Posted on December 1st, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Motivation, Running |
Ready or not, the marathon is coming. I was woefully unprepared for my first marathon, no question about that. That was 2008, when I injured my knee at about mile seven and limped over nineteen miles to the finish.
In between the start and finish I was passed by not only those older than me but several disabled participants: a double amputee with prosthetics and crutches and a blind runner, to name two.
That was inspiring.
I have to do better this time. And I will.
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Posted on November 30th, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Organized events, Running |
This past Thanksgiving on Thursday was also the annual Turkey Trot at home, a race I’ve never run. It’s not a traditional one in a few senses. First off, the winner of the Turkey Trot isn’t the fastest runner, but instead is the one who is closest to the time they estimate they’ll finish at. […]
Posted on November 29th, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Running, Training |
I’m confused. I actually was one week ahead in my training program and since I really did not want to do more than one nineteen mile run I took last week easy and did a hike of a few hours rather than a full on long run. Went back for an easy eight miler Saturday […]
Posted on November 25th, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Administration |
No post today, but blogging going on behind the scenes…
Posted on November 24th, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Running, Training |
I went all out on my five mile run on Monday, as hard as I could, and ended up with a pace of 10:30 per mile which could have been a little quicker had I not needed to use the bathroom: Compare that to, for instance, my pace in the Ford Island Bridge 10K in […]
Posted on November 23rd, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Uncategorized |
It’s that time of year, at least in America: to realize what we’re thankful for. Right now, I’m thankful for my health. I’m not 100% where I want to be–I honestly don’t think I ever will be–but the fact that I finished a century ride, came close in another, and have done a bunch of […]
Posted on November 22nd, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Personal, Running, Social aspects, Training |
…and I’m back. Kind of. My aunt has moved in with us, possibly permanently. It’s already been more than a month. That has compressed my time more than I’d like, but my marathon training is largely on target. I’m amazed at how five mile runs are so much easier than I could imagine, and quicker. […]
Posted on November 15th, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Running, Training |
I’ve been quite sporadic in my updates here as of late, in part due to the care needs of my aunt who moved in with us about a month ago. I’ve been able–barely–to keep up with my running schedule. I’ve been doing it, but not as well as I would like. Honestly, getting up to […]
Posted on November 8th, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Running, Training |
I realize I’ve been scarce (combination of dealing with my aunt’s health and being on call this week), but I thought I’d share with you last Sunday’s sixteen mile run, my longest yet: Started off really well but didn’t end so well. Lots of issues after mile thirteen or so. This week Tuesday I’m going […]
Posted on October 28th, 2010 by ryan
Filed under Running, Training |
It was another milestone in my training–this week I ran fifteen miles. It was hot and slow, but it was run. I also threw in a few of the same hills I’ll be facing in the actual marathon. I’m finding that while the numbers are still intimidating, I can actually get these miles done, and […]