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2010-03-04T21:39:00.000-05:00

ahhh.... restaurant reviews... i love writing them!

Phillies, Eagles... nice

2009-09-13T15:09:00.001-04:00

fall weather, football season, baseball season... NICE

what to say what to say...

2009-07-12T15:17:00.003-04:00

work has been interesting.. i have also been home allot...

As for running, i'm keeping up with my "to do" list... August 3rd.... i start training again for Philly Marathon.

Honestly I like running, it is getting harder to keep up with all the runs, work, home, life...

http://www.redbeardead.com/

2009-04-19T15:22:00.001-04:00

http://www.redbeardead.com/

running again....

2009-04-19T15:06:00.002-04:00

did the valley forge 5 miler.. i need to start running more... i RAN it FAST (rickie bobby style) did it in 46 min...

AWESOME!

procrastinate...

2009-03-24T12:42:00.001-04:00

OMG why, why why.. why am i procrastinating.... am i pre-occupied? i don't know... WHY!!!!

triathlon and Working out...

2009-02-24T09:25:00.002-05:00

June, the triathlon is in June..

i can't swim, wait, i take that back, i'm getting better... 4 months to get to swim 1 mile...

i can bike, just 40-50 miles .. not sure about...

i CAN run, just 13.1 takes me about 2 hours... not counting that i will be tired from the swim and bike....

i do have to say i look GREAT!!!

almost missed the bus...

2009-02-24T09:19:00.002-05:00

the kids almost missed the bus. I SUCK as a dad... wow, i thought i had it all set, then they almost miss the bus.

We did breakfast, mom's breakfast, mom's coffee, the spelling, and dibbles letter recognition, packed lunches. honestly it was a 2 min thing. I was taking care of pepper and she bit me, so i was cleaning up my "new wound" and SWOOSH the bus came.

now i need to get audrey to wear shoes/socks after breakfast that way she would be ready.

I think I'm getting good at this Dad thing. :)

more to the point....

2009-02-23T15:38:00.003-05:00

so cath had her radiation today.... now she truly is HOT HOT HOT!

three days stuck up stairs, now that is TOUGH... hard enough being in a hospital where you know your in a foreign place, but at home ... where you know things are "right there" that is tough...

actually the worst part is she still can't eat "normal" food...

one more week? back to normal?

Shoes....

2009-02-23T15:37:00.000-05:00

so i want these... http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/30438015/c/3.html

but they don't have the air loop strap...

should i just get these?

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/13266354/c/82.html

Cancun

2009-02-13T17:09:00.001-05:00

Cancun was nice... what i needed in a break... airport to beach in no time, like i would imagine people think california is/was like.... not now with 26 M people, but "back in the day" like on those surf movies....

I really liked the fact that there was not the "compound" concept that Jamaica (you where walled in from hotel to hotel), but a "hotel zone" concept, all the hotels in one area, and all the tourist stuff in one place...

OMG relaxing... not a care in the world.. never really having to be anywhere...

It wasn't perfect... catherine needed allot of rest, but isn't that what vacations are supposed to be about? R&R... First day was a little cloudy.. so we hit the SPA... 80 min Massage was Trumped by the STEAM ROOM... funny thing was that even "apart" cath and i spent our mutual alone time in the SAUNA..... a very aromatic Sauna... actually.. they were very aromatic all the way around.. from heated neck pillows to cold eye towels.... just thinking about it makes want to go back...

I managed to run about 8 miles total on vacation, which was really nice.... did some pool swimming... ate some good mexican food, and some Thai! yeah the Thai place the last night was AMAZING... i would defiantly recommend a trip to cancun!

I'm back...

