well, today was extremely unproductive. i didn't get home this morning until 3:30am because i was seeing an emergency last night. i tried to get some sleep this morning but got about 5 calls before 9am so i just got up. then i have been looking for a suitcase that will hold my bow and clothes for the flight to montana, with not much luck. and that is really all i have done today.
tomorrow morning i have a 4 miler, so i am going to go to bed pretty soon so i can get up for that. this week will be the last week i run far for a while. after saturday i will start running a lot less so that my legs can rest before the trip.
thought of the day: when you are tired and ready for bed it can be hard to be motivational, other than inspiring people to do what you should do....get some rest. that is just as important as exercise. word.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Another Longest Run (Funny how that happens every weekend)
I did the 12 miles today! i did it in 2 hours and 6 seconds. at less than a mile my plantar tendon on the right foot started hurting, it went away after a little while. after that everything felt pretty good until mile 5.5. at that point i could feel my legs getting a little tired. then at mile 8 i could feel i was a little more tired. also, at mile 5.5 my hydration backpack started cutting into my left arm, which it did until i was finished, it was quite uncomfortable.
but i did it, i ran the 12 miles. when i think about it, it is hard to really realize that i ran that far. i have always wanted to run distance races but have never been motivated enough. i guess i just figured as old as i was i wouldn't run any now since i never had before. next weekend is 14 miles. that will be interesting!
the thought of the day came to me as i was running today (a good thought usually comes to me but i usually don't remember it). the thought was about pain, discomfort, etc. the thought was about how people want to rid themselves of pain and discomfort. i was reminded of how some baseball teammates in high school would numb their arms so they could pitch longer or throw harder. then i thought about the condition in people where their nerves do not function and they do not feel pain. the odd thing about this condition is that these people usually do not live to be very old, they die from self mutilation. that means they bite or scratch themselves, or in some other way hurt themselves, until it eventually kills them in some way. the funny things is, without the pain and discomfort, we would never know what joy or happiness felt like. if there was nothing bad that happened to you, how would you ever feel good. good would be the worst you would ever feel, and if you felt good all the time, good would become mundane.
but i did it, i ran the 12 miles. when i think about it, it is hard to really realize that i ran that far. i have always wanted to run distance races but have never been motivated enough. i guess i just figured as old as i was i wouldn't run any now since i never had before. next weekend is 14 miles. that will be interesting!
the thought of the day came to me as i was running today (a good thought usually comes to me but i usually don't remember it). the thought was about pain, discomfort, etc. the thought was about how people want to rid themselves of pain and discomfort. i was reminded of how some baseball teammates in high school would numb their arms so they could pitch longer or throw harder. then i thought about the condition in people where their nerves do not function and they do not feel pain. the odd thing about this condition is that these people usually do not live to be very old, they die from self mutilation. that means they bite or scratch themselves, or in some other way hurt themselves, until it eventually kills them in some way. the funny things is, without the pain and discomfort, we would never know what joy or happiness felt like. if there was nothing bad that happened to you, how would you ever feel good. good would be the worst you would ever feel, and if you felt good all the time, good would become mundane.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Moving Too Much
it seems like we have been moving into the new clinic for the last week. it really has only been 4 days. those have been 4 long days. i was so tired last night i didn't even blog. seems like that has happened several times lately. anyway, we have moved almost everything now, we just have to put everything away and get everything ready to be able to work in the new building.
i did run 4 miles yesterday morning. my pace was a little slower than usual but not bad 37:05. that is a pace of 9:27/mile. not too bad as tired as i have been lately. my legs have felt really tired all week. i am supposed to run 11 or 12 miles in the morning and then be back at the clinic to finish moving. i hope i can get up for the run. i am also on call so i hope that doesn't interrupt my run or work, but it would be nice to make a little extra money.
my trip to montana is about 2.5 weeks away. it is getting close! don't worry, i will keep blogging until the st jude's marathon in memphis (it is in dec.).
Yet another quote from The Mental Game of Baseball... "If a player has made himself aware of the fact that there is something to be learned in everything he hears and sees, he's one step away from being a model athlete." this is a great statement. i coached 12-13 year old boys one year (in baseball). before the district tournament for the last practice, we did not do any physical practice. we sat around and talked about confidence and ability, etc, and i shared some quotes and encouragements that i had gotten over the years. many of these were about learning, having confidence, not being intimidated, etc. i asked the kids after the practice if they had gotten anything from it and one of the most talented players said, "no, not really." before the first game i heard him talking about how good the other team was, and how we didn't really have a chance. we did lose the game. the kids couldn't hit, they couldn't field, they had forgotten all of the things they did so well in the regular season (which we finished with 20 wins and 4 losses). they were so intimidated and badly beaten by a team that was no better than they were, but had confidence. this should teach us at least 2 things. we can always learn something, if we are observant enough and have the desire to. this is one way to get through life easier. number 2, the moment you think you are beaten you might as well throw in the towel. always believe in yourself and never, never give up.
i did run 4 miles yesterday morning. my pace was a little slower than usual but not bad 37:05. that is a pace of 9:27/mile. not too bad as tired as i have been lately. my legs have felt really tired all week. i am supposed to run 11 or 12 miles in the morning and then be back at the clinic to finish moving. i hope i can get up for the run. i am also on call so i hope that doesn't interrupt my run or work, but it would be nice to make a little extra money.
my trip to montana is about 2.5 weeks away. it is getting close! don't worry, i will keep blogging until the st jude's marathon in memphis (it is in dec.).
Yet another quote from The Mental Game of Baseball... "If a player has made himself aware of the fact that there is something to be learned in everything he hears and sees, he's one step away from being a model athlete." this is a great statement. i coached 12-13 year old boys one year (in baseball). before the district tournament for the last practice, we did not do any physical practice. we sat around and talked about confidence and ability, etc, and i shared some quotes and encouragements that i had gotten over the years. many of these were about learning, having confidence, not being intimidated, etc. i asked the kids after the practice if they had gotten anything from it and one of the most talented players said, "no, not really." before the first game i heard him talking about how good the other team was, and how we didn't really have a chance. we did lose the game. the kids couldn't hit, they couldn't field, they had forgotten all of the things they did so well in the regular season (which we finished with 20 wins and 4 losses). they were so intimidated and badly beaten by a team that was no better than they were, but had confidence. this should teach us at least 2 things. we can always learn something, if we are observant enough and have the desire to. this is one way to get through life easier. number 2, the moment you think you are beaten you might as well throw in the towel. always believe in yourself and never, never give up.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Who Does #2 Work for, Mr. Snotty Nose?
Today was another battle with #2. i got up after 6 hours of sleep and thought maybe i should get more rest. then i thought, my brain has to overcome my body being tired. so then i stretched, got a little drink and went outside to run. i was about to start and the urge to go #2 hit, again. i knew if i went back inside i would not run, and anyway i was late so i did not have time to go back inside. so i headed off for a 6 mile run. fighting the urge the entire time, i made it back home before #2 got the best of me. i was also fighting draining snot the entire time i was running. i have not blown that much snot out of my nose in the last 5 years combined.
my time this morning for the 6 miles was 57:18.16, that gave me a pace right at 9:30min/mile. not too bad for a 6 mile run. i also got to shoot my bow about 20 times this afternoon.
in the morning i have a 4 mile run. i am getting a little tired again, hope i can get up.
tomorrow night we are also moving a lot of the stuff from the old office to the new office so i will not be able to run in the afternoon. then this weekend i am on call, hopefully i will be able to run early sunday morning.
here are more quotes from The Mental Game of Baseball A Guide to Peak Performance, "Each time we confront fear we gain courage. We become more confident that reality is not as bad as the threat." The successes we achieved in our past are more real than the failures we fear in our future." confront your fears, remember, the outcome of failure probably isn't that bad, but the reward of success is sweet. without much risk you can't accomplish much.
my time this morning for the 6 miles was 57:18.16, that gave me a pace right at 9:30min/mile. not too bad for a 6 mile run. i also got to shoot my bow about 20 times this afternoon.
in the morning i have a 4 mile run. i am getting a little tired again, hope i can get up.
tomorrow night we are also moving a lot of the stuff from the old office to the new office so i will not be able to run in the afternoon. then this weekend i am on call, hopefully i will be able to run early sunday morning.
