Hey, coffee is one of the few legal drugs you can have daily. A couple of mugs get me going every day. And an espresso at lunch keeps the day rolling along just fine. The coffee press is probably one of the easiest ways to get a good cup of coffee every time, and it is very easy to measure how strong you want it.
If you go backpacking, the cowboy way of making coffee also makes a great cup of coffee. Just boil water, add plenty of coffee, wait a little bit, and pour the coffee over the edge of the pot. The grinds will stay at the bottom of the pot.
Feb 24, 2007, 04:39AM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments
I did the New York Marathon in 3:52:34, improving my PR by more than half an hour. Compared to running the marathon in Panama, New York was easy. It made a big difference running in temperatures that were more than half of what I am used to running in. I was amazed at how little effort it took to run in such cool weather.
It was a phenomenal experience to run among 38,000 other runners. We were only 136 finishers in last year’s Panama Marathon! And there was barely anyone to cheer us while running. In NYC there were two million cheering spectators! There were people everywhere cheering the runners, offering tidbits of food, cookies, towel paper, bananas, plus all the volunteers at the water and feed stations. Just lining the streets there were as adults as there are in my country.
I definitely want to do this again, now looking for 2:30 so I can qualify for Boston!
Nov 08, 2006, 05:55PM PST | 0 comments
Well, all systems go! Plane ticket paid, sleeping quarters taken care of, running shoes broken in… Just need to get those legs back in top shape. I will not brake any records, but is should be easy to set a personal record running in such cold weather. It shure beats Panama’s Try-To-Survive-90-degrees-plus-scorching-sun Marathon!
But I am getting lazy… I have not been over the 40 kilometers in a week mark for a while now. But I now hot to get to the finish line of a long race. I hope this last few weeks are enough to enjoy the run!
Oct 11, 2006, 08:33PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
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