A Little Change...

Greetings everyone, considering that I left work early today I decided to go for a run.  Yeah I know it is Monday but change is good riiight ;) The temperature was mild, and there was little to no breeze; it was great. I ran a distance of 7.01 miles in 1:17:08, pace of 11:00 minutes/mi with a speed of 5.45 miles/hr.  This is an interesting article that I wanted to share with everyone; have a blessed night.

The Boston Marathon

From time to time, we call attention to one of the faces in the crowd and provide a quick snapshot about one of the hundreds of thousands of people who have run Boston. Today we recognize Bennett Beach of Bethesda, Maryland, who last year finished his 47th consecutive Boston Marathon in 5:26:58. Currently, 65 runners have active streaks of completing at least 25 Boston Marathons consecutively. Are you working on a Boston Marathon streak? ‪#‎facesinthecrowd‬ ‪#‎bostonmarathon‬

PS - Bennett is all signed up for #48 in April.

Just for You

Howdy everyone, it has been a little while since I ran; it was just too cold for me, LOL.  A friend of mine ribbed me the other day about not running in any and every type of weather.  Well in order to get back into the swing of things I ran 6.00 miles in 1:04:55 with a pace of 10:49 min./mile.  How about that my friend, God bless and good night.

Coming 'round the corner

Howdy everybody, what a nice evening to go running.  It is kind of funny to run around the neighborhood in a continuous loop, well not really. I ran 5.03 miles in 49:46, pace of 9.53 min/miles, 6.07 miles/hr.  Have a blessed night.

Strong Run

Greetings, after a week off because of Thanksgiving it was time to get back into the saddle.  The weather was cool with a slight overcast.  I planned on running three miles but my legs were feeling really good so I ran four instead.  I ran 4.02 miles in 38.53 with a pace of 9:41 min/mi and a speed of 6.20 mi/h. God bless and good night.

and now back to our regulary scheduled program...

Not really.  Greetings. I am a few days behind in jogging and blogging.  We had some chilly days here and I was not going to run since the temperature was below 60 degrees.  Yes I know that would be considered a heat wave if I lived up north but in Florida that is a no-no.  On the way home today I looked at the weather and realized that it would be great to go for a run and that is what I did.  This is the week where I run four miles so today I ran 4.01 miles in 38:28, pace of 9:35min/mi with a speed of 6.26 mi/h. I am surprised that my pace was under ten minutes to be honest with you; I can only thank the Lord for that. Good night :)

I do not want to do this...

Greetings, after a chilly start the day turned out well.  I wanted to wait until the sun went down before I went on my run.  Sitting around watching tv was getting old so I decided to head out and take in the late evening sun.  For some reason running the 3 miles felt like a big task but I powered thru anyway.  I did 3 miles in 29:13, pace of 9:45 min/mi., speed: 6.15 mi/h. Peace and God Bless.  P.S. Some brave soul was out running at 6:00 in the morning in ~ 45 degree weather.  My hat is off to you.

They call me, The Black Lantern

Greetings, a nice run this evening; uneventful, heck I was not even harassed by one of the stray cats.  3.00 miles in 28.41 with a pace of 9.33 min/mi @ 6.28 mi/h.  Let us see how my legs and feet feel tomorrow morning.  God bless :)  P.S. running with my headlight is a good and funny thing at the same time, why, I have no idea.

Let the games begin

Howdy, I started my training today again, this time with a little more intent.  I changed my shoes and will see how I feel in the morning.  I ran 3.01 miles in 29:13, speed of 6.17 mi/hr with a pace of 9.43 mi/min. God bless and good night.

Time to REGROUP!

Howdy, well I came up with the idea to run a half marathon this morning and lets say it did not go as planned. I ventured out around 9:45 and to my amazement it was fairly warm.  It was in the 50s a few hours before and I did not take into account that there would be sunshine.  I met some friendly people along the way, heck one guy gave me a high five, classic, which I GREATLY appreciated.  About 7 miles in I psyched myself out of running.  I figured hey why not walk for three miles.  Another runner passed me twice and gave me a few words of encouragement.  There was someone who blew their horn at me and I thought that they were being rude but they did it to another runner, more encouragement.  At the 10 mile mark I figured I may as well start running again.  That is when the area behind my left knee started bothering me  My big toe's metatarsal on my right foot was bothering me again to my surprise because on Thursday it did not make a peep.  I will go back to running in New Balance shoes and use the Reebok's for indoors.  Starting next week Lord willing I will hopefully return to running 3 days a week again.  I will start out running 3 miles, 4, et al and work my way up to 13.1.  It is WAY to easy to quit and considering I have already paid to run in the Gasparilla 1/2 marathon I will not back away now.  God bless and excuse me while I put up my Ben Gay rubbed legs , LOL.  I ran a distance of 13.17 miles in 02:46:19, pace of 12:37 min/mi, speed of 4.75 mi/h.

I am taking my territory back...

Howdy, it seems like forever and a day since I jogged around the neighborhood.  I felt SO lazy but figured I needed to run since I have not done it in a week. I ran 3.22 miles in 29:40 with a pace of 9:14 min/mi at 6.50 miles/hr. God Bless :)

I should have remembered Ecclesiastes...

