Monthly Archives: August 2009

Now, running 8 miles has become a piece of cake, a real enjoyment with music blasting and adrenalin flowing in my vein like there is nothing that could possibly stop me. I even started dancing to the music while I … Continue reading →

In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: They must be fit for it.  They must not do too much of it.  And they must have a sense of success in it. John … Continue reading →

It’s today and I did it, although it’s not an official record entered in a half-M race.  Nonetheless, it’s a great achievement of my life, being a weak runner all my life and hate even mere walking.  The weather was … Continue reading →

I started a little bit faster today and covered 11 miles.   I set out to run 13 miles, but at mile 11, my legs are just felt too heavy to carry on.  You can run faster or longer but not … Continue reading →

I started today’s run determined to run slow and enjoy it.  It’s fantastic and I just glided along and it felt great.  With music boosting my run, it’s really effortless.  Here is the running graph I uploaded from my Garmin … Continue reading →

After several weeks of pacing up and down around 10 miles, on 7/31/2009 I made the 12 mile run.  I ran 3 laps around my community neighborhood (4 miles each lap).  First 8 miles went relatively easily.  I grabbed my … Continue reading →