Ravings and Blather

All my miles are slow, I not sure what the distinction is of the above.  I am joining this blog in an attempt to be just a little more like Nick.  So, I will send out a Ping and see if I get a response.

Ran 6 today.  1-8:27 2-8:19  3-8:58  4-8:21 5-8:10  6-8:26   avg 8:29 as usual

Today was actually the first I've felt good in many weeks.  Busted nut on Left is still distressing quite a bit.

Ran 4 today only because of signing up for this blog, so it is having an effect already.  Thanks for making this forum a positive place.

Today was a blizzard in the am, thats why I ran at noon, beautiful.  Pace was 8:29 8:30 8:02 8:02.  And as a bonus nobody stopped me to ask me if I needed help. 

Is the only way to get faster doing sprints?  Or can I just think I'm fast and get faster?  Ha Ha.  Welcome any advice?  What is the minimun mileage weekly to get stronger at a half marathon?

Ran 5.5 today.  7:59 to 8:18.  Felt relatively good until mile 5 which was uphill.  That seems to be one of my weaknesses.  But downhill is always easier right?  I am increasing my general work out distance to try and get some stamina and less pain in my groin ligaments.

I didn't work out today due to too many babies clouding the forecast.  I will try and repent for tomorrow.  I need to find a nice scheduled job so I can run.  Wait a minute, are my priorities getting screwed up?

This was a big run for me. I haven't really embraced the "long run" on Saturday before. I decided to go out slow and stay slow and end slow. Just trying to build some endurance. Is this the right way? It was a good run overall. Beautiful morning. One big hill in the mid run. Still sore in the inner thigh, but not crazy.

time 1:25:55 avg 8:34 8:13 to 8:57

Just over 5 miles. avg 8:20.  Very painful this morning for some reason.  Side ache for nearly all of the miles.  I think I just went out too fast and didn't have any nutrition to fall back on.  Maybe the fact I was on call last night had something to do with it.  A nurse told me I looked like the most recent James Bond though, so life is still good I guess.  She is legally blind however...

Today was an overall fast run for me.  08:10 avg.   8:24, 8:46 mostly up then the last 3 mostly down 7:45 8:02 7:52... felt good but I couldn't have sustained that much longer.  Not bad for a coffin boy though so I am relatively happy.  Happy Birthday to Nicholas.

I went 6 with average 8:29.  miles 3,4,5 avg 8:05.  I was sore but happy to get some in because I havent run for 6 days and I stayed up all night seeing some ER patients in the hospital.  I did hike 9 miles on Saturday in Goblin valley.  It was nice.  I'm wondering if I only run 3 days a week but at least 5 miles, am I doing any good compared to just running my 4 or so with one long run.

treadmill while on vacation.  I'm not sure I will ever get on the treadmill again. only 2 miles but at least it was something.  on saturday I watched the leaders of the slc marathon run by at 25 mile mark... and when I say running they were absolutely flying.  I am a different creature.   Anywho, I will try to push for a longer run monday to get ready for a the Ogden half .  Interestingly I am tapering down the running instead of increasing the mileage, maybe I should embrace the trend.

Ran 8 with average pace 8:32. Enjoyed the time overall on this beautiful morning. I'm always sore and tired...that's the one problem.

One baby born. Then Ran 5 in the hail and drizzle. It was fantastic.  I think I like this weather best for some reason.  Anyway, 8:38, 7:59, 8:06, 8:04, 8:18   avg 8:14.  I just can't seem to run any faster on the uphill segments.  Overall, a fun bit of excercise.  I will try and do a long run Saturday. 

Good run today up 45th, around Old Mill on Wasatch, then back home through holladay blvd.  1:25:19  avg 8:32   My fastest mile was number 8 in 7:35, funny thing was this was only because a sprite 50ish year old asian woman started running with me.  She kept saying "I hope I don't slow you down" and I kept saying "don't you worry, you are kicking my butt."  She just moved to SLC from New Hampsire and ran Boston last week in 3:32.  I had to gracefully peel off after a mile or so, soI could start sucking my usual wind, but it was fun to run with and be pushed by someone for a while.  Felt pretty good until hill at mile 9 1/2.

