I have been telling stories about the 1/2 marathon for a week. Yet, today, I realized that I hadn’t shared any here. My 4 fans deserve some of the stories. The marathon started with little fanfare. I was about 1 block and half from the start and looked for folks who might be running at [...]
Entries from October 2008
Distance from a distance
October 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Running
Finished
October 19th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: Running
in only 24 hours
October 18th, 2008 · No Comments
I will be halfway through my half marathon. almost. maybe a bit nervous. but am actually looking forward to it. the 2.5 hours alone, in a crowd, running, cool shoes and my iPod. perhaps i like this running thing now. that has to be the litmus test right? looking forward to a 13.1 mile race. [...]
Tags: Running
I am a wimp…not a quitter
October 15th, 2008 · No Comments
10 miles. Was due to run 10 miles over the weekend. A more important first Cub Scout camporee got in the way. I postponed and postponed until it was too late this week to do 10 miles. So I had a 9 miler, two of them, that I was happy with. I ran a quick [...]
Tags: Running
one mile away from a long shot
October 6th, 2008 · 2 Comments
So this weekend, yesterday to be exact, I ran 9 miles again. This time I cut over 30 seconds per mile from my time. That leaves one mile more for the goal. The reward, a Jeep that I can’t afford. Funny how that worked out huh. Also..for a check in the victory column..I didnt cheat [...]
Tags: Running
