One more thing on fueling the runner ...
I put this first so that you can pause the video. If anyone has any ideas on how to get these Runners World vids from launching on their own, leave your ideas on the comment section below.
Treats
I like that I can have candy corn!
Fundraising update!
Wow! From just under $1,600 to $1,800 in one week! Thank you to those who contributed to helping me build a home through Gawad Kalinga for a family in the Philippines. And remember, this is not just one house, but helping to build part of a larger community with the aim of its residents becoming self-sustaining.
Here are some photos of the SoCal GK Village:
More can be seen by visiting http://gkdavao.multiply.com/photos/album/1/SoCal_Heros_Run_Socal_GKVillage to see the reason I, and the other GK Heroes, run, and the fruit of your contributions. And more on Gawad Kalinga can be found at www.gawadkalinga.org.
Here are a few more ways to learn about GK and what we do ... HERO'S RUN 2008: LOVE the Poor
Lead Others ... be Voices to Empower the Poor
www.ancopusa.org/herosrun
www.gkherosrunlongbeach.multiply.com
Looking for more info? Want to join the cause?
E-mail: gk777herosrun@gmail.com
There is still time to donate! If 20 of you can contribute $25 each, that will put us at the $2,300 goal to build that home. If we go over, great! That will help get the fund started for another home.
To donate online:
Go to the Active.com fundraising Web page at http://www.active.com/donate/gklongbeach2008/alanllavore The good thing about donating online on the secure server is that your account, and GK's account are credited right away, and Active.com e-mails you a receipt with the federal tax ID number for your records.
To donate by check:
Leave me a note at alan.llavore@gmail.com, and I'll send you the form with all the info ... some of you may have gotten a copy on the blog update e-mail.
Thanks in advance for all you do for the poor!
And, here's a song by the David Crowder Band, called "Remedy." It's a reminder to me that, as a follower of Jesus Christ, have to put my faith into action. I can talk all the cool and intellectual theology I want, but if it never gets off the sermon notes page, if it never gets beyond the pulpit, if it never leaves the Bible study or the church, all I've done is expended air. And it's more than just telling people about Jesus ... it's also doing for others what He would do ...
"Dear friends, do you think you'll get anywhere in this if you learn all the right words but never do anything? Does merely talking about faith indicate that a person really has it? For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved and say, "Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ! Be filled with the Holy Spirit!" and walk off without providing so much as a coat or a cup of soup—where does that get you? Isn't it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense?"James 3:14-17, The Message paraphrase Bible by Eugene Patterson
"What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like."Augustine
Article: Charity running drives team racing
Tue Sep 23, 2008
By Elliott Denman / Special to Universal Sports
The loneliness aspect of long-distance running has never been as false as it is today. To many thousands of dedicated runners around the world, their sport has become the ultimate team game.
With the question, "Who are you running for?" being asked more frequently than ever, it’s the charity runners who are the driving force and the major impetus behind the big movement to team racing and training.
To many fans, team sports are only those where balls, pucks and other objects are passed between teammates. But, as runners everywhere now attest, that notion is simply outdated. ...
A total field of over 45,000 is expected to run the 31st annual Chicago Marathon on Oct. 12, and at least 15 percent of them will represent charities, reports Marianne Caponi, the event’s director of marketing and communications.
Read the entire article by clicking here.
Boring stats time!
I went back over the training log out of curiosity. Turns out I've logged the most miles ever this training cycle, which was fairly short as they go .. well, for me, anyway. For 3 months and one week, here are the numbers:
June 23-30: 42M
July 1-30: 155M
Aug. 1-31: 196M
Sept.1- 27: 168 (plus 10M on Sept. 29, for 178M)
Total mileage not including Oct. 1-12: 571M
RnR 2008 buildup Jan.-May: 433M (RnR PR = 4:06:38)
RnR 2007 buildup Jan.-May, includes PF Chang's Half and LA Marathon: 572M (RnR PR = 4:09:33)
Marathon story
My first marathon was the 1999 Suzuki San Diego Rock n' Roll. My Dad paid my entry fee as a Christmas present the year before, and the deal was that he would be out on Barnett Avenue, which runs very near the U.S. Postal Service building where he worked and is at about mile 25 on the current marathon course. Only, he never got a chance to cheer me on -- I had pulled a calf muscle at mile 16 and had to walk the rest of the way, and he had to get back to work (we planned that I would pass by during his lunch break).
