Over the last few weeks, I’ve seriously considered running a half marathon in February. I even made a training calendar. I’ve thought and thought and decided that I’m just not ready. I’m so glad that I ran in October, but training is tough. I don’t think I’m hard core enough yet to run outside all [...]
If you haven’t read Animal Farm by George Orwell, you should. It’s one of my favorite books of all time. In the book there is a character named Boxer. Boxer is a work-horse who gives his all to the cause. I’ve always identified with Boxer, who’s catch phrase is “I will work harder.” At the [...]
Tomorrow is the day. Tomorrow I am running 13.1 miles. Today I am a little bit scared, a little bit excited, and a little bit in disbelief. My goals: to make it through alive to run at my own pace to enjoy a delicious Smuttynose at the end. Right now rain is in the forecast. [...]
Wow last week was busy and this week will be even busier. Here’s a little bulleted update on what’s been going on around here. I finished working at the restaurant I’ve been working at since May. Apparently, I’ll be missed. We didn’t loose power during Tropical Storm Irene, but tons of people around us did. [...]
Whew! I’m tired. Today was physically harder than last week, but not horrible. The course we ran was really hilly. I did 2.15 to 1 minute running/walking intervals. I’m hoping to up my intervals on future long runs. After we got back, I enjoyed a cool Summer Shandy and ate some bbq nachos with Jeremy. [...]
