tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-96976832012-01-31T21:37:31.784-05:00My name is David (and Dylan to some). I am a runner.Davidnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5761100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9697683.post-29552021192002425912008-12-22T16:33:00.002-05:002008-12-24T16:05:56.875-05:00

Everything must go. 75% off. Liquidation prices just in time for the holidays.I am leaving Blogger. Leave a comment and I'll reply with the new address.

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After a week of Runner Susan-sympathetic lethargy I was glad to go out and run 10 miles this morning. I almost didn't make it.I cracked an eye at 6:36. I closed the eye. I thought about how nice bed was; whether I could still make it by 7:00. At 6:37 I decided I would turn into a fruitcake if I didn't get up. I hate fruitcake.In 5K speed I was dressed, had the Zippfizz packed on ice and a banana

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After a couple of decades in the sports business and lots of "big" game media events, I am fairly non-plussed by media circuses. Today was a circus-plus day.One of our schools is situated at the end of a dead end road with no other access. It was along this road, within 100 yards of the front gate, that the remains of a young person were found this morning just into the nearby woods. Without

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There were fleeting promises of showing up to run this morning by many among the Sunday Orlando Runners Club crowd; after yesterday's taxing signature half marathon for Central Florida.I rolled onto Park Avenue at 6:56. Jurgen was there. He didn't race. Seth showed up. He hosted the ORC Christmas party the night before so he kinda had to show up. Chris showed up. Brian Jaeger, "Central Florida's

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Yes, Jack won his age group by about five minutes this morning. A fine performance by the godfather of the Sunday running group. He'll be rigging some way to mount his trophy on his car hood tonight to show off tomorrow morning.I ran feeling pretty decent but my time was not up to snuff - 2:03:22. I had an equipment malfunction during mile 5 (shoelace came undone) that cost me my place running

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Hail all ships at sea. This blog is sailing into another ocean very soon. I just need to figure out how to clean up the WordPress layout so it's clean and I understand it.My navigator is the ever popular Internet Person.Tomorrow is the OUC Half. I haven't touched a sneaker since last Sunday. What do you think the over/under is on my time? Forecast is upper 50s at the start, sunny and around 65

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This morning's run was dedicated to TS who was a recent site visitor. I assumed parts of TS's name as an online alias recently while channeling a nostalgic recollection of the fine gray line.I was greeted with, "There's AWOL," this morning. Thanks Jack. I missed you too.The Orlando Runners Club Sunday bunch was huge today. Chris was trying to pad the numbers but it was a legitimate dozen. I

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I woke up with an attitude that it was not cold outside. It was 45F which is cold for us flatlander thinblooders. The sun was coming up and I had a race to run.I put the top down on the A4 and toodled on down the empty byways of Orlando to Lake Eola with Coldplay rising up from the speakers. I parked at a middle school track and felt indominatable. There's no explanation why. I just felt that

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I couldn't bear it any longer.I dressed to run this morning then changed into work clothes to make in time for a bowls selection committee meeting (Capital One and Champs).At 5 p.m. I headed home and ignored all distractions and made it out on the roads before it turned dark and dropped six quick ones around the lake. I could sense I have been absent lately.Now I'm ready for the Turkey Trot.

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I took Mrs. T to a play at the college last night, "They're Playing Our Song." It ran late. I watched a lot of it with my ears open and eyes shut, up in the balcony.Yes, the mighty have fallen completely off the wagon. I did not even show up for the Sunday morning run today. That makes it a full seven day week since I ran last.I substituted a brisk 2-1/4 mile walk with Mrs. T to have breakfast at

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The Winter Park teams did well today. The Lady Wildcats had hopes of pulling off the sneaky upset to win States but finished second by six points to Bertram Trail HS in Jacksonville. They'll be back strong next year despite this morning's post-race tears. The guys came in as underdogs, barely making States with a sixth place finish in regionals. In States they ran well and finished sixth, a huge

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If this were just a blog about my running, there would be no post to post. I haven't run since Sunday.Monday I felt sick midday and went to bed early.Tuesday I skipped to be sure I wasn't going to be sick.Wednesday I felt fine but it was too damn cold out all of a sudden.Thursday it was still cold and I was tired.This morning I overslept until 8 a.m.Maybe this weekend.Tomorrow is the high school

