2016 Can't wait

Well, been debating whether to start a new blog site or just continue onwards with this site and came to the conclusion to just keep on with nyc as am getting too many different blog site addresses and is difficult to keep them all in context. Sort of how used to feel when watched Lost-after awhile have no idea what is going on!

Am looking forward to 2016!  Only took one week off after the 11/01/2015 NYC marathon and resumed regular training while on a visit to Thailand.

Now here it is almost new year's eve and still going strong. The hamstrings seemed to be healed and the extensor bump on the foot disappeared. Have resumed tempo, interval, and repetition work and feeling as strong as was a year ago.

So, plan is to go join a local running group on Tuesday afternoons and to aim to do a 5 K in the spring. For inspiration recently read Haruki Murakami's running memoir titled What I talk about when I talk about running. Awesome work. Have decided that Mr.Murakami and I have much in common. Such as the fact that we are the same age, and that both our brains for the most part don't think about a whole lot if anything at all while pounding the pavement. The rest going to mention are not so much similarities but rather observations:
Haruki at the time of completing said work 9 years ago had done 23 marathons 23 years in a row and I have done four for forty;
he never misses training due to injury and I have averaged at least 3 months each of the past 40 years out of training due to strains, pulls, and golden corral;
his work is read by millions; perhaps 10 people other than family have looked at my blogs;
he never walks in a race or practice, my headstone will say "Sir walks a lot."

 Anyway if you want to be motivated to go run pick up his book; I enjoyed it immensely and maybe you will too! www.harukimurakami.com

Happy Holidays and so long till the next post!

Spring/Summer 2016

Well rather than a new post just going to update this one. Am glad to report that finsished all four 6 week phases as outlined in Jack Daniels book The Running Formula on June 4. Did a combo 5k/half marathon schedule and due to circumstances have no immediate plans for any races. Time trials though have been really good.  Averaged at least two quality runs each week in addition to weekly easy and long runs. The first three phases finished by March 20, but then travel

and subsequent sinus infection resulted in maintenance running till could get back on track to do phase four starting April 24. This is one of the longest stretches have ever gone without getting waylaid by a month long injury of one sort or another. So gonna keep at it!

October 1, 2016 update. Did finish the fourth phase and now working with a coach. The streak of injury free running am glad to report has continued. December 11 am set to run the Honolulu Marathon as a guide for a blind runner. Can read about him and his effort at: www.thefriendsofhoopono.blogspot.com. We have been meeting weekly for several months in preparation for the race. Am also planning on running in the Phoenix marathon February 25, 2017. Have been doing interval, repetition, tempo, marathon and easy pace runs in the hopes to peak for the event. Running in so many ways provides for me the same satisfaction that receive when out in the wilderness. Plus no need to be away from home for days on end to get buzzed. Betty is happy about that!