One City is my 21st Marathon

Sunday I ran my 21st marathon in just over two years. Twenty-six months to be exact. I'm always so excited leading up to the beginning of a race.....that is until you wake up at 4AM on daylight savings change over. Ugggg. The second annual One City Marathon in Newport News is a very well supported run with lots of community involvement. Even being a small race that makes all the difference in the world.

I have found out that the best races are the local community organized events and not the national chains. It seems they are bigger but not really better. More about the money. At least in my experience. One City has certainly got the neighbors along the route to join in and cheer on the runners. You don't know how much that helps.

I had higher hopes for this one as I've rested nearly two months since the Disney Dopey challenge but the heat must have gotten to me. Or maybe it was the time off from running as much because it was too cold. Not sure. I'll need to improve my time and my focus if I plan on continuing. I'd like to get under the 5 hour mark consistently. That would make me feel accomplished.

There's my update friends. More pictures coming soon......Oh the race had a finish video. I thought black me looked slimming! Well I'm FAT IN BLACK TOO!

Have a fun run my friends. Enjoy the day and enjoy the road!

Eugene Thompson

Run Eugene Run

Dragon.....no Draggin'

I have been really draggin' ever since my marathon in New Orleans. I ran something like 85 miles in the month of January (that is an exaggeration) and in February there were only 13 miles. 

That stinks! Maybe I could blame it on the cold weather. Maybe I could blame it on the snow. Maybe I could blame it on my treadmill. Oh yeah, every one of those miles were on a treadmill. Blah. Maybe I could blame it on my body being tired. Maybe I just get blah sometimes and don't feel motivated to run. That is diabetes for you. 

So an update, my blood sugar numbers have been fantastic. That is great news. Now I'm also between 197 and 201 pounds. That is great news. And my shoulder feels like it needs to be chopped off. That isn't so great of news. 

Not sure what the deal is but it has been killing me. Didn't fall on it, didn't pull on it, it didn't pull on me, didn't yank, crank, prank or anything else. Shoulder just hurts. Not so much when I run .... Just during everything else. So when in doubt give it a Cortizone shot. And take a handful of ibuprofen every day for the next two weeks. Blah blah blah. Sure, we will see. I've tried adjustments and massages and it still hurts since October. I should have asked for some Cortizone for my knees. 

With all that being said I went out this morning and ran 6 1/2 miles in the snow and rain. And it felt great! However my glasses did freeze up a little bit. First they fogged up in the fog turn to condensation in the condensation turn to frozen sickles. Try running in those kind of goggles!

I need to keep up the running over the next two weeks to stay loose to be ready for the One City Newport News Marathon. Then the week after that will be the Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach. That should get me up to about another 85 miles this month. 

So what do you say my friends? Are you ready for a run?