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Saturday. I skipped that 5 mile race pace run yesterday because I wanted to take the day off. It was so nice, I can't even remember what I did. Oh yeah ... I lazied around the house until 11 then went to aid Mrs. T at the Farmers Market. She had a table promoting the museum to those who would do well to enhance their cultural repertoire (the erstwhile beautiful people). A few nibbles, she reports

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Okay, I am supposed to be in training but it just isn't happening like it would if I was marathon training. Why am I more loyal to marathon training than shorter distance training? Why would I be sure to run more miles for a mary and skip or cut short runs for a half mary?Work.What is with this work? Very demanding lately. It is the season. Budget slashing in Florida is the new blood sport. If

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A not so disciplined run week:Ran Tuesday before the election return marathon that night.Skipped Wednesday's tempo run to recover sleep.Blew off Thursday's easy run.Thought about making something up on Friday but was too tired still. Just glad it was Friday.Yesterday I was running errands and cooking. It did not include running. [NEWS FLASH: I was cooking because Mrs. T was off leading a museum

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If I am right, our Christy ran her inaugural marathon race in New York in 4:32! Beat my best by 14 minutes/ Good for her.

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With an extra hour's sleep I was raring to run this morning. The race team reverted back to its usual men-dominant crowd with only Wendy and one other gal among eight guys. In official business at the pre-run meeting, Jack clarified that he is now director of recruitment for the Sunday bunch, since he answers all the e-mails that come in to the Orlando Runners Club site. He also announced Chris

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Chicago blingRunNona bling; and I was "scolded" (nicely) for leaving the race before the awards were given out.Campaign bling, outside my office week before last

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It was genuinely chilly here this past week. I ran in the low 40s twice which was totally fine. Now we're back to the 70s but overcast. Good luck to everyone running New York tomorrow, especially Christy.I ran my 40th 5K this morning and finished just at 24:56, ranking 13th on my all time list. While that was cause for a genuine "eh" I looked up results on line to find I finished second in my age

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Sunday turned out to be a beautiful morning to run. It was 62 at 7 a.m. and the crowd on Park Avenue was unlike it's ever been. The regular guys (Chris, Jack and Ed) were there plus Christy but then there were not one but four other women! The guys were actually outnumbered.I ran eight miles at a 10 minute mile pace in negative splits. The first four I ran with Ed and caught up on his latest

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My age adjusted Chicago Marathon time did not break four hours like I wish i had: 4:07:54.88 .Barack and Hillary were at my place last Monday. Big rally right outside our school board building in front of the arena. I have pictures, just not here. It was quite huge with 40,000 or so on hand. The superintendent let district staff leave at 3 p.m. since those who were leaving needed to get out

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Next involved running some more. I started with a slow test-them-out week of three runs of two, four and six miles. The six hurt after mile 5 as my left knee and right ITB talked to me. I haven't tested them since.After my first two-miler I went to see Julie for the toxic waste dump massage. Oh, she hurt so good. I was tighter and more sore than I realized and she did me a world of good.This week

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Mrs. T and I enjoyed the Art Institute of Chicago I also enjoyed a wonderful evening and meal at Mia Francesca with Runner Susan & Michael; and Rich & Katy who picked the restaurant. I loved the pace tattoos they used in Chicago. If you ran your pace you wear it for a week as a badge of honor. If you stunk it up, you scrub like crazy to get it off. Mrs. T's brother Rich ran his first marathon. I

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My greatest reward from the race is still on my right forearm. Nike and Chicago offered race pace tattoos which went on very easily race morning. It is still on my arm and other folks' arms unless they used industrial strength tattoo remover. I am still proud to wear it even though I missed the 4:45 goal. In the heat I was happy with having been close.My marathon photos arrived in my inbox. About

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Chicago did well to over-prepare after last year's debacle. It was unseasonably warm again. The race started with temps in the high 60s and quickly zoomed through the 70s and into low 80s. I saw one bank sign that read 87F but it was officially a high of 84F.It was sunny and steamy. I stripped off my shirt at mile 4 and gave it to Mrs. T the one and only time we were able to see each other. I

