Sunday, July 19, 2015

MyHowl July 19 - 25

Tuesday
(Via Robert Reich)
What amazes me, frankly, are the crowds. Not since Robert F. Kennedy sought the Democratic nomination in 1968 has a candidate for the nomination of either party generated such large numbers of people eager to see and listen to him. None in living memory has summoned such crowds this early, before the nominating season even begins. Even Sanders' advisers are amazed (I spoke with one this morning who said they never expected this kind of response).
What's the explanation? It's not his sense of humor. It's not his youth. He isn't a demagogue, bashing immigrants or pandering to hatred and bigotry. It's that he's telling Americans the unvarnished truth about what has happened to our economy and our democracy, and he is posing real solutions. And it seems that America is ready to listen.
What do you think?


Sunday
Team memories... The past three years have been an amazing run in the swamp of south Florida. Love is great when you are on team. Still, leaving grows a melancholy; sour reminders are everywhere. I will be okay. Yep. Colorado is waiting and I am looking forward to reconnecting with my family, friends and the region that I call home. 
In respect to my traumatic brain injury, Florida has been good for me. I think that initially, returning to life in Colorado (post TBI) added a lot of pressure in regards to my recovery; in that because I did not have the same capabilities (athletically and vocationally), a growing self-doubt and depression built within me. Moving to Florida was new and separated me, from me, as I remembered me. I had a new anonymity of sort. A new beginning. And finally, I think I am ready to return.

  

The cool thing is that Margaux (or Mo is she is called) and Nico will be close by and I can watch her grow and maybe teach her how to snowboard as I did her mom when she was 3. I miss the mountains, the weather and all of the groovy people that live there. I am losing a life here in SoFla (mostly Mimi that is); hopefully things become normal between us again. Time will tell. I am not really sure what to expect when I return to Colorado. I would like to buy a tiny house in the mountains and train and possibly work - as in a JOB - again. I will keep this blog site updated and it will certainly evolve as will I. Stay tuned. Things will probably become interesting as my journey continues.

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Training this week: Run 48.01 mi - Bike 0 mi (0 rest day)

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Sat Run - 7.13 mi - 1:00:40 - 8:29 pace - 130 avg hr
tough run with sever headwinds. My tactic was to imagine running up Ajax Mountain in Aspen, CO. It will not be long now.
Fri Run - 8.1 mi - 1:12:53 - 8:59 pace - 138 avg hr
Dropped my car off at the dealership for some maintenance and ran home - easy
Thurs PM Run - 5.2 mi - 39:33 - 7:36 pace - 132 avg hr
Runners Depot run - I felt a lot better than this morning and even though my pace was faster, my heart rate was a lot lower.
Thurs AM Run - 8.38 mi - 1:13:53 - 8:48 pace - 147 avg hr
Wicked hot today and my avg heart rate was high. I ran the first 10K decent and strugged to mile 7.5 and walked for about a 1/4 mile then jogged home. UGH - I need to escape this heat and humidity. Colorado is calling!
Wed - I decided to call it a rest day 
It took me 26 days of continuous training to admit that I need a rest day. I have been battling the heat, humidity and yes - fatigue. 
Tue PM Run 5.21 mi - 42:50 - 8:09 pace - 124 avg hr
World of Beer run club
Tue AM Run 7.21 mi 56:34 - 7:50 pace 140 avg hr
Florida is hot. I can't wait until I am running in the mountains of Colorado again.
Mon Run - 7.16 mi - 55:47 - 7:47 pace - 141 avg hr
Steady pace most of the way, faded quite a bit on the last mile - hot
Sun Run - 6.71 mi - 50:47 - 7:34 pace - 140 avg hr
This run included 6 1/4 mile tempo efforts on a 1/4 mile easy jog

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Last week: run 58.4 mi - bike 0 (0 rest day) 

last month run 281.53 mi  - bike 187.67 (2 rest day)

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run yr: 1,820.95 mi

bike yr: 207.95 mi         

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run last yr: 2,670.88 mi
bike last yr: 3614.17

