out-n-about

i didn’t roll out of bed this AM so i brought gear and ran with 3 other guys at lunch. we covered maybe a little more than 4 miles at 8:00 per mile pace. i didn’t get the chance to let my GPS watch "find itself" before heading out so i’m just guestimating.

i read an interesting article from Michael Johnson…who holds the WR for the 200 and 400…regarding Asafa Powell. the end of the article struck me…

Athletes’ actions will follow their thoughts, just like any other person’s.

If you think negatively you are likely to produce a negative action. If you think positively you have a better chance of producing a positive action.

If Asafa had a more positive and confident demeanour he may have produced a more positive result at those World Championships.

Here’s linkage so you can read the whole article entitled Asafa Powell is fastest – but not the best.

27. September 2007 by Jerry Cameron
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Al’s Run pix

here’s some pictures from Al’s Run. [8K – 32:04]

Running past the Milwaukee Art Museum
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Headed for the finish
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27. September 2007 by Jerry Cameron
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twilight running

circumstances gave me the rare opportunity to run in the evening today. my oldest had CCD so after she started class i headed out for a run. (needless to say i caught a few weird glances from other parents since i was dressed in my running gear) i headed east down moreland then down to frame park and made the turn at 3 miles with 23 minutes and change on my watch. heading back was a bit uphill and i rolled back in 22 minutes and change. running at that time of the day was odd for me because it was getting dark as my run went on rather than the other way around when i’m normally running in the wee hours of the morning. one neat thing i saw was the moon rising. not sure if it was "full" or not but it looked huge in the sky. i ended up with six miles at just under 7:45 per mile pace.

26. September 2007 by Jerry Cameron
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lunch run

i had to do some work in the wee hours of the morning so i brought gear and ran at lunch. another guy was heading out the door at the same time so we ran together. we ended up running out to "the point" near the marina, which was a bit different than my normal route. after turning around, we stopped for a drink at a water fountain (AKA "bubbler" in cheesehead) and i noticed a fisherman cleaning fish. there was a stainless steel counter and it looked like he could just dump the guts down the chute. not bad for a public accessible resource…never seen anything like it. then again, i don’t fish! regardless, we ended up running 5.35 miles and called it a day.

take a moment to read a story in my local newspaper called "Autistic runner stays on course."

26. September 2007 by Jerry Cameron
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back in WI

i’m enjoying day #3 of no running. i’ll get back on the wagon on tuesday.

i came across an article about a fellow who’s aiming to roll his running odometer to 150,000 miles by the end of the year. Ron Hill was the Boston Marathon champ in 1970 [2:10:30]. Some quotes from the article…

"Ron Hill began a running logbook in September 1956. Since then he has covered 149,553 miles,"

"He has run the equivalent of six times round the world in an incredible journey that has included 115 marathons."

"Hill has not missed a day’s run since December 20, 1964."

"His big target is to run competitively in 100 different countries by the time he is 70."

Read more about him in the article Caught in Time.

I don’t know that I’ll hit 6 digits on my running odometer but it’s amazing to read about someone who has.

25. September 2007 by Jerry Cameron
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