Saturday, Sept. 8th

Evening run today after our Bronco meet this morning in Escondido.  It went pretty well & we even had a Frosh winner for the girls!  Go Devin!

http://connect.garmin.com/player/220802841

I have grown fond of the evening runs at Mission Bay with the sun setting in the West, it is usually like a post card! 

The movie that my former student, Kevin Santos, made is ready for consumption so here is the link if you would like to check it out.  I think he did a great job.  It is a little long but he wanted to tell my whole story so a stranger could understand where this is coming from.  You also get to meet my parents briefly as well!

https://vimeo.com/49995564

Thanks for all of your continued support & please feel free to share this video with anyone who might appreciate it or might want to donate!

Thanks!

Total Miles:  1470.85   Pace Runner:  1385.31   +  85.54 miles  

Love to my folks and all my supporters!  Thank you!  <3

Sept. 4th - 7th

Hi all,

Here is the first week of September. 

Tuesday, Sept. 4th:

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/219145488

We did 1st light to left trail (Sword Way) and then back to the bottom of the stairs.

Wednesday, Set. 5th:

http://connect.garmin.com/player/219318849

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/219318859

Today was a hill day, so we did the neighborhood run for a warm up, I did 2 hills with the kids, and then a short cool down around campus to the track for hurdle drills.  I then ran after practice, 1st light to the trail up to 4th light around the neighborhood up there and back to school.

Thursday, Sept. 6th:

http://connect.garmin.com/player/219643871

Torrey Pines run today.  Getting ready for the Bronco Invitational @ Kit Carson Park in Escondido.

Friday, Sept. 7th:

http://connect.garmin.com/player/220802813

Just up to the 4th light & back today for an easy run before the meet tomorrow.  We usually do pretty well at this one so hopefully it will be a good one.

Total Miles:  1462.49   Pace Runner:  1379.81   +  82.68 miles!  

Love you Mom & Dad!  Take care! <3

 

Sept. 2nd, Sunday

Today was another excursion around the bay for 8.31 miles.  It was pretty busy, it being Labor Day weekend and all but it wasn't as bad as the 4th of July!

I have been thinking a lot about why I chose to do this... Now, there are actually a lot of answers to this question.  Obviously, I am raising money for the 2 diseases that have been making life difficult (to say the least!) for my parents.  A 2nd reason is to actually SHOW my students that you can do anything you put your mind to no matter how crazy and hard it may seem at first glance.  3rd,  it gave me an outlet to deal with the helplessness that I was feeling.  When someone you love is struggling and there really isn't anything you can do to help them, you tend to feel worthless, helpless, and just plain bad because you can't help them.  This was my way of dealing with those feelings.  I may have gone overboard on this, but Go Big or Go Home was the line of thinking...maybe I am a little crazy but I guess that is for you to decide...

Here is an interesting video on the topic of Drive.  What motivates people? 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc&feature=relmfu

Will this work for all people, maybe not but I love the idea personally!

Total Miles:  1439.65  Pace Runner:  1352.33  +  87.32 miles

Love to my Vegas family and to all those taking care of my Dad!  <3

Aug. 27 - Aug. 31

Hi again, time to finally finish off August and get into September.  I'll try to keep this as short as I can:

Monday, Aug. 27th:

http://connect.garmin.com/player/216029626

Did 3rd light and left trail today and then hurdles on the track.

Tuesday, Aug. 28th:

http://connect.garmin.com/player/216254480

Today was just the neighborhood run.  Gave the kids a break so as not to scare them off before our first race this weekend!

Wednesday, Aug. 29th:

http://connect.garmin.com/player/216602274

Hill Party today so we did neighborhood run as a warm up and I was wary of doing any hills as I don't want to get injured.  But I also did 4th light and around the neighborhoods off of Rancho Santa Fe Farms Rd. to get some more mileage in!

Thursday, Aug. 30th:

http://connect.garmin.com/player/216602274

Went for about 4 miles today by way of the short TP run to stairs then back to school via the 1st light with a nice little hill.

Friday, Aug. 31st:

http://connect.garmin.com/player/219145477

A short pre-race run of 2nd light to the stairs.  Hope it goes well tomorrow!

I know I'm always asking for $$ but I want to do 2 asks really quick for 2 of my inspirations for my running! 

1.  We are having our induction ceremony for the Ambassadors this Wednesday and I ask for donations to Natalie Nield's Scholarship Fund this one time each year.  We raised $900 last year so I thought I would see if any of you might want to donate.  Checks can be made out to TSDF/Natalie Nield memorial Scholarship.