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Sunday, July 12, 2015

MyHowl July 12 - 18

Sunday



It looks like I will be leaving Florida in about 7 weeks or so. I did not see it coming, but this era of my life is coming to a close; that is all I have to say about that. On a positive note, I will be escaping the swamp of Florida and returning to the Colorado mountain air. I may try to buy a small house or condo in Leadville and find a sense of balance in my life, continue striving to improve health-wise and athletically. It has been a fine 3 year run in Florida and I feel enormous loss. I am sad. I have always been a wandering lost-boy - so I will rebound. This is what I do - The J. Geils band sad it best: Love stinks yeah, yeah

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Training this week: Run 58.4 mi - Bike 0 mi (0 rest day)

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Sat - Run - 1:02:55 - 7.34 mi - 8:34 pace - 135 avg hr
Ran the flats at Vista View (The Trash Heap). 
Fri - Run 55:04 - 6.72 mi - 8:11 pace
Jog
Thurs - PM Run 40:50 - 5.19 mi - 7:52 pace - 133 avg hr
Runners Depot run club
Thurs - AM Run 59:41 - 7.3 mi - 8:14 pace - 133 avg hr
Morning run at a steady pace
Wed - Run 7:13 mi - 56:03 - 7:51 pace - 143 avg hr
Hot as balls out today; my Gatorade bottle had a leak so I chucked it as soon as my run started (and I needed it) - I tried to add some short tempo in order to keep it interesting but it was a tough one today.

Tues - PM Run - 4.17 - 32:55 - 7:53 pace - 128 avg hr
World of Beer run
Tues - AM Run 6.74 mi - 51:56 - 7:42 pace - 138 avg hr
Morning run - steady - no issues to report
Mon - Run - 7.11 mi - 54:01 - 7:35 pace - 143 avg hr
I had a good run today; it has been a while since I have run without the urge to walk/run. Adaptation?
Sun Run - 6.7 mi - 1:01:11 - 9:07 pace - 132 avg hr
Trail run at the trash heap. 640' of elevation gain. I stayed on the loop and did 5 loops plus the main hill once. 

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Last week: run 64.61 mi - bike 123.28 (0 rest day) 

last month run 281.53 mi  - bike 187.67 (2 rest day)

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run yr: 1,765.81 mi

bike yr: 207.95 mi         

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run last yr: 2,670.88 mi
bike last yr: 3614.17

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Sunday, July 5, 2015

MyHowl July 5 - 11

Saturday
I am feeling pretty tired. I probably should take a complete day off; it has been over 2 weeks since my last full rest day. I think I might be afraid not to work out because I eat like a pig and drink like a fish and if I don't exercise my battle with the fat will grow as do I.  The point is, I am running and I feel fatigued during all of my runs. I need to recharge.

Tuesday

Oh Yeah
Ooo
Still don't know what I was waiting for
And my time was running wild
A million dead-end streets and
Every time I thought I'd got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
So I turned myself to face me
But I've never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see the faker
I'm much too fast to take that test
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
full(Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't wanna be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strange)
Ch-ch-Changes
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
Ooo yeah
I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence and
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they…

- David Bowie

Monday
Yes I admit it, I am a proud heathen.


Sunday

Mimi and I celebrated Independence Day at Richard Nixon's house last night. I got pretty drunk and fell asleep sitting at the picnic table. We slept it off and then drove home to find that are dogs were out of the yard and partying throughout the neighborhood. Thank goodness, we found them before something unspeakable happened. I got up late this morning because I love to run in the hottest part of South Florida mornings.  It went okay considering last Sunday I was forced to walk due to this incessant heat/humidity. I was demoralized by the experience; and I was recovering form severe road rash due to my fall the previous week. I reevaluated my training and I backed off the pace and reduced my daily distances and I think that I am coming back around. Two steps forward and one step backwards is how I typically do it.
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And yes on the political front, things are becoming fiery-hot and I FEEL THE BERN. It hasn't happened yet, but soon the mainstream media (despite their obvious monetary bias), will be forced to say his name less the term, 'fringe'. I prefer the Sanders coined candidacy description: REVOLUTIONARY. Bernie Sanders can win the 2016 presidential election and the country can embrace real change that will benefit all citizens and not just the people who can afford to buy our democracy (Koch Brothers, etc.). Do it, Bernie!
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Training this week: Run 64.61 mi - Bike 0 mi (0 rest day)

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Sat Run 6.47 mi - 54:58 - 8:30 pace - 135 avg hr
I am spent. I must be needing a day off. A wise man once said, "listen to your body" - hmm.

