Monthly Archives: June 2008

Run 58, 2008

I knew this morning was going to be the start of a heat wave so I got up at 4:30 AM intending to head out at 7 AM. The day before, Marilyn and I measured out the 15 km course … Continue reading

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Run 57, 2008

I had a most interesting run today, doing another 11 km in 1:21:40 for a 7:26 pace. I would have done better except that as I was about 1.5 km from home, running along the road, I saw a very … Continue reading

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Run 56, 2008

Well again I did not start out until 1 PM for my planned 8 km run. I still feel like crap, but I decided that if I waited until I felt perfect I’d never do anything. I decided early on … Continue reading

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Run 55, 2008

My intention was to head out for a scheduled 21 km at the start of this, my rest week. I did not start until about 12:30 PM and things went awry. I did not finish, far from it! I only … Continue reading

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Karate 48

Yesterday (Saturday) was the last class of this season. We will be starting summer classes July 8th. There will be one class at the Devon Community Center on Tuesday and one class at Elmwood in Edmonton on Thursday. There will … Continue reading

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Run 54, 2008

Today’s run started at 9:50 AM and I knew it was supposed to last a good 3 hours which would put me into the hottest part of the day. I could say I was extremely lazy and did not get … Continue reading

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Karate 47

The thing to note about today’s class was that we devoted the class to some pretty fast thinking as opposed to relatively slow deliberate kata. We practiced kihon katas and Ko Tai Rin while being attacked. This is Bunkai. One … Continue reading

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