When I got back to work on Tuesday after the marathon, I found my cubicle filled with balloons and my coworkers had gotten me a congratulatory cupcake cake! They also had a card signed by everyone in the department and some of my friends in other departments. There were a few accusations on the card [...]
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Amazing Coworkers
August 1, 2007
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I Did It!
July 29, 2007
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I successfully ran the San Francisco Marathon today! My goal was to finish and I finished under my own power with a time of 6:05:53. It was a lot of fun with a lot of camaraderie amongst the runners especially within the group of stragglers in the back. Highlights include: running across the Golden Gate [...]
Three Days to the Marathon; Still Sick
July 26, 2007
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I’m still battling this head cold and I called in again sick today. I am feeling better, however, and I managed to get out of bed and had enough strength to move around the house and watch lots of TV during the day. I’m not nearly as tired as I was on Wednesday and the [...]
Home with a cold
July 25, 2007
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I stayed home today with my bad head cold. I woke up enough to call in at 8:00 A.M. and then slept in until 11:00 A.M. I ate breakfast and then returned to bed and finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I briefly left the house to get a haircut and the stylist remarked [...]
Five Days Out and Sick
July 24, 2007
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The marathon is in five days and I’ve got a cold. It started yesterday with a plugged up nose and a tickle in my throat and by this morning I had a severe sore throat. I plan on going to work today because I still feel relatively functional. Also, I am scheduled to give a [...]
Last Long Run
July 22, 2007
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Early this morning, I ran my last long run of my marathon training. It was 8 miles around the neighborhood and through a park. I saw a covey of about 8 Gambel’s quail near the College and a group of people practicing tai chi in the park (I don’t know the collective noun for people [...]
Runnin’ in the Heat
July 18, 2007
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I’ve been struggling to keep up with my training schedule in the heat. I did manage to get my two longest runs (18 miles each) done but the shorter runs have been difficult. I skipped a few shorter runs and managed to do a few at the gym. It’s tough to run in the heat [...]
More Record Temperatures Broken
July 7, 2007
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Our heat wave continues (from the National Weather Service via the Weather Underground): … Record highs broken or tied across the Las Vegas forecast area again today [July 6, 2007]… … The high temperature at McCarran International Airport here in Las Vegas this afternoon climbed to 115 degrees. This reading tied the record high for [...]
I ran 18 miles today. In my case, running is actually a slow jog, punctuated by occasional walking and limping. I’m at the crux of my marathon training. The San Francisco Marathon is only four weeks away and I have been officially training since the beginning of April (my training actually begun well before April [...]
Back in my college days, I took a great Human Anatomy and Physiology class. The professor, Fred Jackson (seen here on the CCSN web page wearing a purple pimp hat), was a fantastic teacher and a very funny guy. One of his stock phrases when describing a physiological response to increased exercise (increased heart rate [...]
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