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Change [quote]

dennarr — Sat, 12 May 2012 18:00:16 +0000

Saw this in a tweet today:

“For some, change is life. For some, change is death.
For all, change is difficult. And for all, change is mandatory.”

- Leonard Sweet

Training Journal – 5/12/12:

Current plan: Half-marathon program
Today’s session: Rest day
Comments: Sleept in, pancakes – WooHoo!

Procrastinate

dennarr — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:04:34 +0000

Sometimes I like to visualize what I’m doing…

Two things:

It is a verb, which implies activity or action. BOOYAH!
I probably should have spent my lunch on that other thing…

Training Journal – 4/26/I12:

Current plan: Half-marathon program: taper week
Today’s session: 3 mile easy run / pacing dry run
Comments: Good 3.98 mile run. Pace plan of 8:52, 8:37, & 8:22. Results: 8:30, 8:29, & 8:24. I’m still a work in progress…

Two Reads: One Inspring, One Convicting

dennarr — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:04:59 +0000

Inspiring:

“The oldest marathon runner in the world, Britain-based Fauja Singh, has ended on a high at the age of 101 years…As the Indian-origin athlete completed the 26-mile London Marathon on Sunday in a record time of seven hours and 49 minutes, he announced this would be his last race.”

“In all, Fauja, who turned 101 on April 1, has run eight full marathons in the last 12 years. He started running professionally at the age of 89.”

Read the whole story at IBN Live: Fauja Singh retires from full marathons – Sports – Athletics – ibnlive.

Convicting:

“We love because he first loved us. Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.”

1 John 4:19-21 [NIV]

Training Journal – 4/24/I12:

Current plan: Half-marathon program: taper week
Today’s session: 5 mile tempo: warm, 3 miles @ 8:20, cool
Comments: Nice run. Tempo splits were: 8:05, 7:56, 8:03 – overall 5.25 miles @ 8:20. I keep telling myself that I need to get better at following my pacing plan if I want to be successful with a “time goal” half or full marathon plan. MUST FOCUS. MUST FOCUS.

A Memory and a Taste

dennarr — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:13:43 +0000

The Memory:

As I came though the garage after my run this morning, this caught my eye. It’s the side of an old box that our wedding invitations came in from the printer. Some friends from church owned the print shop we used and wrote that on the box…ah, memories!

The Taste:

In my continuing search of different way of getting carbs and saving money, this seemed like a viable alternative for the Peter Rabbit one’s I’ve tried from Starbucks/REI. Same carb grams/calories, just 40% cheaper! Karen rolled her eyes when I bought two of these last night at Target…

Training Journal – 4/20/I12:

Current plan: Prep for Brazen Racing’s Western Pacific / bridge for half-marathon program
Today’s session: 5 mile easy run @ 9:19
Comments: I did 5.18 @ 8:48

Mercy: Requested! Reflected?

dennarr — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:04:25 +0000

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.

- Psalm 51:1-2 NIV

…oft requested, yet not reflected in our relationships with others.

Or maybe it’s just guilty me…

Training Journal – 4/18/12:

Current plan: Prep for Brazen Racing’s Western Pacific / bridge for half-marathon program
Today’s session: 6 mile easy Run @ 9:19
Comments: Nice morning – I did 6.6 @ 8:50