This is a post I've been meaning to write for some time... it's essentially a long way of repeating the old adage, "don't know what you've got, till it's gone." In this case, that thing is running.

RecapIf you've read this sporadically updated blog over the years, you may remember I was getting into running about 2-3 years ago and was using LJ to ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I went to a knee specialist at Stanford Medical Center to get a second opinion on the knee pain I've been experiencing ever since the marathon last year. The pain I experience is only felt during the following activities ( Read more... )

My first marathon is in the can! Official chip time: 5:23. A little over my goal, but there were mitigating factors... it rained the entire race and my feet were on fire towards the end. I can't do another full without getting some custom orthotics (or radically different shoes).


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Well faithful readers, it's been almost 5 months since I first set out to train for the full Vancouver marathon and the race is a mere 2 days away! I leave tomorrow for a 4 day weekend there and I'm super excited. The weather is supposed to be nice, I'm feeling good, and I'm as ready as I'll ever be. Here's the map of the course again...


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The last 3 long runs (11, 21, and 15 miles respectively) have gone really well with this past Saturday's being the most difficult.

The 11 miler was an amazing one that my buddy Kevin (netlon) and I ran in SF.


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Two fellow runner friends advised me not to push it this week, so I listened to them and ran 7 miles today (the plan I'm using had me running 20). My legs (especially my knees) are still really stiff... I need to stretch more before ramping up on the miles again.


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Yay! The Mercer Island Half Marathon went really well!

I ran something around 2:19... the official results will be posted hereOverall, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out... I ran about the pace I wanted and didn't walk once. The only thing that sucked was that I waited way too long to kick it into high gear. I sprinted the entire last mile ( Read more... )

I've been running on a treadmill instead of outdoors while vacationing in Houston these past few days... it's crazy how much more I sweat down here. The weather has been nice and warm with an occasional cool breeze, but the humidity really starts to get to me once my heart rate goes up. I've become totally acclimated to Seattle weather, despite ( Read more... )

Blogging and Flickring have been backburnered for awhile since it's full-on crunch mode at work ( Read more... )

18 miles, in the can!


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