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May 25
  • Ran 2 miles uphill both ways (without walking).
  • For a bony-assed 35 year old, I run with the speed of a turtle and the grace of a longhorn (no offense to U of Texas fans).
  • I still hate running

May 26
  • Ran 3 miles
  • Not a bad run. Got into a groove by humming my favorite David Hasselhoff song.
  • Encouraged to try 4 miles tomorrow night
  • I still hate running but a little less than last night

May 30
  • No running over weekend. Too much family stuff got in the way (but this was a good thing).
  • Was planning long run on Saturday but pregnant wife started cleaning like crazy. Uh-oh! We may be nesting a couple weeks early!

May 31
  • Ran 2 miles last night like a cold knife through rock hard butter.
  • I've been working on running with tempo. Pro is that running is much easier. Con is that my left hand kinda' flails out so I kinda' run like a girl. So I have to now determine if I sacrifice style for endurance or wear a mini-skirt and add a skip to every 3rd stride.

June 1
  • Bought new shoes yesterday... Mizuno Wave Riders or something like that. Went to an actual running store and asked for help. For me this was a huge step because I'm the guy who would drive around Death Valley for 3 years and not ask for directions. The guy took all sorts of measurements and watched me run and everything. So $90 poorer, I threw my $50 New Balance crappy shoes in the trash.
  • Ran 3 miles last night like it was nothing. In the immortal words of Spike Lee (in the old MJ Nike commercials) "Money... It must be the shoes."

June 3
  • Ran two miles a couple days ago in pouring rain. Yes, it does rain sometimes in Texas. Very good run.
  • Ran/walked 8 miles today in 98 degree heat. About passed out at 4 mile mark going up huge hill. Got to top of hill and walked a bit over a mile and then ran the rest of the way. Not a good sign. When I do the 20 mile run before the marathon, I'll have to climb this hill 4 times. Oh crap! I think I have a huge psychological barrier to get over.
  • This makes me hate running even more.

June 21
  • Ran twice last week - four miles each.
  • A/C went out on Sunday so I've been scrambling to get someone to my house to fix it. Bought a window unit and installed it last night instead of running. Better to keep the family cool and happy rather than run a few miles. I'll try to get a 5 miler in tonight.
  • I still hate running and am not looking forward to the 8 mile run on Saturday particularly since it's still 90 degrees at 9 pm. Did I mention before that Texas is stupid hot?

June 24
  • Ran 9 miles today at 11 minutes/mile. It was overcast skies and 80 degrees but crazy humid from the hard rains last night.
  • Hit a wall around the four mile mark but pushed through it. Found a good rhythm at the five mile mark and rode it to the finish.
  • Very encouraged by the run. I felt as though I could have kept going and going.
  • Even though I completed my longest run ever with relative ease, I still dislike running. I get really bored! Any hints or suggestions would be appreciated.

June 28
  • Ran 4 miles in 9 min 30 sec/mile. I was smokin'!
  • Not sore this morning for first time after a run. Think I turned a corner. Will give 5 miles a shot tonight but don't know how I'll do -- only got two hours of sleep last night. I forget how little sleep you get with a new born baby.

July 2
  • Ran 4 miles last Thursday at 8 min/mile. Was totally exhausted at end. Don't think this helped too much. Am I supposed to be running at my marathon pace?
  • Ran 10 miles yesterday at 11 min/mile. 90 degree heat and crazy humid due to morning rain showers. I think I could have ran a few more miles. I'm a bit sore this morning and moving pretty slow. But I was this way before I started running. Children have a tendancy to do this to you...

July 11
  • Ran 4-5-4 milers last week between 8 - 9 min/mile. I've determined to try to push the weekday pace to build up cardio and do marathon pace over long weekend runs. This sounds logical but hope it doesn't do any damage or lead to burn-out.
  • Skipped long run last weekend because family needed me. We still haven't found our groove with our 2 year old and now one month old. It will probably take a couple more months until we figure out how to function as a family.
  • Ran a 4 miler last night with no problems. Planning on running at least 13 miles this weekend.
  • Side note: I'm actually looking forward to my long run... Not because I like running all of a sudden. I still think running sucks! I just like the idea of seeing how far I can push myself. I must say that I'm impressed with myself in that two months ago, I was wicked-out-of-shape and couldn't run a mile and a couple weeks ago, I cranked out a 10 miler and can run 5 miles today without getting winded. I'm actually thinking about buying a BOB running stroller and making a habit out of this. Maybe if I have my kids along, I may actually like running. So much for my aspirations of reaching middle age with a beer gut...

July 31
  • It's been a while since my last entry. I've been deviating from the running schedule a bit. I've been running 4-5-4 on Tuesdays, Wed, Thurs and ran 8 miles a couple Saturday's ago. My weekday runs are usually 8 - 9 min/mile depending on what I eat for dinner. My weekend runs are around 10 minutes/mile. So I'm planning on running the marathon in Chicago at a 10 min/mile pace. I don't know if I can go faster than that over such a long distance even though I'm training on some pretty hilly terrain.
  • I ran 15 miles at a 10 min/mile pace last Saturday and feel great about it. But I had nothing left in the tank after the run and am still crazy sore. So I have this great feeling of accomplishment because that was a hell of a long run. But I also have a feeling of dred knowing that there are 11 miles more to run to complete a marathon. Oh shit! I'll just make sure that I run the marathon with a couple bucks in my shoe for an El ride back to Wally's house from the midway point in the marathon.

Aug. 14:
  • Ran 8 miles two weekends ago.
  • Ran 16 miles last Saturday morning and felt pretty good at the end. I think I could have made it to 20 miles if I wanted to. Kept up a 10 min/mile pace. My knees hurt like crazy when I finished. I think it's because I was braking (or slowing up) going down the steep hills rather than riding the hill down at a quicker pace. I'll try to change this next weekend and see what happens. I'm a bit scared of exhausting myself early on in the run so I think I was slowing myself down. I guess this hurts (literally) more than it helps.
  • On Friday night/Saturday morning, noone in my house was sleeping. Blaise got up around 1 am. Grant woke up about every hour. So at 4 am, I was wide awake and everyone was asleep so I took off running. Almost 3 hours later, I walk in from my run as everyone is waking up. Worked out pretty well minus the lack of sleep. But it was funny seeing Blaise's reaction as I walked through the door. Normally when he sees me, he runs to me and gives me a huge hug. Well, when I walked in after running and was a huge, sweaty, stinky blob, he started running, stopped and kinda' gave me one of those RCA dog looks like... OK I know you're my dad and I really love you but man you look gross and I'm not comming within 5 feet of you. Fair enough. But I change his poopy diapers. The least he can do is give me a hug when I'm a sweat ball. I think it's an even trade.

Aug. 28:
  • Intended to run 17 or 18 miles on Saturday. Got through 13 miles and had a painful hip pointer. Hurt like hell so I stopped running. This is my first set-back in training so I'm getting nervous about my condition on the day of the marathon. What if I experience the same pain? How can I prevent this from happening again? Is this within my control? My knees have been really aching up to now too. I hope they don't get any worse. I'm going back to the running store and getting a new pair of shoes and hope this helps. Maybe the shoes that I bought a couple months ago have already worn down. At this point I'll sacrifice a chicken if it will help me run better.


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