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Next time I'm taken the bus!

As you see above...this is the route that Bryan and I undertook today. And let me tell you how FAR it really is! Since I haven't blogged in a long time, I figure I'll give you a little taste of what's going on training wise.

I believe the last time I blogged, I had just finished running a 14 mile run. I felt great after that run surprisingly enough, however, after that weekend I got lazy. Now those of you that know me well know how lazy I can get....However, my laziness that I experienced over the last few weeks was no where near what I've been known for in the past. I was still getting my short runs in, however, I had lost the enthusiasm about doing this training. Well, after talking to a buddy who ran Boston Marathon this last month, I started to get back in my groove, well sort of.

Well, that brings us to the run today. Now usually I do my long runs on the weekends.....but this weekend is the birthday celebration weekend. Jen and I are going with friends to the Twins game Sat night to celebrate my birthday, and hers as well. Oh, and to see Jenny's buddy Jacoby Ellisbury.....for those of you that don't know...Jenny's roommate in college was dating this young man...so Jen of course got to know him....and now years later..he's a center fielder for the Boston Red Sox...that's the team that the Twinkies play this weekend. Back to the run, I conned Bryan into running with me....we ran the route that you see above. The run was beautiful...however challenging. Bryan and I were clipping along quite nicely....until we hit mile 15. Who woulda thought that you could hit a brick wall as hard as we did. However, we grinded through it and made it to the end. I have to say I'm proud of Bryan for working so hard to get to 17.5 miles.

So, happy weekend running to all of you.....and to my buddy Bryan...NEXT TIME WE'RE DRIVING;-)

See y'all!
Dave

It's Been a Long Time

It has been a long time since I last posted, so I figured I'd better get back on it! So lets go through a few updates on my training first. Last Sunday was mid-way point in my training program, and let me tell you I'm ready to finish this second half. The culmination of the first half was exactly that, a half marathon. Well, not quite, I had to run a 14 mile run this last weekend. I'd have to say it wasn't so bad. After running I had to go to work for 9 hours, and the next day I wasn't too sore...so I guess that's a good thing. Other than that, its been a running as much as I can find the time to do, and as much as my body will let me do (I have taken a few extra days off during the last few weeks). So we'll have to keep our fingers and toes crossed that I stay healthy and motivated (knock on wood) and I'm able to keep up the intensity up until game day, June 21st. Wish me luck!

Funny Clip for the Week

Just Another Day in Paradise

Just wanted to update my blog one more time this week. So I'll just tell you about my running this weekend..and then I'll be quite.
So as I had mentioned in my previous post that this weekend I was going to undertake the longest training run thus far in my schedule, along with my fellow training buddy, Bryan. Well, Bryan called me on Friday night to inform me that he had been sick all week, and wasn't going to be up for the 12 miles that we planned for Saturday. While utterly sad that I wasn't going to have someone to run with, I still pressed on. With the encouragement of Jenny I plotted and ran the route. All 12 miles in the 65 degree weather. I must say it was difficult, but very rewarding to Finnish and know I didn't have to go run the next day (today). So while I sit here and enjoy a well deserved day off of running, I wish by pal Bryan a speedy recovery from the flu/cold bug that he got this week. I hope we'll be out on a run soon!
To all of you, have a great week!
Dave

Get'n After it Again

So it has been a while since I have updated this.. I just wanted to let all of you know how much better I'm feeling now..and I must say how bad it sucked being that sick...but oh well....on to much better things in the future.
So anyways, my training is coming along nicely. After the long week of being sick, I knocked out 9 miles last Sunday. That was the longest run thus far in the training program, however, this Saturday Bryan and I will be giving a go at the 12 miles on schedule. So we'll see how that goes, but I'm sure we'll be just fine.
Another update on my weight. Today I made it to 238lbs, which is exactly 40 lbs lighter than I was after my last race in Oct. So with lots of hard work I'm hoping to take off about 20 more before Grandmas in June. To reward myself with this accomplishment I ate pizza:) and have the MN Wild on the TV tonight, because Jen has school.
So wish Bryan and I luck on our 12 miles this weekend. As well, wish the Wild good luck on winning the North-West division championship tonight!

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