Sunday, April 30, 2006

saturday

I know this is what you all wanted to know about. how was saturday?

Well it did not have Laura or Reen. It did have bagels though. that was pretty sweet.

Well it went someting like this. It was a cold April morning. The bank said it was about 45 degrees and it was windy.

Well it was basicly how Grace Adler from will grace said "Mile One down, Mile two down, Mile 3 down." I could not believe myself walking through water stops and running each mile. I did stop to stetch out my calf muscle twice in the first 6 miles. I was pretty much out there alone the whole time. First 16 miles I avg with water stops about a 12:20 pace. my half marathon split was about 2:44:00. I could not beleive it. 3rd fast half of my life. shortly after that I saw an old high school buddy of mine dad running. Him and Valde gave me 5 as we ran by. I knew at this time I would lose to Valde. I guess he walked the last 6 mils or so and was scared of losing to me but well I walk/ran the miles 17 - 24 miles and walked last 2. I was starting to feel really sick. I should have taken some of the muffins they had on the side of the road. it would have been worth it. I did not gu or eat anything this marathon. First time for me not doing it. I guess I remembered marine corp and how people mention too much about the back of the pack people having carry meals on them because they have to eat constantly.

Mile 15 was the turn around. there was a really hard service road there and that was differcult to run on. I did not like that section of the course. There was also 3000 ft in change. It was not exactly a point to point so we got to decend 20 ft more than you climb. The finish was also all down hill which was also good.

I thought about asking Pat if I could have my 50k medal I did not get if I finished a 50k that day but honestly I was so exhausted at that point I could not go on. Funny my legs starting hurting too much if I stopping moving so I had to keepo walking. I am like what did I do for the last 2 miles. I would definitely run this course again. I think it was fun even though I lost.

I thought Pat waiting for me so was cool. I really like the onines. They are good people from what I have seen. on the way back there were like 4 water stops and Pat was the only one left. He had is music going and was totally rocking. I am really impressed by that.

I talked to many people that day about my race. I even talked to Julia A for almost 2 hours on the phone. I even admitted a few things to her sometime I did not think I admit enough. I really like her. I fear I am leaving and I will miss her alot.

Funny I was not tired and was full of energy after the marathon. Beth gave me drugs because my calf muscles hurt really bad. I did consider walking with Lora and Haight on sunday, but turns out I am very sore today. I will walk some today though.

friday

Friday. Friday was strech, strech, and sterch. my feet were hurting, my mom was like egg salad for dinner or the no carb dinner. I made my own dinner and ate way too much. I did not sleep the night I was nervous and scared. my feet were still sore, My calves were tight, and well I did not properly train. I was so scared. I almost forgot to set my alarm and I only got 5 hours of sleep. man I was screwed.

thursday night

Thursday night was fun. It was the first time I ever went somewhere to help a cause. I drank my body weight in beer, ate way too much of these spicy potato chips, and the ate some good pizza. alot of people won cool prizes. I did not know what the prises we for the raffle and figured I could not use them anyways. like what would I do with a Large chicago marathon Jacket. Its cool but it would have to fit me. I got John to drive me back to the train station. He not only saved me like $6 but really saved me 2 to 3 hours of bordom and atleast a mile or 2 on my feet. what a great guy. Plus it was fun on the ride home. I forgot how much I missed john. Instead of getting home at 1:00 am I got home at 10:30.

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Greetings from De Kalb

I am in De Kalb right now. I have 2 interviews today. One in De Kalb and one Downers grove. I think its funny. 4 years ago if I got that job in Downers Grove I would be married right now and I would not know, Johnny D, Lora, or Reen. Ironic that I call John, John D because there are really do John Ds in the Apline Runners. Speaking of JOhn D I got to see him tuesday night. if I knew he was coming I would ahve waited for him kinda. I went to do a double lap so I would have had to time it better but I am sure if I took the complete double lap route I would have seen him out there. I rather have my medals than that girl as a wife. Ok she would have been ok, but I think running was very good for me. I know she would have hated all my friends espcially Lora. Why Lora? Well same reason she really did not like Christine. We were just friends but she knew that I thought christine was a hottie and she was my fencing buddy. I have ran more with Lora than with anyone and well Lora is not unpleasant to look at. :).

My feet are tight again so I am fighting to get them sterched out before saturday's big race. Ok the race is not big but the distance is. I need this marathon bad so I have 5 halfs and 5 full junder my belt. Finally in May my goal is to have more marathons than half marathon completed. If I stay in the area I will have more halves coming up. Not sure how the first interview went. I met with the president of the company and he only interviewed like 4 people, but they are looking for talent and not to fill a hole.

