bren : blog

Ran the 3.2 mile loop today at a nice pace that felt sustainable: 8.59. Bodyfat has been dropping lately too (looks like I’ve just edged into my goal bodyfat!), but weight isn’t doing much. I could stand to eat healthier, though, that’s for sure (not gonna happen).

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I ate pretty good yesterday, I guess! Weight is way up, and I can feel it. Tasty huge cinnamon roll at Camp 18 yesterday morning, plus some great brats and beer for dinner. Whew!
Today’s sprints went fine. No pulled muscles or anything. My Achilles tendon is still sore, but I’m hitting the Aleeve and that [...]

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Great hike! Got some pictures and video, as well as the Google Maps track. The full set of pics are here. For the Google Earth track (you’ll need to have Google Earth installed), click here. For the Google Maps track, click here. If you have Google Earth installed, I definitely recommend using that file–Saddle Mountain [...]

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Taking a little rest right now. Got a strange pain in my left Achilles tendon that won’t go away. Probably from the new shoes plus the superfeet inserts. They make my heels higher than normal and I think that’s hurting the tendon when I run. Gonna let it rest for a couple of days (yesterday [...]

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Ran the 1.5 mile loop after a few days off (never did run in Boise). I pushed a little harder (and left Frodo at home) and ended up with a 7.34 minute/mile pace. Pretty good.
In about a week, we’re going to visit friends in Redmond. There’s a 5k in Bend that they’re going [...]

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Amy made a cool little movie about Asher:

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I was talking to my friend Scott on the phone the other day and I mentioned some books I thought he might like reading. Figured I’d archive the list here for easy reference. This is definitely not a comprehensive list, just a list of books that have been helpful to me. There’s another list of [...]

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Ran a little longer today. Felt like I needed to after not running since Thursday. Never did make it down to the skatepark, since it stayed wet all weekend. Today’s loop went at a 8.85 minute pace. Seems like I could’ve gone a little faster, but there was a section in there where I was [...]

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