| Location: AL,USA Member Since: Jun 14, 2008 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: I've finished a couple of races here and there... Short-Term Running Goals: Maybe one day I'll be enough of a runner to run a race. maybe not...
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| a little unexpected rabbit duty at a couple high school XC races. fun (especially considering i had never seen the course before...) | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| getting a few in before campers showed up at the retreat. absolutely fantastic scenery | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 |
| free time at camp... what better way to fill it? | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
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rainy night run through the remnants of tropical storm lee. fantastic.
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| i've never run on the 22nd floor of a hotel before... cool... (in my best "mesmerized 6-year-old voice)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| a good goal to have: "He can make me love something just by showing me the energy with which he loves it." | | Add Comment |
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| ...on the rather pleasant San Antonio River Walk... | | Add Comment |
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| because on such a cool date as 9-10-11, it only seemed appropriate to go 12... | | Add Comment |
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| running because we can. | | Add Comment |
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| am: 5@5 pm: 5@5 symmetry's a great thing.
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popular morning for 5 am running; i saw a decent sized little group, two or three solo runners, and a couple couples.
...and everyone wish my Darling Little Sister a happy birthday today! if my math is correct (and given the conclusion it points toward, i'm not so sure my math is correct...), she turns 18 today...
(still Darling Little Sis...) | | Comments(3) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| am: 5@5 pm: 5@6 yup.
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| just posted this to a blogspot and figured i'd copy it here: Anyone that's followed the musings of this blog no doubt realizes that
I've got something of a propensity for attempting slightly
unconventional running stunts (among others), and boy, do I have a
doozy...
However, as with any event worth noting, there is a bit of background
that should be understood. The best background to know is that I really wanted to run Vol State this year.
For various reasons, both running related, and deeply personal, Vol
State was an event toward which I felt a very strong calling this year.
For those unfamiliar with the affair that is The Last Annual Vol State
Road Race, it is a 500k run, mostly across Tennessee, but which briefly
crosses at least five states (MO, KY, TN, AL, and GA). It starts with a
ferry ride across the MS River, and ends somewhat unassumingly at
Castle Rock, GA. No entry fee. No aid stations. No excuses. Either
you finish, or you quit. A truly epic undertaking (at least in my
mind), I wanted to take a stab at it.
At first, I thought I would have a training course for work in the week
prior to the start, which, although it would have put me at roughly a
1.5 day late start, I considered an acceptable obstacle. Rather than
try to win the race, I would simply see how many people I could pass and
still stay under the time limit (and, truth be told, I would probably
keep up with my personal running time to compare with the winning
time...). This seemed like a grand plan, with my puddy from Starkvegas
ready to come crew for me.
Then another work trip came up that took up the entire week of Vol State, which effectively killed the idea. Dang.
However, by the time of the final nixing of my Vol State attempt,
something of a calamity had befallen the state of Alabama. On April 27,
a series of storms ripped through the state, devastating quite a few
towns, killing over 200 people, and causing untold damage. On April 27,
I was in Kentucky, watching helplessly, hoping that my family and
friends were alright, and being told NOT to immediately come home to
help; I would be turned away by the National Guard and other authorities
if I tried. For those that know me, you know that this goes against
every instinct in my body.
But in the frustration came an idea. I couldn't run across Tennessee,
but I could run across Alabama. And now I had a cause I could rally
around and hopefully get others to support along with me. I would be
remiss if I didn't mention that running across Alabama is an idea I
gleaned from an event several years ago, the Run Across Alabama for
Elliott (see http://runacrossalabama.com/
). But in the Run Across AL, the route went east-to-west; to my
knowledge, no one had ever attempted a north-south or south-north
crossing.
Slowly the idea took shape: I would run the length of Alabama, from the
Gulf Coast to the Alabama-Tennessee state line as a tornado relief
effort. Being that the run wasn't necessarily designed to be
particularly fast, a little distance was added in to allow me to run
along a couple of the tornado paths, one in Tuscaloosa, which was
perhaps the highest-profile city hit, and one that tracked along
northern part of the state, through Hackleburg, Phil Campbell, Moulton,
Athens, Harvest, and other towns.
After a few tweaks and additions, the total distance is currently set at
454 miles, over 100 miles farther than Vol State. Apparently I would
not be deprived of the epic run...
Now getting the word out about the run is perhaps my biggest obstacle.
Self-publicity is, quite frankly, not my forte'. I figured I would
need to give it a name for reference purposes, and after a few
consultations with a group of email contacts, I decided on a name that
described the effort simply, and appealed to my love of both acronyms
and pirates: the Alabama Relief Run or ARR!
I'm working with quite a few folks I know around here to spread the
word, with Helms IT Services graciously putting together a website for
me, and plenty of help from Eric Charette on the little widgets all
over, and I even created a Facebook page and Twitter feed for the event
(again, those that know me will see the humor in this...). Hopefully
this will be a big enough event to cause a real difference to those
affected by the storms. I know it will be a huge event in my life, and
now I'm in too deep to bail out, so full steam ahead...
I'll try to keep this blog updated with the latest developments, but
should anyone want to learn about the run, all kinds of good info,
including a route map and daily mileage goals can be found at the
website, which is at:
http://www.alabamareliefrun.com/
http://www.facebook.com/AlabamaReliefRun
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| just enough to get the blood flowing. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| i hope everyone celebrated International Talk Like A Pirate Day! it's the best day of the yarrrr! | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| sometimes some is better than none, and with something doing something to something in my stomach, i'm just glad i could get something rather than nothing... | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| One month away from the start of the Alabama Relief Run! It's close enough to have me a bit anxious, but excited nonetheless. Training is in full swing, I've got a couple newspaper articles that should be coming out in the next week, and slowly I'm getting the word out to more and more people. Check out what all the fuss is about at: http://www.alabamareliefrun.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AlabamaReliefRun
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| interesting... | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| was going to be a bit farther, but with a gut acting up yesterday, i was a bit hesitant to make the home to XC meet traverse... http://www.alabamareliefrun.com/
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| "The things that one most wants to do are the things that are probably the most worth doing." - Winifred Holtby | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 |
| am 5@5 pm 7@5 working out a few kinks in the donation web portal on the Alabama Relief Run website. should all be fixed very shortly... http://www.alabamareliefrun.com/ http://www.facebook.com/AlabamaReliefRun
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 |
| am: 5@5 pm: didn't get to run because i had to get back to watch Darling Little Sister in the homecoming parade... she's on the homecoming court.... (and if it is a merit-based OR an appearance-based system, none of the other girls has a chance. not a biased opinion, just stating facts)
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
| haiku are easy but sometimes they don't make sense refrigerator
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| everyone congratulate my Darling Little Sister for getting HOMECOMING QUEEN!!!!!!!
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 |
| so i got to take my sister to a football game last night, and they gave her a crown... 
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 161.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 166.00 |
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