I also bought a PS2. Yeah Final Fantasy 10 and 11. I am every excited about this. I think you need to not only buy 11 but have to pay extra top play it. I should ahve played 11 before 10 but oh well. I got the time now so I can max out my hours of playing time. I was going to tryu am emulator for it but figured why waste the time. I really want to play FF series games and now I will.

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

midweek long run

Its tuesday. In order to win or atleast place in the steamboat classic I have to of course run and run alot as well as lose weight.

Well I have lost about 15 lbs since the sno fun run. I gained a few lbs during the weeks before my comps but since I passed I think its well worth it. I should be about 20 secs per ever lbs I can lose before the steam boat. It is a hard course but I am sure I can over come it. in the building steam picture and team steam pictures I do not find anyone I think who can beat me. :) of course there are plenty of people who look like they are in less shape as me can beat me. Running the distance twice a week should really help me out. I mean I did not run last saturday but that was because of Lora. I would not abannoned her to the wolves. She has not seen them but I sure have. :).

Last week I travelled 29 miles on my feet last week. I lost about 2 lbs also.

Today I run 9 miles all on the hills.

Yesterday I walked 4.85 and sunday I did 3.75 miles.

This weekend I have a marathon. I am excited about that. sure I am poorly trained but I never stopped running I jsut stopped running that kinda of distance for 4 months. It will be good training for the cleveland. I really jsut want to finish these races but I will try to run chicago marathon for good time.

I also got a second interview with this company on thursday. I do not think I could make Beth's fun raiser on thursday. I am sad about that. I want to help out. getting a job thought would help her out more since I can join her training program and I am sure she would like that more.
Time is running out for me to get another job so really I do not think I am going to make it.

Thursday, April 20, 2006

I am a 9 min miler now

I went to a arlington trotter run tonight and ironicly only apline runners showed up. Me and this girl named Stephanie who was in the marathon training program with me. It was fun. We talked alot. first mile we did was a pretty consistant 8:30 pace, but I fell apart at the end. last 1/4 mile was tough. We then walked for about a 1/4 mile and then back to running at about 10 min pace. we finished lap 2 in about 11 mins. Mile 3 avg was little over 12 with us walking alot, and last mile we just walk the last 30 min. the avg pace for the 4 miles was 11:30 mins. Also makes me ask is it better to avg 11:30 where first 2 miles are really fast and last 2 slow or is a constant 11:30 pace be the best? We also did not take a break after a lap like the normal summer group used to.

yesterday I did like nothing. I over strenched I think and my aliicials was hurting so figure best to rest. sure my avg for the last 3 days was the same if I did not rest wednesday but doing more in 1 day better than spliting it in 2 days? I need to know these things.

Lora is going to kill me. I did something really really really bad. Something she will never ever forgive me for. omg its too bad to say. I can not say it at all.

ok I will since if I leave lora with that she would kill me

I ate french fries. In fact I had McDonald's for lunch. I had no time before my interview and I wanted to eat so I could do well and not more so I can spend more time with Lora. I did it all for her. I hope she knows that. Plus then I only ran 4 miles. I did not even burn off the cals I had for lunch I bet. 1460 cals, 59 g of fat and 2170 mg of sodium. I am so bad. alteast it only cost me $.76. I had gift certifacates that I used.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Its tuesday night and its time to rock

Monday and tuesday I was good with my vitamins.

I have not done the 5 rites yet though. bad me. I been working on stretching and I feel better.

Monday I did 4.5 miles. about mile 3 my right foot started hurting. I only did 1.5 miles more and went home.

Tuesday night I wanted to do alot more. I did 8 miles. I took the short cut for the first loop and did the whole thing for the second loop. I want more hills since I heard the steamboat 15k is alot of hills. in fact 1 big hill that you have to do twice. my foot was hurting even before the run. I did the 8 miles in decent time so I was excited about that.

I got to hang out with julie A. She is awesome. She will see me in my marathon coming up. If she will be there I will have to finish for sure. She is one of my most favorite women out there. I gave her a hug after she said she would always give me a thumbs up if I passed her in a race. that being there rating system. thumbs up they are a hot guy and down if they are nasty.

tonight I was thinking about if I could date any of the women and asusming I could date them that they would be single and completely availible who would it be. That is a tough question since there are so many fine women.

Oh I barely talked to Beth tonight so I frogot to bring up my training ideas. oh well. maybe on saturday. Wish me luck this weekend I have to convince Lora that we need to do atleast 18 miles and that she should do the marathon the weekend after that. :). Ok maybe not 18 but maybe atleast 12.

