my-1st-marathon

sunday 1-28 austin's half marathon

2007-01-29T17:29:00.000-06:00

yep i ran austin's half marathon yesterday..................it was nice and clear weather but it was cold...............and wind............i completed it 2.39 slow and it was only two weeks after running my 1st marathon..........i can say it was a learning experience , my legs just did not go......... my breathing was fine .........pain was felt in my legs from mile three on.....guess it was too quick to get back out there...............on the pavement...............so i will go back to the track at memorial park and keep up my weekly runs............... also it was lonely out there no one knew i was going to be out there except for two friends..............and they were not in austin for the weekend......i also did not wear my headset.......i think that would have helped me not think so much about the leg pains......... i just wanted to finish and it was good to get back out there........i actually had fun........ and i think that is why i run................

sunday 1-21 and all is well

2007-01-21T18:02:00.000-06:00

today the sun came out for the first time in a week........ so good to see it........where did the time go.......last week in running the marathon it seem like the five plus hours with by so fast ....... i still can not believe it really happen........ at one point in the the marathon i saw the volunteers at the medical tents holding wooden tongue surpressors with some kind of jelly on them ........ to tell you how my diseased mind thinks....... i first thought it was raw honey ..........i had taken a jar of raw honey to the george r. brown convention center to spread on a bagel after the run........ i quickly learned the the wooden stick had vaseline on it...........i am sure glad i did grab one of those sticks because i might have just put it in my mouth............ and that would have been the end of my first marathon.......................today i can just laugh about it

14miles thru the 26.2 marathon

2007-01-19T16:18:00.000-06:00

HERE I AM AT THE 14 MILE MARKER..............

FRIDAY 1 - 19

2007-01-19T15:44:00.000-06:00

I WAS AT THE SEVENTEEN MILE MARKER WHEN THIS MAN SCREAMED " LOOKING GOOD ".....................AND I NOTICED THIS OTHER MAN WITH A HOODED COAT SCREAMED OUT "ARE YOU OK ??".............."HEY ARE YOU OK.??"......... I THOUGHT TO MYSELF WHO IS THE MAN SCREAMING AT ME .............THEN HE STARTED RUNNING DOWN THE SIDEWALK AND REACHED OUT TO GET MY ATTENTION.............IT WAS MY DAD............. I DID NOT RECOGNIZED HIM WITH HIS HOOD OVER HIS HEAD............. I ALMOST STARTED RUNNING FASTER TO GET AWAY FROM HIM BEFORE I SAW IT WAS MY DAD.................HE HAD SURPRISED ME.....

WED 1-17 THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT

2007-01-17T22:57:00.000-06:00

HEY YALL THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS ESPECIALLY THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS................ CHRISTMAS NIGHT I PULLED A MUSCLE IN MY BACK AND I THOUGHT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RUN............AFTER SIX TRIPS TO THE CIRIOPRATOR AND SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR SEVERAL NIGHTS IT SEEM TO BE OK BY MARATHON MORNING ............ TODAY I FEEL FINE BOTH LEGS AND BACK.............THERE WERE SO MANY THINGS HAPPEN TO ME THE LAST 30 DAYS AND I THINK I WILL WRITE ABOUT THEM OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS............ THE FIRST THAT COMES TO MIND WAS WHEN I WAS ABOUT TWO MILES INTO THE RACE I SAW THIS YOUNG GIRL IN FRONT OF ME WEARING A WHITE SHIRT WITH MAROON AND GOLD LETTERING............ I DID NOT FOCUS ON IT AT FIRST BUT AFTER SEEING HER IN FRONT OF ME FOR AT LEAST A MILE I NOTICED THAT THE T-SHIRT SAID......TULOSO MIDWAY TENNIS 1999-2000 SO I RAN UP BESIDE HER TO SAY HEY I GRADUATED FROM T-M IN 1978 AND I HAD MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH TAKING MY MIND OFF OF THE RUN.............TODAY I WONDER IF SHE WAS A DAUGHTER OF ONE OF MY FRIENDS THAT I GRADUATED WITH............... ??? I SHOULD HAVE ASKED HER BUT I JUST WISHED HER GOOD LUCK WITH THE RACE ...........

TUES 1 -16 AND I FEEL GREAT......

2007-01-16T19:42:00.000-06:00

IT IS FREEZING OUTSIDE AND I AM SO HAPPY THAT THE MARATHON WAS SUNDAY AND NOT TODAY.................... AFTER THE ICE BATH AND WARM SHOWER BACK TO THE ICE BATH AGAIN..........I FEEL REALLY GOOD .......... NOT AS MUCH SORENESS AS I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE............I THINK IT REALLY WORKS................

