Does geography or - more importantly - the roll really matter? I hope to answer that question next week.
On Monday morning before we leave I will purchase a Wawa classic hoagie- a) because they are on sale during Hoagiefest and b) it will divide into 4 decent size pieces for a taste test to be conducted by me with the assistance of Dave and my sister KT and her husband JL. Upon arrival in Orlando I hope to make a stop at the Orlando Wawa (KT, did I tell you this yet?) and purchase the identical hoagie and the four of us will conduct the test. The flaw I just noticed is that there is the possiblity of a 2-2 tie. We may have to enlist the help of an unsuspecting paser by. Won't THAT be fun :)
Photos and a full report will be posted here. Stay tuned.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
Adding On: Build On
My friend Kristie is raising money for Build On. She will be travelling with this organization in February to help build a school in Nepal. She is currently on a missioin to raise $5000 to make this happen. Recently I participated in a fund raising effort to help Kristie and I came away the winner of two items in her raffle. (pictured on either side of this post). I'm raffling them again to help her raise more funds. For every contribution to Kristie's campaign between today and August 17th you can have a chance to win one of these prizes. I'd like to see Kristie's total increased by $400 in one week. For every $10 contributed is worth one entry in the drawing.
These are nice prizes folks. And worth much more than $10 each.
CLICK HERE for to make your donation and be entered into the drawing.
WAIT!!! There's more.
- Share this post on your Facebook timeline and get an extra entry in the drawing.
- Share a link to this post in an email and get another extra entry. Put Kristie's email in the BCC so she will know you did it. regakr01@yahoo.com
- Share this post on Twitter and get yet one more extra entry. @riantrunner
Saturday, August 4, 2012
12.5 times 2
Today was one of the more humid days we've run in. It seemd to be split between the Saturday morning gang as to which was worse - this week or last. I think this one wins by a nose. The only blessing today was the cloud cover which kept the sun at bay for most of the run. It also kept the humidty from burning off but you can't have everything.
I ran 12.5 with Angela and Michelle mostly. Maggie was there for part of it and so was Marjorie. We did 2 and 1 intervals. I think this is going to be my interval of choice at least until the soupy hot weather clears. The difference for me was being tired at the end but not ready to quit or die. I do have to watch out in the early miles. It feels really good and I'm still going too fast. Even so, toward the end when I did start to feel it in my legs I was able to say "it's only 2 minutes" just do it. I had a great run down at Kelly Drive using 2 and 1's too. So for now, that's what I'm going to do.
After the last walker made it back to home base - Valley Forge Visitor Center this week - I took my bike out on the trail for another 12.5 miles. I headed out from the park over the 422 bridge to the SRT and to the left toward the Oaks. Then out and back out to the dog park and back. I was only at 12 when I returned so I rode around the parking lot to make it an even 12.5 for both feet and bike miles today. Yeah I know - dork!
The bike ride was uneventful. No large rodents. It was rather pleasant actually.
I ran 12.5 with Angela and Michelle mostly. Maggie was there for part of it and so was Marjorie. We did 2 and 1 intervals. I think this is going to be my interval of choice at least until the soupy hot weather clears. The difference for me was being tired at the end but not ready to quit or die. I do have to watch out in the early miles. It feels really good and I'm still going too fast. Even so, toward the end when I did start to feel it in my legs I was able to say "it's only 2 minutes" just do it. I had a great run down at Kelly Drive using 2 and 1's too. So for now, that's what I'm going to do.
After the last walker made it back to home base - Valley Forge Visitor Center this week - I took my bike out on the trail for another 12.5 miles. I headed out from the park over the 422 bridge to the SRT and to the left toward the Oaks. Then out and back out to the dog park and back. I was only at 12 when I returned so I rode around the parking lot to make it an even 12.5 for both feet and bike miles today. Yeah I know - dork!
