Beach Bum

wow, eight days with no running...yep, I sure love life at the beach...no matter my previous ambition to run at least a mile everyday at the beach, I got weak...staying up late, consuming many beers, goofing off, sleeping in...I think that sums up my time here at the Seaclipse...anyway I ran an even 4 miles in 36:55 and felt good doing it!

Life's A Beach

more beach running today...ran through Sanderling w/trail...started sluggish, but found my stride after a mile or so...3.2 miles in 30:08...

Wake Up And Smell The Coffee

a muggy morning at the beach...ran some more side streets near Sanderling...I went over the 500 mile mark for the year, and that puts me over halfway to my goal of 1000 miles for 2008...as expected, I'm a little behind schedule but ready to catch up in the second half of the year...completed 4 miles even in 36 minutes and 52 seconds...afterwards BJ and I went down to Duck's Cottage for some good coffee...

Vacation Run

woke up early and crept out of the beach house (seaclipse) for some running...it was warm for a 7am run...ran out to the road trail and down some side streets...saw other vacationers out for a run/walk/bike...made my way back to Sanderling and hit the sand for some rough running on the beach...went for 4.4 miles which took me 42:34 to complete...

Running Daze

the summer heat had me running sluggish this morning...kind of felt like I was just going through the motions so I ran as easy as possible...covered the mean streets of Mutual Estates for 3.2 miles and 31:08...still a day with a run is a good day...

I'm off to the OBX of North Carolina for two weeks this weekend...yip, yip, yippppeeee!!!

Middle of the Summer

ran a combo trail/road route at Jug Bay...my pace was near-race pace levels...felt good about it too...the totals: 5 miles in 45:13...the day after Major League Baseball's All-Star game means no competitions in any of the major sports, I think the only day on the calendar when such a thing happens!

Speed Work

hot but not so humid today...ran some dashes around back...8x100m...felt good...ran a total of 4.6 miles in 43:45...

Mug-A-Licious

what a muggy morning run I had...the heat and humidity kept me down below the 8 miles I was shooting for...ran out to the merkle fork with side trails on the way...the SCA group (dog trainers, I think) were out in the camp fields...finished 7.2 miles in 1:05:53...felt OK afterwards...

My Morning Sauna

even though it was 7:15 when I hit the street this morning, the hunidity was set on high...I managed tor un 4 miles in 37:56 and didn't melt away!

Trail Day

warm and humid but not oppressive this afternoon...ran all trails...feeling fatigued and headachy before this run...not expecting much...found some energy and grit to have a good run once I got going...trails a little sloppy...broke in the my new New Balance trail shoes...they're lighter than North Face and not as rugged...they do NOT keep water out...good for 200 miles, I say...maybe just use them for asphalt and gravel roads and light trails...finished 7.2 miles in 1:11:31...felt good by the time I finished...

Slug

went for a bleary-eyed early morning run in the neighborhood...ran six loops around the house before hitting the road...found my stride and felt OK by the finish...did 3.2 miles in 31:36...

Long Run Comes Up Short

a warm and humid morning...ran the Jug Bay scenic road out to the merkle hq loop and back...couldn't make my long run goal of 8 miles...ran at 10K pace...6.4 miles in 58 minutes and 16 seconds...

Independence Day

Yesterday, I ran the Firecracker 5K (my own personal race...one entrant) through the neighborhood, the second of my three summer holiday 5Ks...ran fast...a big dog down the street sniffed me out for a few strides...time was 26:37...beat my Memorial Day time by 2:20...and felt good about it...

had a big ass party and fireworks display later on...on the way back from New England, I stopped at a fireworks depot on the NJ/Penn border and picked up all kinds of explosives...they were giving away stuff too! luckily the show went off without anyone going to the ER or getting arrested...good times!

Part-Time Pedestrian

today was warmer and more humid than yesterday but tolerable...ran well the first five miles, but faded and needed a couple of walk breaks over the last two miles...felt dehydrated and winded...ran the scenic road out to the merkle fork with side trails all the way...I finished OK: 7.2 miles in 1:10:49, but not a very satisfying run today...

Trail Run

warm, but very nice conditions today for a Jug Bray trail run...my first run since coming home from new england...ran creek-crossing trails...I was a little disoriented searching for a particular loop I take, but not having run this route in a while couldn't find it through the vegetation...lots of hills and rough terrain...hard run but felt good...total of 4.5 miles in 45:07...