Fri Run/walk 12.22 mi - 1:54:08 - 9:35 - 136 avg hr
Ran okay for the first 9.2 miles - mixed in walk breaks the rest of the way home.
Thur PM - 5.22 mi - 38:46 - 7:25 pace - 136 avg hr
Runners Depot store run
Thur AM Run - 7.32 mi - 59:01 - 8:03 pace - 134 avg hr
Easy pace on a different route. 
Wed Run 6.11 mi - 59:52 - 9:47 pace - 126
Trail run at the trash heap - 650' of elevation gain
Tues PM Run - 5.11 mi - 41:04 - 8:02 pace - 126 avg hr
World of Beer club run
Tues AM Run - 7.11 mi - 56:55 - 8:00 pace  - 132 avg hr
easy jog
Mon Run 8.3 mi - 1:05:25 - 7;52 pace - 131 avg hr
Decent run - considering how unmotivated I am this morning.
Sun Run - 6.75 mi - 52;05 - 7:42 pace - 141 avg hr
Ramblewood route. Good effort today. Yes, it is hot!

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Last week: run 41.36 mi - bike 123.28 (0 rest day) 

last month run 281.53 mi  - bike 187.67 (2 rest day)

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run yr: 1,707.41 mi

bike yr: 207.95 mi         

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run last yr: 2,670.88 mi
bike last yr: 3614.17

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Sunday, June 28, 2015

MyHowl - June 28 > July 4


Saturday



THIS PATRIOTIC VETERANS HOLIDAY RANT

Happy 4th of July to the more than half of America that isn’t treasonous, racist, bigoted, or kissing the butts of the 1%.
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Remember when W was president and Republicans said merely criticizing him was treason?
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With that, a meme for them - based on their consistent policies: You are WARFARE QUEENS.
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And lastly (because I am a surly bastard), some wise words from one of our nation's framers, Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason (consider his thoughts):

"Whenever we read the obscene stories, the voluptuous debaucheries, the cruel and torturous executions, the unrelenting vindictiveness, with which more than half the Bible is filled, it would be more consistent that we called it the word of a demon, than the word of God. It is a history of wickedness, that has served to corrupt and brutalize mankind; and, for my part, I sincerely detest it, as I detest everything that is cruel".
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From South Florida - Happy Independence Day - be healthy and happy,

Tuesday

It looks like I am back up and running. I ran strong yesterday but felt tired on the same course today. I am most likely a bit sluggish after the days off from running due to my injury. Still I am confident that I am back and with some consistent training I should continue on an upward trend.

Sunday

I have been struggling since last Wednesday - my fall really set me back; I suffered lingering pain all week. I must have hit my rib cage on something because my ribs really have been in a state of limiting growls all week (as well as the road rash to my knees and elbows). I have been able to bicycle a few times after a full rest day and Saturday's ride was with a lot less pain. I have really wanted to run, but I am utilizing this time to rest my running sticks fully. Not to mention I have also been nursing a bruised running sole on my right foot. I think today will be my first run since my tumble. 

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I did end up making to the trash heap today for a trail run. I started out running but was walking in less than a hundred feet. I ended up walking the first 2.5 miles and then jogged the last 3 miles. My last mile was in 8:00 - so I am encouraged. 
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You do not have to be a genius to understand one.




Training this week: Run 63.45 mi - bike 0.0 (0 rest day)

Sat Run - 8.23 mi - 1:06:31 - 8:04 pace

Easy warm-up, then 4 1/2 mile tempo on 1/2 mile easy

Fri Run - 6.76 mi - 55:06 - 8:09 pace 

Oh boy, that was tough out there today; I had nothing.

