Another week’s adventures in running

 
  The Flying Pig Marathon is now just 90 days away, and the good news is, I’m still on target for getting to the start line with a reasonable chance of finishing all 26 miles.  But the training is turning into a journey of its own.  Here are 3 updates from the past 7 days, modified [...]

95 days til the Flying Pig Marathon

Yup, I’m still running and training for the May 2nd Flying Pig Marathon here in Cincinnati.  The training for my first marathon is on target, despite the bitter cold and snow we’ve had this month.  I’ve discovered I love to run in the cold.  I don’t mind running in the snow, so long as it’s apparent that [...]

A new ChipCast for 2010

A new year, a new blog. Or at least a new focus for this blog I started last year. Effective now, ChipCast will focus on 1) journalism insights from my perch 29 floors above Cincinnati and 2) my running journey. I’m going to focus more on daily updates with intelligent thinking. Or at least daily [...]

Marathon training – Day 2 – 6 miles with ECHO in the bitter cold

Saturday mornings belong to the ECHO Running Club.  ECHO stands for “East Cincinnati Harriers Organization”.  A harrier is either a dog bred for hunting rabbits or a cross-country runner. 
ECHO meets every Saturday morning at 7am at the Parkside Christian Church at 6986 Salem Road in Anderson Township, about a mile from my house.  Anyone is welcome [...]

Marathon Training – Day 1 and background

The start of the new year equals the start of a new journey in my running.  I began running 11 months ago, in February 2009.  Since then I’ve run two 10k’s, a handful of 5k’s, a half-marathon, and a 12-miler last month that I would have completed except for falling on my face.  It’s been [...]

2 of my New Years Goals

I’ve got a handful of New Years goals. Some deal with home and family improvements, and I’ll keep those at home. But there are two I’ll share here:

Run a marathon.  In early 2009, I started running.  In my first 44 years, I never stuck with any specific exercise routine for a long period of time.  Now [...]