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You can sign up to follow me and 44,999 of my closest friends - including steroid paper plate junkie Runner Susan - as we run the Chicago Marathon Sunday morning. Go here to sign up for text messaging, e-mails or pager alerts. Last name - Thomas. First name - David. Bib: 20474.The race starts at 8 a.m. Chicago time.I went back to look at my training prep for New York last year. What did I notice

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I am starting to worry about those "micro-tears" in my muscles that may not heal by Sunday. What can I do? What happens if they go macro on me?I slept great last night, in my own bed, especially after Mrs. T got up early to deal with a headache. The problem is getting good sleep the rest of the week. Why?The Rays are in the A. L. Championship Series!!!!!!Because they'll be on TV and I will be

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I haven't seen any kiddy field trips since I arrived in St. Augustine. That's a plus. It is a small scale historic enclave on its own inlet, near the beach. The tourists are light this time of year so it's quite pleasant. Mrs. T calls it a bohemian sort of place, in the vein of Key West. I must say I haven't walked by or seen so many embracing couples in the middle of an alley or looking out over

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Since I vented about the authorities who I will avoid in Chicago I did some decent 3x1600 repeats on Tuesday then spent the rest of the day dreaming about seeing Julie for a massage at 4 p.m. She did for me everything I needed, especially when she announced with a few meaningful pressure moves that my left side had "issues."We're talking from the left hip to the ankle, including the calf and shin

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Everybody tells me what a great race Chicago is. They say the crowds are great. The course is flat and nice. The restaurants are superb. It's well organized. I'll love it, etc. Well, so far, my expectations are going to be easily exceeded.I read through the race confirmation booklet last night which I thought would inspire me. To the contrary, I felt like I was reading the high school Student

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I decided to start tapering today.My training plan had been for a 19-miler this weekend but I broke it down into the 15K race yesterday and a simple 10-miler this morning. It was nice to sleep in and drive to downtown and not have to run my way there and back.I still had plenty of that pep from yesterday. I was all over the charts in mile splits; everywhere from 9:03 to 11:07. I averaged 9:41

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1. The day after I pondered what to pack for Chicago and remarked that it hadn't dropped below 70 since whenever - it was 66 when I went out to run Thursday. It was windy enough that I actually went back inside and dusted off a shirt to wear. It was a most pleasant tempo run of 4.7 miles at a 9:30 pace.2. Friday I lamented to Mrs. T that Runner Susan had an e-mail confirmation and her race packet

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The last time I ran wearing a shirt was April. It hasn't been below 70 in forever. What the heck will it be like in Chicago? Maybe I'll pack gloves.

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My Parrott Predictor says I'll be around 4:40 in Chicago. I have never found the PP to be right but that was when I ran lesser distance long runs. Maybe this time it will be more accurate. That would be nice. It would make me smile and keep Runner Susan happy too.Date Week Total Miles Parrott PredictionJun-30 27 17.7Jul-7 28 25.0Jul-14 29 30.1 4:39:14Jul-21 30 32.2 4:42:22Jul-28 31 38.5 4:21:

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Somewhere in the execution of today's 26 mile run today I made a mistake.It could have been what I didn't eat last night.Or what I did eat.It wasn't the first eight miles that clicked off nicely at even splits from 10:45-11:15.It very well might have been miles 9 and 10 when I joined my Sunday bunch and got caught up in their freshness (10:15 and 9:34).I remember attacking a hill with too much

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I watched a video of the Chicago course tonight for the first time on Maddy's blog. It's flat; yes indeed.I wrote Maddy and her clan of bloggers about plotting our Chicago in-residence locations on a Google map so we all know where we are. Maddy's working on it.I wrote my barely-40 brother-in-law to see what his plans are for Chicago. He lived there once so I am counting on him for inside intel

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Today was a near repeat of last Sunday's run but for a few high/low lights.I was late arriving at Park Avenue to meet the Team at 7:00 a.m. I could see them a quarter mile off the start line when I arrived. I took too long eating my bagel and reading the paper at 5 a.m. before knocking off the first 8.5 miles.I skipped the third mile leg so that I was ahead of the Team at Mile 3. Lytle was the

