I Think I Remember These Originally uploaded by cogdogblog. I am still trying to figure out if I want to keep running. I am pretty PO-ed about the Medtronic “you must be under 40 to run our race” flap, which might be enough motivation to train.
Posted April 21, 2008 @ 7:29 pm • 1 Comment »

Marathon Gear Originally uploaded by cogdogblog. It’s time to try and get some restful sleep before that alarm is chirping at 4:30 am. All my marathon gear is ready, fresh songs on the mp3 player. I am hoping to set out in just the singlet, mid morning today was pretty toasty warm. The gloves I’ll [...]
Posted January 12, 2008 @ 10:28 pm • 2 Comments »

Just got back from our Team Diabetes Carbo Loading pasta dinner, our last gathering before the marathon Sunday. I was proud to be among the 53 who made it through the 22 week training season, and we all remarked how quickly the time went. In reviewing the history, our local Team Diabetes is the only [...]
Posted January 11, 2008 @ 10:01 pm • No Comments »

I just want to thank all the folks, some I know well, some not at all, that responded to my request for sponsorship via some blog posts and twitter announcements. With an end of the year tremendously generous donation by my colleague Teddy (who I now owe lunch for sure as she lives in Phoenix), [...]
Posted December 31, 2007 @ 6:22 pm • 1 Comment »

While some consulting work I did raised enough funds for me to run this year without pestering my family and friends for donations, I was still hoping to go a bit above the minimum. So in turn, I appealed to readers of my CogDogBlog site; see “Ain’t to Proud to Beg (sponsor $$)”, and that [...]
Posted December 20, 2007 @ 6:07 pm • No Comments »

After the first Wednesday track training, the Thursday mornings look pretty grim for a run. My shoulders and upper body felt pretty tight, but had planned on this, and designed the day so I could run at 5, after work. Much better. Since it was bordering on dark, I relinquished to running some laps around [...]
Posted November 29, 2007 @ 10:35 pm • 1 Comment »

Still up here in Strawberry… the times in between these not so stellar training runs are busy working on prepping, priming, and painting a garage on our second property where my mother in law lives. So I was not expecting much for a shorter run today, aiming for the challenge of the hills out and [...]
Posted November 19, 2007 @ 1:00 pm • No Comments »

I’ve been overdue a pair of decent running shoes. The New Balance ones I used through the summer were actually a find at a thrift store, and did me well. But now I have a new shiny pair of Saucony Hurricane. Last year’s running went far south in October, with the shin splints, and I [...]
Posted October 2, 2007 @ 8:29 am • No Comments »

I just got back from an overnight trip to LA. I got really lucky and this opportunity came my way to be part of a focus group to review new software (it was in an area way beyond my expertise and experience, but hey, they asked me). As a result, i got enough moolah to [...]
Posted September 5, 2007 @ 9:19 pm • No Comments »

Yesterday was another fun evening with Dave and Cydne, and team-mate Brian, for a Team-D informational meeting at Rio Salado College. Where are all my Maricopa friends? Ah, one I know— Shelly, whom I lunched with yesterday, let me know she was coming next Wednesday to the kick off. That is so cool! It means [...]
Posted August 8, 2007 @ 1:08 pm • No Comments »