Sweat365 - Move more - every day!
I ran 4 instead of 3, so I could get in 15 miles for the week. It seems like so little compared to the training I did earlier in the year. My goals have changed so much. I’m shooting for 900 running miles for the year.
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I was hoping to work out before we headed south for Portland, but it didn’t quite work out that way. We left about 7:30 am and made good time with little traffic. Uncle Mark and Aunt Karen were about 1.5 hours behind us, so I thought that maybe I could get in a run before dinner. The rain started as we reached Sherwood, which is a suburb south of Portland. My brother in-law, Dave was excited to have us for the weekend. He just got a new treadmill, so I seized the opportunity to try it out.
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Guess I’m not 100% yet. I didn’t have a lot of energy for this run. I just had to log in some miles, even though they were minimal.
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Last week I had that horrible cold that’s been going around. I’m feeling good now, so I picked up the pace and did some quicker intervals on the treadmill.
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The crisp air felt good as I began my run. It was the familiar “Video Store Loop”, which is 7 hilly miles through the streets of MLT. The first half mile down to 7-11 isn’t bad, but after that there are some significant hills up through mile 3. I’ve been tracking my running since 1997. My record for this course is 52 minutes and change.
Today was a long easy run, no records being broken. It was just me and my ipod enjoying a rain-free day, which is hard to come by this time of year in Seattle. The multicolored leaves have fallen, leaving their imprints on the sidewalk signifying Thanksgiving and the Seattle marathon just around the corner.
This year has been a transitional one for me. I accomplished a long time goal of running the Boston Marathon. My personal training business is going well in-spite of the uncertainty of our economy.
I’m looking to my future and thinking about what’s next for me. It seems like everything is changing. Work is evolving and moving in different directions. My fitness goals have taken more of a backseat lately. I’m not sure what the future will bring, but I’m excited about having a new president and I’m hopeful for the new administration. They have their work cut out for them and so do I.
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I was just getting into a rhythm, building my long run when I was hit with a nasty cold. This was one of those watery eyes, burning nose kind of colds where your mascara runs down your face, even the waterproof kind. I barely made it through the week. I did what I had to do, went to work, came home early and fell into bed. I slept it off finally. This run which should’ve been easy was a test of mental and physical strength.
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I went to bed early, thinking that I would get up early and go to the gym before we headed south for a 3 hour drive to Phil’s brother’s house for Thanksgiving. I ended up sleeping in, which isn’t my normal pattern. I am a morning person after all.
We hit the freeway at about 7:45 am, which allowed us to reach our destination around 10:45 am. We were early and the other guests wouldn’t arrive for about 1.5 hours. Since I am a personal trainer, my brother in-law was excited to show me his new treadmill. I was actually thinking about going for a run when we got there, as the other guests would be late. I knew that Phil’s brother, David wouldn’t mind. As we approached Portland, the overcast skies turned to rain. So, I had no problem road testing his new treadmill.
I logged in 5 miles. It wasn’t easy, but since Dave boasted on running 5 miles 2-3 times per week, I figured I needed to get in the mileage. I’m glad that I did it. I still need more miles for the week, but I feel good about seizing the opportunity to run. I
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Murphy turned 1 on October 21st. I took him out for his first legitimate run. He started out fast and pooped out about half way through. I’m going to start running with him more so that he can hang with me for 5 miles or so.
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Hopefully, I will get to run outside this weekend.
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Quick morning run.
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Although I got a late start, I’ve been a serious runner since 1994. I ran my first marathon in 1995 on my 30th Birthday. It’s been my goal to run the Boston Marathon since then. I missed qualifying by 12 minutes that year. I needed to run 3:40 and ran 3:52. Running in the most prestigious marathon, is the ultimate for most runners. The fact that you have to qualify, only fueled my competitive juices.
Over the next 9 years I ran 6 more marathons. I love running so much that I became a personal trainer and running coach in 2001. I continued to train and came within 4 minutes of my goal in 2003, when I ran 3:49. I was seriously hoping to qualify in 2004, but it didn’t happen. I had flare ups of plantar fasciitis off and on since I began running. In 2006 I ran 5 half marathons. Apparently this was too much for my body to handle. My plantar fasciitis became acute. I had to take time off to heal. (more...) 
