Save the Drama fo yo Mama

Okay, so this past week, I didnt do crap. So... this weekend, I tried a bit harder. I ran 15 miles with Mike on Saturday and it felt awesome. I know I couldve gone further, but the 15 got'er done for me. I then was supposed to get up early Sunday am and go out for like an hour and a half... I slept in till 8:30 and then went out and ran 4 miles with Ari in the jogging stroller. It was a decent run, it was slow going because the tires sunk into the wet barkdust. I slogged thru it and then ran to the Dutch Bros on S. Commercial and said "Wut Up" to my friend Andrew. SO! Tomorrow is a day off, then Ive gotta not be a slacker and hit it on Tues, Wed, and Thurs. Friday is Andrew Jones' wedding and then Saturday Ive gotta hit it long again, at least 3 hours. If anyone reads this, post a comment!! Cheers, and Happy Movement.

I have a huge vagina

I suck at running this week. I have opted for sleep all three weekdays I was supposed to run. Slept in on Tuesday, got up and dressed on Wednesday, but decided to sleep on the couch, and didnt even bother trying to get up this morning. I suck. Mike gets back in town tomorrow and is going to run long with me on Saturday, so that will be good.

Running Solo

All my running buddies are out of town with their families on spring break! I am running solo this week. Tomorrow is an 8 miler, then an easy 5 on Wednesday and another 8 miler on Thursday. Last week I ran just a shade over 50 miles, the most Ive ever ran! I was very pleased.

Weekend Running

I did 20.03 miles yesterday! Its the furthest Ive ever run. I felt pretty good about it too. This am, I did only 8 miles. I was dying!! The entire run, from start to finish, all I could think about was going back to bed. I was just dogging it. I was supposed to do a 3 hour run, but could only manage around an hour and twenty five minutes. I had to constantly take a piss and then this old dude kept asking me about my headlamp everytime we would cross paths. So I kept getting interrupted. Not a very good excuse I know, but its all Ive got. I got home, at the other half of my banana and then went back to bed and slept till 10! It was awesome, I felt totally refreshed. Happy Easter everyone! Cheers

8 Miler

I did my 8 miler today and it felt alright. One thing I really hate is when you see other people out running at 5am and you wave hello, or say "good morning" and you get snubbed. What a bunch of shiz! You would think there would be some comraderie amongst fellow runners, but alas, I find more often than not, that no one says hello. (I feel like Uncle Leo from Seinfeld)

Losing toenails or having discolored toenails seems to be a badge of honor among ultra runners, so I am proud to say I am getting some purple nails without polish! Once it gets really good and ugly, I will post a pic.

Garmin Forerunner 50 sucks balls

Okay, so another quick post: The Garmin Forerunner 50 Sucks Balls. Seriously. I got it for Christmas this past year and they advertise it as Mac compatible - it is so not. Also, it only has a 7 hour memory and I only have the opportunity to upload the info about once a week. Well, I am gonna have to try harder to get it plugged into a PC so I can upload the info because I ran out of memory over the weekend. I will appreciate the FR50 more once the douchebags at Garmin get their shit together and update the Ant+Sportstick driver for Macs.

When Ive tried to contact Garmin, I have gotten pretty much horrible customer service. They actually tried to upsell me into a FR350 even after I explained to them that the FR50 was the only product in my budget. They are terribly slow in their email responses (if you can navigate their shitty website)

Okay, I am now off my Garmin hatebox for now.

Wannabeultra Out!

God Bless Days Off

I ran around 8 on Tuesday, I dont recall if I posted about that, but in case I didnt, I ran around 8 on Tuesday with my friend Mike. Toward the end, I about had a poop-mergency and hand to sprint home to make it just in time! I was supposed to do an easy 5 today, but just couldnt roll my ass outta bed. I was so so tired. Tomorrow is another 8 miler, I promise I wont slack off on that one. Cheers.

Rest, Glorious Rest!

Today is a rest day. I am very pleased with this. Ive got a buddy who keeps telling me that with amping up my training like this, I am risking serious injury and immune system breakdown. Im sure he is partially right, but its somewhat annoying. My rest day is involving watching lots of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and am planning on eating fish tacos later.

second slice of the sandwich

I did 15 miles today. It was way tougher than yesterdays 19.3. My legs felt like blocks of concrete for the first hour. Day of rest tomorrow, that will be nice.

First slice of bread

I did first part of my intentional sandwiching of back to back long runs today. I ran for 3 hours and did 19.3 miles. I was pretty pleased. It felt pretty good overall. Got home and took a 20 minute ice bath before my shower. I am anxious for tomorrows long run... I hope it goes okay. I am shooting for another 3 hour run. (pic is from 2007 Hagg Lake Mud Run. I did the 25K race)