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Tuesday I did 12x400s which went better than last time. Most were around 1:50 with the first and last the best, down around 1:45. I believe I have developed some stamina that should make Chicago seem like nothing worse than a day at the dentist.While stretching after my intervals yesterday I managed to wrench my back, which hurt until this afternoon. I conveniently had a date with my new girl,

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First off ... a big welcome to any Sunday run lurkers making a visit to the site. You can comment anonymously and I will not know who did it ... except, by what you write, I can pretty much guess who you are ... Chris.Today's long run of 24 miles loomed in my head like a race distance that needed some attention; as in let's rehearse what we do on marathon race day. That started Saturday by not

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Last week kicked off the running season in Florida. There was a 5K that I skipped but it drew a good crowd of 1500. The race was won by a Myrtle Beach, SC, resident who was visiting. Her names is Zola Pietersen. You may remember her as the barefoot 18 year-old South African who unfortunately got tangled up with Mary Slaney on the track at the 1984 Olympics with Slaney taking a bad fall. Both of

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Yes, it happened again.I am sorry ladies.I have found Julie.She knows anatomy. She knows massage. She knows what to do with me like Runner Susan knows what to do with paper plates.A friend who introduced me to massage therapist extraordinaire Sherlene (who ran off to Montana to run a B&B!) led me to a pneumatic thumbs specialist named Hank who I visited for a spell; but I didn't feel much more

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Oh .... it's over?Well I had a long training run yesterday. I watched the Olympic Men's Marathon Saturday night looking to channel some of that Ryan Hall karma that had me flying through Central Park last November. Here are the results:Of 98 marathon racers, Ryan Hall (USA) finished 10th.Of 1 marathon trainer yesterday, I finished 10th.Hall had to be thinking that Nicholson Joker line, "Where

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Tropical Storm Fay is still hanging around. She's moving at walk speed (not to be confused with warp speed). She passed us last night but the southwest quadrant of the storm is full of rain. We're floating down here. It's not as bad as some other places like Brevard County (Cape Canaveral/Cocoa Beach) but it's hazardous; so I just sent a phone call canceling school to 185,000 homes at 9 p.m. I

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If you'll all call loudly enough maybe Tropical Storm Fay will hear you and come; as in leave. We hurried up to wait for her to arrive. Now she's dawdling over the Everglades. We need her to make up her mind, stop changing directions and move on out.We cancelled school today and, in hindsight, we could have pulled it off despite the occasional shower and wind gust. We decided this afternoon to

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Back in Florida.Running. My 3x1600s on Tuesday actually felt great. It had been three weeks since I did intervals and my legs felt all tingly the rest of the day. I liked it.After Wednesday's easy run I got up very early Thursday to do a 10-mile tempo run. That was hard, given the typical humidity (1000%) around here.I skipped a run Saturday and ran a short 16 today at marathon pace minus 15

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I erased any soreness I had on my Saturday tune-up run of three miles. I just took it really slow and everything worked.I skipped out early on a fun party with all my summer friends Saturday night so I could get rest and out early Sunday for my 21-miler. I was loaded with Clif Bloks and a $5 bill. I knocked out three miles around the colony then headed on my 18-mile route of two weeks ago. I

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I had a math and training problem last weekend. There was the race, of course; and the training schedule which called for a 19-mile long run.With warm-up and all the race covered 13+ miles. That left just six to do on Sunday. I felt like doing more especially as I ran on down the road, towards the beach ... so I kept going and did 11.7 miles to amass my highest mileage week of the year (40).To

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I went down to New London on Saturday morning to meet up with the ever popular and fairly famous Running Chick with the Orange Hat - Dianna H. who coaxed me into running the John J. Kelley/Ocean Beach 11.6 Mile Run. My own commitment cemented hers so we both had to show; and we both were pleased for having made our decisions.The race was exceptional in many ways:(1) it was free entry;(2) an

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I solved the economy shoe concerns. I put my "try these sample" SofSole inner soles (Athletic) in the new Asics 2130 shoes and, voila, I am a happy camper with plenty of extra cushioning. My 5-miler yesterday was slow and deliberate but there was nothing going on in my shins or ankles that gained my attention.Today I joined Finally Running Susan and hubby D for a 3-miler in the colony. Nothing