Thur PM Run - 6.1 mi 45:33 - 7:28 pace - 138 avg hr

run with Runners Depot (store run)

Thur AM Run - 6.76 mi - 51:35 - 7:36 pace - 140 avg hr

The Rambewood route in the rain. I felt much better today and ran well.

Wed Run/walk - 8.41 mi - 1:20:42 - 9:35 pace - 135 avg hr

I ran the first 6.25 mi in around 51:00 and was reduced to a walk (with some slow jogging) the rest of the way home. I was done in by the heat and mostly the humidity today.

Tues AM Run - 8.24 mi - 1:05:57 - 8:00 pace - 143 avg hr

I ran pretty well for the first 10k and then faded

Tues PM Run - 5.11 mi - 41:45 - 8:10 pace - 142 avg hr

World of Beer club run

Mon Run - 8.23 mi - 1:02:17 - 7:34 pace - 150 avg hr

Good run - 1st effort without walking since my crash on Wednesday.

Sun Walk/Run - 5.61 mi - 1:13:51 - 13:09 pace - 96 avg hr

Well the injuries remain but after a rough start (2.5 miles of walking), I began jogging and got stronger with less pain as I continued. My fingers are crossed.  Today included 400' of vertical at the trash heap. 

Last week: Run 28.72 mi - Bike 64.39 (1  rest day) last month: Run 222.85 mi - Bike 187.67

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This year: run 1,642.8 mi - bike 207.95 mi 

Last year: run 2,670.88 mi - bike 3,614.17     

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Sunday, June 21, 2015

MyHowl - June 21 > 27

Wedneday

I fell down on my run today... bruised and scabbed. Since my brain injury, I fall often.


Thursday

I doubt most people really know much about my guy, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and I have not heard it articulated by anyone better than this young man. Don't hate the messenger, just do yourself a service and watch 2 minutes of this video (and I bet that you will stay tuned through the 10). Do it!



Tuesday
I have really backed off running and started riding my bike. This is good for multiple reasons but I hope my tender foot responds to the break favorably. Also, it is hot as balls in south Florida right now - 95 
with matching humidity is the current norm. I run so much better in the heat and desert temps of Colorado summers. Believe it or not, Denver summers are a lot hotter than SoFla's with temps routinely reaching 100 plus degrees. The difference is the humidity. It is the worst. I'd rather run up and down 10,000 foot mountains than run into the wind and humidity here. I know I sound like a pussy because I constantly whine about the weather here, but I do not apologize. Just feel the pain. I should just get off my ass and go run a shorty.

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And then there is I Dream of Jeannie - my boyhood crush!



Sunday

Last week was good and bad. The bad, an overuse injury to my right foot. The good, I got back on my bike and logged over 100 mile cycling last week. Sometimes its nice to turn a setback into a step forward.
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Overflow crowd--biggest for any candidate yet this year--greets @BernieSanders in Denver. Remind me why he can't win?



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http://www.washingtonpost.com/…/bernie-sanders-packs-thous…/

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Although the mainstream media is still minimizing the 'Bernie Bump' - it is becoming clear that the American public is beginning to notice and support this outstanding American politician and more importantly, patriot. Clearly, people are excited and his events are by far, the best attended. The upcoming debates will be fantastic theater.

Training this week: Run 28.72 mi - bike 64.39 (1 rest day) 


Sat Bike - 21.0 mi - 1:06:00 19.09 avg mph 
Rode the fixie to Sunrise and home... still feeling beat up from my fall this week. I miss running.
Fri Bike - 23.27 mi - 1:15:34 - 18.48 avg mph - 120 avg hrI managed a decent ride on the fixie today. I have a lot of muscle soreness and multiple scabs on my knees and elbows.
Thurs
Rest - I am very sore and scabbed too.

