Hi gang,
A little bit of chaffing and knee trouble after the last half but completed a 4.5 km run tonight. Am preparing to book Iceland hotels and plane tickets (www.hotels.ca - great deals)
Song of the day - 99 Luftballons by Nena.
Blog you again later in the week.
Paul
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Third 1/2 Marathon this year!
Hi Gang,
Just completed the Hartwell Challenge 1/2 Marathon in my home town of Aurora. A good run, in spite of the rain. My friend Barb accompanied me and she took the following picture:
I must say that it was a good race in spite of the weather (rainy). First time I have tried the Hartwell but just a beautiful run through the country. My time was 2:21:31, slower than Prague or Burlington but the rain and the hills cost me a bit of time. Actually, I was treating that as my weekly long training run and so was less concerned about the time than I would normally be.
Let's see - our song of the race was Face the Face by Pete Townsend. I will dedicate this race to Barb who has by her support at a couple of these events, demonstrated to me that the best part of a run is seeing a friendly face at the end and knowing that person is cheering for you.
Back to regular long runs next week and the next half marathon is in Ottawa four weeks from today.
A couple of other notes. Thursday and Friday did some weight training with Andy and my son James joined us on Friday. He seems to have the natural family propensity for lifting large heavy things - multiple coal miner ancestors is usually good for that sort of thing. I also ran a 5 1/2 km distance on Saturday as a tempo run. Song of the day for that event was Like a Hurricane by Neil Young.
Blog you all again soon.
Paul
Just completed the Hartwell Challenge 1/2 Marathon in my home town of Aurora. A good run, in spite of the rain. My friend Barb accompanied me and she took the following picture:
I must say that it was a good race in spite of the weather (rainy). First time I have tried the Hartwell but just a beautiful run through the country. My time was 2:21:31, slower than Prague or Burlington but the rain and the hills cost me a bit of time. Actually, I was treating that as my weekly long training run and so was less concerned about the time than I would normally be.
Let's see - our song of the race was Face the Face by Pete Townsend. I will dedicate this race to Barb who has by her support at a couple of these events, demonstrated to me that the best part of a run is seeing a friendly face at the end and knowing that person is cheering for you.
Back to regular long runs next week and the next half marathon is in Ottawa four weeks from today.
A couple of other notes. Thursday and Friday did some weight training with Andy and my son James joined us on Friday. He seems to have the natural family propensity for lifting large heavy things - multiple coal miner ancestors is usually good for that sort of thing. I also ran a 5 1/2 km distance on Saturday as a tempo run. Song of the day for that event was Like a Hurricane by Neil Young.
Blog you all again soon.
Paul
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Second posting - 6 km run
Hi everyone,
I went out with the Aurora Running Room for their Wednesday Run Club event - a six km run, at 10/1, followed.
It was nice - downhill but into the wind all the way out, uphill but with the wind at our backs on the way back. Song of the day was I want it all by Queen.
Link of interest - something about children and exercise which I will comment on in my main daily blog: http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/brain_gains/brain_gains_1.html
Have a great day!
Paul
I went out with the Aurora Running Room for their Wednesday Run Club event - a six km run, at 10/1, followed.
It was nice - downhill but into the wind all the way out, uphill but with the wind at our backs on the way back. Song of the day was I want it all by Queen.
Link of interest - something about children and exercise which I will comment on in my main daily blog: http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/brain_gains/brain_gains_1.html
Have a great day!
Paul
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Welcome to the new running blog!
Hi everyone,
My new Reykjavik 2009 Marathon Blog is ready to go. Latest long run was on the 19th - a 23.5 km excercise in self abuse. Yesterday, as part of my readiness training, Andy Laird came over and beat the living crap out of me - Burpies, Squats, Lateral Pulldowns, Rows, stepping - you name it, the sadistic SOB came up with it.
I swear, in a previous life he would have been a member of the Spanish Inquisition.
Sunday's song of the day was Queen's I Want it All.
See you again soon.
Paul
My new Reykjavik 2009 Marathon Blog is ready to go. Latest long run was on the 19th - a 23.5 km excercise in self abuse. Yesterday, as part of my readiness training, Andy Laird came over and beat the living crap out of me - Burpies, Squats, Lateral Pulldowns, Rows, stepping - you name it, the sadistic SOB came up with it.
I swear, in a previous life he would have been a member of the Spanish Inquisition.
Sunday's song of the day was Queen's I Want it All.
See you again soon.
Paul
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