FINISHED MY 1 ST MARATHON............

2007-01-14T13:57:00.000-06:00

HEY I FINISHED MY FIRST MARATHON IN 5 HRS 24 MIN.............MORE LATER..............

SAT 1-13 MARATHON EVE.............

2007-01-13T15:09:00.000-06:00

HEY .............. ITS HERE............... I DID NOT SLEEP WELL LAST NIGHT SO I WILL CATCH A NAP HERE SHORTLY............I HOPE...........MY DAD AND TWO BROTHERS AND FAMILIES HAVE ARRIVED .............SEVERAL FRIENDS HAVE FLOWN IN TOO............. I AM EXCITED AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS ALL.............. IF ALL GOES AS PLAN I WILL HAVE SOMEONE EVERY FOUR OR FIVE MILES TO GIVE ME DRY CLOTHES AND GATORADE ETC................ AND I HAVE A LOCAL FRIEND THAT WILL RUN TOWARDS THE END WITH ME............. YOU CAN SEE ME CROSS THE FINISH LINE AROUND NOON TO 12.30 12.40 TOMORROW BY GOING TO ABC CHANNEL 13 WEB PAGE WHERE IT IS BEING CARRIED LIVE ...ON THEIR FEED...............ALSO THERE SHOULD BE 4 SPLIT TIMES ON THE CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON WEB PAGE.......... AGAIN BY BIB # 4243 ..............................LET'S GO..............SEE WHAT HAPPENS.................

FRI 1 - 12 36 HRS FROM STARTING

2007-01-12T18:43:00.000-06:00

AND 41 HOURS FROM FINISHING...........I HOPE...............THIS WEEK HAS GONE BY FAST.........SO I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE NEXT 36 HRS WILL, TOO............... THEY SAY DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...... TONIGHT I SEE A REPORT THAT SAYS YOU CAN DIE BY DRINKING TOO MUCH WATER............. SOMETHING TO DO WITH NOT HAVING ENOUGH SODIUM IN YOUR BODY..........WELL THIS MARATHON STUFF IS NOT EASY IS IT........... I AM SURE THINGS WILL GO OK...........BUT IT DOES MAKE YOU THINK....... IT ISN'T JUST GET OUT THE AND RUN............. IT SHOULD BE FUN.................

1-10 WED

2007-01-10T23:25:00.000-06:00

IT 'S HERE................THURS. FRI. SAT SUNDAY..........................MY BIB # 4243 ...........YOU CAN CHECK THE CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON WEB SITE TO SEE WHAT MY SPLIT AND FINAL TIMES ARE............. RUN MY FINAL RUN TODAY ...... ONE LAST EASY RUN OF TWO AND AN HALF MILES............. 7 AM SUNDAY MORNING WILL BE HERE OH SO QUICK..............................

1-7-07 SUNDAY NIGHT

2007-01-07T22:36:00.000-06:00

COUNT DOWN LESS THAN A WEEK...............I FEEL GOOD TONIGHT............I RAN SIX MILES YESTERDAY AND I AM READY ................... AS MUCH AS I CAN BE.................THANKS FOR YOUR PRAYERS..............

FRIDAY 1-5-07 4243 MY LUCKY #

2007-01-05T20:30:00.000-06:00

TODAY I RECEIVED MY OFFICAL NUMBER FOR THE MARATHON............. THE BIB NUMBER IS 4243 ............................ 4243 PLEASE KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK AS I TRY TO KEEP CALM ETC............... THERE ARE TWO SITES THAT I KEEP UP WITH ON THE WEATHER FRONT AND AS OF TODAY THE WEATHER FOR NEXT WEEKEND IS WELL UP IN THE AIR............... ONE SITE HAS RAIN AND TURNING COLD WITH STRONG WIND......... HIGH OF 56 AND THE LOW SUNDAY NIGHT 28 AND THE OTHER SITE HAS RAIN HIGH OF 68 AND LOW SUNDAY NIGHT 41 SO SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE..............AS FOR ME I HOPE THEY ARE BOTH WRONG............. NOT TO EXCITED ABOUT RUNNING IN THE RAIN................ WELL TODAY I DO NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE IT WILL CHANGE SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN NOW AND THEN..................................I HOPE............

