Saturday, August 25, 2007
A Hillacious Good Time
Today's Run: 9.07m
Run Time: 2:04:12 (13:42 minutes per mile)
Total Miles to Date: 645.6
Thoughts on the Run:
Last night I met with my good friend Brian. I've known Brian for about 15 years now. He's one of those few kind souls you meet in life who is full of giving. When I injured my knee and had to have a complete reconstruction of my ACL performed, Brian was the one who drove me to my physical therapy sessions several times a week for almost a year. He never complained, he always rearranged his schedule, and was there to help. Thank you, Brian.
Brian lives in California now but was down for the weekend for a wedding. He was close to my office so we connected at a local place called The Highlander. I was told their "loaded tots" were good and I knew I could splurge due to the long run today, so I got loaded tots. True to my resolve to not drink alcohol until my marathon, I had an alcohol-free beer. It was interesting.
I had a great time catching up. We also had some great fun with synchronicity. I was telling Brian and his friend about how powerful it can be to look for signs in our lives and realize there are no coincidences. I shared a few different stories about how I was connected with the right people at the right time.
He and his friend were going to leave to see an outdoor movie, but rainclouds rolled in so they had to change their plans. There is a pool hall above the Highlander that we've shot in before, so we decided to head upstairs to shoot pool. Upon entering the pool hall, a friend of Brian's arrived named Brad.
I spoke with Brad briefly and he asked me what I do. I shared some information about my business ventures but told him the most exciting project was my daughter's business, LizzieMarieCuisine.com. I explained how she likes to record videos that show kids how easy it can be to cook healthy and fun meals.
He grinned and pulled out his business card for L.I.T. Kitchen.
Need I go on? These are the ways people connect when you are willing to see the signs and let life happen.
I had a fantastic time and played pool for hours. Brian is just an amazing person and of course attracts amazing people into his lives ... everyone I met was positive, unique, and fun, and I am glad to have connected with so many new friends in one evening.
I came home and crashed. Breakfast was some flaxseed waffles with all-natural maple syrup. I built a new gadget for my daughter's website. It is a kitchen calculator that will convert units of measure but also show substitutions for recipes and more. I've embedded it here or you can pull it up on her site at this link.
Then it was time to run. I mixed up several bottles full of sports drink and filled my 64 ounce pack, loaded up with sunscreen and stepped outside.
To summarize the run is simple:
Hot. Hotter. Feeling dizzy. Slow down. Drink. Find shade. Walk a bit. Feeling better. Run some more. Hot. Hotter.
Just replay that sequence for two hours and you'll have a pretty good idea of how it went. I would say this was my most difficult run short of the marathon. While I've done plenty of longer runs, the heat and the distance just made this one a challenge. In fact, in the past I might have given up and thrown in the towel at mile 3. But my resolve is set and again I come back to my promise that I will do what it takes to finish my runs ... and so I pushed on ... and pushed on ... and pushed on. Eventually I made it back. It was tough running the last mile because I passed all of the swimming pools at the different subdivisions and kept thinking about how cool the water would be (I ended up taking a cool bath afterwards). I think the next time I run, I'll grab my swimming trunks and pack them ... I can rinse in the shower and just dive in when I'm finished.
I averaged just under a 14-minute mile. However, with the heat, the first time going that distance in months, and considering just how hilly my neighborhood is ... I'm going to write this one down as a successful run!
So the run is over and that wraps another week. Now I'm going to do something I don't allow myself to do often. I was spoiled last night just relaxing and having fun, so I'm going to do it again. No new articles, gadgets, programming, or other business-related activities. Just games with my daughter, kick back, and relax.
I hope you have a lovely and relaxing weekend as well!
Warmly (pardon the pun),
Run Time: 2:04:12 (13:42 minutes per mile)
Total Miles to Date: 645.6
Thoughts on the Run:
Last night I met with my good friend Brian. I've known Brian for about 15 years now. He's one of those few kind souls you meet in life who is full of giving. When I injured my knee and had to have a complete reconstruction of my ACL performed, Brian was the one who drove me to my physical therapy sessions several times a week for almost a year. He never complained, he always rearranged his schedule, and was there to help. Thank you, Brian.
Brian lives in California now but was down for the weekend for a wedding. He was close to my office so we connected at a local place called The Highlander. I was told their "loaded tots" were good and I knew I could splurge due to the long run today, so I got loaded tots. True to my resolve to not drink alcohol until my marathon, I had an alcohol-free beer. It was interesting.
I had a great time catching up. We also had some great fun with synchronicity. I was telling Brian and his friend about how powerful it can be to look for signs in our lives and realize there are no coincidences. I shared a few different stories about how I was connected with the right people at the right time.
He and his friend were going to leave to see an outdoor movie, but rainclouds rolled in so they had to change their plans. There is a pool hall above the Highlander that we've shot in before, so we decided to head upstairs to shoot pool. Upon entering the pool hall, a friend of Brian's arrived named Brad.
I spoke with Brad briefly and he asked me what I do. I shared some information about my business ventures but told him the most exciting project was my daughter's business, LizzieMarieCuisine.com. I explained how she likes to record videos that show kids how easy it can be to cook healthy and fun meals.
He grinned and pulled out his business card for L.I.T. Kitchen.
Need I go on? These are the ways people connect when you are willing to see the signs and let life happen.
I had a fantastic time and played pool for hours. Brian is just an amazing person and of course attracts amazing people into his lives ... everyone I met was positive, unique, and fun, and I am glad to have connected with so many new friends in one evening.
I came home and crashed. Breakfast was some flaxseed waffles with all-natural maple syrup. I built a new gadget for my daughter's website. It is a kitchen calculator that will convert units of measure but also show substitutions for recipes and more. I've embedded it here or you can pull it up on her site at this link.
Then it was time to run. I mixed up several bottles full of sports drink and filled my 64 ounce pack, loaded up with sunscreen and stepped outside.
To summarize the run is simple:
Hot. Hotter. Feeling dizzy. Slow down. Drink. Find shade. Walk a bit. Feeling better. Run some more. Hot. Hotter.
Just replay that sequence for two hours and you'll have a pretty good idea of how it went. I would say this was my most difficult run short of the marathon. While I've done plenty of longer runs, the heat and the distance just made this one a challenge. In fact, in the past I might have given up and thrown in the towel at mile 3. But my resolve is set and again I come back to my promise that I will do what it takes to finish my runs ... and so I pushed on ... and pushed on ... and pushed on. Eventually I made it back. It was tough running the last mile because I passed all of the swimming pools at the different subdivisions and kept thinking about how cool the water would be (I ended up taking a cool bath afterwards). I think the next time I run, I'll grab my swimming trunks and pack them ... I can rinse in the shower and just dive in when I'm finished.
I averaged just under a 14-minute mile. However, with the heat, the first time going that distance in months, and considering just how hilly my neighborhood is ... I'm going to write this one down as a successful run!
So the run is over and that wraps another week. Now I'm going to do something I don't allow myself to do often. I was spoiled last night just relaxing and having fun, so I'm going to do it again. No new articles, gadgets, programming, or other business-related activities. Just games with my daughter, kick back, and relax.
I hope you have a lovely and relaxing weekend as well!
Warmly (pardon the pun),
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