It Aint Cool being no Jive Turkey....

Thanksgiving day no running same for Black Friday. Saturday did a nice and easy 4 1/2 miles at about an 8:30 pace. Went out Sunday to run about a 4 mile loop. Basically, ran from my in-laws around Lake Quannapowitt and Back. Tried to incorporate a small hill on the way back and it felt pretty good. It was raining/hailing a little bit but surprisingly, there was no wind so it wasn't bad at all. Left quad was really tight throughout and started to burn a little near the end. Starting to feel a lot more comfortable running hoping to pick up the daily mileage a little bit.

Who's Johnny

Ran an easy 4 miles on the treadmill in slighlty less than 8mins per mile. Left quad feels a little tight but other than that it was pretty uneventful... Well except ESPN flashed the tidbit that Brady Quinn was done for the season so once again it looks like my fantasy football season ends sans trophy. "Who's Johnny" from the movie Short Circuit was on the ipod and I can't remember but was El DeBarge the guy or was El Debarge the Band? I know it was the DeBarge family but now that I think about it more I think El Debarge was the guy. The bigger question seems to be is does EL stand for "the" in Spanish or is it just short for Elroy or something similar. If it's "The' in spanish then I think it's kind of ballsy like the guy is saying Hey I'm THE Debarge and the rest of you are the other debarges. Where are the Debarges now I wonder...Donda Esta EL? "Irregardless" as Tom Brady likes to say, "Who's Johnny" is a fairly enjoyable running tune.


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T-Minus 146 and Counting

April 20, 2009 here I come. So, here is my first attempt at a training blog for the Boston Marathon. Besides writing about my training, I thought I'd give you all a glimpse into why I'm running with random thoughts sprinkled throughout. My goal going in is to finish better than the 3:57 time that I had in my first ever Marathon. I need to get back into shape and have begun running fairly regularly at 3-4miles 4-5 days a week. Starting around Christmas time I'm hoping to be at 30-45 miles per week including a long run on the weekend. Today I ran at an 8 Min pace for 3 Miles. I like to run on my lunch break it tends to break up the day and allows me to sleep in a little later. Although Jimmy and Molly, our 10 week old twins, as well as Big Sister Maggie have other plans sometimes... I have horrendous taste(so I've been told) in IPOD music so I welcome any and all suggestions as I am getting a little bored with the selections. I am running to raise money for the Massachusetts Down Syndromes Congress and I welcome all donations in all sizes.



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