What gets me moving: A runner's Log

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Saddle Brook, Northern New Jersey, United States
I have been a runner since the Sixth grade when I joined my Intermediate School's Cross Country Team. That was 28 years ago. I'm not fast, but I do enjoy the motion and scenery of the courses I travel. I do race and finish somewhere with the mid-packers. In 1996 I did my first Marathon, Bermuda with the Leukemia Society's Team In Training group. Now I try to do at least one marathon a year with a few exceptions. The best thing about running for me is how it makes me feel. I feel great getting out there, inventing new courses,the sites,sounds,and smells,pushing yourself further than the time before, makes me so alive.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Catch up

Its been a very long time since I have been back here. Well from my last blogs Istarted a new job as a Blood Banker consultant, working out of the city, going to 11 NYC hospitals through out the five borrows. Basically teaching new computer software to the blood bank technologists and realating their needs back to the central office and the software company. I also ran another Marathon, Hartford CT Oct 10. My times were great up until about mile21. I was on pace for a 3:20 something finish, but alsa it was not to be. The 6weeks of fair training was noot enough to keep the endurance up. Still had fun but felt rushed from the get go. I let the new job take over, had to prove to everyone including myself that I could do it and belonged,such is life I supose. Anyway I hope eveyone enjoys the coming Holiday season and I hope I will not be such a stranger to the blogs.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

April 19-25

RUNNING LOG
DATEDAYDISTANCECOURSE NAMETIMESHOE
4/19/2009SUNDAY2.00St Philip RC Chorch0:40:00none
COMMENTSwalked to church and back, then went to work. It was such a nice day.
4/20/2009MONDAY5.90Thoma/Pop/Psc0:50:332130
COMMENTSMy garmin forerunner201 couldn't pick up a signal with the cloud cover today.But I had my phone with me, listening to Q104.3 on the built in radio and having the fitness apps going, it measured the couse to be 5.9, where as the 201 measured it as 6.2 in the past.
4/21/2009TUESDAY5.25Saddle Brook0:46:54DS
COMMENTSMidland/Market/Saddle River Rd/Cambridge. Stopped at 5 miles and walked 0.25 as a cool down. Cloudy mid 50's on the humid side.
WEDNESDAY0.00off
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THURSDAY4.95Leswing0:55:00Addias
COMMENTSAttempted to do 6x 600m , a small Leswing Loop. I only did three because my leg was really tightening up in pain. Stretched some more and did 2x 200m, the home stretch as a rabbit for my running partner.
4/24/2009FRIADAY1.00Allendale0:20:00none
COMMENTSI just did a walk at lunch time from work. I didn't want to over due it.
4/25/2009SATURDAY8.52Fl/Ridgewood/HoHoKus1:14:00DS
COMMENTSWent towards Glen Rock pond of SRCP up and over the foot bridge which connects to residential area into Ridgewood, then just touched Ho-Ho-Kus on Franklin Tnpk. Returned via Maple to Prospect. A great morning run. The cord in my right leg getting tight at end.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

April12-18 2009

RUNNING LOG

DATE

DAY

DISTANCE

COURSE NAME

TIME

SHOE

4/12/2009

SUNDAY

0.00

off

COMMENTS

Easter.

4/13/2009

MONDAY

2.00

A Gizmo run

0:18:08

2130

COMMENTS

I was going out to do at least 6miles to test new gagets, specifically my new cell phone.I picked up the Sony Ericson Walkman cell phone and had just downloaded about 3hr worth of songs.It also has a fitness app on it (pedometer-measusred 1.7mi)but I think that is because Ichanged paces while got a call fstating that my son had a bad stomach ach.

4/14/2009

TUESDAY

5.11

Glen Rock Track

046:19

Addias

COMMENTS

1.25 warm up 3x(400,2x,200). Most of the 200 were done in about 40sec whereas the 400's were done around 1:30. The last 200 I felt the "cord" in my right leg being pulled or strained too much.

4/15/2009

WEDNESDAY

3.00

Broadway

0:25:16

XT

COMMENTS

Drizzlely,Cloudy but clearing,45 F.The right leg "cord" still hurts, just very tight.

4/16/2009

THURSDAY

24.00

To work

2:00:00

none

COMMENTS

Biked to work via SRCP to Linwood Ave, E. Saddle River Rd, Alleendale, Boroline, then biked back after work. Sunny high 50's but lots of bugs on the way home.

4/17/2009

FRIDAY

0.00

off

COMMENTS

4/18/2009

SATURDAY

7.60

Fair Lawn/ Glen Rock

1:00:00

DS

COMMENTS

Weaved in and out of side streets between Saddle River Rd and the Park. Mid 50's sunny already at 6:30am start.Right leg cord was getting tight towards the end, with about 1.5 to go.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Getting back into a Routine

RUNNING LOG
DATEDAYDISTANCECOURSE NAMETIMESHOE
4/5/2009SUNDAY4.00SRCP-SB/RP0:32:442130
COMMENTSTranquility would describe this run today. Sunny 60's and long shadows running this evening after work in the park. Loke everyone else I enjoyed this nice Sunday in the Park.
4/6/2009MONDAY1.00Bergen Town Ctr0:30:00none
COMMENTSA walk in the new strip mall which used to be the Bergen Mall. My cell phone battery was dying and I was in search of a replacement. Wound up getting another phone altogether because once I did find the battery, it cost $53 and the new phone was $0.00 w/ new plan.
4/7/2009TUESDAY0.00off
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4/8/2009WEDNESDAY1.50Pyrimad Mtn-100steps0:30:00none
COMMENTSThis was a Hiking trail in Morris County that my friend,her daughter and my 2 kids did. Took us about 30-40 minutes to do. Then we visited the naturre center for a bit.
4/9/2009THURSDAY3.00Woodcrest Pl0:31:00Addias
COMMENTS6min warm up, roughly 6x400 (more accurately from my telephone pole to the second telephone pole on Oxford and back) My kids were over, so my running partner and I took turns, therefore there was always someone in front of the house in case of an emergency
4/10/2009FRIADAY0.00off
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4/11/2009SATURDAY0.00off
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