Laszlo's First Blog ever

Back to running after two months off. I'm really motivated and that's a good start. Monday is the easy day but it felt like a tempo workout. I felt really tired and miserable. And now I'm sore...Not cool at all, but I know that in two weeks I'll feel better and faster!!!

1.5 + 5 + 3 miles for today! I feel way better!!! The 1.5 is the run home from the gym, the 5 miles is the new 8K race-course we're hosting in April. The 3 mile run included 200 pushups and 200 situps (40 each at each corner of the park). I would recommend this workout, it really builds character. I feel good, ate good food today and I'm ready for more running.

Only 1.5 miles today and I ran across the football field twice:) But I ate correctly and I didn't have  ice-cream. It was a good day, my runners are doing great and I'm really proud of them. Okay, gotta go to bed...

It's really hot today! Bad news all day long... The lupus walk is scheduled on the same day as the disabled kids' try-athlon hosted by our club. The bike portion has to be moved from a great park course to a horrible parking lot. We're expecting 100+ kids with different disabilities and now I have to let them down...

It looks like we'll have a new 1 mile race at the Pima Air and Space Museum! Great running between a bunch of historic airplanes and spacecrafts!

Lot of running again: 3.4 miles from lunch with the Mrs. to home, 1.6 from home to Mike's crib and 4.5 threshold with Blue Pants Racing (1 minute pickups every 2 minutes).   

Nothing special, I ran home from the gym. It's really hot again... We'll take it easy today because we have two long runs the next two days. Tonight is steak and icecream night!

11 easy miles with Mike. I had to stop and walk for 10-15 minutes after 5 miles, but I felt okay. I'm really sore right now and I have to run 13 miles tomorrow. But I'm happy that I'm back after not running for two months!!! I feel good, I eat good, all I have to do is sleep more. Today was a great day, we went to pick out the food for the wedding. We had to pick from 7-8 fabulous dishes, one better than the other. Great food and a lots of it:). Okay, I have to go to bed!

8 miles at 7:15 pace. The course was really hilly but it was fun. We're getting ready for a half marathon on the 16th, our group will do the pacing. I felt good, the weather was nice and we had a big group again. After the run we went to Frank's. If any of you are in Tucson I'll take you out for a free breakfast to this outstanding establishment! Let me know:) Their motto is "Elegant Dining Elsewhere". Maybe we'll run 5 more miles with the dogs later...

2 dog-miles this morning. Today was Frank's first training day, he has to learn how to run with us. He did very nice, didn't pull too much but he had to stop and sniff every poop. Chloe did way better, she used to run a long time ago.

I felt really sore from the previous week so I didn't run with the group. A large group again! Today was a great day, the third person registered for our 8K. At this pace we might end up with more runners than staff:)

It's my second week coming back after 2-3 month off and I'll start training seriously next week. Okay, sleep well everyone!

2 dog-miles, 2 miles from a meeting to home. There is this dull pain in the middle of my right calf. It's not too painfull but my lower leg goes numb because of it. Any ideas? It feels like a deep muscle bruise. Maybe it's time to get new shoes.

I did walk 4 miles today and it was great!!! I saw so much cool stuff (old cars, nice houses, people, yard-art)! And all this on the same route I drive every day. Too bad it's getting too hot for walking.

2 dog-miles and 3 to and from the gym. Nothing fancy, just easy running. I'm getting ready for the weekend half marathon. My calf still hurts but I think I'll be okay. Uneventful day today...

Today is the first day that I'm not on the new to the blog list. I'm a veteran blogger:) I ran 6 miles today but my lower legs were really sore and tight. I think I'm too old to keep training in racing flats. I have to suck it up and by heavier shoes. But I least I eat okay and sleep more. Last night we were at a track-meet and it was great to see a bunch of HS students running really fast. Okay, I have to go to bed, I hope tomorrow will be a better running day.

2 dog-miles. After a week of training they are running better and soon I'll be able to run with a decent form. Friday is rest day so no more running today.

