Another beautiful day for a run. Great turnout yesterday - thousands of folks for the 10K and half - I expect I'll do the half next year as one of my last races...wow - given I now have 38 more to do that seems a long ways off - but not THAT far.
Anywho - great race - after a grueling week at work on average at home arival time was midnight, and being sleep deprived...I was psyched to get up and go run.
Adam Wilson joined me again for the race and he rocked the course - breaking his time from two years ago. Saw a bunch of folks from TnT - Stacey, Cheryl...a few other folks who were wearing our team colors...but didn't catch their names.
Up next - a two-fer next weekend a 5K trail run followed by a metric century (62 mile) bike ride. Sally's Y ride. If you're interested - here's the linkhttp://www.sportoften.com/events/eventDetails.cfm?pEventId=3830
2 down 38 to go
46:45
Props go out to my friend Randy Keller who is running the Boston Marathon tomorrow - Go Randy - you're gonna rock it. He's training for a Full Iron in the fall...
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
45 miles with some good friends
With the weather turing out to be absolutely perfect this morning, 50 degrees at 8 Am, sunny a little breezy, went out for a 45 mile ride. Had an absolutely amazing ride too. Went out and headed south from our house and went around the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens - it was pretty cool as I looped around through the parking lot how fresh and wonderful it smelled. With all the plants in bloom it was incredibly fragrant. Either that or I was hallucinating...possibly both. Got to do a quick little sprint as a loose dog - and a big dog at that - decided it would be fun to chase me at one point. Thankfully it was near the start of the ride - so if he could keep up or catch me at 25 mph - he deserved to bite me...he didn't
Thanks to the friends who joined me on the ride today, Steven Tyler, James Hetfield and the boys, Joe Satriani, Buster Poindexter, David Lee Roth, Brandon Flowers, Tina Turner and Cher (apparently my wife sent them along with me...need to resynch the iPod), Santana and Rob Thomas...there were others, but those were some of the fan favorites...
Did a 2 mile brick afterwards - which is running after you bike - called a brick because your legs feel like they are full of bricks with our dog Maggie. She was so excited to go running with me her head almost popped off when I asked her. She knows what "go for a run" means and loves it.
Awesome day - on to a couple swims, three runs a couple more bike rides this week and another race on Saturday. Racefest 10K here in Charlotte. Will let you know how it turns out.
Thanks to the friends who joined me on the ride today, Steven Tyler, James Hetfield and the boys, Joe Satriani, Buster Poindexter, David Lee Roth, Brandon Flowers, Tina Turner and Cher (apparently my wife sent them along with me...need to resynch the iPod), Santana and Rob Thomas...there were others, but those were some of the fan favorites...
Did a 2 mile brick afterwards - which is running after you bike - called a brick because your legs feel like they are full of bricks with our dog Maggie. She was so excited to go running with me her head almost popped off when I asked her. She knows what "go for a run" means and loves it.
Awesome day - on to a couple swims, three runs a couple more bike rides this week and another race on Saturday. Racefest 10K here in Charlotte. Will let you know how it turns out.
Friday, April 3, 2009
10 days straight
So I like to think of myself as someone who is a consistent "workerer-outer"...someone who works out consistently, appropriately, methodically. I usually hit the gym 4 - 6 times a week, get out and run 3 -4 times a week if not more, as that is my "comfort zone"...but I realized as I went to the gym this AM, that I have worked out for 10 days in a row...and still feel I need more. Over the past week, I have covered (running, swimming and cycling) over 70 miles. Now workouts range from a run, to lifting, to a bike ride or - a swim...need more swimming that is for certain, but still.
On the days when I even contemplate not getting up to get to the pool, or on the road, or strap on the shoes, I think about all those folks that I am doing this for and the fact that they get up every day and face a much more daunting battle against Leukemia, Lymphoma and blood cancers. They need all of our help to find a cure.
A little rain, some cold wind, a chilly pool...pale in comparison to what the Honor patients and Heroes face every day.
It humbles me - and I am grateful to be able to try and make a difference.
On the days when I even contemplate not getting up to get to the pool, or on the road, or strap on the shoes, I think about all those folks that I am doing this for and the fact that they get up every day and face a much more daunting battle against Leukemia, Lymphoma and blood cancers. They need all of our help to find a cure.
A little rain, some cold wind, a chilly pool...pale in comparison to what the Honor patients and Heroes face every day.
It humbles me - and I am grateful to be able to try and make a difference.
One of the many reasons I am doing this
Doug Wagner. Doug is our honor patient, honor hero for the Tahoe Ride. Doug is a great spirit and an Alum of the Team in Training Family. He is 42 years old, has a wonderful family and has completed numerous events with Team in Training, and last time I talked with him was coming up on his 5 year anniversary of being cancer free. Doug went on one of the Team rides a little over a month ago...and kicked my butt. Despite the side trip he and Mike Ryan took into a ditch near the end...everyone was fine...Doug is the kind of person and spirit that makes all this more worthwhile. Always with a smile on his face, and energy that doesn't quit, Doug helps me realize that what we are doing to fight Leukemia , Lymphoma and blood cancers is so very important, for the patients. their families and for those who are currently battling blood cancers, and for those who have battled and lost. GO TEAM!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
NEW RACES!
