Sunday, April 27th to Saturday, May 3rd: 21 miles

I ran 3 times this week:

Monday: 7 miles, 53:29, 65F, sunny, calm, no stops, 7:38 pace
Wednesday: 7 miles, 52:17, 50F, sunny, a little windy, no stops, 7:28 pace, PR
Saturday: 7 miles, 53:09, 60F, sunny, a little windy, no stops, 7:36 pace

I ran pretty hard on Wednesday and got a PR for my usual 7 mile route. I wanted to run longer on Saturday but just couldn't run any more after I hydrated at my house.

Oh, I got my new RoadID this week. I got the RoadID Interactive so I can keep my info current. I keep it in the back pocket of my running shorts that way I will always have it. Here is a RoadID coupon code worth $1 off any order of $10 or more: TAF5865, TAF5866 and TAF5867 (first come, first served).

Another Oh, I got an email that I have been rated a 8.0 out of 10 on www.blogged.com. You can read about it here.

I went down to Ithaca College on Friday to see Michael's last Wind Ensemble concert of this semester. I will have to head down to Houghton College tomorrow to pick up Karen since her mother's car is having troubles.

I took my youngest son, David, out to see Iron Man at the Newark Showplace 5. It was a good movie and it was good to get out for a change.

Keep running, Doug

Hi All,

Sunday, April 20th to Saturday, April 26th: 0 miles

That's right, 0 miles. I was sick with an intestinal bug on Monday and Tuesday. I lost 5 pounds but have since gained it back. The rest of the week I was just out of it and needed the rest.

My father was transferred back to the nursing home but I have been unable to see him. His unit was under a GI quarantine on Sunday night. I could have gone in but since I was recovering from my own GI experience I decided against it.

I went to give blood on Monday after work at a church in Palmyra. I didn't have enough iron so I could not. I have not been eating as many vegetables as I should or been taking my vitamin pill I guess.

Keep running, Doug

Hi All,

Sunday, April 13th to Saturday, April 19th: 38.5 miles

I ran four times this week:

Sunday: 11.4 miles, 36F, a little snowy at first, calm, no stops, 8:16 pace
Tuesday: 7 miles, 55F, sunny, calm, no stops, 7:37 pace
Thursday: 7 miles, 70F, sunny, a little windy, no stops, 7:47 pace
Saturday: 13.1 miles, 75F, sunny, calm, 54:50 1st 7, 7:50 pace, stopped for water, 6.1 afterwards, walked several times

I think I got dehydrated on Saturday in the early unseasonable (88 on Thursday) heat of April. I had some gel and water after the first 7 miles then went out again. I had to walk three times and had some spots in my eyes. I finished up with another 6.1 miles, then I had to walk home about 1/2 mile with more spots in my eyes. I drank lots of water.

Well, later that night I got sick. Trust me, after 5AM on Sunday morning and all day Sunday, you did not want to be between me and the bathroom. I ended staying home from work on Monday (relapse after drinking OJ for breakfast) and Tuesday (still tired). I took a walk down to the post office and Savalot and was tired.

The father was readmitted to Newark Wayne Hospital on Friday morning because he developed a stomach problem from the strong antibiotics that he is on. I haven't seen him since Friday night because I don't want to give him whatever I had. I have learned that he has the VRE bacteria which is pretty hard to treat. It could be a coincedence that I got sick after I saw him ... or not.

I had my second meeting with the divorce judge, my wife and her attorney. I don't particularly like her spousal support requirements but what you do? It is something that I will have to live with. I filled out and mailed my financial asset form (what little there is) to her attorney. Hopefully all I have to from here on out is sign off, get it done and over with.

Keep running, Doug

P.S. I just got done watching Atonement. I rented it on Saturday night but didn't have a chance to watch it. A sad and romantic movie with a twist at the end.

Hi All,

Sunday, April 6th to Saturday, April 12th: 23.3 miles

I ran the usual three times last week:

Sunday: Spring Forward 15K, 9.3 miles, 40F, PR by 3 minutes, 40F, calm, no stops, 7:40 pace
Tuesday: 7 miles, 65F, sunny, calm, no stops, 7:42 pace
Thursday: 7 miles, 55F, calm, no stops, 7:33 pace

I have amped up my running by concentrating on lengthening my strides and pushing off. Thursday's run on my usual 7 mile route was a PR.

My father is in Newark-Wayne Hospital with a bladder infection. I have been heading to the hospital after work to see him. He looks well.

Keep running, Doug

Hi all,

Sunday, March 30th to Saturday, April 5th: 24.3 miles
Month of March: 106.1 miles, I ran 13 out of 31 days, 8.2 mile average

I ran 3 times this week:

Sunday: 10.3 miles, 30F, sunny, calm, no stops, 8:11 pace
Tuesday: 7 miles, 55F and falling, very windy, no stops, 8:16 pace
Thursday: 7 miles, 55F, calm, no stops, 7:39 pace


I just got in from running the Spring Forward 15K held in Mendon Ponds. The results are here. I finished in 1:11:21, 7:40 mile pace! I set my Forerunner 305 to show me lap time per mile which helped a lot. I started out fast with a 7:09 first mile and kept it up. I was slowing at the end with one mile at 8:00. The Mendon Ponds hills tried their best to do me in but I conquered them ... today at least.

Michael's junior recital down at Ithaca College went very well yesterday. I had heard bits and pieces before never all of it. It sounded very well. He did a very good job. He had a CD made so I should have it by next week.

