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Result: http://www.mainemarathon.com/2009marathon.html
Gun Time: 3:34:38
Net Time: 3:34:11
Pace Per Mile: 8:12
Overall Position: 147/959
Age Group Position (30-34 M): 16/82
BQ Split: +23:12

T-1 hour
My arrival in Portland. The on-ramp to Forest Avenue wasn't too crowded at that point (though I did get here earlier than in previous years). I skirted around a few streets to avoid the line of cars at the light and parked in the garage as usual.

T-45 minutes
By the time I had shed my outer clothing and chugged down the last of my drink it hit 7AM and I slowly made my way out to the starting area. The weather was warmer than I was expecting it; it was also less rainy. Conditions were definitely great for a long race.

T-30 minutes
With the sound of bagpipes from the Maine Ulster Scots, I started to focus and prepare myself. I did some stretching but most of my prep was mental. I wanted that goal of 3:10:00 but I also new the reality of my situation and that I may not be in the right condition to hit it today. I think I may have psyched myself out too much, but I'll get to that later on.

T-15 minutes
The runners start assembling (or crowding) the start line. The noise got to the point where the speaker was just a dull drone. With each minute that passes, all the sounds of the crowd and announcer fade out like something out of a movie and I begin to settle in for a long 3+ hour run.

Start Time
The Star-Spangled Banner was sung beautifully, and about 30 seconds afterward, the cannon fires and scares the hell out of everyone (I'm still amused by that). And with that, the race begins.

First Mile - 8:15 (7:47 from start line)
I ran about as expected for the first mile. I didn't want to go out fast else I'd lose control of the rest of the race.

Miles 2-5
Miles 2, 3, and 4 were all 7:15s, what I expected and wanted. The fifth mile, however, was hit at 7:40 which was the beginning of the wall that I hit.

Miles 6-11
I hit each mile between 7:25-7:40 without consistency - For every mile I pushed, I got a mile that I was forced to recover on. I took my first GU early in mile 8 - on schedule - and looked down at my watch in mild disappointment. This was the stretch where I felt the worst mentally because it was there that I realized that 3:10:00 wasn't in the cards for me that day. My time at mile 10 was 75:17, roughly 7:32 for a pace, and save for the downhill that got me to 10, I simply could not muster the energy to maintain a sub-7:30 pace. By mile 11, I felt pretty deflated.

Mile 12-16
This was the stretch where I forgot about any goal time and just decided to run what my body could give me and hang on until the end. I hit 1:39:30 (approximately) at the half-way point in the race and decided I was going to try and cling to that pace for as long as I could. The rolling hills at this stretch were not fun but I forgot about them as I just mentally sang songs to myself and made sure I kept proper running form all the way.

Mile 17-20
I managed to keep a respectable pace through this point though I was already hovering around 8 minutes on each mile. I crossed the 20-mile marker at 2:38:47 and then decided to see if I could push myself a little in what is the hardest stretch of the Marathon.

Last 10K (20-26.2)
Though I was nearing a pace of 9 minutes per mile, I fought to maintain that pace through the final few miles of the race as I ran back into Portland. The amazing part is that I didn't feel that 'Marathon pain' in my calves until 24, which is a good indicator of how far my legs have come since my Hyannis run in 2008. this may have been the difference in my Maine Marathon run last year and the one this year.

Finish
My time - 3:34:38 - was two minutes better than 2008. Though I missed the qualifier by almost 25 minutes this time, I can still take a few lessons from this as well as find that silver lining.

-Speed workouts were lacking this summer, so my inability to run at or around a 7 minute pace was hamered a lot.
-My weight was about 8-10 pounds heavier than Sugarloaf (where I hit 3:15:25) and may have had a lot to do with the struggles to stay under 7:30 in the early going.
-This course is very challenging. Almost half of it is rolling hills and most of the rest of it is very gradual inclines and declines. There are very few real flat or easy stretches in this course at all, and it's obvious that the Maine Marathon is not an easy one for me to run. It also makes me appreciate how good the Hyannis and Sugarloaf courses are.

Future Marathons
No matter what the result, my plan at this point was to prepare for the next Marathon in Hyannis, Mass at the end of February. Now, however, it has become my Boston-qualifying target. Even if registration for the 2010 BM will have come and gone by then I can still qualify and race in 2011, and if I decided to run Sugarloaf again, I can qualify for 2012 as well.

