Wow, what a year. Headed into 2009 totally energized from a great 2008 (see 2008 year end report) with a clear picture of what I wanted to do in 2009. Namely, 2 marathons (Austin, NYC), my first olympic distance triathlon (NYC) and 800 miles running for the year. 2009 could easily be broken down into [...]
December 2009
Time to think about your technology
December 26, 2009 – Posted in: ReflectionsYear end / year begin is always a great time to draw a line in the sand. It provides a natural marker for measuring what we've done, or to compare our efforts from year to year. It was 11 years ago today, 12/26/1998, when I started my running log, and I just love the ability [...]
If a tree falls in the forest…
December 23, 2009 – Posted in: Bike Lanes runningLast night had a truly wonderful run over the Williamsburg Bridge and back. Hill run, in windy conditions, while minding the slippery conditions, was completed at 9:17 per mile, a pace I seem to have had a hard time hitting lately. It was my 13th run in December, and I think the increased workouts are [...]
December progress towards 800
December 21, 2009 – Posted in: runningAt the end of November, 2009, I stood at 706.1 miles for the year. My goal had been to get to 800 miles for the year, so I needed 93.9 miles to get there. After the New York City Marathon, I had sort of written this off, since I was badly beaten up and not [...]
Source of the Pain and some 2010 plans
December 8, 2009 – Posted in: injury Reflections Rhode Races runningI had the most amazing epiphany on Saturday night, when I took some time to ice my (what I've been calling) sore thigh/groin/hip. I was hurting pretty good after the NYC Marathon and fall softball season and have been working on recovery. I'm feeling much better now and starting to run a lot again, but [...]
Rather blustery day
December 3, 2009 – Posted in: diet runningI'll start out with the bad news, at least for me. I've been really bad lately with my eating habits and over the last couple months, let myself slip to a point I should not have gotten back to. Stepped on the scale this morning and was shocked, SHOCKED, to see a number that I have [...]
November 2009 in Review
December 1, 2009 – Posted in: Month End SummariesRunning – 42 miles over 5 runs. Considering 26.2 was in one day, pretty pathetic in terms of runs and mileage. Kind of goes with the territory of being a little banged up, I guess. At 706.1 for the year, so need ~57 miles to beat my annual record set last year, and 93.9 to [...]