Only 3 miles today at Sabino Canyon. I felt really bad. lower leg pain, overall fatigue... Not a good day but I think it's because of the donuts, icecream and hotdogs from the day before. Nutrition makes a huge difference in my running so I have to be more carefull.

What a great day! We've paced the Arizona Distance Classic half marathon and it was the best time ever. I did the 2:00 group and I helped 10-12 folks finish under 2. They were really happy and it made us feel really good. Great running, no pain at all, maybe I should slow down and enjoy running again. Congratulations to the entire team and thank you for all their help. Without them, Blue Pants Racing wouldn't be so successful!

2 dog miles in the morning and 4.6 at night with the running group. Today was the first day that I felt great! No pain, good pace and I felt strong! Next week I'll start training for a real event. I'm saving money for a new running watch and I'll be able to actually time my runs. I lost my fancy Nike watch but at least I can buy a new one: I really want one of those square and flat ones. Good day today, we got a box of chocolate from the in-laws!!!

2.6 dog miles! Second week of dog-training, we're running a little more every week. They stopped pulling and finally running is fun:) 2.9 miles later with the BPR group. I'm really happy to see that the group is growing! Everyone is nice and friendly. Again , the Tuesday workout is 3 miles running and 200-200-200 pushup, situps and lunges. Not really a running workout but it builds character and strength.

Only 3 miles today but I had to have an easy day. 2 miles with the dogs and 1 mile before the track-workout. Still not feeling 100% okay, but it's better than before. Starting tomorrow I'll track my food as well. That will make me eat better. And I'll attach a picture every day.  I would suggest the same to all of you and we'll end up knowing each other better.

Today was my first real workout day since September. 5 miles around Reid Park, 2 minutes on, 2 minutes off. I felt great and fast. I still can't keep up with the faster guys but I'm not too far behind them.

We also decided to run a 2:37 marathon in December. As long as we train and race as a team it shouldn't be a problem.

Food: 6 biscuits, 2 eggs+1 porkchop, 2 custard filled donuts, 1 granola-bar and 1 Snapple (2500 cal). Not too good, huh?

I don't know how to attach a picture (as promissed) so I would appreciate a little help. Thanks!

No running today...It was a really busy day with lots of driving in the heat. Today was one of the worst days of my life: my barber moved to Durango and he won't be able to cut my hair ever again. After 7 years of magical hair-masterpieces I have to find somebody else. Doug was an outstanding cyclist and mountain-biker, an overall great guy... I told him I will change but he still left me. I will never be the same.

We went to a trackmeet at night and it was fun. Lots of teams from Utah.

Food: 1 biscuit, 8 small pancakes, 1 PB&J, #2 @ In'n'Out (animal style) and a side of onion-rings. (1700 cal)

Pretty good running with the BPR folks. 5 miles on a beautiful morning followed by donuts. Nothing special, just an easy run...

No running at all, I only left the couch twice: at 3PM to get a burger from Fuddruckers and at 7PM to get a Ben and Jerry's Karamel Sutra icecream. We've watched 2 movies, the new episodes of the Batchelor, some MTV shows etc. And I took a nap. Lauren did an awesome job with our new furniture, sanded the kitchen table and chairs and repainted the whole thing. What a good day!!! Food: PB&J, burger/fries, cinamon-rolls and ice-cream.

Great running in the morning with the dogs. These runs evolved from land based water-skiing to actual running, so it counts as easy miles.

Hard gym workout, lots of abs and pull-ups.

4.7 easy miles with the BPR folks in the evening. Good day!!!

Food: bagel with an egg and turkey, chicked burrito for lunch (no cheese, no sour-cream), icecream, salmon with zuccini for dinner. Good start.

