http://www.marathonby40.com my progress towards running a marathon Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:18:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It wasn't pretty, but I did it! After missing most of my runs in October to the weather, being sick, traveling, or just plain being lazy, I decided to go ahead and run in the DRC Half this weekend. My previous long run (see below) was only 8 miles, and ... http://www.marathonby40.com/goal-halfmarathon-complete/ Went out late tonight for this week's long run. Felt a little tight to start, but loosened up between mile 2 & 3. So, that's my longest run so far. Next longest run before the DRC Half will be 10 miles two weeks from now. Getting closer! http://www.marathonby40.com/personal-8-miles/ A few weeks ago I started feeling sore a little longer after runs than I should have been. I noticed that my shoes had about 300 miles on them, so I decided to replace my kicks. I stopped in Run On!, my favorite running store, to replace my Brooks Adrenaline 8s. ... http://www.marathonby40.com/mind-gap-track/ I've written before about my need to loose weight to increase my endurance and reduce risk of injury during training. As my runs got longer, I could start to feel more wear and tear on my body, and I wanted to get past it. I was running over 60 miles a ... http://www.marathonby40.com/running/ So, I've neglected the blog for quite sometime now. My bad. But, I have been running. I'm on a walk/run plan to take on the Dallas Running Club's DRC Half on November 1. The plan is going well. I'm only running 3 days a week with the long run on Saturday. ... http://www.marathonby40.com/official-signed-dallas/ Onwards from AKQA on Vimeo. Many thanks to Starling Fitness for the find. It's been quiet around here for several months, but I'm gearing up again to get back into a routine. http://www.marathonby40.com/time-run/ On my long runs, I typically follow my weekly interval pattern (like run 3 mins, walk 1 min) until the last mile when I try to sprint and "leave everything out on the run." The last two times this has included running up the grass knoll that runs alongside the ... http://www.marathonby40.com/how-to-stop-gasping-for-air-while-running/ Yesterday I went for my weekly long run. The plan called for 7 miles, which was a new longest distance for me. It took a few miles to get into a rhythm, but by mile 3 I was feeling good.When I returned home 1:38' later (including a 5min warm up ... http://www.marathonby40.com/faster-recovery-times/ I think this is from S. C. Hughson's Spiritual Guidance, referring to a plan for personal piety: When circumstances demand divergence from the Rule, quickly return to regularity. Certainly it applies to my half-marathon training plan as well as my devotional life. I was so thrilled with the 10k "Rocky Run" I ... http://www.marathonby40.com/track-2/ A while ago I wrote about what fun it would be to run the same courses as several famous real and fictional runs. On a whim tonight a buddy and I (in Philly for the week on business) decided to run up the steps. I use the term "run" loosely, as there ... http://www.marathonby40.com/yo-philly/