Wed Run - 1:00:54 - -6.7 mi - 9:05 pace - 118 avg hr
I fell down again. The first 3 miles were quick in about 22 minutes; I tried to cross the street and tripped on a rubber fan belt or something and fell head first into the street. I smashed my knees and got considerable road rash on my arms and legs. I walk/ran home at around a 10:00 pace. :-(

Tues AM Run -1:03:17 - 8.41 mi - 7:31 pace - 140 avg hr

Good run today - no foot pain to speak of. The bike days are paying off. I need to be careful and continue alternating cycling into my regimen.

Mon Bike - 20.12 mi 19.3 mph pace 

I ran yesterday with only a small amount of foot pain. I may run later, but either way, I thought that a short ride on my fixed gear would be nice.

Sun Run - 8.5 mi - 8:33 pace - 132 avg hr

Because of my ongoing foot injury, I decided to hit the trail today. I managed 700' of vertical at the trash heap. The foot felt a little bit better and for the first 4 miles I didn't notice it. It did speak up later in the run, but it was tolerable. I should continue to mix I the bike and run less and when I do, easier. 

Last week: Run 41.36 mi - Bike 123.28 (0 rest day) last month 281.53 mi last year 2,670.88 mi 

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bike yr: 207.95 mi          

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Sunday, June 14, 2015

MyHowl - June 14 > 20

Saturday
Nice long bike ride from Palmetto to the West Palm Inlet and back today. I tried to brick a run after the ride, but the foot pain returned immediately so I called it a day.


Friday
The big news this week is, I have ridden my bike 3 days in a row. Actually, I have ridden both of my bikes (my fixie and my tri-bike). My recent over-training induced foot injury has been the catalyst but I hope it is not the only reason why I am riding. I used to love cycling. I rode a lot and was a strong rider. Along the way, I lost interest and it is sad. My fastest days as a runner also included very heavy bike training. I don't think that my foot injury is serious and I anticipate being back at a heavy running schedule again in a few days. It is likely however, that if I included bicycling into my regimen, I probably would not have gotten injured at all. Not only that, I still fantasize about a return to triathlon races. 


Sunday

Ran long and felt great for the first 10 miles. The heat did me in and by mile 12 I was slowing down; walked home from mil 12.34. I don't know what the answer is. It is SoFla summer and I suppose I need to get out earlier...
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Training this week: Run 41.36 -  bike 123.28 (0 rest day) 

Sat Bike - 61.26 mi - 19.1 avg mph - 117 avg hr
Nice ride up to the inlet. I rode well with some longer intervals on the way up and then cruised home. The run that I attempted afterwords was cut immediately as the foot pain was there and I played it safe.

Fri Bike-  21.57 mi - 19.57 avg mph - 122 avg hr

I rode my Quintana Roo today. A nice change of pace (from the fixie). 
Thurs  AM Bike - 20.25 mi - 17.61 avg mph - 116 avg hr

Rode the fixie this morning chasing Mimi around while she did a few intervals. Humbling...

Thurs PM Run -  6.12 mi - 8:08 pace - 130 avg hr
Trail run on the levee. I had a really sore running foot tonigt. The pain is on the bottom of my right foot near the ball where my foot strikes. It hurt so bad that I took my shoe off at mile 3 thinking that there was a rock in my shoe. 

Wed Bike - 20.2 mi - 17.82 avg mph - 120 avg hr

2nd bike ride of the year. Super hot weather and tired legs so I had an active rest day on the bike
Tues AM Run - 6.77 mi - 7;40 pace - 143 avg hr

I got my run in a litte earlier today, but not early enough. It is getting hot quick.
Tues PM Run - 5.1 mi - 8:23 pace - 134 avg
World of Bee run - easy

Mon Run - 9.12 mi - 7:50 pace - 143 avg hr

steady run i the heat of the day - summer is on high

Sun Run - 14.2 mi - 9.43 pace - 141 avg hr

HEAT and HUMIDITY and my run became a walk for the last 2 miles 

Last week: Run 60.8 mi (0 rest day) last month 281.53 mi last year 2,670.88 mi 

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bike yr: 143.56 mi          

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