Tag: Running
I have a tree!
Thursday 1 November 2007, 7:05 am
About a month and a half ago, we did the Tree-althlon 5k. Thanks to everyone who supported us by donating some money. The money we brought in allowed us to gift a tree to somebody. Joanne decided to gift it to me (have I mentioned I like trees?).
Last night, I came home [...]
My sister takes the silver medal!
Sunday 7 October 2007, 10:39 pm
And she’s obviously a much better runner than me. Today, she came in second in the 30-34 women’s category in the 29th annual Mozart Mile. She finished in 28 minutes and 40 seconds. Much better than Joanne and I did when we ran a 5k recently. Not bad at all for a woman who gave birth less than 4 months ago.
Resting and running
Thursday 20 September 2007, 9:09 am
I went to go see the smoking nurse yesterday to get more nicotine patches (one day soon I will be completely nicotine free). Each time I go she takes three readings: carbon monoxide, blood pressure and heart rate. My carbon monoxide still hasn’t dropped to zero, which it should be for a non-smoker. [...]
We did it!
Saturday 15 September 2007, 11:41 am
We ran the 5k. Well, most of it. We ran around 4.25k with .75k of walking towards the middle of the course. Not too bad for a couple of people that were having trouble running more than a minute just a few months ago.
Thanks too everyone who sponosored us. [...]
T-shirt Love and Podrunning
Thursday 6 September 2007, 11:43 pm
My brother Mike (a.k.a. Mambrino) has launched a new blog. The new blog is to help him commit to several life-style changes. The goal is to get fighting fit again. He’s tied this into his love of T-shirts, and I’ve been having some fun recommending T-shirts that would make ideal gifts for [...]
