One of the beautiful things about not working is that I can go out to run anytime I damn well please. 8 miles at 11:30 am? You betcha! 2 miles at midnight because, hell, I don't need to wake up in the morning? Sure! Rolling out of bed and popping out a lazy 4 miles? No problem ( Read more... )

In the past week (or so, i guess) i've lost about 5 pounds through no effort whatsoever on my part.  In fact, i've been eating some not so healthy food, indulging in a glass of wine almost every evening (thanks Christi for inspiring this latest habit), and i've hardly been running at all.  Even my daily push-ups and sit-ups have taken a significant ( Read more... )

After complaining bitterly about running the other day and how much i hate it and blahblityblah i went for a run on Tuesday with my friend's dog and i'll be damned if it wasn't the easiest, most fun, dare-i-say joyful run that i've gone on.  It was just a little over 2 miles but i ran the whole thing and had to encourage the dog to keep up with me ( Read more... )

My patience with running is wearing thin.  I like the results (i look pretty good), i like how i feel after i run, i like being able to say "i'm a runner" but i dislike the actual running part of the deal.  The time i spend running (and granted it's not that much time, like 30-45 minutes) i feel like i could use doing other things that i enjoy more ( Read more... )

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Tomorrow morning i'm running in the Beat the Bridge, an 8 k race to raise money and awareness for Juvenille Diabetes.  Honestly, the Diabetes part is way secondary to the running part, for me.  Not that i DON'T want to fight diabetes because, dude, it sucks and it's bad and should be wiped off the face of the earth but the running, the FIVE  ( Read more... )

I'm thinking that i might want to start running first thing in the morning.  As in not waiting until the baby wakes up to get myself out of bed (somewhere between 7 and 7:30) but rather setting my alarm for something like 6 and going running then.  That way when i get back to the house i may even have 10 or 15 minutes before baby wakes up to make ( Read more... )

Yesterday was the perfect day to run.  It was clear, and cool, baby was napping and Silas was home.  Seriously, the planets couldn't have aligned more perfectly for 30 minutes with the pavement flying under my feet ( Read more... )

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I'm not entirely sure what this says about my personality but lately i've been loving running to Akon's "Smack That".  Great beat, hilarious lyrics, and easy to lip-sync to while charging off down the street.  Here's a little sample of the lyrics:

I feel you creeping, I can see it from my shadow
Wanna jump up in my Lamborghini Gallardo
Maybe go to my ( Read more... )