Greetings, it was a great day to run along the Causeway.  How can you not love this time of year?  The humidity is lower, the temperature too.  So why on God's green earth did I decide to leave my water in the car, SMH. I figured I was going to just run a 5k and then do some errands.  I have run many 5ks sans water but for some reason this run was different.  I started out great.  I was enjoying the water, the scenery et. al. but then it happened; dehydration began to kick in and I left my water in the car.  Since I refused to start walking all that I could do was run faster, which I did not.  It definitely was not me but I ran if not my fastest but one of my best times ever; THANK YOU LORD. So take note, NEVER go running without any water. Even if you are going just up the street bring some water with you. Peace!  I ran 3.22 miles, in 29:58, pace of 9:18min/mi, speed: 6.45 mi/h.

10 miles for what?

Greetings, what great weather to go for a run.  I figured what the heck 10 is a nice number so I ran 10 miles. 10.08 miles in 1:48:08, now time for some ben gay! Thank you Lord.

Who is that guy...

Greetings, what a great evening to run. I ran through a new neighborhood today and it was rather interesting.  Some of these subdivisions look a lot smaller from the outside but while running through some of them I began asking the question, "Where is the finish line?"  It was not as bad as I make it out to be.  Actually the last half mile is when I really turned on the gas.  I had this look of determination on my face so much so that my neighbors may have laughed at me but that is okay.  I ran 8.01 miles in 1:27:55, pace of 10:59 min/min., speed 5.46 mi/h. God bless.

I conquered the hill...

Greetings, on my second run of the Causeway I decided to run on the overpass.  It was not as daunting as I thought it would be.  On the way up there is a slight "break" before the angle of the overpass changes.  I did 5.04 miles with a pace of 10:48 and a time of 54:27.  Let us see what the Lord has in store for the next time.

Jeez Louise

The excitement continues.  I decided to run 6 miles today, at least I set out to do that. I ran to the secondary street and my neighbor stops me for a few minutes.  In actuality he did me a favor by moving my starting point away from home so that on the way back I can have a cool down period.  I ran 6.01 miles in 1:06:39. Lord willing I will be able to get this down to less than an hour.  I plan on doing the 1/2 marathon in 2 hours flat so Lord willing I have some work to do.

1/2 Marathon or Nothing!

Greetings!  Well the time has finally come when I run the Causeway.  This is part of my Gasparilla 1/2 marathon training.  I was not really concerned about the overcast weather as I went on my inaugural run of the season.  I was entertained by the fish jumping out of the water.  I ran 3.93 miles in 41:07, have a blessed evening.

I am outta shape

Greetings, I have been REALLY slipping but this morning, I purposed in my heart to ride and run.  I rode for 3.51 miles so much so that I broke the pedal on my bike.  I didn't want to run the mile but I just had to do it.  I took me 33:12 which wasn't bad.  I did have a guardian beetle or some bug of the sort following me and I said good morning to Bambi; good times; may the Lord be with you.  P.S. I plan on doing more of these ride and run training events; I will have to look into a biathlon in the area.

Great run

Greetings everyone, Gasparilla has come and gone and all that remains is some slight soreness and fond memories.  My 5k run wasn't bad I was really hoping on getting my time under 28 minutes; I will have to check and see.  My wife made her 5k debut also during the walking event.  We walked and ran throughout the race.  The icing on the cake is when it started to rain; nothing like a good soaking to get the juices flowing.  I look forward to next year and also the upcoming Moffitt 5k race in May.  The Lord kept us safe and there weren't any harm or danger to anyone that I could tell.

Almost time

Greetings everyone, tomorrow is the Gasparilla Distance Classic and I'm looking forward to it. Shout out to my church brother who is running the 1/2 marathon on Sunday.  One thing I am going to try and do tomorrow is not get outpaced by the senior ladies in their tall colorful socks :)  My best time that I ran in the 5k is going after one of those ladies wearing those socks.  On the Crosstown Connector I couldn't keep up; I'm coming for you tomorrow Lord willing :) :) :)

Getting ready

Greetings, I figured that I needed to squeeze a run in before Gasparilla on Saturday.  Due to the light traffic I was able to get home in a decent amount of time and take advantage of the remaining daylight.  I ran 3.76 miles in 38:23; God bless and good night.

Sneak one in

Greetings, with all the cool weather it's "hard" to get a good run.  Arriving at home approximately 4:45 I decided to sneak one in before gets too cool. I ran a 5k and to my chagrin in 31:54.  I need to find a new running app; everyone have a blessed and God filled night.

A warm run

Howdy everyone, my wife and I enjoyed the afternoon by taking a run.  It was nice to get outside and enjoy the warmth before our share of the "cold" weather heads our way.  We ran 3.11 miles in 33:57; God bless and have a good night.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

I hope that everyone has had a Happy New Year and is ready to hit the ground running.  My wife and I went for a run this morning in preparation for Gasparilla.  We walk/ran "4.07" miles in 44:20 with a split of 20:50. That distance is in quotations because I think the app that I am using has a glitch; hmm we'll see.  Let's continue to give the Lord all of the praise and glory in 2014, lace up those shoes and lets run :)