Today is the first day of the rest of my running life. Yes I say that almost every day, but today it has a little more meaning. I made some decisions last night and this morning about what I was doing with my running and how I was beginning to feel about it. See my …
Tag Archive: Global Positioning System
Feb 20
Colder and Windier than it Looked – 2/20/12
It looked a whole lot nicer from inside the window, than it did when I got outside. It was bright sunshine and what looked like a nice breeze to dry the ground a little. However, when I got down to the road it was mid 30′s with a 10-15 mph wind straight out of the …
Feb 03
I Really Hate Philbrick Hill
When I worked on the UCONN campus at the Coast Guard R&D Center at Avery Point (when it was located there) in the mid ’80 we had this hill and called it “The Bitch”, because it was. We used to purposely run courses just to run up the damn thing. Well today I did the …
Feb 03
My iPhone Running App
Ever since I got my old iPhone 3G, I have searched, for the perfect Apps to track my walking/running progress, especially now that I am running more again. It doesn’t matter, that I now longer have a data plan or don’t use the iPhone as a phone, the GPS Apps (and others) still work and …
Jan 31
It’s Snowing Yet Again – 1-31-12
It is snowing yet again, not enough to have fun in, just that steady flurry activity that gives you about 2 inches of snow over the course of a whole day. It is just enough to make it slippery to run on, even with trail shoes, but not really enough to wear the SoleSpikes. So …
Jan 29
Freeze Your Thorns Off – 5K Recap
Like a more than few others, I decided to run in the Second Annual Freeze Your Thorns Off – 5K. This is a virtual race put on by The Boring Runner. You could run Friday, Saturday or Sunday. I had GPS issues yesterday, so I didn’t get a 5K time on my run, so I …
