tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54795292011-08-15T21:12:30.151-05:00Running and Lifting (and some other stuff too)brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.comBlogger10341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-87428876226200264932011-08-05T19:47:00.001-05:002011-08-05T19:53:39.526-05:00

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my right hamstring has just been killing me over the last several weeks. its the upper hamstring, right below the glute (i think). brutal! i think i started back too fast in the spring or something. for a few weeks now, i've been getting up a little after 4am to run in the mornings. a switch flipped one day and instead of snoozing i just started getting up and heading out the door. makes it

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my sister and I at the finish..

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Another quick update here. For those that didn't see on twitter, I had an amazing marathon experience on Sunday. I posted a 3:36:45. I held myself in check during the first 8-10 miles when I wanted so badly to bust a gut out there and run like the wind because I felt so good. According to my chip time: first half marathon in 1:48:32 and the second half in 1:48:13. Can you believe it?

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Thank you so much for all the comments everybody! Every day is a new adventure, but it has been great so far. The whole not sleeping too much thing is kind of tricky, but hopefully we'll get that down (probably just in time for him to change it up on us!).I will post more in the coming weeks regarding parenthood and the like, but for now I thought I should post at least one more time on the eve

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Here is our little guy. Born Sunday night on 9/12 at 6:30pm, 21", 6 pounds 11 ounces.Everyone is doing well. We are learning what its like when sleeping for two straight hours feels like a miracle. Cute little guy.a.

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Another huge gap since my last post!Last Saturday I toed the line at my chance for 1/2 marathon redemption. This time I finished in 1:40:41 vs. that previous 1:47 a month ago. Better course, more accurate course, and better conditions. And another month of training under my belt didn't hurt.I ran the first couple miles with the 1:45 group and then I said forget it, I felt great so I went after

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On Sunday morning a buddy and I lined up in the starting chute for a half marathon. The dew point was low to mid-70s, temp was about 80, and the clouds were ominous! My hands felt so sticky just standing there waiting for the thing to start.This race ended up being the most difficult non-marathon road race I've ever finished. Dang it was tough. The humidity and the heat, combined with the

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am i down to once a month updates? this post won't even count necessarily. check out this picture i took in the red rock canyon (below). not bad eh? i added a fancy border so that might help it look spiffy i guess. we spent 4 nights in vegas on our last trip ever as a DINKs (double income no kids). i think they call it a babymoon these days. it was so great to get away from our busy lives

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I knew it would happen, but it doesn't make it any easier. I find myself dwelling on last year and how I felt so good and I was in such great shape. It makes me get all discouraged and so forth. I wasn't working so I ran all the time, even hit 70 miles in a week! Sweet. At a moments notice I could run for 2 hours and not feel a thing. This year is so much different because the amount of my "

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Thanks for the congrats guys! :) mg asked about boy/girl. Yep, we found out we are having a boy!! We both wanted to know, so that was cool. I left off the very obvious picture that shows we are having a boy, hehe. Ok i gotta go, i'll try to update more later this weekend. i knocked out a great 13.2 mile run this morning right at 8:30 pace but a couple miles were right around 8. it was

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Is anybody still out there? I've been real busy at the new job. Got completely out of shape in the process. Too bad I can't talk about work or I'd share more thoughts about it.Well, you know how if you read someone's blog for long enough, you get to see them through the various stages of their life?We are on week 20 this week :)

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I had a little check-up recently. Resting heart rate: 48. Blood pressure: 100/76. The exam-taker asked, "are you a runner"? Well lady, its actually a long story I said. Nah I didn't say that, i just responded with a "yep". i'm actually not much of a runner lately. Running twice a week is about my max right now. I'm hoping mid- to late-may will be the time i can settle back down a

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I think getting more rest is slightly more important than exercise, because that extra rest (or that feeling of being fully rested) sparks workouts. When you're running on empty, you're not going to go for a jog, because you feel like poo.

