As a youth, I ran, yet I did not exist in a sense. 19 years passed. Today, I exist in one sense because I must run. Perhaps I run to escape the futility of my existence. Perhaps not. In either case, this blog, or whatever it is, will serve to chronicle my training as a runner, my development as a man, and ultimately my demise as a human, because all things pass, fade, retreat into the horizon--and while we run, as we run, the mirage that is the shimmering, glimmering future continues to assert itself just out of reach. And yet, as this picture up above connotes, it may still be beautiful. And so the question may be what is IT? What is it? What is IT?

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

9.17-9.23

9.17 14 miles in 1:43.

9.18 14 miles on treadmill easy.

9.19 14.2 in 1:46.

9.20 3.8 in 24 minutes early PM. 13 in 94 minutes early evening. 17.8 miles total.

9.21 7 miles easy AM. 10 miles easy PM. 17 miles total.

9.22 4 miles easy AM. 14 miles in 91:34 PM. 18 miles total

9.23 11 miles AM in 86 minutes. 5 miles PM. 16 miles total

111 miles for the week

Monday, September 17, 2012

2012 mileage total so far

2,968.1 miles as of 9.16.

9.10-9.16

9.10 12 miles treadmill in 83 minutes.

9.11 3.5 miles easy AM. 7.5 miles early PP on treadmill at 2% incline in 46 minutes. 5 miles late PM in 32:53. 16 miles total.

9.12 13 miles easy.

9.13 15 miles on treadmill in 96 minutes at 2% incline.

9.14 8 miles easy AM. 7 miles PM easy. 15 miles total.

9.15 7 miles Am easy 12 miles easry PM easy. 4 miles late PM easy. 16 miles total.

9.16 14 miles AM in 1:43. 3 miles easy PM easy. 5 miles late PM on treadmill at 2% incline. 22 miles total.

109 miles for the week

9.3-9.9

9.3 4 miles easy AM. 2.5 miles warm up. Then 6 400's at 75 seconds on treadmill at 2% incline with rest at about 5:52 pace. 4 miles of total work in 22:04. 3.5 miles cool down.

9.4 12 miles treadmill at 2% incline.

9.5 13 miles easy.

9.6 13 miles easy.

9.7 7 miles easy AM. 8 miles easy PM. 15 miles total.

9.8 11 miles in 77 minutes.

9.9 12 miles on treadmill in 83 minutes on treadmill at 2% incline. 6 miles easy PM. 18 miles total.

96 miles total for the week


8.27-9.2

8.27 15 miles total. 2 miles warm up then 400's faster alternating with 400's slower (1:45 or so). Splits were 88, 81, 79, 78, 78, 77, 77, 76, 76, 77, 76, 77, 77, 77, 77, 75, 78, 76, 75, 76, 74. 21 40's in all. About 3 miles cool down. Total time of 1:41:54 for 15 miles. I never stopped.

8.28 13 miles easy.

8.29 5 miles easy.

8.30 OFF

8.31 6 miles easy AM. 3 miles easy early PM. 4 miles easy late PM. 13 miles total.

9.1 6 miles easy AM. 8 miles PM easy. 14 miles total.

9.2 11 miles am on treadmill at 2% incline. 4 miles easy PM. 15 miles total.

75 miles total for the week

8.20-8.26

8.20 11 miles PM.

8.21 12 miles in 83 minutes.

8.22 OFF.

8.23 6 miles easy AM.

8.24 15 miles in 1:48. 10 miles PM in 70:40. 25 miles total.

8.25 6 miles easy AM. 10 miles PM. 16 miles total.

8.26 6 miles easy. 9 miles treadmill at 2% incline. 15 miles total.

85 miles total for the week.

8.13-8.19

On the Road with my Boys...

8.13 11 miles AM.

8.14 10.5 miles easy in Chicago. 3 miles PM with my oldest son. 13.5 miles.

8.15 11.5 miles AM. 3 miles PM. 14.5 total.

8.16 10 miles easy AM.

8.17 16 miles AM in 2:01. 3 miles easy PM. 19 miles total

8.18 12 easy AM. 2 miles easy PM. 14 miles total.

8.19 11 miles easy. 5 miles easy PM easy. 4 miles late PM. 20 miles total.

102 miles for the week

8.6-8.12

8.6 2.8 early AM easy. 7.2 miles Treadmill at 2%. 10 miles total.

8.7 4 miles PM easy.

8.8 12 miles in 87 minutes.

8.9 OFF

On road trip with Boys

8.10 4.3 miles easy. 9 miles PM on treadmill. 14.3 miles total.

8.11 10.7 miles AM.

8.12 13 miles AM . 7 miles in 48:43 PM. 20 miles total.

70 miles total for the week