tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17980770285546169032024-02-06T19:10:41.892-08:00Running ManChadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-3746795712401782552018-02-17T08:41:00.000-08:002018-02-17T08:50:26.404-08:00Baldy Half Marathon and Festive of the Grape
First Annual Baldy Half MarathonI came in 4th in the male category. I really enjoyed it, and I got access to the Festive of the Grape in Oliver BC.here is the local paper’s coverage the race was flat along our scenic channel trail, and it was very small, so very intimate and personal with the staff and organizers. Got to take in the grape stomping competition after and a bit of food too! Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-57200260339621970782018-02-17T08:18:00.000-08:002018-02-17T08:18:26.389-08:00Mindfulness, meditation, and mental health
Mental healthis my bag. I talk it all the time. I have posted how I talk to the Big Guy, Creator, before when out on runs. In the last couple years though, I have been conscious of how crowded my mind is with worries, with strong emotions, with thoughts I cannot shake. I would be on a run and realize most of it was churning in my head. I would be so busy I felt like I couldn’t fully capture the Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-1421134968340424512018-02-11T08:45:00.000-08:002018-02-11T08:45:29.185-08:00running to keep ahead
It’s incredible! I am 44 now and haven’t given up running the good race.
I raced the first inaugural “Baldy Half Marathon” here in Oliver B.C. this fall. More on that race next blog! My running regime has softened and I run now for reasons I didn’t before. I think I now run because I want to age well. want to run now because I want to keep ahead and be able to do all the things Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-39506735383361898102014-12-02T07:06:00.001-08:002014-12-02T07:06:32.030-08:00Still Pounding the Pavement
Im still here!This runner still runs, this runner still works, but this runner is not as driven as he used to be. No races this year, finishing line for his Master's degree was enough. Averaging 30 km a week, my routes are a time of meditation, sans music or tech, to reach within and work out the kinks of the inner life.
One thing I absolutly love about my time running Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-50609847966377436962014-05-27T06:51:00.002-07:002014-05-27T06:51:28.125-07:00That Last Push
For the lastyear, I have made my final push for my Master's Degree in Counseling. This month my name was called and this summer I am completing my last two courses. Let me say I have never felt so desperate to stop doing something! The only thing on my mind is the finish line. I draw every day on the last few km of a marathon. It is my image, what I refer to, what IChadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-12594997821572954002013-11-23T09:29:00.001-08:002013-11-23T09:29:22.056-08:00Running But No Frills!
Long time no post!Running continues this year, but its the busiest I have ever been. Posting, therefore has taken a back seat. New career transition, new schedule, ongoing schooling has all been overwhelming my priorities, all while keeping sane! New trends in my running regime include no headphones (my thoughts to myself) and accepting slower times for now. No races on my Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-28842508770124090952013-08-07T11:14:00.002-07:002013-08-07T11:14:30.709-07:00Naked Running
I read a lotof tweets, facebook statuses and blogs regarding running. Those who have seriously changed their lives with a physical activity buy in completely: its a part of the process. In order to make real change, we often need to buy in hook line and sinker to a new way of living, a new way of thinking. Often the new way is taken to extremes, becomes religious and Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-48768446347540656262013-06-08T07:06:00.002-07:002013-06-08T07:06:41.175-07:00Running : Discovering Your Limits
I understandmy life journey differently now. I use my experience in running, the good and the difficult, as material to draw from in relating to others. I see challenges from a lens of how I have experienced a marathon, or a solo run, or recovery. Not sure if you can relate, but in conversation with people, it becomes an analogy that is quickly accessible to me.
Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-56691977509306586982013-04-16T06:30:00.001-07:002013-04-17T13:01:50.302-07:00Boston's Finish Line
Evil. It exists in our world, explodes in random places. This year's marathon in Boston was cut short due to evil. I think of all the dreams people were fulfilling as they ran their race and how it turned so quickly to tragedy. My heart is sickened to know that for two people their race here on earth ended this week. I think of all the people affected by the chaos, Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-9349921081363583262013-02-22T06:49:00.000-08:002013-02-22T06:49:02.956-08:00Shaking this Creature of Habit
Last postI spoke of shaking up my habits. I have been doing this with success. Discovery about myself is that I will get a good thing going, enjoying my labors, hitting that groove. But after a long while I need to just switch it all up. Winter blahs have been mostly avoided this year; I am running on concrete roads, avoiding the trails where snail's pace is rewuired to keep Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-3133702830184907012013-02-08T06:29:00.004-08:002013-02-08T06:29:50.621-08:00Shakin It Up
To feelInspired I need to change up my routine. Obligation is killer to me. I will begrudgingly wake up, go through the motions, but it will eventually make me resent what I am doing. For me the cure is a simple shake up. Always running one distance? Change it. Always the same days? Change that too. Right now I am running 2-3 5 km runs in a row Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-48464032987126211072012-12-19T05:37:00.003-08:002012-12-19T05:37:34.824-08:00Running Through Slumps
Its the weekbefore Christmas. I am clamoring to get to the last day before holidays, as the year's demands are noticable. My short runs have dwindled to 5 ks and my long run is 10 k. In an attempt to simplify my life, I have given myself slack for the purpose of recapturing my love for this part of my life.