here are more quotes from The Mental Game of Baseball A Guide to Peak Performance, "Each time we confront fear we gain courage. We become more confident that reality is not as bad as the threat." The successes we achieved in our past are more real than the failures we fear in our future." confront your fears, remember, the outcome of failure probably isn't that bad, but the reward of success is sweet. without much risk you can't accomplish much.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
True Motivation, Positively Posititve
today when i woke up i was a little sore from the weekend. i thought to myself, i may not be able to make 4 miles this morning. well, i started off and the first hill was pretty rough, after that it got better. i did have to take a detour because the road i normally run on was completely closed down for construction. so i had to guess my mileage a little. then i almost got hit by a bus. i was running on the side of the road where traffic would be coming at me, on a 12 inch shoulder. then a school bus started coming at me and an explorer was coming from the other direction. no one slowed down and the bus and explorer passed me at the same time. it was a close call.
about the last 200 yards i was running pretty fast. the old # 2 started to hit me again. i tried to go right when i got up, before the run, but couldn't. i guess that just primed the system. but i did make it home.
here are some quotes from the book The Mental Game of Baseball, A Guide to Peak Performance, by H.A Dorfman and Karl Kuehl. "A negative thought is not a quality thought and it doesn't lead to quality action." "Negative programming hinders us both as athletes and as human beings." "So thinking about what you don't want to happen greatly increases the chance that it will happen." the point they are trying to make here is that if you fill your mind and life with negative thoughts, like i can't do it, or don't miss the ball; will cause your life to be more negative. you will believe you can't do it, you will miss the ball. instead think i will try my hardest, i can do it, catch the ball. then your life is filled with more positive thoughts and actions. i will be quoting this book for a little while, it was my favorite book in high school, reading back through it reminds me of why i liked it so much.
about the last 200 yards i was running pretty fast. the old # 2 started to hit me again. i tried to go right when i got up, before the run, but couldn't. i guess that just primed the system. but i did make it home.
here are some quotes from the book The Mental Game of Baseball, A Guide to Peak Performance, by H.A Dorfman and Karl Kuehl. "A negative thought is not a quality thought and it doesn't lead to quality action." "Negative programming hinders us both as athletes and as human beings." "So thinking about what you don't want to happen greatly increases the chance that it will happen." the point they are trying to make here is that if you fill your mind and life with negative thoughts, like i can't do it, or don't miss the ball; will cause your life to be more negative. you will believe you can't do it, you will miss the ball. instead think i will try my hardest, i can do it, catch the ball. then your life is filled with more positive thoughts and actions. i will be quoting this book for a little while, it was my favorite book in high school, reading back through it reminds me of why i liked it so much.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Spoke too Soon
yes, yes, i spoke a little too soon. yesterday i said i felt very good after the run and wasn't sore. well, last night, while i was asleep it hit me. it being some pretty bad soreness. Emily asked why i was walking so funny today. but i gradually walked out the soreness through. i have to get up and run 4 miles i think in the morning before work, i think i should be fine (if i can just wake up). and of course i have stayed up too late tonight looking at my hunting district in montana on google earth.
i did get to shoot a lot today, about 20-30 times at 60 yards, then about 15 times at 40 yards, then about 40 times at 30 yards. i also went through my montana list to try and get things a little better organized for now.
this is my thought of the day: who really knows what is right? we can read the Bible, listen to others who have studied the Bible, etc, but how do we know what is right? i think anyone who says they can tell you exactly what the Bible says for every circumstance is probably a little confused and arrogant. i think we are all in for a big surprise when we get to heaven. i think God will open our eyes to the complete truth and we will say "wow, i didn't get that on earth." and a lot of things i think we will probably say "i couldn't have been more wrong." but what else are we to do, other than stay in The Word, fellowship, and prayer as much as possible and let God reveal what He will to us and live by it.
i did get to shoot a lot today, about 20-30 times at 60 yards, then about 15 times at 40 yards, then about 40 times at 30 yards. i also went through my montana list to try and get things a little better organized for now.
this is my thought of the day: who really knows what is right? we can read the Bible, listen to others who have studied the Bible, etc, but how do we know what is right? i think anyone who says they can tell you exactly what the Bible says for every circumstance is probably a little confused and arrogant. i think we are all in for a big surprise when we get to heaven. i think God will open our eyes to the complete truth and we will say "wow, i didn't get that on earth." and a lot of things i think we will probably say "i couldn't have been more wrong." but what else are we to do, other than stay in The Word, fellowship, and prayer as much as possible and let God reveal what He will to us and live by it.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Eleven Miles and Never Felt (Much) Better
I did the 11 miles this morning. i started out slow so i wouldn't run out of steam. luckily it was very cool and not humid, that really helped. i was trying to stay at around a 10min per mile pace. i was able to stay pretty close to that. at mile 7.5 my shin and foot started hurting a little, but by mile 8 the pain was gone and i felt so good that i started picking up the pace a little. from miles 8-10 i was trying to maintain a 9:45 pace, then at mile 10 i tried to pick it up a notch again. if i hadn't done that i would not have felt bad at all. however, i really tried to push it during the last mile and the last hill took a little toll. here are my times if you are interested:
1m: 9:43
1.5m: 14:20 (4:37)
2m: 19:29 (5:08)
2.5m: 24:25 (4:55)
3m: 29:25 (5:00)
3.5m: 34:30 (5:04)
4m: 39:20 (4:50)
4.5m: 44:30 (5:10)
5m: 49:47 (5:16)
5.5m: 55:07 (5:20)
6m: 1:00.28 (5:20)
6.5m: 1:05.41 (5:13)
7m: 1:10.50 (5:08)
7.5m: 1:15.42 (4:52)
8m: 1:20.45 (5:02)
8.5m: 1:25.41 (4:56)
9m: (oops i forgot to hit the button)
9.5m: 1:35.21 (9:40)
10m: 1:39.49 (4:27)
11m: 1:49.05 (9:16)
that gives me a pace of 9:54 min/mile. i don't think that is too bad. i really felt like i could run another 4-5 miles if i had needed to. but my schedule says not to do that. i have not been sore today either, like i was when i ran the 8 miles. so, overall i feel very good about my run and think it is time to register for the clarksville 1/2 marathon!
because i didn't run yesterday and i ran today that sort of throws my schedule off, but i was thinking it might be better that way. we are moving into the new clinic next saturday, so it will be hard for me to run that day. so, by being off schedule by one day this week i will have the big run scheduled for next sunday. i will just have to do some running before work.
this quote is from Josh McDowell's book More Than a Carpenter: "Christianity is not a religion. Religion is humans trying to work their way to God through good works. Christianity is God coming to men and women through Jesus Christ offering them a relationship with Himself." The Bible teaches us that we can't earn our salvation through works but by faith through grace. now don't get me wrong, if you are a Christian you will want to work for God, but just doing "Christian" work does not get you into Heaven, it's the relationship with God through Jesus.
1m: 9:43
1.5m: 14:20 (4:37)
2m: 19:29 (5:08)
2.5m: 24:25 (4:55)
3m: 29:25 (5:00)
3.5m: 34:30 (5:04)
4m: 39:20 (4:50)
4.5m: 44:30 (5:10)
5m: 49:47 (5:16)
5.5m: 55:07 (5:20)
6m: 1:00.28 (5:20)
6.5m: 1:05.41 (5:13)
7m: 1:10.50 (5:08)
7.5m: 1:15.42 (4:52)
8m: 1:20.45 (5:02)
8.5m: 1:25.41 (4:56)
9m: (oops i forgot to hit the button)
9.5m: 1:35.21 (9:40)
10m: 1:39.49 (4:27)
11m: 1:49.05 (9:16)
that gives me a pace of 9:54 min/mile. i don't think that is too bad. i really felt like i could run another 4-5 miles if i had needed to. but my schedule says not to do that. i have not been sore today either, like i was when i ran the 8 miles. so, overall i feel very good about my run and think it is time to register for the clarksville 1/2 marathon!
because i didn't run yesterday and i ran today that sort of throws my schedule off, but i was thinking it might be better that way. we are moving into the new clinic next saturday, so it will be hard for me to run that day. so, by being off schedule by one day this week i will have the big run scheduled for next sunday. i will just have to do some running before work.
this quote is from Josh McDowell's book More Than a Carpenter: "Christianity is not a religion. Religion is humans trying to work their way to God through good works. Christianity is God coming to men and women through Jesus Christ offering them a relationship with Himself." The Bible teaches us that we can't earn our salvation through works but by faith through grace. now don't get me wrong, if you are a Christian you will want to work for God, but just doing "Christian" work does not get you into Heaven, it's the relationship with God through Jesus.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Off Schedule Again
Well, what i thought might happen, happened. i went to bowling green to the rocky mountain elk foundation 3-d archery shoot/dinner. i shot the range twice and shot a 150 the first time and a 168 the second time. neither of those scores are too bad for my first time. next time i will be more prepared and think i will do much better. of course i stayed too long and did not get to run today. i am going to try to get the 11 miler done in the morning. i also shot at a "novelty" target they had set up which was a buffalo at 88 yards. out of 12 shots i would have killed the buffalo 5 times, took his manhood once, just wounded him once and totally missed him 5 times (or something like that). my sights are only set to 60 yards, so i had to make some adjustments to shoot him. after i got the first arrow close i put the next 3 out of 4 in the kill zone.
in 3.5 weeks i will be on my way to montana!