Today was a really hot day, I guess suumer is here. It should cool down by November again:) I ran home from the gym, ran almost 3 miles before the Tuesday workout and ran the actual workout with the BPR group. It was hot and I was really tired but I went fast and I did all my pushups. Food: egg/turkey bagel for breakfast, roasted eggpland for luch and leftover salmon and green-beans for dinner. Overall good day, I was asked to put on  a race for the FBI in Phoenix. Our new company is expanding, soon we'll have events all over the state:)

Really busy day, 2 meetings back to back... I had to shave off my mustache as well. I only had time for 2 laps around the track. My knee hurts. Food: 2 donuts (custard filled), 4 Cadburry eggs (14 cents each) 1.5 PB&J and steak and green beans for dinner.  

5 miles fartek with Mike: 4 minutes on, 2 minutes off. I was able to stay behind Michael for the first 4 miles but I fell apart right before the finish. Second faster workout after not running for a long time, maybe I shouldn't run fast at all. I feel good, I think I run faster because I've shaved my legs. It's getting really hot in Tucson, upper 80s all day long...The dog ate all the electrical parts of the A/C so it will be fun:)

No running tomorrow and a 5K race on Saturday, I hope I'll be able to break 20 mins.

Food: 9 medium size pancakes, 2 PB&J, 2 sports drinks and a bowl of cheese-fries after the workout. If I want to run a 2:37 marathon I should start eating better. 3rd day without icecream.

No running today, a really busy day. I've spent my day looking for sponsors for our different events. Nothing fancy. Food: 2 eggs+english muffin+homefries, 2 donuts, 1/2 pizza. Really tired, I couldn't sleep the night before.

Our team drove down to Vail for a small 5k. The RD wasn't kidding when he said it's a low-key event: 2 waterjugs and a box of bananas! I really like small events, they feel really homey. I've done a few of the Rock'n'roll events, you are surrounded by 40,000 people but you still feel alone and lost. Anywho, our team did great, Mike finished second OA, a the ladies got 1st, 2nd and 3rd Female. I think the awesome coaching has to do something with it! And we recruited a new BPR member as well.

I went out for a short 8 mile run with Attila. At 6PM it's still really hot but we managed to run a 7:30 average. I'm really happy with it.

Food: 4 donuts, leftover pizza, 2 glasses of wine and 1 Snapple. Tomorrow is a roadtrip day, we're driving up to Phoenix to talk to the FBI folks about the race they want to put on.

No running today but I've got new shoes and I'll start training for the 2008 Tucson Marathon. We went to the Roadrunnersports store in Tempe and the Brooks Radius was on sale. I also had a $20 off coupon so I ended up with brand new shoes for $59. I've never had Brooks but I'm too old to train in racing flats so I had to buy something more cushioned. I've never had anything but Mizuno so this will be interesting. The meeting with the FBI went great, we'll have a XC race on November 8th in the greatest park in Phoenix. Kinda ironic to have a FBI sponsored race at the Native American Memorial Park... Well, more tomorrow.

Food: 2 egg omelette in the morning, 1 donut, coconut-fish with steamed spinach for lunch and a small cheese sandwich for dinner.

Today was my first day of training! New week, new shoes and everything looks great! It was a busy day. I ran 5 miles with Mike at a 7:05 pace. The plan is to run 5 miles every day (1 day off) and bump up the mileage every two weeks. So in two weeks I'll do 6 miles every day and in four weeks 7 every day. This is for 5 months followed by three month of serious speed workouts and long runs at race-pace. The goal is to run a 2:37 marathon! That's 15 minutes faster than my PR and I'm 6 years older as well...

My new Brooks Radius are really great but my pinky toes are all red and swollen after 5 miles. I hope I'll get used to them.  

Food: french toast with 1 egg OM for breakfast, 2 cheese sandwiches for lunch and a #2 from Wendy's for dinner (frosty instead of soda) and 2 sport drinks. I keep drinking these Snapple vitamin waters because the puppy likes to play with the empty bottles. It keeps him busy for hours. Maybe I should put a treat inside to keep him even more excited!

3 miles in the morning with 200 pushups. I don't like running in the morning because I feel hungry, angry and weak.

