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Thursday January 17, 2008

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3 miles in 49:00 minutes. Not bad.

My pacing needs work. January 15, 2008

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So to prepare to run Eugene I need to work on my pacing outside. To help with that I decided to do at least one run a week around my neighborhood. Today was day 1 of that endevor. I only managed a mile, but it was a fast (for me anyway) mile. 14:58 minutes. That is more then a minute faster then normal. I know if I had been running at my normal pace I would have hit my planned 3 miles without a problem. I felt pretty good to be running outside for a change. I am going to try to do a nice slow 2 miles after work tonight to get in my planned distance so I stay on track. I have 4 miles planned for Thursday and 6 miles planned for Saturday. I have yet to actually hit 6 miles, but I am getting closer each week.

Small Update to the site. January 14, 2008

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I added a bunch of links to my site tonight. They are blogs that belong to a group called the 30’s that post on www.kickrunners.com. I consider them my online running club and I know with out their support I would not be where I am right now.

A daytime run January 10, 2008

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So I rearranged my schedule a bit to do my runs in the afternoons on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Today’s 2 miles went really well.

I ran tonight December 31, 2007

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Well I did it. I got on my TM and ran. My legs hurt, but I feel great. It has been a while since I had a good run due to holidays, family, work and being sick.

I ran 4 miles in 1 hour and 10 minutes. Pretty slow pace, but I still feel really good about it. I wanted to do 6 miles but because of the poor training that was not going to happen so I stopped before I got to the point where it was no longer fun.

Christmas December 26, 2007

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Well Christmas is over. I worked on Christmas eve until 9pm and then spent the rest of the night home alone.

Christmas day went well. My mom got home around 11am and started getting stuff ready to make dinner. Everyone else showed up around 4 and we opened presents and then had a wonderful dinner.

I got everything I asked for which is nice. I think my favorite gift is the photo printer I got. I can now print some of the pictures I take myself instead of going to that kiosk thing at Target. I am going to by a copy of Paint Shop Pro or something similar in the next couple of weeks so I can edit the pictures before I print them. It should be cool.

I have been sick since last Thursday. I was feeling a bit better yesterday so the holiday went well, but I think I overdid it. I am not feeling so well today, but with the help of meds I should get though the 9 hours of work tonight.

Almost that time December 16, 2007

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Well it is almost Christmas. I can’t believe how fast this year has gone by. Tons of stuff has happened both good and bad. I will say that all and all it has been a pretty good year.

I just got back from my shopping week at the resort. I managed to get everything bought and wrapped so I am all set for the holiday. I spent tons of money and will have to work a bit of OT to pay the bill, but I know my family will enjoy the presents.

Checking in October 29, 2007

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I am just letting you all know I am still alive and running. Just a bit too busy to post here or update my running log. I will have some updates in both places soon.

A long walk in the park. October 6, 2007

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I ran/walked 7.00 miles in a little under 2 hours today. I actually only ran about 2 miles of it because my pacing still sucks. I could have walked further, but by the time I hit the 7 mile mark I was sweating like 10 whole men, I was sunburned on my shoulders, arms and legs, and I was out of Gatoraid.

I learned a few of lessons from this:

1. Don’t forget to put on sunscreen even if it is only 90 degrees outside.

2. Don’t wear your rings - my fingers swelled and I could not get them off for awhile after.

3. Bring more then 3 bottles of Gatoraid.

4. Next time get more then 2 hours of sleep before you decide to go out for a long run/walk.

I came back home, showered and passed out on the bed for about 4 hours. I am feeling pretty good right now. Minor aches in my legs, but nothing worse then normal after a run. The sunburn does hurt though. I can feel the heat radiating off my skin.

Just an update October 5, 2007

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I have been running, but I have not had a lot of time to post here. I have updated my running log at runningahead.com though. I also had another girls weekend. It was great. That is all for the moment.