Quote O' thu day: "help people reach their full potential." this is one thing i have tried to do after i read the quote in the book The One Minute Manager. i realized that just because someone worked for me, just to get them to do their best job for me was not the ultimate goal. but the ultimate goal would help them to do their best for me. the ultimate goal is to help each employee to reach the fullest potential that they want to reach, and also push them to want to do more than they think they can. The full potential for a technician may be a better technician, a certified technician, or even to go to vet school. whatever they think it is, i want to help them reach it. unless, their goal is to not grow, not get any better, etc. then, if i can't motivate them a little, then i really don't think they belong working for me. but i want to help every employee i can to be reach their maximum potential. sometimes that may mean that they move on because they have outgrown our practice. those are the employees you hate to lose, but it is worth it to see people better themselves.
in 3.5 weeks i will be on my way to montana!
Quote O' thu day: "help people reach their full potential." this is one thing i have tried to do after i read the quote in the book The One Minute Manager. i realized that just because someone worked for me, just to get them to do their best job for me was not the ultimate goal. but the ultimate goal would help them to do their best for me. the ultimate goal is to help each employee to reach the fullest potential that they want to reach, and also push them to want to do more than they think they can. The full potential for a technician may be a better technician, a certified technician, or even to go to vet school. whatever they think it is, i want to help them reach it. unless, their goal is to not grow, not get any better, etc. then, if i can't motivate them a little, then i really don't think they belong working for me. but i want to help every employee i can to be reach their maximum potential. sometimes that may mean that they move on because they have outgrown our practice. those are the employees you hate to lose, but it is worth it to see people better themselves.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Sorry
Sorry to all my faithful followers, my internet was down last night and i was not able to blog. however, it is back tonight and i can fill you in on everything you have missed! not much. i did run last night, i ran 4 miles in 37:46. that gives me a pace of about 9:26 per mile. that is not bad considering i felt like i could not breathe the entire time. i felt like i was running a 10min/mile pace, so i did a little better than i thought, it just seemed so hard. maybe this past weekend took more of a toll on me than i thought. here is the breakdown of the run.
1m: 8:49 (not too bad)
1.5m: 13:26 (4:37)
2m: 18:32 (5:05) (whoa)
2.5m: 23:29 (4:57)
3m: 27:52 (4:23) (pretty good)
4m: 37:46 (9:53)
overall i am pretty happy. tomorrow i am going to a bow shoot in bowling green, it will be good to shoot with a little pressure on (it is competitive). the bad thing is i haven't gotten to shoot all week so i may not do as good as i had hoped but it is mainly for practice for me anyway. anyone want to ride with me just call.
i have to set the record straight. i have been having a discussion the other day with a cousin about something i said on my blog and i want everyone to know exactly what i meant. i made the comment that we are all God's children. what i meant by that was that God is our ancestor because He is our creator and we are made in His image (so we are minutely similar to Him). i guess the discussion is we are not God's children unless we are saved. i was making a conclusion that if a being comes from another being, the first being is the parent. i really meant we all came from God. maybe i should have put it that way. without God there would not be an us. if you are not a Christian you are God's enemy. that is all i will say about that.
the thought of the day: i am tired...no i used that one already. Here is a list from a book called QBQ! The Question Behind the Question. This is the list of the risk of doing nothing:
1m: 8:49 (not too bad)
1.5m: 13:26 (4:37)
2m: 18:32 (5:05) (whoa)
2.5m: 23:29 (4:57)
3m: 27:52 (4:23) (pretty good)
4m: 37:46 (9:53)
overall i am pretty happy. tomorrow i am going to a bow shoot in bowling green, it will be good to shoot with a little pressure on (it is competitive). the bad thing is i haven't gotten to shoot all week so i may not do as good as i had hoped but it is mainly for practice for me anyway. anyone want to ride with me just call.
i have to set the record straight. i have been having a discussion the other day with a cousin about something i said on my blog and i want everyone to know exactly what i meant. i made the comment that we are all God's children. what i meant by that was that God is our ancestor because He is our creator and we are made in His image (so we are minutely similar to Him). i guess the discussion is we are not God's children unless we are saved. i was making a conclusion that if a being comes from another being, the first being is the parent. i really meant we all came from God. maybe i should have put it that way. without God there would not be an us. if you are not a Christian you are God's enemy. that is all i will say about that.
the thought of the day: i am tired...no i used that one already. Here is a list from a book called QBQ! The Question Behind the Question. This is the list of the risk of doing nothing:
- Action, even when it leads to mistakes,brings learning and growth. Inaction brings stagnation and atrophy.
- Action leads us towards solutions. Inaction at best does nothing and holds us in the past.
- Action requires courage. Inaction often indicates fear.
- Action builds confidence; inaction, doubt.
"A friends said, "It's better to be one who is told to wait than one who waits to be told."
hope this motivates you to do more than usual, go the extra mile.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Another Personal Best (or worst, depending on how you see things)
Well tonight was not a good night. i had to do a 5 miler. i really didn't feel like running but had to keep on schedule. so i stretched and started and my legs were so stiff and i could not breathe. to beat that i had rattling in my chest when i was trying to breathe. i was thinking i would take it slow but i took it really slow. i will not post any times but i will say it took me nearly 56 min to jog 5 miles! that is my best time for jogging, however that is my worst time for running (i have never "jogged" 5 miles before). take it however you want. after i stopped i felt so much better, i almost felt like running again to see if i could get a better time. however, i know that right now i can't concentrate on times i have to concentrate on finishing.
i wonder if i am coming down with something. last night i fell asleep very early on the couch even though i didn't feel that tired (hence why i did not blog). then i went to bed and slept until 7:10 this morning. and then i felt so bad during my run. makes me worry a little. and i am about to go to bed in just a few minutes, maybe i just need a little rest after this past weekend.
the thought of the day is this: i am tired. if you are tired you should get more rest. i am going to bed. goodnight. (maybe tomorrow i will be more inspirational)
i wonder if i am coming down with something. last night i fell asleep very early on the couch even though i didn't feel that tired (hence why i did not blog). then i went to bed and slept until 7:10 this morning. and then i felt so bad during my run. makes me worry a little. and i am about to go to bed in just a few minutes, maybe i just need a little rest after this past weekend.
the thought of the day is this: i am tired. if you are tired you should get more rest. i am going to bed. goodnight. (maybe tomorrow i will be more inspirational)
Monday, August 17, 2009
One Rough Weekend
well, i am back. i will give you a very short run down of a very long weekend. friday night left for big south fork, got there and stayed up to 5am talking. slept til 8am, got up, hiked 17 miles with 30-40# backpack, saw some black bears, slept about 8 hours, got up and hiked about 7 miles with pack, .4 miles of which was straight uphill (finished hike early after nearly stepping on copperhead, really about 6 inches from him (the snake is not the reason we finished early)), grilled out, slept 5.5 hours, drove 4 hours home, cleaned up camping stuff, ate a little, went to sam's, ate a little more, shot my bow, ran 4 miles.