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increasing stress taking heavy toll on diet.

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I decided kind of last-minute to run this marathon. Since I'm not in peak shape at all, I figured I'd just run it at a steady pace. The sun was shining high in the cloudless sky. I was maintaining steady, concentrated breathing while staring at the ground. It was grassy, soft yet hard-packed, and kind of uneven. The grass was medium-long and straight, but it had been flattened out against

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I realized today that I have always struggled with the "live in the now" mantra because I'm generally trying to plan for the future. It seems like that was something ingrained into me, maybe from society or my upbringing, I don't know. Save, plan, progress, work hard, then some day....So turning on a dial, and trying to think more like a person that lives in the now takes work, for me anyway.

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The pastor that presided over our wedding (link below). Great, great guy. Strong faith, great love for his family, his job (music director at our church), and the body of our church. Mid 50s? His remaining life on this earth is measured in weeks now. He gave us our pre-marriage counseling and coincidentally led our baptism class several months after our marriage. We have had the privilege

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Lately I've been evaluating and reflecting on some of my decisions in terms of, what if I knew I only had a few more months on this earth? Would I do this with my career or that? Would I vacation here or there? How would I spend my evenings? My weekends? Someone that I know has faced and is facing these questions unfortunately. I would challenge you to really think about it for yourself.

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Worked my first few days at the new gig last week. Doing that work is like breathing for me. Well, that's probably a little strong but you know what I mean. On my way in as I walked the skyways and jumped in to the hustle and bustle of downtown, I took a few deep breaths and thought to myself...AHHHHH. I couldn't help but smile and feel energized. Love my new gig so far. March and April are

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According to a front page headline on msnbc.com currently: your genes likely determine the degree to which your body responds to exercise (i'm paraphrasing).I suppose its kind of interesting, but if you've ever stepped foot in a gym you know this to be a fact already. What would be cool is if someone could give me a list of the top 8-10 weight lifting exercises that my body/genes respond(s) to

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here we have week #2 of little to no working out. i know why: stress. any major break or interruption from my normal life usually result in something funky happening with my exercise. dangit, hate that. i'll try to lift tonight. the weather also sucks here so that is a factor as well.my diet hasn't fallen off a cliff but its not really great either. i did stop drinking water again, thats

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I added a couple things to my bucket list recently. -see malkin, crosby, and company in a game, within 3 rows of the glass-attend another ncaa hockey championship (flight/hotel/etc)are you adding to your bucket list? you had better be, or you're all dead inside eh? other things on my bucket list include visiting hawaii, and going back to vegas and europe some day.

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I fell once on our "trail" run through the snow. Not normally a big deal, but I had unknowingly dropped my car key as I hit the ground. Doh! I realized it was missing about a half-mile away. We turned and ran back; sure enough, I found my car key on the ground right where I had hit the deck.We decided we won't ever do that again. Turns out running through the snow in the woods is not really

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I had to confront an excruciatingly difficult decision this week as it relates to my career. The only decision I've faced that has been in the same realm (of difficulty) was the decision to buy the house we are currently living in. I view this decision as more difficult because I had to choose between two paths that will ultimately impact not just me, but my wife as well. I've never had two

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one of the fun things you'll get to learn in p90:based on where this exercise fits in the routine, i can only do 1 or 2 because my triceps are so fatigued. there are all sorts of cool variations of exercises you'll get to try out. its kind of fun.