2009-01-12T15:08:00.004-05:00

o well this is an old post that never got posted..

so right to the point, so we found out that cath had cancer... she told me the way we as a family seem to do it. she told me in way that tells me, "damn shawn, catherine is the right girl for you", I got the news on a ice cream cake! (yes we ate the cake, it was good).

so much to say, so hard to say it. I know she will beat it, If there is any type of cancer to get it's thyroid cancer. And if anyone could beat cancer it's catherine. At this point she knows more about the whole procedure, diagnosis and treatments than the doctors and staff do. all the things she has been through this one is a walk in the park. Honestly, it is not that scary at all, she is strong, she is so strong.

the whole mess is just we had a such a roller coaster last year, and like almost the day we got back our lives, it got f'd. looking back it could have all been the thyroid acting up, this whole thing now makes sense, as it was cancer turning on and off like a light switch...

I am very happy that surgery is (was) Wednesday. We had the consult today(monday), and Wednesday is the day. We are not much for waiting... why wait when there is life to live? which is funny cause our family vacation was SOO NOT the vacation for us... ORLANDO? WTF where we thinking when we bid on it? a TIME SHARE? US? we are the type of people who live in vacation land and make fun of the tourists. WC, isn't really vacation land, or is it? the Students are just traveling through.... Why does Huntington Beach, CA, Santa Cruz, CA, Portsmouth, NH, etc.. look so right to us? cause we like to live not wait to live.

The timeshare guy was SO "you need to vacation". I almost said, dude our kids love jumping in puddles! the Pool is a vacation for them! Heck going to Grama and Grampa's is a freaking vacation to them!

Cath and I love the quiet. Sure we love a good concert, but vacation to us is getting away from it all, not waiting in line... Jamaica was good, CANCUN is vacation. FEBRUARY!! Can't wait...

We had the most fun the way only we could... we went to the beach. kids played cath rested and watched the kids, i rested and watched the kids.... it was nice.... we ate at taco bell..... then went to a "pirate adventure". kids had a blast.... we had a blast...

airport stuck..

2008-12-11T13:16:00.001-05:00

i'm stuck in phoenix waiting to go to PHL... delayed.. delayed... delayed....

ARGH! why didn't they tell me this last night when i was in cali? i could have flown out late (red eye) or stayed an extra day?

what gives?

so now what...

2008-12-10T19:15:00.002-05:00

last day in cali... ran on the beach, did a kick ass speach, ate at wahoo and in and out burger...

saw good friends...

now what? how do you top that off?

lunch.. and birthdays

2008-12-08T02:19:00.003-05:00

had lunch with a old friend yesterday (i guess it is 2am).. it was nice... sucked at the same time...

nice cause it was fun, sucked cause we never have lunch/hang out... we did a whole comic book thing, then recapped how the last 6 months of life have been.

catherine's birthday was yesterday too... had a great breakfast (new place for me, i never had been to Market St. Grille, in WC, PA. it was really good!. later, Cath worked at the shop (which is why i had lunch with my friend) would have preferred working with her, but i figured she had seen enough of me. then had a great dinner with the kids.

I think she had a nice birthday.

darn....missed my goal this month...

2008-12-04T08:58:00.002-05:00

so this cross training is KILLING my running miles...
i do my runs, but now with the bike and swim... my miles are going down!!! honestly i probably did about 5 miles of run with out my ipod on... really i did...

i think i'm going to keep the runs at 60 miles for Dec... and push a little..

today wasn't all it was cracked up to be...

2008-11-24T19:08:00.001-05:00

another bad day it seems... i tried to set up a pretty cool day out for catherine's BDay and one of her friends says he won't come....

he didn't even tell me, just her. So i don't know what to do. She is bumbed out about it.

Sushi and Zaireeka

2008-11-23T11:55:00.002-05:00

So we ended up going out for sushi (and purple haze saki's). and listening to Zaireeka at home...

we has one ipod playing cd1 loud
and cath listened to cd2 in headphones
and I listened to cd3 in headphones

it was cool... quite an experience...

Another Good Day...

