Outdoor Addict

We are not joggers.  That is Pearl Izumi’s ad campaign for their running gear.  Tonight I have decided that I am not a jogger….or a runner or anything of the sort.  I have decided that at this point in time, I am dropping the half marathon training plan for now.  The main reason….simple, there is [...]

I did nothing today and for some strange reason, I am ok with that.  OK, its not that I did nothing, I just didn’t run.  I came home from work, did a little cleaning up around the house and started the build on my cross bike for this weekend.  I am not 100% done with [...]

This weekend we took a little trip up to Bar Harbor for the weekend for a friends wedding.  It certainly was a nice time to go visit.  Sure, the ride sucked because of TONS of people heading in the same direction, but once we were there, it was quite nice.  Friday was used up driving [...]

Today’s plan was for 3.5 miles. I felt good, but according to my pace, not as good as I have been in past runs. I am fine with that. I am still in the beginning of my training. The stats are 3.73 miles in 33.30 min with a pace of 8.58 [...]

Last night was a cross training session so I grabbed the road bike and went out.  After about 10 minutes on the bike, I was sick of riding.  No idea why.  For years, I chose the road bike over the mountain bike but I think with all the mountain bike training I did for the [...]

Last night I went for the longest scheduled run in this training program, 5 miles.  I wasn’t really looking forward to it.  It has been a couple days since I have done anything, it was cold, it looked like rain and I just wasn’t “feeling it”.  Either way, I went out and did what needed [...]

Well, I am back from Vegas and I must say thank goodness.  Vegas is an alright town to be in, but it really is no fun when you have to work the entire time.  From 6 am until about 9pm, I am under the Michelin corporation umbrella and am always busy with them between breakfast, [...]

First of all, I must say I am getting sick of Jo Pa and PSU football already. OK, I am not sick of it, but Penn State really does need to get a quarterback. Anthony Morelli just isn’t getting the job done. After 2 years of him blowing game after game, you [...]

Tonight after work, I headed down to Olympia sports and picked myself up a new pair of running shoes.  I am now the proud owner of some Asics Gel-Nimbus VIIII.  I laced em up, put them on and went out on the run.  Seemed like the normal run, nothing to special except for the fact [...]

Today’s training plan called for either a 2 mile run or cross training.  Since I am entering some cyclocross races in the upcoming weeks, it is crucial that I still ride the bike, so that is what I did.  A group of 4 got together and decided to shuttle the Red Tail Trail.  I have [...]