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I made it through the week without any major flare-ups and am now comfortably tucked away on the coast of Rhode Island. The weather was perfect for the beach on Saturday so that's is exactly where we went. Saw many old acquaintances including this young lady.Before heading north I went and bought some new shoes and margarita bloks. I went economy on the shoes, buying some Asics 2130s instead of

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The glow. When I get back from a relaxing vacation I usually have a sense of calm detachment from the day-to-day. I have a bigger picture of things. I latch onto sensations and visual memories of things enjoyed while on vacation. I try to hold that as long as I can. I coach myself to go back to that state after the glow wears off. I try to anticipate the glow as I prepare for the next vacation -

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Running resumed when I got back to Florida on Friday. I did a challenging 4-mile descending progression run Friday morning; six hot and humid miles yesterday after sleeping in and letting the temps rise.Today I woke early and started on my 15 mile scheduled run at 6:20 a.m. I knocked off 3.5 miles before reaching downtown to run with the Sunday pack. Most of them were friskier than me because

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Jeanne and NOD and I sat in the drizzle waiting for the fireworks while sitting in front of the Iwo Jima Memorial over in Arlington Cemetery. We were across the river from the big crowds but we could see it fine. The best part was the Metro wait was short - a relative term - afterwards. On Tuesday night I took Jeanne to her first Washington Nationals game. They played the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Welcome to the 9th Annual Walter Street Independence Day Street Party. The parade of athletes concluded with the lighting of the tiki torch. Then it was on to the events. Jeanne, NOD and NOD's BF take in some of the spirited competition. The limbo was popular. Even Jeanne tried one round through. Alas, she was smart enough to rule herself out early on. The doggy events bordered on cruel and

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It's been a whirlwind 48 hours in the nation's capitol. Friday I woke Jeanne up while waiting for my luggage (at 2 in the afternoon!) Two hours later she met me at my hotel and we were quickly on the Metro heading to Capitol Hill for the 9th annual Independence Day street party over on Walter Street, a short one block residential lane.Jeanne wangled the invite from resident Anthony and he was

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NEW AND IMPROVED!! Lose weight now the old-fashioned way. With FoodPoisoning! Yes, you too can lose 2.5 percent body weight in just three short days by eating a corned beef reuben at Sh_ke_s Deli on Edgewater. Just listen to what Thin Trader had to say:"I couldn't eat. I couldn't open my eyes to even watch food on TV. There's no TV in the bathroom anyway. I gave up beer and everything. It was

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If you don't run 26 miles among your training runs how do you know you can run 26 miles in a marathon?Pretty simple question. So why do so many training plans top out at 20? I am making adjustments and adding 25% more miles to my long run schedule after having this discussion with Jeff Galloway yesterday. We met up for a "fun run" just up the street from me here where the marthonfest-ers assemble

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It's amazing but I am not sure what "it" is. A month ago I could barely slog around the town on a long run without Galloway-ing it every mile or two. The summer heat was at full throttle. I took a long run weekend off the week before last.So this past Sunday I went out and did 13 miles without any fuss and at a respectable pace, just over 10s; without loitering around the water stops waiting for

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I have turned it around. I ran like I was supposed to this week. That slippery slope of skipping one, then two runs did not last.I did some 1600s on Tuesday, a :30 second per mile decreasing pace 6-miler on Thursday. That was hard. Friday I jogged four miles.Tomorrow I will be asked for a note from my keeper for the unexcused absence last Sunday. I'll have to outrun them.

