Monthly Archives: November 2011

Sleepless Night, Tough Day

Posted on November 30, 2011 by larry

Had another rough night.  I could not sleep. Want to stay away from ambien and other drugs for now. But still have a tough time sleeping.  Not sure if I can deal with this. Anyway, went home early.  Hope tomorrow … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 29, 2011 by larry

Posted this on another blog… worth repeating here.  I did hit gym today. This Sunday Nov 27, 2011, I participated in the Seattle Half Marathon.  One word describes my experience… NASTY. The conditions were tough, it was cold, wet, and … Continue reading →

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Sore From Half Marathon

Posted on November 28, 2011 by larry

Wow, yesterday was awesome in hindsight. Today I am really sore.  So sore it is going to hurt doing pushups and situps. Still today is relatively easy/rest day.  

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Disappointing Run

Posted on November 27, 2011 by larry

Today was a big day, it is the first time a ran the Seattle Half Marathon. Picture is blurry because not only was it dark, but my lens was wet. I thought I was going to do better than what … Continue reading →

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Shouldn’t I be More Nervous

Posted on November 26, 2011 by larry

This is the night before the half marathon. I felt a weird calm in me, I thought I should be more nervous than I was, until my son kept bothering me.  Then I snapped, I realized I am nervous, which … Continue reading →

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Busy 4 day weekend

Posted on November 25, 2011 by larry

Its been a pretty heavy 4 day weekend. Yesterday was Thanksgiving, today was Black Friday.  I was up a 12AM to go to Target then stayed up to go to Gamestop and Staples. Also picked up my stuff for the … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 24, 2011 by larry

Carbo load day (meat too). I don’t think I overdid it, but also bearing in mind I have black Friday tomorrow. It is pretty sad though, not really impressed with this years selection. Rest day, did some pushups and situps.

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Quick Hit at the Gym

Posted on November 23, 2011 by larry

Getting nervous about this 1/2 marathon coming up.  I feel confident I am physically ready, but mentally I am not. I don’t feel this will be hard but I know it will be. I hit the gym quick today and … Continue reading →

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Finally a decent workout

Posted on November 22, 2011 by larry

Got some running in today finally. That is the good news, that bad news is I am so out of shape for just 1 week being off. Also saw the weather report, does not look good, its is going to … Continue reading →

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Gonna Be A Hard Run

Posted on November 21, 2011 by larry

So tired today, I need to focus though. Tomorrow and Wednesday I will do a little bit of running and will at least do some walking. Hopefully I trained enough, not sure.

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