Thursday, January 29, 2015
thursday
Looks like we've got the band back together!! 2 weeks ago Steve and Mark joined Shan and I for the first time in quite a long time. Last week was nasty weather so no Thursday run but they joined us again today. Mark's wife has had a job that kept Mark away on Thursday mornings, and Steve and a friend used to do a 7 miler in Barton Creek Thursday mornings but he was able to make our 6am 7 miler beforehand but she's out of commission now. So, here we are again. I need to look at my running logs but I'm fairly certain we started this sometime in the summer of '08. It's been a great thing. Good friends and a good thing to have to stay focused on, at least for me it has been!!
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
dogma
Ran and walked the 7.4 mile Lamar/ Pleasant Valley loop this morning. This was my first run since running Ken's last Wednesday evening.
Friday morning I flew to central Illinois to visit my old Marine pal Kurt. He and I were in the same artillery battery and were very good friends. He was a huge part of a serious personal growth period for me. The Marine Corps and it's melting pot of people from all over the country was a big eye opener for me. For a while I was like a fish out of water but I adapted and opened myself up to different ideas. I was breaking free of the belief system and dogma I had been raised up in. My mind was opening and I feel like I've mostly continued down that path. An interesting side note is that I reverted back to a much more conservative/ closed way of thinking in the 4 years I was back in San Antonio before going to work at Visionquest, the wilderness program. After VQ I was back in San Antonio for a year or so before leaving permanently.
Anway, Kurt and I really enjoyed our time together, ping pong, indoor golf, lots of Wi games and plenty of cold beer and good food made for a great trip. We were both really in need of a good visit and reminiscing.
Friday morning I flew to central Illinois to visit my old Marine pal Kurt. He and I were in the same artillery battery and were very good friends. He was a huge part of a serious personal growth period for me. The Marine Corps and it's melting pot of people from all over the country was a big eye opener for me. For a while I was like a fish out of water but I adapted and opened myself up to different ideas. I was breaking free of the belief system and dogma I had been raised up in. My mind was opening and I feel like I've mostly continued down that path. An interesting side note is that I reverted back to a much more conservative/ closed way of thinking in the 4 years I was back in San Antonio before going to work at Visionquest, the wilderness program. After VQ I was back in San Antonio for a year or so before leaving permanently.
Anway, Kurt and I really enjoyed our time together, ping pong, indoor golf, lots of Wi games and plenty of cold beer and good food made for a great trip. We were both really in need of a good visit and reminiscing.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
binge
Marc G and I got in a very slow relaxed 7+ miles at Forest Ridge yesterday. He drank massive amounts of beers with me Saturday during my usual post funeral binge. Thankfully we had a some great weather to get out and sweat out the beer in. We are planning on another easy jaunt at Kens in the dark this evening.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Mama Dee
I got in 7 miles yesterday after work. I did Forest Ridge in 1:35. I'm super happy with that and my fitness considering how few quality miles I've gotten in since Thanksgiving. That's pretty much the same time I've been running out there for nearly 15yrs. Oh, and my foot is still not right either, although it doesn't bother me when I run. I did push extra hard to get that yesterday though. I never stopped to walk from Aralia all the way on the jeep road past the water tower and back to the gravel parking lot on 360. I seriously cannot remember the last time I might have done that.
I really needed those miles and that time alone. My grandmother passed away Saturday afternoon around 230. It's so difficult to put into words what she meant to me. Growing up a fatherless child had us spending lots an lots of time with our grandparents. She'd pick us up from school some days when we were in elementary school. She'd bust us sometimes walking home through the creek because she'd come to pick us up sometimes unannounced and we wouldn't be on the 1.5 mile road route home. Then we'd get in trouble later. We just couldn't understand why Mom didn't want us walking home through the creek. Her explanation (not that one was needed) to us then was panthers in the creek. That became a good family joke years later. I loved being in the woods even then!!
Besides having a clear memory of my grandmother turning 50 I have so many little tidbits of memories of her. Not all are good but I guess she's human like the rest of us. She treated some of us differently than others and was a terrible in law to my granddads family but she was still my Mama Dee. I simply cannot imagine where I'd be in life or the person I'd be without her and my granddads love and guidance.
I really needed those miles and that time alone. My grandmother passed away Saturday afternoon around 230. It's so difficult to put into words what she meant to me. Growing up a fatherless child had us spending lots an lots of time with our grandparents. She'd pick us up from school some days when we were in elementary school. She'd bust us sometimes walking home through the creek because she'd come to pick us up sometimes unannounced and we wouldn't be on the 1.5 mile road route home. Then we'd get in trouble later. We just couldn't understand why Mom didn't want us walking home through the creek. Her explanation (not that one was needed) to us then was panthers in the creek. That became a good family joke years later. I loved being in the woods even then!!
Besides having a clear memory of my grandmother turning 50 I have so many little tidbits of memories of her. Not all are good but I guess she's human like the rest of us. She treated some of us differently than others and was a terrible in law to my granddads family but she was still my Mama Dee. I simply cannot imagine where I'd be in life or the person I'd be without her and my granddads love and guidance.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
misery
15 miles total this morning and Tuesday morning. This morning the temp was 23 and windchill 18, but I got it done. I figured there wouldn't be many peeps out this morning so I decided to count. 62 human beings and 3 dogs. Not so sure the dogs should have been out there. Acupuncture seemed to go well yesterday evening although my foot is the same today as it was yesterday. They asked me to come back next week. Maybe I'll go week after next. I've been spending the last couple of days getting my mind right for the Bandera 25k this Saturday. Temps are going to be near freezing and rain/ sleet is predicted. I'm so damn happy I didn't sign up for the 50k or 100k. That would be some serious misery.
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Saturday, January 3, 2015
happy new year
Got in a very slow easy 6 miles at Townlake today. My foot isn't really any better but it never was really very bad either, just not quite right. I really got out of shape during my 23 day layoff too. Way too much beer and bad (very good) food were consumed the last 3 weeks. Oh well. I'll be back. It'll take a little while but I'll do it. It was very nice being out there today. Looking forward to a hike at Ken's tomorrow and 2 runs next week before the Bandera 25k next Saturday. I always enjoy logging down my first run of the new year!!
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