December 2008
Goals (cont)
Listed in order of difficulty
1. (continued from Aug 2008) Run a race in every month
2. Run a PR at the Wisconsin Marathon on May 2
3. Run the Chicago Marathon in the original goal time of 4:45 on October 11
4. Don’t get injured by being an idoit and jumping into running 2 marathons a year
2009: Goal Setting
internetrunningclub:
One of the most important factors in reaching your goals is to have a list of goals written out. This can be done on daily, weekly, monthly and a seasonal basis.
One of the most important aspects of goal setting is that your goals must be measurable. For example your goal could be to ‘Run a 22:00 minute 5k’ but it shouldn’t be to ‘get faster’. We all want to get faster in...
(Sister Act 2:) Back in the Habit
2 mile run
15:08 overal
7:34 pace
My heart feels like it might explode though but it was nice to go running after not doing it for almost 2 weeks now. I could feel the built up energy in my legs as soon as I started.
Damn you, cookies
internetrunningclub:
When: Dec. 30, afternoon Distance: 5.42 miles Time: Way too slow to post What got me out the door: 52 degrees and sunny Upside: Emerged from Rock Creek Park without being Chandra Levy-ed. Downside: Those extra helpings at Thanksgiving and Christmas turned me into a slug.
— sazerac attack
Wow… I found th Chandra Levy part both worthy of a smirk and terrible at the...
This is an awesome idea
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/30/procrastination.economics/index.html
www.stickk.com
my family did this with our own Biggest Loser (which I won… the first time). I might do something like this for my upcoming marathon training… anyone wanna put some money down on a goal time?
USA Track & Field Amends Its Headphone Ban
A rule change will now permit headphones and other electronic devices to be used by runners in non-championship races. The new rule states that runners not competing in championships can use “portable listening devices not capable of receiving communication.” Enforcement of a previous ban on all headphones, intended to promote safety for runners and volunteers, was scattershot at...
Sounds about right
“Cialella was carrying a Kel-Tec .380-caliber handgun clipped inside his sweatpants, police said. He was arrested and taken into custody”
In regards to the a shooting in a movie theater on Christmas. The man shot the father of a family behind him because they were talking during the movie. What movie you ask? The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The real question was whether or not...
“But I — being politically incorrect — I find [it] fascinating...”
– Clint Eastwood in a CNN interview about his role in Gran Torino
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/29/eastwood.gran.torino/index.html
Heard this a lot lately
Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.
It makes me reflect on my training mostly. You have to endure the pain of training, and the pain of a race just so you don’t actually suffer.
This phrase can really be applied to life. Endure and the pain will eventually end with the race.
Milwaukee
I was in Milwaukee this weekend and they got somewhere in the area of 16 inches of snow. I was at a Christmas party and as the night came to a close I found myself several blocks from my bed that night, in the cold wearing just my shoes, pants and a dress shirt. Foolish, I know and I won’t go into details on how that happened, but I decided this would be a nice time to run. And since I...
From Runners World
Troubled Governor Runs For It
Brian D. Sabin
You’ve probably heard a lot lately about Rod Blagojevich.
The Illinois governor was unknown to most of the nation. Then an FBI investigation indicated that his administration was in the middle of a “public corruption crime spree.” Wiretap transcripts reportedly show that Blagojevich was trying to auction off President-Elect Obama’s vacated U.S....
That'll teach 'em
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/18/paterson.obesity/index.html
I support this tax
Suffering from Shin Splints? Try this. →
internetrunningclub:
via FitSugar
for Tim based on his treadmill comments
China, IL
You - say - you’ve - never been to Paris Well I’m willing to bet you stop Wanting to go as I am kissing your neck. And Spain will not remain in your brain Til I refrain my ooh ahh, ooh ahh, oooooh!
You’ll never wanna be anything Other than the thing I am in. Prepare to get salty and sweaty again. Hey Baby! Don’t you love it when start to dig in? You watch me as I ooh ahh, ooh ahh,...
WatchWell that settles it, were all gonna die soon. Snow in Las Vegas.
POST RACE PARTY Brat and Cheese Festival - Enough said
Why have I not registered for this race yet?!
Seriously?
“An acre-foot is a unit of volume commonly used in the United States in reference to large-scale water resources, such as reservoirs, aqueducts, canals, sewer flow capacity, and river flows.”
I just something about acre-feet at work and had to look it up to make sure it wasn’t a mistake. Seriously America, let’s get our act together and fix these jacked up units we have.
Congratulations
Congratulations from the Bank of America Chicago Marathon
That email has been sitting in my inbox since 10/12/08 at 9:24 pm. I know what it says, my place, my time, how many people finished, etc. but I still can’t bring myself to delete it. I’ve deleted all of my other race results since then, they still exist out there in internet land. This one is just different.
Damn, I really wanted a USB toaster
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/16/gotcha.boxes.onion/index.html
Us3
Cantaloop
go ahead treat yourself today give it a listen
Marathon Love
Last night I watched Marathon Love, which aired on Sunday on Discovery Health. While it was less about marathons and more about love, it was really an amazing story. A man’s fiance is in a car accident several months after they are engaged. She has brain trauma and doctors give her only hours to live. Seven years later the two are finally married as she can finally walk down the aisle. The...
“As far as men go, it is not what they are that interests me, but what they can...”
– Jean-Paul Sartre (via theimpossiblecool)
“Best to get home before amatuer hour really starts”
-my co-worker when I told him I was leaving work an hour early because of the snow and my small japanese car’s inability to drive in it.
Clever... but creepy... only in IN
The Skirt Chasers 5K Run/Walk is an event where all the female participants will begin 2 minutes ahead of all the male participants. Each female will have a race number on her back with a partially detached pull tab (and a heart, of course!). As the male runners catch up to the female participants they may GENTLY remove the heart pull tags of the female participants. Male and Female participants...
317. Don't tip the owner. A handshake will do.
(via rulesformyunbornson)
American Psycho anyone?
Patrick Bateman: Yes, always tip the stylist 15%. Listen, John, I’ve gotta go, T. Boone Pickens just walked in. [laughs] Patrick Bateman: Just joking. No, don’t tip the owner of the salon. Okay John? Right? Got it.
Seriously?
Upon further review, Torres is All-American
It took an extra nine hours, a detailed review of the race footage and an elaborate presentation at the athletes’ banquet, but Zack Torres finally became a cross country All-American Saturday night.
The Crescenta Valley of LaCrescenta senior left Balboa Park’s Morley Field disappointed after what he believed was a 16th-place finish at the...
Finally
As I stood in front of the mirror in my bathroom after my post run shower this evening I noticed that my Chicago Marathon tan lines have finally faded. Just think it only took 2 months.
Chi Running Tips for Treadmill Runners →
(via internetrunningclub)
“I think it’s this way. Those guys look like runners. They are...”
– Me on the way to the race this morning (thanks for reminding me Kim)
January Race
With the exception of New Year’s Day races, if you hear about a road race in January please let me know. I’m going to need to find one to keep the streak alive.
Pampered Running Enthusiast Receives a Kenyan for...
By Sheila, 11:14 AM on Fri Dec 12 2008, 3,780 views
Running enthusiasts are weird, especially those training-for-the-marathon types. Even weirder: what one well-off SoHo man received as a birthday gift: As the NYT tells us: a Kenyan runner.
An actual Kenyan, from Africa or wherever. Mr. Chambers, an Internet and media investor, often exchanges lavish...
Treadmills suck, and I’m buying new shoes tomorrow
