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It’s getting hot, and I’m getting slow 2008-05-29 12:52:26 No matter how much I lay off the wine the night before, no matter how much I hydrate during, I have found no magic remedy to run in the heat.A lot of runners have ideas about it, like those over at the Runners Lounge who are participating in discussions about running in the heat. Lately, the scientists over at the Science of Sport blog have shed some interesting insight into, well, the science of
I'm so siked!!!!!! 2008-05-30 23:23:20 Being a teenager in the 1980s, I remember having bad hair, wanting a pair of designer jeans, The Cosby Show, and Magic vs. Bird. Worthy-McHale. Kareem-Parish.Ahh, yes: Lakers vs. Celtics.Before Jordan, and Isiah, and now Kobe, there was Earvin Johnson's Lakers and Larry Bird's Celtics. It was a rite of spring. Every. Single. Year. Twenty years later, we finally get Celtics-Lakers again. The player
What is the big secret 2008-05-30 06:28:35 I went to the Luke's Locker marathon orientation program in Fort Worth Thursday night.Nice to know that I can get a 20 percent discount on anything in the store (except for Garmin items) just for signing up, and nice to know that I'll have support on long runs and can email the "coaches" about any problems I may be having.But what I really wanted to get my hands on was the marathon schedule. The f
Memorial Day pictures: A week late 2008-06-01 12:40:44 Nancy brought Noah to Fort Worth last weekend. Here is Noah at the Fort Worth Zoo. See the penguins in the background.Noah and Nancy.Me and Noah at the pool.Noah wiped out after the zoo.
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May running totals 2008-05-31 12:35:31 I ran the last five days of May, including today's 10-miler, and ended up with a 128.97-mile month, my highest mileage total of the year.Conditions today, even though I was out on the trail by 7:30 am, were brutal. 75 degrees, 70 percent humidity. The sun was real up close and personal.And yet, I decided to do a route that had some hills, albeit most were in the beginning of the run. So, I eeked o Read more:running
Gotta eat like a runner 2008-06-02 19:27:37 With the start of marathon training less than two weeks away, I figure that I better start getting into the habit of eating right.No more Pei Wei. Chipotle. Gyro House. Pot Belly's. Dominos. Chick Fil-A. Railhead Bar-B-Q.OK. I won't eliminate that stuff completely. But I know I need to start preparing more meals and not eat out so much. I run better when I eat clean, especially when I eat clean th Read more:Gotta
What am I getting myself into 2008-06-04 01:00:01 By hook and by crook, I got my hands on a Luke's Fit marathon schedule. Actually, one of the runners who is in our Tuesday morning tempo runs gave me a schedule. (I won't "out" that person because I don't wanna get him/her in trouble.)The schedule is only one week, because Lukes Fit is only "revealing" one week at a time. (Guess they got a big secret that Hal Higdon or Jeff Galloway don't know abo Read more:myself
New swag on the way 2008-06-05 13:44:45 Look at what was in the inbox this morning:From: Rachel Aiken Date: Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 9:45 AMSubject: Running Feedback NeededHey Kevin,I was doing some blog research on runners and came across your site. First of all, your baby is adorable. Secondly, my reason for contacting you...I work for Sof Sole, one of the top providers of performance footwear. To learn more about the company, please vi
Yes, Dear. Tonight. Again. 2008-06-10 17:54:21 For the married people that read my blog, you have got to read this story about sprucing up your sex life in the New York Times. (Thanks, Big Man)Silly transition.Cough.My run today: 7 miles, 56 minutes on the dot.
