Galloway Extra Run 1

Real good run today - beautiful weather a little cool at the start but other wise beautiful - there were about 60 total runners today with 7 in our Tapers 13 minutes pace group - this is one of our hiller routes and I found it a bit challenging after racing on Thursday but I did pretty well - It was really nice to run with my Galloway friends again - we had a nice gathering after the run also - I really enjoy these gatherings - no problems no pain -

Galloway Extra Run 1

Turkey Trot

Really good run - well done event - beautiful weather just a real great race - I PRed and was running well feeling very good - lots of folks out for the run - lot os fun.

Turkey Trot

Run with Bert

Had a real nice run with my friend Bert - it had been a while since we had run together due to an injury, Bert is doing real well and we had a nice run - i tested my arm flashing thing I got from Galloway - them worked well and were not annoying to wear -

Run with Bert

Saturday Run on part on the marathon route

Real good run - Bert. Meri and I drove you to the Wrights Brother's Memorial and parked there and ran North on the Full Marathon route - Meri and I ran 10 Bert opted for 7 - it was a bit coolant the start but it winded up warming up nicely and was a beautiful run - the route was very nice and interesting for me not having seen it before - I was also really nice to run with Meri again - I was worried I was making her run slow but she said we were fine and it was a bit faster than we might normally be running on a Galloway run- I got tired at the end but other wise I did well - no problems no pain -

Saturday Run on part on the marathon route

Run from the beach house

Good run but not one of my best - I really wanted to run at the same pace I ran the half and I was able to for a while but then I slowed down even though I was trying to move faster - I also had planned to ran the whole time but at 3.5 miles I needed to start run walk which was OK but not what I had planned - I am assuming I was just not recovered well yet - an interesting thing I got a small bluster sort of in the middle of my right foot after the 8K race - I have never gotten a bluster in this are before - after the Half it was a little worse even though I lanced and covered it before the half - I decided to check my shoe before this run just to see if there was some problem with it - I found something sticking up inside the shoe - it turned out to be an almost two inch wedged shape rock that I had stepped on and driven through the sole of my shoe - i was amazed to find this and find it hard to believe I ran the part of the 8K and the whole Half with the rock in my shoe and sticking into my foot - my foot is healing well I just hope shoe is not badly damaged -

Run from the beach house

OBX Trip Ride

Real nice ride - rode with Emily, Meri and Jon with Jon leading the ride - I had suggested we ride a 9:00 but was moving slow this morning and the group up a good while - II do not like doing that sort of thing but we really did not need to keep to any sort of schedule - we rode north to the Wrights Brother Memorial where we got on our bikes and climbed up to the memorial - nice view up there and this year in spite of running faster during the Half and running the 8K the day before I felt great climbing the hill - I do admit I was a bit sore coming down but not bad - we the went of to the buildings and toured them briefly - Turtle preformed wonderfully - I am so enjoying ride this Catrike as compared to my TerraTrike Tour - the Tour is not a bad trike just the Expedition is a much better one - Catrike is offering a deal again and I need to decide if I am going to get another one - I want one, maybe a different model - when the group got back to the house I continued on South - I was just feeling like riding a bit more and had never seen the road South - it was nice and interesting but at one point the path turned into cement and was a bit rough - when I turned around I got on the road and rode on it until the path turned back into asphalt -

OBX Trip Ride

OBX Half Marathon

I had a really good run - I went out a bit faster than I usually do and was feeling pretty good so I tried to maintain that pace and did very well - I have never tried to run that a pace that fast for anything close to this distance but I did very well - I PRed by 12 minutes which is so cool - after the race I did not get light headed so taking a half of a blood pressure pill on the day before a race and none the morning of the race maybe an answer tot that problem - I talked one doctor about trying this but will talk to the other one also - it was really tired after the event and sat at the finish line for about an hour and a half when I did a lot better and was able to then visit with my friends and stay until the marathon finished came it - I was very glad to be able to do this and to see my friend Emily complete her first marathon. I am tired but feeling pretty good - I have also really enjoyed sharing with all my friends here about my and their runs - truly a excellent event and a great trip!

OBX Half Marathon

OBX 8K

Real good race - Jon and Meredith also ran - Jon is running the full and Meredith and I are running the Half Sunday - first back to back for me and Meredith also will be Meredith's first Half Marathon. I was feeling very good and was running very well so in spite of doing the Half Sunday I push the pace as much as I was comfortable with - the weather was a bit cool not really nice - the course was interesting it was part to the trail section form the full - I ran real well and got my best pace yet and a PR for an 8K -

OBX 8K

Wednesday Morning Run

Good run first run since the half - ran well felt real good out there - I did fade a bit in the last half mile but I still felt good - no problems no pain - looking forward to OBX

Wednesday Morning Run

City of Oaks / Rex Half Marathon

Great run and my best race yet. I felt prepared, I had no problems and the day was beautiful - cool but very nice. I got to the start with enough time to find my friends, take a few pictures and talk a bit but not so long I got cold. I felt like I was running well and I really enjoyed the run. I have never had so many folks talking to me and encouraging me it was a really great experience. I PR by 6 minutes - last year I ran this half and it was my first half ever. I had some problems but did finish with a 4:22 time this year I finished one hour faster with a 3:22 time and my fastest ever average pace. I am very pleased with this run. I did really push the pace during the whole race - I was feeling good and really wanted another PR. I am real tired now and hope I will recover enough to have a good race at OBX. I decided to just go for it at City of Oaks - everything was right and who know what the weather will be like next weekend. I am hopping for more of what we had today but will take what we get. Once again I had problems when I stopped running at the end with being light headed and i had to sit down for a while and when I did stand up it was pretty bad. I has taken a longtime for me to feel better and begin to recover. I am wondering and plan to ask my doctor if I may need to take less or no blood pressure meds on the day of my long run. The race it self was very very well done. There was not a single thing that I think should have been done differently. There was not anything wrong that I know of at the race. Well done gang.

City of Oaks / Rex Half Marathon

Run from the house

Nice run - did not feel like driving to Cary to run with ISo also I got off work late - just wanted a short run to warm everything - it was a bit cool but not bad - no problems no pain -

Run from the house