Running
I completed my longest run ever this morning. 7.39 miles and that doesn’t include the .45 mile warmup jog. I think my longest previous run was near 6.7 miles and was about 16 months ago. It was also the longest time-wise I have ever run. 1 hour and 12 minutes. Had I been running […]
I like running with Wesley. Let’s get that clear from the start. I like it and I hope I never have to stop. I hope as he gets older he’ll start riding his bike as I run and then as he gets even older he’ll run with me. I expect at some point he may […]
Picture little girls in braids jumping rope on the sidewalk with friends. Doubledutch, crisscrosses, little rhymes. Giggling and laughter, a summer afternoon enjoyed by all. I wish I could jump rope like a little girl. Instead I jump rope like an old man. Poorly. My training routine for the marathon calls for Sunday cross training. […]
During my run yesterday I took a stab at drinking while running. I have no problem using the bottle with the bite valve, but you don’t get paper cups with little bite valves during the marathon. So I took the lid off the bottle and got more water on my face than in my mouth. […]