THURS 1-4-07 NINE DAYS

2007-01-04T22:47:00.000-06:00

WELL THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING SOMEWHAT OK..........I RUN SEVERAL (3) TIMES THIS WEEK ............TIME IS GOING ACTUALLY FAST BECAUSE IT IS NOW ONLY NINE DAYS TIL THE START OF THE MARATHON .................I FEEL LIKE A HORSE THAT HAS BEEN PUT IN THE STARTING GATE AND IS READY TO RUN ......................I AM A LITTLE HYPER.........JUST A LITTLE...........LAST NIGHT AS I WAS LEAVING TO GO DO SOME FUNDRAISING ........I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT ...........SO NOW I AM DEALING WITH ALL THAT..........NO ONE HURT ETC.........JUST THE CARS .........AND THEY SAY THAT IS WHAT INSURANCE IS FOR ......................HOUSTON FIT HAS EVERYONE RUNNING SIX MILES ON SAT AND I GUESS THAT WILL BE THE LAST RUN BEFORE THE MARATHON.............HEY I AM JUST SO HAPPY TO BE HERE AT THIS TIME.............I WANT TO ENJOY THIS MOMENT..............I HAVE BEEN REMEMBERING MY FRIENDS AND LOVE ONES THAT HAVE PAST AND WILL NOT BE HERE TO SEE ME .......I HAVE ASKED IN MY PRAYERS THAT THE ANGELS GATHER THEM TO LET THEM KNOW OF THE MARATHON AND I HOPE TO FEEL THEIR PRESENCE........... AND HAVE ALREADY HAD GOOD FEELINGS FROM THAT REQUEST...............................PLEASE KEEP ME IN YOUR PRAYERS THANKS..................

CHRISTMAS DAY LESS THAN 3 WEEKS AWAY

2006-12-25T19:17:00.000-06:00

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY I HAD TWO EASY RUNS OF FIVE MILES AND TOOK SUNDAY MONDAY OFF...............TODAY I DROVE THE COURSE OF THE MARATHON AND KEEP A MIND SET THAT I CAN DO THIS ............AS I TURNED ONTO WOODWAY MY THOUGHTS WERE, I HAVE BEEN THIS FAR AS IT WAS THE 18 AND 19 MILE MARK .......AS I GOT TO MEMORIAL PARK MY THOUGHTS WERE I CAN SEE DOWNTOWN AND IT IS JUST RIGHT OVER THERE................. I CAN FEEL THE RUSH ............ IT MAYBE A LONG THREE WEEKS.......... SO AS I HAVE DONE IN THE PAST I HAVE DECIDED TO BREAK IT INTO TWO PARTS....................... IN 10 DAYS IT WILL BE 10 DAYS TO THE MARATHON............. SO I AM GOING TO TAKE THESE NEXT 10 DAYS EASY IN MY MIND AND JUST GET TO JAN 4TH .........IT WILL GO BY FAST ....... I HAVE LOOKED FORWARD TO THESE DAYS AND I PLAN TO ENJOY THEM............ NOW WE WILL SEE IF I CAN ACTUALLY DO THAT...............................

DEC 21 21 MILE RUN

2006-12-21T12:49:00.000-06:00

TODAY IS A GREAT DAY BECAUSE I RAN 21 MILES YESTERDAY AND I AM STILL ALIVE TODAY TO WRITE ABOUT IT............... A CONTROLLED RUN INSIDE ONE OF THE LOCAL GYMS 252 LAPS AND MY JOKE FOR TODAY IS I AM DIZZY ..........AGAIN I HAVE LITTLE SORENESS ........... SO MY RECOVER MUST BE WORKING...............WOW...........21 MILE IN 3 HRS AND 50 MINS.......AROUND 11 MINITE MILES...........I HOPE TO KEEP THE PAST TO AROUND 10 MIN. MILES......... FOR THE MARATHON............. 21 MILES ACTUALLY PLACES ME INTO MEMORAIL PARK ............ 24 DAYS DEC HAS GONE BY SO FAST.............. NEXT WEEK I WILL TURN 47 YRS OLD ON SUNDAY TH 31ST..............

26 DAYS TUES DEC 19TH

2006-12-19T09:49:00.000-06:00

THE WEB SITE FOR THE MARATHON IS http://www.chevronhoustonmarathon.com there are maps and other information......... no run yesterday............

28 days several big weeks ahead

2006-12-17T21:45:00.000-06:00

sunday night and i am really starting to feel time is passing fast...............this week leads to christmas and christmas leads into the new year and the new year leads into the week before the marathon week..........................and then the MARATHON WEEK............... so it will get here pretty fast i think.....................today was a three mile jog ..........tomorrow will be five miler ..............fund raising is in high gear and is keeping my mind on a even plane..............i appreciate all who have donated .............the fund is up to 4425 and i hope it can continue to grow................thanks to all.....................tell your friends ........................i will have a couple more longer runs but will stay in the 12 mile to 15 mile range..................