4.3 miles home from Lauren's swim practice. It's all downhill in the most expensive neighborhood in Tucson. The weather is wonderfull, great scenery, so it was a great run. I've averaged 6:50 but it was a steep downhill the entire time.

Food: cheese sand for breakfast, 6 medium pancakes for lunch, tomato soup, 20 saltines and a grilled cheese with pepperoni for dinner and 1 Snapple.

Only 1.63 easy miles in 12:10. Today is my rest day: run for two days, take a day off. I felt strong but it was really dark and I didn't want to get killed. Busy day again, lots of driving around in the heat.

Easy run with Shey in the morning. It's really hard for me to get up at 5 and be able to run within 15 minutes. The getting up part is okay, but it takes me 2 miles to start feeling okay.

Busy day today, I have to get a new ID because I've lost the other one. I have a meeting on the local Air Force Base, it should be fun because I really like airplanes.

Easy 4ish miles around the house. We live right next to one of the busiest running areas in Tucson so we are really fortunate. The weather is always nice, there is a great running path behind the house so we can;t have any excuses!

Almost 7 miles on a hilly route. We've had a large group again so it was fun. I wish we had time to go out for burritos. I felt good, the new shoes are okay and it was a beautiful morning.

No running today but we've hiked from Sabino Canyon to the top od Mount Lemmon: 21 miles and 8000 feet elevation change. It was great but I swear to god I will never hike again. I was so miserable at the end that I just wanted to die. Great scenery! I want to host a two stage trail-race on this course. We'll start on Saturday, spend the night on the trail and finish on Sunday. Some parts are really hard and scary so I really have to think about it. Okay I have to take a shower because my feet are solid black and I smell bad.

More than 6 miles, nice and easy. I'm not sore at all after the hike but I was really hungry the entire day. Good day, I bought a set of Metolius Rock-rings and I did 40 pullups as well. I really recommend it, $30 well spent. Great weather as well.

3 easy miles with BPR. I did all my pushups (200) and half of the lunges. No situps this time. Starting next week we'll do pullups as well. No running in the afternoon because LAuren was off and we ended up just working around the house. Easy day...

No running at all, it was a really busy day. The kids' triathlon is next weekend and there is a ton of stuff to do. I work with some really nice people and they help a lot. It will be a fun day and I'll post some pictures right after the event!

4.5 miles in the morning. I ran with Robert for the first time. Really nice guy. It's great to run with a smaller group because you get the chance to talk to everyone and get to know them better. I felt good, no pain at all. I woke up at 4AM to be able to eat and digest before the run and it made a huge difference. Usually I'm miserable in the morning but today was great.

No running again, a really busy day. I had to drive up to Phoenix to pick up a race-clock for the weekend race. Long and uneventful day.

I only slept for 4 hours and I've timed the Catalina State Park race in the morning so I was really tired all day long. So again, no running at all. Attila came over at night and we ate seasoned fries. That was the best part of the day. I promise I'll do better next week.

Easy miles around the neighborhood with Attila. The weather was great but I felt sore after not running for a few days and only running 18 miles last week.

No running at all but it was my pull-up day so I did 50 pull-ups. My goal is to do 37 in 30 seconds. Busy day, I have a big volunteer training session later today so I better get ready for it.

3 miles around Reid Park with 200 pushups and 30 lunges. My knees hurt really bad when do the lunges so I won't do them again. We have a new team-member as well, I hope she'll stick with our group.

Only 1 mile today, I did the warmup with the team. Running across the football field twice doesn't count. Busy day today...

I was able to run today, pretty exciting! It was cold and windy but we were able to run a decent pace. Thursday longer run to Craycroft to Alvernon and back. Okay, gotta go back to work!

No running, getting ready for the kids' triathlon.

No running again. The kids' event was a huge success, 200 kids participated. Some pictures posted on www.bluepantsracing.com or www.tucsonkidstri.com.

No running, really sick.

 I tried to run with Robert but I felt really bad after a half mile so we had to walk back. Still sick.

