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Run...don't jog: April 2012
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Saturday, April 7, 2012. Sure there are things I’m afraid of or maybe it’s manlier to say “not comfortable with” – such as water, meteors on a collision course with Earth, woman with more facial hair than I, but tulips? It wasn’t so much an actual tulip but more the 2 mile race today. Terror is really too strong of a word, I’m no pussy after all. Stop it, I’m really not. It was a BIG sliver and I wasn’t crying…sometimes my eyes water…stupid eyes. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Great day for a race. The Thre...
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Run...don't jog: August 2013
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Sunday, August 4, 2013. Rode my bike today. Thank you for that thunderous applause - yes it was quite something. I've never been much of a rider, but then again, I've never really given it much of a chance. Lately however I've felt a renewed sense of fitness. I'm part of this crazy knock out 20,000 pushups this year program - that likely deserves its own blog, or at least a sentence scratched out on the side of a bathroom stall "went at it hard, knocked it out, feeling pumped". My running is improving.
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Run...don't jog: April 2013
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Saturday, April 6, 2013. I debated writing down my thoughts regarding today's run because I don't want to sound like I'm complaining. However I am so frustrated that I'm hoping it works like a good therapist - lie on the couch and spill your most inner feelings, get up, write a check for $300 and go home feeling better. If you know me you know that I am fiscally responsible thus this blog - cost $0. There was nothing unusual about my morning pre run routine. I'm a little boring that way. Many a runner ge...
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Run...don't jog: Virgin Marathon Part I
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Sunday, December 22, 2013. Virgin Marathon Part I. I'm going to run a marathon. Ok, I said it, it's out there now. Now it's law. Stating my intentions publicly has a way of adding a higher degree of accountability to the statement, or in this case, the event. When I first shared that I was committed to completing a marathon, the more popular question flying back to me was simply "Why? It's a bit of a difficult question (as most easy questions can be). 31 miles felt like running to the moon. I'm not of co...
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Run...don't jog: Hell Run
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Saturday, April 6, 2013. I debated writing down my thoughts regarding today's run because I don't want to sound like I'm complaining. However I am so frustrated that I'm hoping it works like a good therapist - lie on the couch and spill your most inner feelings, get up, write a check for $300 and go home feeling better. If you know me you know that I am fiscally responsible thus this blog - cost $0. There was nothing unusual about my morning pre run routine. I'm a little boring that way. Many a runner ge...
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Run...don't jog: February 2012
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Saturday, February 11, 2012. Comeback Kid. At 52 maybe Kid isn’t the right word. Geezer? Too harsh. Adult? Too formal and too far from the truth. :) Let’s just say that I am between diapers and depends…though a little closer to the latter. Age doesn’t freak me out because my mind has enough to keep track of without having to worry about a number. Did I blow out the candle? Close the garage door? Company is coming over, are the toilets flushed? All much more critical – wouldn’t you agree? 2011 Seattle Hal...
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Run...don't jog: March 2012
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Saturday, March 10, 2012. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Life and Running as a "Perceived" Giant. Starting Over Running After 47 – One Man's Journey from the Couch. Great day for a race. 2011 Seattle Half Marathon. 2011 Cottage Lake Tri. The short bus crew. My new running look! A man and his pineapple. Is this guy on a work release program? 180 degrees, nonfat, no foam - MAGIC! Yes, that shirt is an x-large. Is Sharon wearing a Garmin? The final 50 yards - Flying! My new lucky number. Michael vs the Tutu.
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Run...don't jog: February 2014
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Friday, February 14, 2014. Virgin Marathon Part II. It's hard to believe that I'm less than three months away from my first marathon. In fact I have but a short 12 weeks to go. I'm at the point in my training where every week is new territory, be it the daily mileage or the long runs. The feeling I have is strange. Because I'm nervous yet excited for each new week. There are many pros so far. I'm running more days and more miles than ever before and (let's all knock on wood) I'm injury free. I never seem...
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Run...don't jog: Virgin Marathon - The Race
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Monday, May 5, 2014. Virgin Marathon - The Race. Where did the time go? I thought I had more time. How can I be running a marathon tomorrow? I don't know if I'm nervous or excited. Excited would be good, nervous will make me constipated. Oh God I hope I'm excited. These thoughts ran through my mind the night before my first marathon. That night when you want to sleep but you can't. Everything runs through your mind and try as you might, you can't keep any of it out. Self doubt knocks on your door. The se...