2008-11-22T19:01:00.002-05:00

It's been another Good Day.. not great.. only got in a 20 min bike and 20 min run.. didn't get to spend allot of time with the kids, but did get to spend time with Catherine at the shop.

Don't know what we will do tonight... did find a couple of shows in philly including a Charlie Kaufman movie: Synecdoche, New York.

we will see how catherine is feeling, maybe head down there for the 9:45 showing...

card magic

2008-11-22T07:58:00.002-05:00

i've been learning card magic... so i'm not so good, and need to practice more, but i thought what the heck.. whole new world and magic seems cool right?

my big thing is i need a routine... i need a set... i need a show...

anyway.. i don't know if i'm ready to audition anywhere, but it has been fun building up new magic tricks, learning the "tricks of the trade"....

i even figured out a trick my friend used on me...

Eagles of Death Metal!!! :(

2008-11-20T19:12:00.002-05:00

So the show is SOLD OUT... wow what a mess up! My buddy Anthony, the "door hook up" said he can't even get people who work there in! SOLD OUT SOLD OUT, not just sold out...

OMG! i knew i should have bought tickets, but i think that cath and i both thought we would get in like any other night.

wow.. SOLD OUT...

Eagles of Death Metal!!!

2008-11-20T18:16:00.002-05:00

tonight!!! we will see how the show goes... 3 hours till go time!!! ROCK ON!

magic tricks...

2008-11-20T12:53:00.001-05:00

i think i'm going to try to learn some magic tricks...

today is the big day...

2008-11-19T08:32:00.001-05:00

funerals are not so hard for me... but today will be hard. maman took care me of me allot of my life.

feeling like crap...

2008-11-18T19:36:00.003-05:00

i so don't write about how i feel on my blog... maybe i should... i feel like crap right now... alone, worthless, tired... i want to be home more for my family, but i don't know if that will help. i don't know anymore...

i do know i'm loved.... and i know being depressed doesn't help, it just pushes those away..

Death, Family, Swiming, Running and Biking..

2008-11-17T17:01:00.003-05:00

so today was a tough day.. my grandmother passed away at 5:23 am ET. i was at the hospital when i heard at 8:42 am... i was there for a while... cath met me there, and sat with us for about an hour....

today was about family, not having family around, but coordinating travel for family, getting hotels for family.. etc...

it was tough...

so i took a break, did a 6 lap swim and and a 45 min bike... then ran for 45 min...

i'm tired, i'm beat and the funeral is Wednesday. tomorrow more family, at least this time it will be about being together, not logistics.

OK, OK...

2008-11-14T09:45:00.003-05:00

yeah cath changed her blog title and theme do to the shop and her new view on the world... i'm TOTALLY going to copy that... well kinda..

the marathon is over, running isn't a log thing for me, it is in me... going out for 2 hour run now is built in (saturday or sunday i'm doing a 2.5 hour run). now working on a tri-atholon.. but I don't want that be what this is all about either...

i'm looking for more... the last line got to me... "Because a real RocknRolla wants the fucking lot."

OK you all know me, i'm not looking for drugs, I TOTALLY found my love of my life 11 years 2 months ago (you want days?) so sex is catherine and mine PERSONAL business (you can bug off). Not looking for glamor or fame. but i do want the whole fucking lot. I want the drums, the fun, the freedom that money provides (but not necessarily the money.... )

In a nut shell maybe i don't want the rocknrolla, but i do want my life back...
i'll try to post about reclaiming it...

can't go wrong with this...

2008-11-14T09:39:00.001-05:00

Vegas!

2008-11-14T09:28:00.002-05:00

spent the week in vegas... honestly it had its ups and downs. i've haven't been feeling right since last week. EVERYDAY seems to be getting better and better, and today i really feel great (didn't get to many times last night).

anyway, vegas just didn't seem like vegas. no one was very up to going out too much (except manny and chris, but i couldn't keep up with them). NOTE: i'm not a CRAZY party guy, but lets put it this way, i only played black jack for an hour the whole time. NO POKER, NONE.

