Keep on Movin' -n- Groovin

A great "why the hell am I doing another Ironman" song; although, many times during a long run, and occasionally a race when I haven't totally exploded, I sing in my head, "I'm on the run...10 more minutes and I'm gone...I'm on the run..."

Why did I do it, why did I do it
I asked myself a hundred times and then I start to cry
It's up to my neck now I'm runnin' like a dog
I can't remember how it started
But it's too late to turn back the clock
I gotta keep on, and on, and on, and on

Oh my heart's prayin' for a heart attack
I'm gonna collapse but I better not
I'll get a few years for the things I've done
I'll never see the sunrise no more what the hell
I'm gotta keep on

Fighting for my sanity and for family
And for my baby, oh for my baby
Bullshit aside yea I knew how to play the game right
But this time I made a mistake and I'm gonna pay the price
I'd rather be payin' to the grim reaper, than the law keeper

I'm runnin', I'm runnin', I'm runnin', out of time
Too late to waste time in haste
I fell to my knees to pray to your God
But your God wasn't there for me

And so I prayed to myself for long life and stamina
I do believe I was startin' to lose my nerve and my mind
I heard a little voice screamin'
If you do the crime you will send to the time
If you do the crime you will send to the time
If you do the crime you will send to the time
 

Another one of my stupid ideas that I WILL NEVER DO AGAIN was the Polar Bear Plunge.  Sure it's Southern Italy.  Sure it's in a pool.  Sure people do it in frozen lakes...what the fuck ever!!!  Never again!  Last year in Camp Lejeune, Teegan and the Commander did the full deal running into the ocean, me???  I made it mid calf deep and called it quits. Will I ever learn from my mistakes?

Oh, and thanks to the Commander for telling people, "Oh he will wear a white speedo!"  I was going with black board shorts until I was called out...She didn't participate BTW!

47 degree water!!!!  Chicks understand SHRINKAGE...right?

Daddy and daughter














Pretty sure I'm thinking F**K THIS!














I was already proclamating, "NEVER AGAIN!"

Keep on Movin'-n-Grovin!

swimming, not the only reason i need waterproof casting

I haven't swam this year because i am a dipshit and broke my arm snowboarding on the Stelvia whilst in Bormio over new year's. 

BUT!

old cast

GUESS WHAT??

There is such a thing as waterproof cast padding that goes inside the cast vs, using cotton that fully drains and the cast dries within about an hour.  This makes swimming possible!!!  Difficult but possible.  I broke my radius and although i only need a short arm cast it has to be positioned to minimize rotation ultimately altering my swim stroke; at least I can swim.

Now why you as an endurance athlete should get waterproof cast padding even if you don't intend on swimming.  It seems that wearing a traditional cotton cast pad and running a 100 mile week doesn't really do good things to your skin.

Got Maceration? 

I did!

Nothing says lovin' like supersaturated skin about to rot...

I did my best with spraying with alcohol and drying with a hair dryer but it just wasn't enough.

Next time you break something make sure to get waterproof cast padding!

Now onto the 100 mile week.

new cast waterproof and glows in dark

typing with a broken arm is not that easy so without going all blah blah blah on the methodology and physiological adaptation etc etc etc, look into Arthur Lydiard's philosopy of run training and you'll see where the idea of the 100 mile week comes from.  I have finished day 3, I have 6 runs logged for 44 miles.  I have a longish (13 miler with the last 5 miles fairly hard  broken into a Team tbb "fartlek" session.  a run some fast 1k repeats, some very very easy runs, I still have an overdistance 2 1/2 hours, hills on the treadmill, and then just easy miles to fill the gaps.

Want to become a strong long distance runner?  Run LOTS!