Monday, April 17, 2006

Love on the Run

Love on the Run

An original screenplay

concept by Todd Heideman

Comedy: A professional gambler teams up with a karate master to battle aliens from Venus.As the story unfolds, the professional gambler falls in love with a pet pig who has an army of trained monkeys which they use to their advantage. Through following the trail like bloodhounds they manage to break into 3 drug labs, win the lottery and win the respect of his family. Think Home Alone meets Runaway Bride.

Friday, April 14, 2006

Whoa wait 15k?

That is right. I am looking to run a 15k. Even if I get lucky and do not move to peoria I am thinking about going over there and running the 15k anyways. You think this a crazy idea? Well your probably right. Why am I going it then? hmm I will tell you. I am a medal whore. honest to god 100% medal whore. I do not want to run a race that I can not get a medal for really. March Madness being an exception for some reason.

So you may be wondering why would I even travel 3 hours spend a good $150 to run a 15k. even a 20k is too short. I like them to be about 20.75k min. :) 15k is about 9.3 miles. not even 10 miles. The answer my friend is beer, and not the stuff they hand out at the finish line either. I am talking clydesdale kind.

Aheniser-Busch Cldesdale Divsions
men 190 - 219 lbs, 220 - 249, and 250+
women 150 - 179 lbs and 180 lbs +

Sorry Lora no Clydesdale for you.

Hopely most of the 250+ people will one run the "fastest 4 miler ever" that means the 15k is up for grabs. I am planning on grabbing. If I can drop about 30 lbs by then and train hard and smart I should be able to place in the 250+ group and maybe even win. A divion place would be a great way to say hi I will be in your running club now or hi screw you I do not have to live here. all there hills and warmer weather does give them an adavantage for training. I got Reen and Lora so its about even.

Sad note.

thursday running group either cancel their start date or something. I went to Alrington HEights thursday night and no one was there. I will ahve to find out what is going on. I still ran my 4 miles but it was hard to do on my own. I need to work hard if I am going to win steamboat.

Thursday, April 13, 2006

q and a

Q: Are you moving for sure?

A: not yet. I got 2 interviews next week but the chances are I will.

Q: what did you forget that Beth taught you?

A: that is beautiful and always right. hahah jk. about using stairs to strech out calf muscles. I did not do it and that is a great thing to do.

Q: how is the foot?

a: Foot seems fine. I ran tuesday no real issues. monday the other foo was running. I think stopping was the right choice.

Q: Well I help Lora with the new guy?

A: I help Lora with anything she ever needs so yes I will. jsut have to work on getting faster to keep up with her. :)

Q: Is the training program worth it?

A: Answer evenif you out running with the gorup there are so many other good things. I think its great. if you are experience its not as important but even us old pros make mistakes

q: why are you so tall?

A: Dutch people are tall.

Q: why are you so sweet?

a: I am made out of honey

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

sometimes you feel like your nuts. sometimes you don't

I been thinking alot about my training. I been thinking about Lora and Beth. I been thinking about the how the children are the future and how are should teach them and let them lead the way.

Since my one company does not look like it going to pay off because well they offered my friend 20k less a year. I am sorry. I love you all but not for 20k a year. atleast if I did I will need some real sort of commitment. :) Running buddies just is not good enough for that.

Beth is disspointed and not because I failed. She did no make it either but that I forgot something that she taught us in our marathon training. Speaking of which I know someone who told them not to join Beth's training program and to just run next to them basicly. Frankly maybe that is true, but still I hate to see Beth lose out on getting her business off the ground because someone is trying to save a person $75. If I stay in the area would I join the training program? Well I might pay the reduced fee but I would not pay for the main fee. Then again do I really need it? I mean I would get to run with Lora for free. the cost to me is I need to keep up with her. I been having tightness issues so I going to see if I can learn how to sterch and then I will be ok. Tomorrow I get to run in Alrington heights so that will be fun. You know me I love to run with people. so much eaiser than running without. Also I wonder if some of my injuries issues are coming from my form. I really need to look at it closer.

Saturday, April 08, 2006

Maybe I should just quit


I failed myself. I failed Pat, and I failed Reen. Man am I going to get it. My foot was hurting bad and instead of running on it for 26.2 more miles like she did I just gave up. I do not deserve to where a bib number. I know before my first chicago marathon during my training I had the thought I am going to fail and then I would have gone out and did it the next 9 years in a row. Well I guess that means I will have to do this 50k every year or just be someone who can not do a 50k. If I can not do a 50k then what is next? 10k? man I am no good.

yes. Stop staring at my bib number.

