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Patrick, we are always here for ya and I know from past experience that having people check in on you can really make a motivational difference between sitting on the couch or walking out the door that day. 

You are still doing way better than I would be handling all that travel, and kudos for trying to come up with a good plan to best fit your situation. 

Not to put any pressure on Sandra, but I'd bet with those brutal bootcamps she puts on she probably has some pretty good workout ideas for ya. 

Keep up the good work and we won't stop bothering you!!

Bootcamp is one of those great things that you can modify for any space you have available.  It requires minimal equipment. The premise is to do bursts of high intensity strength and cardio.  I haven't been putting in the workouts I've put together in my logs lately(too lazy), but I can again if you think it can help.  Also, I personally like to use this site for my workouts and to get inspiration for my bootcamps.  Don't let that good looking girl fool you, she will kick your butt! 

Awesome.

No inspires means pushups. 

Good luck on your race.

Registration opens tomorrow for the Philly marathon!  Don't let me chicken out!!!

What date and time are you planning on registering?

You'd better be signed up tomorrow by the time I check back or there will be hell to pay!

  I got up this morning, took a shower, and registered right away!  I think I may go throw up now!!  The marathon is in November so I have plenty of time.  I know it sells out so I wanted to register asap!!

Hurray!

Well done!  My sister, who lives in Philly, asked me to run that same marathon! 

NO FREAKING WAY!!!!  10 miles is enough for the big fella.

Bring it, Chach!

There is the half and an 8k that same weekend!

Wuhoo!  Way to commit!

Good job signing up! I tell my friends "just sign up, figure out the rest after!". Way to go!!

I already recruited someone to run support for me!  He is running Boston this month and NYC in November so he won't be doing Philly.  He said he loves running support for people in marathons!

Way to go Meggan! 

I had my whoopin' stick ready to go, but had a feeling I wouldn't need it!

Taken from my blog today.  I hope I don't offend anyone with this, but I am pretty f'ing pissed and wanted to vent...

Day started out "strong" and got even better. *tongue in cheek*

Worked the night shift last night and got in this morning around 6am. Slept about 5hrs and got up and decided to start my day well and go for a nice easy recovery run.

Got out on a perfect weather day and began the run. About 7min into the run, I was attacked by a schnauzer. Owner had him outside in the front yard unleashed. I was not scared as he was not that big so I kept running. Well he ran in front of me, almost tripping me, and kept darting in and out of my legs. Then he bit me. Right on the back of my right knee. It didn't really hurt but it was enough to cause bleeding all down my leg.  Shocked me more than anything.

Owner tried to apologize saying "he's never done this before"...yada yada yada. Offered me a bandaid. Told him that is why there are leash laws and he said the dog would stay in the backyard from now on. We'll see.

I HTFU and finished my relaxing run dammit!

A most valid and appropriate rant.  I will join you on your soap box for a bit.  I am a dog owner and never let my dog off leash anywhere but in my fully fenced back yard.  He's not an aggressive dog by nature, but he doesn't play well with other dogs that come running at him, which happens so often when we walk the trails around our house and then I hear the "oh my dog is good, he's very friendly"  as they don't even attempt to get them back on a leash and their dogs don't listen to them when they are called back.  I then have to hold onto my dog while I explain to them, my dog isn't good with other dogs and would they please call their dogs and get them quickly away from mine and that there are leash laws and if they want to allow their dogs to run free, to go to one of the many off leash parks they have close by. Then I get the dirty looks, and snide comments about maybe needing to train my dog(he's a rescue and came with his issues)...My dog may act like an idiot at times, but he's always on the leash and I'm always in control.

So good on you for reporting the guy and getting him ticketed, because now he really might think twice about letting his dog run free in the yard. 

Keep an eye on that wound and make sure that he hasn't damaged any of your knee ligaments/muscles and soooo sorry that your day had to be ruined by one of the many inconsiderate dog owners.

Thanks for that Sandra, makes me feel better.  Even after 5hrs, my leg is still bleeding.  Hope it will stop soon.  Not sure what kind of medical attention (besides hospital) I can get being Easter weekend. 