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Kobe v. MJ, fatherhood, and broke ass millionaires 2008-06-10 00:19:46 I've been in Austin the last few days visiting Noah and Nancy and swore off running (I've got an achy left arch) and blogging for a few days.Some ramblings:*Sirius Satellite radio is the coolest tool for driving. On the way to Austin Saturday, I switched back and forth from Hillary Clinton's concession speech on Sirius 132 to Pete Tong dance music on Sirius 33.*Are the Lakers gonna even show up? M Read more:broke
Tagged: How I could've landed a job at ESPN 2008-06-11 00:58:07 I have been tagged by Derek and Laura. I figured now _ as I watch Game 3 of Lakers-Celtics _ was as good a time as any to reply to the tags. (The instructions are at the bottom of this post)Here goes. (If you are a fan of the NFL and the NBA, you'll be interested in my last answer. Feel free to scroll down.)1. How would you describe your running 10 years ago?Non-existent. Seriously. 10 years ago I Read more:Tagged
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Hill work equals sad face 2008-06-12 14:23:27 This morning I ran hills with the Luke's Locker group for the first time. It's a 5.75 mile stretch around the Colonial Golf course and Texas Christian University here in Fort Worth. It was murderous. Gasp. Even though I averaged an 8:24 minute mile, don't let the good times fool you. Some of the hills were so steep that at one point, while running downhill, my Garm
Post-workout shake: Science or silliness? 2008-06-13 08:09:42 When I was exclusively a weight lifter 10 years ago, I always bought into the fact that after a workout, you needed a protein shake with the right amount of carbs and protein to "refuel" our muscles.Now that I am a runner _ and as a competitive as I am I am always looking for an edge _ I have bought into the same mantra: After a tough workout in the heat or a run of more than an hour, I make myse Read more:Science
No more frappuccino's before long runs 2008-06-15 10:11:15 I had a run this morning that took me back to my horrible marathon run in 2007. (Isn't horrible and marathon run an oxymoron?)Felt good the first three miles and was running a sub 8-minute mile at the beginning of mile 4 and my heart rate was still under 80 percent max. But by the end of mile 4, my shoulders started burning like I couldn't get rid of the lactic acid build-up and I could n0t catch
130 lives 2008-06-16 22:23:23 It was a bad day at work today.The place that employs me announced it was laying off 130 people, about 10 percent of our workforce.That's 130 lives. 130 families. 130 people who woke up Monday with a job and who'll wake up Tuesday without one.I knew a lot of them. Drank many an adult beverage with some of them. Talked sports with them. Sat next to one of them. Bitched with them. Cheered with them.
Food to become my best friend 2008-06-18 06:17:35 I have failed to mention that my Lukes Locker training for the 2008 White Rock Marathon in Dallas officially began last Saturday.I can already tell that the hardest part about this marathon training will be what to eat and how much.For the last few runs, I've really struggled to keep a moderate pace. During Tuesday's tempo run, for example, I could barely hold on to a sub 9-minute mile pace over t Read more:friend
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Feeling good on a 10-mile run 2008-06-22 17:33:09 I am about to start Week 2 of my marathon training with the Luke's Locker Fit program. Week 1 ended with a 6 mile run on Saturday (1 mile warm-up, 4 miles at an 8:00 mile pace, then a 1 mile cool-down).It left me with 30.89 miles for the week. That put me about 8 miles ahead of what the program is calling for. Like I wrote in an earlier post, I can handle 30 miles a week without my body breaking d Read more:Feeling
Grits, heat, and hill work: Running on a full stomach 2008-06-19 23:07:50 It was raining with tons of lightning Thursday morning and I really wanted to get in a run, so I decided I'd run six miles Thursday night.Problem: It was 89 degrees when I hit the Trinity Trails in Fort Worth at 7:30 p.m., instead of the 'cool' 75 degrees it would have been some 12 hours earlier.And something else. I had a belly full of food. We had potluck at the office for lunch. What I ate: Two
Weekend 4th of July plans 2008-07-02 12:20:20 I'm leaving for Austin today (Wednesday) to see my 11-month old son. We are taking Noah to Galveston for his first day at the beach for the 4th of July.I haven't seen him in a little more than two weeks, so I can't wait to see what he is doing, and babbling about.See ya soon.
