I'm beginning to think that if its hot and humid and you're sweating all over yourself, you should at least be exercising.

Today was an off day from running, but I did a couple of laps on my bike in the park, roughly ten miles, which felt easy and fun. I was a sweaty mess when I got home, but I didn't mind.

The park was so hot and so deserted last night, I actually ran part of my four miles shirtless which is a first for me. I don't think I have been shirtless in public since I was twelve. Since it was ten o'clock on a Sunday night most of the park was empty, so no one saw.

When I came around the corner back toward the Parkside entrance I finally ( Read more... )

Let me tell you being hydrated makes all the difference. I took thursday off to nurse a sore shin (and drink with icki who is in town) but I was back out there today and even though it was hot as fuck and I was sweating buckets, I felt alright. Eight miles, no problem ( Read more... )

Pain is such a weird and self-involved thing. How do I know when something is really hurting? How do I know if its something I should run through, or something I need to rest? It feels right now like everyday brings a new ache or pain and I'm not sure what to do with it ( Read more... )

According to ultramarathon gossip, roughly a month after winning Western States for the sixth time, Scott Jurek has apparently won Badwater running the 135 mile course in 24:36:08. That's a new record.

Dude's fucking amazing.

Meanwhile, I ran four miles in 36 minutes. whoopie

Distance: 4 miles
Time: 36 Minutes
MPM 9

I've got to figure out a better way to hydrate out there since I once again bonked running four miles yesterday. It was hot as hell, and though I thought I'd drank enough water, apparently, I was wrong. Maybe I need to get one of those dorky water bottles ( Read more... )

Today is my long run day. I was supposed to do eight miles, but at seven and a half (that's to the park, and twice around) I just couldn't go any further. I drank a little too much last night, and didn't properly hydrate this morning and so when I started getting a bit of a chill even though its eighty five degrees out, I decided it was time to ( Read more... )

a little shin pain tonight, but nothing serious.

It's a beautiful night, probably because of the tropical storms that are headed this way. After a day of new coverage of London and a ride home on the subway with a couple of dudes packing machine guns a quiet run in the park sure was nice.

Time: 38 minutes
distance: 4 miles
MPM:9.5

Last night was just a warm up to the torrential thunderstorm I ran thriugh tonight. I was soaked by the time I got back to the house and was loving it.

I've no idea what my time was tonight, but I struggled with a side stich the whole time I was out there so I imagine it wasn't too impressive.

Distance: 4 miles
Time: ?
MPM: ?

As many of you know New York in July is a hot humid shit-hole. Nothing feels better when I'm running than when the mugginess (sp?) finally breaks into torrential rain ( Read more... )