Arie's Running Blog

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Location:

Durham,NC,USA

Member Since:

Feb 13, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Boston Qualifier

Running Accomplishments:

PRs:

5K - 0:20:46 (2007)

5M - 0:36:39 (2008)

10K - 0:43:04 (2008)

1/2 Marathon : 1:37:46 (2009)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Improve my 1/2 marathon time. Finish a marathon.

Long-Term Running Goals:

Personal:

I'm a college professor (Economics). I'm married to Galit and we have 3 kids: Guy (8.5), Liam (5), Maya (3.5). Time goes by too fast...

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Sat, May 31, 2008

Total Distance

8.40

6:30AM start, 65F, 90% humidity. yuck!

Boy that was one miserable run. I was so tired after only 5 hours sleep (my fault I know). But I pulled myself together and went on a "long" run. I was slow especially in the first 2 miles. I did want to stop and walk at more than one point but I was thinking to myself "what will I write in my blog? that I was weak? that I gave up? no way!". So I kept going and I actually did a not so bad pace (7:53). The course was quite hilly and the humidity didn't help either. But I went out, I ran it and now I'm happy.

1:06:13

I woke up at 6:10 and I knew it was going to be bad. I didn't want to wake up so early but I had a nightmare. I was dreaming I am at a conference and I suddenly realize that I had to check out of my hotel that morning and it's already 1PM and I was running back to the hotel when I woke up. Can anyone solve that dream?

I know that very few people (if anyone at all) read my blog, but it's such a great and inexpensive substitute for therapy!

Night Sleep Time: 5.00	Nap Time: 0.00	Total Sleep Time: 5.00

Comments

From Scott Zincone on Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 00:19:03

"I know that very few people (if anyone at all) read my blog"

Just letting you know I have been reading your blog for about a week or so. Nice to see some other East Coast runners. As a matter of fact you may be the closest blogger who lives near me. South Hill is about 75 miles North of Durham on I-85.

Keep up the good work.

From Arie Beresteanu on Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 22:06:23

Thanks Scott.

We are pretty close that's true. I was going past South Hill on I-85 couple of weeks ago on the way to DC and then on the way back to Durham 2 days later.

The weather is getting horrible down here too. More than the heat I hate the humidity. I'm usually pretty good at getting up early so I can somewhat avoid the heat, but the humidity is always a killer. In 4 months it will be better...

BTW, nice egg picture :-)

From Jon on Sun, Jun 01, 2008 at 23:11:07

I often read your blog, too. I feel for you with the weather- I often travel to Florida and Alabama so know how bad it stinks when it is that hot and humid. But keep up the good work!

Just so you know, I think all of us have had many runs where we feel tired the whole time. I've walked at least a bit on more than a few runs.

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