On the road again... Took the ever popular 56 west route today for a 8.26 mile jaunt in 77 minutes and 2 seconds.
Got back to school for a couple of semi-final games for our boys. First, soccer takes out San Dieguito 2-0 for a CIF final rematch with Saints. On the hardwood, our hoop team jumped out to a big lead over Saints but lost it in the 3rd qtr only to rebound with a 65-61 win. Kudos to a huge night for Brandon Michel who is our best thief but was dropping everything, ending up with 25 points to lead all scorers!
The students of Cathedral continue to amaze me! The students of the Interact Club are putting together a concert to raise money for charity and I recently found that at least a portion of what is raised will go to my fundraising efforts! Here is the story from the El Cid and I will give updates for details as I learn them.
http://www.elcidonline.com/news/2012/02/22/interact-club-to-host-event-to-support-mr-rickling/
So cool! Signed up to run Finish Chelsea's Run this Saturday. Come join me for a great cause! I will be running more than the 5K. :)
Yikes, it's late! Time for bed! I'll add the update for mileage in the am.
Love ya Mom & Dad!
Total Miles: 341.04 Pace Runner: 324.34
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
February 27th, Monday
Took the day off due to in climate weather (actual thunder storm, lit up my whole house then a second later shook my foundations pretty good about 8:30 pm) I plan on finishing Chelsea's Run this Saturday morning if anyone is interested in joining me, let me know!
http://www.active.com/running/san-diego-ca/finish-chelseas-run-5k-run-walk-2012
Hope you all had a great weekend & I will be pushing toward 350 by the end of the month!
Love ya Mom & Pops! <3
http://www.active.com/running/san-diego-ca/finish-chelseas-run-5k-run-walk-2012
Hope you all had a great weekend & I will be pushing toward 350 by the end of the month!
Love ya Mom & Pops! <3
Sunday, February 26, 2012
February 26th, Sunday
Cool day down at Mission Bay today. My throat is starting to get sore and my glands are swelling but the run started off great! At mile 6 my stomach cramped but our Angels, Natalie & Amanda carried me through the next 2.6 miles. 8.62 miles in 79 minutes which is my quickest long run of the year, so I can't be upset!
I am in need of comments & encouragement! To be honest, I'm doing OK right now but I know that down the road I will be struggling at times, so I am going to keep asking for them to keep the momentum rolling strong. Thank you in advance for anything and everything you do to help me accomplish this goal. I know many are keeping my parents & I in their prayers and I am very grateful for that!
Where do I go for real inspiration outside of my parents... D-Rock, of course! Found another fantastic article on Derek Thomas that was in the North County Times. Luckily someone put it up on our bulletin board in the faculty room at work, otherwise I might have missed it! Anyway, here is the web version for your reading enjoyment.
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/encinitas/encinitas-burn-survivor-happy-on-his-comeback-trail/article_1cef149c-4ce5-580c-aba6-535e120ffd0c.html
Incredible! As the mileage keeps increasing, here is where I have gotten to, (if I was running in a straight line!) the Phoenix area of AZ to the east, and Fresno, CA to the North. Below are the new totals through yesterday. Stat geeks, rejoice!
Weekly Stats through 2/25/2012:
Week 8 Miles: 49.44 (a new high) Total Miles: 324.16
Week 8 Time: 7:50:36 Total time: 51:38:28
Week 8 Pace/mile: 9:31! Total Pace/mile: 9:33
Week 8 Calories burned: 6089 Total Calories burned: 40,133
That's it for today, time to grade more papers! Enjoy the Oscars or NBA All-Star game tonight!
Love you Mom & Dad! <3 New mileage total: 332.78 Pace runner: 313.34
I am in need of comments & encouragement! To be honest, I'm doing OK right now but I know that down the road I will be struggling at times, so I am going to keep asking for them to keep the momentum rolling strong. Thank you in advance for anything and everything you do to help me accomplish this goal. I know many are keeping my parents & I in their prayers and I am very grateful for that!
