Little Rock Marathon Countdown – 46 hours

The countdown to my first marathon continues, except now it’s not days, it’s hours!!!  I’m sleeping good, but getting fat!!  I weighed this morning and I’m up about 3 pounds from my normal weight and if you know me, I no likey weight gain!  But, not stressing over it, not cutting back, I’ll be back [...]

Little Rock Marathon Countdown – 2 days

Anxious, that’s a good word for what I’m feeling, very anxious is more like it. Two days plus some hours and seconds until I’ll be running the streets of Little Rock for my first marathon. I just checked the forecast for Sunday – Sunday: A slight chance of showers between 10am and noon, [...]

Ouch

I received a painful steroid shot in my foot, wow, I had no idea it would be that painful.  I don’t think I will be going back to see this same doctor, I had to make him stop and explain what he was about to do to the arch of my foot, I was about [...]

Marathon Madness – 3 days to go

Actually it’s 4 days 1 hour 37 minutes and some odd seconds, but by the time most of you read this, 3 days, xx hours, you get the drift. I’ve started making my list of things I’ll need to have or need to buy, I guess that means it’s official, I’m running a Marathon!! [...]

Little Rock Marathon Countdown – 4 days

Little Rock Marathon is 4 days away and here’s a couple of questions for you -
1.  How often should I do my Carb-boom, ever 4 miles or ever hour?
2.  I have been sneezing today, like I might be getting a cold, I don’t feel bad at all, should I go to the doctor? or hope [...]

Marathon Madness – 5 days to go

How the heck did I get myself into this???  5 days to go?  That can’t be right?  I’m sick to my stomach.  Do I start with the 5:30 pace group or the 5:15 pace group, now I’m second guessing myself.  I guess I’ll figure that out when I get there on Sunday morning, which [...]

Little Rock Marathon Countdown & Madness

The countdown is on and the madness is setting in! Only 8 days until the Little Rock Marathon and Annette says I have taper madness, when she said that at Boulevard Bread this morning it mad me think of a rabid dog! Well, I’m not that bad, yet. The doubts have definitely [...]

Little Rock Marathon Countdown – 10 days

The Little Rock Marathon is only 10 days away, woohoo, let’s get some spring time weather in here! It’s very cold today, I think the high is 38, brrrr. I had a lot of good advice from some of my running buddies about the marathon and I’ve been thinking about a game plan. [...]

Little Rock Marathon Countdown – 11 days

OMG – I can’t believe it’s only 11 days to go, my first marathon. I’m starting to get nervous, especially when I’m out running 3 miles and my leg is killing me, yes I know, not my foot, but it’s my mind that is working overtime – how the hell am I going to [...]

The results are in…drum roll please

I’m old.  That’s about all I got out of my Ortho appointment this afternoon.  I’m no worse and no better off than when I walked in.  The whole appointment was a complete disconnect between me and my doctor, I would say something and he would reply with some off the wall crap.
Good news though, no [...]