Getter Done!

I did it, I did it,
I ran three miles!
The weather was perfect
and I'm nothing but smiles!

But the weekend is coming
and I have to work,
but come this Monday
I won't shirk!

I'll continue my training,
for what race, I don't know.
I just hope to do well,
just so I can crow.

Gotta shake these blues!

Well, it looks like spring is gonna make it after all! Haven't felt much like running for some reason. Easy to blame it on the weather but that wouldn't be the whole story. Just can't seem to find the motivation I used to have. Might have to financially commit to a race, that usually works for me. Probably wouldn't hurt to find a pace car to follow, like the pacers we had at The Runners's Edge. She has to look good in shorts though.

It looks like it's going to be a really nice day, so I'll start with an easy 3 miler and go from there. If I didn't work weekends it would be great to get a long run in with the group!

Have a great weekend, guys, see you next Monday night somewhere on Wornall, somewhere in a parking lot. Mike

Intervals

After an easy run Wednesday I decided to do something different today, and it turned out to be an interval run. I never know until I get started. After a one mile warm up, I alternated between 9:22 and 8:49, switching every quarter mile. Went well. Friday is rest day. -- Rob

Almost Feels Like Spring

Had a great 4 mile run this morning. Took Maurice, the standard poodle, with me. It was not light yet, but the mild temperature felt great. Looking forward to a long run this Saturday with The Runners' Edge group at the Blue Trace Trail. - - Ken

Read (if you haven't already) "Born to Run" by Christopher McDougall

During a family trip to see Jamie in a play at Trinity University last weekend, Lucy handed me a copy of Christopher McDougall's best seller "Born to Run." She said "this looks like a book you would like" and she was totally right. I read it straight through starting Sunday-last night. What a fabulous book! Buy it and read it -- it got great science, a fabulous cast of true characters, and a running plot that you can't put down.



As a personal note, the book reminded me of the importance of community and a wild sense of adventure to our running experience. Here's to MRC -- our tribe -- to our monthly runs and dinner, and multiple annual outdoor adventures (racing, kayaking, sailing)!!! We ride at dawn! --Bill

Getting out early

Since lately I am the Lone Ranger here, I am reminded of a line from the great radio play, The War of the Worlds (directed/narrated by Orson Welles; adapted from H.G. Wells' novel):

"Isn't there anyone on the air? Isn't there anyone on the air? Isn't there.... anyone?"

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There's the big KU - K-State basketball game tonight, so I got up early to get my run in. I enjoy the early morning runs, it's just the whole issue of getting going before daylight that sometimes seems a little difficult. Once I get going, though, I usually think it's the best time to work out. Just took it easy this morning. Never went faster than a 9:31 pace. -- Rob

6.34 miles in 60 min. on the treadmill. -- Rob