WOW 15 hours at work on Monday. Left at 11 pm. I actually spent the night in Red Wing — wahoo, camping out in the empty house.Followed up by a 10 hour day today, where I left only because I knew I had to get home to prep the house for the movers tomorrow (and…
I hadn’t pinned down a definite goal for the marathon until this week. When I first started training after Fargo, I think I told myself I was going for a 2:55 or 2:56. The dilemma was: I’ve been racing better than I ever have. I’ve surprised myself in 2 5ks, running in the 17:40s, and…
Bittersweet to have finished my last repeats. I did 3×1 mile on the track yesterday, running them in 5:40, 5:35, 5:29. I’m not sure, but I think that’s a pretty solid workout for me. I can’t compare it to Fargo because I was sick then and missed this workout… it’d be nice to know if…
Unbelievable how things tend to all happen at once. First, it’s budgeting season at Red Wing Shoes. I present to the President and CFO on the 21st and 22nd of this month. I’ll present budgets for Europe, Japan, North America for 3 different brands. At the same time I’ll give recommendations on how to change…
(Last mile of the TC 10 mile) What a GREAT day for a race. I did the 10 mile, and finished in a 2:10 personal best of 1:01.54. The best part: I finished and felt like I could have raced harder! Sitting here tonight, my legs feel like they have a lot of energy left…
It’s amazing what a little bug will take out of you. I tried running on Tuesday and the first few miles felt horrible. I felt like I was totally out of shape — breathing harder, heart rate higher. I was able to go 7 miles, averaging 8:03, which I guess isn’t too bad. My legs…