Archive for December, 2005

12/21 Workout: 2.5 miles
12/24 Workout: 6 miles
12/27 Workout: 3 miles
12/28 Workout: 5 miles
12/30 Workout: 7.5 miles

Week-To-Date Miles: 15.5 miles
Total Training Miles: 92.7 miles

Since we’ve been visiting California, my dad has been managing my training schedule. We’ve been doing some hills and other drills throughout the week and he’s really helped […]

Eleven Months

My little elf,
While the three of us enjoy the holidays, I am beginning to realize how excited I am that you’re old enough to really experience your first Christmas. Sure, you likely won’t remember a thing and even if you did, you couldn’t tell us about it. But you’re old enough to grab […]

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Another installment of obligatory baby pictures has been made available for your viewing pleasure. The most difficult part about being the official family photographer is that I so rarely get a chance in front of the camera. While meeting some friends at our favorite coffee shop on Queen Anne Hill, Katie came prepared […]

Day 51: 136 days and $883.80

Yesterday’s Workout: 2.5 miles, legs, shoulders

Week-to-Date Miles: 2.5 miles
Total Training Miles: 68.7 miles

I’m determined to make this site about my life again, and not just about my workouts. The difficulty these days is that my blogging time is rather limited and I’m not often able to sit down and write more than […]

The Man I’ll Never Have

As a freshman in college, I quickly learned that the only good meal served in the dinning commons was breakfast. If one was willing to wake early enough for the breakfast hours, the reward included omelettes and waffles made-to-order. The DC was quiet, but for the clanging of plates and a few fellow […]

Day 48: 139 days and $883.80

Team Spinning: 60-minute kick-ass spin class
It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve been to our Sunday spin class too, but so glad that I got up off my ass and went. Long day. Shopping, wrapping and trying desparately to get all these boxes in the mail tomorrow. I’m in love […]

Day 47: 140 days and $883.80

Team Run: 70-minutes of trail running (~7 miles)

Week-to-Date Miles: 12.5 miles
Total Training Miles: 66.2 miles

This weekend found us running the trails Pioneer Park on Mercer Island, followed by a pancake breakfast fundraiser, hosted by a teammate. I’ve been pleasantly surprized with the social aspect of TNT. Not something that I […]

Day 44: 143 days and $ 883.80

Team Run: 5.5 miles mostly running

Week-To-Date Miles: 7 miles
Total Training Miles: 59.2 miles

After a couple of weeks of not making it to our Wednesday night run because Chris was stuck at the office, I was perfectly content with the idea of staying home again this evening. But I needed to get […]

Day 43: 144 days and $883.80

Workout: Quick 1.5 mile run

Week-To-Date Miles: 1.5 miles
Total Training Miles: 53.7 miles

Finally, Dillon was feeling better this morning and I was able to take him to the gym. Only to find out when we arrived that the woman working in the playroom was running late. Our time window is relatively […]

Give ‘im the Heisman

Many congrats to Reggie Bush for his Heisman win. Did I mention that I’m going to the Rose Bowl?
I’ve actually gotten a lot of questions about how we managed to get tickets to the hottest game of the year. The truth is that I had to sleep with half of Los Angeles. […]