cause I did not get time to stretch.

The three min. run went a little bit faster.

The two min run was a little more faster as I was able to stay with one of the fast runners for 1 1/2 min before calling it.


The the 1 min. sprint came and man, where did I get my power from. I was able to start near the front and pass everyone except for Troy and some other guy. I ran a 5:32 pace for almost a complete min. which was about somewhere between an 1/8 an 1/4 mile marker. I could not believe myself not could some of the other runners believe it also. I just wish I could keep up that speed for 26.2 miles.


Well it is really raining here pretty hard and I am not going to get a chance to run until Sunday so for now, have a good weekend and I will see ya later.

Just when you think it's bad......

I would like to go on record as saying just when you think you have it bad, someone else has it worse than you. When your feet hurt, someone wishes they had feet. When you get mad at work, someone wishes they had a job. Do you get my point?????


As I was running yesterday with one of my friends that I will not mention their name, it was layed on to me that this individual has it worse than me. Normally I think about everything that is going on with my life and ponder how could it get worse. Well I was told last night that my life is a cake walk compared to others. This person is so right. We all need to be thankful for what we have and not try to be something or someone were are not. I am going to try and be myself and thankful for everything.


I know that this has nothing to do with running you might say but it does. When someone asked you to go running, you might think that this is going to be just another run like any other day. But in fact, someone might need to just let off some emotions or someone to talk to while running. I have found that this is some of the best ways to vent. Find a running partner and just go. Don't look at the watch for distance nor time. Just run and let it go.



We might have only gotten in about 3 or 4 miles of running, but it was the simple fact of having somewhere there to listen when needed.


Have a great day and I will be off to the track tonight for some track ( speed ) work.

Sunday of rest

I decided to take a day of rest. I ran the Reindeer run yesterday and wanted to see how the ol body was doing after my big run. Well everything looks and feels great with one little exception and that is a sore big toe. I have been soaking it with salt water and taking Advil for swelling and pain so I decided just to take a day off and sleep and watch football. I now know that the Disney marathon is going to be OK and I wont be going for any PR's that day. I am going to try and go for a PR on the next weekend after Disney at the aviation marathon. Until then, enjoy the day and maybe I will go for about 5 or 6 tomorrow.

Reindeer Run and Santa Stroll

Today was my fist race since finishing my 33.07 mile race this weekend. I am still having old and new issues of black toes. One of them is swelling with allot of drainage. OUCH!!

When I started out this morning was the most pain I have had from my toes all week. The rest of my body feels OK. I was contemplating on whether or not to run this morning or to bow out gracefully. Well, once again I decided I had to go. I am glad I did.

This morning was cold about 29 degrees with no wind. It was a great morning to run for the children and to see Santa so that I could drop some hints about what I wanted for Christmas. :) I hope he was writing it all down.

I decided to run this morning at a conservative pace with Steve and Amy so that I would not injure myself. We started out and were on a great pace. When we passed our first mile marker Steve advised me that he was on a PR time for his 5K. We stayed together for the first half of the course and then I had to see if my legs were truly OK. I picked up the pace and told Amy not to school me today. When we turned for the last 1/2 mile downhill I said I have to go to prove this to myself. I finished today at 32:16 which was no PR for me but it was great to get back out and run with no problems.

I tip my hat to Steve, Troy who won first in his age group, Neel and to all the others who had PR times and awards today. It was truly a great day for a race.

Post track workout

I went out for a possible track workout and got in a mile for calling it a night. The temp were falling, the wind was howling and my foot was starting to hurt. My big toe on my right foot was starting to swell up again and I did not want to take a chance of inj..... I don't want to say that word. I hope to rest up the rest of this week and hit the road Sunday for about 12 or so just to get loose again. Until then, keep running.

Back to training

I am feeling alot better today. I went back to work with a little soreness in my feet and left knee but it is nothing compared to what I have heard from others. I just found out that my running partner Amy is not going to run Disney with me due to her feet problems. I will now have another fan to cheer me on while I am running but most of all she can keep my wife company for me.

I am thinking of going to track workout tomorrow night so I can get out and losen up some of these tight muscles of mine. My shoulders are very tight right now. My toes are still hurting while I am having to drain the fluid off of my big toe on my right foot.

I will write back hopefully after a good night of SLOW track workouts.