http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ en-us sbryan@mainetoday.com 2008-08-02T14:38:30-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/031028.html Yes! I finished! And we'll talk about that in just a moment. But first I have to note that after I posted that absurd rhyming ditty yesterday I couldn't stop coming up with additions to the poem. Last night in... 31028@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ On running, really 2008-08-02T14:38:30-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/030993.html After all the talk and all the running and all the stupid photos - it's come down to this. The race. The actual race. As in, dang, I'd nearly forgotten there was a purpose to the yammering. The Beach to... 30993@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ 2008-08-01T14:50:32-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/030896.html I've wanted to update sooner, I really have. But in case you haven't noticed, our servers are...um...well...messed. Sorry for that. And by "sorry" I mean "I'm apologizing because I don't know what else to say and I feel badly... 30896@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ On running, really 2008-07-29T13:14:59-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/013627.html Yes, I'm lazy and reusing content from last year. But it's entertaining content (so says I, who is in no way biased). It's a trial run of the Beach to Beacon. And yes, I'm aware that the final stretch in... 13627@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ Video! 2008-07-28T12:06:20-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/030766.html Sometimes the world seems to go out of its way for you. Sometimes it aligns the pieces of your life in just the right way or at just the right time. Sometimes it puts a person or an open door... 30766@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ On running, really 2008-07-25T13:12:42-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/030628.html Okay, okay. I admit I missed the Tuesday night Hannaford run - but it's cool. I already ran in the a.m. That's right, you heard me. I got up at 6:00 in the morning and ran the good old Back... 30628@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ On running, really 2008-07-23T07:39:13-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/030471.html You were privy to my three-week trek through gluttony and indolence. It was a sorry sight, I'm sure, and I don't blame you for averting your eyes (I did, too, with a little help from a well-practiced skill called 'avoidance').... 30471@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ On running, really 2008-07-18T14:57:15-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/030336.html And if you call now, we'll throw in a 5-hour supply of endorphins and an improved self image FREE! Think you can't run? Doesn't matter! With the Pride Back program you can run, jog, walk your way to inner bliss.... 30336@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ On running, really 2008-07-16T12:55:46-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/030204.html I got 100 percent of what I deserved on Thursday. I mean, it only makes sense that we'd run all the way to Cheverus High School (I say 'all the way,' though it's barely a mile or so) only to... 30204@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ 2008-07-14T09:26:19-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/030079.html Most days in a Maine summer are idyllic. But some feel like you've been locked in the cramped trunk of a Dodge Neon, wrapped in damp fleece and lit on fire. You and I have had first-hand experience of those... 30079@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ On running, really 2008-07-10T15:49:45-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/029854.html And back to the running...tomorrow, I promise. I think we can all agree that vacation recovery time is about 48 hours, give or take. And since I pulled back into Portland around 3:00 am on Sunday, I figure I'm good... 29854@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ On running, really 2008-07-07T11:29:58-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/029712.html It's been almost two weeks since my last blog, and for that I offer my sincerest apologies. It's hard to get through an hour, a day, a week without an update on some ridiculous girl's running...or not. But if there... 29712@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ 2008-07-02T11:11:11-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/029243.html Like a slow moving record, baby. I ran the entire Back Cove last night for the first time during this training. I was psyched. I am psyched. I'm telling anyone who will listen (there aren't many) and I'm telling those... 29243@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ On running, really 2008-06-20T12:51:31-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/029022.html After last Thursday's run, my right Achilles tendon was noticeably sore. I didn't think much of it - chalked it up to the aftereffects of a good run. The next morning it was still sore but I don't recall spending... 29022@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ On running, really 2008-06-17T11:22:22-05:00 http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/028963.html Admission: I didn't run this weekend. I meant to, but then I forgot to and went ahead and took a shower and then remembered, "crap, I need to run," but like I said, I had already showered and if I... 28963@http://www.mainetoday.com/blogs/couch2beacon/ 2008-06-16T13:00:16-05:00