Stuology

I took a quick run tonight, only 27 minutes. Since it has been over a week, I felt I needed to ease back just to warm up. After discussions with some other runners, I have decided to not go into the 8K or 10K training programs, but rather use the Run-Walk-Run method developed by Jeff [...]

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Today’s date is 10/10/10. Thanks to Rich for pointing out that 101010 in binary is 42 in decimal. Thus, today is Don’t Panic Sunday. Whatever happens today, chill. My thighs have some slight soreness today. That’s it. Pretty good, I’d say.

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I ran my 5K today, starting at 4:20 in mid-80 degree weather and full sun. It feels great to walk out in the middle of the street in a big hoard of runners. It is fabulous to hear people yell and equally as fabulous to watch the casual shoppers stare at you, looking at you [...]

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Win: My new shoes rock the concrete. That slight hip and knee pain? My shoes. The mid-soles break down in running shoes before the treads do. If your treads are worn, the mid-soles are definitely gone. Typical running shoe replacement is 350-550 miles, depending on how you run and how heavy you are. I had [...]

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Ada and Jay had a nice afternoon with their aunts while Mac and I headed out for a bit. The weather right now is perfect. I told Mac that I was going to head out on Sunday to go shopping for shoes. He decided that he was going to go with me. We headed to [...]

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I know Mac doesn’t like that title, but the way my feet have been feeling for the last couple of weeks, and having three runs with some odd hip pain, I really do feel it is time. I bought my current running shoes over a year ago with the intention to, you know, run, which [...]

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I just ran for 59:25. No, really. I noticed that at the beginning, I have to keep my heart rate about 174, and then slowly it is able to go up and stay tolerable. In the middle/end of the run, I pushed my heart rate up to “gasp, can’t breath, chest hurts” level and keep [...]

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Yesterday, after taking the kids to gym and a trip to Target, there was a brief break before I had to take Ada to another gymnastics center for a party. Right after that, we stopped at home to gather things and then head over to friends for a babysitting gig. I brought Ada with me [...]

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I finished the C25K today at 33 minutes with a head cold. Of course, I am not making a distance of 5K at 33 minutes. I’m going to spend my next two runs at 36 minutes, and from there on out, I’m going to switch to distance and run until I hit 5K. I’ve spent [...]

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Today was a planned cheat day. It was all in the name of sushi. Plans were made to go out with friends for a sushi night, and I planned on participating. Although I did spot a couple of full meal dishes I could have ate without any grains, I wanted sushi. I like it. It [...]

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