No running, still not feeling okay. I've lost 8 lbs in 2 days and I still feel really week.

No running but I hung out at the track.

Still weak, no running.

No running.

3 easy miles with the group. I didn't feel okay at all. 7-8 miles after lunch to mark the course for tomorrow's race.

No running because of the 8K for 88-Crime. It was a great event, 150 participated and I hope everyone had a good time.

It's my birthday so no running. We went to Mama Louisa's for dinner.

No running still, lunch at Olive Garden. I keep doing my 100 pullups every day but I kinda miss running.

800 meters around the track.

No running at all.

No running, it was my birthday party.

4 easy miles at Sabino Canyon. The road was closed so we had to run half of the Phoneline trail and back via the Sabino Dam. It is a really scenic run, we should do it more often. Georgina and Gary came out and I hope they had a good time. Run followed by breakfast at Millie's Pancake Haus and some potato pancakes.

No running on Sundays.

Back to running after more than 2 weeks! I ran 4 miles with Lauren and 5 miles with Amanda. I don't feel too good but it's okay. I was on the cover of the local newspaper! Here is the link: http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/body/84220.php. That handsome man in the pipe is me.

5 miles with 120 pushups and 40 situps. I felt really tired and miserable and I was sweating really bad... The run part was okay but the pushups were hard.

4 more miles after dinner. Strong headwind, dark and cold.

3 miles this morning at the track. 800 wu, 10x300m at mile pace and 800 cd. First track workout since October.

6 easy miles with Dan. From the house and back it's 7 miles total. I'm still sore from the lunges but I felt good and strong. I think I'll be running fast in notime!

No running today, I had to set up the Police Challenge course and I had to be present at the packet pickup. I did walk 3 miles with the measuring wheel, but that doesn't count.

The Police Memorial Challenge was today! Huge success again, lots of happy people. It was colder than last year and we had twice as many runners. We took out the monkey-bars and the chain-link fence but people still liked the course. We'll have more pictures posted soon at www.policememorialchallenge.com.

1.5 with the dogs and 9 with Lauren later in the morning. It's getting really hot but it was a good run. Frank pulled his head out of his collar and start running like crazy. I'm still faster than him and I got him when he stopped to sniff a poop.

2.9 miles of fartlek. My meeting ended too late so I only had time for one lap around Reid Park: sprint/easy running between traffic signs. All the signs had to be on the left side of the road and they had to be at least 8 feet tall. Good workout and the weather was really nice too.

The usual Tuesday morning workout, 4.9 miles with 120 pushups and 120 situps. The first 2 miles were fast, the rest at a confortable pace. Maybe I'll run 4-5 miles tonight while Lauren is at swim-practice.

3.6 miles around the neighborhood after dinner.

Only 1 mile today. But it looks like we'll partner with Global Sports Alliance (www.gsa-usa.org) and we'll be able to make every BPR event greener and help other athletic events as well.

9 miles with Lauren, Robert and Jeff. I had a banana before the run so I felt okay. I have to run 10-12 miles every day to get ready for our 415 mile run in June.

3.6 more miles with Attila after dinner. My lower leg really hurts.

No running, I wanted to run after lunch but it was too hot. I wanted to run after dinner but it was too late, we were invited to two parties...

Easy miles from Brandi Fenton with Robert, Mike, Dan and the new Michael. It was getting really hot but the Team in Training folks had two waterstops set up so that helped a lot. Nice people. I've never had blisters in my life but today I had 7(!) after the run. My shoes are too narrow and I have new socks as well...

Still more than 90 degrees at 8PM so my run was short and miserable. I ended up running in a dark wash but I was really scared of snakes (and dark) so I cut the run short and went home. The rest of the day was great, I went to the Pima Air and Space Museum to figure out the course for our new 5k in September. 3 miles among hundreds of airplanes, spacecafts and surrounded by aviation history. It should be fun!

