http://themyles.sweat365.com ... running ugly-stubborn since 2006 ... Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:48:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We managed to get out before the worst of the day's heat and humidity had piled up, but the air was still very thick and sticky. This week's "fine arts camp" went well (40+ kids this year), but there was no time for running (okay, honesty: not much energy for running ... http://themyles.sweat365.com/2008/06/14/runwalk-wdeb-05-hours-06142008/ very, very hot and humid ... glad to get back to a running day after 3 days of too many appointments and responsibilities ... not a great run, but a good one. http://themyles.sweat365.com/2008/06/07/run-05-hours-06072008/ very, very muggy (though it can and will get much worse before the summer's over) ... it's probably overly obvious to remark that I'd probably enjoy running a lot more (double meaning intended) if I weighed a lot less (15-20 pounds) ... talk is cheap, and a 1500-calorie a day ... http://themyles.sweat365.com/2008/06/03/run-05-hours-06032008/ About 3.5 kilometers with Deb ... she's put together her marathon training plan in prep for Atlanta (Thanksgiving Day). I can run faster, much of the time, but she can run further almost all of the time. http://themyles.sweat365.com/2008/06/02/run-05-hours-6032008/ Thought I might go 4 miles today, but my body changed my mind ... any other time, I would have just pushed on through, but I need to get over the "all or nothing" fear, so I'm chose to "sacrifice" the pride today and walk a bit while I get ... http://themyles.sweat365.com/2008/05/31/run-04-hours-05312008/ The fastest 5k I've run since March 31st (25:45) and close to the time I had for the Reindeer Run in Comer, GA last December (25:53) ... I was dehydrating halfway through, but this is the general territory I want to be in ... http://themyles.sweat365.com/2008/05/30/run-04-hours-05302008/ heavy overcast -- it's about to become a rainy Thursday-- and cool, breezy ... minimal traffic, a welcome relief from recent route congestion and intersection hassles ... http://themyles.sweat365.com/2008/05/29/run-04-hours-05292008/ 5k on the "up hwy 29 to Dill's and back" route ... mild, clear, sunny, lightly breezy (the weather, not me, I'm afraid) http://themyles.sweat365.com/2008/05/27/run-05-hours-05272008/ Memorial Day Holiday run ... once again, an "acquaintance" thought it was funny to pull in front of me-- across traffic-- and cut me off in an intersection with his 5,000 pound truck as his "playful" way of saying "hello." Grief. Sure. Great. Smile and wave ... and cut me off and ... http://themyles.sweat365.com/2008/05/26/run-04-hours-05262008/ I finished a 5k in 27:08 today after last evening's boondoggle. That's a relief and a blessing. No walking and no major stitch pain or breathing issues. No great speed or ease or "soul refreshing moment of endorphin-laced ecstasy" either, for that matter, but I ran the whole way and ... http://themyles.sweat365.com/2008/05/24/the-1st-day-of-the-rest-of-my-running-life/