In The End...
I'm not discouraged. Am I disappointed at the moment? Yeah; I'd be lying if I said otherwise. The time is not really a reflection of my progress and that many Marathon runners will have their bad races (or even courses). The biggest thing for me is to learn what I can from this result and use it to become better for the next race.

Six Marathons under my belt now - it's amazing that exactly three years ago from this past weekend I was making my first jog to the end of the street from my house in Bangor. I have no intention of stopping now.

Current Mood: calm
Current Location: Work

This is my sixth Marathon...I should be used to the routine and have nothing to worry about, right? I really want to nail the goal time in this one, though. My nerves are up a little more than normal.

I do apologize about being so exceptionally quiet this past month. I do have a lot to say and update on but I just haven't had the clear head to get it all down. Hopefully once the stress of the race prep is over, I can remedy that. Until then, wish me luck tomorrow morning!

Current Mood: anxious
Current Location: Home
Current Music: Gustav Holst

I haven't posted much in the last month for a few reasons; biggest of all is that I've become self-conscious of my day-to-day mood changes. When I feel down and am public about it, I feel like I bring everyone down with me. I don't want that. Anyway...

I've focused more on dating this past month though admittedly I have been going out on dates since late May. It's all been one-date wonders, though (and by wonders I mean failures). The exception is that I've made a couple of friends, which is unexpected in a refreshing way. I share enough common interests with them to at least hold that kind of bond. I still stand just as single as I was 6 months ago, though. Complaining about it won't help me but neither has trying to do something about it; hence the building frustration.

Financial stresses have also increased, though they have calmed from my near-panic last week when I had checking account trouble for the first time in almost 5 years. After this weekend, every cent to spare will be focused on both my vehicle and for moving - this means zero Ren Faire trips this year and only two road races (one being the Marathon) until at least November. The last thing I need is for my car or the moving situation to fall apart.

In spite of this rant, the focus of this post is not about that in and of itself. It's about my 6AM run this morning in an attempt to use endorphins to erase the bleak mood I found myself in. The air was crisp and autumn-like, something that both excited me (fall is always a good time of year) and depressed me (summer seemed a bit unfulfilled). As I got about a mile in, I heard a small rustling in the trees above me. Thankfully I didn't look up because the biggest acorn I've ever seen in my life dropped square on my head. The sharp pain actually got me to stop though there was no real damage or bruising from it. It startled and even angered me a bit. I was prepared to just yell out and start swearing like I had tourette's but...the most wonderful thing suddenly happened.

I laughed. Not quite the-lunatic-is-in-my-head laugh, but it probably disturbed the residents nearby if they were awake. At that moment, I didn't care. I stopped worrying about my failing love life, my stressful finances, the past, the present, the future. I just...stopped worrying. My mind was clear and fresh and warm and energetic and...all those other happy words and incorrect grammar which escape me at the moment.

After about 30 seconds, I started running again but kept a smile on for a good long time after that. The run felt good and, so far, the morning feels good too. I don't know how long this feeling will last - it would be nice to hold on to it through this weekend at least - but it's good to find the feeling again that has eluded me since last winter. I'm not feeling optimistic at anything in particular but I am feeling confident in general right now.

It's funny; the power of a falling acorn.

Current Mood: optimistic
Current Location: Home
Current Music: Pink Floyd - "Brain Damage"

I've been kinda quiet about this process for the last few months because a) I wasn't sure I knew entirely the nature of the position my mom was going for and b) some areas were still corporate-confidential because it was a newly-created position within Petco.

She was accepted for the new position of Companion Animal Care and Services Manager for Petco yesterday. It's a regional position (beyond the district level she was planning to go into originally) that has her going around to stores and making sure animals are cared for and that the stores are making the best use of the tools at their disposal for both profit and safety. It's a pretty complex job, it seems like; she's somewhere in between District Manager and Regional VP, but not on the typical sales management ladder (ie she isn't directly in charge of hiring/firing anyone below her). It's a marketing and QA type of position combined. I guess that's the easiest way to describe it.

She is in charge of 35 stores in the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts (Boston region mostly), and upstate NY. Her base of operations will mostly be southern ME and NH. They gave her a relocation package, a signing bonus, a company car, a boost to her benefits, and (obviously) a significant pay increase. This may make her the most powerful woman in New England-area Petco.

...alright, that might not be 100% fact, but I just can't help talk her up right now. I am so proud of what she's done - high school education, working practically minimum wage and non-management until after age 30, and now she's a corporate elite. She's a major workaholic and really does know and use the reins of power well at her job, but thankfully she's still the same ol' mom when she's away form it. I couldn't be a prouder son. :)

Of course what this means is that she is moving very soon, and has her sights set on the Portland area. It looks like I may be drawing my family down here after all.