Some things have changed this year. My time Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-54903557513820876482012-11-16T14:55:00.000-08:002012-11-16T15:12:50.050-08:00A Month To Heal
My Finish lineat the Marathon in October was a triumph of human will. It was the hardest race I ever ran. It was also my slowest, as predicted.
I literally hobbled for a few weeks after, having run on an emerging injury. I found it hard to turn over in bed! Ibuprofen was my best friend, as well as massage to my trigger points while I healed. Eventually the pain subsided.Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-82122637243183513882012-10-08T10:51:00.000-07:002012-10-08T10:52:59.860-07:00A Harrowing Dehydrated Journey
It went aboutjust about as wrong as a run could go wrong. My hip was sore from my recent speed work and long runs, and I put off long running for as long as I could in the week changing my plan to a Sunday afternoon rather than the regular. I have one last long run to squeeze in at 37 k.
Being the afternoon, I knew t would be warmer. I was nervous for a couple of Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-7723067021277203012012-09-22T07:27:00.000-07:002012-09-22T07:30:35.984-07:00Remaining Injury Free/ Last long run snag
Its been a whileSince I last blogged here, life has gotten a hold of my energy and time, but I wanted to update people here! I am training for the marathon on our Canadian thanksgiving weekend (October 6) in Kelowna BC.
Runs have gotten to a length of 34 km last week, and I have had to squish my training because I got out to a late start in training. So I have been adding 3 or 4 km each Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-29570233202087376742012-07-23T07:42:00.000-07:002012-07-23T07:42:00.648-07:00Signed Up For A Marathon?
I have committedagain to the regiments of training for a marathon. This will be the third for me. It wil be Kelowna's BMO Okanagan Marathon. This week I pushed my times to see if I could get back to my old ones and am taking a few days to rest my poor butt. Literally! Stretching my hip flexors and massaging will keep the injuries that come to me with speeding up Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-36864541647180154632012-06-27T06:18:00.001-07:002012-06-27T06:21:51.417-07:00Scooter Race
Enjoy.You are welcome. :)
Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-36276634705194746242012-06-18T13:55:00.001-07:002012-06-18T13:58:14.802-07:00Taking in Life on the Run
My running life had a high point I love to embrace: where ever I go, I run. ON a vacation, people would say, why run? Aren't you on vacation? But honestly, I have taken in more beauty in my life while running than I ever have. From shorelines to rolling hills, to cityscapes, and little moments of splendor, its incredible what I have witnessed and have been able to Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-49463719875129245472012-06-10T14:16:00.001-07:002012-06-10T14:16:46.808-07:00Running Buddy
It has been a long time since I ran with anyone at all, in fact 9 months is about right with my friend Jeremy. Jeremy and I have been running for the same amount of time.After a couple of lame attempts to get out for a run together (most of which was me saying lets do it and then bailing!) we went out yesterday for a 12 k. One observance: friends like him are rare for a guy, weChadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-38178255439827792822012-04-25T23:39:00.001-07:002012-04-25T23:39:56.252-07:00Seawall Run
Coldplay and Siwash rock. Perfect. Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-79184153252682493532012-04-09T09:19:00.000-07:002012-04-09T09:33:58.733-07:00Mary's Run
My daughter was baptized yesterday. We are Christian, and this is a significant step in faith, to do as Jesus commanded and identify with the death and resurrection of our Savior through the water of baptism. I went on my 12 k yesterday on a sunny morning and as I got into my run, thinking of what I would share with my little girl and our congregation of fellow believers, I Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-31939396868742284352012-03-24T09:50:00.002-07:002012-03-24T09:50:47.431-07:00asthma and running
So I write every spring about my damned asthma. I believe it is when denial meets the desire to go faster try harder with all the sunshine and great weather. Since a terrific and lovely party at Christmas where a bitch sat near me and triggered my asthma, I have contemplated getting checked out but denial set in. That bitch was a dog.
When one has lived with asthma like I haveChadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-30762183721540617182012-03-19T16:41:00.001-07:002012-03-19T16:41:15.273-07:00work work run
This lastfew months has seen me change work again and again. I now have more work hours than I have worked in ... well ever! This creates a different fatigue. I want to sleep more, but stay up later. I am studying as well and now in my life it is more important than it ever has been to keep running. I admit my mileage has been waning. I am still getting out Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-62093655122176219642012-03-07T10:14:00.000-08:002012-03-08T07:26:28.409-08:00rest or run
My scheduleas of late has been bonkers, reading and writing for my masters degree. Perhaps you relate, but being up until late and trying to fit in a run in the morning becomes problematic. To rest as you need it to function well or to run to take care of stress and get the blood flowing, that is the dilemma. I am trying to squeeze in at least 30 km per week to keep fitness Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1798077028554616903.post-86817221572575209892012-02-13T08:50:00.000-08:002012-02-13T08:50:23.192-08:00Black Sox
I ran the other dayfor 10 k. When I got home, I looked down while undressing, getting into the shower and realized that in my hurried state to get out of the house, I forgot to wear my running socks, rather I ran with my DRESS SOCKS ON! That was weird.Chadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17849682281180104077noreply@blogger.com0