My Dad passed away from liver cancer in June 2003, and I didn't get to run RnR again -- or any marathon for that matter -- until 2005 (I did RnR run it in 2000), which was my first marathon after his death. So when I made the turn onto Barnett that year -- after fighting off some pretty massive cramps in my quads (kinda neat: I could see the muscles moving when I wasn't) -- and saw the post office, I almost lost it emotionally, wishing he was out on the curb watching me pass. I forgot about the cramps and just dug in for the finish ... it ended up being, at that point, my fastest marathon at 4:36 (that's minus the bathroom break at mile 10.5 :-) ... official time was 4:40:42).
For Father's Day and his birthday, I left my race bib at his grave site, a sort of "thank you" -- not only for him getting me into my first marathon, but for all he continues to be for me. And it's something I've done for every San Diego RnR Marathon since ...
Marathon history
1999 San Diego Suzuki Rock n' Roll 6:25:58
2000 San Diego Suzuki Rock n' Roll 4:47:27
2002 Los Angeles Marathon 5:26:37
2005 San Diego Rock n' Roll 4:40:42
2006 Los Angeles Marathon 4:49:26
2007 Los Angeles Marathon 4:33:38
2007 San Diego Rock n' Roll 4:09:33
2008 San Diego Rock n' Roll 4:06:38
Half marathon history
2000 La Jolla Half 2:09:31
2000 Long Beach Half 2:00:31 (can't find the official results online, going off memory)
2002 San Diego Half Marathon (Carlsbad) 2:11:54
2003 Southern California Marathon (Irvine) 2:10:xx (can't find the official results online, but it was a slow race)
2006 Long Beach International City Bank Half Marathon 1:56:59
2007 P.F. Chang's Rock n' Roll Half Marathon 1:56:54
2007 Long Beach International City Bank Half Marathon 1:53:27
Training this past week and this coming week ... and I'm getting antsy ...
Week 14 recap
Monday: easy 10 miles ... yep, easy 10
Tuesday and Friday: WAS to be weight training at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center at Cal State San Bernardino (I'm gonna work -- again -- to get there this week ... plus I need to renew my membership for the coming year). I worked late on Tuesday and Friday, I just figured, no worries, it's the miles that count now.
Wednesday: 8-mile tempo run (2 miles warm-up; 6 miles at 10K pace just to stretch out the legs and remember what it's like to go that fast) Honestly, I felt really sluggish at the beginning, and felt (phantom) pain in the knees. Plus, it was hot, even at 6 p.m. But, overall, still within the average time for that particular workout. And, the average heart rate was lower this time around.
Thursday: 8 miles easy -- yes, really easy
Saturday: An easy 14 miles, with the last three at my planned marathon pace, just to remember what it's supposed to feel like. Actually, it was 13 miles ... which gave me a total of 40 for the week ... cut it short because the object of longer runs until Oct. 12 is just to stay loose and maintain fitness.
Sunday: rest day, with core exercises
Week 15
Monday: easy 10 miles ... yep, easy 10
Tuesday and Friday: OK, I should really get there this week, especially to renew my membership for the year ... plus some time on the rowing machine and some core stuff; likely no more weights until after I get back from Chicago.
Wednesday: LAST 8-mile tempo run (2 miles warm-up; 6 miles at 10K pace just to stretch out the legs and remember what it's like to go that fast)
Thursday: 8 miles easy
Saturday: An easy 10 miles in Long Beach with the GK Heroes. All of them will run in the Long Beach International City Bank Marathon and Half Marathon, which also is on Oct. 12
Sunday: rest day, with core exercises ... start packing for Chicago!!!