I did do things I like:
Ran 4 out of 5 days - took today off (you need a day off)
Cycled (2 out of 5 days) - spinning is FUN
Karioke and a REALLY shady bar/casino called ellis island attached to a super 8 motel (catherine you would have LOVED IT 25% shady, 25% dive, 50% fun - think of rex's with kariokee) round of drinks for 4 people - $9.00 CHEAP
Hung out with friends (which was the best part)

can't wait to go home... i think i'm good with vegas for 3 days.. then it gets old and i want to see cath and the kids.

Swim...

2008-11-09T10:18:00.002-05:00

going to try to swim a few laps... i'm no expert, but i'm going to try today...

my next race?

2008-11-08T17:25:00.001-05:00

http://www.phillytri.com/

maybe?

Post Marathon Blues....

2008-11-08T17:08:00.003-05:00

yup I have them.... and knowing is half the battle right?

I did a 2 hour run today... and felt great!!! i needed that ... and it got to me.. what if my current funk is due to Post Marathon Blues!!! OMG it could just be...

here is what i found online:

After a marathon, some runners will experience depression. The cause for this
depression varies. Is it from achieving a goal after a long training process, then not knowing how to top it? Is it from not achieving the goal? Is it from finishing the Boston Marathon, the greatest marathon the world has ever known, and then not knowing what to do next? Or is it from depletion or derangement of neurotransmitters?
It has been documented that choline, a neurotransmitter precursor, is depleted with
marathon-like efforts. Perhaps marathon efforts impact neurotransmitters, thereby having a bearing on depression in a similar way. Regardless, postmarathon blues affect many runners in the days and weeks following the race. While there's no scientifically proven approach to postmarathon blues, there are some recommendations. Again, start with proper sleep, diet, and hydration. You might try supplements, including choline, and herbal remedies. Finally, be sure to refocus on a new target. There's nothing like a new running goal to blow away the blues.

now I need the new goal..

so now what...

2008-11-01T10:48:00.002-04:00

i started a new tattoo... dragon sleeve.. yeah full sleave on my right arm (same arm as my pheonix...) step one is done.. i guess i should get a flicker so i can post photos...

And.. DONE.. for now..

2008-10-27T15:30:00.003-04:00

26.2.... so i ran in the MCM yesterday.. GREAT TIME!!! i can't wait to do it again.. but next time....

1. don't blow out your knee at mile 10 or 11 or 12 or 13... bad idea if you want to make any kind of time...
2. work on speed.... i'm WAY too slow... need to start faster
3. don't start out fast.... don't do it.. you'll blow your knee out...
4. advil!!! take some...
5. chaffing is bad.. i thought it was just nipple chaffe.. NOT
6. get someone to drive you home....
7. just do the ice bath .. just do it.. no excuses.. yeah its.. cold...
8. anti inflammatory after.. NICE!! great idea...

2 miles easy...

2008-10-24T15:29:00.000-04:00

last run before THE RUN... OMG... 2 miles easy.....

4 days..

2008-10-22T16:28:00.001-04:00

4 days left... 4 DAYS.. OMG scary... i'll be fine.. 4 D A Y S

13.1....

2008-10-12T10:16:00.001-04:00

1/2 a marathon... last "long" run till M Day.... still have a 8 miler... i feel good... love to run!

running...

2008-10-09T20:04:00.000-04:00

less than 3 weeks go... OMG i can't wait

So Garmin says...

2008-10-05T19:22:00.001-04:00

Garmin says i ran about 16 miles.. nike says i ran about 20 miles (ok i unplugged the adapter at 18+ then pluged back in so "Total" of 20...

who knows...

4:30 am....

2008-10-05T04:34:00.002-04:00

dressed, ready, checking my atp one last time to confirm time i need to run.... my last long run before the marathon... 4 hours (most people finish in 4 hours or so right?) i hope to do about 18-20 miles, with out injury....

talk to you again later today....

injury sucks...