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I was going to write something but then I forgot the topic. Couldn't have been that interesting.I have a couple things shaking but can't discuss at this moment.Hmm running: I feel like I might be starting to run again. I am being careful with that statement...I ran twice last week and once so far this week. We came out of our bitter cold spell so that makes it easier to venture out on the

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Interesting comments from you guys on the sleep vs exercise. Good stuff. I think its safe to say that if a person gets enough rest, they will always vote for more exercise. What about a person that never or rarely is able to get a good night of rest? Would they vote exercise as well? Maybe. Come on, I know at least one person that reads this has trouble sleeping.I ran 7 miles on Saturday

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Which would you rather get more of, if you could only choose one: more exercise or more sleep? I was pondering this question early this morning when I was feeling way too tired to get out of bed to exercise. The answer probably depends on the current your phase of life. It seems like a tough question because more exercise will likely lead to a longer lifespan and lower healthcare costs (among

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Last Sunday one of the things the pastor said was that if you are simply listening to sermons once a week, you are starving yourself. Need to be interactive with the Word via a devotion/Bible study etc. I thought that was interesting, its had me thinking.In other news, another big yes or no life decision looms. What will I do?

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Week 5 day 2: back and biceps. hard. difficult to lift my arms. so far, week 5 has been less of an aerobic thing and more weight lifting. My arms are toast!

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Tonight I went to p90x week 5, day 1: chest, shoulders, triceps. Around half way through the routine I couldn't even do 1 push-up. And I could barely do them on my knees. This routine is heavy on the triceps, and mine are real weak! This workout went really fast though, I hope the other routines in this phase 2 section are all decent.There's an older gal on the DVD doing regular pushups

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I woke up at 2AM with a sore back. I even took 2 motrin which is eventful because I take like 4 aspirin in a whole year. Crap, I must have performed an exercise from the shoulders/arms workout wrong.Hopefully it'll recover by tonight.It occurred to me during last night's workout that you're going to have to buy either a band, or some dumbbells for p90x. I've never used those bands, so I can't

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On Monday of this week, I began week "2". I say "2" because it technically occurred on day 11 or 12 relative to my day 1. Weeks 1-3 follow the same workouts. Frankly, I was in shock that I could complete more of every variety of push-up! Wha???? COOL. For example, one type of push-up is called a diamond push-up: you place your hands very close together and under your chest (so these are

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On Saturday I ran for 90 minutes. My avg HR was 150. My right hamstring still bothers me! Unbelievable.On Monday I'm looking forward to the p9ox chest and back workout again. I also simply have to find a way to work in more cardio this week. I looked ahead at p9o weeks 5-7 and it turns out you are supposed to do 2 workouts a day (weights and cardio), so that makes more sense to me in terms of

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Well its good to know you guys are still there!You know my fitness level and background so I won't go into it, but keep in mind that perspective regarding my p90x impressions.So far I've completed chest/back, shoulders/arms, yoga (ha ha), and legs/back. Only 4 workouts so its hard to really provide a lot of analysis. I can't comment on its effectiveness in such a short tme but I can give my

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I got nudged over the weekend about the fact that it has been nearly a month since my last update. Wow. I hadn't noticed...I knew it had been a while but I didn't think it was that long ago. Here's the main reason: chief on my mind as of late has been my job, my career, my goals, and how to get from A to B. Those are things I can't post about in the public domain. It sure would be nice to

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This blog is dusty and I'm having trouble keep up with all the blogger peeps.I don't have anything interesting to say right now. Working takes up all my time! I'm back to working out 6x a week (actually this is week two, but it'll stick), so that feels good. I'm gonna lift 2x a week and run 4x through the winter.That's all for now.

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Thank you everyone for your comments, they did help me down off the post-marathon ledge.I am more convinced than ever that my poor tapering was a key factor. Not only the volume, but the poor quality. I dialed back the effort to 'save' my glutehammy.The weekly mileage leading up to the race was:6644403016 (+ race)I know it doesn't seem drastic but it felt horrible to go from avg mileage of 60

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Well, what can I say. The marathon did not go as I had hoped.Tapering went horribly because I kept resting my glutehammy and really cut back on mileage for 3 weeks leading up to the race. I got sick a few days before the race as well.When you know you aren't feeling great, 'they' say to adjust your goals accordingly.Did 'they' train hard all freakin summer? I knew no matter what, I was going

