I believe in using races as motivators. It’s hard to keep an exercise program if you don’t have a significant goal in sight.
– Bob Greene, fitness instructor
Good one. It’s why I have a goal to run at least one race each month…
Training Journal – 8/16/12:
My wife made a Dump Cake yesterday. This slice of goodness (ok, maybe scoop is a better description) is a wonderful mix of cherry, pineapple, cake, and pecan. Yummy, yummy!
This treat also induces memories of when we were dating…
When we started dating, I worked as a security guard. One post I had for a while was at a construction site – if you’re local, it was when they converted the old outdoor mall setup to what is now Vally Fair Mall. While on the day shift, Karen would bring me lunch when she could, which often included this wonderful desert (even then, I was spoiled!) I think I gained 10 pounds in short order downing this treat.
Every time she makes a Dump Cake, ah the memories!
Training Journal – 8/15/12:
This past Saturday, I ran Coastal Trail Runs’ Crystal Springs Trail Run. The event, held at Huddart Park in Woodside, was actually five trail runs in one: 5 Mile, 11 Mile, 22 Mile, Marathon, and 50K.
The weather was great – it was actually nicer at the park than down in the valley! On the way to the park it was a little foggy, but it was gone once I arrived. The temp was around 60 when the race started and it warmed up to about the mid-70s when I finished.
The run drew 251 participants, with most running the 11-mile distance (5m: 58, 11m: 85, 22m: 43, Marathon: 29, and 50K: 36.) From my conversations and hearing the chatter among my fellow runners, there was a mix of trail runner levels – though I highly doubt any were new to running overall. I talked with a few follow first time trail runners before, during, and after the run – which was nice, as I was a little nervous about this, my first trail run. The longer distances were grouped together for their 0830 start, with the 11 and 5 mile runs starting separately at 0900 and 0915 respectively.
Via Tastefully Offensive.
Training Journal – 8/13/12:
A Hi:
Sweet Cream pancakes at Black Bear!
A Low:
Worked on my aging bike: after fixing a flat tire, I decided to adjust my seat height…
[a trip to OSH and I’m back in business.]
Training Journal – 8/12/12:
We plan the way we want to live, but only God makes us able to live it.
Proverbs 16:9 MSG
Training Journal – 8/11/12:
…gastronomically.
What does the 780.5g of carbs come from:
…all consumed before 9PM.
Training Journal – 8/10/12:
I’ve been in Boulder, CO this week on a biz trip. Fortuitously, my hotel was right next to the Boulder’s Boulder Creek Path. So, prior to leaving on the trip, I mapped out a route: a nice, out-and-back, steady-climb, 10K.
This was my first time running at altitude as well. I could really tell the difference, but my pace and times were still pretty decent:
Since I run at 0-dark-thirty, pictures aren’t possible – or really practical. So after my meeting let out today, I ran by one of the park areas to snap a couple of photos…and see what part of the Path looks like in the daylight! It was a nice area to run and I’m sure it even is nicer in the light – at least more scenic!
Boulder Creek Path footbridge at Eben G. Fine Park
Oh, and I also did some souvenir shopping on the way to the airport…
Training Journal – 8/9/12:
i read this and am, at once, so thankful for my life and guilty of often over-stating my ‘condition’ – especially in the light of many other people’s.
thank You for Your blessings, oh Lord!
Training Journal – 8/8/12:
Thank Goodness For FedEx Kinko’s.
It saved my bacon this aftternoon evening tonight since the hotel’s business center computer/scanner was busted. Got an important document generated, printed, signed, and emailed to a colleague. WHEW!
Ah, the life of the ever-connected worker…
Training Journal – 8/7/12:
DENNARR(dot)COM 