my run this afternoon was pretty hard, i guess from the good leg workout over the weekend. here are my times:
1m: 8:54 (pretty good)
1.5m: 13:18 (4:24)
2m: 18:10 (4:51) (pretty slow)
2.5m: 22:59 (4:48)(pretty slow)
3m: 27:19 (4:19)
4m: 37:09 (9:50)(slow, but good for this stretch)
so that gives an overall pace of about 9:17 min/mile. that is not too bad especially after the weekend workout i had.
the quote of the day is from Zeke. he made the comment and then utterly ignored his own advice. "If you pass water and you need water, get water." about 30 min after telling someone this 2 of the people in our group walked past 3 different streams without getting any water. funny thing is, neither had any water with them. so, because of this mistake, we had to walk an extra 4-5 miles on saturday afternoon. so here is my take on the situation: if you NEED something and someone puts it in front of your face offering it to you, take it. forget your pride, if someone wants to help you, let them. (do not take it without their permission and don't take it if they want you to do something that is against your morals, etc).
my run this afternoon was pretty hard, i guess from the good leg workout over the weekend. here are my times:
1m: 8:54 (pretty good)
1.5m: 13:18 (4:24)
2m: 18:10 (4:51) (pretty slow)
2.5m: 22:59 (4:48)(pretty slow)
3m: 27:19 (4:19)
4m: 37:09 (9:50)(slow, but good for this stretch)
so that gives an overall pace of about 9:17 min/mile. that is not too bad especially after the weekend workout i had.
the quote of the day is from Zeke. he made the comment and then utterly ignored his own advice. "If you pass water and you need water, get water." about 30 min after telling someone this 2 of the people in our group walked past 3 different streams without getting any water. funny thing is, neither had any water with them. so, because of this mistake, we had to walk an extra 4-5 miles on saturday afternoon. so here is my take on the situation: if you NEED something and someone puts it in front of your face offering it to you, take it. forget your pride, if someone wants to help you, let them. (do not take it without their permission and don't take it if they want you to do something that is against your morals, etc).
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Gone for the Weekend
today i did it again. i ran another fastest 3 miles. i was worried that i might not be able to since i just ran 5 miles yesterday, but i pushed and pushed and i did it. here are the times:
1m: 8:51 (not too bad)
1.5m: 13:08 (4:16)
2m: 17:26 (4:18)
3m: 26:21 (8:54)
so that gives me a pace of 8:46/mile, my best by far. i did this 3 miles 50 seconds faster than my 3 miles on monday and 33 seconds faster than my previous fastest 3 miles. i am pretty happy right now.
i also got to shoot my bow today. i had to do a little sight adjustment, due to the work i had done on it the other day, but very minor. i took 11 shots at 50 yards, and shot one of my best groups at that range so far. i also shot a little at 20, 30, and 40 yards to make sure it was sighted in. at 50 yards i put 3 arrows in a 3 inch circle and all but 2 of the other arrows very close to the circle. the other 2 arrows would still have been in the kill zone. i can't complain too much about that!
i will be on a hiking trip this weekend so i will not be able to blog. so this will be the last blog until monday. our hiking trip has us doing 10 miles on saturday, 9 miles on sunday, and 1-2 miles on monday. hopefully i will be able to get back on the running schedule even though i will not be taking a rest day on sunday.
the thought of the day comes from several discussions we have had at work recently and from an e-mail i got today that had an inspirational quote in it. the thought is this: i do not care what color of skin a person has, they are still my brother/sister in Christ. Christ does not see people for their color of skin, we are all God's children, all His creation. i would think any non-Jewish Christian would be able to see this because if you remember, the Jews were God's chosen people and His salvation was luckily extended to the gentiles because He loved us ALL. i do not remember reading that the white race was superior in The Bible. if you have any prejudice in your heart you need to get it out NOW. i do not think it is right for minorities always playing that card and trying to use it to take advantage of another race, but man, we are all people, lets just love and respect each other. i would think with the intelligence we have in the world now racism would cease to exist. but i guess when you have pride and self love in the world evil will be there too (or maybe it's the other way around).
1m: 8:51 (not too bad)
1.5m: 13:08 (4:16)
2m: 17:26 (4:18)
3m: 26:21 (8:54)
so that gives me a pace of 8:46/mile, my best by far. i did this 3 miles 50 seconds faster than my 3 miles on monday and 33 seconds faster than my previous fastest 3 miles. i am pretty happy right now.
i also got to shoot my bow today. i had to do a little sight adjustment, due to the work i had done on it the other day, but very minor. i took 11 shots at 50 yards, and shot one of my best groups at that range so far. i also shot a little at 20, 30, and 40 yards to make sure it was sighted in. at 50 yards i put 3 arrows in a 3 inch circle and all but 2 of the other arrows very close to the circle. the other 2 arrows would still have been in the kill zone. i can't complain too much about that!
i will be on a hiking trip this weekend so i will not be able to blog. so this will be the last blog until monday. our hiking trip has us doing 10 miles on saturday, 9 miles on sunday, and 1-2 miles on monday. hopefully i will be able to get back on the running schedule even though i will not be taking a rest day on sunday.
the thought of the day comes from several discussions we have had at work recently and from an e-mail i got today that had an inspirational quote in it. the thought is this: i do not care what color of skin a person has, they are still my brother/sister in Christ. Christ does not see people for their color of skin, we are all God's children, all His creation. i would think any non-Jewish Christian would be able to see this because if you remember, the Jews were God's chosen people and His salvation was luckily extended to the gentiles because He loved us ALL. i do not remember reading that the white race was superior in The Bible. if you have any prejudice in your heart you need to get it out NOW. i do not think it is right for minorities always playing that card and trying to use it to take advantage of another race, but man, we are all people, lets just love and respect each other. i would think with the intelligence we have in the world now racism would cease to exist. but i guess when you have pride and self love in the world evil will be there too (or maybe it's the other way around).
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
I Know I'm Bad, But Am I Scary
i got my 5 miles in this afternoon. thankfully it seemed a lot cooler than my last couple of runs. if you are interested, here are my times:
1m: 9:12
1.5m: 13:39 (4:27)
2m: 18:21 (4:41) (way slow)
2.5m: 22:56 (4:35)
3m: 27:32 (4:35)
3.5m: 32:06 (4:34)
4m: 36:27 (4:20)
5m: 45:20 (8:53)
so my overall pace was 9:04/mile. not too bad. for some reason i slowed up between 1.5 and 2 miles, or else i would've had a pace under 9min/mile. anyway, i am pleased. 5 miles is easier now than i ever thought it would. after running the 8 miler on sat i have started losing a little weight too. somehow i dropped 5 pounds since sat. that doesn't really sound healthy but i have been eating and drinking just like normal.
the thought for the day comes from personal experience. i have noticed at work (and have talked about in the blog) that people sometimes go around me when they have a question or need. they even do this when i am the person who could best answer their question or fulfill their need. i think sometimes people are looking for the path of least resistance, and i don't believe in doing things half way. however, sometimes i feel like (or know) that some people are scared of me. i do not try to be scary. as a matter of fact i try to help everyone in anyone way i can. i try to show appreciation by giving employees new benefits, buying them treats, letting them have time off for personal stuff, etc. i almost feel a little ashamed when i hear they are scared of me, and a little hurt when they feel like they can't ask me the questions. and i guess i am probably a little quiet and to the point a lot. but i feel like i do try to have fun with and respect all the employees. maybe the employees just go around me to someone they know will give them the answer they want 99 percent of the time without thinking things through. oh well, i guess all i can do is try to be humble and serve them while leading them (i thought this is what i was doing, maybe i'm just not good at it). any suggestions welcomed.
