I rested today in anticipation of my long run tomorrow. Since the temperature has finally started to cool down, it was downright pleasant outside for a good portion of the day. It is still hot by running standards but I’ll take 90s over triple-digits any day. Football season is upon us (I’m talking American Football). […]
restday
Missy is the Champion Scorpion Catcher
Today is the third and final consecutive rest day. Tomorrow morning is my blood test. I will not know the results for a few days but will continue on with training for the New York Marathon. Next week, my training intensifies and steadily climbs weekly. It remains hot in Arizona; I expect more than 50% […]
Hot but lovely evening walk by the lake
Today is the 2nd of 3 consecutive rest days. It remains hot in Scottsdale but I made the most of it by taking Missy for a walk this evening around the neighborhood and lingering here and there on the grassy areas. The mosquitoes were out this evening (which is pretty rare around where we live), […]
Better lucky than good!
I have been active on twitter under the @gpar2000 handle for about two months now. I am still not completely comfortable with it but seem to have built a small following of runners all over the world. Yesterday, I hit a small jackpot by participating in #bibchat and answering 6 questions over the period of an […]
Listen to your body
My arms are sore. My torso is sore. My quads are sore. This is a result of doing the cross-training class a couple of days back. Everything hurts (but in a good way). I usually go to abs class on Monday evenings but I rested today. Rest days are an important part of training and […]
A good week for us liberals
It was a hectic day today at work. In the heat of the day, I was out and about almost all day for lunch and client meetings. I tried to get home a bit early to squeeze a workout but didn’t get home until around 6PM. Since Missy had been alone at home all day, […]
Seattle half marathon is in focus
Thanks to Paula and Nirav for stepping up to contribute towards the Seattle half marathon for LLS. Every bit helps! Work is about to get a lot busier in the second half of 2015. In the past couple of weeks, we have won a few projects for new clients. We are looking for at least […]
Official Boston Marathon Poster
As I recover from running the Boston Marathon, I am resting these few days. I think back to the time I qualified for Boston in March 2014 at the Phoenix Marathon where I had the race of my life. A few days after that race, my calf muscles started to hurt. They got worse for […]
Selfie Stop at the Boston Marathon
Look at this selfie taken by @RaceSelfieStop at mile 13 of the Boston Marathon. Aysha had a pink sign that said #SelfieStop. Since I was not having the best of races, I stopped and had her take a selfie and post it on Twitter. Thanks Ayasha! I barely even look winded after 13 miles. I was […]
Binoy was in town
Yesterday, Binoy was in town with his wife Sheetal and his 2-year old Zane. I went to see him at the Phoenician and hung out with him for a couple of hours. I hadn’t seen Binoy for about a dozen years; he looks the same; he looks good. We talked of old times in Cleveland […]