Sunday, November 04, 2007
Baggage drop area
Was a nightmare. The good news is my yearly prostate exam has been
conducted. Several times......
conducted. Several times......
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4:30 AM - The Journey Begins
But yesterday this would have been 5:30 so all in all, not too bad gettting up. Now (after a quick cup of coffee) it's off to Jersey City where I will park and then take the Path to WTC. Then the 1 or 9 subway to the end, hop on the Staten Island Ferry for the short journey to Staten Island. Finally there are supposed to be shuttle buses taking us to the start.
After all that my reward is to run 26.2 miles. Yikes!
After all that my reward is to run 26.2 miles. Yikes!
Saturday, November 03, 2007
NYC Marathon - tomorrow!
Tomorrow's the day. Running clothes are ready, chip is attached to my shoes and my bib number is attached to my shirt. Can't imagine what I could screw up now but with me, you never know.
There are several stages involved with running a marathon, at least on my part. Currently I'm in the anxiety stage. Did I train enough, am I forgetting anything, how am I getting there and it goes on and on and on .... Every little ache and pain is maginified by a thousand. Did I just roll my ankle? Man, why is my lower back sore today? Careful, watch that step.
This stage ends tomorrow when I am finally surrounded by 38,000 of my closest friends, most of whom have probably had the same thoughts, fears and concerns leading up to the race.
Why do we do this to ourselves?
Cause it's freakin' cool, that's why!
There are several stages involved with running a marathon, at least on my part. Currently I'm in the anxiety stage. Did I train enough, am I forgetting anything, how am I getting there and it goes on and on and on .... Every little ache and pain is maginified by a thousand. Did I just roll my ankle? Man, why is my lower back sore today? Careful, watch that step.
This stage ends tomorrow when I am finally surrounded by 38,000 of my closest friends, most of whom have probably had the same thoughts, fears and concerns leading up to the race.
Why do we do this to ourselves?
Cause it's freakin' cool, that's why!
Friday, November 02, 2007
The Kid and G Money
Thursday, November 01, 2007
NY Marathon Expo on Friday
G Money, Kid Weber and myself are heading to the Javits Center tomorrow where the Expo is. I have to pick up my bib, runners bag and cheesy shirt they give out. Seriously, considering they try to market themselves as the race to run, the shirts we get are really crappy. 3 days til the race and I'm whining already. It'll just get worse.......
Edited 11/3/07 - Whoops, turns out we got a really nice dri-fit running shirt this year. Sweet.
Edited 11/3/07 - Whoops, turns out we got a really nice dri-fit running shirt this year. Sweet.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Marine Corp 10K Results
Here's how we finished ---
E-Man - 00:52:22 chip time and he finished 389 out of 2692 runners. WOW - Emmaunel ran a tremendous race especially considering our first mile was a slow 10 Min due to heavy traffic and the dreaded walkers and this was his first race.
Almo & Joe - 01:00:42 chip time. We finsihed 1000 and 1001. Joe's first race and a great one at that. He had a great time and is looking forward to his next race. I can't wait to run the next one with him.
Stacie & Raj - 01:03:23 chip time, they finished 1199 and 1200th. Also Raj's first race and he did great as did Stacie.
Stacie's boyfriend Rich, was on hand to offer moral support, he won the 2000 Marine Corp Marathon in 02:25:50 - yikes!
We all had a great time, it was an excellent day weather wise and I think we'd all do it again. My experiment with the blogging was a success, I definitely will do this in NY. The belly pack also worked out fine and for me, this was a nice tune-up for the NY Marathon. Obviously I won't keep a 9:46 pace for 26 miles but maybe, just maybe I can break 5 hours.
I guess we'll find out Sunday.
E-Man - 00:52:22 chip time and he finished 389 out of 2692 runners. WOW - Emmaunel ran a tremendous race especially considering our first mile was a slow 10 Min due to heavy traffic and the dreaded walkers and this was his first race.
Almo & Joe - 01:00:42 chip time. We finsihed 1000 and 1001. Joe's first race and a great one at that. He had a great time and is looking forward to his next race. I can't wait to run the next one with him.
Stacie & Raj - 01:03:23 chip time, they finished 1199 and 1200th. Also Raj's first race and he did great as did Stacie.
Stacie's boyfriend Rich, was on hand to offer moral support, he won the 2000 Marine Corp Marathon in 02:25:50 - yikes!
We all had a great time, it was an excellent day weather wise and I think we'd all do it again. My experiment with the blogging was a success, I definitely will do this in NY. The belly pack also worked out fine and for me, this was a nice tune-up for the NY Marathon. Obviously I won't keep a 9:46 pace for 26 miles but maybe, just maybe I can break 5 hours.
I guess we'll find out Sunday.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Marine Corp 10 K
5:58 on the way to the train station. Slept pretty well. Ready to go.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
Shikky B
Thsi is Bill Shikrallah who has helped me figure out some things with both the iPhone and also with audio editing on my Mac. Thanks Shikky B!
Attempting to blog from DC this weekend
The grand plan here is to blog from the NY marathon in 10 short days. Since I'm running the marine Corp 10k with my friend Joe this weekend, I will test this out.
Based on the test messges, it should work.
We'll see ........
Based on the test messges, it should work.
We'll see ........
Saturday, June 02, 2007
May 2007 Golf Update
May was golf month. There were boatload of tournaments, the golf league,other outings and of course the infamous Ocean City Golf Trip. A quick summary follows -
We had charity events at Pine Barrens in Jackson - an excellent course and one on which our hero played extremely well, Cream Ridge - a 2 man scramble, Ralph and I played very well but couldn't make any putts and finally an event at Trump National - an awesome course that will someday host a US Open.