((I haven't posted this to Facebook because I know how humble she is about these things, but if she's ok with it I may put it up there too.))

Current Mood: proud
Current Location: Home

((LJ folks - this is something I post on MySpace annually. I thought I would post it here, too.))

I think I got the years wrong - it should be year 30, a review. Ah well!

Sports
2008: Baseball season wrapping up...but I'm not there. I've dropped out of the MSBL this year for financial and time reasons. Running now has become my sports life, more or less, and in October I'm actually going to shoot to qualify for the Boston Marathon. I never would have guessed I'd be doing this back in 2007.
2009: Running is securely in the forefront of my sports life. I still haven't made the Mecca of Marathons but I'm on the doorstep. Once again, the goal will be waiting for me in October. I am also doing heavy fighting in the SCA, something that has provided an excellent cross-training. It's just once a week, but it's quite a workout.

Weight
2008: 175. It's amazing the energy I have now.
2009: 184. In spite of there being a weight gain overall, I feel much more in shape than even last year. There is much more muscle definition and flexibility than ever before.

Social Life
2008: Two running clubs, two softball teams, friends from all over new england and suddenly the picture's looking a lot different. Still a bit shy, but a ton more confident.
2009: A new job, more running clubs, a dancing group, an SCA group, and a new and growing network of friends. Confidence has been wobbly from time to time but still solid overall. It's been a huge year in this category.

Love Life
2008: I started the dating scene at the end of '07 and it was nothing but disaster in the months that followed. Now, however, there seems to be a possibility that something is looking up in this category. Maybe? Maybe.. :) I know I got you all on the edge of your seat now.
2009: The first half was good. Very good. There was a point, however, where it had to end. I fell hard and for a long time because of it, longer than I probably should have. Now, I'm looking forward, though I'm not focused on anything at this time.

Family
2008: Mom goes to the Petco conference with her speeches ready to give to the next manager of the year. She's Maine District Manager now so she doesn't need no GM award!
2009: Mom is interviewing for a regional position; I'll spare the details until something more develops. My sister is also going back into school to further her education. It's definitely looking good on this front, and I'm very happy for my family.

Writing
2008: Temporarily shelving Luminaire Legion and finishing up the WoW novella Journey of the Pyromancer. It's been a great piece of work to hone my skills on, and I hope people enjoy the story when I release it.
2009: I released Journey of the Pyromancer late in the year (2008). My writing projects stalled for a time but I have slowly picked it back up and have resumed writing about the world of Luminaire Legion.

Work
2008: Maine Public Broadcasting. Things have been shaken to their core and now I'm concerned about my future with the company - so much so that I'm looking elsewhere for employment, preferably in the southern part of the state. Would you want to stay in a job that, no matter what skill set you achieve, you can't be promoted in the foreseeable future? I'm even considering the possibility of school if the job search turns out to be a frustration.
2009: Soon after, I got out, and it turned out to be the right move. Six weeks after my departure to work for a company in Bath, my old position was frozen and people were laid off. Meanwhile, I have not only worked my way up the pay scale a bit, but I also have some new certifications under my belt and it won't be long until I see a big certification coming to me.

House
2008: 51 18th Street, Bangor, ME 04401. Rent's being raised, though. Bleh.
2009: 57 Drayton Road, Bath. This was due mostly to the move, but I have liked my time here. Soon, though, I'll be moving again. Luckily it's not so far this time.

Traveling
2008: Several Mass/NH trips including my marathon weekend in Hyannis, plus a second trip to PortCon that was very enjoyable. Still have that same goal to visit Scotland, Ireland, and Japan. Slating Ireland for 2010, possibly around the Dublin Marathon in August or the Connemara Marathon in May.
2009: Faires, Cons, and races all over New England. I have a plan to travel a bit in 2010, but Ireland/Scotland may be pushed back as late as 2012 depending on what my life goals and plans are set for.

Another year come and gone, and now I'm in my 30s. Get off my lawn, you youngins!

...for MSDN developers - i.e. my work - so that means I got myself a copy! I'll be spending some time this evening installing the 64-bit version on a fresh new hard drive.

The beta has shown a lot of promise over the last several months, but as with any Microsoft product, I must take everything with at least mild caution. I'm hoping that I'll be successful and that I'll be playing my games on DirectX 10 and a 64-bit environment very soon. I must admit I'm a bit excited to try it all out! I'll try to have a report on it (that's not too technical) in the aftermath.

