Comments on: One deer, one owl in flight, six or eight rabbits, and 17 miles. http://dylan.tweney.com/2008/08/24/one-deer-one-owl-in-flight-six-or-eight-rabbits-and-17-miles/ If you're bored, you're not paying attention Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:50:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Shawhttp://dylan.tweney.com/2008/08/24/one-deer-one-owl-in-flight-six-or-eight-rabbits-and-17-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-13306 Shaw Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:18:18 +0000 http://dylan.tweney.com/?p=1157#comment-13306 Hi Dylan,What a nice post. I found myself reading quicker and quicker to see if you made it! Looks like you greatly out performed your goal of 14 miles.I recently started training for a10k run. We are doing a clinic to help. Right now we do 45 minutes...run 5 minutes walk 1 minute. three times a week.Now, I feel the improvement, and for me I don't find any real pleasure with running...but it is the challenge.And, it is nice to know that I am not the only one that gets the mental challenges to deal with. So often I want o stop, and then I realize it is my mind that is getting weak, not my body!Maybe one day I will get my head around this and run a marathon!Shaw Hi Dylan,

What a nice post. I found myself reading quicker and quicker to see if you made it! Looks like you greatly out performed your goal of 14 miles.

I recently started training for a10k run. We are doing a clinic to help. Right now we do 45 minutes…run 5 minutes walk 1 minute. three times a week.

Now, I feel the improvement, and for me I don’t find any real pleasure with running…but it is the challenge.

And, it is nice to know that I am not the only one that gets the mental challenges to deal with. So often I want o stop, and then I realize it is my mind that is getting weak, not my body!

Maybe one day I will get my head around this and run a marathon!

Shaw

]]> By: b. m. richardsonhttp://dylan.tweney.com/2008/08/24/one-deer-one-owl-in-flight-six-or-eight-rabbits-and-17-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-10471 b. m. richardson Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:10:06 +0000 http://dylan.tweney.com/?p=1157#comment-10471 dft, fear my running days are behind me; those nagging knee injuries(meniscus). i'd been a lifelong distance runner, cross-country mostly; however never a marathon. funny thing, i hated running; yet once started, i could run hours on end. always considered the darkness my friend; a time to reflect. i've amassed quite a collection of misplaced currencies, found on every run; searching also assist the mind games. these days, mornings(4 am), i lay awake peering at the darkness oozing through the closed curtains; while trying not to give in to that call of "one more run". dft, fear my running days are behind me; those nagging knee injuries(meniscus). i’d been a lifelong distance runner, cross-country mostly; however never a marathon. funny thing, i hated running; yet once started, i could run hours on end. always considered the darkness my friend; a time to reflect. i’ve amassed quite a collection of misplaced currencies, found on every run; searching also assist the mind games.
these days, mornings(4 am), i lay awake peering at the darkness oozing through the closed curtains; while trying not to give in to that call of “one more run”.

]]> By: Colin Devroehttp://dylan.tweney.com/2008/08/24/one-deer-one-owl-in-flight-six-or-eight-rabbits-and-17-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-10466 Colin Devroe Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:44:44 +0000 http://dylan.tweney.com/?p=1157#comment-10466 Dylan: Sounds like I need to start waking up earlier! I think I'm going to give it a try. Have any recommendations for regimen? How often per week? What should my goals look like for the first few weeks? Etc. Dylan: Sounds like I need to start waking up earlier! I think I’m going to give it a try. Have any recommendations for regimen? How often per week? What should my goals look like for the first few weeks? Etc.

]]> By: Dylan Tweneyhttp://dylan.tweney.com/2008/08/24/one-deer-one-owl-in-flight-six-or-eight-rabbits-and-17-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-10465 Dylan Tweney Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:28:11 +0000 http://dylan.tweney.com/?p=1157#comment-10465 Thanks for the comments!Colin: I started out running just 2-3 miles less than a year ago. At the time I was totally wiped out after 3 miles. So I believe you can run longer distances too!Running in the early morning is key for me, before the rest of my family is awake & work starts and all that.BTW, if you can run 3 miles, you can definitely do a 5K (3.1 miles). Thanks for the comments!

Colin: I started out running just 2-3 miles less than a year ago. At the time I was totally wiped out after 3 miles. So I believe you can run longer distances too!

Running in the early morning is key for me, before the rest of my family is awake & work starts and all that.

BTW, if you can run 3 miles, you can definitely do a 5K (3.1 miles).

]]> By: Martin Welchhttp://dylan.tweney.com/2008/08/24/one-deer-one-owl-in-flight-six-or-eight-rabbits-and-17-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-10456 Martin Welch Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:21:30 +0000 http://dylan.tweney.com/?p=1157#comment-10456 That makes a pretty evokative picture, good luck with the training, I look forward to reading more about your progress. That makes a pretty evokative picture, good luck with the training, I look forward to reading more about your progress.

]]> By: Colin Devroehttp://dylan.tweney.com/2008/08/24/one-deer-one-owl-in-flight-six-or-eight-rabbits-and-17-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-10439 Colin Devroe Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:02:57 +0000 http://dylan.tweney.com/?p=1157#comment-10439 I tried to jog a few times a week, preferably three times at least. I only jog three miles because, at around 3 o'clock in the afternoon, that is all the time I can afford.Your getting up at 5 or 6am is inspiring. Perhaps doing that would help me to make my next goal; 5 miles.I have no aspirations of running a full marathon, though I applaud you for such a goal. I do plan one day to run a 5k just to say I did it.Thanks for the lovely story and inspiration. I tried to jog a few times a week, preferably three times at least. I only jog three miles because, at around 3 o’clock in the afternoon, that is all the time I can afford.

Your getting up at 5 or 6am is inspiring. Perhaps doing that would help me to make my next goal; 5 miles.

I have no aspirations of running a full marathon, though I applaud you for such a goal. I do plan one day to run a 5k just to say I did it.

Thanks for the lovely story and inspiration.

]]> By: Rose Whitehttp://dylan.tweney.com/2008/08/24/one-deer-one-owl-in-flight-six-or-eight-rabbits-and-17-miles/comment-page-1/#comment-10373 Rose White Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:28:53 +0000 http://dylan.tweney.com/?p=1157#comment-10373 Dylan, that was gorgeous -- you made me want to lace up my shoes even though it's 10:30 at night and I'm getting over a cold! Dylan, that was gorgeous — you made me want to lace up my shoes even though it’s 10:30 at night and I’m getting over a cold!

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