The Better Accomplishment

Today I will answer some questions!  First, however, you must answer one of mine: Which is the greater accomplishment, running a sub-3:00 hour marathon or a sub-5 minute mile? Discuss.  I will give my opinion later. Anyway!  Onto some other questions I’ve received lately: I got a 2011 Nissan Versa.  It looks like this, but [...]

Laboring

Well well, look what the cat dragged in.  It’s long-lost me, back from Labor Day weekend at my parent’s place, where I could have blogged but their internet was horribly slow and I was busy buying a new car.  Tuesday and Wednesday were very busy as well, which seems to happen every time I go [...]

Almost a Good Visit

On Wednesday I mentioned that my mom and sister were on their way to Houston.  I met them at our ginormous Galleria for some shopping, then went to work for just a few hours while they continued.  Later we met MSB at Blue Fish House for a fantastic dinner.  I got the Spicy Old Lady [...]

Weekends are Busy

No chance to blog over the weekend, but I did run 8 miles on Saturday, Sunday, and this morning.  Garmin is back just in time to tell me how slow I am.  I’ve been slower than 8:30 pace on the last three runs and even ran a 10 minute first mile on Sunday.  My slow pace is explainable [...]

A Good Run and a Purple Bag

Stats for run: Hot and humid as ever, 8 miles as usual.  Decent pace. I started my run very slowly and told myself to keep it easy because I ran faster yesterday and I want to do a longer run tomorrow.  My first 2.5 miles up to the park were slow, but then I passed [...]