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For the first time since the Army-Navy Game (December 2), I skipped a long run this weekend. Before that it had been last May 2007 that I didn't run something near or more than 10 miles.It felt great.I went to a Tampa Rays-Florida Marlins baseball game in St. Petersburg Saturday night and I didn't get home until midnight. Then I stayed up watching a stupid movie until 2:30 a.m. I am a strong

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Those are lyrics from the one 60s hit I wish had aired on the PBS oldies concert the other night. Okay graybeards: who knows the band's name?I have been really busy and negligent. School's out but not for me. Big event at the end of the month. Other stuff happening. Some good. Some pretty bad.Running carries on in its own inimitable way. I run long, then short, then fast, then on hills. Long runs

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21stCM tagged me. I can handle it. I just don't spread it; besides the rules seem too complicated.1. How would you describe your running 10 years ago?In June of 1998 I did not run; so it was extraordinary for about 20 yards then abruptly ended.2. What is your best and worst run/race experience?My best was running through Central Park to set a PR time in last November's NYC Marathon. I was

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I forgot to mention that on Memorial Day (observed) when I did my 11 miler, I ran across three pennies in different locations which I stopped and pocketed. Today I found another one. Either some school kids are really loose with their lunch money or we have a generous community that appreciates the cost of marathon race entries and is doing all it can to support us under-sponsored runners.I did a

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It was a cool 66 out there at 6 a.m. so I laced up to put yesterday's tragedy in my rear view. I opted to Galloway over Ironman so went out for an 11 x 1 mile jog. Every mile I walked a minute and it all came out to my satisfaction. My legs felt much better.Once home I stretched, showered and slipped back into bed for an extra hour of sleep. When Mrs. T woke up she noticed I had been out of bed

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Forgive me fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters for I have failed. This morning's run was about as wee-wee poor as it has ever been. Why? Let me whine. Please!It was brutally humid after raining last night for the first time in a monthIt was mid- to upper-70sI had more dental work earlier in the weekI had Week #2 of the natives-are-restless protest against the district because of the secondary

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Looking back at history I have been a lousy May runner. It always seems to be a slacker time of year for me. Not this year. I am on pace to top 100 miles of running after my 13.5 miler this morning. I usually do not put down that many miles unless I am in serious training for something. Nada. Just determined to maintain a higher long run base level.Today was mid 70s, overcast and humid. There

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Since I dialed back in April I have allowed myself to heal and recover. I highly recommend it.This was the first week since early March that I topped 20 miles for the week. I pulled off a 5 a 6 and a 13 (I found a penny running this morning). It was good to get those miles in because summer heat is already upon us and I need to stay on top of that wave so my endurance can hold its own and not get

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The weather outside is just about perfect for running. I only got one run in last week but my legs felt remarkably good after going six miles Wednesday morning. Today it took too long for the Garmin to find satellites (is that because I have all my runs since December stored in the Garmin?) and the crowd took off and got about a half mile ahead of me before I could move.I caught up to the

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My running week was more normal. I went five easy miles Tuesday, had a race on Thursday night and ran my typical Sunday 10 today.The race was notable because I ran on a team. 10,700 runners laced them up for the Run the City Corporate 5K. Most of the entrants were walkers but the purpose was to develop healthier corporate employees. CEOs and seeded runners got to start at the front. Then blue

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While I have the chance I will just pop on and say I went to run this morning after many too many refreshing cups of beer at the annual neighborhood party yesterday. There was some Man Rule that you can't leave until the keg is dry. I did my fair share.I was almost late to Park Avenue today but they were still there when I snuck up on them. Of course, that darned Garmin was fussy about synching

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To prove I am still here.I could have written last weekend but life happens.Since we last visited my last remaining link to you died. Don't feel bad but you were not the ones who came to mind right away when the laptop died.No, I had a thought about how I would send a note with my tax extension request to tell them my hard drive ate the return and I would not be able to pay them all the money I

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Saturday I took it upon myself to go for an easy 5 mile run. I made it through at a 10:30 marathon pace. I figured that was as good as I wanted it after taking five days off. I thought to myself that I needed to remember the pace for Chicago needs to be Runner Susan slow - just like in New York, the site of my only totally positive marathon experience. I give her all the credit.Today I had it in

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Well I can tell you this: not getting up to run in the morning can be habit forming. After Saturday's race I went - as I always do since I attend the Lady of the Long Run Cathedral - downtown on Sunday for the scheduled service. I had seen my principal friends at the race on Saturday and offered to run with them Sunday. I met them both at 0700 and they told me they were going a longer different