2008-09-30T16:55:00.001-04:00

it really sucks... another month with a missed goal.. ok.. i'm done for the year, but still it would be nice to have finished every goal...

sorry for the delay...

2008-09-28T21:38:00.003-04:00

i got hurt two weeks ago.. hurt my foot... missed my 1/2 marathon... was able to work the restaurant fest... anyhoo... foot feels better.. i did 2 hours today only about 10 miles, and yes, i did ICE and ICE and ICE.. 30 on and 30 off...

did a 30 min recovery run yesterday...

2008-09-04T07:11:00.002-04:00

30 min.. didn't seem like forever, but it did seem SLOW... i tried to get HR up, but my legs need to push more to get it to 155/160 now it seems i gotta work on legs and not Heart... pushing your whole body to do something is strange...

this running thing is a interesting thing..

short run today

2008-09-02T20:05:00.001-04:00

i guess this a recovery week before my 3.5 hour run on sat or sun...

i'll enjoy it..

3 hour plus run today..

2008-08-30T07:35:00.001-04:00

plus take max to karate and get hair cut and help set up POS at the new shop..

busy busy busy...

all the days seem like busy busy busy, i'm tired, i'm worn out...

1:30...

2008-08-27T15:31:00.002-04:00

running is tiring ... 8 miles is tiring...

it was a hard run, not due to time but HR.. trying to get up to 155-160 was tough...

not my best run

2008-08-25T17:12:00.001-04:00

didn't fuel... left the house with a "90 min is not to bad" attitude and not a Damn it's 100% humidity.

anyways got through 7 of 8 then walked the last...

now i got 100% humility.

now that feels better..

2008-08-23T10:54:00.003-04:00

YES.. i'm sore, but the run wasn't too bad.. it's weird, "leg pain" vs. body fatigue. i "fueled" with both Cliff Shots (~2/hr) and Power Bar Gels (1xhour) and water 8oz / half hour.

feels better to be back on track.

I am upset i missed 2 runs this week... but i guess it happens.

got my sprints done...

2008-08-22T20:28:00.001-04:00

i guess i missed two runs this week... that is bad, but it could have been worse...

2.5 hours tommrow!!!

missed a run...

2008-08-21T10:16:00.001-04:00

missed a run, and didn't get to make it up wenesday...

first run i missed with out "make up run"

today .. 70 min (actually 85 with warm up included)...

15 miles down.. count down to MCM

2008-08-17T15:03:00.002-04:00

15 miles in 3 hours, 5 miles an our... it will take me 5 miles to run the MCM at this point... maybe less will "race speed mentatliy" but still...

it was good run.. i went to Valley Forge Park, HILLY Valley Forge Park, there where spots where i walked... 40% up hill.. my HR was already like 155...

any way..

Living the Dream...

2008-08-10T08:32:00.001-04:00

running is going good (have a 1.5 hour run after i post this).
work is going great!
cath got her lease paper work done on the shop in town!

is great!

now we have to get the shop up and running in three weeks!! including inventory!!

OMG it's going to get crazy.

2 hour run...

2008-08-03T19:10:00.002-04:00

so i hydrated better than ever.. 1 bottle every 30 min. (4oz. every 15 min). Run felt better, the "hard parts" weren't so hard, but it was cooler out today...

so the funny things get tired... my feet, my hips, my back...

i keep hearing in my head "running is a whole body work out"... "your working your slow twitch muscles"...

it a good tired.. a job well done tired...

run...

2008-08-01T14:38:00.001-04:00

i'm 1 day behind.. i guess i rest today and run tomorrow and sunday....

i did get my ipod so i can start recording runs again...

2x8 w 2 min rest...

2008-07-22T17:12:00.001-04:00

great run.. 2x8 with 2 min rest.. good run... fun run... ahh vacation.