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: Work

There's an Indian restaurant in Brunswick. How did I not know or see this before?

It's too bad you weren't going to be around a little longer, Tess. I'd love to bring you, Kaer, and the rest of the crew up to it.

Current Location: Bowdoin College

Before I actually go off to run today, I thought I would put up my plan that'll take me to late September. I'll need to decide what Marathon I'll want to race at that point - the Cape Cod Marathon in Falmouth, Mass on Sunday, September 27 or the Maine Marathon on Sunday, October 4.

July
The month has been a slow progress to build to 50 miles a week. The contracted work at Bowdoin College has severely limited my lunchtime running to the point where I can only get out a couple of miles at a time. The large amount of walking around campus has helped, though. My intention is to be well over 40 this week and get as close as I can to 50 next week. So in essence, July is a rebuilding month.

August
This will be a month of focus as I push to build my miles up higher, increase my weekend long runs, and incorporate "mile repeats" into the weekly routine. The goal is to be safely settled in between 60 and 70 miles per week. This is also going to mean a lot more early morning/pre-work running which has been a near impossibility for me to pull off. I've got to do it, though!

September
Depending on what Marathon I choose will probably determine how I'll run on the first and second weeks. The last week before I start to taper will probably be the one where I get as close to 70 miles as possible, including my 20+ mile long run. The mile repeats and the long runs will be most important, because if I can do better then what I was doing in April/May, then I should have no issue hitting 3 hours, 10 minutes this fall.

Marathon Decision: Cape Cod
http://www.capecodmarathon.com/
The biggest thing that I look forward to on this course is that it's Cape Cod in early fall. I love the area that time of year, just as the tourists are leaving and the weather has cooled down enough to still be pleasant in the middle of the day. The bad factors are that a) due to it's location I would need to find a hotel - something I'm not so sure I can afford to do, and b) the course itself is an unknown, meaning I would not know the hills well to anticipate them. Though I still really want to run this course, it may not be in the cards this year without a little help.

Marathon Decision: Maine Marathon
http://www.mainemarathon.com/
This one is set just a week later, and I have already run both the half and full marathon courses in the last two years. I am very familiar with it, and I am no longer that far away. I can get friends to see me run and finish. And hey, it's Portland.

Perhaps the decision isn't so hard this year.

If I don't Succeed...?
Early November and December still feature qualifying races in the northeast. The Manchester City Marathon in New Hampshire in early November, the Philadelphia Marathon on November 22, and a few others that require a bit of travel but may be worth it. I don't expect it will come to this, but there may be a chance. I really do want to save Philadelphia until after I've Boston-Qualified because I want to have fun with this race and go up the "Rocky Steps" after crossing the finish. ;) Which brings me to...

Post Boston Marathon Plans
Once the big goal is done, I want to eventually start finding different Marathons around the country to run in. Big races that are extremely popular, provide a unique challenge, or are set in a beautiful or fun area. I'd love for the excuse to travel a bit around the country, maybe even out-of-country in following years.

So there you have it, a brief view of my running goals. Continue to wish me luck and give the good vibes!

Current Mood: okay
Current Location: Home

( Creation, from Beginning to Humanity )

Current Location: Home
Current Music: Various Classical Tunes

The following is a draft of chapter 3 of "Mending the Shattered," the planned first book of my story series that I have been developing for a long time. Though some terms will likely need explanation (feel free to ask), this should provide you with some insight into this world.

I'll have more on the people and places very soon (I have been writing them up this evening for people who will be playing the single session this weekend). Also forgive any grammar errors, etc. - this is definitely not a final draft.

( Chapter 3 )

Current Location: Home
Current Music: Wrath of the Lich King - "The Argent Tournament"

I have been trying to sit down and concentrate on making a single session campaign based on my story for my friends to enjoy before a couple of them leave the state. Mostly I have been working on shaping the campaign itself but I have written down a rough draft of a race unique to the world. I had done a single-session once before with this world but I had no modifications to adjust, therefore it was no different than choosing a human. Now I have made a rough draft of the race - called 'Mantom' - that will hopefully describe them and give them a distinctness if people so choose them to play.

