25k or 15.5 miler this morning

the second warmup run for the marathon was this morning and i kept another good pace with a 10.08 per mile and finished the 15.5 miles in 2 hrs 37 mins............i have to keep moving today because if i stay in one place to long i get stiff...........or in other words sore...........so i will keep this one short................

3 GOOD RUNS THIS WEEK

THIS WEEK HAS FLEW BY...........I HAVE HAD 3 RUNS OF 5 MILES EACH......MON WED AND TODAY....................IT WAS COLD THIS MORNING .....AROUND 43 I THINK....AND THE WIND WAS STILL BLOWING SOME.............I HAD TO FORCE MYSELF TO GET OUT THERE BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE RUNNING IN THE COLD BUT I KNOW I NEED TO TRAIN ON THOSE DAYS............SO I WAS GLAD TO GET THE RUN IN THIS MORNING 5AM ...........THIS WEEKEND IS THE MIDDLE WARMUP RACE FOR THE MARATHON ..........15.5 MILES......I HAVE RUN SEVERAL TIME UP TO 16 MILES BUT NOT AN OFFICAL RACE AT THIS DISTANCE........SO I AM TRYING TO STAY CALM.....FROM HERE ON OUT I WILL BE GETTING INTO SOME AS THEY SAY.....UNCHARTED WATERS.................I READ TODAY A NEWSLETTER WHICH SAID AS YOU GET INTO THE LONGER DISTANCES TO ACTUALLY RELAX ...........RELAX YOU HANDS YOUR FACE YOUR SHOULDERS...........ETC.........JUST FLOW THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE RACE ..........SO I WANT TO TRY THAT THIS TIME...................AND I NEED TO REMEMBER THAT MY GOAL IS TO FINISH.................

attitude.....having a great day..........nov 10th sat

what a day for me....................i was able to complete my 3 mile run at memoral park with my fastest time ever....... 26min. 29sec. i think my attitude was, i am going to have a good run .......and i did ...........i was not pushing myself any harder today then i have in the past, but it was a little cooler today around 60 degrees at the time.....i have run the 3miles before in 26.49 and 27+ many times ..................i now question myself if i could break 26even......and i am telling myself maybe.......................on life in general..........i think i am going to remember this day....... so i am going to try to start using the same attitude about my daily life...... wake up telling myself that this is going to be a good day and it could be an opportunity to do something that i have never done before........and if the day provides me with opportunity i am going to take it............how about you? still having a good night even though the aggies let me down again.......

thurs nov 9th 68 days........

i felt good after the long 15 miles wednesday ...........just a little soreness........i really wanted to run today a little so i did tonight.......4 miles......finished strong........but it is still pretty hot around here......i blew out one of my shoes yesterday .........and was happy to see my new tevas delivered by ups today..........i decided to get two more pair ...........so i should be set for the next couple months.......size 13 .....i guess i look back at yesterday's 15 miles as stress related as someone backed into my truck and did not leave their info..............and i had my eyes checked for lasik and the doctor told me that my eyes are not thick enough............so guess that is out.............hey but i finished 15 miles ...........

hot wednesday at memoral park

15 miles today ........moving slow tonight.........three plus hours with a couple breaks............some leg cramps today..........guess i still need more liquids...........and then there was the lance armstong new york marathon where he said it was the hardest physical thing he had ever done............even more grueling than his worst days on the tour de france..........well that makes me feel good...........right...........and then he said ....i think i bit off more than i could chew.......i thought the marathon would be easier.........well i guess i can say to myself that even the best of them have tough days...............