Archive for June, 2004

Better now

Wednesday, June 30th, 2004

As predicted, this morning's run was far superior to last night's. I'm guessing the lack of a hefty meal beforehand contributed to the goodness, but starting a new audiobook might have kicked in some joy, too. Consider this another entry in the 'lessons learned' list. On a different topic altogether, a ...

Full stomach

Tuesday, June 29th, 2004

So I've now discovered that running half an hour after eating potato gnocchi in a spicy tomato sauce is not such a brilliant idea.... I was able to finish my three miles for the day, but it wasn't the most enjoyable run I've had. Maybe tomorrow morning will be better ...

Whoops!

Monday, June 28th, 2004

Belated wrap-up for last week: 15 (and a bit) miles run, right on schedule. This is the best I've felt yet, so I'm really looking forward to this week - both because I'm increasing my mileage to 17, and because I'll be back to morning runs again (now that training's ...

New and improved

Monday, June 28th, 2004

OK, as promised, the archives are now live (check 'em out over on the side). Not a whole lot in there yet given the short time I've been at this, but I'll do my best to fill 'em up as quickly as possible.

Running with the iPod

Sunday, June 27th, 2004

I love running with my iPod; I've had it for quite some time now, and with a few minor exceptions (to be described below) everything has been perfect. In this post, I'll detail some of my experience with the iPod - hopefully it'll be of help to those of you ...