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Tapering always messes with my head. In mid to late August I yearn for it, and then when it gets here my body and mind yell out, why are we slacking/what's going on here?!! The short runs are feeling tough and labored. It could be due adjusting to a regular working schedule again? Last night I ran 5.6 miles at 8:20 pace but it felt like a medium-high effort. On a lot of my recent runs, the

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Hey remember in '09 when I almost made it through an entire marathon training cycle as a 'retired' person?It has been an amazing experience, and there aren't many others that can relate to this experience, at this particular time in their life.Things I Will Miss While Experiencing the Life of a Retired Person-Enormous, record breaking amounts of high quality sleep; 9-10 hours every night. Turn in

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Good heavens I just re-read my last post and I sounded like a big whiner. Everybody has bad days I guess, and this is one of the places I go to vent.On Sunday I participated in the annual marathon-tuneup race: a 25k road race that borrows a fraction of the Twin Cities Marathon course.Starting line temperature was probably low to mid-60s with a dew point of 60 (kind of humid). Finishing temp

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I'm feeling frustrated with my running. I've been dealing with nagging right glute/hamstring pain for 3+ weeks. The marathon is about 3 1/2 weeks away. Why can't I be feeling strong like I did in May and June? Very frustrating. I remember ripping off a 20-mile run at 8:30 pace and feeling super strong like I could go on forever. Not only is it sore and uncomfortable while running, but it

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I have to do another VO2 max workout tonight, which I'm not really looking forward to. I'll be running 11 miles with 6x 1,200m (roughly .75 mi) at 5k race pace / jog 2 minutes in between. I'll jog 3.5 miles, do the repeats, then cool down for about 2 miles. I'll be very acutely aware of how my right hamstring/glute/hip areas feel. I wanted to run this morning but I had to make a bunch of phone

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I have a 25k race on Sept 13, and the marathon is on Oct 4. Does that give me enough time to recover from the 25k? Usually the 25k is more like a month before the marathon. Doh! I prefer not to run that race so close to the marathon. Yesterday I was supposed to go 18 miles but ended up with 19 because my route was a little longer than expected. It went pretty welll; the first half pace was

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I deem this to be one of the most boring weeks I've ever experienced. You're probably going to want to provide suggestions like, why don't you do this? Or how about that? I've done it. I've done all of it. Now I'm real bored. You guys crack me up with the 'run' suggestion most of all. You all know I'm training for a marathon.Speaking of which. After this week, only 2 more weeks until I

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-72631483091675528812009-08-24T13:33:00.001-05:002009-08-24T13:33:29.369-05:00

BORED.

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8 mile recovery run last night. Nothing too interesting, 'cept I wasn't feeling very energetic out there. After I hit stop on the garmin, my heart rate went went from 132 to 96 in 19 SECONDS. money. I was telling my wife last night that if I could put my heart into a skinny persons body for 1 race, we could go and qualify for boston. :)On a different note, remember we have a local minnesota

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-23633517886381792582009-08-18T21:27:00.010-05:002009-08-18T21:54:51.442-05:00

Everyone had interesting comments on the last post, thanks! One thing I do want to note is that my takeaway from the article was not that a person can't benefit from exercise, however for most individuals, weight loss might be more successful with moderate exercise combined with a healthy diet (versus high volume/extreme exercise programs like marathon training or lifting weights for 2 hours a

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-22296606325209126372009-08-12T06:39:00.003-05:002009-08-12T06:57:35.543-05:00

First a buddy mentioned the article in a phone conversation earlier this week, then Jank posted it.Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin...self-control is like a muscle: it weakens each day after you use it. If you force yourself to jog for an hour, your self-regulatory capacity is proportionately enfeebled. Rather than lunching on a salad, you'll be more likely to opt for pizza.There are a bunch of

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-58903443547142992482009-08-08T23:11:00.004-05:002009-08-08T23:47:36.050-05:00

