Time of Day: 6:20 AM Weather: 77*, 64% humidity (Whatttt!?) Duration:  1 hour 18 minutes 10 seconds Distance: 9 miles Average Pace: 8:41/mile Notes: Today I felt comfortable on my run.  There was no heat index, there was a breeze, sweat actually evaporated–it was as if I had been transported far, far away from August by the Gulf of Mexico [...]

Happy Friday! I’m actually NOT working tomorrow and Sunday and it will be my first weekend off in months.  You may have noticed that I have a race listed for tomorrow in my sidebar.  Definitely not doing that, just so you know.  I’m disappointed because my dad was going to do that race with me [...]

I can’t wait to share my training plan with you guys, but that’s going to be a longer, more involved post and I might have to wait until I get my computer back or when I have a bigger block of time to use MSB’s.  For now, though, I’m going to answer Matt’s question: I [...]

Day 2 of recovery is going well.  A lot of the soreness is gone, but new soreness has creeped in.  My lower calves are killing me now.  Happily, my knee has improved a lot.  Not enough to run tomorrow, but enough to make me worry less. Thanks so much for your comments and support.  I [...]

San Antonion Rock and Roll was my third marathon.  I hiked my mileage from a high of about 55 miles to a high of 70 miles.  I ran 6 days a week instead of just 5.  I cut the horrible elliptical out of my life.  I left my desk job for a job where I’m on [...]