I just added two new races to the circuit through June 2009
Sally's Y Ride 100K April 26, 2009
Sally's Y 5K also April 26, 2009. The nice race organizaers are allowing me to do the 5K early, so I can go out and ride with the rest of the pack. How awesome is THAT?!?!!?
Very excited. Brings registered events through June up to 9...still want a few more - more to come.
Sally's Y Ride 100K April 26, 2009
Sally's Y 5K also April 26, 2009. The nice race organizaers are allowing me to do the 5K early, so I can go out and ride with the rest of the pack. How awesome is THAT?!?!!?
Very excited. Brings registered events through June up to 9...still want a few more - more to come.
Elizabeth 8K March 28, 2009
What threatened to be a rainy day, was a cool, overcast but perfect day for a lovely jaunt through Elizabeth - an area just outside of Charlotte's uptown. Got to run with a couple of friends, Adam from work and Margie, a fellow TnT Alum....oh and Elvis was there too. He didn't run - but he sent us off with a few favorites, or snippets of them anyways.
Interesting course, with lots of turns, which I usually despise, but it was fun. Good group of folks came out...towards the end though there was 1 runner left out there, and they started breaking down the finish line. I hate when they do that, especially when there is still someone out there. Can you imagine, running (well over an hour by now) and coming in to...nothing. No one. God bless her for her dedication though, she did finish - and hopefully will come back another day to do another race - and finish with the support she deserves. This was meant to be a cushion race for me, depending on how the calendar shapes up - but for now, I'll keep it in reserve for the total 40 race count. Happy I did it and depending on how next year is shaping up in terms of races, etc, I will probably do it again...just faster.
37:41
Interesting course, with lots of turns, which I usually despise, but it was fun. Good group of folks came out...towards the end though there was 1 runner left out there, and they started breaking down the finish line. I hate when they do that, especially when there is still someone out there. Can you imagine, running (well over an hour by now) and coming in to...nothing. No one. God bless her for her dedication though, she did finish - and hopefully will come back another day to do another race - and finish with the support she deserves. This was meant to be a cushion race for me, depending on how the calendar shapes up - but for now, I'll keep it in reserve for the total 40 race count. Happy I did it and depending on how next year is shaping up in terms of races, etc, I will probably do it again...just faster.
37:41
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Bad Blogger, recap and more
I admit - I am bad about updating on this blog. Sorry. I am new-ish to this but know that in order to make this and the 40 in 40 successful, I need to be better about providing updates, anecdotes, things to keep you all interested. I will get better about it for those of you who like to keep tabs on me. So hopefully I won't get some bad blogger award as I suspect in today's day and age - one exists! Work through February was NUTS! I spent a week in NJ fininshing up the annual report proofing - and got to do laps in a 15 yard pool (fifty equal a half mile approximately...so lots of turns, I felt like I was doing NASCAR training, as I kept turning left!)
So - here is a recap and going forward, I will differentiate this from the facebook group blogs/updates.
Let's see:Two weeks ago, I went from the base building phase of training to the ramp up phase of training. My weeks now look like 3 - 4 runs per week, 2 - 3 swims per week, 2 - 3 rides per week and 3 core/stretching days. Now if there were only 13 days per week - I could figure it all out.
Nutrition has been interesting. Going from protein heavy to balanced proteins and carbs - and lots and lots of water (I may cause another drought here with the H2O I consume) I get to the point where I feel like I'm gonna pop one day, and then the next, once I wake up the eating machine in me, I wouldn't recommend putting your hand near my plate!I also was humbled and energized by the article in the April edition of Endurance magazine - last page. Check it out. I will post a link to it once it is online.
And so - as a preliminary race, I am doing the Elizabeth 8K here in Charlotte Saturday. Will post results this weekend.Hope you enjoyed the recap. I will get more consistent info up here going forward.
Best regards - and thanks for your support!Sean
So - here is a recap and going forward, I will differentiate this from the facebook group blogs/updates.
Let's see:Two weeks ago, I went from the base building phase of training to the ramp up phase of training. My weeks now look like 3 - 4 runs per week, 2 - 3 swims per week, 2 - 3 rides per week and 3 core/stretching days. Now if there were only 13 days per week - I could figure it all out.
Nutrition has been interesting. Going from protein heavy to balanced proteins and carbs - and lots and lots of water (I may cause another drought here with the H2O I consume) I get to the point where I feel like I'm gonna pop one day, and then the next, once I wake up the eating machine in me, I wouldn't recommend putting your hand near my plate!I also was humbled and energized by the article in the April edition of Endurance magazine - last page. Check it out. I will post a link to it once it is online.
And so - as a preliminary race, I am doing the Elizabeth 8K here in Charlotte Saturday. Will post results this weekend.Hope you enjoyed the recap. I will get more consistent info up here going forward.
Best regards - and thanks for your support!Sean
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