This is a running website, but the blog portion is informal and personal, so I'm going to do a restaurant review. Brandon started this with his Burger Wars post. I consider myself an information maven when it comes to the area of gourmet fast food. I have two kids and I hate waiting, I hate waiting in line and I hate waiting in traffic, I put a high value on time, more so than other people. Thus, rarely eat at normal sit down restaurants because my 1 1/2 year old does not have the patience and I ...
4/19 - 8 miles + 2 VFF 4/20 - 15 miles with 10 miles at 6:37 (marathon race pace) 4/21 - 8 miles + 2 VFF 4/22 - 20 miles 4/23 - 7.1 miles 4/24 - 8 miles 4/25 - Cherry Creek Sneak in 29:47 + 5 miles warm up/cool down Total 80.1 Miles The McMillan Calculator told me that my 17:47 5k was equivalent to a 29:28 5 mile, thus my goal going into the Cherry Creek was a 29:30. Arrived at the race an hour before the start, only to realize that ...
04/12 - 7.1 miles 04/13 - Dash-N-Dine 5k in 18:41 - 4.5 miles warm up/cool down 04/14 - off 04/15 - 20 miles 04/16 - 8 miles 04/17 - Eagle's Heart 5k in 17:58 - 6.5 miles warm up/cool down 04/18 - 5.5 miles Total 57.82 Miles * Dash-N-Dine 5k, decent effort but the wind was fierce. Last mile I sort of gave up, when you're running that slow it's hard to find that "get tough gear." * I was happy with my time and performance at ...
04/05 - 2 miles in VFF + 8 miles 04/06 - 20 miles with last four miles at 6:40 pace 04/07 - 2 miles VFF + 5.5 miles 04/08 - off 04/09 - 4 miles at 6:50 pace 04/10 - 2 miles VFF + 5.5 miles 04/11 - 2 miles VFF Total 49 Miles * I have been sick a lot this winter and had been battling a minor sore throat for the past two weeks and fighting through it. Well on Thursday I got hit with another cold and had a general feeling of malaise and ...
03/29 - 5 miles + 2 miles in VFF 03/30 - 20 miles 03/31 - 7.1 miles 04/01 - 5.5 miles 04/02 - 10 miles 04/03 - 15 miles w/6 miles at 6:21 04/04 - 8 miles + 2 miles n VFF Total 74.6 Miles * I feel great, itching to race, ready to start the serious marathon training. * Thinking this might be a break out year for me. * Next race will probably be Cherry Creek Sneak. * I really want to find a half marathon ...