Random Thoughts…

Greetings. It has been some weeks, but here are some random happenings and thoughts… I did manage to finish my marathon – 4 hours, 31 minutes and 36 seconds. I was pleased with my time and the fact that I actually finished! I have been pretty good about continuing to run, and just ran in a eight member relay race a couple of weeks ago and ran 13.3 km in 1 hour and 11 minutes. Right now I am waiting for my chance to register for the Winter 2010 semester at school. I am trying to finish my Bachelor of Science and there are a lot of upper level classes I still need. Some of them I will get this coming semester, assuming there is room! There is one class that I need, but will be taking a prerequisite at the same time… The prof will not consider my plea to be granted permission to take the class until near the end of the registration period in order to let people with the prereqs get first shot… oh well!

That is about it!
Cheers…

Wow…

I have not blogged since Michael Jackson passed away. In my defense, I had a rather busy summer, and A. was on the computer many of the times that I felt like blogging. No worries. This is simply an outlet for my thoughts and ramblings, and I will update or not at my pleasure. Please do not take offence and leave me my three loyal readers. I will be attempting blog more frequently, as hopefully my muse will speak to me more regularly and I will be able to add words of wisdom and deep insight unto the blogsphere…
The big thing going on right now is that in a little under six days, I will be running a marathon, and hopefully finishing!! I will running in the Okanagan International Marathon – that is correct – I will be running 42.2 km (26.something or another if you prefer miles X|) and my goal is under five hours and if I could get closer to four hours and thirty minutes, well that would be alright too!
I will probably post some more later about life, the universe, everything, but for now I just wanted to wake up all your RSS readers so that you know that I am still able to type, and am will too!\

Watch the skies and have your children vaccinated

June draws to a close..

Managed to do my Tuesday and Wednesday runs with not too much trouble. Ran 6.62 km on Tuesday in 35 minutes, with an average pace of 5:17min/km and ran 10.09 km Wednesday in 51:34 minutes, with an average pace of ~5:07min/km. My left knee cap feels sore this morning, so I am going to try to run an easier 6 km tomorrow to loosen things up, especially my calves.

School is ending, and I have my final for Biology 270 this afternoon. I am not sure how I feel about it. I think I am adequately prepared, but I am not really sure what is going to be on it… meh…

Planning on seeing Transformers 2 this evening with my brother-in-law. I am not too worried about the plot. I want to see giant transforming robots blowing things up. I admit it, I am not some film snob. I like big robots and explosions and the like… What can I say.

That is it for me and my moderately mundane life…

Watch the skies.
S.

Registration Complete!

I have done it. I have registered for the 2009 BMO Okanagan Marathon. October 11, 2009 I will be attempting to run 42.2 km in Kelowna, BC. Come watch me die!

The registration is non-refundable, so hopefully I do not injure myself during training. That would really suck! It makes a huge difference to my mindset to be registered in a goal race. The goal is tangible, and I have spent resources on it. Now I am more motivated than ever to finish…
I ran 13 km on Sunday for our Long-Slow-Distance. My average pace was 6:20 or so, which is slightly faster than during my 1/2 marathon training, but that is good. I need to push myself during this training… The run felt good, and I felt fine afterwards. Tonight is 6 km at a quick pace, so hopefully I will be able to run that without too much strain. The other ones I have run have gone well, so I am not too worried about it.

This weekend is shaping up to be a busy one. Lots of stuff going on, and I have to find the time to run 22 km!

Enough boredom for you all for now…

Keep watching the skies….
Scott

Update – Thursday

I know that I have not been writing biting and witty commentary on society lately. I find that much of my energy is sapped from work, so I decided that in order to keep blogging, I would focus my writings on my life – specifically on my marathon training…

I ran 10 km at a pretty good pace last night. No stopping (except for 2 or 3 street lights) and I did it in about 52:30 with an average pace of about 5:20 per kilometer (minutes:seconds). I had not run since last Wednesday as I had class Sunday all day and had a staff even Tuesday night. I managed pretty well, despite my stiff legs. I was on my feet all day in the gym doing exam supervision (or invigilation if you prefer… which I do. It sounds like some pseudo-mystical warrior thing…) wearing dress shoes! I learned my lesson and am wearing runners today!

My biggest hurdle, discipline-wise, is to get out on my own and do two more runs a week. I currently run Tuesday and Wednesday nights and Sunday morning with my clinic group. I would like to be running on Thursday and Friday as well, but I find it incredibly difficult to get going. I either have to get up way too early, or am too tired in the afternoon…. Sigh.

I need to go do some mark/progress report stuff…

Be kind

Scott

Another Day…

Greetings… I just spent the last 15 minutes writing an update, and for some reason it vanished into the aether… Oh well. Here is mark II:

I have not been blogging with anything resembling regularity, so I thought I would take a minute and update you, my faithful reader(s), on the events that are my life. No great insights or world shattering ideas here today. Just a few words on my life…

I was fortunate enough to obtain a term contract for the month of June. I have two grade 10 science classes and on biology 11 class. My students work pretty well, but it is hard for everyone at this time of year to stay motivated. Unfortunately I am then unemployed over the summer, so if you have any work for me, let me know

I have also started training for a marathon! That is correct: I am going to train to run 42.2 km (or 26 miles if you are imperialistic in your metrics). I want to run the Okanagan Marathon (Kelowna, October 11, 2009). I am nervous and excited. Nervous because if you know me, you will know that I was never traditionally an athlete. Excited because I have never attempted something this ambitious, requiring so much discipline. I want to succeed, so I need to work hard. I really enjoy running… And lets face it, part of it is bragging rights!!

I am also taking classes at the ole’ universityscholarium for the summer and continue to chip away at my Bachelor of Science.

Life goes on, much as it has the past few months, and in the grand scheme of things, I have little to complain about. I have my health ( at least I think I do) and a loving family. A roof over my head, and generally steady employment… I am an extremely wealthy man when it comes down to it.

Enough ramblings… hopefully more posts later!

Be Kind

S.