http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/ en-us Copyright 2010 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:01:33 -0500 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:35:17 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.31 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss As bad of a runner as I am, you would think I'd have more fun in life - eat whatever I want, get drunk occasionally, stay out late, do fun things - but I don't. I eat a cookie or... http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2010/02/train_high_run.html http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2010/02/train_high_run.html whining about running Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:01:33 -0500 My husband's grandmother was the first person I ever heard say "the thing of it is." The expression sounded to me like almost-something but not-quite-something, kind of like "for all intensive purposes" or "mute point." If my husband's grandmother had... http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2010/01/the_thing_of_it.html http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2010/01/the_thing_of_it.html not running Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:50:06 -0500 All you people starting off this new year full of hope, happy and strong and full of yourselves, prone to semi-grandiose tweets and facebook statuses: I wish you the very best, and I am very happy for you. But I... http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2010/01/all_you_people.html http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2010/01/all_you_people.html grumbling for no reason Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:49:09 -0500 I got my first paycheck yesterday. It was more money than I made in any given 3-month period during the past 2 years. There are 7 people in my group at work, and this week 3 or 4 of them... http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2010/01/bad_deja_vu.html http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2010/01/bad_deja_vu.html grumbling for no reason Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:24:13 -0500 I am gainfully employed again. Back at my old IT job, back in my old cube, even. Many of the same people are there, doing the same things they were doing 3 years ago, and the past two weeks have... http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/12/13_days_later.html http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/12/13_days_later.html grumbling for no reason Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:20:39 -0500 As much as I want to redeem myself (assuming I am redeemable), I want to let my foot heal. So per Roger's orders, nothing but dogwalking for 5 days, then 10-15 days of light xtraining. Actually I can't think of... http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/12/and_with_that_i.html http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/12/and_with_that_i.html sort of about running Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:23:17 -0500 Yesterday I ran the Rocket City marathon in Huntsville, AL. I ran 3:14:55, which meant 10th female, 4th masters (which means zip in this case), and first in my age group. I'm not really a good enough writer to spin... http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/12/what_am_i_doing.html http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/12/what_am_i_doing.html running Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:45:51 -0500 When I said in the last post that all I'd really missed was a long run and a 10k tuneup, I was slightly mistaken. It just came to me - what I missed was the entire sharpening phase (whatever there... http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/12/it_occurs_to_me.html http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/12/it_occurs_to_me.html whining about running Mon, 07 Dec 2009 05:47:21 -0500 I don't feel particularly positive. I should. My foot/heel/whatever is 99.8% fine. I ran every step I was supposed to this week, at every pace I was supposed to run. The weather next week in Huntsville is supposed to be... http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/12/wondering_when.html http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/12/wondering_when.html whining about running Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:55:20 -0500 Everything makes me grind my teeth. I am so afraid I'm going to develop an injury in the next 10 days. Every little twinge (and there are many) makes me tense up. The achilles somethingorother is mostly gone, but why... http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/12/grumbletaper.html http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/12/grumbletaper.html whining about running Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:59:57 -0500 I've been worried lately. I've been stressed. 1. My marathon training was going so well, and then I developed some achilles tendonitis or retrocalcaneal bursitis or at any rate a sore spot on my right heel. It which improved a... http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/11/the_gods_have_s.html http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/11/the_gods_have_s.html sort of about running Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:54:06 -0500 1. I've developed a sore foot. It's sore on the medial aspect of the heel, below (and sometimes to the back side of) the ankle bone. It's sometimes sore to the touch, and some of my running shoes rub on... http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/11/current_list_of.html http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/11/current_list_of.html grumbling for no reason Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:36:53 -0500 why would anyone post this as his facebook status?... http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/11/i_allow_god_wit.html http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/11/i_allow_god_wit.html not running Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:24:31 -0500 Yesterday was up; today is down. Yesterday I raced well and PR'd and passed a personal milestone; this afternoon I made a fool of myself in front of 12 or 13 people at my viola recital. I had practiced so... http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/11/up_and_down.html http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/11/up_and_down.html not running Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:44:59 -0500 Schedule for today says 8mi easy, or rest. My right achilles has been troublesome all week, heating up after workouts, settling back down after a few easy days. This morning it's undeniably sore, even when I'm sitting around doing nothing.... http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/11/executive_decis.html http://www.running-blogs.com/joepositive/archives/2009/11/executive_decis.html whining about running Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:50:45 -0500