2007 OSU Cabin Fever 5K

Ran this morning with Steph -- it was her first 5K! She actually did pretty well -- 88th out of 140 runners. My race however was a lot different. I went into the race half-heartedly thinking I could break 20 minutes. I ran a miserable 21:17 to place 14th out of 140. Several factors combined to bring my demise: Huge meal the night before, lack of proper conditioning, smoking, and lack of sleep. Overall this run was a slap in the face for me -- a wakeup call to get off my lazy ass and make it happen. I should consistently run sub-20's at this point. The only one I have to blame is myself. That's the way it is with everything actually -- it all comes down to how hard you work. I can't expect to run 15 junk miles a week with no interval training and magically be fast. I need to get a purpose.

Barley's growing up..

You might have remembered that 6 months ago I got a puppy. Now that puppy is pushing 40 lbs and he's a terror. The only one that can really keep him in line is his mom Stephanie. Today I had the day off so I took him up to the dog park at Alum Creek to burn off some energy. He took on a German shepard and got his ass kicked.
Came home and gave the lawn a haircut. Cooked out with Steph who also got a haircut.