I was happy yesterday that I finally got my new Garmin training watch via FedEx.. unfortunately it didn’t get in until AFTER I got back from my 22 miler. I did get the opportunity to use it today though and kind of break it in, and my first impression of it is that it works […]

So much for getting a mid week blog post in, I just didn’t have time.. but hope is on the horizon. I was fortunate enough to be sent to a time management course this week at work, which is something I seriously needed. I kind of found that outside of running and working, I didn’t […]

It seems that i’ve been absent from both blogging and tweeting the past two weeks or so, but things are just crazy busy right now. Despite being busy, I was still able to knock out a decent week of training, and still feel ready for more. My 22 miler yesterday was in almost perfect conditions, […]

It sure has not felt at all like May so far this week with average temperatures in the upper 30’s and low 40’s the last couple days. On Monday, it was actually 31* when I headed out .. just unbelievable. Just when I thought I could put away the hat and gloves for the season, […]

It sure didn’t feel like May out there this morning for my final recovery run of the week .. the winds are unbelievable, it made it feel like March (we’re talking 44*, 35* wind chill), it was a real struggle, but turned out pretty good as the last part of my run was away from […]

So its taken me 3 days to get back out on the road again for a short easy jog after completing the Flying Pig marathon this past Sunday. I don’t quite remember being beat up this bad after running a marathon, but I guess there is a first time for everything. I still wonder how […]

I just got back home from running the Flying Pig marathon today .. and today was a challenge, a real challenge. I’ll put together a full report tomorrow, but I finished in 4:15, which was 15 minutes faster than I had planned, but based on the weather conditions and my underestimation of the amount of […]

A rare overnight post as I prepare to head out for Cincinnati and the Flying Pig marathon.. I hope to be there mid-morning today. After I get into the city, a quick stop at the expo, then tour the city a bit, then to the pasta party and to the hotel to rest since we […]

My last week of tapering prior to the Flying Pig marathon this coming Sunday has been a pretty unstable one .. it seems that earlier this week my heartburn and indigestion started to kick back up again like I had back before the Ocean Drive marathon last month, but thankfully it has gone away (as […]

Its hard to describe the feeling you get when after a race, you stop and take a look at how you’ve performed, and commit to making some changes to do better in the next race, and it all comes together …. I don’t think I can be more ready (both mentally and physically) for next […]