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I am looking forward to tomorrow night. The last of the spring break visitors will have left and I will be back to the peace and pace that may allow me to return to better training, running, eating, racing, drinking, sleeping and blogging.It's been a long two weeks.Our last houseguest is the young Frenchman who is son T's age. He is the son of Mrs. T's pen pal from 9th grade French class. Mrs. T

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It was good to go out running this morning and actually feel good about it. All week (since Tuesday) I have been off my feed, so to speak. I didn't want to run. I skipped two runs. I dragged dead legs on a five mile run with two walk breaks. It was all pitiful.I blame it on spring break. To get in the mood I played hooky on Friday.The house has been a whirlwind since Wednesday when son T came

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It was spring break for son C last week. He took Mrs. T's old car to southwest Florida beaches for the week. Said something about staying at some frat brother's grandmother's house who had a chef to fix their meals. Beach clubs. Parties. Sounds like what a spring break should be.The cost of him taking the car was I had to drive the stick Nissan and Mrs. T drove the Audi all week. She never put

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It's been two years since I ran a 10K. I am looking to set a NEW PERSONAL RECORD. That would mean going under 50:00 by better than 15 seconds; better than 8:00 pace. Let it be cool out.I woke at 5:20 this morning for my Sunday run. Trouble was it is now 6:20 which means I had to hustle to be on time. My hurry up offense worked as I got to run with a guest runner from Virginia. She worked for FEMA

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I am using a new training plan for the March 29 10K race. It has lots of track workouts. Mmmmm.Thursday I did something I've never done before and my legs felt "different" all day. An okay different too. I ran 4x200 at 0:50-0:52 then 4x1 minute "as fast as I could." That was different.I started about 20 yards behind the 200m start line and aired it out. At the finish line I was wheezing and had

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It was ideal running weather this morning. Low 50s. Sun shining. Runners everywhere. Big crowd in my group.My Garmin took forever to sync with the birds in the sky so the group got a half mile ahead of me right at the start. I short-cutted them at the two mile mark and caught up at the 2.75 mark. We did a perky 10-mile run at 9:16 pace.Al this was on the heels of adopting the 10K training plan

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The buzz and recovery phase from the A1A Marathon has gone on long enough. Back to training.For what?Last year's adventure in the record heat wave and hills of the fluid deprived inaugural Georgia Marathon fell on the same weekend as my favorite 10K so I missed it. This year I have four more weeks to get ready.The Winter Park Road Race falls at a great time down here. It can still be cool out.

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The phone rang at 4:17 with an automated wake up call that I did not order and which stole 28 minutes of my sleep that I lost again in a relatively equal portion on the race course. I feel for the person who missed his/her wake up call .. not.It was a still and dark morning but for the downtown lights from night still burning. Bartenders and waitresses were sweeping up the debris from the

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I arrived in Ft. Lauderdale with just 30 minutes to spare before the race expo closed. Thanks to #2 son C., we were delayed at least an hour leaving Winter Park, because he was out a wee too late the night before and very late to work at the museum. I tossed gravel at his window while his mother subbed for him until he had showered and moseyed over.After a 3.5 hour drive we checked in at the A1A

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This will be the last post before the A1A Marathon tomorrow. I'll be back Tuesday to report. If report is delayed too long, call 9-1-1.Forecast for race day is perfect for spring break but not so much racing. It reminds me of the conditions in Atlanta for the ING Georgia Marathon last March.Sunday forecast for Ft. Lauderdale, FL6 a.m. 69F, partly cloudy, 87% humidity, wind from the ESE at

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I did my last "long run" of 10 miles yesterday. It was perfect weather. Upper 50s. I didn't think I was going fast but it went by at 8:58 mile pace. That got me thinking (I know that can be dangerous).I've used the FIRST training method for the last four marathons I have done. The pace for my runs over the last four weeks seemed especially fast by comparison so I had to check it out.My last 10

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Since New Years my habits have changed. You may have noticed. I have not posted as often.The principal reasons for not posting can be traced to my laptop crapping out and an assortment of books I wanted to read that I finally got around to reading over winter break. The pleasure of reading books and the monthly Runner's World have been a distraction.The laptop I use now is limited in its

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I did 7x800 intervals last Tuesday which were satisfactory in the 3:45-3:55 range but then wasted a scheduled four mile tempo run on Thursday by simply going easy. I didn't push myself at all. 9:51 pace, which is definitely easy.Today called for a 15 mile long run, stepping down from last week's last 20. Next weekend is just 10 and the following Sunday is the marathon.I opted to warm up with a

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First thing I did this morning was sign on and sign up for Chicago.October 12... come heat wave or Arctic blast.

