I dragged permission to do as much as possible from my doctor, and I haven’t really done anything other than the isometric exercises I was doing before. That’s because I’m travelling and working a lot. Not good reasons, but decent excuses. This should be the last of it though - I’m in Dallas through Monday, after which life will be a lot more normal and I’ll be hitting the gym and the veloway every chance I get.
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I'm Richard Stanford, a fit, happy runner. Of course, that wasn't always the case. Dip into the archives to follow my progress from couch potato to sub-four hour marathoner.
I also like to cook, write, code, and play with power tools...
| Distance | Race | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon | 2006 Freescale | 3:54:07 | 8:56 |
| 20 Miles | 2006 RunTex | 3:00:08 | 9:00 |
| 30K | 2005 RunTex | 2:42:44 | 8:45 |
| Half M | 2006 3M | 1:42:57 | 7:51 |
| 20K | 2005 Decker | 1:40:42 | 8:06 |
| 10 Miles | 2005 Pervasive | 1:20:13 | 8:01 |
| 10K | 2005 Dublin Dr Pepper | 48:43 | 7:51 |
| 5 Miles | 2005 Turkey Trot | 37:01 | 7:24 |
| 5K | 2005 Margarita Run | 22:32 | 7:15 |
| 4K | 2006 Fila Relays | 17:24 | 7:15 |
| 1 Mile | 2006 Congress Ave | 6:23 | 6:23 |
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| Runner | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|
| George W. Bush | 3:44:52 | 8:35 |
| John Edwards | 3:30:18 | 8:01 |
| Carrie Sapp | 3:29:06 | 7:59 |
| Boston Qualifier | 3:10:59 | 7:17 |
| Lance Armstrong | 2:59:36 | 6:51 |
| Gilbert Tuhabonye | 2:23:07 | 5:28 |
| Paula Radcliffe | 2:15:25 | 5:10 |
| Paul Tegat | 2:04:55 | 4:46 |
Jul 1st 2004
6:22 PM
Dallas is evil. I went there once in 1998, during a heat wave in June. I had to wear a suit (or so I thought- everyone else was dressed hot casual or some such). When I arrived at the little touristy part, everything was closed but Planet Hollywood, and there, some evil man served me deep fried lasagna. I’m not lying. My impression of Dallas.
Jul 2nd 2004
9:28 AM
Its not that bad, you just have to know where to go. Its not the most accessible city, IMO. Then again, I did live here for 18 years before moving down to Austin, so I know my way around pretty well. The West End (home of the Planet Hollywood) is a lot better now than it was then, but it wouldn’t be my first choice of a place to go for dinner, entertainment, or .. well, pretty much anywhere.
Jul 7th 2004
9:07 PM
Doctors are definitely worth listening to, but I had a doctor tell me once that she thought I was running too much. This was in the beginning and I think I was doing 10-15 miles week at 2-3 miles a clip. She recommended I run 3 miles a week for no longer than 1 mile each time. I have a new doctor now.
Jul 8th 2004
5:14 PM
Hope your knee feels better soon. :(
Being injured really sucks.
Jul 13th 2004
12:09 AM
How’s everything Richard? Just wondering…
Jul 13th 2004
2:46 PM
Ouch, Richard! I haven’t been keeping up on the blogs as well as I’d like to, and just read about your knee injury. I’m so sorry. But baby it now, and it’ll be better in the grand scheme of things. I know you know that, it’s just hard to digest sometimes. :) That urban assault race sounds truly awesome! I would do something like that!!
Jul 14th 2004
12:02 AM
HELLO…hello…hello…hello…
Is there an echo in here?
Richard!?!? Are you still with us? Shall I call out the search team?
Jul 14th 2004
5:03 AM
Me thinks somebody went on vacation or something.
Jul 14th 2004
8:49 PM
Keep up the good work.
Jul 15th 2004
9:13 PM
Hellooooo. hmm, wonder he bees?
Jul 16th 2004
2:14 AM
Richard, time to check in!
Jul 16th 2004
3:30 AM
Seriously, Richard. Don’t make me Google your ass. :)
Jul 16th 2004
5:01 PM
What the heck, Richard? Did ya get married in Dallas and run away or what?
Jul 27th 2004
7:23 PM
Come back!
Jul 28th 2004
7:44 AM
Where are you? We miss you on here.
Aug 2nd 2004
8:15 AM
I know he’s alive now! I saw him yesterday. Hopefully he’ll make it back here soon…
Aug 3rd 2004
7:08 PM
Missing you and hope all is well.
Aug 10th 2004
5:11 AM
If I yoddle (sp?) do you think he will come in to stop me? yoddle-lay-hee-hoo!!! LMBO :)