Marathon Training Week 16 of 23
Week sixteen was uneventful, which was fine by me. I got my 20-miler comin' up so it was nice not to have to focus too hard this week.Here's the boring stuff:Week 16 totals:Running Distance: 20.9...
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Week seventeen was momentous. My long-run was 20 miles -- the furthest I've ever run. (and my wife was away on business, and I had a tremendously busy week at work, which is why I'm almost a week late...
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Week eighteen -- the taper has started! Today I ran "only" 10 miles. It was a harder run than I expected. Not sure why that is, although in part it may be because last week I ran 20! Also, if you look...
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Week nineteen -- one week to go. 8 days from now I will be on the course, giving it my all. Just 4 more runs: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday for 30 minutes, and then Saturday for 20 minutes. Today's...
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Week twenty is now over -- my last official training run before the marathon was this morning.Tomorrow is race day.I've done all my reading and resting. I've done all my training and strategizing. Now...
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Week twenty one was not really a training week as much as a race day and a recovery week!I ran the Portland Marathon on Sunday 10-10-10, and my next-scheduled training run for recovery week was not...
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Week twenty two was a little funny. My body got so used to running so much, and now I've had so much rest and recovery, one of the hardest things is not to run too fast. I actually have to *work* not...
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Portland Marathon 2010 -- reflections and memories
As I sit and type this, the marathon is a full 2 weeks in my rearview mirror. I had some computer glitches so I was unable to blog before now. As a result, all the stuff that was fresh in my mind is...
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Week twenty-three is now history. I completed the marathon training program, and ran a marathon. Wow.On my 43rd birthday back in 2008 I ran 10 miles. It felt great.Monday 11/1/2010 is my 45th birthday,...
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Liminal Times
Today is 1st November, 2010 -- my 45th birthday.Yesterday was Hallowe'en, today is All Saints' DayThe transition from yesterday into today is a liminal time -- the ancient Celts&Picts (my...
View ArticleA Joyful Surprise
I had an experience recently which made me think (among other things) "I should blog this!"Life, as someone said, is what happens when you're making other plans. Here it is a week or more later and I'm...
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Happy Holidays
'Tis the season, so here is my quasi-annual post relating my thoughts on saying "Happy Holidays" vs "Merry Christmas" -- especially in the context of all the ruckus from well-meaning (if closed-minded)...
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A Week at an Abbey
I recently spent a week at an Abbey in Mt. Angel, OR.I thought I was going there for some solitude; some silence. Apparently I was wrong.I did spend a significant amount of time alone, and being quiet,...
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Death's Sting is Fleeting and Weak
I find it hard to put into words the depths of feeling I'm experiencing right now. My long time-friend, mentor & spiritual example Mark Macallister took his own life earlier this month after a long...
View ArticleAsking For Help
Asking for help is not always easy. Especially when it is help I know I don't really need. It's about not being lazy; not shirking. It's about integrity. Anyone who has a 3 year old child (or has been...
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meme = me + me
My first post in ever-so-long, with an image from the interwebz, from my friend Jen. Ahh, the simple pleasures in life!~ Keith
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Freedom and Flying
I read this quote recently (from a friend on facebook) and realized how strongly I identify with it!I can't speak for anyone else, but at a certain point the experience of running surpassed in value,...
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True Story: Do the Dew
A friend and I were chatting recently, and I shared this story. At her prompting, I'm sharing it here for a wider aurdience...just so you all get some small glimpse into the life of nurses who visit...
View ArticleA Fatherless Man's Reflection on Manhood and Not Being a Father on Father's Day
PrefaceMany women who are not moms (whether they wanted to be moms or not) have written about how it feels to be a "Woman who is not a mom" on Mother's Day. I empathize with them, and want to share a...
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Strike, Shadow, Strike!
Because of my work as a Hospice Nurse I no longer recoil from death and dying as I once did. But so many people still do. A chief desire of mine is to help people overcome this fear and loathing. I...
View ArticleRunning (Further) Into My Self
Here's a link to the run I went on today:The hills were pretty difficult at times, but overall it was a good run and I tried to just enjoy myself and not think about pace.As I was out there, I thought...
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I'm Still Just Me, Even After 'After'.
Recently an acquaintance gestured toward me and said to someone I was with: "Look at him, he's so fit! I hate him!" and we all laughed....but it made me think, and ponder. And then my courageous friend...
View ArticleLoving the Me I Used to Hate
This is a link to a very powerful video about body image and self acceptanceFor those (probably very very few of you) who have never struggled with body image, please watch this video and learn what it...
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What I Think About When I Run
Today I ran 19 miles. It took me a little under four hours of time all by myself.Some people have asked me "What do you think about when you are out running for hours at a time?"Sometimes I listen to...
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I'm So Glad You Are Home
A PRAYER TO THE GOD WHO FELL FROM HEAVEN~ By John SheaIf you had stayedtightfisted in the skyand watched us thrashwith all the patience of a pipe smoker,I would pray like a golden bulletaimed at your...
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