Monday Run

I ran a 11+ miler before work today in downtown Baltimore. Plans are to repeat this tomorrow.
Tomorrow evening I will be going on a business trip to one of our plants in Southern Maryland. I plan to do a weight workout on Tuesday and Wednesday evening. Thursday will be a packing day for a trip to Rocky Raccoon where I will crew for some friends running the 100 miler.

Stupid is what Stupid Does

Well I did it. I swore I would not ...

No!!! ... running a 50 miler in the desert in the middle of summer is insane. Your are too old! ... too slow! ... too smart!.... to subject you body to this voluntary death march.

In my mind, I can hear my mother's voice telling me to stop being so foolish -- "Why don't you stop this stuff and find a nice girl?"

Oh well, maybe the paramedic that picks me up will be single and we will fall in love over an IV.

I signed up for the Race with the Devil 50 Miler! http://calicoracing.squarespace.com/running-with-the-devil. This is the sister race to the Angel run I did in January and could be described as a baby Badwater.

I really gotta stop hanging out with ultramarathoners -- they are a bad influence on me!

Saturday Snail Run

Today I did a 14 miler at Lock Raven with my fellow Snails. Afterwards we went to breakfast at Pickle's and Chips. During breakfast we discussed our upcoming trip to Texas where some of our cohort will be running the Rocky Raccoon 100 miler. I and 4 other more logical Snails will serve as crew for their attempt.

After breakfast I went to Fx and did a back and chest weight routine. The gym is still a bit crowded -- can't wait until the excess population breaks their new year's resolutions!

Morning Long Run

Got up early today and did an 18.5 miler before work. There was some black ice on the roads but nothing too dangerous. Everything felt great. I am taking the night off from the gym to rest a bit and catch up on my reading. Plans are to do somewhere around 13 tomorrow.

Baby it is cold outside!

As planned I did a early morning 10+ mile run before work today. I have a standard course from my office to Fort McHenry which is about a 6 miler +/-. I add a few loops through Federal Hill to make up the difference. I belong to a small gym near my office so that I can shower up before work.

The weather predictions were a bit questionable for this evening so I decided to skip the evening gym workout and go home. I just did not want to risk being on the potentially icy roads. So far it appears I was over cautious as that the foul weather did not materilize.

Back to Work

Today was my first day back in the office after a 21/2 week hiatus in glorious Nevada. I had a early morning meeting so I decided to skip my normal morning workout. So far no disasters at work. Thanks to the fact that I have a good staff that supports me fully. I am truly blessed to work with dedicated professionals.

I did an evening workout at LifeFx. The gym was a bit crowded with a bunch of New Years Resolutions fitness wannabees -- They will be MIA by Valentine's Day!

I did 2 hours on the elliptical trainer and about 1 1/2 hour arm and shoulders weight routine. I was pleasantly surprised with my post workout weight -- 172.5 pounds! Vegas and Reno did not hurt me too much. I would like to drop about 15 pounds before Umstead. Dinner tonight was a scoop of Hammer Soy and no fat yogurt in 16 ounces of low fat milk.

Plans are to get a ten miler in early tomorrow AM

Heading Home

I am leaving Reno this morning and heading back to Baltimore. According to the weather channel it looks like they have 3 inches of snow and some ice.

My flight from Reno is delayed at least 20 minutes. I may miss my connection from Alanta to BWI.