OMG.. lost my ipod..

2008-07-21T22:23:00.001-04:00

i think i left it at the hotel in Tysons... they didn't find it... so this week in obx, including my 15 mile run.. will NOT be on my nikeplus..

2:45 OBX run Sunday

2008-07-21T22:19:00.002-04:00

OMG.. that sucked... i did it.. i ran too fast early on ... 160-170 HR... which bummed out the final part of the run.. also .. ran 1:30 one way.. which left me with out water on teh way back.. in heat.. bad bad bad...

Today was a day off...

can't wait for tomorrow...

so ...

2008-07-17T09:32:00.003-04:00

so i ran an hour yesterday (counting the warm up... well modified warm up.. the villian was time...

today did my 6 hill intervals... did warm up with kids.. took them home.... then did the 6... challenging.. hard.. fun

going running...

2008-07-16T17:06:00.001-04:00

an hour today.. my diet slipped a little.. had dinner at Anto's last night with Dennis, Tim, Fernie, and Paul.. it was fun.. but ate too much...

hope i can recover

intervals...

2008-07-14T13:21:00.000-04:00

20 x 2 min w/15 recovery.. i think i screwed it up... i think i did 1:45 with 15 recovery...

anyway... good run..

only 1;45..

2008-07-14T10:25:00.000-04:00

started running too late... it was getting dark... i was only only able to get to about 1:45 before i could barley see teh ground and it looked like rain..

i don't mind the rain...
i do mind the dark
the combination not good...

and caught up.. for now..

2008-07-11T18:40:00.001-04:00

caught up for now.. stress at work makes running necessary.. either i'll do a 6am or a Sunday run this weekend....

also did upper back and shoulders..

o no.. i'm slipping

2008-07-10T22:09:00.001-04:00

i missed my run today... did a 1 hour walk in the am before my breakfast meeting.. but missed my run... WHY!!!

ARGH..

that means tommrow i run, and saturday i run...

i hate those two back to back...

run and done..

2008-07-09T22:26:00.002-04:00

it was a late run.. 9-10pm.. but i did it..

now hoteling it while watching the phillies... go phils!!

busy day...

2008-07-09T08:49:00.000-04:00

gota keep the exercise up.. 1 hour run today... work in DC... ARGH..

it's been a while

2008-07-08T10:26:00.000-04:00

i have been running.. i just did what i thought was a good idea... didn't boot up my laptop...

no computer for like 3 days... great vacation...

1 hour 10 min... hot humid

2008-06-28T12:00:00.001-04:00

it was hot .. it was humid.. i feel better after the run..

i did some Wii Yoga for 10 min... all in all good start to teh day

cath LOVED her bikes!!

2008-06-27T15:26:00.000-04:00

O YEAH.. i'm an awesome husband... O YEAH..

i got a Giant Suede DX with all the stuff... it was awesome... TOTALLY Surprised her!!!

did my run..

2008-06-27T15:19:00.002-04:00

i fell much better... work is going better too... i realized i have to push it... got a good deal going, hopefully we WIN!!!

any way one more call then off for the weekend..

Got a cold Saturday...

2008-06-27T10:29:00.002-04:00

too much party, not enough rest + a cold.... makes for bad running...

missed one run so far.. have a ton of work then cath has tattoo.. then we go out for anniversary dinner....

heck.. i'm going now...

OMG...

2008-06-22T15:01:00.001-04:00

that was some party....

1/2 marathon... OMG

2008-06-21T11:30:00.001-04:00

OMG.. 13.73.. OMG... i'm so wasted... i didn't have enough fuel, took enough for 2 hours.. forgot about the last 30 min... BRUTAL....

OMG.... it was awesome

I signed up for ShapeFit.com...

2008-06-20T09:18:00.000-04:00

let's you track your stuff online for free.. who knows if it is good.. i love tracking things......