The Ocean City trip found us at Newport Bay - good start to the trip, Lighthouse Sound - maybe the best course in OC (don't call it that) but unfortunately the weather was dreadful, Rum Pointe - errr ..... whoops - I mean War Admiral at Glen Riddle. We thought we were booked at Rum Pointe, our trip schedule confirmed this but something went awry behind the scenes. Worked out fine though as War Admiral was very good and Ralph and I managed to thump the lefties and avenge our defeat last year. I needed a bogey on 18 for a 79 and of course - doubled, D'oh. Finally we ended the trip at Eagles landings which quite frankly did nothing for me this year. Of course I finished double double for an 83 so maybe that's why I was unimpressed.
Frank and I ended the month in first place in our division in the league - npgl.thecore.com - for those of you interested. Our goal is to simply make the playoffs and we seem to be well on the way.
Finally the month concluded with a golf date with Lisa at Mountain View which was a lot of fun and an event at Jasna Polana for which I have a whole new appreciation for. Plus we won the event so it was a great day.
Wow - June has a tough act to follow.
We had charity events at Pine Barrens in Jackson - an excellent course and one on which our hero played extremely well, Cream Ridge - a 2 man scramble, Ralph and I played very well but couldn't make any putts and finally an event at Trump National - an awesome course that will someday host a US Open.
The Ocean City trip found us at Newport Bay - good start to the trip, Lighthouse Sound - maybe the best course in OC (don't call it that) but unfortunately the weather was dreadful, Rum Pointe - errr ..... whoops - I mean War Admiral at Glen Riddle. We thought we were booked at Rum Pointe, our trip schedule confirmed this but something went awry behind the scenes. Worked out fine though as War Admiral was very good and Ralph and I managed to thump the lefties and avenge our defeat last year. I needed a bogey on 18 for a 79 and of course - doubled, D'oh. Finally we ended the trip at Eagles landings which quite frankly did nothing for me this year. Of course I finished double double for an 83 so maybe that's why I was unimpressed.
Frank and I ended the month in first place in our division in the league - npgl.thecore.com - for those of you interested. Our goal is to simply make the playoffs and we seem to be well on the way.
Finally the month concluded with a golf date with Lisa at Mountain View which was a lot of fun and an event at Jasna Polana for which I have a whole new appreciation for. Plus we won the event so it was a great day.
Wow - June has a tough act to follow.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Upcoming Race Schedule
June 9th - Princeton Fete (10k) - www.princetonhcs.org/page3633.aspx - This will be my last race in the 45-49 age bracket. If I survive I will turn 50 a mere 4 days later. remember boys and girls, 50 is the new 35.
July 8th - Calgary Marathon - www.calgarymarathon.com - Yes Calgary dammit, I'll be there why aren't you. This will be my first race is the now legendary 50-54 age bracket. Asses will be kicked. Probably mine....
July 22nd - The New Jersey Triathlon - http://www.cgiracing.com/ - Tune is as our boy attempts his first sprint Tri. For those of you new to this insanity the Sprint Distance is a 500m swim, 13.5 mile bike and 5K run. As of today not a lap of swimming has occured. Lifeguards will be on duty.
and that's it until the training for the New York Marathon starts in the fall. Yes folks, I'm in NYC this year. Woohoo!
July 8th - Calgary Marathon - www.calgarymarathon.com - Yes Calgary dammit, I'll be there why aren't you. This will be my first race is the now legendary 50-54 age bracket. Asses will be kicked. Probably mine....
July 22nd - The New Jersey Triathlon - http://www.cgiracing.com/ - Tune is as our boy attempts his first sprint Tri. For those of you new to this insanity the Sprint Distance is a 500m swim, 13.5 mile bike and 5K run. As of today not a lap of swimming has occured. Lifeguards will be on duty.
and that's it until the training for the New York Marathon starts in the fall. Yes folks, I'm in NYC this year. Woohoo!
Sunday, May 27, 2007
It's Go Time!
Ok, the World of Almo has been very slack. However now it's go time. Calgary Marathon in 6 weeks, my first Tri in 8, trips to the US Open, Las Vegas and Clagary coming up. Turning 50, John graduating High School, Lauren going to Jamestown VA for 6 weeks, Lauren and I seeing Rush - the list appears endless. Stayed tuned for details on these and other exciting Almo activities.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Almo's day in court
Well almost 5 months after the big crash my legal obligations are behind me. I had received three tickets - DWI, careless driving and not wearing a seatbelt. Well the DWI was a no-brainer as I knew my blood alcohol level ws .02 - well below the .08 legal limit. I also thought the seat belt ticket was a no-brainer as 1) I was wearing one and 2) without one I'd be dead and that should be pretty obvious to anyone with a brain.
After waiting several hours I finally had my chance to talk to the prosecutor. He readily agreed that the DWI was moot however he threatened to take me to trial and persue an aggresive stance on the careless driving charge if I did not plead guilty to the other two charges. I was to say the least, pissed off. After a shouting match with the prosecutor I came to my senses. This was going to require another day in court and probably a lawyer. I decided to cut my losses, pony up and end this nonsense. $241 later I left free of legal debt, disillusioned by the process and pissed off at the township of Howell. Somehow I don't think they care.
After waiting several hours I finally had my chance to talk to the prosecutor. He readily agreed that the DWI was moot however he threatened to take me to trial and persue an aggresive stance on the careless driving charge if I did not plead guilty to the other two charges. I was to say the least, pissed off. After a shouting match with the prosecutor I came to my senses. This was going to require another day in court and probably a lawyer. I decided to cut my losses, pony up and end this nonsense. $241 later I left free of legal debt, disillusioned by the process and pissed off at the township of Howell. Somehow I don't think they care.
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