5 miles in 101 degrees. It was horrible and I felt like giving up running forever. Lauren ran with us for the first few miles but she had to stop because of a severe headache. Robert ran the whole thing with me but he didn't look too happy either. So no more Monday evening runs, we have to stop before somebody gets killed in that heat.

5 miles with 120 situps and 120 pushups. It was hot and humid but lots of people showed up for running with us.

3 miles around the track with BPR. We've had a large group again and everyone looked healthy and fast. 3.6 miles form the track to our house, a made a longer detour to check out some worktrucks for sale.

I've found a large rattle-snake 50 yards from our front yard so I have to be really careful running. And I'm really afraid that they will bite our dogs.

7 easy miles with Dan. Finally the weather is nicer, it wasn't hot at all. 3.8 after lunch, it was really windy.

Easy miles with Lauren: out on the road to Craycroft to Dodge and back on the road. More running later today. Starting Monday I'll run 15 miles every day to see what to expect on our cross Arizona run in a few weeks.

5 more miles from the house to Rocco's for pizza. It took me 35 minutes uphill with a horrible headwind. Not too bad!

8 miles with the BPR. It was finally a cool day compared to the 100+ degree week! Our good friend is in St. George for the Red Mountain 50K so please say hi to her if you see her. Her name is Renee Webb and she will be in pink:) Thanks!

No running at all, BBQ followed by Dance Dance Revolution and Karaoke at our house.  

1 mile around the block. I could add 6-7 more miles of trail running/hiking but the trail was so overgrown and full of fallen trees that I couldn't really run more than 100 yards in one push.

3.5 miles with 80 pushups and 40 situps. The plan was 5 miles with 200/200 but my left lower leg was hurting so bad that I had to stop. I'll try to run more tonight.

One more fast mile before bed.

6.38 miles around the track and from the track to our house. Good news today: I've got the approval for the "1 Mile Race" so we'll have a cool mile race on August 23rd! A night race.

4.4 more miles after dinner. I ran fast and it was fun. I saw a lot of old trucks and I ran by the fire engine I want to buy for my next birthday.

10K at a decent pace. Ran the first part with Lauren, Dan and Robert and the second half with Dan. Dan is a pretty cool guy, used to design airplanes and I find that fascinating. We have a new route (loop): the fire-truck loop, from McCormick to my future fire truck and back. I hope the guy won't sell it so we can look at it every Thursday. Here are some pictures: http://tucson.craigslist.org/car/687954348.html.

5K tonight, the 10 week long City of Tucson XC season starts today. For the next 10 weeks we'll have an aquathlon (800y swim followed by a 5K) on Wednesdays and a XC race on Thursdays.

Parks and Rec XC meet: 1 mile in 5:50, 2K in 11:45 and 5K in 21:50. I wanted to run faster but it's my first race in a long time and I ended up talking to a bunch of people on the course. I really liked the course, it was very hilly and it had at least 100 turns.

Well, it's under "easy miles" but it was 96 degree without any shade so it felt worse than a speed workout. The pace was 7:30-8 but I had to stop every 2-3 miles... At the end I started feeling really cold so it was time to go home an drink:) Mybe I'll run more tonight...

4.5 easy miles on the Dove Mountain Trail. What a pretty area! It's a new community on the West side, in the Totolina Mountains. Even Tiger Woods has a house there. The lowest cost lot sells for the upper 700s so it looks like we won't move in any time soon.

I have to spend some quality time with the dogs because they really miss Lauren. Chloe won't even play, she's been looking at the front door since Friday noon. Frank doesn't really care...

Short run before bed bacause I feel burned out and tired. My entire life revolves around running and races and I feel like there is time to pick up another sport... And it's getting so hot that you can't run after 6AM and before 8PM.

No running at all. We were on TV, here is the link: http://www.kvoa.com/Global/category.asp?C=109704&nav=menu216_4 Pick the Blue Pants tab on the right. Dan did an awesome job!