( The Mantom... )

Current Location: Home
Current Music: Tyr

O ye familiar scenes, ye groves of pine
That once were mine and are no longer mine
Thou river, widening through the meadows green
To the vast sea, so near and yet unseen
Ye halls, in whose seclusion and repose
Phantoms of fame, like exhalations, rose
And vanished, we who are about to die
Salute you; earth and air and sea and sky
And the Imperial Sun that scatters down
His sovereign splendors upon grove and town.

~"Morituri Salutamus" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, made for his 50th Bowdoin reunion, 1875

When I begin to approach the campus, the overwhelmingly massive pines greet me on either side of the road, broken only by the white stone of the gates and brick buildings of the individual schools. There aren't many educaional places that have such scenery as I enter.

My base of operations at Bowdoin is in Cole's Tower, which is - you guessed it - a tower. We're on the second floor (surprisingly NOT in a basement). Every morning the crew checks what's assigned to them before going off to do said tasks. The environment is relaxed which is what I would expect for college in summer. Even in spite of this massive project of which I have been contracted out for.

I have finally managed to nail down the procedure that I am to be doing 3 times a day on average - go to site, save old info, switch out new computer, bring down old info, make sure it all works. The process is actually fairly simple once I got the hang of it, and I tend to adapt pretty quickly.

The people here are friendly as well. This is a very diverse IT staff, and I feel very comfortable with that. It just seems like there's a greater general respect for everyone when it's this way. I suppose it's a reflection of the college in general, too. Faculty and students alike here are laid back and relaxed in terms of personality and how they deal with things. It's definitely comforting to deal with a majority of "thank you!" rather than a majority of "um, how much did you say it was?" It's one of the things I sorely miss from my MPBN days.

I walked to the nearby Hannaford yesterday instead of dining on campus (something I'll likely repeat today). The walk around the campus is very nice and with the grand canopy of trees combined with the low student traffic in the summer, allows any stress and hardship to just slip away.

I really think I'll enjoy the 9 weeks spent here.

Current Location: Cole's Tower, Bowdoin College
Current Music: The Who - "My Generation"

http://www.cracked.com/article_15231_7-reasons-21st-century-making-you-miserable.html

Got this from a friend who linked it on her Facebook. Text-based communication really does take away a cruical human element of communication - body language. It was a good read, and a lot of it really does make sense, though I think as a species we will learn to evolve and adapt to this (we just happen to be evolving slower than the technology we've advanced).

Current Mood: okay
Current Location: Work
Current Music: Fear Factory

Work
Though it was technically at the end of May, I did become a Microsoft Certified Professional by passing the Windows Server 2003 exam. Considering what else I was doing and preparing for at the time, I am very proud of myself for the achievement. It's a big step forward on my career path.

June has been a steady month in terms of production at work, but most of the past couple of weeks have been spent preparing for the 9-week assignment at Bowdoin College. The job itself will be quite easy once I'm settled in, so I expect a lot more downtime than what I'm experiencing now. I don't mind it, though; it's definitely something different to do.

Running
After the Marathon, my weekly mileage has dropped off somewhat. Most weeks have been between 25-40 miles. My speed has lost its edge but I still have plenty of endurance and can still pull off some good race times. My weight is close to 190 again but I have also had an increase in upper body workouts and have started to see more defined muscle up there. I wonder, however, if 'bulking up' at all will affect the 3:10:00 goal I'm reaching for.

Speaking of that goal, I have started to piece together a plan for running workouts for the remainder of the summer as I set a goal for a mid-September Marathon. I should have more on that soon.

SCA
Now I've taken an interest in heavy armor fighting and have throw myself in with that lot (the fencers are giving me the evil eye, though ;) ). I really do enjoy going to the practices and having the social dinner afterward. I probably won't be ready for anything by the GNE but my goal is to just take it all in slowly. I've got plenty of time to get better.

Dancing
After the awesomeness that is the King Arthur show, things have really gotten quiet on this front. It's amazing how much of my free time it had taken up and for a short while I wasn't sure what I was going to do with myself after it was all over. For now, I'm still dancing (or attempting ot) at company class on Wednesday nights. Though I technically haven't made a decision as to whether I'm be in the December show or not, I'll most likely go for it. I have a feeling that this particular show will be a real test of my self-consciousness.

Gaming
L5R, Shadowfist, Chthulu, even a Buffy session. I am definitely back in the pen-and-paper scene after being out of the mix for a long time. It's a lot of fun and it definitely helps to bookend a weekend. I'm also trying to slap together a single session based on my Luminaire Legion world for folks to play before a couple of them leave for Washington. Time is running out; I must hurry!

