… to everyone racing this weekend
We saw CS Lewis’s “The Screwtape Letters” this afternoon. Great production and nice theater; worth the drive to Aurora.
Now I’m watching Spirit of the Marathon and thinking about 10/7/2012
Knocked out 9 miles this morning and it felt like running in Nashville without the hills. It was hot!
This was my first run while keeping within a specified HR range; that’s tough to do! Anyway, 9 miles done in 2 hours in the sun and heat.
I recently read the new book, Tread Lightly: Form, Footwear, and the Quest for Injury-Free Running, by Pete Larson and Bill Katovsky.
Dr. Pete Larson is a biology professor and a Boston-qualifying marathon runner with a 3:15 PR. His popular blog, Runblogger, documents his…
Today was about 3 miles plus a test to determine my max HR. Seemed a bit low to me, but I think that was due to lack of quality sleep the last few nights.
Tomorrow is a 2 hour run.
Met with a running coach today for my gait analysis; I meet with him again on Tuesday to review his report. He’ll discuss ways to improve my efficiency and how to improve my pace.
Tomorrow, I determine my Max HR….that ought to be fun. Need to find a hill!
His training plans put more of the burden on me. He tells me what to do for the week and I allocate the day for the task. Another difference is he wants me to run for time and not distance. The time will focus on specific HR ranges and not just a set number of miles.
Going to be different.
I received an e-mail this morning from the FitRight training program. One part of it said:
“I want to let you know that your training program will be uploaded to Trainingpeaks.com for your reference by Sunday, May 20th. At our talk next Monday, we’ll discuss how you may access your specific workout schedule.”
Uh! I don’t want to wait until to see it. I want to see it now. Now!
“Uh! I don’t want to wait until to see it. I want to see it now. Now!”
That’s what she said!
This actually helped make my day better. Thank you Melanie!
Nothing bad, just seems like me and the rest of the world are out of step.
- This morning’s run was screwy. The first 2.25 miles was fine, I hit the STOP button on the Garmin about a mile before the end. Duh. (I was trying to judge the length of a hill run to see if I could use it for Max HR test)
- I signed up with a coach; his plan makes no sense to me right now. Seeing him tomorrow for a gait analysis, maybe he can explain it in really small words.
- Ever feel like relationships may be over-rated? Is being a hermit really that bad? I should look into that the next career day.
- Got a raise at work.
- Boo has Kennel cough :(
Semi-busy weekend and all in bullet form
- Had a migraine yesterday and was pretty drained for the day
- However, I did go see the matinee of Freud’s Last Session at the Mercury Theater yesterday. It’s about the meeting between Freud and CS Lewis just prior to Freud’s death. Yeah, it was a laugh fest PLUS we were the bottom of the age curve.
- Called Mom today, plus I sent her tulips. I’m a good son.
- Ran five slowish miles and change this afternoon. It was a new area for me and runs along the Des Plaines River. It was incredible flat.
- Think I’m going to sign up with a coach for the Chicago Marathon. I can get a nice discount with the CARA membership.
- Got some nice news from work this weekend.
- Looks like I’ll be at Georgetown in June. Grrrreat.
I’m posting this in response to requests. The haircut was the whole deal, ears, shaved the back of neck, did my ears (AND didn’t cut one of them!), and trimmed the mustache and eyebrows.
Here’s the left side:
And the right side. 
Did you notice the sideburns are very different? Yeah, me either. Maybe I have to pay an additional couple of bucks to have them match.
She’s going to hate the haircut.
Just a few notes to talk about things in general.
Today is a rest day (David: rocking rest days since 1960)
Janet and I had a date night last night. We saw Avengers and had supper.
Work is going okay. I have two major projects in my scope. The first, is going to probably be a train wreck and one I’m trying to get out off. I’m suppose to teach at a conference for 50-60 attorneys. That screams fun, doesn’t it? The second, is a major upgrade to one of our products. I write the training material for this software and am the primary instructor. This will be very different and it should be lots of fun.
At the toyota dealership right now to had my highlander looked at. It’s making a squeal since the last service.
Boo will be a year old next week. Thinking of buying him 5lbs of ice cubes.
Going to try to get my haircut today (if the barber) is there. Time for the baby bird to return.
Going to run 7 or 8 miles tomorrow. The several days off last week (Hell, most of the week) seem to not have hurt me. Mentally, it seems to have refreshed me.
Running for the Epilepsy Foundation allows me to use the Chicago Area Runners Association’s training. Still have not received any info about it for now, I’m planning one using one of the Higdon plans with some speed work thrown in.
Getting excited about training for Chicago!
Knocked three miles out this morning. It was a glorious morning to run, it was sunny and in the mid 40s. VERY nice!
Anyway, I did 3.01 miles in 30:28 for an average pace of 10:09. There was a traffic light that I got caught by, but the Garmin doesn’t record that time.
This is going to sound stupid, but the 10:00 pace is a big deal for me. I know that a mile is a mile; since starting last Memorial Day, I’ve run 742 of them. I know the mere fact of me getting off my ass and doing SOMETHING is important, but I keep coming back to that number: 10:00 per mile.
To me, FOR ME, that’s the number I need to cross for me to consider myself a runner.
I know….it sounds stupid, but its still exciting to me.
I got into law enforcement by accident. Many cops have degrees in Criminal Justice or they come from a family of cops; not all, but this is true for many. I don’t fit into either group.
Three out and back miles. Actually, it was 3.02 miles in 30:54 for a pace of 10:15. Seems that last week’s incredibly light schedule has helped me some.
I can just about taste a sub-ten minute mile!!