2. Here is the link to a short video that is on the website for the Amanda Post Memorial Golf Tournament site.  Her site is on the video and it is pretty cool.. The tourney is this coming Monday and they need golfers so take a day off and enjoy some golf for a great cause.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zuO34fts7w

They are our 2 running angels who I know are helping me get to my goal this year!  Both amazing athletes and young ladies!

Total Miles:  1431.34   Pace Runner:  1341.33  +  90.01 miles  I'm treading water but plan on getting a good weekend in here soon, I hope!

I also managed to finish August with 169.90 miles, a little over the average I need.

Love you Mom & Pops!  <3

Sunday August 26th

Today I ran Fiesta Bay and added on the perimeter of Ski Beach for a little extra mileage.  I made a mistake by not charging my Garmin and it died on me at 8.37 miles right in front of Sea World!  I did go check the mileage from there to my normal finish past Fiesta Island and it was 1.43 miles so it turned out to be 9.80 miles total.  I was hoping for an even 10!

These longer runs are getting more difficult as I get more used to the shorter XC runs we do.  I really need to focus on getting some sleep though so I don't get sick!

Here is a video I show during football season and since we are basically there, here it is for you!  Very good motivation if you ask me!

http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/what-it-takes-to-be-number-one/

I hope you all had a great summer because it is basically over except for the hot few weeks we will have in September I am sure.

I also broke the 1400 mile mark today!!!  We are also at the 70 % mark as well!    This is the best I could find as the numbers are very hard to find of late:

Thanks for the continued support and I will try to keep this more current if I can ever catch up to my current position!  Take care!

Total Miles:  1408.04   Pace Runner:  1313.85    +  94.19 miles ahead still!

Love to all my peeps out there spreading the word!  <3

Aug. 20th - 24th, Mon - Fri

Hey loyal followers!

Sorry that I have been MIA for quite some time but let me tell you that school being back in session, along with running, XC, & property issues have consumed me!

Here is a recap of the first week of school as far as my running is concerned:

Monday, Aug. 20th:

We did a short run in the canyon across from school.  The first week of school we tend to get some more new kids on the team and we we need to keep introducing new runs to the kids.  This is what we call "Left Trail" but is now called "Sword Way" according to some new signs that have been put in.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/213251140

Tuesday, Aug. 21st:

Today we introduced our hurdle drill which basically we do about 2 days a week to keep the hips loose and stretched.  We did a warm up that we call the "neighborhood run" down DMH through some houses by Carmel Valley Rd. & back to school.  Did hurdles along with some drills for form and flexibility and then we did the Old Carmel Valley Rd. cool down.  I added another trip through the neighborhood after practice to get a little extra mileage.

http://connect.garmin.com/player/213457400

Wednesday, Aug. 22nd:

We did what we call the "3rd light" run today which is a staple for us.  We go down DMH, left on Carmel Valley, turn right at the 3rd stop light then connect to a "running" trail behind a development and then finish in the canyon to the stairs.

http://connect.garmin.com/player/213843271

Thursday, Aug. 23rd:

Today, we went off campus to do the PQ run at Canyonside Park.  Ran with the Varsity kids which was a nice change of pace as they are very motivated!

http://connect.garmin.com/player/214185226

Friday, Aug. 24th:

Today we did what we call the "Torrey Pines" run.  We run west on DMH rd. and then go through some houses and enter the canyon right by TP HS and then work our way back to the stairs.

http://connect.garmin.com/player/215488453

That is the first week of school in a nutshell.  Classes seem to be good and I think I have a good group of kids, time will tell!  Hope you are all managing to keep cool.  I have no air in my house so there have been plenty of days where it is 90-91 degrees (yes, that's inside my house!) when I get home!

I will leave you with a video I show my kids at the beginning of the year.  Hope you enjoy it and remember it's message!

http://play.simpletruths.com/movie/the-empty-pickle-jar/?cm_mmc=CheetahMail-_FR-_-08.10.12-_-PickleJarMovie&utm_source=CheetahMail&utm_campaign=PickleJarMovie

Keep SHARING, SUPPORTING, 7 DONATING!!!  Thanks for all of your continued support!

Total Miles:  1398.24   Pace Runner:  1302.85  +  95.39 miles  (losing a little ground but still OK!)

Love you Mom & Pops!  <3