Thoughts on the Run» hockey

Hockey Teamwork

Alex — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:20:11 +0000

1:40:00 – 8 miles

This weekend is the last weekend of the season for my son’s hockey team. It has been a great year for growth for my son not only on the ice, but also learning about what it means to be part of a team. A hockey team is not about one person [...]

Sickenly Fast

Alex — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:01:27 +0000

40:00 – 4 miles including 2×800

I’ve been battling a sinus cold the past 3 days and couldn’t take another day of not going running. The original plan was to go in and do a light run … well, that turned into me adding some speed drills into it. Oh well, was distracting enough to [...]

Makes me sleepy

Alex — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:21:08 +0000

1:00:00 – 5.5 miles

I’m finding myself more and more tired throughout the day. I remember having this issue when training for my first marathon. It goes back to the food intake. I need to understand and have the time to eat correctly in the right amount.

After my run this morning, I had a [...]

Hockey Life Lessons

Alex — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:19:24 +0000

45:00 – 4 miles

Looking for a way to run this weekend, but don’t see it happening. That puts me at 23 miles for the week … 2 weeks in a row of 20+ plus which leads me to believe there is hope for a marathon in 2 months. Need to break through the wall [...]

Play as a team

Alex — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:45:01 +0000

01:00:00 – 5.5 miles

Wind sucks. The temperature reads 74, but you step outside and are almost blown over by 40 mph winds.

Carmelo Anthony of the NBA Denver Nuggets was suspended for one game earlier this week for not coming off the court when told to by the coach. The charge was deemed insubordination. [...]