Where do I go for real inspiration outside of my parents... D-Rock, of course! Found another fantastic article on Derek Thomas that was in the North County Times. Luckily someone put it up on our bulletin board in the faculty room at work, otherwise I might have missed it! Anyway, here is the web version for your reading enjoyment.
http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/encinitas/encinitas-burn-survivor-happy-on-his-comeback-trail/article_1cef149c-4ce5-580c-aba6-535e120ffd0c.html
Incredible! As the mileage keeps increasing, here is where I have gotten to, (if I was running in a straight line!) the Phoenix area of AZ to the east, and Fresno, CA to the North. Below are the new totals through yesterday. Stat geeks, rejoice!
Weekly Stats through 2/25/2012:
Week 8 Miles: 49.44 (a new high) Total Miles: 324.16
Week 8 Time: 7:50:36 Total time: 51:38:28
Week 8 Pace/mile: 9:31! Total Pace/mile: 9:33
Week 8 Calories burned: 6089 Total Calories burned: 40,133
That's it for today, time to grade more papers! Enjoy the Oscars or NBA All-Star game tonight!
Love you Mom & Dad! <3 New mileage total: 332.78 Pace runner: 313.34
Saturday, February 25, 2012
February 25th, Saturday
What a beautiful day for a run on the beach! I had the pleasure of running in the 2nd annual Teen Driving Safety 5K at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas this morning. We ran north on the beach and the tide got a little high but some wet feet were survived! I ran the course twice to get some miles in (7.09) in about 69 minutes.
They had a few speakers that were good reminding us all that using your phone while driving in ANY WAY is dangerous and just a couple of seconds can make all the difference when we are traveling at speed. The driving while intoxicated is just such an obvious thing now that I can't understand how it happens but unfortunately it does.
I found a short video from the inaugural event on YouTube to get a glimpse. The last speaker, I believe is name was Victor, was pretty powerful. He has stepped up his game as a speaker from this video & his strength in overcoming his difficulties is very inspiring. I'll put up this year's video if it gets posted in the near future.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFLlGYn2LyA
Time to get some more grading done! A teacher's job never stops! Take care, enjoy your weekend!
Before I go, a Don's sports update: Boys soccer advance to the semis by defeating West hills 2-0 last night. Boys Hoop crushed Olympian 90-43 to move on to the semis. Girls soccer dismantled Monte Vista 7-0 with Betsy Muirhead scoring a hat trick! On to the semis for them! Girls hoop played tonight at Valley Center and what a barn burner it was! They were down by as many as 13 I believe and down by 8 at the half but rallied back to push the game to overtime where they won on a last second jumper by Wendy Anae at the elbow! What an exciting game! On to the semis! ROLL DONS!
Love you Mom & Dad! <3
Total miles: 324.16 Pace runner: 307.85 Getting back ahead feels good!
They had a few speakers that were good reminding us all that using your phone while driving in ANY WAY is dangerous and just a couple of seconds can make all the difference when we are traveling at speed. The driving while intoxicated is just such an obvious thing now that I can't understand how it happens but unfortunately it does.
I found a short video from the inaugural event on YouTube to get a glimpse. The last speaker, I believe is name was Victor, was pretty powerful. He has stepped up his game as a speaker from this video & his strength in overcoming his difficulties is very inspiring. I'll put up this year's video if it gets posted in the near future.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFLlGYn2LyA
Time to get some more grading done! A teacher's job never stops! Take care, enjoy your weekend!
Before I go, a Don's sports update: Boys soccer advance to the semis by defeating West hills 2-0 last night. Boys Hoop crushed Olympian 90-43 to move on to the semis. Girls soccer dismantled Monte Vista 7-0 with Betsy Muirhead scoring a hat trick! On to the semis for them! Girls hoop played tonight at Valley Center and what a barn burner it was! They were down by as many as 13 I believe and down by 8 at the half but rallied back to push the game to overtime where they won on a last second jumper by Wendy Anae at the elbow! What an exciting game! On to the semis! ROLL DONS!
