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Jimmy_D_Jarhead We're Not Worthy 4,082 posts since
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Jul 1, 2009 3:10 PM

July...

 

Okay so with July I find myself for the first time ion a long time marathonless.  I have ran or been looking forward to running one for quite sometime but have decide to let go of the wonderful distance known as 26.2 miles.  I may be very limited on my time spent on these and other pages in the next month.  I have decided to let my beard grow, live off the land, and enjoy the heat that Texas has to offer in the summer.  I will visit caves and splash down rivers that used to be a borderline and main water way for cattle drives.  I plan on lacing up my shoes and running, riding and might even dabble a bit in the swim.

 

 

 

 

 

My plan is to hit some two a days and wear myslef out real good so that when I finally find a place to sleep at the end of each day I will be so dead tired that nonthing will keep me from getting rest.  At least not until the sun comes up the next day.

 

 

 

 

 

Here is to a month which, other then El Scorcho's 15.5 miles will not see me run more then 10 miles in one setting.  It has been fun and I will be back for random visits but here is me saying have fun in July and if nothing else eat some fresh homemade apple pie and fried chicken.  Don't forget the watermelon as they are well within season.

 

 

 

 

 

Jimmy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mondays ~  will be a day of slow and easy mils in the AM

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesdays ~ will be slow and easy in the morning  or maybe a bike ride with a nice hard tempo in the afternoon

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesdays ~ Ride for sure and maybe a short 2-3 miler immediatley following the ride

 

 

 

 

 

Thursdays ~ will be a nice fastish 3-4 miler with some sorta track workout that evening

 

 

 

 

 

Fridays ~ will be a day of rest

 

 

 

 

 

Saturdays ~ will be my get lost runs and see where life leads me.  Many roads to choose from which one looks most appealing?

 

 

 

 

 

Sundays ~ will be more rest

 

 





"Lifes not the breaths you take but the moments that take your breath away."

~ King George (Strait)

dutch omi We're Not Worthy 4,519 posts since
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1. Jul 1, 2009 3:51 PM in response to: Jimmy_D_Jarhead
Re: July...

Jimmy, I'll miss you, but enjoy yourself.  See you in august.

DCtoPgh Community Moderator 2,931 posts since
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2. Jul 1, 2009 4:27 PM in response to: dutch omi
Re: July...

Sounds lovely! I will certainly eat some apple pie for you Wishing you the best! I'll miss you- you're like my running big brother!





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lenzlaw Community Moderator 7,024 posts since
Jan 18, 2008
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3. Jul 1, 2009 6:19 PM in response to: Jimmy_D_Jarhead
Re: July...

 

Hey, Mr. Jarhead! Have a great time! Wear yourself out during the day, sleep like a log at night! We'll look for you down the road.

 

 

 

 

 

(I had been counting on having July off myself. But they didn't lay us off at the end of June like they said they would. Now it looks like I'll have October off.)

 

 





We've come this far and it's still the same,
Runnin' out here in the rain.
Just one more mile, if only you could fly.
(Apologies to T. Rush and J. Tempchin, for the paraphrase)

FormerBAM We're Not Worthy 4,354 posts since
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4. Jul 1, 2009 6:49 PM in response to: lenzlaw
Re: July...

I'm not saying sayonara until El Scorcho.  I refuse to think about it until I have to....   See you in a couple of weeks, as always

Immer treu We're Not Worthy 4,283 posts since
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5. Jul 1, 2009 7:36 PM in response to: FormerBAM
Re: July...

Just consider it a long training cycle, the drop back needed before your next climb, Jimmy.  You need that, too.

BOSNPM Legend 221 posts since
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6. Jul 2, 2009 5:35 AM in response to: Jimmy_D_Jarhead
Re: July...

 

Jimmy,

 

 

Not sure where you are going in TX, Big Bend is a great place to spend some time.  Some great trail running with hills if you want them.  It's very hot, but dry.  Take care and have fun.

 

 

Immer treu We're Not Worthy 4,283 posts since
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7. Jul 2, 2009 6:16 AM in response to: BOSNPM
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Jimmy already knows the story of my trail run in the Chisos Mts in Big Bend, terminated early after encountering fresh, large, green, hairy mountain lion scat on the trail.  A group run there might be wiser........

BOSNPM Legend 221 posts since
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8. Jul 2, 2009 6:48 AM in response to: Immer treu
Re: July...

Ya, it's really beautiful and keeps you on your toes!

Immer treu We're Not Worthy 4,283 posts since
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9. Jul 2, 2009 8:44 AM in response to: BOSNPM
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The whole area is amazing!  The javelinas and roadrunners were pretty entertaining, the scenery is gorgeous, the play of light as you move across terrain is really cool; if I'd had one of those hats with the eyes on it, like the woodcutters in India, I might have kept going up the trail that day, too, but it was approaching sunset and the freshness of the cat's calling card said solo running wasn't so smart.

andrewblur Legend 517 posts since
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10. Jul 2, 2009 7:05 AM in response to: Jimmy_D_Jarhead
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Have a good odyssey friend. Rest assured that where ever cold beer is poured, a mug/bottle will be ordered for you just in case you come in the door!





To live a life of safety and complacency is to live without passion or purpose.
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