Heading To September

August 2014 was one of the craziest months I've ever dealt with. It's setting up for an even crazier September with the way things have gone. Goodnight August. 

Sunday Someone

I have things to do. What I actually do is another thing.

Crazy Lazy

I wish I was with Xihua today. I don't feel like doing anything else. 

No 5k Race

I won't be running in the 5k race this Monday. Instead, I'll just concentrate on my marathon training. 

Make It work

Isn't it working already? What is it you need to fix? When did it break or has it always been broken? Forget it...it's not your problem.

Add 8 Miles

Add 8 miles to the week since I went there and ran this morning. Now my focus is on the Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon in October. Keep moving on.

Friday Ride

It would be great to get an 8-Mile run in this morning. I would also like to draw a landscape today. Big dreams happen through action. 

Thursday Play

Pencil Impressionism

Really want to do landscape drawings. Been looking at Monet paintings and want to draw in the style. Organized my pencil carrying case. Always keep an eraser and a pencil sharpener. There's a new sketchbook that needs to have drawings in it. Only one way that happens. I make it happen.

Add 4 Miles

Went out and ran 4 miles this morning. It's my first run since the marathon on Monday. I feel really good. It's my plan to run in a 5k race on Monday. I'm not registered for it yet.

Keep Moving

I'll just keep moving,
I have things to do,
I'll keep moving 
Onto you.

PJI Cities Poem

Baronet City it is so pretty,
Patricksville is such a thrill,
Coltrane City is where I Chill,
A sunny day in Heaven Bay.

Wednesday Day

Say that 5 times fast!

Self-Transcendence Marathon 2014

Ran this race on Monday with my unofficial finishing time of 3:59:57. I'm pretty sure it's a few seconds under 4 hours. The emotions were all over the place during the run. At Mile-10, I wasn't feeling very good. But as the race went on, I started to get into a steady pace. By Mile-20, I'm entertaining the idea of a personal best time. But at Mile-22, I lost my speed. It was tough for me to except running another marathon over 4 hours. I could see the finish line about 50 yards away and I just tried to sprint as fast as I could. It looked to me like I made it just under 4 hours. I'll take it! It was an epic race. That's how it goes in a marathon. 

One Day Away

Tomorrow I run in the Self-Transcendence Marathon and my over/under finishing time is 4 hours. I'm in a good frame of mind for the race. I always feel a bit nervous about such a big event. I'm looking forward to the whole experience. This will be my 16th marathon. Soon I will have my pasta meal. time to give it all a rest.

Midnight Sunday

Can't fall asleep right now. That's why I'm blogging diary style. 

48 More Hours

2 more days and I'll be running in the Self-Transcendence Marathon. I would like to get a jog in today. The weather is cloudy with a chance of showers. 

My Friday Night

Just doing my thing
Here on a Friday night
The bells they ring
Inside my mind

Downstate Friday

This morning I'll be heading downstate to visit family. The weather is looking good for the weekend.

Still Thursday

It's been a long day.
You can still call it Thursday,
Because Fridays' an hour away.

Thursday Thunder

There is a threat of rain today so I'll choose when it is I do my training run. Tune up time. 

My Marathon Outfit

My marathon is 5 days away and my running outfit will be a bright green hat, white singlet, black shorts, bright green compression socks & dark gray shoes. Now you know how I'll look.

Prerequisite

I will never work at a hotel again that has smoking rooms. There's no place in it for my line of hospitality service.

Good Wednesday Morning

I hope it's a good day
That's what I want

More Hudson River

Took a long walk this afternoon and not off a short pier. I did go to the Hudson River. I've seen that big body of water from many different angles. Amazing to see it from here. 

Tuning Up

Went out and ran 8 miles this morning. The marathon is 6 days away. I'm just tuning up my body & mind for the event. 

New Tuesday

Things are a bit different now so on I go. Start it off with a new Tuesday. 

My Monday Night

I don't have to go anywhere tonight. That's good news for me. I just want to stay home. 

1 Week Away

1 week from today I run in the Self-Transcendence Marathon. I ran this race last year and I really liked it. It is my goal to finish it under 4 hours. My finishing time in 2013 was 4:05:30. 

One Tough Week

I'm getting slammed personally and professionally. It's amazing how everything feels all screwed up. 

It Doesn't Stop

So I'm on to new things. I'll see where they bring me. 

It's Sunday

There's a fact. Today is Sunday. It's a few hours into it. Very deep and inside to it. So much and so many things. That's how I start today. 

It's Over

That gig is over
No more of it
4 Leaf Clover
I hold it

Making a wish
Hoping to pray
Water & dish
No way to stay

That gig is over

I Will Run

This morning I will get out there and run. My marathon is just a week away. time to tune up and I can't wait for the race!

Depression

It hit me hard. I don't have energy. I'm tired. 

Sick

I don't feel good. My stomach is bothering me. I'm sick.

On My Way

I work at the hotel today. I'm on the schedule for the next 5 days. It should be a real grind.

Sleep

I tried to do as much sleeping as I could today. The one thing I was good at doing.

PJI Fantasy League

This is my fantasy league. I can use it for a variety of things. Including fictitious locations. Here are some of mine:

Patricksville
Baronet City
Heaven Bay
Olde Bourbon
Coltrane City
Technodelphia

Frazzled

I feel frazzled 

It all hits at once

The stress crashes in

On everything I do.

A Long Run

My marathon is 2 weeks from today and tomorrow will be my last long distance training run before the race. I'll have my pasta dinner tonight.

20 Miles

I didn't run for the first 4 days of this week. Then I ran the last 3 days getting 20 miles in. The marathon is 2 weeks away.

The Big Run

Tuesday will be my last long training run before the big race. 

Disgrace

I won't bore you with the Shop Talk details about my job last night. The only thing I will say is that it was embarrassing to have been an employee of the facility. 

I Need Out

I need to get a new job. This hotel I work at is a dump!

A Good Place

I feel at a good place with my marathon training. It isn't perfect, but neither am I. What's working for me is that I feel like I'm in the best shape of my life. Now is the time for me to put these years of running experience to use and try to maximize my abilities. Keep training.  

Very Long Day

A bus ride from New Jersey
A train ride from New York City
A car drive to Albany
A very long day.

My Day Off

The last thing I need to hear is my place of work calling me on my day off and asking me to come in. I'm not even in the same state today. 

West New York

I'm here often on my days off from work.

A Question

Guess who's not running today?

Sunday Play

The plan is to run 4 miles and work 8 hours. Time to play. 

8 More Miles

Went out and ran 8 miles today. If I get out there and run tomorrow, then that will put me over 40 miles for the week. That's where I want to be for marathon training. 

August

First day of the month. We are in the middle of Summer. I work right up until Monday. This will be a busy weekend.