Back to the blog

I took a break from blogging for awhile.  Just lazy.  Since I last blogged I ran the Disney World Marathon in 3 hours and 31 minutes.  Then I ran the Last Chance for Boston Marathon in Dublin, OH on Feb 18th in a time of 3 hours and 34 minutes.
This weekend I’m running the Indy [...]

2 Days to go!

Oh boy! It going to be hot. The same temperature as Grandma’s in Duluth. Really, too hot to be running 26.2 miles. However, I’m going to do it. Through pain, heat and discomfort I will finish this race and give it 110%.
I ran a three mile dress rehearsal this morning. [...]

I’m back!

My family and I went on vacation last week to South Carolina then to the Smoky Mountains.  It was great.  However, running was tough.  I gained some weight and didn’t follow the schedule for a week.  Back at it this week.

Summer Cold

A summer cold has been going through our family.  I started showing symptoms on Sunday with a sore throat.  Hopefully, with rest and hydration it won’t last long.  I’d like to be well enough to get a good track workout tomorrow morning.

I know where you live

Every morning @ 5 am my wife and I are awoken by a cardinal pirched up on our neighbors roof. The cardinal faces our open window and sings. Normally we would enjoy this song, but at 5 am it’s annoying.
This morning I was telling Scott about our Cardinal woes. He just morning he [...]

So, you think you’re fast

Just when I feel like I am running fast intervals at the track, I read this.
“Three-time U.S. 1,500m champion Alan Webb on Saturday broke the American record in the mile, clocking 3:46.91 at the Atletiek Vlaanderenmeet in Brasschaa, Belgium”
Link to news story. 

Thursday Tempo

I’m catching up on some ports from the past several days.
On Thursday, Brian and I ran a 5 mile tempo run at projected marathon pace.  We both ran it very fast.  My pace was 7:27 for the five miles, which is the pace I hope to run Chicago.   The tempo run was difficult.  At the [...]

Moderate consistant calorie intake

I have a theory.  Our bodies are made to use current eating habits to predict future caloric needs.  Typically, our society eats three meals a day.  Sometimes, these can be big meals.  Our bodies store the energy as fat to use as energy in between meals.  However, we eat more calories than we need during [...]