1m: 9:12
1.5m: 13:39 (4:27)
2m: 18:21 (4:41) (way slow)
2.5m: 22:56 (4:35)
3m: 27:32 (4:35)
3.5m: 32:06 (4:34)
4m: 36:27 (4:20)
5m: 45:20 (8:53)
so my overall pace was 9:04/mile. not too bad. for some reason i slowed up between 1.5 and 2 miles, or else i would've had a pace under 9min/mile. anyway, i am pleased. 5 miles is easier now than i ever thought it would. after running the 8 miler on sat i have started losing a little weight too. somehow i dropped 5 pounds since sat. that doesn't really sound healthy but i have been eating and drinking just like normal.
the thought for the day comes from personal experience. i have noticed at work (and have talked about in the blog) that people sometimes go around me when they have a question or need. they even do this when i am the person who could best answer their question or fulfill their need. i think sometimes people are looking for the path of least resistance, and i don't believe in doing things half way. however, sometimes i feel like (or know) that some people are scared of me. i do not try to be scary. as a matter of fact i try to help everyone in anyone way i can. i try to show appreciation by giving employees new benefits, buying them treats, letting them have time off for personal stuff, etc. i almost feel a little ashamed when i hear they are scared of me, and a little hurt when they feel like they can't ask me the questions. and i guess i am probably a little quiet and to the point a lot. but i feel like i do try to have fun with and respect all the employees. maybe the employees just go around me to someone they know will give them the answer they want 99 percent of the time without thinking things through. oh well, i guess all i can do is try to be humble and serve them while leading them (i thought this is what i was doing, maybe i'm just not good at it). any suggestions welcomed.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Maybe I Think Too Much (Classic Philosophical Questions)
i did not have to run today, it was a rest day. i do have to fit 5 miles in tomorrow. i think i will try to sleep in and run tomorrow afternoon. i was up late last night with the dog barking about every hour to keep me awake, i am a little tired today. i didn't shoot my bow today either, we had to go out to eat lunch since it is my cousin's last week at work before he gets ready to leave for school. i am hoping i can get a good night's rest tonight (even though i am on call) so i will be well rested for the run tomorrow.
don't really have much to say today. i have gotten a little more feedback on the blog since i posted it on facebook. i always like feedback, i think i just like hearing what others have to say about my posts and the occasional joke i get. Sheri said the title to one of my last posts did not describe me (short and sweet). i guess she has a point, i am average height.
"It is good to rub and polish our brains against that of others." Michel de Montaigne i really like this quote. i think these days too many people want the easy answer, want a quick way out....without thinking too much about it. some people think i am argumentative because when i am asked a question i usually respond with a question and then get into a discussion. sometimes i do it so that the people will realize the process of thinking a thing through. another reason is because a lot of times people ask me a question without giving me, what i feel, is enough info to answer the question. this disgruntles many people because they want a quick fix, a quick answer. most people do not want to think things through. when i am asked a question i try to think of all the possibilities and all the possible answers. this leads to many people asking someone else now for their quick fix. many times i hear someone ask a question to a fellow employee that was originally supposed to be asked to me. then i hear the other employee giving a quick answer and they both go on about their business. it kind of upsets me to hear people give these quick answers just to make someone happy for the short term. i like discussions because i can plead my case and they can plead theirs and we both go away smarter. however, other people don't like this because it causes them to think and sometimes it can seem like i am trying to prove them wrong. i can't tell you how many times i have completely changed my opinion on something by having one of these discussions. it just seems these days most people aren't trying to dive into the deeper meanings of life. kind of upsetting, what a waste.
don't really have much to say today. i have gotten a little more feedback on the blog since i posted it on facebook. i always like feedback, i think i just like hearing what others have to say about my posts and the occasional joke i get. Sheri said the title to one of my last posts did not describe me (short and sweet). i guess she has a point, i am average height.
"It is good to rub and polish our brains against that of others." Michel de Montaigne i really like this quote. i think these days too many people want the easy answer, want a quick way out....without thinking too much about it. some people think i am argumentative because when i am asked a question i usually respond with a question and then get into a discussion. sometimes i do it so that the people will realize the process of thinking a thing through. another reason is because a lot of times people ask me a question without giving me, what i feel, is enough info to answer the question. this disgruntles many people because they want a quick fix, a quick answer. most people do not want to think things through. when i am asked a question i try to think of all the possibilities and all the possible answers. this leads to many people asking someone else now for their quick fix. many times i hear someone ask a question to a fellow employee that was originally supposed to be asked to me. then i hear the other employee giving a quick answer and they both go on about their business. it kind of upsets me to hear people give these quick answers just to make someone happy for the short term. i like discussions because i can plead my case and they can plead theirs and we both go away smarter. however, other people don't like this because it causes them to think and sometimes it can seem like i am trying to prove them wrong. i can't tell you how many times i have completely changed my opinion on something by having one of these discussions. it just seems these days most people aren't trying to dive into the deeper meanings of life. kind of upsetting, what a waste.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Heat, Heat, Go Away
today i didn't get near as much done as i wanted (do i ever). i shot my bow then i did get the badly needed hair cut, then got a minor adjustment made to my bow. then i had to go to work on my day off (only for about 2 hours), then i had to go shopping for things for the new clinic. then i came home and shot my bow a little more. when i had waited as long as i could for it to cool off i went for a run. it was another hot and humid run. however, i did beat my personal best by 1 second. so i had my second run of 3 miles in less than 27 minutes, but it took everything i had today. at one point, just over 1.5 miles, i was running close to the shoulder of the road to stay away from the cars and stepped 1/2 way on/off the road. somehow i didn't fall and didn't even hurt my ankle. i think jason from friday the 13th is following me around, i keep getting these stabbing pains, today it was up under my ribs. it has been a long time since i have felt that, and it usually comes when i am trying to run too fast.
i shot my bow a total of 28 times at 60 yards, 20 times at 50 yards and 30 times at 30 yards. pretty good day as far as that goes.
J told me he ran a little today. i think it was a bad to start, with the heat and humidity, but if he could run today, he shouldn't have any problems getting back into it.
"There was no doubt, that if faith did not fail, God would not fail." this is a quote from Hudson Taylor (i really recommend reading his biography and any other book you can find about him). to me this quote is saying that if my faith does not fail i can accomplish the task because God will never fail. God has many constants in His character. one of those constants is NEVER failing. once again, i believe you do have to be doing God's will for this to be true. although, sometimes it has seemed i had so much faith in something that i "faithed" it to be true. but i do not think that was the case, even though it sure seemed like it. so, stay in God's will and never doubt your all powerful and all knowing and all loving God and see how many more things you can accomplish that once seemed impossible.
i shot my bow a total of 28 times at 60 yards, 20 times at 50 yards and 30 times at 30 yards. pretty good day as far as that goes.
J told me he ran a little today. i think it was a bad to start, with the heat and humidity, but if he could run today, he shouldn't have any problems getting back into it.
"There was no doubt, that if faith did not fail, God would not fail." this is a quote from Hudson Taylor (i really recommend reading his biography and any other book you can find about him). to me this quote is saying that if my faith does not fail i can accomplish the task because God will never fail. God has many constants in His character. one of those constants is NEVER failing. once again, i believe you do have to be doing God's will for this to be true. although, sometimes it has seemed i had so much faith in something that i "faithed" it to be true. but i do not think that was the case, even though it sure seemed like it. so, stay in God's will and never doubt your all powerful and all knowing and all loving God and see how many more things you can accomplish that once seemed impossible.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Short and Sweet (no, not me the blog)
ahhh, today was a much needed rest day. my legs felt good when i went to bed last night, but during the night they got so stiff and achy, it was a little hard to sleep. this morning was a little rough trying to get up and down the steps, but my knees warmed up after a little.
i did shoot my bow 22 times today at 30 yards. i am going to try and go to the range tomorrow and shoot longer distances for a good while. i need to get a haircut too. and tomorrow starts another week of running. i think tomorrow is 3 miles, i will have to check the schedule. i think i have gotten all the maps i need for montana (just ordered the last one). i have a few more things to buy before i go. it is getting close. i leave in about 5 weeks!
the thought for the day is this: it is never too late and you are never too "bad" to accept Christ as your Lord and Savior. i want everyone that reads this (and many many more) to be with me in Heaven. i am sure most of you reading this know that already, but just thought i would throw it out there.
i did shoot my bow 22 times today at 30 yards. i am going to try and go to the range tomorrow and shoot longer distances for a good while. i need to get a haircut too. and tomorrow starts another week of running. i think tomorrow is 3 miles, i will have to check the schedule. i think i have gotten all the maps i need for montana (just ordered the last one). i have a few more things to buy before i go. it is getting close. i leave in about 5 weeks!
