Hey Blog Readers
So as you guys might know- I am spending much of my summer in Estes Park CO working at a lovely Christian camp up near Rocky Mountain National Park. This being said- being a camp counselor will affect the amount of time that I have to run. It is not like I won't be doing a lot of general exercise running after small kiddos. But actual running may be difficult to find time to do.
Being in training this past week, I actually got a chance to run twice. I know not as many as I would like to but it was the best I could do. Let me preface this by saying that this camp is at 8,952 feet above sea level. This makes the air quite thin to be honest. I found some people to run with me (even some at my currently slow speed). I started the first time and found it very difficult. I forgot to mention. Up here in the mountains it is also about 45 degrees in the morning. So its pretty dang cold!
The second time was, if I'm being completely honest, my best run ever. It was fairly easy to run and I could breathe for at least some of the time. It was a total of about two miles and I ran/walked it in a fairly good time. I was very pleased. I am going to try to keep it up up here so that when I get down the mountain, its going to be so much easier!
Thanks for the encouragement!
Dan
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Outdoor
So here in Buchanan, summer weather has arrived. This means....Heat! Now I can't complain to much cause it was only about 77 degrees, but there was very little wind so I was still pretty warm!
Now I have to preface this post with saying, I do not consider myself to be an outside runner at all (more important not a real runner yet). So today's run outside was a new experience, and not necessarily a great one.
So now that I am home in Buchanan MI for the next few weeks before I head out to Colorado, I am without the services of the student workout center in the basement of Alumni Hall. To be honest, I miss that. I like treadmills a little bit better because I can regulate my speed better than I personally allow myself to. So I needed to find someplace to run. The best thing I could see as of now was to walk over to Buchanan High School and run on their track. Two things about this. One: It is at the bottom of an arena type set up- thus a lot of stairs down to get to it. This isn't so bad on the way down, but after the run- those stairs are not helpful AT ALL. Secondly- Its a track and its not a treadmill. Yes it gives me a different view as I run around the track, but it is a totally new ballgame for me.
So I am going to do something new in this post. I need advice....and bad! I am going to post a few questions/problems that I have and if you have any suggestions/advice/inspiration feel free to comment here or email/call/text/facebook me with it as well. Its time to get serious and NOW!
Problems:
1. I need new shoes- suggestions as to good shoes to wear/where to get them for less than a lot of money?
2. I had some pretty bad shin splints today- suggestions on how to deal with those?
3. I had my feet going numb as I was running- is that a problem?
4. Any other suggestions/advice?
Thanks all for the support/advice so far! You are all awesome!!
Attempting-to-run-Dan
Now I have to preface this post with saying, I do not consider myself to be an outside runner at all (more important not a real runner yet). So today's run outside was a new experience, and not necessarily a great one.
So now that I am home in Buchanan MI for the next few weeks before I head out to Colorado, I am without the services of the student workout center in the basement of Alumni Hall. To be honest, I miss that. I like treadmills a little bit better because I can regulate my speed better than I personally allow myself to. So I needed to find someplace to run. The best thing I could see as of now was to walk over to Buchanan High School and run on their track. Two things about this. One: It is at the bottom of an arena type set up- thus a lot of stairs down to get to it. This isn't so bad on the way down, but after the run- those stairs are not helpful AT ALL. Secondly- Its a track and its not a treadmill. Yes it gives me a different view as I run around the track, but it is a totally new ballgame for me.
So I am going to do something new in this post. I need advice....and bad! I am going to post a few questions/problems that I have and if you have any suggestions/advice/inspiration feel free to comment here or email/call/text/facebook me with it as well. Its time to get serious and NOW!
Problems:
1. I need new shoes- suggestions as to good shoes to wear/where to get them for less than a lot of money?
2. I had some pretty bad shin splints today- suggestions on how to deal with those?
3. I had my feet going numb as I was running- is that a problem?
4. Any other suggestions/advice?
Thanks all for the support/advice so far! You are all awesome!!
Attempting-to-run-Dan
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Running Man Dan
So yes I know I have another blog but this one is going to detail my Year Long Quest that I embarked on this very morning.
As I posted on my facebook late last night, I am starting on a one year journey to both get in shape and to lose weight. This one year plan is to run a half-marathon in just 12 months. After setting many goals and many different incentives for myself, this one is going to be the end-all-be-all. I am going to do this.
So this very morning I embarked on the journey. My Running plan from Runner's World started me off nice and easy with a 2 mile run with a mile time of 15:50. Sounded plenty do-able. Too bad that was not what my knees thought. After just half a mile, my knee started to lock up and decided that it was going to hurt. Bad.
So I resorted to running a little more on the elliptical and call that a little better just to keep the ball rolling. It didn't like that too much either but I pushed through and here we are, the end of Day 1's running challenge.
So at this point I am looking for pointers and prayer. I am not a runner and will never pretend to be, but this is the journey I have been called to run (no pun intended) and I need to continue.
Run like the Wind Bulls-eye!!
Dan
As I posted on my facebook late last night, I am starting on a one year journey to both get in shape and to lose weight. This one year plan is to run a half-marathon in just 12 months. After setting many goals and many different incentives for myself, this one is going to be the end-all-be-all. I am going to do this.
So this very morning I embarked on the journey. My Running plan from Runner's World started me off nice and easy with a 2 mile run with a mile time of 15:50. Sounded plenty do-able. Too bad that was not what my knees thought. After just half a mile, my knee started to lock up and decided that it was going to hurt. Bad.
So I resorted to running a little more on the elliptical and call that a little better just to keep the ball rolling. It didn't like that too much either but I pushed through and here we are, the end of Day 1's running challenge.
So at this point I am looking for pointers and prayer. I am not a runner and will never pretend to be, but this is the journey I have been called to run (no pun intended) and I need to continue.
Run like the Wind Bulls-eye!!
Dan
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