Painful miles today.  Average 8:14.  But I didn't feel good, and I needed a two mile potty break.  Thank goodness for construction sites.  I have developed a love for the green "port a john" that seems out of touch with a good healthy life.  It is so interesting to me that excercise feels so different from day to day.  I am becoming more convinced that it is based on sleep and maybe more importantly the right nutrition, neither of which I have a great handle on yet. 

No miles today but 2 babies born.  8#8oz and 9#14oz.  Will try and run tomorrow

Good run today.  First 3 miles relatively uphill on 39th south then over to Millcreek canyon road, then to 33rd.  1:11:49, avg 8:21.    I've been happy incorporating longer runs into the regimen.  Previous to last year I had never run more than 4 miles.  It's been an eye opener that my body and mind allow me to do this. 

Hey, if anyone is out there, how can I compress a photo to put it on the blog?

Started running before 6am.  This is a miracle that hasn't happened in over a year.  I'm not sure if this is a good event yet or not.  Will see how the rest of the day goes.  Beats tossing and turning in bed though.  Just over 5 miles.  avg pace 8:13   (aided by 2 downhill miles).

avg pace 8:28.  time 1:13:12  Nice run up 45th to Wasatch Blvd then around old mill.  The weird thing is I got very hungry about mile 6.  I dont think I have ever felt hungry before while running, usually just slightly nauseated.  But I wanted a sandwich.  Anyway, I stopped short of the 10 mile plan for lunch.  Next long run will be the Ogden half marathon.

Good run post weekend call with little sleep. Time 34:34 avg 8:07. Again aided by a downhill 7:49 mile. Overall excited for the Ogden Half this weekend. I think the weather will be perfect. Maybe a little warm for the marathoners.

This was a great race, because it was a personal best in the half.  I finally passed the 1:50 mark.  Crushed this one with a 1:44.  I was really happy that I could average 7:55 per mile.  I didn't really beliveve I could do that.  Also, Huntsville is the hometown, and I was able to run with my good brothers. Brother Nicholas killed his first marthon in 3:30.  Congrats.

Miles 8:30, 8:15,7:57,7:56,7:23,7:53,7:49,7:36,7:34,7:22,7:46,8:10,8:12

Stiff.  Sore. Painful.  But good to stretch the muscles post race.  Up all night on call, 3 babies born between midnight and 7 am.   Just 3.43 miles this am with avg 8.31.  What's the next race?  I am realizing I need something out there to look forward to and to motivate me to keep it going.

Beautiful rainy cold day.  Felt good enough to do a bit longer run.  50:20 avg 8:19

Lovely rainy memorial day morning.  I wasn't really feeling it because I stayed up to late last night watching a movie.  The Guardian, not great but my wife and daughter thought watching Aston Kutcher was nice.  Anyway,  the run was nice and cool.  4.38 miles, avg 8:13.  Made a push at the end but didn't really feel that hot.  Have a great day.

was going to run today but unfortunately my 7 year old son fell at recess and broke his arm.  We spent the day at Primary Childrens hospital.  He is doing well.  But we are all bummed out.

Morning run before work.  8:10 average.  Hobble Creek Half is closed.  I need another race to register for it looks like.  Any ideas for a half?

Last night was a father son sleep over in the moutains around Park City.  Of course the night was filled with a disaterous "try to set up a tent" experience which I finally found the culprit was a broken bar to the maintent pole.  I was rescued from this by another who decided he wasn't sleeping over and I borrowed his tent.  Will slept well.  I slept well with a little help from my friends (Ambien and Ibuprofen).

Breakfast at the crack of dawn then it was a race to depart.  Also, felt the urge to run but the heat and breakfast of sausage, hash browns and eggs was kicking in at 1.5 with cramping results.  Anywas I limped 4 instead of the planned 6 and averaged 8:21

around the walls of Lucca Italy

Have been on vacation in Italy and Switzerland for the last two weeks and basically havent run.  (a total of 5 miles while on vacation).  Tried to just get out today and muscle back into some running mode.  Wasnt pretty.  Taking two weeks off with jet lag involved is difficult.  Europe was great.