I went back over the training log out of curiosity. Turns out I've logged the most miles ever this training cycle, which was fairly short as they go .. well, for me, anyway. For 3 months and one week, here are the numbers:
June 23-30: 42M
July 1-30: 155M
Aug. 1-31: 196M
Sept.1- 27: 168 (plus 10M on Sept. 29, for 178M)
Total mileage not including Oct. 1-12: 571M
RnR 2008 buildup Jan.-May: 433M (RnR PR = 4:06:38)
RnR 2007 buildup Jan.-May, includes PF Chang's Half and LA Marathon: 572M (RnR PR = 4:09:33)
Marathon story
My first marathon was the 1999 Suzuki San Diego Rock n' Roll. My Dad paid my entry fee as a Christmas present the year before, and the deal was that he would be out on Barnett Avenue, which runs very near the U.S. Postal Service building where he worked and is at about mile 25 on the current marathon course. Only, he never got a chance to cheer me on -- I had pulled a calf muscle at mile 16 and had to walk the rest of the way, and he had to get back to work (we planned that I would pass by during his lunch break).
My Dad passed away from liver cancer in June 2003, and I didn't get to run RnR again -- or any marathon for that matter -- until 2005 (I did RnR run it in 2000), which was my first marathon after his death. So when I made the turn onto Barnett that year -- after fighting off some pretty massive cramps in my quads (kinda neat: I could see the muscles moving when I wasn't) -- and saw the post office, I almost lost it emotionally, wishing he was out on the curb watching me pass. I forgot about the cramps and just dug in for the finish ... it ended up being, at that point, my fastest marathon at 4:36 (that's minus the bathroom break at mile 10.5 :-) ... official time was 4:40:42).
For Father's Day and his birthday, I left my race bib at his grave site, a sort of "thank you" -- not only for him getting me into my first marathon, but for all he continues to be for me. And it's something I've done for every San Diego RnR Marathon since ...Marathon history
1999 San Diego Suzuki Rock n' Roll 6:25:58
2000 San Diego Suzuki Rock n' Roll 4:47:27
2002 Los Angeles Marathon 5:26:37
2005 San Diego Rock n' Roll 4:40:42
2006 Los Angeles Marathon 4:49:26
2007 Los Angeles Marathon 4:33:38
2007 San Diego Rock n' Roll 4:09:33
2008 San Diego Rock n' Roll 4:06:38
Half marathon history
2000 La Jolla Half 2:09:31
2000 Long Beach Half 2:00:31 (can't find the official results online, going off memory)
2002 San Diego Half Marathon (Carlsbad) 2:11:54
2003 Southern California Marathon (Irvine) 2:10:xx (can't find the official results online, but it was a slow race)
2006 Long Beach International City Bank Half Marathon 1:56:59
2007 P.F. Chang's Rock n' Roll Half Marathon 1:56:54
2007 Long Beach International City Bank Half Marathon 1:53:27
Training this past week and this coming week ... and I'm getting antsy ...
Week 14 recap
Monday: easy 10 miles ... yep, easy 10
Tuesday and Friday: WAS to be weight training at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center at Cal State San Bernardino (I'm gonna work -- again -- to get there this week ... plus I need to renew my membership for the coming year). I worked late on Tuesday and Friday, I just figured, no worries, it's the miles that count now.
Wednesday: 8-mile tempo run (2 miles warm-up; 6 miles at 10K pace just to stretch out the legs and remember what it's like to go that fast) Honestly, I felt really sluggish at the beginning, and felt (phantom) pain in the knees. Plus, it was hot, even at 6 p.m. But, overall, still within the average time for that particular workout. And, the average heart rate was lower this time around.
Thursday: 8 miles easy -- yes, really easy
Saturday: An easy 14 miles, with the last three at my planned marathon pace, just to remember what it's supposed to feel like. Actually, it was 13 miles ... which gave me a total of 40 for the week ... cut it short because the object of longer runs until Oct. 12 is just to stay loose and maintain fitness.
Sunday: rest day, with core exercises
Week 15
Monday: easy 10 miles ... yep, easy 10
Tuesday and Friday: OK, I should really get there this week, especially to renew my membership for the year ... plus some time on the rowing machine and some core stuff; likely no more weights until after I get back from Chicago.
Wednesday: LAST 8-mile tempo run (2 miles warm-up; 6 miles at 10K pace just to stretch out the legs and remember what it's like to go that fast)
Thursday: 8 miles easy
Saturday: An easy 10 miles in Long Beach with the GK Heroes. All of them will run in the Long Beach International City Bank Marathon and Half Marathon, which also is on Oct. 12
Sunday: rest day, with core exercises ... start packing for Chicago!!!
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