Despite some anxiety about running in the winter (I have like zero body fat and prefer winter activities where I can bundle up), I ended up participating with the gang in the Winterman relay marathon, running 2 out of 8 of the 5K legs. The weather ended up better than we could have hoped for, [...]
Winterman Run
February 21st, 2012 · 4 Comments · Observations, Ottawa
Tags: 10k·running·Winterman·woot
Beat Beethoven Run
October 31st, 2011 · 1 Comment · Observations, Ottawa
On Saturday I participated in my first organized running event in over a decade, and it went really well! I ran 8 kilometers in 42 minutes 15 seconds, almost three minutes faster than my goal time – I kindof blew my own mind. I was really nervous going into it thinking that I might be [...]
Tags: 8K·Beat Beethoven·running
700m Dash
December 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Frustrations, Observations
Today I decided to catch an early bus so I’d be prepared for a morning meeting. The early bus was running even a few minutes earlier than I was, and I saw it pulling away as I rounded the corner.
I recently discovered in a pinch that I can jog across the Westgate parking lot and [...]
Winter Running
February 8th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Observations
Greg coerced me to go out for a winter run last night despite all of my usual protests; my running shoes always go in the closet the second the first snowflake hits the ground, and stay there till mid-spring. I’ve been on the treadmill downstairs a few times over the winter, but I was starting [...]
Tags: cheeto pants·running·winter