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Cutting The Cake

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44th B-day Celebration at the Patio Bar

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me running here & there

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Imbibing a luscious Priorat wine

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just starting the race

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Approaching the Finish Line in a snowy 5K -- Feb. 2009

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2009 St. Patrick's Run

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Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus

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enjoying the Thanksgiving Race

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I ran 9.75 Miles today ... felt quite refreshed afterwards ... really soaked in the wonderful weather ... great day to be alive

“... In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility ...”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt

I ran 8 Miles this morning, practiced 1.5 hrs of Jivamukti yoga, and then engaged in 2 hrs of vigorous strength training afterwards at the gym ... I am stoked

“Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?”
~ Robert Browning

Running 7 - 10 Miles consistently every three days despite my 'Runners Knee' -- " ... Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative ... " ~ Maurice Chevalier

"... I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life; I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well ..." ~ Theodore Roosevelt

Ran 11.29 miles today along the Schuylkill River Trail ... it was a very serene run ... afterwards, did some strength training at the Gym ... I feel myself getting stronger & faster ... looking forward to my weekly yoga class this impending Sunday

"... I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened ..."
~ Wilma Rudolph

Ran 5 Miles today along the Schuylkill River Trail / lifted weights / practiced yoga ... felt much calmer afterwards

"... For better or worse, you are the only you that you will ever get. What you decide to do with you is up to you. Tomorrow you will still be you. The question is whether you will move closer today to who you want to be ..."
~ Run the Planet quote

"... Gentleman, we are going to relentlessly chase 'Perfection', knowing full well we will not catch it because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it because in the process we will catch 'Excellence'. I am not remotely interested in just being 'Good' ..."
~ Vincent Lombardi

" ... Knowing is not simply a material act, since the object that is known always conceals something beyond the empirical datum. All our knowledge, even the most simple, is always a minor miracle, since it can never be fully explained by the material instruments that we apply to it. In every truth there is something more than we would have expected, in the love that we receive there is always an element that surprises us ..."
~ Pope Benedict XVI (Love in Truth: Caritas in Veritate)

Ran 7.52 Miles today before hitting the gym for some strength training & then finished it all off with some yoga afterwards (to improve my flexibility) ... I am determined to get into 'better shape'

"... I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life ..."
~ Teddy Roosevelt (26th President of the United States)

I ran 8.5 miles today ... knee is a bit sore ... hit the gym later ... felt reinvigorated and tired in a good way

"... The one thing that matters is the effort. It continues, whereas the end to be attained is but an illusion of the runner, as he fares on and on from crest to crest; and once the goal is reached it has no meaning ..."
~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Ran 8.5 Miles today with a local Philly running group ... felt great to be running outside taking in the spectacular scenery ... life is too good

"... Stadiums are for spectators. We runners have nature and that is much better ..."
~ Juha Vaatainen

Ran 9.92 Miles this morning ... in regards to your body & the necessity of keeping it 'fit' -- I found the following Cumberland quote (listed below) to be very apropos:
" ... Better to wear out than to rust out ..."

In the morning -- I ran 12.21 miles with a friend ... In the afternoon -- I managed to do two hours of strength training at the gym ... In the evening -- I finished it off with an hour of power yoga ... Dei Gratia -- I really do realize that I am so fortunate to be so physically fit

"... The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything ..."
~ Theodore Roosevelt

I ran 9 miles yesterday in the morning to clear the 'clutter' in my head and then did some strength training afterwards ... felt refreshed and optimistic after my run ... running never fails to 'lift up my spirits' and encourages me 'to want to do more' with my day

"... Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive ..."
~ Howard Thurman

"... The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars ..." -- Jack Kerouac

"... No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences. My times may become slower and slower, but the experience of the race is unchanged; each race a drama, each race a challenge, each race stretching me in one way or another, and each race telling me more about myself and others ..."
~ George Sheehan

" ... No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences. My times become slower and slower, but the experience of the race is unchanged; each race a drama, each race a challenge, each race stretching me in one way or another, and each race telling me more about myself and others ..."
~ George Sheehan, M.D.

"... No matter how old I get, the race remains one of life's most rewarding experiences. My times may become slower and slower, but the experience of the race is unchanged; each race a drama, each race a challenge, each race stretching me in one way or another, and each race telling me more about myself and others ..."
~ George Sheehan, M.D.

Ran 12.57 Miles today ... while running I thought about all the Marines serving our nation overseas ... quite a few have sacrificed their lives to keep our country safe ... I felt very sad

"... It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it ..."
~ General Robert E Lee

“... Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion ...”
~ Jack Kerouac
I ran 11.03 Miles & worked out at the gym afterwards (strength training)