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How I survived June 2008 2008-07-01 14:27:06 With the change of seasons, it’s always usual to hear the normal complaints about the weather: “Oh, it’s never been this hot,” or “...rained so much” or “...been this dry.”But June in North Texas was a real live never ever.... well hardly ever.According to the National Weather Service (in a report by the Dallas Morning News), June 2008 was the hottest June in the Dallas Fort Worth
Hydration: Science, coachspeak, or my own intuition 2008-06-30 23:08:52 After last Saturday's group run, the Luke's Locker people put on a little symposium about hydration.The speaker was a Dr. Robert Vaughan, assistant cross country coach at the University of North Texas.Vaughan had spent 16 years as an exercise physiologist at the Tom Landry Sports Center and Research Center. He has also coached numerous elite athletes including five-time Olympian Francie Larrieu Sm Read more:Hydration
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Nike Human Race 2008-06-29 20:37:16 Nike is holding a World 10k race on August 31, 2008 in 25 host cities.If you can't get to one of the cities, you can run your own virtual 10k, register your information, and you'll be listed in the results along with millions of other runners.Here is the Nike Human Race Web site.
The fast guys stayed home: How I placed in my age group 2008-06-29 11:46:53 I was a shoo-in to run a PR during this morning's Three Amigos 4 Mile Run held by the Fort Worth Runners Club.I was a shoo-in because I'd never run a 4-mile race before.Still, I wasn't feeling so good about a "respectable" time. My legs were dead because on Saturday, I ran 6 miles, with the last four in 8:04; 7:43; 7:41; and 8:05. It was six miles of what had been a 32-mile week.Also Saturday: I h
El Scorcho run: From good to bad to ugly 2008-07-20 18:00:54 First the good news: The technical shirts the race organizers gave were cool. I met Rich, the blogger from Just12Finish, (Rich picked me out of a crowd as we walked from the parking lot to the starting line: I guess I was easy to find as one of three black guys in a crowd of 400 race participants.) I also ran into Derek from Journey through the Ultra World, and met one of the guys who put the race
Hitting the fast-forward button on my running life 2008-07-19 09:59:46 It's not that I don't think I can run 15 miles. (I've covered that distance or farther 17 times in the last three years.)It's just that, well, I feel like I'm ruining some of the suspense in my latest marathon journey.Get it? Me explain.These last few months are the strongest I've ever felt as a runner. Hills and speed work do not scare me anymore. Heat is becoming my friend.But long runs? Of thos Read more:Hitting
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El Scorcho Run: People driving far to race in hell 2008-07-18 11:52:54 Ok. Ok. I know I'm crazy running a 15.5 mile race at midnight tomorrow, but at least I live right down the street from the course. In fact, the race is longer than my drive to the starting line. For others, well... Here is a list of the cities for a few of the registered entrants for El Scorcho: Jonesboro, Georgia; Ardmore, Oklahoma; Lincoln, Nebraska; Salt Lake
Group runs make it hard to run slow 2008-07-17 20:53:50 I ran the hilly course with the 6 a.m. group of runners from Luke's Locker Thursday morning.There. Were. Hills. Friggin. Everywhere.And there were also about 20 people running.I was just going to make it a slow run, you know, put the miles in but try to stay fresh for this Saturday's 25k. But when there are so many people running, and you are bumping elbows in the first few tenths of a mile, your Read more:Group
Things you miss when you don't live with your baby's momma 2008-07-16 20:56:26 Nancy said Noah stood on his own for five seconds today and then fell down.Dang, I hate that I am missing that. Soon, she'll tell me he is walking. Then talking.Shit. In this picture, of course, Noah is not walking or standing. Nancy's got him shopping somewhere, presumably a SuperTarget or an HEB in Austin. Damn, I love this boy!
Taper terrific 2008-08-05 11:32:41 Wow!Four days of no running does wonders for the legs.With the temperature hovering around 81 degrees, I took off for my 7-mile group run with the Luke's Locker folks this morning.I felt real strong the entire time. At one point, I looked at the Garmin and it said my pace was 6:50-something. I wasn't breathing hard. Didn't feel like I was laboring.For most of the run, I was striding (and able to t Read more:terrific
Marathon training restart 2008-08-04 22:48:43 I'm just getting back from Austin where I celebrated Noah's 1st birthday.I stayed away from blogging and from running. (This is my longest time away from running since March. It's time to re-start the marathon training).Noah is growing up so fast. He is, they say, cruising. He can pull himself up and walk around a couch or an ottoman. Being away from him so much, I always wonder if he'll remember Read more:Marathon
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