Kalbzayn's Writing World - Running

JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge

kalbzayn@gmail.com (Mike Miller) — Thu, 11 May 2006 07:59:35 -0700

I'm trying to participate in more after-hours work functions. I'm a consultant so I very rarely see my other coworkers since I don't normally attend things that are scheduled outside of my work hours. During my review one of my goals for the year was to attend two work functions so I can get to know more people and let them get to know me.

My company happens to be participating in the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge in Chicago later this month. So I had them sign me up.

I have very mixed feelings on this event, and both are based on my current fitness level.
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Kalbzayn's Race Day

kalbzayn@gmail.com (Mike Miller) — Fri, 10 Feb 2006 09:24:02 -0700

This is a made up story. I like to call it fiction. No old people were hurt during the making of this story.

Kalbzayn's Race Day (Chapter 2)

Kalbzayn liked to race. He had been training hard for the last couple months and was ready to showcase his improvement. He elbowed to the front of the pack at the starting line. A lion among deer, he looked down at the tops of the heads of the diminutive front packers trying to determine which scalps he would collect today.
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Kalbzayn Runs - Fiction

kalbzayn@gmail.com (Mike Miller) — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 22:59:00 -0700

This is a made up story. I like to call it fiction. No animals were hurt during the making of this story.

Kalbzayn Runs

Kalbzayn liked to run, preferably in the calm of night. The cool breeze and rustling leaves eased the tension of the day. The left, right, left numbed the worries of tomorrow.

"Run, Forrest, run," shouted a teenager from a passing pickup truck that sounded short one muffler.

Kalbzayn waved and raised a finger to let them know he thought they were number one. Oops. Wrong finger. Better get moving.
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Running update

kalbzayn@gmail.com (Mike Miller) — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 07:18:16 -0700

For those of you interested, I'm trying to get back into some kind of shape. I have a goal of beating my Sycamore 10K fastest time of 45:26. The race is on October 29th this year.
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More Than 26.2 - Intro, or How They Got Into This Mess

kalbzayn@gmail.com (Mike Miller) — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 22:37:33 -0700

John rubbed his hand across his stomach. He had weighed in at a record 206 pounds that morning, fifty pounds more than he had weighed four years ago. October 22, 2006. Can't do it, John. I'll be running Chicago. Steve said without taking his eyes from the contents of the fridge. I know. I'm going to run it, too.
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Running 11/11/2005

kalbzayn@gmail.com (Mike Miller) — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:24:56 -0700

I ran 2.86 miles tonight in 30 minutes. For the first 15 minutes, I averaged about 3 minutes between each 1 minute walk. For the last 15 minutes, it was 1/1. 11 days down, 19 to go.

Running 11/10/2005

kalbzayn@gmail.com (Mike Miller) — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:49:00 -0700

I decided to try setting the treadmill at a faster speed. Sometimes I think that running too slowly actually ends up hurting me more. So I changed from 6mph to 7mph. I ran 3.16 miles in 30 minutes. I walked 5 of the minutes. My legs are a little tired today, but my knees and ankles feel just fine.
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Running 11/09/2005

kalbzayn@gmail.com (Mike Miller) — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:49:00 -0700

I ran 2.89 miles tonight in 30 minutes. I ran the first 15 minutes non-stop and only walked two minutes. I'll probably need to take it a little easier tomorrow to make sure my knee doesn't get sore.

Running 11/08/2005

kalbzayn@gmail.com (Mike Miller) — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 09:04:00 -0700

2.45 miles in 30 minutes. I walked about 10-12 minutes today. My legs felt a little tired, and I decided not to push it. Since I'm going to run every day this month, it was kind of my version of a rest day. 8 days down, 22 more to go.

Running 11/07/2005

kalbzayn@gmail.com (Mike Miller) — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:05:00 -0700

Ran 2.8 miles in 30 minutes. Walked 4 of the minutes. I'm only running about 5 minute blocks right now. I'm not sure if I could make it with 10 minute blocks. Maybe I'll run an easier day tomorrow and then try to do 10 minute blocks with 2 minutes of rest between them. My knee is feeling fine and my ankle felt much looser today than it has been. It still isn't 100% ready yet, but getting close.

Running 11/06/2005

kalbzayn@gmail.com (Mike Miller) — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 21:45:00 -0700

I ran 2.75 miles in 30 minutes on the treadmill. I walked 5 of the minutes. My left knee felt fairly well during the run. My right ankle is still a little tight. I'm thinking about buying some flats in the next couple of weeks and slowly working those into my training. I've read good and bad about them and figure the only way I'll ever know how the work for me is to use them. Since I'm at a point where I'm still taking a lot of walk breaks, it seems like it would be a good time to try to make the switch. 6 days down - 24 more to go.

Running 11/05/2005

kalbzayn@gmail.com (Mike Miller) — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 22:18:00 -0700

I ran 2.5 miles in 30 minutes. Quite a bit of walking. Probably 10-12 minutes. My legs were tired from being in the car all day to watch Iowa lose in the closing seconds at Northwestern, I guess. I watched Flight of the Osiris, the Animatrix short, during my run tonight. That is some pretty jazzy animation. I should probably rent the Animatrix video. Maybe if I see all of those, I'll be able to find some way to appreciate the last two Matrix movies a little better.

Running 11/04/2005

kalbzayn@gmail.com (Mike Miller) — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 13:27:00 -0700

I ran 2.65 miles on the treadmill in 30 minutes while watching the Matrix 2. I happened to walk in during the scene where Neo fights all of the Agent Smith's after talking to the Oracle. As much as I didn't really like the 2nd and 3rd episode, that fight scene was pretty amazing. 4 days down, 26 to go.

Running 11/03/2005

kalbzayn@gmail.com (Mike Miller) — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 22:36:00 -0700

Today is my sister's birthday. Happy birthday! I ran 2.6 miles in 30 minutes. I walked a total of 8 minutes. 3 days down, 27 to go. I can't wait until I am done with the walk breaks. It is hard to get in a real groove when I have to constantly switch between running and walking every few minutes.

Running 11/02/2005

kalbzayn@gmail.com (Mike Miller) — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:34:00 -0700

I ran 2.56 miles in 30 minutes. I walked 9 minutes total. Felt a lot better than yesterday in my right ankle. I still need to go very slowly because of my left knee. So two days down, 28 to go.