Went for another good run today. Maybe four strong miles.

Yesterday, had Tae Kwon Do. Way out of focus for the lesson.

I will need to watch my times and distance more closely. Probably makes it more interesting for the reader.

-Zander

Tae Kwon Do

Last night Jill and I started Tae Kwon Do lessons. I felt comfortable with the kicks, except I was moving too fast, I could have spent some more time working on the technique and form. Mostly I am comfortable with the discipline, if you train the body physically it is easy to adjust to new physical demands. One thing that I will take from this course is a good stretching routine, I never stretch now, and I hope that stretching will benefit me (there seems to be conflicting opinion on the subject).

The studio just opened, and they don't seem to have amany clients yet. Last night, it was just Jill and I being taught by the owner of the studio and the lead teacher. The one-on-one was nice.

I had a good run today, probably five miles, I'm not sure of the time. I'm not paying attention to time or distance yet, just getting out there, finding a rhythm.

I start a welding class in one week, and this weekend I'm going skin diving in a small, clean lake in Northern, WI. I have never done either of these activities before. I hope that they will be the first steps in an underwater welding career.

Dare to Dream,

Zander

First Post

The basics: I'm thrity-two years old. My name is zander.

I live with my partner Jill, we share the upper-half of a duplex in Milwaukee.

My main running companion is a dog named Bill. Bill the Dog is the pet of my downstairs neighbor. Steve, is the human's name.

I'm a pretty good runner, though I haven't run much in the last eight or nine months. Previoulsy I have run:

Half-Marathons:
'04 Madison, Madison, WI, 1:48
'06 Paavo Nurmi Marathon, Hurley, WI, 1:39

Marathons:
'04 Paavo Nurmi, 3:52
'04 Lakefront Marathon, Milwaukee, WI, 3:59
'06 Lakefront Marathon, 4:42

Paavo is a beautiful run through Norhtern Wisconsin. Hurley is about sixty miles east of Duluth, MN, home to the very popular Grandma's Marathon. As the title suggests I intend to run Paavo 2008 in under three hours. But things may change, maybe a sub-1:30 half.

I also intend for this blog to, follow my efforts in pursuing a new career (the title 'Underwater Welder' recently popped into my head), show my appreciation for Cormac McCarthy and the music of the '60's and '70's and to be a home for an occasional rumination on water or God or politics.

Today I ran with Bill the Dog for about three miles, and have probably run about thirty miles in the last ten days or so. I'm easing back into a more serious and intense running schedule.

Thanks for finding me. I intend to create some kind of graph for to better log my running efforts. Definitly, add some pictures and stuff.

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