DNF

Ultra came and apart of me did not want to go because I thought I was going to DNF. People who DNF are bad people. MY foot was painful for 5.2 miles of the 10.4 miles I did. I thought about "Cheating" to get done faster but something told me that it was not a good idea. Plus I had a camera with me so I could take pics and I wanted to get pics of Beth as well as the other Alpine Runners who showed up. I got them all but Mike. Sorry Mike all this after tuesday telling him he needed sign up.

It was so cold and windy on the lake front. Lisa Mennager was losing after the first lap but I saw her kicking ass after the start of second lap. In some ways its better than the 50/50 and many ways it was worse. There are so many pacing groups there. Cara and Chicago Runs had runners sharing the same paths as well as other runners who came out there.

the race shirt is really cool. It mostly fits me. Its not overly tight but does not look good on he. It is too short so no matter what it turns into a belly shirt. Now I start my weight loss program.

I guess I figured I was going to DNF after 2 laps anyways, but with pain after 5 miles and it would not go away it was not worth it . Maybe I can run in the 5k tomorrow. Its on the Alpine Circuit Race. heheh I would love to win the Alpine Circuit even if I move because well it would be a nice way to end my year with Alpine.

Friday, April 07, 2006

Tis the night before ultra and all through the house

Lora does not want me to run it. She wants me to go out and run with 2 really hot girls. Well I get to run with beth kinda and well she is such a cutie also. The other night I had a very lucid dream about Beth. I guess I always wanted to kiss her. :) Plus she told everyone at the Alpine meeting tht I am going to run the 50k.

my muscles are tighter than a virgin on porm night. my feet already hurt for some odd reason. I been trying to strech them and they are getting better but they were so tight, and still so tight.

But I do get a medal, fun, and beans and rice. Plus maybe I will impress certain people. If I drop I still have a new cool shirt, and beans and rice.

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

T Minus 3 days until UItra 2006

Saturday is my next ultra marathon. Its only a 50k. yeah is a diaper dash for alot of other ultras. I am worried about it. I have not really trained for it and well my muscles are all tight right now. I am working on sterching them out now. I figured that would be the most important thing I can do. nothing worse that having a mucle get sore and hurt after 4 miles when you have 31 miles to run.

I got another call for a job today. yeah me. I have yet another chance to get a job in the area. hehe I feeling good about not having to move. Its still for a job I do not want though. I( hop I will get hte job I interview tomorrow for.

I was worried Beth was mad at me because of Sunday but she was all smiles when she saw me so that was good. She is going to bring me my shirt on saturday. Yeah me. Saturday is double t shirt day.

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

sunday is funday

Sunday was fun

Sure the headache and being tired was not fun. I may ahve upset Beth ebcause I was just so slow in moving. I hope she is ok with me though. This things happen and there are too many people there at that race so its hard to met up. Being exhausted tuesday and hunf over sunday did not help.

heheh I called lora's cell jphone from the start like since I had on me. hehe had to let her go though when the race started even though I could have still stayed on for awhile. Of course I knew I was in troubl when I was 200 meters from teh finsh and my cell phone starts to ring. It was Lora. I had a good hard race and I will improve. I think this will be a big growing year for me. I know if I do move when they see me again I will look alot different and be a lot faster. maybe it would be good in that way. I will know Lora is out there working hard and I have to work harder to make sure I keep up with her.

sunday is funday

Sunday was fun

Sure the headache and being tired was not fun. I may ahve upset Beth ebcause I was just so slow in moving. I hope she is ok with me though. This things happen and there are too many people there at that race so its hard to met up. Being exhausted tuesday and hunf over sunday did not help.

heheh I called lora's cell jphone from the start like since I had on me. hehe had to let her go though when the race started even though I could have still stayed on for awhile. Of course I knew I was in troubl when I was 200 meters from teh finsh and my cell phone starts to ring. It was Lora. I had a good hard race and I will improve. I think this will be a big growing year for me. I know if I do move when they see me again I will look alot different and be a lot faster. maybe it would be good in that way. I will know Lora is out there working hard and I have to work harder to make sure I keep up with her.

Cracker was cool. They played alot of cool songs and I forgot some of there best ones. They did play Elise and I song. Alot of girls and I have a song related with them. I used to sing it to Elise in high school photography class.

Saturday, April 01, 2006

Saturday is over.


My saturday is over. I think I passed but its up to gods of partical credits. Tomorrow is going to suck. Hung over and maybe still drunk but hey its an irish 8k right