Month: July 2013

226 (better) when I woke up this morning and 226.5 after evening run – then 225.5 after swim Run tonight was on the treadmill again with more emphasis on speed.  I did 3.71 miles in 30 minutes – so less than last night (by 0.05 miles) but I spent good time at some higher speeds…

229 when I woke up and 230 after run in the evening – then 229 after swim. Run today was on the treadmill shooting for some speed.  I did 3.76 miles in 30 minutes done in 3 10 minute cycles.  Each cycle started with 1 min of walking at 4 mph and then 9 minutes…

I while back I mentioned Disney “pieces of magic” that I use as carry alongs as reminders of my family while I run.  I finally managed to create a page describing them and have put that page up here: http://biggoofyrunner.com/disney-world-pieces-of-magic/  

231 when I woke up and 229.5 after run(s) – too much coke and snacks yesterday. I did a 4.5 mile run outside in 41 minutes (3 minutes faster than the same distance earlier in the week) and then did a 0.77 mile run in under 10 minutes with my son right after I was…

229 when I woke up this morning and 227.5 after the morning run. Run this morning was 4.5 miles in 44 minutes outside – same route and almost exactly the same time as yesterday.  First mile or so was a little rough but after that I settled in and things felt pretty good.  My right…

229 when I woke up this morning – 227.5 after morning run Ran 4.5 miles this morning in about 44 minutes.  Legs were definitely feeling it – I think they are still a bit roughed up from the wheel barrow work lately.  Took it easy and things felt pretty slow but I really didn’t have…

So I have been waffling on what to sign up for in the coming months – I knew the yard work and getting the pool set up was going to take a lot of time and I didn’t know what I would have the energy to train for and what would keep me motivated. So…

229 when I woke up this morning. Since my last post I haven’t really run at all – I have been working heavily on our yard, deck and fence – our in ground pool has gone in and there has been a massive amount of work put in to try to get the yard and…

Did a quick 4.56 mile run in about 45.5 minutes – slow and steady just to work the kinks out of the legs.  Was 229.5 when I woke up and 228.5 after the run. This was my first run since the Manitoba Marathon on Fathers’ Day and it felt pretty good – I went slow…