http://runninglife.sweat365.com Follow My Running Adventures from Milwaukee to Boston and Beyond! Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:01:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Due to the fact that I am running 19 miles tomorrow (including two races!!) and my hip flexor has been bothering me, I did a nice, slow 5 miler this morning.  I stuck to 9:00 miles and my hip actually felt better after the run than it did before the ... http://runninglife.sweat365.com/2009/07/03/slow-and-easy/ Now that it's summer and the weather is nice, I am getting more of a social experience on my runs and seeing some old friends.  Early in my 11-miler this morning I saw my good friend Tracy, and stopped to talk to her for a minute.  Then in the 10th mile ... http://runninglife.sweat365.com/2009/07/02/social-running-2/ When we built our house 6 years ago, I had the builder design a small room on one side of the basement for my personal gym.  At that time, all I had was a treadmill, so the room looked pretty desolate.  Over time I have added weights, an elliptical machine ... http://runninglife.sweat365.com/2009/07/01/the-complete-home-gym-experience/ 30 minutes on exercise bike, 30 minutes on elliptical machine http://runninglife.sweat365.com/2009/07/01/cross-training-11/ I continued to feel strong and fast this morning.  I did 11 miles total, and threw in some hill repeats and 400-meter interval repeats during the middle of the run.  I can't believe how strong I felt...absolutely no fatigue at all. http://runninglife.sweat365.com/2009/06/30/another-great-run/ It doesn't get much better than it did this morning.   The weather was perfect and my legs felt alive.  I like to do my Monday morning runs slow and easy, and this morning was no different, except that "slow and easy" was about a minute per mile faster!  Now that's a sign of improvement. I went ... http://runninglife.sweat365.com/2009/06/29/87-minutes-of-heaven/ I took my two older sons and my dog to the bike path today.  My oldest son Sammy and I ran 3 miles with the dog in tow, while my middle boy Alex rode along on his bike.  The weather was absolutely glorious (low 80s, low humidity, clear skies, slight ... http://runninglife.sweat365.com/2009/06/28/family-fun-run/ It was my plan to run 20 miles this morning, but I was also asked to run a 10K course for an upcoming triathlon so the race director could paint the course markings.  So I decided to do 14 miles first (see previous post) and then 6 more as part ... http://runninglife.sweat365.com/2009/06/27/6-more-miles-for-20/ What an outstanding morning.  I started it off with a 14-miler in downtown Milwaukee and finished it with a 6-miler later in the morning.  The 14 miles were done at a 7:27 pace, and there was plenty of oomph left to go faster. I had an 8:30 a.m. meeting at the ... http://runninglife.sweat365.com/2009/06/27/theres-still-some-life-in-these-legs/ .....considering I raced last night, never stretched afterward, then drank about half a dozen beers and only slept about 4 hours.  My legs felt great this morning.  Maybe it was the heat that loosened them up.  I could have probably run the 5K faster this morning than I did last night! http://runninglife.sweat365.com/2009/06/25/not-bad/