Praying and Running

It's marathon training season again. I went back and forth over the off season trying to decide on which training plan I would use this time around. I have always used the plans in Advanced Marathoning by Pete Pfizinger. Because I get bored easily, I was tempted this time to go with Jack Daniel's "Final 12 Week" program found in "Daniel's Running Formula vol. 3." In the end I came back to Pete; "stick with what you know" Since it was by far my best marathon ever, I will be trying to replicate my build up from the last Monumental with the paces just a little quicker to help propel me to a new PR. I got a late start with this cycle because we were on vacation in California the week I should have started. So I basically I planned to run the workouts from week 1 and 3 for the first 2 weeks. I faltered a bit because I had a hard time getting into the groove and getting my mind into the right place. It takes a lot of physical AND mental effort to t

Planned Parenthood is on the ropes again. We've had them here before and allowed them to duck, weave and bob their way around until the round was over. It's time to take the knockout punch. We have had politicians say they are going to take that big right hand cross before but they always end up just covering up at the first flailing Planned Parenthood does. We have a bunch of republicans once again boasting that they will throw the knockout punch by making sure Planned Parenthood's tax payer funding dries up. This article is the latest example and I have a couple of things to say about it. "The Kentucky Republican and presidential candidate released multiple statements Friday promising to use “all legislative vehicles” to “defeat and defund Planned Parenthood” next week." First, the article indicates that Senator Rand Paul will make amendments defending Planned Parenthood to important senate bills that need to be passed. I say, go for it. Any and all mea