Love you Mom & Dad! <3
Total miles: 324.16 Pace runner: 307.85 Getting back ahead feels good!
Friday, February 24, 2012
February 24th, Friday
A bit tired as I'm not getting enough sleep again! All my fault but I need to change that before I get sick again! Today was much better on the running scene. Ribs felt much better but legs are getting tired, especially the quads. Maybe the 13 mile bike ride wasn't the best thing for me to do on my day off! ;)
Ran the 56 west run today but made it fairly short, 7.12 miles in 64 minutes & 50 seconds. Need some good sleep tonight! I'll put one more picture I took on my bike ride Wednesday. Both Dons teams won tonight: Soccer 2-0 over West Hills & Hoop 90-43 over Olympian. Roll Dons!
This is a shot of downtown from Crown Point. Pretty clear day but there was a little bit of smog!
Time for bed! I wish you all a wonderful weekend and do something nice for someone you run into!
Love you Mom & Dad! <3
Total: 317.07 miles Pace runner: 302.35 miles
Ran the 56 west run today but made it fairly short, 7.12 miles in 64 minutes & 50 seconds. Need some good sleep tonight! I'll put one more picture I took on my bike ride Wednesday. Both Dons teams won tonight: Soccer 2-0 over West Hills & Hoop 90-43 over Olympian. Roll Dons!
Time for bed! I wish you all a wonderful weekend and do something nice for someone you run into!
Love you Mom & Dad! <3
Total: 317.07 miles Pace runner: 302.35 miles
February 23rd, Thursday
Today was one of my least favorite runs due to my ribs not making it pleasant at all! It was pretty slow going and I decided to take a new route. I took Del Mar Heights Rd. east to Carmel Valley north and ran all the way to Camino Del Sur & back for 7.31 miles in 70 minutes and 47 seconds. I really hope to get these ribs in better shape soon or I may have to break down and go to the Dr.
Took a few pictures on my bike ride yesterday. This is east Mission Bay looking out over Ski Beach on the left and Fiesta Island on the right. Taken from the Ingram bridge right by Sea World. It was a great day for a bike ride!
Time for a quote from the man on the C note, Ben Franklin:
"Energy and persistence alter all things."
Love to you both, Mom & Dad! <3
Total: 309.95 miles Pace runner: 296.85 miles
Time for a quote from the man on the C note, Ben Franklin:
"Energy and persistence alter all things."
Love to you both, Mom & Dad! <3
Total: 309.95 miles Pace runner: 296.85 miles
Thursday, February 23, 2012
February 22nd, Wednesday
Today was my day off so I went and rode my bike on the same path that I ran on Sunday to see what my mileage actually was! I wanted to simulate a 1/2 marathon and it turns out I was pretty darn close: 13.06 miles! Using some math I figured out (estimates of course) that I burned appx. 1586 calories, ran at about 9:38 pace and took about 126 minutes.
My new total is, (drum roll please Mr. Peart!): 302.64 miles!!!! That puts me at just over 15% of the miles needed to accomplish my goal. Come quite a way but still so far to go! Please keep up the comments and share this with others. I need the word to be spread & I need to do that more than anyone as I am not a good self promoter!
I will get pictures up here that I took on my bike ride to show the beautiful Mission Bay off to all our friends around the country.
Love you Mom & Day <3
More running tomorrow! Talk to you then...
My new total is, (drum roll please Mr. Peart!): 302.64 miles!!!! That puts me at just over 15% of the miles needed to accomplish my goal. Come quite a way but still so far to go! Please keep up the comments and share this with others. I need the word to be spread & I need to do that more than anyone as I am not a good self promoter!
I will get pictures up here that I took on my bike ride to show the beautiful Mission Bay off to all our friends around the country.
Love you Mom & Day <3
More running tomorrow! Talk to you then...
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