The bike ride was uneventful. No large rodents. It was rather pleasant actually.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
If You Are Not Having Fun ... Take a Detour
If you know me well you know about my family connection to the Olympics - Brendan Hansen, 2012 Bronze Medal in the 100m Breaststroke. I hesitated to write this post because I worry about boring peope. "OH there she goes again talking about that..." but I really believe there is a lesson to be learned by Brendan's story. Here is a recap:
Why did he quit? He was working his butt off (seriously did you notice how small an olympic swimmer's butt is?) and not taking home the prize. Expectations were high and it wasn't happening. The articles written would say things like frustrated or "Why am I doing this?". Although I never saw these specific words being used, in my mind it boils down to he wasn't having any fun.
So he took a step back. He refocused his energy on something else. In his case the something else was competing in triathalons, getting married and (I'm sure) finding all sorts of other fun stuff to fill his time.
In 2012 he came back to take the bronze in a race that was truly fun to watch even if you aren't me or one of my extended family members. He became only the 13th swimmer in Olympic history to win a medal after turning 30.
Although most of us are not olympic caliber athletes we do have similar struggles. Sometimes the thing we are doing - even if it is something we love - stops being fun. Whether it be athletics, our work, or just life in general. Sometimes we have to take a step back and regroup or recover. Sometimes it's not a full step back but just a mixing up a little. Adding some fun or goofiness to what we are doing.
So when it's not fun anymore don't forget to keep smiling (it's next to impossible to stay down when you smile) and keep moving (even if you have to move in a different direction for a little bit).
Think about your goals for August. How will you get there? What will you do to keep the road to yoru goal fun and interesting?
- 2004 world record holder in 100 and 200 m breastroke; Silver and Bronze in the Olympics
- 2008 Olympcs failed to qualify for 200 m event and was edged out to 4th place in the 100; No individual medal; although he did take home a gold as part of the relay team that won Michael Phelps is 8th medal of the games.
- QUIT swimming competively in his signature event - the breastroke .
Why did he quit? He was working his butt off (seriously did you notice how small an olympic swimmer's butt is?) and not taking home the prize. Expectations were high and it wasn't happening. The articles written would say things like frustrated or "Why am I doing this?". Although I never saw these specific words being used, in my mind it boils down to he wasn't having any fun.
So he took a step back. He refocused his energy on something else. In his case the something else was competing in triathalons, getting married and (I'm sure) finding all sorts of other fun stuff to fill his time.
In 2012 he came back to take the bronze in a race that was truly fun to watch even if you aren't me or one of my extended family members. He became only the 13th swimmer in Olympic history to win a medal after turning 30.
Although most of us are not olympic caliber athletes we do have similar struggles. Sometimes the thing we are doing - even if it is something we love - stops being fun. Whether it be athletics, our work, or just life in general. Sometimes we have to take a step back and regroup or recover. Sometimes it's not a full step back but just a mixing up a little. Adding some fun or goofiness to what we are doing.
So when it's not fun anymore don't forget to keep smiling (it's next to impossible to stay down when you smile) and keep moving (even if you have to move in a different direction for a little bit).
Think about your goals for August. How will you get there? What will you do to keep the road to yoru goal fun and interesting?
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Miscellaneous Ramblings
Vacation is 12 days away. And believe it or not I was able to make and tolerate changes to our plan this close to the date.
Although I wish I was more so, spontaneity is not my forte...especially when it comes to spending money. I'm not a scrooge but I like to make sure I get the most that I can for the buck. Vacations can be a rather large ticket item so lots of advance planning ususally go into it and after spending that much time analyzing the possibliites I am reluctant to change.
Anyway, the car has been acting up. The mechanic isn't positive what the issue is and now I'm feeling less comfortable taking it on this trip. Truthfully I've felt that way since we first thought of it but the alternatives (renting a car) seemed out of our budget. So on Monday I started checking the alternatives again to see what we could manage:
Although I wish I was more so, spontaneity is not my forte...especially when it comes to spending money. I'm not a scrooge but I like to make sure I get the most that I can for the buck. Vacations can be a rather large ticket item so lots of advance planning ususally go into it and after spending that much time analyzing the possibliites I am reluctant to change.
Anyway, the car has been acting up. The mechanic isn't positive what the issue is and now I'm feeling less comfortable taking it on this trip. Truthfully I've felt that way since we first thought of it but the alternatives (renting a car) seemed out of our budget. So on Monday I started checking the alternatives again to see what we could manage:
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