Posts from ‘January, 2009’

Winter cold, ugh.  Now that I am old, Arizona looks better all the time in the winter.  Time to give the treadmill a workout until it gets a little warmer.  The following picture is of me running the Boulder Bolder a couple of years ago.  Because my qualifying time was great, due to my 1/2 [...]

And another great weather day in Colorado Springs.  In fact, it was pretty warm when running, and the pooch pooped out.  She is only good for 5-7 miles, in cold weather.  The heat just gets to her, BIG TIME.  So I ran the 10 mile route along Monument Creek, but had to walk the last [...]

Taking a day off today, but tomorrow, back at it.  I have a nasty heel spur that has been bugging me anyway.  Actually, a heel spur is not what it sounds like.  It is irritation of a tendon that connects the calf muscle with the bottom of the foot.  My calves are big, and I [...]

Isn’t it wierd, that when I posted the picture of the gliders at the Air Force Academy, there turns out to be a HUGE story about it.  There is a bunch of newspaper coverage of the pilot who ditched the US Air plane into the Hudson a couple of days ago.  He is an Air Force Academy [...]

Ran the 7 miler yesterday to the Air Force Academy bridge…  Lots of cadets out running, and they ALL blew right by me.  Oh well, they are a little younger than me.  Also, there were cadets in gliders all over the skys yesterday.  This picture below is a glider being pulled by a plane.  Oh, [...]

My nephew Matt and I ran a 1/2 marathon a couple of years ago in St Louis.  It was the longest race I had ever run, and it went pretty well.  I do, however, think that training at almost 7000 feet does make a difference when running races in the midwest.  I finished right behind [...]

We went to visit the folks in Florida last year, and I ran the 15k Gasparilla.   I was not in very good shape, but got through it.  Wifey ran/walked the 15k too.  This is us before the race.

Ok…this probably has nothing to do with running.  But the moon over the city, a couple of nights ago, was spectacular.  And I am kind of a “camera bug”.

Ran a TOUGH 6.5 miler this afternoon.  Another BEAUTIFUL day here on the Front Range.  The route was on city streets in the foothills that went to almost 7000feet.   Took the pooch, and she did good.  Maybe she is getting in better shape.  We also saw a bunch of deer and a well dressed goose [...]

Just some old pics from a couple of years ago….enjoy beautiful Colorado.  This is the scenery that I have to endure out here while running.

Another stunningly beautiful day in Colorado.  Even though we are getting epic snow in the mountains, it is in the 60′s here in Colorado Springs.  That is the way it is in the winter on the front range.  Beautful one day, and snow the next.  It is supposed to snow tomorrow.  Anyway, celebrating such an [...]

Just in case I get into the marathon thing, I did some checking on qualifying for the Boston Marathon.  Looks like a qualifying run will be in less than 3 hours and 35 minutes for 2010 event.  I consider this highly unlikely, as I ran a 1/2 marathon a couple years ago and ran it in [...]