Running the World

Last week at this time I was running in Central Park before the NYC Marathon. Sometimes I pinch myself that I get to do this for a living. In the last 5 weeks, I have run in some amazing places: 

• Central Park New York City
• Lake Ontario Waterfront, Toronto Ontario
• Lake Michigan Waterfront, Chicago
• Illinois River trail, Peoria IL
• Kankakee River trail, Kankakee, IL
• Tiergarten, Berlin Germany

Workout Yesterday 

Run 62 min, 6.3 miles

Had to make it up as I went along. Hit the lagoon trail and the coast highway. 

Finished with drills and 4 strides. 

Yoga 15 minutes 

It’s a good life…..

 

Garbage

 There are days when you just feel like garbage. Yesterday was one of those days. I woke up too early and from the first feeling something was off. I went for a run. Typically I may feel out of sorts before a run and feel great once I return. That did not happen yesterday. The results are comical:

I have a trip planned to Austin for The Running Event. In my mind the trip was next week Wednesday-Thursday-Friday. I got home from my run, started my day and realized The Running Event was Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday. I’ve got the big 55,000 person race I’m working on and 3 races this weekend in Athens, Greece. I planned all that work out with the trip in mind. Then I got to planning my days in Austin. I contacted my Uncle who lives there to make plans. I contacted one of my good friends in the running industry to plan a run and I called my friend for a ride to the airport. Then I got working overtime on that 55,000 person race. The pressure was on to get it done before the flight on Monday. All day I had that little pit in my stomach. Get the work done!!! 

Late in the afternoon Mary comes home. I tell her about my mistake and that I leave on Monday. She says “On Veterans Day? I am fairly sure you have it on the calendar for next Monday the 18th.” You see we have a paper calendar hanging in the kitchen. That’s crazy, right? I go to the The Running Event website and sure enough the event starts on Monday the 18th. Then I check my flight and yes, I fly out on the 18th. I reverse all my messages to friends and family. 

All of that stress about getting the work done is gone this morning. I have 4 races to finish by Friday. No problem. 

Run 50 min 5 miles

I put one foot in front of the other and that’s about it. The saving grace is the location. I ran along the beautiful coast and took in the deep blue water of the Pacific. 

Strength: 30 minutes. 

I worked on something I learned on Instagram. The proper way to do a pull up. I followed the instructions. It worked. I really enjoyed doing pull ups yesterday. 

Friday Folies

 The end of the super busy time of year. Today is Friday and I’m home. Since the beginning of August I have been home on Friday-Saturday-Sunday less than I have been gone. 

• Falmouth
• Mexico City
• Berlin
• Chicago
• Toronto
• NYC

In between those I’ve also had events in. 

• Tokyo
• Amsterdam
• Valencia
• Marseille
• Frankfurt
• Warsaw 

Only 5 more events to go. 3 this weekend and then two in December. 

It feels good to accomplish work. Today I’ll pay all the bills associated with all of these events. That feels good too! 

Workouts Yesterday 

Run 57 min 6.2 miles 

Flower Fields (picture above) The area used to be covered in green houses growing flowers. Today there is a golf course and homes but most importantly trails. I warmed up to the first trail head. Then I worked the hills hard. There are 4 hills. They vary in length and pitch. The longest being one kilometer and steep at the end. On the way home I ran the last kilometer with some tempo. 

Yoga: 15 minutes at lunch time. 

Run 20 min 2.1 miles 

Shakeout