Painful run.  I feel as if I have never run before and I am starting over.  Of course I have hardly slept in the last week.  avg 8:18  all painful and feel fat.  Motivated though to get back into shape.  Seriously wondering how I ran the Ogden Half in 1:44 just last month.  That seems impossible currently.

Today was a near disaster.  I would have called search and rescue if I had a cell on me.  I havent run for a while but really wanted to get in a good one today.  So I thought I would do the 8 mile circle up 45th to wasatch blvd, around old mill and back home along holliday blvd. I am sore from waterskiing and still jetlaged.  It was hotter than expected and I didnt get an early start because I was helping sister sarajane with packing her moving van.  I never stopped going up 45th which is the 1st time for me except I was moving slower than my 8 year old could walk it Im sure.  Anyway I really started groin and thigh cramping and dehydration about 4 and half in.  The rest was torture some walking some running.  Finally made it home since no one would rescue me.  Nick if this happens on the McKenna Beach trail you will have to come back and rescue me out of the lava fields.

I feel horrible.  Hot, heavy, leaden, slow, tired, stressed.  I have been working too much lately and ran but scant miles in June.  July doesn't look much better. It is difficult to remember how fit I felt in May, and now I am slow and heavy.  This am run was 4.2 with visit to sister in law restroom at 2 miles.  avg 8:38 and in pain.

A bit better run.  But still unusually painful.  I think I am still jetlagged and not heat adjusted. avg 8:24.  Come to think of it.  I haven't felt good since I turned 40.  Maybe I am just in the transition stage to a new and better decade.

8 miles on the mountain bike

hot and painful

first decent run in a long time.  I finally went in the morning before the extreme heat of the day.  I think I can't give off enough heat in the 90 plus dgree days.  Anyway , avg 8.08, with two miles sub 8.  I wasn't feeling great, sore from waterskiing yesterday, but it was nice to know I could gut out these miles. 

Hot and muggy evening run.  Had a half mile walk after 3.3mi.  Im weak sauce.  avg 8:26. But nice to get some kind of run in after 10 days. 

Age division winner, what more can I say. The company was great, the finish divine.

Nice this morning.  Just getting back to the basics with some shorter distance work.  Or it could be Im just winding down.  avg 8:27

nice run, starting to feel better again. especially since I had some sleep last night. went up around market steet grill. still slow and dying but a fun rewarding run. avg 8:33 fastest mile 8:08

deer valley run. 8:57   altitude killing me

8 :24 avg

Felt good this morning.  A bit cooler weather is welcome.  Ran from home around Market Street.  52:32  avg 8:18.  I hope I can get it going again.

Good run after a night of call.  I decided I needed to get out after cheeseman told me "you really are pathetic, aren't you?"  avg 8:30   total 48:25.  Running loop around 39th.  Face is still palsied numb from dental implant.

First day of school for the kids, ran for a short time only prior to work, but it was nice. 

hot noon time run.  struggle but nice to be out.  avg 8:33

Sore from waterskiing yesterday morning at Pineview with nfroerer and hairdog. Wish you were there Velveeta.  It was glass, and it was great.

Run today around Market Street neighborhood.  53:20 avg 8:26 with fastest mile 7:56

run cut short because of massive and sudden hail storm.  was fun for awhile but... went to yoga with my wife instead.

Nice post call run.  Up most of the night with naughty twins.  (Babies needing c-section, I should clarify).  Run was painful, avg 8:27.  Lots of side aches.  Likey fatigue and lack of sympathy.

Anyway, time for nap. food. shower

Enjoyed this one.  Longest I have gone in some months.  Seem slow since May but at least I am still doing it.  avg 8:37.  I need some regimen to get energy after a run.  Something in the nutritional department I am thinking.  Raisin Bran not cutting it.  Apple Fruit pie neither.

