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This is about a month late, due to just returning from deployment, but while in London about a month ago, I decided to look up any races being held in the area. There was one race, at Greenwich park, which was only about 2 miles from where my ship was moored. Now, due to the nature of the Navy, I couldn't go by myself, I had to take a liberty buddy. Knowing full well that the only other officer who would do this race with me was on duty, I talked a mostly out of officer into running it with me.… Continue

I'm about to go for my first run on land (that is, not on a treadmill on a ship in the middle of the ocean) in 4 months. I'm pretty excited about it, but I'm sure I'll have a bit of trouble since it's been all Treadmill for so long. However, it is nice to get the opportunity to run overseas. Today, I'll be running in Rota, Spain. Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance this time around to run that many places, just Spain and Bahrain, but any change is good.

On a better note, I'll be back in the… Continue

Until I deploy, and go from 45-55 miles/week, to (if I'm lucky), 15 miles/week, all on a treadmill that's moving from side to side while I'm running on it. Seriously though, I hate this. I remember the day I came back from my last deployment, I tried to run 3 miles and had to stop and walk at mile 2 (I couldn't even do the 15/week last time, but I have a different job this time, so I'm hoping for a bit more).

Y'all run a couple extra for me.

I did the Disney World marathon last Sunday. It's the first marathon I've been in a position to run since 2006, so it was nice to get that out of my system again. However, it was a bitter-sweet experience. As I've said before, I'm in the Navy, and deploy on ships. I'm going out again for 6 months in just a few months, and I just got back from a 6 month deployment in June, so I've been on a very tight training schedule. There's only been time for one marathon, just one shot at a Boston Qualificat… Continue

Well, to my old home anyway. In less than two weeks, I'm going to be flying out to spend Christmas with my parents, and in my old hometown. I'm looking forward to running there again, because where I live now is flat, but where I grew up is Hill Country. That place has some rediculous hills, the first one is right when I leave the driveway (my parents live in a valley between two hills). I'm pretty excited about it, although every time I go home, it's a reminder of how out of hill running shape… Continue