OK - I see that Clark has posted his pictures of his butt and all of you have been raving about Claaaark's butt. I have always been known as the Butt-Meister and I officially throw down the gauntlet!
A "BUTT-OFF" Challenge goes out to Clark. I'll smoke 2 butts to Clark's 2 butts and we will let MMer's decide and crown the BEST BUTT MEISTER for the 2007 Marathon Makeover.
What do you say Dr. Butt?
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Between the Ears!
I am so proud of each and everyone of you who have stayed the course and continue to move forward toward the goal of finishing the Chicago Marathon! Some of you have aches and pains... OK, most of you have aches and pains... but you have earned them and they speak to your courage to persevere!
We are coming up on our 22nd group run and it is amazing to think of how far we have come in 22 weeks. Not only have we drastically improved physically (you thank God that it is ONLY 8 miles this weekend) but as a community you are a loving, supportive, encouraging group of the finest people I've met.
So 14 weeks to go until we line up for the Chicago Marathon. Believe it or not, the hardest part is what you will do between the ears. There is no more need to race between here and October 7th, just slow and steady building up to the starting line of the marathon... healthy. You will have to overcome some self-doubts and those haunting whispers in your mind that start telling you what your time will be and how the city will be shut down before you finish. You will have to remind yourself that 13.1 was supposed to be hard and you are not supposed to be ready for 26.2 miles in June.
Stay the course. Use the low mileage weeks to recover from the longer weeks and keep connected to the group. You can do this! You are marathoners!
We are coming up on our 22nd group run and it is amazing to think of how far we have come in 22 weeks. Not only have we drastically improved physically (you thank God that it is ONLY 8 miles this weekend) but as a community you are a loving, supportive, encouraging group of the finest people I've met.
So 14 weeks to go until we line up for the Chicago Marathon. Believe it or not, the hardest part is what you will do between the ears. There is no more need to race between here and October 7th, just slow and steady building up to the starting line of the marathon... healthy. You will have to overcome some self-doubts and those haunting whispers in your mind that start telling you what your time will be and how the city will be shut down before you finish. You will have to remind yourself that 13.1 was supposed to be hard and you are not supposed to be ready for 26.2 miles in June.
Stay the course. Use the low mileage weeks to recover from the longer weeks and keep connected to the group. You can do this! You are marathoners!
Monday, June 11, 2007
Ran the Hills!
Scotty and I met up in Vicksburg this morning at 6:30 to run the six mile loop at the military park in Vicksburg this morning. It was a nice run and I ran it in 59:57. I sprinted to get in under 60 minutes!
I think we will do that from here on out, so if any of you want to meet in Vicksburg on Monday mornings at 6:30 to run a HILLY six miles - come and join us! It's a lot of fun (wink, wink) but it beats trying to do that at noon!
This is the time to stay focused on your training, go early in the morning before the sun gets real hot and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!
I think we will do that from here on out, so if any of you want to meet in Vicksburg on Monday mornings at 6:30 to run a HILLY six miles - come and join us! It's a lot of fun (wink, wink) but it beats trying to do that at noon!
This is the time to stay focused on your training, go early in the morning before the sun gets real hot and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!
Saturday, June 09, 2007
12 Miles in Mississippi = 16-18 in Chicago!
I promise, today was brutal! With the humidity and heat and hills I was struggling. Today's difficulty really is like 16 to 18 miles in Chicago. 26.2 miles with 45-70 degree temperature, 20% humidity, 1.5 million screaming spectators, and 45,000 other runners is a cinch compared to this morning. If you can go 18 miles (equivalent), the other 8.2 is not even from Lakeshore to Fox Bay and back - you got this one beat!
After we got all packed up, Robin, Matt and I went to Fleet Feet then Nagoya. Nagoya wasn't open yet (30 minutes to kill) so we went to Target and got a dumbbell set, a blender, and some other Robin junk. THEN, Nagoya!! Edamame and gyoza for starters then four salmon sushimis, spicy tuna rolls, spicy shrimp rolls, crawfish rolls, avocado rolls (not worth it) and lots of water. Yum, yum!
Robin and I have been cleaning the house getting ready for a dinner party/shower for Run Freak Scotty and his wife, Amy, (little girl coming soon) and this is the first time I have sat down
and I could crash!
Oh, I bought a 50' fresh water hose on the Internet to fill up the coolers. Now I can put all the coolers in the truck and then fill them up and not throw out my back. What do they say - work smarter not harder?! It had better not make the water taste funky, but then again it couldn't be worse than Jackson water.
Well, I had better go ice the drinks - the guests will be arriving shortly. Blog on Marathoners - ONLY 6 miles next Saturday!
After we got all packed up, Robin, Matt and I went to Fleet Feet then Nagoya. Nagoya wasn't open yet (30 minutes to kill) so we went to Target and got a dumbbell set, a blender, and some other Robin junk. THEN, Nagoya!! Edamame and gyoza for starters then four salmon sushimis, spicy tuna rolls, spicy shrimp rolls, crawfish rolls, avocado rolls (not worth it) and lots of water. Yum, yum!
Robin and I have been cleaning the house getting ready for a dinner party/shower for Run Freak Scotty and his wife, Amy, (little girl coming soon) and this is the first time I have sat down
and I could crash!
Oh, I bought a 50' fresh water hose on the Internet to fill up the coolers. Now I can put all the coolers in the truck and then fill them up and not throw out my back. What do they say - work smarter not harder?! It had better not make the water taste funky, but then again it couldn't be worse than Jackson water.
Well, I had better go ice the drinks - the guests will be arriving shortly. Blog on Marathoners - ONLY 6 miles next Saturday!
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