I crossed the 70 mile barrier for the first time this week, after finishing a long run of 23.24 miles this morning.The schedule called for only 2 runs greater than 10 miles during the week, plus a long run of 23 miles on Saturday: 6,12,6,15,8,23. Those shorter runs of 6/6/8 made the week more manageable.The 23 mile run this morning was tricky because the dew point was in the 66 - 70 range. My

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-64339556282646012352009-08-05T21:30:00.004-05:002009-08-05T22:48:41.481-05:00

Check out this training run of mine from last Tuesday:10.14 miles, average pace ended up being 7:47 and I felt good. That has been the only running highlight since I started running again about a month ago. Most of my runs as of late seem to be around 8:40/8:50 range, and I've been feeling like poo.I'm losing my "edge" out there. I can't seem to find any real motivation to ignite my self

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-317525117491828932009-07-28T13:20:00.003-05:002009-07-28T13:32:29.623-05:00

I'm really bored.The marathon is in 67 days. I am still building to where I was before my 18 day hiatus. My legs and my fitness are pretty close, I think. It's hard to compare a run in 80 degree temp to a run in the 60s. I haven't been feeling super about my runs but last week I ran 64.5 miles, in mostly warmer weather, so I will give myself a pass.Nutrition, nutrition. Always my downfall.

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It has been more difficult to write here given my circumstances. I thought it might be easier because I'd have more to say?!I'm finding it immensely more difficult to sit around and wait as time goes on. Last week was a busy week with meetings, one formal interview, and a lot of conversations with various contacts. All signs were pointing to another busy week, and I was really looking forward

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-20298684947106971202009-07-10T21:19:00.001-05:002009-07-10T21:20:41.288-05:00

great, i think i broke my toe.

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-9463216722564434202009-07-08T18:57:00.010-05:002009-07-08T19:46:34.021-05:00

Prior to this past Monday 7/6/09, I hadn't run for about 19 consecutive days. Holy smokes.On Monday, I ran 9.5 miles and after less than 3 miles in, my quads felt completely shredded. At the end of the run my legs were so toast. On Tuesday I ran about 6 miles, and my quads were toast before, during, and after the run. Hurt to climb stairs, the whole works.I can't believe that after running

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-70270878556552838612009-07-03T08:09:00.002-05:002009-07-03T08:35:46.955-05:00

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Yesterday morning: 18.93 miles in 2:43:23 (8:38). First half at 8:43, last half in 8:32. My splits were fairly consistent around 8:40 pace, excluding mile 12 where I got a little excited (7:53). My average heart rate was 140, but as the air warmed, it continued to climb steadily throughout the run. The temperature was about 20 degrees warmer vs. last week, and I think that was the major factor

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-76329574686545654842009-06-07T16:02:00.005-05:002009-06-07T16:15:46.640-05:00

Yesterday morning: 20.34 miles in 2:54:32 (8:35). First half at 8:49, last half in 8:20. Mile 19 in a controlled 7:58, mile 20 at 8:16, last 0.34 at 8:05 pace. I feel fine today (Sunday), no soreness or tightness.For the week: 64 miles on 6 runs, avg pace 8:31.

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Where'd we leave off?Mondays are my absolute worst days. I didn't even realize it at first, but then it dawned on me that by late Monday afternoons, I'm really feeling sorry for myself. That's not usually my gig. Generally I'm active, positive, hopeful, and keeping myself busy.When you are "forced" to crawl out of bed on Monday mornings to go work for 'the man', well lets face it, you get

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-78609093686941982702009-05-19T20:40:00.017-05:002009-05-20T10:49:16.236-05:00

Due to certain circumstances (that I will not delve into), this was not unpredictable. I've seen plenty of unsuspecting people get sideswiped, and its really painful to watch. Really painful. If you've ever witnessed a mentor, a senior partner, or a peer crumble right before your eyes, you know what I'm talking about. And at times it can be like that new rollerblader on the lakefront path

