Running

Joshua on October 27th, 2007

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 […]

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Joshua on October 24th, 2007

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 […]

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Joshua on October 23rd, 2007

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. […]

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Joshua on October 14th, 2007

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.  […]

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