7.5 miles this morning and I felt great. I had to bad days but I feel better now. Tonight is my first aquathlon, I hope I can still swim:)

2.5 miles from the bank to our house. Almost 100 degrees but I felt okay and strong. I've found a really cool trail right next to our home as well.

Really easy 3ish miles with Lauren. XC race at Fort Lowell Park. I felt great, I ran the 2K in 7:02 and the 5K in 20:22. No too bad for an old guy.

I ran to the mailbox and back just to be able to put 0.1 miles in. I feel really tired and sore from yesterday.

7, maybe more later.

10 miles on the Dove Mountain Trail. It was great and a ton of fun. 5 miles uphill and 5 miles downhill on a wide and well maintained dirt trail. It's really far from our house but it was a great morning. And I saw a javelina family crossing the trail. The pace was around 7 going out and 6:30 coming back.

Run to the mailbox and back just so I can log 0.1 mile. Really sore and tired. My lower legs are killing me...

5 miles with Lauren, Jeff and Prithi. I'm really sore and tired for some reason. 1 more mile before bed around the house.

Half a mile with Jeff. My lower legs are hurting really bad and I want to rest them before the cross Arizona run.

5 miles with Jeff, Robert and Prithi. It was a great morning and my lower legs were okay. We've ran a new loop around a neighborhood lake.

No running at all, still hurting...

Seven Falls with a large group. The pace was easy and my lower leg did pretty good.

Too hot and still hurting... Only 1 mile around the house.

No running, my leg really hurts.

No running, still in serious pain.

Two laps around the track but I had to stop because of my leg pain.

Almost 1 mile to McCormick and back. Lower leg (left) still hurts a lot...

no running

3 miles easy. first decent run is a long time.

No running, we're getting ready for the Run for the Fallen.

Run for the Fallen, 11 miles in 116 degrees. Bouse to Salome.

Run for the Fallen, 7 miles from Salome to Congress.

6 miles from Congress to Prescott, more than 2000 elevation gain. Really steep climb. 2 more miles with Jeff.

7 miles with 1800 feet elevation gain. I'm really tired of climbing. 1 more mile with Robert.

8 miles in Flagstaff, lots of rolling hills.

9 miles of climbing from Tuba City to Tonalea. My calfs and shins are killing me from the uphill. 4.5 miles at night with the entire team from Monument Valley to KAyenta. It was slow and painful.

5 horrible miles. I think I have a stress-fracture because my shin really hurts. I had to walk for a mile, even Marty passed me:) Last day of running with the RFTF guys. Here are some pictures from the event: http://good-times.webshots.com/album/563949180kMcnQO

I wanted to run to McCormick to meet the team but my left leg won't cooperate. I did manage to run for 2 minutes...

Today was my glorious return to running. I ran 3 miles and my lower leg (left) started hurting again. Now it's 9 PM and it's so bad that I can't even walk up on the stairs. It looks like I won't be able to run for the next week or maybe weeks...

No running again... And we ate a lot of sticky buns as well.

3 miles in the morning. My left lower leg was almost okay but I had to stop and strech 4 times.

3 miles with BPR. 3 new people joined the group I hope they will stay. I felt okay and my goal is to be able to run 2-3 miles every day.

5 miles of walking around the Pima Air and Space Museum trying to find a route for our new 5K. They offered a golf-cart but I wanted to be modest and low key so I walked in my flip-flops-not a good idea:) But here is the course:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2062097

Not even a mile and my leg start hurting really bad. Not cool...

5 miles with Dan and a bunch of girls. I felt kinda okay, my legs don't hurt as long as I run fast. The moment I slow down it starts hurting. But it's not bad, it looks like I'll be okay within a week or so.

4 easy miles in Oro Valley. 2 uphill and 2 downhill. No pain at all and I felt good running on a hilly course. I think my legs are finally getting better.

1 mile around the house. Nothing special but my legs weren't hurting and I was able to run a decent 7:47 mile. Leg pain is great because it feels really good when it's gone.

5 miles with 150 pushups. I felt good, not too much legpain.

