6:56:082 hours faster than my last race! Details to follow in a few days….
Marathon Training
Final systems check
I’ve put in the miles, I’ve done the training, and my legs and stomach seem to be pretty much…. cramp free. Now , all I need is to stay in my green zone through next Sunday, so that I can walk my little ass off. The reality that I’m actually going to do this….AGAIN , [...]
Exercise&Fitness
Taming one of the Beasts
Out of the last 32 days, maybe 7 of them were good breathing days. This is a bit of a downward trend compared to this time last year. It seems like the ratio of good, to bad breathing days, is narrowing, and that depresses me a little. Oh well….such is life! How does the saying [...]
Achievements
The goodies just keep coming
This came in the mail today ( I like the part where it says…..and 385 yards) So far, from this one race, I’ ve received: A pre-filled goodie bag full of USEFUL stuff. A pre-race write -up A post race write-up A finisher shirt A Portland tree seedling A Portland Rose A finisher medal A [...]
Marathon Training
The big one before the Big one
Isn’t it funny that you essentially have to do a marathon—- before you do a marathon? Anyways…… The deed is done. On Sunday I walked 19.89 miles in 4:48 minutes . Total time with stretching and bathroom breaks was actually 5:16. Not as fast as the 10 miler I did a week ago, but certainly [...]
Friends/Bloggers
A special day on the Bay
(Dan, Millicent, and yours truly at Aquatic Park) Usually , I do my City walks alone, but yesterday was special because I got the opportunity to walk with two very very cool people. PLUS…I was back in the green! Fellow blogger and racewalking enthusiast Daniel Fort , who came all the way up from the [...]