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-33342110373237685902009-05-19T10:11:00.003-05:002009-05-19T10:13:46.862-05:00

Stay tuned to a new multi-part series covering such things as:-The mid-week pace of life-Feelings, then and now-Angst-Reservations-Positives-Daily routine-Connections

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i ran 17.1 miles this morning at around 9:15 pace. my knee has been bothering me lately so i didn't push it. last saturday i ran 17.75 miles at 8:30 pace and felt great.2 saturdays ago i ran 18.5 miles at 9:02 and felt great. i feel like i could run 15-17 miles every saturday without too much trouble (knock on wood?), so time permitting, i'll probably try to do just that. i'll have to see how

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-902260272186028582009-05-15T08:56:00.001-05:002009-05-15T08:57:38.725-05:00

you gotta watch the video on this post, it looks amazing. i want to be there!http://danceswithdirt.blogspot.com/2009/05/why-we-love-trails.html

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I lined up near the front of the 30-39 yr old age groupers, just behind my buddy (and also behind a friend of my brothers that I happened to bump into before the race).I sucked, AGAIN! I just don't see why I can't get myself to run 1 mile closer to 6 minutes. Dangit! It's very frustrating even though it doesn't matter one way or the other.I finished in 6:21, better than my 6:28 from last year (

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For those not following along on twitter, I ended up running 18.5 miles in 2:47 on Saturday. I had only planned to run about 16 but I felt like I was floating out there. I felt great.I ran the first half at 9:19 pace, and the second half at 8:45 pace. Very encouraging. No soreness or anything on Sunday.For the week, I ran a total of 53.3 miles. If things keep progressing like this, I'm going

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-89710351944389864462009-05-04T07:53:00.003-05:002009-05-04T08:01:10.859-05:00

At the '09 GiG 10k they let us keep our chips as a 'souvenir'. Oh boy! It had a flimsy plastic covering so I decided to break it apart to look at the chip itself.Here you go! I thought it was interesting. I guess I never really thought about what might be under the casing all these years. I pictured a complicated instrument, capable of solving all of the worlds engineering problems while

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-53920966588107820112009-05-01T13:32:00.003-05:002009-05-01T14:17:46.083-05:00

April was an interesting month. On the running front, it was fairly substantial for me.April total running miles: 171.37. Whew.Not very many long runs though: 13, 16 (trail race), 16.But lots of medium-long runs: 12.5, 10, 10, 10, 9.5, 9, 11.YTD miles through April: 485 miles. Woah.I'm not sure if I'll be able to continue with this mileage. I may or may not, depending on one variable in

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i'm bored.

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Saturday morning marked the fifth anniversary of my first ever road race. The Get In Gear 10k!Last year, 47:09. However, this year I wasn't feeling up to par, mostly because I'm roughly 5 or 6 pounds heavier (probably not muscle?). But my mileage over the last couple of months has been good, so I hoped that would carry me through.My buddy convinced me to get up near the front of the starting

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My 25k trail race on saturday morning went ok, although I'm sure I could have pushed harder. The course was in really good shape and the weather was great, but the number of finishers was down about 25%. Hmmmm, maybe it was the economy? Weird. It is an expensive race I suppose ($33 pre-register, $45 same-day).My splits were all over the place but that is to be expected in a trail race where

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my legs are fatigued so i may take today off, although i hope to secretly get in about 6 miles. i think i should be able to hit the low 40s with a decent run on saturday morning. i haven't been feeling very quick lately; i hope to squeeze in some speed training this week to test my fitness. i won another game at racquetball league last night, although i felt flat from the miles i've been

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-19837560149812161872009-04-02T07:49:00.003-05:002009-04-02T08:37:50.912-05:00

i don't know what to write here anymore, have you noticed? i've been using twitter a lot more lately because its the easy way out and with the blog i feel more pressure to write some sort of grand entry.so you should follow me on twitter if you want to track my extremely interesting daily revelations.last night i went to the gym w/my wife. good times! she went to a kickboxing class for an hour