I totally agree with your point about other dogs being off leash.  My wife went to the gym today to run b/c she is too afraid to run around the neighborhood (how sad is that).  She gets chased at least once a week around here and won't even go down certain streets b/c of loose dogs.  A friend that also lives in the neighborhood has the same issues about keeping her dogs on a leash.  She always walks her dogs on leashes, but they don't play well with others and will attack when other dogs confront them.  She has to physically pick up her dogs every times a loose dog comes up and all the loose dog owner does is "try" to call them back (which is usually unsuccessful).  My friend has now resorted to driving her dogs to a park to walk them.

The sad thing is, I am a huge animal lover and always used to give my wife a hard time about worrying about all the loose dogs.  We don't worry about crime in our neighborhood, just neighborhood dogs!  I guess it is just like anything else though...a few bad owners ruin it for everyone else.  Just like a few bad cyclists breaking the laws/rules ruin it and make people hate cyclists.  I don't hate the dog...but am very unhappy with the owner. 

I just think it all goes back to...people just don't care about anyone but themselves (most of the time).  It is sad that we have become that way.

ps -  my sister in law just told me a story today where she was running along a trail in a park.  another runner was coming towards her with a loose dog.  the dog started to come at my sis in law, she got scared, and she completely stopped running and the dog ran by her.  she told the other runner that there are leash laws and to please keep her dog on a leash (my sis in law is so totally sweet and nice so this was not done in a mean manner).  the other runner ran by her and my sis in law looks back to see where the dog went and the runner flipped her off.  seriously???  that is what we have come to?

Edited by chichitao 2010-04-03 6:38 PM

I didn't initially think it was that bad and hoped that "air drying" would be enough.  After that didn't work I just cleaned it up again and put some gauze on it and wrapped it with an ace bandage.  Hopefully that will work.  Enjoy your run, and I really hope I didn't spook people too bad about dogs.  Sorry about that.

I am meeting a buddy for a bike/run brick tomorrow morning that I still hope to make.

Edited by chichitao 2010-04-03 7:10 PM

Wow.  You contacted the police - that is good.  That way, the city has a record so when this happens again, it's not "the 1st time".

For your wife, since you know their are loose dogs in the area,  have her run with pepper spray and use it on the dogs.  They have to be trained NOT to mess with people.  If she doesn't like the idea of pepper spray, then use a water bottle with a sports top and spray the dogs while saying "no".

Keep us posted on the injury.

That sucks!  I hate seeing dogs off their leashes.  Heck, I hate running and seeing a dog in a fenced in yard.  I panic thinking their might be an opening somewhere.  Is there some kind of urgent care center.  I know we have a few around here that are open 365 days a year from 9-9.  I took Joe to one for the H1N1 vaccine last year. 

This is one reason we felt as though we had to surrender our bulldog.  We don't trust him around other people because of the kids.  When he would be in the backyard, I would be so paranoid Joe would open the fence and Zeus would get out front.

Hope you heal quickly and still get to meet your buddy tomorrow!

My wife has pepper spray and that is what i recommended to her.  She said she would just run with her phone, but that doesn't really solve the problem of the dogs running after her!

I've still got the bite wrapped up.  We'll see how it looks in the morning.  Thanks for all the support. 

I am being lazy, but here is what I posted on my blog today...

Probably a blessing in disguise, as I got up this morning to go meet my buddy for a brick workout and it was raining.  We decided to postpone until next week.

Leg is still bleeding a little bit and is very bruised and looking worse today.  I am not in pain though, just feels a little sore and tender in the area.  Will probably go have it looked at soon if the bleeding does not stop.  No sign of infection at this point.  Worried about what this will do to my workouts.  Don't want to get in a pool with an open wound so will probably stick to biking and running, but don't want to hinder the healing process.  Going to have to wrap it all day for work tomorrow so we'll see how it does with that.

For those interested I posted two pics up in my album.  One from right after the bite and one from today.