It’s really neat how much your body can do when your mind is in control. I had another run Friday evening after work. It was rainy again. There was a mob of panicking children running home when the rain started falling as I was pulling out of the driveway. I do enjoy running in the rain. I was able to run a full three miles without stopping! I was pretty proud of me! Today the family went for a nice bike ride. We had to return when my Houdini daughter began squirming out of her bike seatbelt. She’s a hoot!
Daily Archive for September 1st, 2007
…what we’re about here…
Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow. You are here to realize your inner divinity and manifest your innate enlightenment.
Morihei Ueshiba
Well, that’s my take on it all. Man, I miss Aikido …
And now, the next–and horribly delayed–installment of my reflection upon How to run 50 marathons in 50 days.
In the Wired piece the Perfect Human they write:
7. GET A COOL WATCH
Karnazes wears a souped-up Timex that monitors his speed, distance, calories burned, and elevation, all of which is critical for deciding when to order the next pizza while in the midst of a 200-mile trek. Besides letting him order a pie on the run, his cell phone uses specialized GPS software to broadcast his location to the Internet for all to see. It’s fun to follow his icon rolling across the digital landscape, but it’s also useful when Karnazes disappears into the night. If he ever pushes himself too hard and collapses, his people can locate him. And fans would know something was wrong if his signal landed on top of a hospital icon.
Oh…if there is one of these that is strikingly apt for the Lumpy, it is this one. Being the Über-Geek that I am, I loves me some gadgetry. And so, I managed to snag a Garmin Forerunner 301 at an REI Scratch & Dent Sale last year. And I snagged it for some stupid low price. Hah!
Point is, I find this to be a valuable training tool. As one who has pace issues, it helps me maintain a constant pace. Also, when we’re trailing running, it is excellent for really keeping track of miles. Sure, it isn’t the best wrist GPS around. But did I mention how little I paid for it?
However, you need to keep my axiom in mind:
Technology is good; more technology is better. Sometimes.
-Lumpy, sometime in the past
Get a cool watch and use it as the fantastic training tool that it can be. But it is just a tool. In the end, it all comes down to you.
But get a cool watch! Now!
Got up, ran with the same REI coworker as last weekend, plus one more, plus Lumpy. No four leggers, only two leggers. We ran at Hyland Park, but finally ran sections that were not the dog trail. I’d like to go back and do some of the southern half…great running there. I ran in wonderful company, and the weather was almost perfect. It’s not winter, but it was good summer running weather. After doing all of our normal running around/errands/weekend stuff, Lumpy and I realized we were exhausted, so we both took a nap. I think we slept a good hour and a half to two hours. Man, did that feel good!
I just got back from taking a nice ride with J.G.M.T., who sometimes posts comments for us. We rode to the global market and had dinner, then rode home. It was a good way to end today for me. I feel calm and tired; two states I have a hard time achieving at the same time lately.
Tomorrow we run at the end of Coworker #1’s long run. Return the favor, as it were. If I had pompoms I would bring them. Here’s Haggis and Lily. They’re here to provide entertainment for you.
