Haven't ran in 3 weeks until yesterday. Predictably, while I can still run moderately fast, I can't hold the pace for as long ( Read more... )

I have some running posts to back date, but I think I will start doing those every two weeks or so into one entry. Spring exams start next week and, needless to say and regardless of how academically productive I have been, the running has been put on the back-burner ( Read more... )

Sacrificed 43 minutes of evidence reading to sign up for Twitter!

The Charlottesville Half Marathon is done. I paced the hell out of myself and hardly broke a sweat - in retrospect I probably should have gunned it harder in the last mile. But I finished, I never stopped, and I ran the longest distance and time I've ever done. YES! Next year (or sooner) Marathon ( Read more... )

03/28/09 ( Read more... )

03/17/09 ( Read more... )

All is not well in the small fish tank. After a few months of observation, it is apparent that the larger of my two weather loaches is, contrary to my past experiences with the species as well as its general reputation, an angry and aggressive loach. It goes into these bouts of feeding frenzy and can sometimes be observed chewing my goldfish. ( Read more... )

I mailed off the form and check for the Charlottesville Marathon (I'm doing the half), which is exactly a month from today, after some last minute second-guessing. After a year of regular running and 7 months of planning for looking forward to this event, suddenly there was last-minute nail biting, and I figured I just need to suck it up and send ( Read more... )

03/02/09 ( Read more... )

The first deadline for the Cville M/.5M is coming up! I still need to mail in my form. As far as actually getting outside is concerned, I have picked it back up ( Read more... )