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Today On The Run #18 Ultra Realistic Treadmill Courses

Sun, 07 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Recently, I was on vacation and forgot to bring my cold/wet weather running gear. After running in sunny weather in 70s, 80s, and 90s for the last few months, mid 40s and rain wasn’t my jam, so I decided to head to the workout room at the hotel and pound out 10 on a treadmill.

Today On The Run #15 Cheating

Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Stepping into the confessional…

The majority of my miles are done with the company of my trusty MP3 player. But, I rarely listen to music; I’m big time into podcasts. I’m less likely to zone out listening to podcasts and they don’t completely block out ambient noise the way music does.

Today On The Run #16 Peace, Love, and Respect

Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

I don’t follow the professional running scene much, but congratulations to Desiree Linden, the first female American Boston Marathon winner since 1985! The weather was completely bananas; I’m pretty sure I would have hung it up in the first few miles, myself. Des almost quit herself!

Today On The Run #17 Keep Showing Up

Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000

This 👇, so much so.

https://twitter.com/des_linden/status/970675824654401536

Today On The Run #13 Gobble Gobble

Sat, 31 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Running up on wildlife in my early morning runs is nothing new. I see and hear all sorts of critters skittering off into the shadows as I plod my way along. Thankfully, I still haven’t met up with any coyotes or mountain lions that supposedly lurk just beyond my normal running routes.

Today On The Run #14 That 10 Degree Difference

Sat, 31 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Things are finally starting to get warm again in Brentwood. The day time temps are in mid to high 70s. More importantly, the morning temperatures have been in the mid 50s. After an eternity of cold and wet (by California standards, sorry my east coast friends) it feels good to lose a few layers and be able to use my fingers after getting back from a run.

Today On The Run #11 – I can't quit you

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Confession time. I try to treat my feet right and replace my running shoes every 300 to 400 miles like I’m supposed to, but I use the excuse that I treat my shoes super nice to string them out as long as possible. While running is a fairly cost effective form of exercise (especially it you don’t race often), shoes are annoying expensive these days if you want to get anything that will last.

Today On The Run #12 - 365 Days!

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

On Wednesday, March 21, I marked the completion of 1 year of running every day. No days off.

Yes, those numbers are accurate; all runs are cataloged in my Garmin Connect profile. Even I know how much I run, 3600 miles in aggregate form still wows me!

Today On The Run #10 – Daddy's Got Some New Shoes

Sat, 03 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

As usual, I was waaaaay overdue for new shoes. I’m so bad. Most experts say that shoes are ripe for replacement after 300-400 miles. I usually push my to at least 500 miles. I try to justify that with my mostly road miles routine and the fact that good shoes are crazy expensive these days.

Today On The Run #9 - Stupid Stuff You See Running

Sat, 03 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

These days, I mostly run the same route each day; most of the time in the early morning, way before sun up. Despite feeling like I’m half awake when running on the early shift, I’m so used to my route that I can probably tell you where every crack in the road is and when there’s a new set of donut marks at an intersection.

Today On The Run #7 - Radioactive Man

Sun, 10 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

The Mrs asked me what I wanted to for xmas. Hmm, replace my dead mp3 player? Another pair of shoes? Better running gloves? Decisions, decisions.

I’m really bad about safety gear. I used to wear a safety light, but the last one I had ate batteries so much, I stopped wearing it because it was always dead. The few pieces of running gear that were reflective have long since stopped after about a zillion runs through the washing machine.

Today On The Run #8 - Get your streak on!

Sun, 10 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Still rocking the Runner’s World 40 Days of Awesome Streak. Today is day 18. I’m at 185 miles total.

I don’t really need the streak for motivation, but every little bit helps when the weather makes me want to stay in bed more than freeze my face and fingers off running in the dark.

Today On The Run #4 - Wildlife

Sun, 19 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I normally run really early in the morning. I’m out the door by 4:15, when I can talk my body into it. Most of the time time, it’s pretty much just me and the road.

Today On The Run #5 - Daddy needs a new pair of shoes

Sun, 19 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Running is almost an affordable sport/exercise/pastime. Well, except for the shoes.

Every runner and running shoe combination is different, but most experts set a baseline of about 300 miles for a shoe. At that rate, I’d be replacing my shoes pretty much once a month. That’s not so terrible, right? Well, retail price for any middle of the road shoe these days is $120. Going for discounts and closeouts, its hard to find good stuff for under $80. Going for the high end, and retail starts at $160 and still finds ways to climb.

Today On The Run #6 - Therapy

Sun, 19 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

If you don’t follow Runner’s World on Facebook, stop reading now and go follow them. Tons of good content. You’re welcome.

The Best Therapy Is Right At Your Feet

A great article that describes connections between running and mental health. It might sound kinda like mumbo jumbo to non-runners, but to me, it is very accurate.

Today On The Run #3 - Good bye, Trusty Friend

Fri, 17 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

SanDisk Clip Jam 8Gb 2/10/17 - 11/17/17

I was listening to podcasts (my normal persuasion) and the player started to make a crackling noise in the headphones. Then it skipped a bit, then dead air. Checked it out, said there was no sd-card inserted (where the podcast I was playing was located.) That can’t be good. Maybe the sd-card died?

Today On The Run #2

Sat, 11 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I’m pretty thankful to have the time, energy, and fitness to run as much as I do. It also doesn’t hurt that I live in an area where it’s pretty feasible to run all year round. So, I rack up a lot of mostly trouble free miles. A lot, in this case means, more than 3,000 miles in the last 12 months.

Today On The Run #1

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome to a new series on the blog, Today On the Run. Just short quips from the today’s (or yesterday’s) run. I’m putting them here so they’re a little easier to read in serial fashion and not limited to just 140 characters. Here we go, Today On the Run #1.