Happy New Year......

It looks like 2008 will finish up at 836 miles pounded on the pavement. Hopefully that number moves back up in 2009 into quadruple digits...

Merry Christmas...

Projects....

The crown molding is stained and installed. The Venetian plaster is all but done on the entire ceiling......it took forever to do but it was worth it.



.....now I get to start on the flooring, the replacement of my 3 remaining hollow crap doors, and my stained glass for the windows on each side of the fireplace.....once the stained glass is done, it will replace the white mini blinds in the picture above. I actually have one panel already cut so the grinding of the glass will start today...

Kiawah Island Marathon weekend

We headed out for Charleston this weekend for the Kiawah Island Marathon. We finished at 5:09:12, completing marathon #71 and state #34 (marathon geeks). The marathon was on the 6th which also happens to be Kim's birthday. The marathon was a double loop that ran through the Kiawah resort, including some incredible houses. The Charleston area was great....this is one we may need to come back some time to spend some more time. Some pix....

The view out of our hotel room. A slot for your boat can be yours for $119,000....
We always manage to find a local brewery everywhere we go.
Charleston from the water at sunset.
The Atlantic Ocean from Kiawah Island.

Kiawah Island

We are heading east to South Carolina for the Kiawah Island Marathon this weekend. It looks like we are getting out of town just in time to miss some crappy weather....it looks like a high of 57 degrees for race day on Saturday. If all goes well, this will be state number 34.

Happy Thanksgiving.....

Goobler Grind...Marathon #70

I finished the Gobbler Grind yesterday in 5:10:16, bringing my marathon total to 70. The ankle held up again. I felt it off and on and it is a little swollen again today, but it will get 2 weeks to heal up before South Carolina. It was a great day to run. The weather can be unpredictable for this one, so I signed up for it on Friday when I was relatively certain it would not be 33 degrees and sleeting......it was in the 30's for the start and in the 50's for the finish. I ran the first 1/2 at an easy pace and hit the 13.1 at 2:17 or so and then I settled into a run one song, walk one song for the back half to try to keep the pounding on my ankle down a bit. I hope my good weather luck continues for South Carolina and the Goofy Challenge.

Make the voices stop.....

I have voices telling me to sign up for the Gobbler Grind Marathon this weekend and they just won't stop. I checked the weather...hoping for sleet and freezing temps....nope, it is supposed to be a great day, so that excuse is gone. I went to Dr Reed yesterday and he worked his magic on my ankle and told me it looks fine, so that excuse is out the door...so I am going to run tonight and make sure it feels okay tomorrow and if that works, then I think I will enter. I just can not ignore them....only delay them....maybe they will change their mind(s) by tomorrow.....

San Antonio

We went to San Antonio this weekend for the RNR-San Antonio Marathon. I went into this wondering if my ankle would hold up over the long mileage.....and it did with a little help from some NSAID's......I think I took enough to keep the inflammation in check and I was able to get through it in far better shape than 2 weeks ago. I finished around 5:16, which I was happy with, considering I was prepared for a 7 hour limpathon. The marathon was okay, but the destination was very nice. San Antonio is well worth visiting....here are some pictures from the weekend....the riverwalk, the Alamo, Mission Concepcion, and Mission San Jose....

Unplanned spending spree....

We ran out to Rensen House of Lights last weekend to "look" at ceiling fans. We came home with a ceiling fan and a new piece of furniture....a new teak wine cabinet......it is home and the ceiling fan is installed...

I sure hope I am ready....

Rock-n-Roll San Antonio is this weekend and I am still nursing a bad ankle. I gave it a test on Saturday with a 3.1-mile treadmill run and it was a little sore after just that, so it is getting some more rest this week. I think I will go out to Lee's Summit and see Mr. Miyagi (Dr. Reed) and hopefully he can work some of his magic on the ankle.

Injured....

I had to drop out of the marathon at about mile 18.5 miles. My ankle is jacked...it started hurting at about 14 miles and got progressively worse. By the time 18.5 miles rolled around, I could no longer put any weight on it.....so I dropped out. I am waiting until Tuesday to see how it improves, but I am afraid it may be something that throws a wrench into my fall schedule.