No running, it looks like my leg problems are coming back...

Almost 6 miles with Prithi. This was the first time running with her and it was great. Nice not too easy pace and really good conversation. My legs were hurting the first mile but it went away and I was able to enjoy my run.

1 mile from Brandi Fenton to home. Legs hurt, not good.

3 miles at the top of Mount Lemmon at 10000 feet elevation.

3 with the BPR folks and 2 arond the house after dinner.

.5 arond the track, 2.5 from the track to home and 2 more after dinner.

No running, we're leavinf for Maryland.

2 miles easy in Frederick, MD. No pain and I think we ran a decent pace as well.

3 easy miles in Iamsville, MD.

4.1 miles, first decent run since Jun 4th. No pain at all!!!!!

3 miles with Jeff at a very fast pace.

Nothing special, 3 easy miles after the track workout.

2 miles with BPR and 4ish with Attila. Lots of pain during the morning run and none at night. If I run fast there is no pain...

Only 1 mile of actual running (with a machete in a lightning storm) and 10 more miles of hiking.

Alamo Trail with new guy David. Great weather and no legpain at all. And we ran a very decent pace well. We saw a huge rattlesnake and a lerge turtle on the trail.

No running.

5 miles with BPR. Today was a good day, no pain at all! I hope I'll be healthy soon and I can start training again.

3 miles and a short walk because my leg started to hurt. Nothing serious, I hope I've stoped in time.

3 miles with BPR and 4 miles with Attila at night.

I ran back from the first waterstop to the start of the second trail race. Really fast in the deep sand. saw a gila-monster and a horny-toad.

4.1 miles with Attila at 7:08 pace. I was able to talk the entire run and I felt no pain at all.

3.6 around the track and home. Nothing special.

1 sorry mile on a really overgrown trail.

Same trail, this time 2 miles.

6 easy miles with my wife at Torrey Pines. It's probably the best looking run/area in the world.

2 hard miles on the beach (Oceano Sand Dunes) chasing an ATV. On the way back I had to walk and collect shells.

It looks like I'm heathy again so I can start running. 4 miles with the BPR folks in Oro Valley. Nothing special but my old Brooks really suck...

New shoes! I bought a pair of Mizuno Wave Rider 11s for $65 at Sports Authority! I've been running in Mizunos since 2000 but I've tried Brooks (Radius) for the first time in April. I've been injured and miserable since early May so maybe it's the shoes. Anyways, I'm back to my old brand and I ran 3 miles!

It looks like a lot of miles but it was 1/2 to the bus, 1/2 from the bus, 4.5 with Nick, 1/2 back to the bus, 1/2 back home from the bus, 1/2 8 hours later and 1/2 cooldown with the BPR Track Team.

3 miles with hundreds of pushuos and situps.

7 easy miles with Nick

Longest run in weeks!

5.5 miles with the wife.

6 miles with Nick and 1 mile with the BPR folks. The county cut miles of new trails behind our house, they are building a horse-trail system but it's great for trail-running as well. It starts less than a half mile from our driveway and it's 20+miles long. Not bad.

Only 3 miles with some lame pushups. I'm pretty lucky because Sam is a giver upper like me and we cut our runs short and skip the last sets of pushups.

5 miles with Nick and 1 with our fine track team.

3 miles with Sam.

4.5 miles with Nick and some with the BPR group. I feel really tired, running is not too much fun anymore.

6 miles with Nick.

5 easy miles with some pushups.

4 miles with Nick (hill workout) and 2 with BPR

5.5 miles with Robert and Sam. Very tired and stiff, it was no fun at all.

5 hard miles with Attila. Saw a 4-5 ft rattlesnake at the end, Attila's foot landed less than an inch from its tail.

4 easy miles with Nick and 1 miles with the BPR track team.

7.5 hilly miles but I had to stop and walk for 1 mile so he total comes to 6.5. Right arch is really tight and chest was hurting the entire run.

3.2 miles with my wife. Really cold and windy but it was fun.