Friday, January 27, 2006

WHY DID YOU STOP THERE?

25, 3, 37, 20, 25, 44. No, those aren’t my miles per week – at least not recently. Those numbers represent the temperature during my last 6 morning runs. We’ve been all over the board lately. I almost wore shorts this morning, but it was very windy, so I didn’t. After missing the last 2 Fridays, Scott and I were back together this morning – dodging puddles and trying not to fall on our asses. We ran for 51:30 and were probably close to 7 miles. Throw in a mile with Bailey and I’m at 8 so far for the day. I have 5-6 more planned for tonight. Then I hope to finish the week with a 20-mile group run tomorrow - some of which will have to be solo.

As part of my “Old School” post from Wednesday, regarding stamina versus speed, I wanted to include a link to something I remember reading on Beck’s old site. However, I couldn’t find the link. Essentially, he talked about thinking back to the time when you were running your most mileage. Then he asks “Why did you stop there?” Yesterday I found a link to the article on Brian’s Blog. It’s a great read and a great example of why I enjoy Beck’s writing so much.

Last night I was doing some sit ups (crunches) while the girls were watching a movie. After a set I was lying there resting when I had this conversation with my (nearly) 5-year old;

Kinsey: “What are you doing dad?”
Me: “Sit ups.”
Kinsey: “Sit ups are ‘up and down.’ Why are you lying there?”
Me: “I’m resting.”
Kinsey: “Why do you need to rest?”
Me: “Well my muscles get tired after awhile and I need a break.”

That seemed to satisfy her curiosity.

Finally, I have some "pretty" graphs that I thought would post, but I’m not sure how to get them from excel to my blog. Any experts out there?
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6 comments:

  1. D1/27/2006 12:47 PM

    Congrats on reaching 100! I love that nike commercial by the way - truly motivating.

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  2. E-Speed1/27/2006 1:36 PM

    kids are so great! How cute!

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  3. Anonymous1/27/2006 5:18 PM

    Print Screen work well on a PC. If you're on a Mac, Apple-Shift-4 and then you can take a photo of the selected part of the screen.

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  4. Anonymous1/27/2006 8:58 PM

    Wait to they get older. Here's how my conversations go.

    Brad(11): "How far you goin' Dad."

    Dad(44): "Ten."

    Brad: "That's all?"

    Emily(9): "Dad, do you like running."

    Dad: "Not always."

    Emily: "Then why do you do it."

    Dad: "Because someone else who doesn't like running today won't."

    Emily: "Huh?"

    Dad: "Exactly."

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  5. Chad1/27/2006 9:41 PM

    Thanks guys.

    Double, it looks like when they get older you can get "tagged teamed." Right now I just have to worry about Kinsey. But it won't be long before Katie joins the fun.

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  6. Chad1/27/2006 9:42 PM

    Oh Elizabeth, those fingers coming out of your neck on your new photo are creepy.

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