29 days to Houston Marathon

2006-12-16T14:21:00.000-06:00

yesterday i put in a lazy 10 mile jog and coupled with several 5 mile runs earlier in the week............i have been keeping track of the forecast on accu-weather......it gives a 15 day forecast and it shows that around the new year it will be mild.............i hope it stays that way ...........i hate running in the cold weather...............

19 miles dec 8th

2006-12-09T11:08:00.000-06:00

well i am happy to say that i finally past a hurdle ............i ran 19miles last night at one of the local gyms 228 laps around and around ..........so i am dizzy today...........actually i feel pretty good..........i am not stiff or sore.............but i have been moving around alot this morning .............i think i could have put in more miles but the gym was closing and i had to leave ..........only five more friday nights ................until the sunday race...............

DECEMBER ONLY 6 MORE WEEKS

2006-12-03T09:03:00.000-06:00

AFTER COMING OFF THANKSGIVING WEEKEND I HAVE HIT THE JOGGING TRAILS A LITTLE HARDER THIS WEEK.............A RUN EACH DAY ONLY RESTING ON THURSDAY.........RAN 37 MILES .............IT HAS BEEN COLD OUT THERE BUT I KNOW I NEED TO RUN OUTDOORS TO STAY FOCUS ON HOW IT MIGHT FEEL IF JAN 14TH IS A COLD MORNING...............I FEEL OK EXCEPT WHEN IT IS REAL WINDY.............I PURCHASED MORE HEAD WEAR YESTERDAY TO COVER MY EARS THEY SEEM TO BE SO COLD ON SOME OF THESE MORNING RUNS..................THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PRAYERS..........................

25k or 15.5 miler this morning

2006-11-19T15:41:00.000-06:00

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

2006-11-16T21:06:00.000-06:00

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

2006-11-11T19:14:00.000-06:00

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........

2006-11-09T22:49:00.000-06:00

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

2006-11-08T21:51:00.000-06:00

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...............

first warmup race 13.1 mile half marathon 10/29/06

2006-10-30T23:17:00.000-06:00

it was a great day to be running on sunday the 29th ........7 am and 2hrs 11 minutes later i was sprinting to the finish line............very pleased with the run i was finishing.........i felt great and seem to be gleaming with joy about seeing the finish line and the clock ticking at 2 hours and 11 minutes it was the fastest time i had run this distance ......and it was a 10.o3 minute pace per mile.........i was a little sore this morning but spent the day walking around the zoo and japanese garden with a friend..........it was a great day to reflect and i can only hope that the next two warmup races will be as rewarding ...........nov 19 is the 25 k and dec 10 is the 30 k.....18.3 miler..................leading to the big day january 14th ....26.2 .......................................................

half marathon this weekend........

2006-10-24T23:02:00.000-05:00

this is the first of three warmup races leading up to the january 14th race of the chevron houston marathon............here i go ...............i feel good at this point ..........i have ran one half marathon , the 2005 half ..........at 2 hrs 32 min..........................weather seems to be on my side this time ............low here 50 ..............i hope to be somewhere in that area..............

why do i run

2006-08-23T23:27:00.000-05:00

running for me gets me out of my head...............when i am having a stressful day i get out and run for at least 30 minutes.....i finish feeling great...........usually i go through a process of remembering where i have come from and where i am at today and today i am happy being me...........i will always have some days where stress will take hold but today i have been given tools to deal with these issues......first and for most i need to tell myself that what ever i am dealing with that i should love myself no matter what............then slowly process what is happening .........the better i process these things the easier it is next time to deal with.....................calling friends talking through it or just relaxing and getting it out of my mind for a while helps......when stress comes for me i know that i need to do something i like , my passion , like running ...........WHAT IS YOUR PASSION AND DO YOU USE YOUR PASSION TO DEAL WITH STRESS?????

last week training

2006-08-22T08:30:00.000-05:00

the week was full of too much work in at 5am out late at night........this was the week houstonfit was running their 8mile run............my run was around townlake in austin on friday 8miles it went well in the 102 heat.......the highlight of the run was when i stopped for some water and i saw a squirrel take a dime size dump .....i just had to laugh.............i had never seen that happen before...................oh well................downtown austin was all lit up and the sunset was great...........enjoy your next run.................

my-1st-marathon

2006-08-14T11:31:00.000-05:00

IT'S A GREAT DAY TO RUN !!!! 26.2 MILES