Gibtown Runner

So glad to see you back at it! There is nothing l...

2010-03-10T11:56:00.104-06:00

So glad to see you back at it! There is nothing like a good run, especially when you've had a little break!

Congratulations on your new job!!!

2009-01-01T23:08:50.922-06:00

Congratulations on your new job!!!

Congrats on the new job, Chris! Change is good..as...

2008-12-30T21:48:24.157-06:00

Congrats on the new job, Chris! Change is good..as for the running, mine has been non-existent, so you and Jenn are way ahead of me! Happy New Year!

ok, i admit it, I thought it was a baby (the news,...

2008-12-30T20:53:33.586-06:00

ok, i admit it, I thought it was a baby (the news, anyway.) And you are not lazy for not running more than 4 miles on the treadmill, you are human. I want to shoot myself too in that situation.

Congrats on the new job, I hope you are very happy there! to get another job in this economy, that is GREAT!

congrats on the new job, and a little time off to ...

2008-12-30T19:29:38.639-06:00

congrats on the new job, and a little time off to relax (hopefully anyway)! good luck in tiring yourself out for the 5k. that's one tough goal ;)

Congratulations on the new job! I hope it works o...

2008-12-30T11:02:45.990-06:00

Congratulations on the new job! I hope it works out really well for you.

Nice goal, being too tired for the 5K on the 1st. I laughed at that one! :-)

congrats! You're lucky to be able to change jobs i...

2008-12-30T10:44:23.603-06:00

congrats! You're lucky to be able to change jobs in this economy. In my industry everyone is just trying to hang on to the job they have for dear life! Glad to hear your getting some time off too.

Congrats on the new job Chris!!

2008-12-30T10:04:51.951-06:00

Congrats on the new job Chris!!

Thanks Jenn. I am taking a week off. If I took a...

2008-12-30T07:55:50.424-06:00

Thanks Jenn. I am taking a week off. If I took any more than that, I would go crazy. Plus I wouldn't have any medical insurance!

Congrats on the new job! I hope you're taking tim...

2008-12-29T20:49:02.244-06:00

Congrats on the new job! I hope you're taking time off between jobs . . .I didn't when I changed jobs last year (long story) and I regretted it. (Not the job change, just the lack of a break)

hope the cross-training and rest has helped your a...

2008-12-15T21:35:15.265-06:00

hope the cross-training and rest has helped your achilles!

Sorry to hear you got sick like that, but I am gla...

2008-12-06T21:55:08.892-06:00

Sorry to hear you got sick like that, but I am glad you listened to your body and didn't overexert. I don't know how you do all that traveling and don't get sick more often since planes are such germ tubes! Believe me, the bike will totally help you.

I adore Love, Actually... such a good flick.Hope y...

2008-12-05T16:08:20.931-06:00

I adore Love, Actually... such a good flick.

Hope you get feeling better, the Achilles gets feeling better and your Christmas pictures go well. Have a great weekend, Chris!

One of my favorite movies!! I might have to watch...

2008-12-05T13:17:39.070-06:00

One of my favorite movies!! I might have to watch it this weekend :)

Love Actually is THE BEST! "I'm off in 3 weeks to...

2008-12-05T11:32:02.113-06:00

Love Actually is THE BEST! "I'm off in 3 weeks to a fantastic place called Wisconsin!" Cracks. Me. Up.

Blogging, cathartic? Hell, yeah. It's part of the ...

2008-05-29T21:45:45.426-05:00

Blogging, cathartic? Hell, yeah. It's part of the reason why I seem to write every day. I definitely feel like it helps me a lot to get things out there and off my chest. It is also a way for me to remind myself to be positive about things when I otherwise might not be.

I just fired up ScribeFire, its pretty awesome!

2008-05-29T18:05:59.631-05:00

I just fired up ScribeFire, its pretty awesome!

I feel like a bad blogger too! Work has been busy ...

2008-05-29T13:58:59.699-05:00

I feel like a bad blogger too! Work has been busy and I can't keep up with all the things I want to comment on!

I might be your IT band that is hurting you (it attaches to the knee). If it is, that is GOOD because IT band issues are easy to fix with some good stretching. Try these stretches:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2uCy7lb9XU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ7xSCJWa3I

This one has a good explanation of how the knee is connected to the IT band but you will need a foam roller to do his stretches.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t32xJspx50o&feature=related

I know what you mean about blogging being cathartic. Now I could just find the time to do it. Perhaps today over lunch!

Great SNL clip. Hadn't seen that one before so tha...

2008-05-29T13:40:17.592-05:00

Great SNL clip. Hadn't seen that one before so thanks for sharing. I'm having heel pain and have a half marathon next weekend. Maybe we should do a rap video called "Chronic - Runnin' Painz"

Sorry, I don't know too much about muscles/knee st...

2008-05-29T12:18:42.247-05:00

Sorry, I don't know too much about muscles/knee stuff. But if it hurts, you probably shouldn't work out. (Too bad I don't follow my own advice on that).

"Mr. Pibb and Red Vines equals crazy delicious" HA...

2008-05-29T12:03:10.398-05:00

"Mr. Pibb and Red Vines equals crazy delicious" HA! That's my fav. It's funny and true!

That is awesome that you went even further than yo...

2008-05-04T19:32:54.379-05:00

That is awesome that you went even further than you thought you could!!! Its one thing to have a goal and meet it, its another thing completly to spank it! Good job!

Woohoo! Congratulations, it sounds like you had a...

2008-05-04T14:33:23.249-05:00

Woohoo! Congratulations, it sounds like you had an awesome run and a great boost in your confidence as a runner!!

After my longer runs, I do enjoy drinking some chocolate milk. I've always heard it is a good restorative food. You just have to make sure you don't drink it too fast, which I did at one point, and ended up feeling pretty gross.

Thanks for the support, guys! it was a great run ...

2008-05-04T14:31:28.243-05:00

Thanks for the support, guys! it was a great run and I kind of feel like I leaped a mental hurtle.

Awesome, awesome, awesome! I am so glad for you, y...

2008-05-04T12:19:50.576-05:00

Awesome, awesome, awesome! I am so glad for you, you'll totally be fine for your race now in a few weeks. I myself did more than I planned, too, 7.55!