Post call, post department meeting run.  What was truly amazing was I finally broke 8 minutes on a mile.  7:35 on the last one.  Granted, I was going downhill and it was the last one, but hooray for small victories.  avg 8:19.  I also have a lower left lip and chin that is alternating searing burning neuropathic pain, and wooden numbness.  This is from a recent dental implant.  Life is great.

avg 8:19  I feel if I can start very slow I can build to something faster (relative to me of course) by the end.  Third mile was 7:47.  Anytime I break 8, I feel like I am accomplishing something given the relative few miles I run.  I am trying to make a concerted effort to up miles.  But so far work and wussitude have not complied.  Fun run today.

Late evening run after long surgery day.  avg 8:19  Trying to just be able to finish the Mountain to Metro next week. 

Longest run since May.  Felt good except legs started to get tired by the end.  Never pushed too hard.  Just wanted to get some miles in.  avg 8:29

running in the rain.  a bit chilly but it was overall nice.  only one on the road.  avg 8.04 , two of the miles were downhill however. 

avg 8:23  early morning run.  unusual for me, but was a nice change of pace.

Very hot but very cool race.  I ran this one on the advice of my brother Nicholas.  Plus Ogden is in my old stopping grounds.  First mile is mostly uphill on a single track trail.  i made the mistake of getting trapped in behind a lot people who ended up walking part of it.  hard to get in any kind of pace.  the rest of the race was beautiful on the trail, but i was feeling very sluggish from mile 3 to finish.  Just haven't figured out how to increase the pace in the heat and late start (3 pm).  However it was a great confidence boost just to have keep going when I didn't feel great.  avg about 8:23

sore from saturday, but had a nice morning run with some hills.  tortise pace. actually nice to run without the ipod this morning.  avg: high

nice run in the drizzle of rain.  easy pace, 8:49, 8:00, 8:50, 8:44, 7:57, 8:21

Ran the whole thing to blink 182 on the ipod.  enema of the state album.  

Ran around the Holladay benches.  avg. 8:33 with some hills that were close to 9:00.  my new strategy is to overall take it a bit easier on these runs.  I am only so fast anyway so why not feel a little better.  This may help me want to run more in the long haul.  Nick is wussing out of Phoenix so I am still trying to make it work.  I am on call that Friday and am trying to get it off.

Painful. avg 8:34 should have just eaten lunch i think.

Nice postcall run.  Started out and finished slow.  However it is a beautiful day.  I am definitely not looking forward to winter, so after our weekend snowfall, this was nice.  avg: 8:42

up at elevation in deer valley.  Beautiful but didn't feel great

late in the day.  heavy. avg 8:48.  I'm actually scared for the Hawaii run, I may be the last one in.

Amazing race given the locale and event in conjuction with the XTERRA world championship race happening the next day.  Ran with brother Nick in the race and my wife running the 5K.  This race really was more like 11 plus K.  Felt good.  Started out slow because I knew the first 3 miles was mostly uphill.  Accomplished my goal of finishing in the top half  (approx 230 runners) and more importantly never stopping running even on the long stretch of Big Beach sand running.  The last two miles I followed a very fit 45 to 50 year old aussie woman.  I just wanted to keep up with her so she gave me some extra push.  I loved this run. 

Great humid Hawaii air run this morning with Nick along the Wailea beach walk and then up near the Wailea golf course.  Felt good overall.   Not really sore from the race.  Maybe I didn't push it hard enough.  Or maybe its the healing properties of the island air.  Another day in paradise.  avg 8:53

Last run in Maui.  Great times.  I like the lower elevation.  Still was struggling though because of the hotness.

Ran to daughter jane's soccer game along 23rd.  Trying to get rid of one week of food gorging in Hawaii.  avg 8:30. Beautiful morning.  Likely last one of the year as is supposed to drop 20 degrees by tomorrow.