16.5 miles till 1000 miles

2008-06-20T08:20:00.001-04:00

wow.... 1000 miles.... it took me a long time to get to 800 and in ~ 4 months i'm going to pass 1000... wow....

intervals...

2008-06-19T20:05:00.001-04:00

i haven't done intervals since i started my program...

i forgot how fun they where

this one was an up ladder.. 2 run / 3 run / 4 run , 2x with 1:30 walks in the middle...

fun stuff...

today..

2008-06-18T15:51:00.001-04:00

got home early from my trip today since cath needed help. she had a root canal on monday, tuesday was "fine" kinda, yesterday needed help.

i had one meeting, the main reason i went down to DC, and then came back up.

i need to run today... argh.. an hour run + 15 min warm up.. just argh due to time....

once the rain stops i'll go...

Jeremy Fish...

2008-06-16T17:23:00.001-04:00

i'm really digging his stuff...

http://www.superfishalsf.com/
sillypinkbunnies.com
-- there is a heart on here.. with wings and city... i love it.. but i would want Philly and not San Fran....

crappy day today

2008-06-16T15:22:00.002-04:00

its just been crappy.. can't point at anyone thing...
yesterday it started... but yesterday was still good..
had a great time with the kids, we had a HORRIBLE miniature golf exp... so bad that it will be memorable, well not bad, like we had fun, but the course was bad...

i feel crappy, i ran, thinking i could shake it out.. nope
did some work.. nope
did some gym time .. nope

trying to shake it...

So far...

2008-06-14T11:24:00.002-04:00

How is it going? How is the running going...

its going awesome... if i said it was easy i would be TOTALLY misrepresenting.. it is really hard... today's run was 2 hours EXACTLY, and as bill told me.. incorporated with the warm up... no extra, no padding... walked home..

but i'm doing it... i'm pushing myself farther than i thought i could go.. i'm going to hit 1000 miles on Nike+ this month.. INSANE...
80=90 miles a month.. and i still have room to go...

marathon... it seems so far away, even farther than when i started trying to go for it.. but i'm getting there.. and i will be there in oct or sept? whenever it is...

so i'm running in about an hour...

2008-06-14T07:33:00.002-04:00

cath will take the kids to karate, and i'll run... and run... and run...

about 2 hours worth... why the dread? don't know, i can't wait till july for some reason, june running has been pretty hard.

Crap

2008-06-13T21:39:00.002-04:00

I'm toasted... and i have to run 2 hours in the early am.. good thing we don't' stay out late...

Triskaidekaphobia party

2008-06-13T21:35:00.002-04:00

Yes, we went to a Triskaidekaphobia Party... it was great... they had beer, and GIN!!!

at some point the host of the party was talking about Gin's and I suggested a tasting of two of my favorites:

Hendricks Gin

Tanqueray Rangpur Gin

Pim's Number 1

it was fun awesome... i haven't' connect with so many people in long time... the love of a good Gin..... heaven

OOOO Friday the 13th.. SCARY

2008-06-13T18:38:00.001-04:00

i want to see the Happening... it should be SPOOK TACULAR!!! and the HULK.. HULK SMASH....

2 hour run coming up...

2008-06-13T18:37:00.000-04:00

12 miles? .. 2 hours.. gotta wake up early.... tons of stuff to do this weekend....

basement is ALMOST CLEAN!!! can't wait to move stuff back down from Garage...

hills...

2008-06-13T12:13:00.000-04:00

ran hills today... wow... 3 min up hill.. then walk down.... it was hard... the hardest part was finding a hill to run up for 3 min of incline...

I did run yesterday...

2008-06-12T13:33:00.002-04:00

i totally did... reminds me i have to go the car, bet my ipod and sync to get the runs up on Nike.com...

it was a sucky attempt at 50 min...did the warm up as part of the run... 2 min walk then eased into the run.. it wasn't cause i was tried.. it was because i had limited time.