Well ... the girl that I was chatting with from fitness-singles.com told me I wasn't her type after a less than one minute conversation when I met her at medical fair that St. Michael's had yesterday. I was at least willing to give her time for coffee and conversation before I made my "yea or nea" decision ... call me old-fashioned. But I guess the internet age moves fast. Well, my mother told me that there are plenty of fish in the sea.

Well, time for a shower.

Keep running, Doug

I am still pumped about the great run I had yesterday!

It was a warm, calm 55F late afternoon. I wore shorts, long sleeve shirt and light mittens (just in case of wind). I had an Energy Gel GU before I headed out. I concentrated on lengthening my stride and pushing off instead of plodding. I ran a 7:20 first mile and didn't let up too much. I ran my usual 7 mile route in 53:35, a 7:39 mile pace!!

I hope to bring this into the Spring Forward 15K on Sunday. The rolling hills of Mendon Ponds may have other plans though. I ran a 1:14:29 last year, a 8:00 mile pace. I want to run under 8 and set a lifetime PR. I may be 50 but I still got some kick left!

I also chatted with someone from fitness-singles.com last night and tonight. Maybe I can find a exercise partner and more?

Keep running, Doug

Happy April Fool's Day!

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The weather of Upstate New York pulled its own joke today. Temperatures were in the mid 50s at 8AM, mid 60s by 2PM, then a fierce, gusty cold front whipped in and now it's 41F with a forecast low of 30F. The top gust at the Rochester airport was 54mph.

I went for a 7 mile run in the wind from 5PM to 6PM. I thought I would run in shorts and a ls shirt but I was glad I wore shorts with wind pants and a ss and ls shirt. I ran a slow but steady 8:16 pace. More than a few times I was almost blown over by the wind! Running in the wind is quite tiring.

Keep running, Doug

Saturday, March 23rd to Sunday, March 29th: 19.4 miles

I ran three times this week:

Sunday, 7 miles, 28F, sunny, a little windy, no stops, 8:10 pace
Tuesday, 7 miles, 42F, windy, no stops, 8:19 pace
Thursday, 5.4 miles, 40F, rainy, calm, no stops, 7:48 pace

I ran pretty hard on the Thursday run. It was sprinkling, damp and a little raw so I just went out, ran hard and went in. It felt good to just get out and let it go!

I went to a friend's house, MK, to help her paint on Saturday. I painted her kitchen ceiling while she painted the walls. It was a workout ... painting a textured ceiling with a 9" roller is hard work! We did have a little fun ... I stepped in her small paint tray while I looking up to see if I had missed a spot. It took longer than we thought, as usual with most things in life.

I have signed up for the Spring Forward 15K on April 6th in Mendon Ponds. It will be my first race of the season.

Keep running, Doug

Hi All,

Sunday, March 16th to Saturday, March 22nd: 20.4 miles

I only ran twice this week, alas!

Tuesday: 7.8 miles, 40F, misty, windy, uphill, 1 stop for a hat, 8:17 pace
Friday: 12.6 miles, 28F, a little windy, no stops, 8:18 pace

Not too much happened this week. Only four days of work because Kodak had Good Friday off ... so I do too, unpaid. I spent the morning attending to my car. I got my car inspected, tires rotated and fixed the rattle. It turned out that my right rear strut mount needed to be replaced. Many thanks to RTR Enterprise in Palmyra. My green 99 Grand Am has 198K on it. It runs pretty well. I get around 25.8 mpg. It may have a few rust spots but it gets me from point A to point B.

I went to another Rochester Run Raisers happy hour at the Holiday Inn Airport on Thursday night. I didn't stay too long. I checked out the room and didn't see any woman my age that I wanted to meet.

Karen is home on Easter break from Houghton College again. She was over on Friday night with a couple of friends, Josh and Travis, to celebrate her 20th birthday.

I went out on Saturday night with a friend. We met at the Olive Garden near Marketplace Mall in Henrietta for supper then proceeded to take back some returns that she had. We didn't go a mile from where we met.

I am still working on those three kitchen cabinet doors that won't close. I am going to see if Home Depot will take the doors and notch off 1/8" the inside edges. That would be a tremendous help. Then I will repaint and rehang the doors.

Keep running, Doug

Hi All,

Sunday, March 9th to Saturday, March 15th: 30 miles

I ran four times week ... getting back to my every other day schedule for a bit.

Sunday: 6 miles, Treadmill, 1/2 - 7.5mph @ 5%, 1/2 - 7.5 mph @ 4%, 8:00 pace
Tuesday: 7 miles, 32F, calm, no stops, 7:58 pace
Thursday: 7 miles, 40F, a little windy, no stops, 8:06 pace
Saturday: 10 miles, 44F, calm, no stops, 8:01 pace

My times are quicker this week. I think it's because I consistently concentrated on extending my stride. I was under 8:00 pace on my Saturday run until the very end.

FYI, I read in April issue of Runner's World that a 160 pound runner burns 873 calorie per hours running at a 8 minute mile pace. Gee, that sounds like me!

I hung all my kitchen cabinet doors ... except for the two above the refrigerator. These two are a PITA! The left one matches up height-wise with the others but will not close. The right one is about 1/4" high and will not close. I tried switching them to no avail. I believe I will have to plane them to fit. Why they didn't fit like the others is beyond me. Maybe they didn't fit in the first place and I just didn't know?

I went to Garden Scape at the Dome Center in Rochester on Saturday night with a friend. There was certainly a lot to see ... a sensory overload of people, plants and ponds! We ate supper afterwards at the TGI Fridays opposite MCC. I took Michael back to Ithaca College on Sunday. I couldn't see my father at the Wayne County Nursing Home on Sunday because his unit was on quarantine. I didn't want to give or receive the flu.

Keep running, Doug