Evening run in the chill.  Now enjoying chocolate chip cookies homemade.  avg 8:31

Fantastic run.  It snowed like a beast yesterday, but sunny clear air today.  Ran along holladay blvd to 6200 south, then around the business section.  avg 8:21 total 50:40.  Happy to be outside.

Drizzle run.  I tried to push it at fast as I could.  Best mile is 7:56.  I am a slow footed beast.

got much needed boost from Ozzy " Bark at the Moon" at mile 3, and unexpected "Back in Black" at mile 4.  I didn't even know these were on the ipod.  Needed a long run to hang with the bros.  avg 8:17 total 1:08:42

Beautiful day in Holladay.  Fall temps are perfect.  40:25 avg 8:05  that's about as fast as I can go without a carrot in front.

Run after work in the dark.  First time for everything.  Nice. 8:24 avg.  Now that dinner is getting scarce, I might as well run.

for whom the bell tolls along wasatch blvd loop on this chilly morning.  In the 30s when I left, around high 40s at end.  Stumbling bumblin rumbling.  avg 8:34

was sure i went 5, but the garmin does not lie.  ran the olympus high loop after a night of call.  ribs are sore and possibly full of scurvy

Nice to be back out. 57:07 avg 8:21  Holladay blvd to Mrket Street Grill neighborhood.  necessary escape from the Lost world.  I am seriously in media trouble.

I decided to give the Brooks shoe one more try.  I still am not sure I like them.  Right foot hurts a bit all the way up.  8:05 avg

avg 8:15   Happy to be 40 and virile... oh wait a minute.  Looking forward to hanging with the bros in Phoenix for rock and roll half.  Do we need to make any arrangements for fri and sat amusement?

This was a beast, but a fun one.  Brother Nick said we would try something new, but didn't give any other info.  Soon enough I found myself on a trail going up one of the beautiful mountains in Huntsville and making my way to the top of North Ogden divide.  I'm glad I didnt know where his destination was or I mentally would have pussed out a bit.  Anyway the pace was slow due to me but a great mix of up and down and great scenery.  Wish you could have been there velveeta.  1:40.  Thanks bro for the hospitality and pancakes.

Ran from state street to home, up 56th south.  Nice, with one 7-11 pit stop. Forgot watch so not sure of time.

I went on a late afternoon run as soon as I could break out of hospital.  Didn't feel great, but never do on evening runs.  I did however have a nice lady pull by me and tell me she knew it was me because of my bowlegged gait.  haha havn't been told that in 20 years. 

Ran in a delightful blizzard this am.  The whole way in 2 to 4 inches of snow.  Had some cool shades/goggles on until mile 3 when I just couldnt see anymore.  Maybe I'll just take up snowshoeing. avg 8:50

all i could squeeze in before work in the 10 degree weather.  3 glove weather as brother nick would say

Cold blustery morning and hard headwind, slipping in the snow and chewing on my numb screw in dental implant while my perpetual snot running nose was in full force.  Great run.  avg 8:19

avg 8:15  Cold Sloshy Painful, but able to get my goal of at least 10 per week.  Even though this is at the bottom of the blog totals, trust me, this is good for coffin boy

8 pm after dinner slow jog, felt crappy

did the big titty loop in a slushy cold wet snowy midmorning run.  slow and slippery at almost 9 minute mile avg, total 1:20:30ish.  Easy breathing run with frozen butt cheeks.  It's interesting that I enjoy these long runs so much.  It's either a reflection on the general dissatisfaction I have with the boringitude in my general life or it actually does something mentalphysically to me that is somewhat of a high, or it is purely the desire to cause pain to myself or...  the other interesting thing is that I feel that I should somehow be congratulated when I finish one, but part of me knows that by in large there are few who appreciate the mental stuffing this takes to do when limited by the inherent wussitudes of life imprinted in my DNA.

Struggled on this one.  Officially tired of winter now. Boy that was short lived. avg 8:28

Last run of the year.  Nice sunny day here in Salt Lake.  Uneventful run, avg 8:11.  Thinking about what treats I want tonight for new years eve.  Still thinking.