Training Weeks of October 10-November 28, 2010

Week of October 10

Total mileage: 32
Races: Tussey MountainBack 50 Mile DNF

Sun - Off

Mon - Off

Tue - Afternoon 4 1/2m @~7.15 Total - 4 1/2

Wed - Off (Chiropractor visit)

Thu - Afternoon 3 1/2m @~7.30 Total - 3 1/2

Fri - Off

Sat - Morning 24m - Tussey MountainBack - DNF Total - 24

Week of October 17

Total mileage: 34
Races: Ace's New River Gorge-ous(~14 miles) 1st 1:34.04

Sun - Off

Mon - Off

Tue - Afternoon 2m @~8.30 at CC conference meet Total - 2

Wed - Afternoon 4m @~7.30 Total - 4 (Chiropractor visit)

Thu - Afternoon 4 1/2m @7.00 Total - 4 1/2

Fri - Afternoon 5 1/2m @~8.00 Total - 5 1/2

Sat - Morning 18m - Ace's New River Gorge-ous(~14 miles) - 1:34.04 Total - 18

Week of October 24

Total mileage: 25
Races: none

Sun - Off

Mon - Afternoon 6m - FRP 3 x 800 with 4.30 rec.(2.37, 2.34, 2.34) with kids Total - 6

Tue - Afternoon 4 1/2m @~7.30 Total - 4 1/2

Wed - Afternoon 5m @~7.40 with kids Total - 5 (Chiropractor visit)

Thu - Afternoon 5 1/2m @~8.20 with Elvis(7th grader) plus strides and drills Total - 5 1/2

Fri - Off

Sat - Morning 4m @~7.30 Total - 4

October Milage: 161

Week of October 31

Total mileage: 66
Races: Gibson Park Trail 4.7 Mile 2nd 29.14

Sun - Morning 14m @~8.15 at FRP with Alison; Afternoon 6m @~7.30 with cory Total - 20

Mon - Lunch 4m @~7.25 Total - 4

Tue - Afternoon 9m - 6 x 300 w/ 300 rec.(.53, .53, .52, .52, .52, .50) w/ kids Total - 9

Wed - Afternoon 9m @~7.33 with strides and drills Total - 9

Thu - Morning 8m @~8.00 on Boone Fork Trail with Ryan Woods Total - 8

Fri - Afternoon 4m @~7.30 with kids Total - 4

Sat - Morning 8m - Gibson Park Trail Race 4.7 mile - 29.14; Afternoon 4m @~7.30 Total - 12

Week of November 7

Total mileage: 70
Races: King Make-a-Wish 5K 1st 17.46

Sun - Lunch - Swim 1/2m

Mon - Afternoon 20m @~7.46 at FRP Total - 20

Tue - Afternoon 10m @~7.45 Total - 10

Wed - Afternoon 9m - 3.4m tempo @5.53 avg. Total - 9

Thu - Morning 4m @7.46 with 4 x 100 strides; Evening 8 @7.30 Total - 12

Fri - Afternoon 4m @~7.50 Total - 4 (Chiropractor visit, took X-rays)

Sat - Morning 10m - King Make-a-Wish 5K - 17.46 - 5.44 avg.; Evening 5m @7.50 Total - 15

Week of November 14

Total mileage: 80
Races: none

Sun - Off

Mon - Morning 4m @7.31; Afternoon 8m @~7.38; Evening - Swim 1/2m Total - 12

Tue - Morning 4m @7.35; Afternoon 9m - 2 x Turkey Ford Hill 1 Mile(~3-4%) (5.57, 5.57)

Total - 13

Wed - Morning 4m @7.38; Afternoon 8m @~7.40 Total - 12

Thu - Morning 4m @7.28; Afternoon 9m - 3 1/2m tempo - 5.46 avg. Total - 13

Fri - Morning 4m @7.34; Afternoon 8m @~7.46 Total - 12

Sat - Morning 18m @~8.20 at FRP w/ Alison Total - 18

Week of November 21

Total mileage: 65
Races: none

Sun - Morning 20 1/2m @7.52 at Salem Lake Total - 20 1/2

Mon - Off

Tue - Morning 4m @7.38; Afternoon 8m @~7.00 with strides(16s) and drills Total - 12

Wed - Off

Thu - Morning 8 1/2 - Pilot Mtn. 2.25m ~9% - 18.53; Evening 4 @8.08 Total - 12 1/2

Fri - Morning 4 @7.52; Evening 5 1/2 @7.50 Total - 9 1/2

Sat - Morning 7m @~7.45 on Tanawha Trail with Ryan; Evening 3 1/2 @7.51 Total - 10 1/2

Week of November 28

Total mileage: 70
Races: none

Sun - Off

Mon - Afternoon 12 @~7.25 Total - 12

Tue - Morning 5m @~7.20; Afternoon 10m @~7.20 with strides(16s) and drills Total - 15

Wed - Morning 4m @7.20; Afternoon 8m @~7.20 Total - 12

Thu - Afternoon 5m @~7.05 Total - 5

Fri - Morning 4m @~8.00; Afternoon 8m @~8.00 w/ Dave Dunham and Paul Kirsch

Total - 12

Sat - Morning 4m @~8.00 w/ DD, Paul, & Nancy; Afternoon 5m @~8.00 w/ DD;

Evening 5m @~8.00 w/DD & Paul Total - 14

November Milage: 288

A 10 Year Anniversary, Time Flies When Your Having Fun?

good-bye

nothing dramatic

basically numb like days before

this day; came, and went

though I seemed to have missed it’s passing

this waiting for words

she packed a few things

gradually more disappeared

there never really was a day

when everything was finally gone

for I’m still here,

at least somewhat

the product of

this slow erosion

the disappearing of days

where time doesn’t heal

time, only yields a slow digression

a stripped down affiliation

marked only by the absences,

no harsh words

time leaves no yelling

just a mute leaving

the consequence of

an accumulation of indifference

leaving each

just wanting to ease

no one giving pause

the days passed too swiftly

for some things take time

even to decay

until nothing is left to say

not even good-bye

I like the poem above and think it is one of my better ones. I tried to capture my view of the slow death of my marriage to Kathy. Several people have said they can identify with poem and it's depiction of the collapse of a relationship. I got divorced 10 years ago today. I did it like most everything I do. I was my own lawyer and Kathy's too, I guess. I did all the legal forms for the divorce. At the court date, I was called up to the stand as the plaintiff, though not sure why I was put on the stand. We were doing a very simple divorce, basically stating that we were married, had lived apart for a year, and had settled all property matters. The judge looked through our legal papers and asked me several nonsense questions.

"Do you live on Twin Oaks?"

"Yes"

"How far down Twin Oaks?"

"Down past Shelton Vineyards, about 6/10 of a mile off 268."

"That's a pretty area. Did you grow up there? On a farm?"

"Yes"

"Are you Willie's boy?"

"Yeap"

"You and Mrs. Bryant don't live together?"

"No"

"Your documents look good, take them across the road and register them with the clerk's office."

It went something like that, simple and neat. Except that I tend to grin or laugh in awkward situations, such as on the stand in a courtroom. Kathy was sitting at the defendants table, crying and crying. So you have me grinning and laughing while my soon to be ex-wife is crying. I'm sure I looked a bit like a jerk. As we walked across the road, I asked Kathy why she was crying. She said she didn't know, it just seemed kind of final. I think I said that is kind of what divorce is. Thing is she was the one who really wanted out of the marriage, I didn't. Anyway I found the situation comical, Kathy did as well. We are still friends and talk regularly.