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I knocked off 20 miles yesterday in some chilly conditions: low 50s, misty, cloudy, wet, windy. Not too bad unless all you were wearing was a short sleeved shirt and shorts. That was me. I was not shivering but it was close for awhile there.The good news is that I held or improved my pace through the course of the run. The intervals when I hit the lap button varied but the paces went like this:

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My favorite 5K race was this morning. Minutes from the house (10). Always cool weather (50F). Lots of runners and walkers (1,155 men, 1,539 women). Good times. Good times (4 top ten PRs at 5K).It's my birthday and I immediately showed my age. I forgot my ChampionChip.I had to re-register just minutes before the race. The only consequence to that was that the corral was very full when I went to

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I thought the movie was okay. It looked like the Chicago weather was awesome in 2005. I am still planning to run it this October. Anybody want to put me up? The best part of the movie was afterwards when the lights went up and I saw and visited with other runners I know. I saw Maddy and Marathon Chris plus some other folks from Track Shack.I plan to run the Seasons 52 Park Avenue 5K Saturday

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I see where I have not written much about my running since the laptop crashed. Perhaps it is because I have been reconstructing the lost four weeks of records in my Excel files, opening an iDrive storage account, restoring files from my pin drive, reformatting my 2008 files a second time, etc.So for perspective, there are less than four weeks until my next marathon. I had my first 20-miler last

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I have always said I would not run the Disney Marathon. I still hold to that but it cannot be said it is not well run and fun for many. Richie came to town and we visited at the Orlando Ale House then went out to the Wide World of Sports to check out the expo. I took #2 son so he could see what a marathon expo looks like. He gave it thumbs up. As Richie put it so aptly, I ran into a lot of

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DANGER DANGER As if a 70 car pile up in the smoke and fog was not enough of a bad omen, my laptop died in its sleep last night. I was nowhere near the fatal calamity that closed the interstate for 36 hours but it was a true downer. As for my files and records of running this month ... lost. And a bunch of holiday photos may be toast too.I hate it when this happens. I will limp along on the

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I had such inspiration last weekend to post some offbeat news but it is fleeting.I ran 15 on Sunday and 4x1600 yesterday. Both were older man slow.Tomorrow I will crank out eight before work. I am treating this as a practice race week as far as sleep, food and mental approach. Why? Because I have my first of two 20 mile long runs on Saturday.After the long run I hope to catch up with Richie who's

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1. So if you are someone who likes to run with headphones/earbuds, do you like to race with them too?2. If you like to race with headphones and had a free entry into the Minneapolis Twin Cities Marathon would you race? Headphones are forbidden on the course and those confirmed to have used them (photos/videos) will be disqualified.3. Do you think wearing headphones is a safety hazard?4. Do you

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I am not from Michigan. I am from the Northeast yet I have found myself rooting for the Big Ten teams every year in the Capital One Bowl (well except for Ohio State). This year it was unranked Big Blue from Ann Arbor against the Heisman winner-stocked and 10-point favored Florida Gators.It was a fantastic game with lots of amazing offense, some mind-numbing turnovers and some polar-opposite

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I went to the All Academy Military Ball last night with son T, his date H and Mrs. T. It was more fun than the first one we went to. We skipped it last year. Two years ago we found out about the ball just a week before the event and were lucky to get tickets. Worse, we had to sit with some Navy folks. Worst, T had the wrong uniform of the day.This year, as a junior, all was planned far in advance

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I rose before the rest of the family to get my run in December 25 before the day's festivities bled my enthusiasm dry. It was a bit cool but okay for a singlet. I hobbled up to the track and lumbered through 12x400s at wide ranges of lap times, from 1:42 to 1:49.97. I saw a former dean from my college days walking laps 35 years later. Surprise.The family stirred when I got home. The boys rifled

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