not giving up...

well, with the encouragement (via blog comment) from William and Mike, as well as the encouragement of Mike Studer, I am at least gonna show up to the PCT Ultra. I dont know what will happen there, but I will be there giving it a shot.

Thanks Mike and William for the nice comments and encouragement. I appreciate it alot!

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still a wanna be.

well... its been quite some time since my last post. back in january I registered for the PCT Ultra 50 miler. prior to my registration for that race, I was hit by a car on my way to work and had a hip injury that really derailed my training. well, i got orthotics that have really helped my biomechanics and has eliminated my hip pain. that is a plus. however, i just havent been able to get on track with my training. my motivation is in the toilet. thinking about july 25th and the pct ultra fills me with dread. currently, I am in absolutely, no uncertain terms, no way ready for this race and will not be ready by the time it rolls around. my fear is that I am going to show up, and end with a big fat DNF by my name. i'd honestly rather that not happen. but I know i cant finish the race. this past weekend jess and I were in Maui (awesome) and I decided not to run the race. when I made that decision, i was filled with a sense of peace and relief. I definitely want to do a 50 miler, and am looking at the october race. I feel like that gives me enough time to get my training back on track and get ready for it all. backing out of this race sucks, I know, but i think its the right decision for me right now.

seatbelts.

orthotics

I finally got my new orthotics today. But no worries, I have still been running despite my pathetic lack of blog entries. I feel like I have really been trying to renew my commitment to the 50 miler in july. I did a good 20 miler this past weekend and that capped off a 51 mile week for me. I need to get up to probably 60 to 65 miles per week by May and then 70 to 75 by June, then back it off a bit in July. I feel like I have a good grasp of what is up ahead and how to get there. I am hoping that the orthotics help my hip and knee pain. It really should.

Here is a fun tidbit. Jess and I are going to Hawaii at the end of May for memorial day weekend. We are stoked. I cant wait to go running there, ive been looking at different trails in the area. It could be awesome.

Another fun tidbit. We catered our first event tonight, the salem tri-club held its annual running analysis event at Northwest Rehab Assoc. and Mike, the owner of NWRA asked us to cater it. We are also catering his medical open house this Thursday. That event will be a much bigger deal. I am super pumped for it.

Seatbelts.

Ticklemonster

It is legal to ask parents in public if you can tickle their children. I just heard that. Isnt that crazy??

Anyway, regarding my running progress... Its been slow, I havent posted in a while, but have still been running. I had a rough week a couple of weeks ago with little running and when I did, it was incredibly hard. This past week was better, I really took my runs at my own pace. I did a 12 miler pretty much solo on Saturday and it was great. It was the first time Ive felt that good running in a while. I need keep that up as well as really start doing more hills. I am feeling like I am in an okay place running-wise. I know that I have a long long way to go, but feel like I am in a decent spot. This week could be a good week, I am hoping to log some good miles. However, I am going to Texas this weekend to visit the in-laws. More in traveling news! We are going to Hawaii at the end of May. I am excited about running in Maui, it will be amazing!

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"begin each day as if it were on purpose" maryanne radmacher

miles to go...

I did a fun 11+ miler with William today, bringing my total for the week to 31 miles. This more than doubled my weekly total from last week. Needless to say, I have many, many, many more miles to run before I am even close to ready to complete my 50 miler. It was fun running where Mike Luvin' and the Pain Train do their time-trial for the McDonald Douglas 50K. I wish I had the sack to go as fast as them, but my skills do not pay the bills like theirs. Oh well... :) Regardless of my skills, the run today felt great, it was a beautiful place to run, and I even ran into my old neighbor who is prepping for the upcoming 50K. Good luck to Dennis with his 24 hour run (in progress) For now, Im off to go on a date with my lady-love!

Seatbelts.

checking in...

Its been a bit since my last post. Things have been up and down with my running. I feel like I am on the upswing right now, Ive done 2 10 milers so far this week and am pretty happy about that. I am still waiting to get fitted for orthotics and in the in between am stuffing baby socks under the inside part of my heel in all my shoes. It has been a miracle fix! It doesnt hurt to go up stairs or run up hills (as much) on my hip. I cant wait to see how the custom made orthotics fit. Should be amazing. Here is a website plug. www.runningahead.com this site is garmin compatible and is pretty slick. Lots of graphs and charts and different ways to track your training data. I enjoy it. William gave me a call the other day to check in and I really appreciated that. For the most part, I feel like I am in the company of giants when I run with my friends, but am rarely made to feel less than equal. That is a nice thing to be able to say about the company one keeps.

Seatbelts.

gotta wrap my head around it...

Its been a bit since I last posted. I feel like I am plagued with little wussy injuries that shouldnt be hampering me the way they are. My hip starts to hurt if I run more than like 7 miles, so Ive been doing no more than 7 mile runs lately. I know I have time before the PCT, but I am having some serious doubt about how the hell I am going to finish a 50 miler. I am supposed to be getting some orthotics soon, and hopefully that will fix the biomechanical mess that is Kurtis. I havent really been pushing it that much either, mostly because of the irritation it causes my hip/knee/feet. So, tomorrow I am going to go for at least 3 or 4 miles, just to keep moving. I feel like I have quit on myself a little, and I hate that feeling. I need to get back on top of it, wrap my head around this running stuff, and get going.

On a different note, my kid is awesome! He is getting a huge personality and is becoming much more predictable with his sleeping, and that is a very good thing.