Computer Ninja’s Weblog

Well, Michelle and I did a 5-man relay in today’s Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon. I had leg 2, which started in Windsor, ON, CA. Michelle had leg 5, which started just after the runners are done with the Belle Isle portion. We decided at the last minute that I’d drop Michelle off at our [...]

Tags: bus, hitchhike, marathon, relay, Running, Windsor

I took my first morning run in many, many months today before I started working. I decided to do my usual 3 miles which is from outside my front door to the Riverbends Park in Shelby Township, which is across Auburn Road from me. On my way BACK from the halfway point, I noticed a [...]

$250 for a pair of shoes?????

Adidas puts computer on new footing
By Michael McCarthy, USA TODAY
NEW YORK ? Hoping the new Adidas 1 will be to the sneaker industry what Apple’s iPod has been to digital music, Adidas will put on sale March 18 what it bills as the world’s first computerized “smart shoe.”
The ‘Adidas 1′ [...]

Tags: Running

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention these other lessons:
HUMIDITY — this killed me. Can’t control this one, either.
OBESITY — I could’ve been 10 pounds lighter, or even more. This year, I never dieted. I ate whatever I wanted. I thought I was doing well, since many of my runs were in record time (for me). [...]

Tags: Running

This was an e-mail written by my friend, Brian. He ran the Detroit Free Press Marathon last week, but had to pull out at mile 15 due to a knee injury.
His blog:
Here is my tracking blog for your Marine Corps Marathon
8:39 Logged onto computer and got to the Marine Corps Marathon Website. Enter
Filias name [...]

Tags: Running