Barefoot: 1 hour – 5.19 mi (TM)

Nice workout.  Started out at 4mph for 5 minutes, went to 5mph until 2mi, went to 5.3 until 3mi, went to 6.0 until 4.7 miles or 55 minutes, went back to 5/4/3 at 60 minutes.  Total is 5.19 miles. Feet are holding out well, even my socks!  I guess my running form doesn’t suffer from [...]

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Race Report: Chevron Houston Marathon 1/15/2012

Course:  This is a course which offers PRs if you are prepared for it.  Mostly flat with few overpasses and underpasses serving as uphills/downhills.  Started out at 42 deg F and ended at 70 deg F.  Good crowd support and ample drink stations.  No gel stations though.  Some bands on the course.  The police detail [...]

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Houston Marathon or Bust!

Catching a connecting flight in Dallas to Houston tomorrow.  Not too narrow a gap, but all things could go to hell pretty quickly.  I’ll relax when I’m on the plane to IAH.  Anyway, meeting my brother there.  It’s going to be fun–54 degrees and overcast.  Perfect marathon weather!  Now to get some ZZZs to get [...]

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Spin: 1 Hour 1/12/2012

After many adjustments, I think I found the optimal settings for the spin bike.  Did one hour and did not have any issues.  The seat and pedals are working great.  I think I will mount a simple shelf on the aero bar so I can do some reading or have a place for my phone. [...]

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Spin: 15 minutes

Getting used to the aero position

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Barefoot: 4 miles (TM)

Tried to do it slowly.  4 miles at 4mph.  So I finished in 1 hour.  My feet are fine.  Ran in Injinji socks which I think will not survive if I do this again.  Last 3 minutes I bumped it up to 5mph; it was easy. I will get one of those Vibram shoes one [...]

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What’s new 1/11/2012

Yes, been out a while.  Life intervenes and all one can do is hold on. I only really ran one marathon last year–the New York Marathon in November.  It was fun to run around Manhattan. Spent 2011 training my significant other to run the NYM.  She did well, and we finished at the same time.  [...]

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