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it was league meeting #2 last night. i was still feeling a bit under the weather and was coughing, but since we only meet once a week (and i missed last week) i wanted to show up.i played about 7 or 8 games but didn't win any (the girl was a no-show). i think i improved though. my scores were approximately: 0,2,0,5, 4,6,2. something like that. i should probably knock myself down to a 'C'

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-49220920341209914332009-03-23T10:27:00.002-05:002009-03-23T10:31:57.722-05:00

i probably will not exercise today which will make it a full 7 days without any exercise. my lungs feel like they rattle when i breathe, and my coughing is still fairly persistent. if my lungs were fine, i'd surely exercise through this cold. but my breathing feels restricted, therefore exercising does not seem prudent.i'm down about 5 pounds in 7 days. yeah for sickness!? i'm losing fitness

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-85976389325013514382009-03-19T10:20:00.003-05:002009-03-19T10:25:17.386-05:00

i'm sick. it sucks. aches, low energy, chills, then i feel hot, and i'm coughing. it started sunday night and came on strong monday night. i thought i would be better by now. its thursday and i only have 1 run in the books so far this week. bleah

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-76667655333053430302009-03-13T07:39:00.004-05:002009-03-13T07:54:18.643-05:00

last night i attended my first ever racquetball league. in the back of my mind i was wondering if i should take it easy on people or just go all out and see how bad i could beat everybody.i got destroyed!and it was awesome. the only person i could beat was the one girl that showed up.for my first match, this old guy came up to me and asked me if i wanted to play. he said he was in the C league

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i just finished up with a 10-mile run, in roughly 1:26 (8:35 avg pace). i felt great at the finish, with tons of energy. i had to do some mental gymnastics to get myself dressed and out the door for this run, thus the strong finish caught me by surprise and gave me small boost of confidence. i feel like i could sprint another 5 miles with my pent up energy!

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-49404002559594869162009-03-05T09:31:00.005-06:002009-03-05T09:53:43.999-06:00

yesterday i ran 9 miles, played some racquetball for 13 minutes, and then climbed stairs for 25 minutes. by dinner, i was completely STARVING.and the winner was??? frozen pizza: not necessarily the post-workout meal of champions. i do somewhat regret that choice.i should lift weights today but i'm thinking about taking a day off. i guess i'll see how i feel later on. this is my only chance

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-67134224626075791352009-03-03T20:14:00.002-06:002009-03-03T20:24:15.963-06:00

note to self: when you drink a lot of water at night you get really full, which makes it tougher to eat a lot of snacks. certainly this is an amazing discovery with which i have stumbled upon.

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i finally found a camera that adequately displays my recent lifting gains:)

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on tap for today: 10 miles. i'm dying to get out there but i hired a 'handyman' to fix toilet #3 and he went back to check on another job and to get some additional supplies. ugh, this better be no more than $100.as soon as he finishes, i'm lacing up the running shoes and blasting out of here. temp should be low 30's which is just fine.i already updated my itunes playlist. and breakfast

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yesterday was a scheduled off day from running, but i went to the gym around 7:45pm to lift some weights. my chest is sore this morning! i went heavier on bench press, using the smith machine (like so). i love mixing in the smith machine because i can go heavier without worrying about needing a spotter. good times! i think i might be stronger now than i was in college, but my bodyfat % is

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i have to either fix my downstairs toilet, or pay someone to fix it. i don't want to do either. i've been totally avoiding it. we are fortunate enough to have 2 other perfectly working toilets, so why fix the third? ugh, i guess i better get on it. errrr, get it fixed i mean.

