Hi All,

Sunday, May 20th to Saturday, May 26th: 30.1 miles

I ran in the Lilac 10K on Sunday in 46:22, a 7:29 pace, and the usual two 4.4 mile runs during lunch on Tuesday and Thursday. I upped the long run on Saturday to 15.1 miles. I finished in 2:10:00, a 8:38 pace. I stopped for a water break at miles 6 and 11.

I had some hi-tech and low-tech help during my long run. I just bought a Forerunner 305 and Camelbak Rogue from Amazon.com.

The Forerunner 305 is way cool, you can look down at your wrist and see your elapsed time, pace and distance. It will really help with my sense of pace during my long runs! If you are serious about your running, run ... don't walk ... and buy one! Plus you can upload to your PC or Mac using the Garmin Training Center where you can see your time and pace or upload to MotionBased.com where you can see your route on a street map plus more. Again ... way cool!

Wearing and using the Camelbak Rogue took some getting used to. First I had to figure out how to bite the mouthpiece to get water out. Then just the sheer fact of carrying about 2.1 liters (almost 5 pounds total) on your back while I ran and listening to the slosh of the water. But all in all, carrying water will help me during the hot summer to come

I must tell you though ... running 15.1 miles tired me out for most of the afternoon.

Keep running, Doug

Hi All,

I ran my first Lilac Festival 10K today, www.lilacfestival.com. I am the tall guy second from the right. The results are here. I ran a 7:12 first mile, a 22:38 5K, a 29:04 four mile and faded to a 46:22, a 7:29 pace. The course is a gentle downhill for the first mile or so but you have to run back up when you are finishing. I finished 213th out of 931, 22nd in my age group. I stuck around to smell some of the lilacs.

Then I headed out to Williamson to have lunch at the annual Williamson Airport Fly-In Breakfast, sponsored by the Williamson Flying Club. The usually excellent pancakes, sausage and eggs was served.

I am pretty tired now and could use a nap.

Keep running, Doug

Hi All,

Sunday, May 12th to Saturday, May 19th: 21.8

I ran my usual 6.8 miles on Sunday. I may go longer on Saturday and shorter on Sunday in the coming months. I ran my usual 4.4 mile zoo run during lunch on Tuesday and Thursday.

I ran the Williamson Appleblossom 10K on Friday night. It was on a new course starting from the middle school. My PR in a 10K was 47:37 ... well, no more. I ran a 6:55 first mile, a 22:20 5K (an unofficial PR), a 29:00 four miles and hung on to run a 45:13, a 7:18 pace ... a PR by 2:19! I was 11th overall out of 50 and got another third in my tough age group of 45-49, receiving another jar of sour cherry preserves. The results are here. I was a rabbit to the first woman to finish who hung on me for a couple of miles before passing me around mile four. The post race feed was pretty good with hot dogs, apples, lots of cookies, yogurt, water and chocolate milk.

Today, I am resting ... if you consider mowing and weed-wacking the lawn resting. The back of my right calf is sore. I am running in the Lilac 10K tomorrow morning. I don't know if I will PR again ... but who knows?

Keep running, Doug

Happy Mother's Day, 2007!

Hi All,

Sunday, May 6th to Saturday, May 12th: 29.8 miles

I found out that my usual running route was not 7.2 miles but actually 6.8 miles, which made for inaccurate pace times. I have adjusted all my previous blog entries.

I ran an easy 6.8 miles on Sunday in 55:00, a 8:05 pace. Then I ran my usual zoo runs on Tuesday and Friday. My Saturday long run of 13.6 miles on Saturday was good. The weather was rather cool, mid 50s with a cool wind out of the north. I ran a first 6.8 miles in 53:30, a 7:52 pace. After stopping for three minutes for hydration and gel, I went out for my second 6.8 miles in 55:34, a 8:10 pace. The total time was 1:52:34, a 8:17 pace.

I went to the Green Lantern Inn, www.thegreenlanterninn.com, on Friday night for a singles dance. It was "m" night .. I danced with three women named Marcia, Marie (who schooled me in the swing and waltz) and her friend, Mary. Marie told me about a dance school in Waterloo on Sundays at 5PM that I may check out.

I went up to the Water City Music Hall, www.waterstreetmusic.com, on Saturday afternoon to watch the Knighthawks, www.knighthawks.net, play the Arizona Sting. The Hawks got screwed out of their right to host the championship because of the circus being in town. So the NLL changed to the venue to Phoenix, Arizona. It was a great game televised on Versus, www.versus.com. The Hawks jumped to a 7-2 lead, led 7-4 at half, 10-6 after 3 quarters, were almost caught at 11-10, then won 13-11 to take the 2007 NLL championship. It was great, hanging with the K'Hawks Krew, and willing the Hawks to the championship!

Next week will be busy. I will be running in the Williamson Applefest 10k on Friday night and the Lilac Festival 10K on Sunday morning.

Keep running, Doug

Hi All,

Sunday, April 29th to Saturday, May 5th: 29.5 miles
Month of April: 98.9 miles, I ran 15 out 30 days

I upped my mileage this week. I ran my 6.8 mile route on Sunday. Then I ran my usual 4.6 mile zoo runs on the street at work on Tuesday and Thursday. I carried my cell phone in my hydration belt and kept a watchful eye out. Today I ran my 6.8 mile route twice for 13.6 miles. My times were 52:01 (7:39 pace) after 6.8 miles and 1:52:18 (8:15 pace). I stopped for 30 seconds on each loop and 3.5 minutes at the turn for hydration and gel.

I went to the Green Lantern in Fairport, www.thegreenlanterninn.com, for their Singles Dance on Friday night. I danced but with no one to write home about. I passed by the new Wal-Mart SuperCenter west of Macedon on Route 31 that just opened. Why do we need another Wal-Mart here? Where are the shoppers going to come from? Just another reason (read: another stoplight) for me to avoid traveling Route 31 up to Rochester. When I go to work in Rochester I head down to Manchester to hop on the Thruway to 490W so I can use my EZPass, www.e-zpassny.com. I don't hit any stop lights until I get off on the Inner Loop at Saint Paul Street.

A word about runner stuff. I have two black toenails (one on each foot) again plus a open sore on the inside of my right ankle where my left shoe clips me occasionally. I need to find something to protect it when I am running. I also put up a countdown clock to the Rochester marathon. Thanks to www.boilermaker.com for the idea and www.bloke.com for the countdown script. Hmmm ... running the Boilermaker 15K in Utica on July 8th.

Another thing ... the Grey's Anatomy episode which introduced Addison's possible spinoff had an interesting moment. One woman said that the reason she ran so much was so she didn't think about not getting any sex from her husband (who turned out to have a tumor, of course). It was hilarious!

Keep running, Doug