I missed posting yesterday, which was “rest day” for the legs. I lifted weights, doing all upper body stuff. Its been two months since I lifted, so I did only one set each at the initial settings for each lift. No sense having painful legs and arms. I rode the bike, [...]

I did 2.5 miles today, 6.0 mph, 1.5% incline. Very nice. Now I can die. My legs and glutes are killing me after the lunges yesterday. I think tomorrow is definitely a slow day. I think a 1 mile run + cross training might be good. Higdon says the [...]

My son was sick to day so no gym this AM. I decided to do the “strength and stretch” portion of the workout in the house. I had to dig out the hand bells and plates in the basement. Since I’ve been going to the gym, I haven’t needed them at home. [...]

To be honest I was a little skeptical about the shoes. I was wondering if was an Emporer’s New Clothes thing where if you said there was no difference, then you weren’t meant to be a runner.
After running in them I can honestly say they were alot better than the old shoes. [...]

Got my new running shoes today at Running Fit. Brooks Adrenaline GTS 4. Sounds impressive and it should have a damn cool name for $95. Apparently, I have semi-low arches and need a stabilizing shoe. They feel pretty good and the heel is kinda snug. Mr. Shoe Sales Dude [...]

Good news: White Christmas!Bad news: running in 3 inches of snow on a dirt road sucks. Maybe I’ll be doing strength and stretch today.
My legs don’t hurt today so I think I’m good to go. The gym is closed so I either do weights indoors or brave the snow and run [...]

My friend’s wife had a baby this week and another friend’s mother died of cancer. I think I’ve known both of them for over 30 years. We all grew up together. Its so ironic that both happened almost at the same time.

I ran 1.5 miles last night at 6 mph. I did ok, my heart rate was 155 which was about my target zone, but DAMN my legs hurt. Actually, its right where my hip joints are. This morning its not so bad, I’m just kinda tired. Today is rest day. [...]

Oh, I forgot. The chocolate thing. I make chocolate truffles and have a strong interest in the chemistry and art of chocolate. Not running related; not directly anyway.
I’ll include chocolate links soon.

Legs are not killing me today. That’s a good sign.
I wanted to put up the training schedule but haven’t quite figured out how to do that. For now, its the same 12 week schedule that Hal Higdon has here. There’s a loal half-marathon I want to go to but [...]