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i have been thinking about signing up for a May marathon to sharpen my focus.the good:-cardio becomes more focused and diligent-i'll get back into marathon shape (roughly -10 or -15 lbs from current)-i have the time-i love the way long runs make me feel-its only 15 weeks out-good motivation to sharpen the diet-provides the spark to get in shape for a summer honeymoon-a summer honeymoon could put

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i had an epiphany of sorts last night. when you are eating more food than you truly want to eat, the food is controlling you (versus you controlling the food).why not take control of the food? why let it control me? you have to realize when the cravings hit, that you have the ability to control the choices you make. its not like we are powerless against our craving for licorice. is it?its

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currently watching hockey in HD, boston vs. san jose. awesome game; 2 best teams in the NHL. sharks with 3 unanswered goals in 3rd period, 10 minutes left in the game. i'm rooting for boston because they have an ex MN player on the team (wheeler). plus the sharks are an archrival of my hometown club, the mn wild. stupid san jose! they are so pesky; a tough team to beat.today i went "

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add to the below list:the edina grillit could have been a lot worse. i'm glad we didn't hit up chinese, i could not have handled it. i ordered some sort of scrambled egg whites w/vegetables, and fruit on the side. not that bad of a choice eh? the eggs seemed a bit oily though.i'm on the doorstep of signing up for grandma's marathon (june) for the first time. several events have transpired

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potbelly'smcdonaldscheesecake factorygranite citywashington square (mostly american food / bar food)the candy storethese are all the restaurants i have eaten at since friday. ugh, i feel gross. the in-laws are in town so we eat out. UGH its awful. i keep telling myself that on tuesday, all will go back to normal on the eating front, and i will feel better again. tomorrow there is talk of

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why can i reach inside to pull out the dedication to train and run a marathon, but then i struggle with my diet? i find that somewhat confusing. its tough for me though. i also get frustrated with the fact that i workout so much every week and then small mistakes in my diet can prevent me from making progress. most guys i know can get away with having wings or pizza once in a while without

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tonight i came to the rescue of a kid that was benching 85 lbs. and had no spotter. he benched to failure and had the barbell pressing against his chest, looking around with worried eyes. i cruised over and he managed a, "help".heh. i heaved it onto the rack. i've put myself in the same situation in the past.my session went ok i guess. i didn't want to go at all but i managed to get myself

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-46883759343303645362009-01-27T20:23:00.004-06:002009-01-27T20:36:24.622-06:00

i can't stand it when people don't rack their weights when they have finished. its my biggest gym-related pet peeve. so rude man! rack it. how are we supposed to know who is using what if you don't put the crap back? in addition, we shouldn't have to rack your weights for you, in order to put on our own specific weight amt.the gym was really busy tonight. i saw 2 women working out together,

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-63289827832945681842009-01-25T18:23:00.004-06:002009-01-25T18:33:40.770-06:00

ran to the pond hockey championships, watched the game, froze, then ran back.

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-87470332627043792462009-01-24T10:47:00.002-06:002009-01-24T10:51:14.795-06:00

finish-line temp was 0F. mucus frozen.

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-30060118923500437102009-01-24T07:11:00.002-06:002009-01-24T07:16:13.308-06:00

for the past 3 or 4 years, i have been signing up for the 1/2 marathon tied to the st. paul winter carnival. not once have i ever graced the starting line with my presence. either i feel too out of shape or its just too cold to bother.this year i said no matter what i'm showing up! it's so cold this year that they decided to shorten it up by about half, to a 6.5 mile race. i'm kind of bummed,

brenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07920379694004002185noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479529.post-77886410732295399742009-01-22T19:00:00.002-06:002009-01-22T19:04:30.759-06:00

yo. i started using twitter. its kind of like a lazy-man's blogger. you don't have to put together a coherent 'post', its more short conversational form of communication. i suppose that means there is less substance, but it is what it is. the main reason i signed up: i read that lance armstrong uses twitter, and also steve runner does as well. its kind of cool; today lance said something

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