the thought for the day is this: it is never too late and you are never too "bad" to accept Christ as your Lord and Savior. i want everyone that reads this (and many many more) to be with me in Heaven. i am sure most of you reading this know that already, but just thought i would throw it out there.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
More Personal Bests and Sharp Knives
ok, i know i let some of you down by not blogging at all yesterday. and i know some of you are thinking did he get his run in yesterday morning (i know no one is really thinking that, but thought it would be funny if you thought i thought that for a minute, too many thoughts, huh). well, the answer to your question is yes. i did get the 3 mile run in yesterday in 27:10. not my best, but pretty close. i did run the last mile in the fastest time i have ever ran that segment by 20 seconds. i also got my 8 mile run in this afternoon, and i can i say, it was not fun.
to start out i had a few things going against me. this was the furthest i had ever ran in my entire life, at one time. it was the hottest temp i have ran in all year, as well as being the most humid. i had to carry 2L of water on my back (for the first time) due to the length of the run so i didn't get dehydrated. and for the first time all year, i felt like the run was 90% uphill, the other 10% felt level, in other words, i didn't feel like i was running downhill at all. just after 1.5 miles my right shin got a knife stabbed in it, i couldn't find the knife but i know it had to be there. finally around 4 miles the pain went away, somehow. then, just before 6 miles, the knife fell out and i stepped on it and it drove up into my left plantar tendon. at 7 miles i could feel a blister starting on my right big toe. at 8 miles i have never felt so relieved to just be able to walk. i know i complain a lot. but that is one reason i run, to see how much pain i can overcome, to see how i can mentally overcome obstacles. when i get to montana and get back in the mountains by myself, it will be a big mental game. here are my times:
1m: 9:40
1.5m: 14:21 (4:41) (severe shin splint)
2m: 19:33 (5:11)
2.5m: 24:26 (4:53)
3m: 29:21 (4:54)
3.5m: 34.22 (5:00)
4m: 39:07 (4:45)
4.5m: 44:10 (5:02) (shin pain gone)
5m: 49:25 (5:15)
5.5m: 54:42 (5:16)
6m: 59:50 (5:07) (ipod dies)
6.5m: 1:05.18 (5:28) (severe foot pain)
7m: 1:10.22 (5:03) (big toe blister)
8m: 1:21.27 (11:05)
i deliberately started out at a slower pace than usual, didn't want to wear myself out, especially with the heat and humidity. i was trying to do the whole thing in 76 minutes, if i could, but decided i would be happy for a pace of 10min/mile or a total of 80 minutes. during the run i decided i would be happy just to finish. i never had the feeling that i would not finish, just some aches and pains here and there. so my pace was a little over 10min/mile. i think on a cooler, less humid day i could do it in 76 min. i did find that it was a good thing that i have not trimmed my mustache in a while, it caught 2 bugs that i normally would have had to swallow!
so now i am at home (almost 2 hours after the run) and i am getting a little stiff, but i feel great otherwise. i had 2 pieces of pizza after i finished the run, usually i would eat 4-5. my first thought was, there goes that 8 miler (but i ate them anyway because i was really hungry).
all during the run i had to keep focused on the saying that i have mentioned before "relentless forward progress." it really kept me moving no matter how bad my shin or foot hurt. crazy what a simple idea in your head can do.
i do want to say congrats to Todd who ran a 7k today despite hurting his ankle.
"Dread of death ends when you know heaven is your true home." this is another quote from Max Lucado's Come Thirsty. and i like this quote because i see so many Christians who either do not realize Heaven is their true home or they do not realize the fullness of heaven. there is a (pop) country song that says "Lord I want to go to heaven...but I don't want to go right now." whoever wrote that song fell under one of those 2 categories. i do not care how much fun or joy you have or are having, it can't compare to the joy of heaven in any aspect, no not one. so, live life to the fullest while you are here, enjoy every moment, serve God with every chance possible. stay here on earth as long as He allows you to be here serving Him. but, optimistically and joyfully await the minute that He takes you to your real home. every year i can't wait for the start of turkey and deer season, and once again this year, the first day i will get to elk hunt. if those things bring me such joy, knowing what Heaven is (as much as He has revealed to me anyway) how much more do i long to be there? I think if non-Christians could see this portrayed in Christian lives it might give them some desire to learn about our God and our true home. but why would they care if we are so caught up in other things. Salvador has a song called "How Far is Heaven." whenever i hear it i get a grin on my face and wonder when am i going home, it brightens my day and gives me hope.
to start out i had a few things going against me. this was the furthest i had ever ran in my entire life, at one time. it was the hottest temp i have ran in all year, as well as being the most humid. i had to carry 2L of water on my back (for the first time) due to the length of the run so i didn't get dehydrated. and for the first time all year, i felt like the run was 90% uphill, the other 10% felt level, in other words, i didn't feel like i was running downhill at all. just after 1.5 miles my right shin got a knife stabbed in it, i couldn't find the knife but i know it had to be there. finally around 4 miles the pain went away, somehow. then, just before 6 miles, the knife fell out and i stepped on it and it drove up into my left plantar tendon. at 7 miles i could feel a blister starting on my right big toe. at 8 miles i have never felt so relieved to just be able to walk. i know i complain a lot. but that is one reason i run, to see how much pain i can overcome, to see how i can mentally overcome obstacles. when i get to montana and get back in the mountains by myself, it will be a big mental game. here are my times:
1m: 9:40
1.5m: 14:21 (4:41) (severe shin splint)
2m: 19:33 (5:11)
2.5m: 24:26 (4:53)
3m: 29:21 (4:54)
3.5m: 34.22 (5:00)
4m: 39:07 (4:45)
4.5m: 44:10 (5:02) (shin pain gone)
5m: 49:25 (5:15)
5.5m: 54:42 (5:16)
6m: 59:50 (5:07) (ipod dies)
6.5m: 1:05.18 (5:28) (severe foot pain)
7m: 1:10.22 (5:03) (big toe blister)
8m: 1:21.27 (11:05)
i deliberately started out at a slower pace than usual, didn't want to wear myself out, especially with the heat and humidity. i was trying to do the whole thing in 76 minutes, if i could, but decided i would be happy for a pace of 10min/mile or a total of 80 minutes. during the run i decided i would be happy just to finish. i never had the feeling that i would not finish, just some aches and pains here and there. so my pace was a little over 10min/mile. i think on a cooler, less humid day i could do it in 76 min. i did find that it was a good thing that i have not trimmed my mustache in a while, it caught 2 bugs that i normally would have had to swallow!
so now i am at home (almost 2 hours after the run) and i am getting a little stiff, but i feel great otherwise. i had 2 pieces of pizza after i finished the run, usually i would eat 4-5. my first thought was, there goes that 8 miler (but i ate them anyway because i was really hungry).
all during the run i had to keep focused on the saying that i have mentioned before "relentless forward progress." it really kept me moving no matter how bad my shin or foot hurt. crazy what a simple idea in your head can do.
i do want to say congrats to Todd who ran a 7k today despite hurting his ankle.
"Dread of death ends when you know heaven is your true home." this is another quote from Max Lucado's Come Thirsty. and i like this quote because i see so many Christians who either do not realize Heaven is their true home or they do not realize the fullness of heaven. there is a (pop) country song that says "Lord I want to go to heaven...but I don't want to go right now." whoever wrote that song fell under one of those 2 categories. i do not care how much fun or joy you have or are having, it can't compare to the joy of heaven in any aspect, no not one. so, live life to the fullest while you are here, enjoy every moment, serve God with every chance possible. stay here on earth as long as He allows you to be here serving Him. but, optimistically and joyfully await the minute that He takes you to your real home. every year i can't wait for the start of turkey and deer season, and once again this year, the first day i will get to elk hunt. if those things bring me such joy, knowing what Heaven is (as much as He has revealed to me anyway) how much more do i long to be there? I think if non-Christians could see this portrayed in Christian lives it might give them some desire to learn about our God and our true home. but why would they care if we are so caught up in other things. Salvador has a song called "How Far is Heaven." whenever i hear it i get a grin on my face and wonder when am i going home, it brightens my day and gives me hope.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
I'm Bad
this morning i got up and ran my 5 miles before work. there was a time when i might have wondered if i would ever run 5 miles again in my life, and now i ran it before work. this is so unlike me. i guess elk and a crazy comment by a cousin can make you do weird things. i ran the 5 miles at a pace just over 9:33 min/mile, not too bad. in the morning i need to run 3 miles to get back on track.
i remember back in vet school Robert would have a hard time getting me to run 3 miles with him, and an even harder time getting me to finish. i think because then i was on a vegan diet and didn't have the energy. luckily i quit that, pretty quick.
