Post Twin Cities thoughts

So here I am, 30 years old and just finished my 31st marathon on Sunday in Minnesota. What does this mean? A feeling of accomplishment? Hardly, a feeling of redeption, not at all. I saw how my buddy Steve Infascelli tore the crap out of his first marathon first hand in Minnesota this weekend and I want that. I want quality instead of quantity and maybe I will use the blog to do just that. I know I have done this umpteen times and said I was going to get serious like 123 times before, but hopefully thru my experinces over the weekend I will be changing.

Twin Cities was awesome. If you are ever considering a marathon or want to have a good experience at a marathon, there is not one thing I would change about this one. The professionalism, the crowds, the weather, the course, the quality of the Powerade to the attentiveness of the medical staff. Without the marathon I never would travel to Minnesopota to be honest. I never knew anyone from there and never knew anyone who moved there. Now, after doing it two years in a row I can’t wait to do it all again next year. When I get some more time I will write about all that happened there, but it’s a blast.

If I want to start training correctly I have put myself in a difficult spot however. I have signed up for Marine Corp Marathon right here in DC, and the Richmond Marathon. The dates of those two races are 10.25.09 and 11.14.09. Anyways all for now.

Dont drink on a weekday

Dont drink on a weekday kids. Nothing good will ever come it.

The sky as I walk back from the gym is very odd... the sun is not set yet but the air cooled off 15 degrees and it may rain for the 8th time in 10 days

Ok I have to be

Ok I have to be honest, running today after work uphill to surprise Danielle at her work is among the hardest things I have done on two feet in a long time!  Her location at the GW Tennis Center in the Palicades in that humidity was nothing easy!  I hope she appreciated seeing me. 

So today I am going to attempt my first run since Thursday on the post ART
treatment ankle. When I attempted it the other day I all but collapsed. So
I brought my things with me and plan on going from my office, to the gym on
the bottom floor, to the trails. Maybe head towards Regan Airport if I feel
well enough.

A view from the roof of my office building this morning.

This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon Wireless! We had to go up and escort the Direct TV technicans on the roof and it was the first time I had been on the roof of our building. Everyone knows I am afraid of heights but this was such an awesome view, besides the Washington Monument we are the tallest structure 360 degrees around.

This is a test to

This is a test to text from my cellular phone to the blog.

From 4/25/2009

(From 4/25/2009) So Josh is doing a BLOG… again. Go figure, I think I have heard this tune before. Yeah well, so build a bridge and get over it. I will try and be a tad more punctual on updates; I did back in the day when I was in Tucson and Kuwait, keeping a blog so some of my friends and family could keep track of what I was doing without me sending 25 emails containing the same things all the time. So for those of you who don’t know I am now residing and working in Arlington, Virginia. Yes the same Virginia that I worked in from June 2001 until May of 2002 when I first got out of Mass. Maritime. I have a completely different approach to the area now; I am older, and supposed to be wiser. I guess I feel wiser, I suppose. Yesterday was my 2 month anniversary at the job as well. Working in Rosslyn, Virginia, wearing a suit to work each and every day (Fridays actually not tie and no jacket required, makes me feel naughty) It had been so long since I wore a tie I started my days the first week watching a video on youtube learning each knot and see what worked best. You will be happy to know I no longer watch the videos! I am leanring to really like the area. I live 1 mile from work and walk downhill to work and uphill home each day. It’s a buzzing work area that empties out at night. However where I live is Last night I ran with the group from Pacer’s Running Store in Arlington. I really like this group. While I prefer a run on the five mile loop back home with Infa, or a run in Franklin with Courtney, I am trying to make do with the situation I have been put in. The pacers running store is a great place, they are family owned and operated, and are super involved with the running community. I have only done two “races” since moving here, the St. Patrick’s Day 8k and the National Marathon, but they were involved in that big time. And they have a group that meets Tuesday and Thursday evening and we go anywhere from 4 to 6 miles. I benefit a lot more running with other than doing it on my own. More to come. Josh