I had to golf that day? WTF? me golfing? it was funny and fun. the BEST part was the car. that was so fun.

i may take cath to the driving range, that could be fun.. when her tooth feels better.. WACK some balls!!!!

Run again today Hill work.... fun

hot running....

2008-06-09T20:56:00.002-04:00

5 miles in ~95 degree heat... at least the sun wasn't pounding the whole time.. OMG it was hot.. i hydrated.. but still wow... i guess i'll sleep tonight....

It's HOT...

2008-06-08T10:39:00.001-04:00

its FREAKING HOT today.. wow... "Wicked" hot....

i'm also addicted to the PS3 Game "monsters" it's one of those 10 dollar download games... OMG its so fun to play with the kids...

even audrey can "kinda" play...

New Shoes..

2008-06-07T11:08:00.002-04:00

O YEAH.. i gots me my new shoes.. boo ya! they rock.. well .. my old shoes where dead, so these feel like walking on clouds!!

new shoe feeling..

i ran my "sprints" in them 2 min sprint, 1 min walk 8 times to break them in..

then today did my 2 hour...

2 hours....

2008-06-07T11:07:00.001-04:00

wow... 2 hours... now that was actually hard...

yes yes... i have run for 2 hours before... 2.5 hours as well.. but this week it was hard.... first hour .. then ok for 30 min.. then hard again for the last 30...

Running with Dom...

2008-06-05T19:46:00.003-04:00

NICE.. Newport Beach, CA.

Run around the Newport Beach's Back Bay with my friend Dominic... it was nice... 48 min run + 15 min warm up... Though he doesn't run often... he kept up like a champ.. even with Crazy Hills.

All in all it was a nice trip.

Even had time later that day to grab a few beers with Kevin!

My shoes are in Lousville, KY....

2008-06-02T13:14:00.002-04:00

Where:
LOUISVILLE,
KY, US

When:
06/02/2008 12:21 P.M.

Why still there:
ADDITIONAL CLEARING AGENCY INFORMATION OR DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR CLEARANCE

why don't they make things in the USA?

10 min x 4 with 1 min rec.

2008-06-02T13:12:00.000-04:00

great run.. but missed the even / odd 148 / 155 HR things...

June.....

2008-06-01T20:08:00.001-04:00

it will be a long june...

NIce and easy week off...

2008-05-31T09:21:00.001-04:00

this week was nice and easy, a down week to recover.... 10 or 11 miles... it was nice..

did you catch that? 10 miles for the week was a nice week.. easy.. an hour run today was a break!

this running thing is insane...

Flaming Lips concert ROCKED

2008-05-26T19:34:00.001-04:00

it was amazing.. awesome.. more than i expected... WOW

if you have seen youtube videos... yeah it's like that... wow

started out fast..

2008-05-26T15:53:00.002-04:00

and burnt out.. i thought i could burn for 30 min.. turns out i can burn for 7... sucks..

7 min first mile... then sucked the rest to finish my 5k @ 29min...

atleast i didn't get hurt, and found my limits..

iPod ran out of batteries

2008-05-24T10:09:00.002-04:00

running this moring for my 2 hour 20 min run (+10 warm up).. my iPod DIED... batteries ran out.. i was really hoping to get 13.2, but only got 12.47... with running into the house, charging it and running out... lost some time... but hey... 12.5 an't bad...

Gym today...

2008-05-23T15:42:00.001-04:00

no running (well ran to gym and back 1 mile round trip..)

back and shoulders today...

cereal for breakfast / lunch

Salad for Dinner?
maybe pasta...

2 hour 2min run tomorrow... FUN!!!!

then FLAMING LIPS concert.... i will fall over at some point....

so far not bad..

2008-05-22T07:28:00.001-04:00

this week's running has been good... i'm achy but not dieing... saturday's 2 hour 20 min run will be tough.. esp. since we have a flamming lips show... standing for a couple hours after...

SUNDAY will be NICE!!! REST!