here is a quote for the day, from one of the songs on my playlist on emily's ipod: "you say the sky's the limit, but to me that's really true..."
can anyone guess who sings that song, i'll give a hint at the end (i guess i have already). to me that quote is talking about the people who say the sky is the limit because it is the right thing to say, not because they believe it. i believe it. i hope everyone reading this believes that what people may tell you is impossible may not be. with God all things are possible. this is not saying that God will allow you to do anything, but i believe God will help us accomplish many things in life that many others will tell you are impossible. so do not listen to the negativity of people, listen to the optimism of God. I can't tell you how many patients are alive today because i refused to listen to people tell me there was no chance for the patient to survive. they were right in one aspect, if i didn't try, there was no chance for the patient. however, because the owner and i were willing to try we were able to save their pet. now i am not saying i save them all, i probably don't even save 1/2 of the really critical patients, but to the ones i do save, i know the owner is extremely appreciative (and i like to think the pet is too). so, the next time someone tells you that you can't do something that you believe you can do, tell them you can do it because....(wait for it...wait for it..) "I'm Bad!"
i remember back in vet school Robert would have a hard time getting me to run 3 miles with him, and an even harder time getting me to finish. i think because then i was on a vegan diet and didn't have the energy. luckily i quit that, pretty quick.
here is a quote for the day, from one of the songs on my playlist on emily's ipod: "you say the sky's the limit, but to me that's really true..."
can anyone guess who sings that song, i'll give a hint at the end (i guess i have already). to me that quote is talking about the people who say the sky is the limit because it is the right thing to say, not because they believe it. i believe it. i hope everyone reading this believes that what people may tell you is impossible may not be. with God all things are possible. this is not saying that God will allow you to do anything, but i believe God will help us accomplish many things in life that many others will tell you are impossible. so do not listen to the negativity of people, listen to the optimism of God. I can't tell you how many patients are alive today because i refused to listen to people tell me there was no chance for the patient to survive. they were right in one aspect, if i didn't try, there was no chance for the patient. however, because the owner and i were willing to try we were able to save their pet. now i am not saying i save them all, i probably don't even save 1/2 of the really critical patients, but to the ones i do save, i know the owner is extremely appreciative (and i like to think the pet is too). so, the next time someone tells you that you can't do something that you believe you can do, tell them you can do it because....(wait for it...wait for it..) "I'm Bad!"
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Way Off Track
tonight i was at work late again, and no shannan it was not because i was harvesting crops. i did that after it was already too late to run. so i did not run tonight. i am a little leery about running at night now since a guy tried to hit me the other night. it was about dusk and he was in a black truck and kept edging closer and closer until i had to jump off the road and into the ditch, no cars were coming the other direction either. but i think i can run tomorrow and friday mornings and get the long run in on sat. evening. if anyone is reading this at about 5:30am thurs. morning (cst) feel free to call and wake me up.
i have been having a hard time this week trying to get everything in. i knew i would have an occasional week like this, so i don't feel that bad. but if i can get all of my running in that will be one more hurdle i have overcome.
i am still waiting on Todd to answer some questions i sent him on facebook about running, he keeps promising me i will get an answer soon ;) I am also not sure what to do next weekend when zeke and i are going camping. we will leave sat and get back mon. good enough to miss my long run of that week. i guess i could just stay on schedule for the days i have missed and then it would probably all even out. i am sure i will be ok, it's only a marathon.
tonight i will talk on a topic i don't think i have discussed before, worry. "God offers you just that: the possibility of a worry-free life. Not just less worry, but no worry." studies have shown this about the things we worry about:
40% never happen
30% are about unchangeable deeds of the past
12% focus on opinions of others that can't be controlled
10% center on personal health (which worsens when we worry)
8% concern real problems we can influence
so 92% of our worries can't possibly change a thing! "not only is worry irrelevant, doing nothing; worry is irreverent, distrusting God." "Rather than take away tomorrow's trouble, worry voids today's strength." these quotes and stats are taken from Come Thirsty by Max Lucado. when i read this chapter i came up with the thought that worry doesn't increase life, it decreases it. because you worry trying to figure out what you are going to do about this or that and you put life on hold. this does come back to a previous topic, fear. and we all know what happens when you live in fear, you aren't really living, you are merely existing. we all know that if you wrap yourself into something that is bad, you live a bad life. trust in The Lord. He is your strength and fortress. no matter what he allows to happen to you, it is the best for you. this leads me to my all time favorite verse, "The Lord is my light and my salvation- whom shall i fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life- of whom shall i be afraid." Psalm 27.1 if you like that at all read the rest of Psalms 27, then you will definitely be able to get one of those stickers for your car and flaunt it truthfully "No Fear." (i have a couple of the shirts too if anyone would like to borrow one to show off your new found confidence) :)
i have been having a hard time this week trying to get everything in. i knew i would have an occasional week like this, so i don't feel that bad. but if i can get all of my running in that will be one more hurdle i have overcome.
i am still waiting on Todd to answer some questions i sent him on facebook about running, he keeps promising me i will get an answer soon ;) I am also not sure what to do next weekend when zeke and i are going camping. we will leave sat and get back mon. good enough to miss my long run of that week. i guess i could just stay on schedule for the days i have missed and then it would probably all even out. i am sure i will be ok, it's only a marathon.
tonight i will talk on a topic i don't think i have discussed before, worry. "God offers you just that: the possibility of a worry-free life. Not just less worry, but no worry." studies have shown this about the things we worry about:
40% never happen
30% are about unchangeable deeds of the past
12% focus on opinions of others that can't be controlled
10% center on personal health (which worsens when we worry)
8% concern real problems we can influence
so 92% of our worries can't possibly change a thing! "not only is worry irrelevant, doing nothing; worry is irreverent, distrusting God." "Rather than take away tomorrow's trouble, worry voids today's strength." these quotes and stats are taken from Come Thirsty by Max Lucado. when i read this chapter i came up with the thought that worry doesn't increase life, it decreases it. because you worry trying to figure out what you are going to do about this or that and you put life on hold. this does come back to a previous topic, fear. and we all know what happens when you live in fear, you aren't really living, you are merely existing. we all know that if you wrap yourself into something that is bad, you live a bad life. trust in The Lord. He is your strength and fortress. no matter what he allows to happen to you, it is the best for you. this leads me to my all time favorite verse, "The Lord is my light and my salvation- whom shall i fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life- of whom shall i be afraid." Psalm 27.1 if you like that at all read the rest of Psalms 27, then you will definitely be able to get one of those stickers for your car and flaunt it truthfully "No Fear." (i have a couple of the shirts too if anyone would like to borrow one to show off your new found confidence) :)
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
On Call Again and Another Personal Best
here i am on call for the 5th night out of 8 nights. i did get to run this morning, 3 miles. guess what. my last 3 miler i finished in just under 28 minutes, which was my fastest to that point. this one i finished in just under 27 minutes! it would have been a little faster too but i had to wait on a truck to pass bye. i did not get to shoot my bow today. i was going to at lunch then some co-workers wanted to go to lunch. then i was going after work and the range was closed, then i thought i would come home and shoot and a horrible thunderstorm started. which was o.k. because i immediately got a call and had to see 2 emergencies in a row and just got home at about 11pm. i do have to run 5 miles tomorrow to stay on track. hopefully it will not rain me out.
"Enemy-occupied territory- that is what the world is." C.S. Lewis. this is one of the unique truths in the the Christian life. everyone who is not a Christian is against is, and many do not even know it. the ones that do not know it may be the worst enemies. because they are nice and teach us to be tolerant of others' non-Christian beliefs. Jesus was not tolerant of others beliefs, those beliefs are the beliefs that get people into hell, no matter how nice they are. so, we have to always remember, every non-Christian in the world is against us, AND that we have to love them. "for if we make friends of our enemies, are we not destroying them?" so many times we want to follow along with the world and its popular views, and one of those views is that nice people go to heaven. but that is not true. those who are saved by God through Jesus go to heaven, no one else. i challenge everyone reading this to pray for the lost this week, in general, and pick one individual out and pray for them all week long. also pray for compassion and understanding of the lost. pray too for the end of tolerance by Christians, the lost are depending on each one of us!