4th of July
The weekend will be of typical length - nothing extended. I am going to a barbecue in Portland on Saturday then driving down to a beach house that my mom got for the family on Hampton/Salisbury Beach. I'm hoping the weather holds out.

Other July Plans
GNE is the next big event for me. I've got the camping stuff all ready for the whole weekend. This will be my first SCA event for more than a day, so I am a bit excited. Maybe by then we'll have good weather!

The week after will be spent between the Celtic Celebration in Belfast on Saturday morning and the OMGWTFBBQ at my friend's camp in Stetson. It will be a lot of fun spending the weekend with old friends and just being general goofs. :)

After that, the rest of the month will be quiet and plan-free. Maybe except for a few possible Rock Band and gaming invites? ;)

Weather and Mood
I'll just be brief on this. June was dreary and has really played a factor in my mood as of late. Fortunately it looks like the weather will turn around next week, which should help matters. Otherwise, I'll just continue to face forward every day and keep working through the heavier feelings.

Current Mood: okay
Current Location: Work
Current Music: Killswitch Engage - "Starting Over"

( The details are inside! )

I just want to give big hugs to all my friends who watched me perform this weekend and hung out with me in venues outside of the theater. This is just one of those segments of time that I will remember my whole life. :)

Current Mood: happy
Current Location: Home
Current Music: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Soundtrack

What a trial of endurance this week has been.

Work has been dreadfully busy. Stress hasn't been too high but it's building now. I've struggled to get to work on time every day this week - generally I'm in at 7:30 which is a full half hour earlier than I need to be. Yesterday was the worst - I was 15 minutes late and we had a service meeting first thing. (I pride myself on being early/on-time so I've felt really bad about this.) Computers are pouring in and on-site visits are on rapid-fire, averaging two per day. Luckily most of the jobs have been resolved quickly and/or efficiently. Though I am proud of my achievement last Thursday (passing one of my Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator exams), the high has definitely worn off. Now to make things worse, one of my shop co-workers has had personal issues and is not in for the remainder of the week. Not only can I not leave work early anymore (so I can get to St Lawrence early to brush up on the dance), I cannot take all of Friday off, either. Luckily I managed to negotiate a half day. Once noon hits tomorrow, I am off.

Tonight is the final dress rehearsal for the show. Everything is coming into place and overall the show looks very well done. I can't thank the people in Vivid Motion enough for all their help and support. I am not a dancer or sword fighter - at least I wasn't before I signed up. It's amazing to think that I can actually pull this off and make it look good. The nerves are starting to settle in but I am very excited to be a part of this. I even had someone snap an Arthur vs. Mordred pic on my crap-quality camera. Both he and I were talking about how wearing the beautiful costumes and wielding the weapons makes it feel like childhood, brandishing sticks and fighting great battles in the name of drama and entertainment. I mean, seriously, how fun is that? Aside from all the stresses of getting the dance steps right, placement, props costume changes, lighting, positioning, and seemingly epic maneuvers, it does make me feel a bit giddy. I grew up wanting to act out a knight, and in a way, I am. Even if it is vile, villainous Mordred. ;)

Running is on #3 priority right now, perhaps even further down than that. Since Sugarloaf, I've reduced myself down to about 25-30 miles each week and probably less so this week. Truth is, the long days and lack of sleep has caused a lot of fatigue from the knees down. I ran 8 miles yesterday and I felt absolutely beat. I haven't had fatigue after an easy run for a very long time. So today I've decided to take another day off from running and just go tomorrow when I have more time. It won't hurt any exercise regimen, and it definitely won't hurt any upcoming races - I don't have another one planned until mid-July.

So now that I've completely taken up my lunch hour with writing, I'll head back to work and forge ahead with the rest of the day. Overall I'm actually feeling optimistic, even if I am very weary and run-down. I'm accomplishing some incredible things in such a short time; many I've never dreamed I'd be doing several years ago.

Current Mood: tired
Current Location: Work
Current Music: Rhapsody of Fire - "Magic of the Wizards Dream"

2009 Maine Marathon Report

Night-Before-Nerves

Release Valve - Or, the Power of an Acorn

Congrats to Mom :D

Year 29 (30?), a Review

Windows 7 Out Today...

WHOA.

The Summer of Run

Luminaire Legion RPG: Mythos of Creation

Luminaire Legion RPG: "Mending the Shattered" Story Excerpt

Luminaire Legion RPG: The Mantom

The Bowdoin Experience Begins

7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making You Miserable

A New Month

The weekend in Summary

Through the Marshes

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