26.2 miles, Done!

Hello Friend,
Many of the people on this mailing list have been contacting me asking about the marathon yesterday. It was HOT! However, I finished with a time of 4 hours 38 minutes. This is 2 minutes slower than my slowest marathon. I walked often during the second half of the race. It was too hot [...]

5 days to go …

I’m excited.  My knee is feeling better and have maintained my weight.
Over a week ago I ran 8 miles with Scott.  We ran really fast(7:14 mpm) and my knee hurt.  Hurt real bad.  So I decided to give my knee a rest until the marathon.  Instead of running I have been riding my bike. As [...]

Got the vigor back

I bought some new shoes on Monday.  I went back to the New Balance 767 model.  The Asics Empire seemed to cause more knee pain than my worn out New Balance 767.
I ran 4 miles yesterday on the NB 767s at 7:28 minute miles with very little knee discomfort.  This morning, I ran 10 miles [...]

Pain in the knee

Since last Spring I have had an annoying pain in my knee.  It’s commonly called “Runner’s Knee”.  The injury occurs when the knee cap doesn’t line up correctly and irritates the cartilage holding the knee cap in place.
About six weeks ago the pain became a little worse.  I realized that my shoes may have exceed [...]

10 Mile Tempo Run

Brian and I ran a 10 mile tempo run this morning.  I ran it at 7:47 mpm.

Encouraging Email

I just received this email from the coordinator of the WorldVision team for the 2007 Chicago Marathon. The email was a good reminder.
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Sometimes I don’t feel like running.
Sometimes when I go out for a run I feel like quitting.
Sometimes my legs are tired.
Sometimes I’m emotionally drained.
Sometimes I forget how good I feel when [...]

5 weeks to go

Wow. Only 5 weeks(39 days) until the Chicago Marathon. This morning Brian and I ran our speed training. The gates were locked at the track so we decided to drive to Violet Patch Park and run north along the river on the trail. We ran one mile warm up, then three 1 [...]

Successful 20 miles

On Saturday morning, Brian and I ran our 20 miles on the Gilman trail.
I ran the 20 miles slower than I planned, 8:20 mpm.  However, I finished and felt good.
Brian ran 19 miles and walked the last 1 mile.  It has been the first time he has run that distance since last Fall at the [...]

43 days to go …

Last Monday, Scott and I ran our long run. We were scheduled to run 15 miles at marathon pace +15 seconds. This is about 7:45 minutes per mile. The run started out rainy but cleared up and became warm and humid. Scott ended up running 15.7 miles at 7:37 minute per [...]

Thank you Chris, Paul, Diane and Betsy!

I sent out an email last night to friends and family making them aware of this blog and my goal to raise $1,500 for World Vision.  Less than 24 hours later there is already been $250 donated.  A huge thank you goes to Uncle Chris, Paul(my father), Diane, and Aunt Betsy.  I really appreciate your [...]