"Enemy-occupied territory- that is what the world is." C.S. Lewis. this is one of the unique truths in the the Christian life. everyone who is not a Christian is against is, and many do not even know it. the ones that do not know it may be the worst enemies. because they are nice and teach us to be tolerant of others' non-Christian beliefs. Jesus was not tolerant of others beliefs, those beliefs are the beliefs that get people into hell, no matter how nice they are. so, we have to always remember, every non-Christian in the world is against us, AND that we have to love them. "for if we make friends of our enemies, are we not destroying them?" so many times we want to follow along with the world and its popular views, and one of those views is that nice people go to heaven. but that is not true. those who are saved by God through Jesus go to heaven, no one else. i challenge everyone reading this to pray for the lost this week, in general, and pick one individual out and pray for them all week long. also pray for compassion and understanding of the lost. pray too for the end of tolerance by Christians, the lost are depending on each one of us!
Monday, August 3, 2009
Too Busy?
To add to yesterday, i did get to shoot my bow 36 times at 30 yards, again, i would like to shoot at further distances but i will take it for now. however, the hunting trip is getting close and i need to be shooting longer distances from here on out to help me get better at the shorter distances.
today Zeke and i went to union city, tn to go to a hunting store there that i have heard a lot about. then we went to walmart, then to hulme's sporting goods in paris. then we went to Zeke's dad's house to shoot some skeet. finally i got home and i just had time to shoot my bow 3 rounds (34 shots because i shot the end off of an arrow on the first round). so, i did not get to run today. i was a little bummed out. that means i will have to try and run 3 days in a row, tues, wed, and thurs. 3,5,3 miles respectively. i think i will be able to do it just fine. 3 miles doesn't bother me near what it use to. hopefully the 5 miles in the middle will not put too much of a strain on me. then i will have a break before i have to run 8 miles on saturday.
i have been trying to eat better lately but being on call doesn't help.
here are a few quotes from one of my favorite books, Wild at Heart, by John Eldredge: "Choose the path of humility; don't be a self-promoter, a glad-hander, a poser. Climb down the ladder; ... treat your secretary like she's more important than you; look to be the servant of all." "The world of posers is shaken by a real man. They'll do whatever it takes to get you back in line-threaten you, bribe you, seduce you, undermine you. They crucified Jesus. But it didn't work, did it? You must let your strength show up... Many of us have actually been afraid to let our strength show up because the world doesn't have a place for it. Fine. The world's screwed up. Let people feel the weight of who you are and let them deal with it." these two quotes are almost opposing. but not really. one is saying to be humble to God's people, basically love them all. but at the same time do not let the world judge what is right. you live how God would want you to live, do what God wants you to do. the people who oppose you will probably only get stronger against you. but all of those on the sidelines watching will hopefully see that just because the majority of worldly people says something is the way it should be, doesn't mean that is the right way. remember a quote from a few blogs ago, "even if 4 million people believe in a dumb idea, it is still a dumb idea." so live to love and serve others while maintaining your Christian morals and values and stand up for what you believe is right, no matter how influential or powerful the people against you may be. (i think i sometimes have a way of being over dramatic).
today Zeke and i went to union city, tn to go to a hunting store there that i have heard a lot about. then we went to walmart, then to hulme's sporting goods in paris. then we went to Zeke's dad's house to shoot some skeet. finally i got home and i just had time to shoot my bow 3 rounds (34 shots because i shot the end off of an arrow on the first round). so, i did not get to run today. i was a little bummed out. that means i will have to try and run 3 days in a row, tues, wed, and thurs. 3,5,3 miles respectively. i think i will be able to do it just fine. 3 miles doesn't bother me near what it use to. hopefully the 5 miles in the middle will not put too much of a strain on me. then i will have a break before i have to run 8 miles on saturday.
i have been trying to eat better lately but being on call doesn't help.
here are a few quotes from one of my favorite books, Wild at Heart, by John Eldredge: "Choose the path of humility; don't be a self-promoter, a glad-hander, a poser. Climb down the ladder; ... treat your secretary like she's more important than you; look to be the servant of all." "The world of posers is shaken by a real man. They'll do whatever it takes to get you back in line-threaten you, bribe you, seduce you, undermine you. They crucified Jesus. But it didn't work, did it? You must let your strength show up... Many of us have actually been afraid to let our strength show up because the world doesn't have a place for it. Fine. The world's screwed up. Let people feel the weight of who you are and let them deal with it." these two quotes are almost opposing. but not really. one is saying to be humble to God's people, basically love them all. but at the same time do not let the world judge what is right. you live how God would want you to live, do what God wants you to do. the people who oppose you will probably only get stronger against you. but all of those on the sidelines watching will hopefully see that just because the majority of worldly people says something is the way it should be, doesn't mean that is the right way. remember a quote from a few blogs ago, "even if 4 million people believe in a dumb idea, it is still a dumb idea." so live to love and serve others while maintaining your Christian morals and values and stand up for what you believe is right, no matter how influential or powerful the people against you may be. (i think i sometimes have a way of being over dramatic).
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Another Personal Best!
yesterday i ran for the longest distance/time that i ever have to this point. i ran for 7 miles and here is a break down of the times:
1 mile: 9 min 11 sec
1.5miles: 13min 33 sec (4:22)
2 miles: 18 min 26 sec (4:52)
2.5 miles: 23 min 10 sec (4:44)
3 miles: 27 min 54 sec (4:43)
3.5 miles: 32 min 39 sec (4:44)
4 miles: 37 min 37 sec (4:58)
4.5 miles: 42 min 22 sec(4:45)
5 miles: 47 min 6 sec(4:44)
5.5 miles: 52 min 04 sec(4:57)
6 miles: 56 min 42 sec(4:38)
7 miles: 66 min 54 sec(10:11)
so my pace for the entire run was right at 9:30/mile. i do not think that is too bad. you can see my last mile was by far the slowest at 10min 11 sec, that was one minute slower that the first mile. i was hoping to do the 7 miles in 63 minutes or so, i was not too far off that pace. actually, at 3.5 miles i was at a 9:20 pace. the second half kind of kicked my tail (except from 5.5 to 6 miles which was one of my fastest paces for a half mile, weird).
of course when i got in last night i was too tired to blog, or anything else. luckily i did not get any calls for emergencies during my run, or after. i do have to meet a lady at the clinic at 12:30pm today to look at her dog's eye. hopefully i can get through church without any calls.
thought of the day: this is a quote from Teddy Roosevelt "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat."
i think i like this quote because it is so graphic. i can just picture the guy with the dirty face, giving all he's got, and just hoping he will be the victor, wanting to get in there and help him. then i think i want this guy to be me, i want to be him, in something i care so much about that i give all i have fighting for it.
1 mile: 9 min 11 sec
1.5miles: 13min 33 sec (4:22)
2 miles: 18 min 26 sec (4:52)
2.5 miles: 23 min 10 sec (4:44)
3 miles: 27 min 54 sec (4:43)
3.5 miles: 32 min 39 sec (4:44)
4 miles: 37 min 37 sec (4:58)
4.5 miles: 42 min 22 sec(4:45)
5 miles: 47 min 6 sec(4:44)
5.5 miles: 52 min 04 sec(4:57)
6 miles: 56 min 42 sec(4:38)
7 miles: 66 min 54 sec(10:11)
so my pace for the entire run was right at 9:30/mile. i do not think that is too bad. you can see my last mile was by far the slowest at 10min 11 sec, that was one minute slower that the first mile. i was hoping to do the 7 miles in 63 minutes or so, i was not too far off that pace. actually, at 3.5 miles i was at a 9:20 pace. the second half kind of kicked my tail (except from 5.5 to 6 miles which was one of my fastest paces for a half mile, weird).
of course when i got in last night i was too tired to blog, or anything else. luckily i did not get any calls for emergencies during my run, or after. i do have to meet a lady at the clinic at 12:30pm today to look at her dog's eye. hopefully i can get through church without any calls.
thought of the day: this is a quote from Teddy Roosevelt "It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly...who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who have never known neither victory nor defeat."
i think i like this quote because it is so graphic. i can just picture the guy with the dirty face, giving all he's got, and just hoping he will be the victor, wanting to get in there and help him. then i think i want this guy to be me, i want to be him, in something i care so much about that i give all i have fighting for it.
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