May 1st, Sunday, 8 p.m.
Because it’s so easy to forget and so nice to remember.
Spent most of the day today trying to piece together my collection of poorly kept training logs from the last five years. The picture above shows the muddle of notebooks and calendars and random pieces of paper. I’ve got it pretty much put together and with the help of my Garmin uploads I have an emerging picture of my training over the last 5 years.
Rummaging through my collection of insufficient logs has made me realize how nice it is to have a story. In the few instances where I was more detailed I found it very enjoyable to remember those moments. A number of the logs are of the months that Arlene and I have spent in St. Augustine over the past five years. Somehow I seem to get more motivated to log those periods than any other time and the logs are much more detailed. So I have gained a new appreciation of loging. This blogging thing that I have started has forced me to become a much, much better logger. I am much more aware of my day and things happening around me. This is true not only of my running but all the things going on in my life. And of course I’m spending a lot more time writing down the story of my training and other parts of my daily life. With this in mind, I remind the reader that I am planning a detailed log of my 5 years returning to running and training and competing. Tonight I actually began the writing of that that blog.
Since I had very little to write about today, I was thinking about not bothering to post. But the experiences that I described in the first paragraph above persuaded me that I should, even if it’s only a short blog. Even if nobody else but me ever reads this, I will be perfectly content.
Aftr my satisfaction with yesterday’s workout I felt that I deserved a lazy day. I was determined to get a good night’s sleep, which I did. Lounged around and did my log post preparation. Finally, I headed over to the clubhouse and swim for 20 minutes and took a whirlpool, a nice hot shower and I’m back home ready to watch “Thrones.”
Mr. O’R
Your blog somehow came across my FB page. I had no idea it was yours until I started to read. I was very excited to see you are still running and enjoying this sport. You were a favorite coach at North and a favorite teacher as well. I look forward to more running wisdom. Maybe we can blog together someday!
Hello Cathy, It is so nice to hear from you. I know you have been active in the running world for a long time. I am having a lot of fun with my new blog especially hearing from some very favorite old friends. I have had an idea to include a guest blog once a week on my site . There are so many smart people that I have met along the way that I am sure could provide some wisdom to the track world . That was a recommendation of my son, Rob. I want to call it Sunday Cool Down. I would be thrilled if you would want to be a contributor. I’m sure you have lots of things to talk about from your experiences in the track and field world from high school through today. No pressure. I hope all is well with you and your family. Coach O’ Now +70runner Ha Ha