Time: none
Distance: none
Today was day off. Lame.
I drove down to Providence, RI to spend some time at a Winter Rep Show. The foot traffic wasn't fantastic but I got to hang out with the Moving Comfort and Craft reps. They know the business and all of the accounts in my territory so it was fun to pick their brain. They also have house bunnies. Yes, rabbits that are basically cats, but related to Roger Rabbit. Earlier in the day one nearly got locked in the closet which wouldn't have ended well for anyone. True story.
After the expo, I met up with my former teammate Ryan Graddy. He's in med school at Brown and invited me to play trivia with some of his classmates. I was next to useless but I did know the final questions which ensured us a third place showing. The answer had to do with 80s music, Billboard Top 100 and pop music... not my strongest category. I would have excelled at rap music by Bay Area rappers in the 90s who were signed to either Death Row or Bad Boy. However, I somehow came up with the answer of Prince. Yes, the artist formerly known as Prince. I knew it.
Showing posts with label ryan graddy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ryan graddy. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Dr. Ryan Graddy
Time: 66:54
Distance: 8.96 miles
Pace: 7:28
Map
The future Dr. Ryan Graddy met Meagan and me over at my dad's place in Hillcrest. He might claim to be terribly out of shape but not too long ago he ran a killer marathon in Philadelphia. I never gave him the proper congratulations on the blog, so it's only fitting to do it now. Graddy finished Philly in 2:32:35 which earned him 17th place overall. It looks like after going through the half in 1:18:11 he started hammering the pace to finish with a second half of 1:14:24. That's a huge negative split and a great effort for his first marathon.
Former Brown runners have now run some pretty solid times at the marathon distance. I don't want to do all the research, but off the top of my head:
Jeff Gaudette - 2:22:02 (Chicago)
Nick Neely - 2:24:xx (Austin)
Pat Tarpy - 2:20:xx (NYC)
Ryan Graddy - 2:32:35 (Philly)
Owen Washburn - 2:36:02 (Austin)
Mike DeCoste - 2:34:39 (Eugene)
Me - 2:27:19 (OKC)
This morning the three of us ran through Balboa Park and found the Footlocker course. Ryan grew up in the area and has raced on the course several times during high school. Meagan and I could never find the exact location or the route on previous visits. It was nice to finally put that mission to rest. Dr. Graddy flies out early tomorrow morning and, unfortunately, we won't be able to run again. It was great to catch up during the run while we had the chance.
Distance: 8.96 miles
Pace: 7:28
Map
The future Dr. Ryan Graddy met Meagan and me over at my dad's place in Hillcrest. He might claim to be terribly out of shape but not too long ago he ran a killer marathon in Philadelphia. I never gave him the proper congratulations on the blog, so it's only fitting to do it now. Graddy finished Philly in 2:32:35 which earned him 17th place overall. It looks like after going through the half in 1:18:11 he started hammering the pace to finish with a second half of 1:14:24. That's a huge negative split and a great effort for his first marathon.
Former Brown runners have now run some pretty solid times at the marathon distance. I don't want to do all the research, but off the top of my head:
Jeff Gaudette - 2:22:02 (Chicago)
Nick Neely - 2:24:xx (Austin)
Pat Tarpy - 2:20:xx (NYC)
Ryan Graddy - 2:32:35 (Philly)
Owen Washburn - 2:36:02 (Austin)
Mike DeCoste - 2:34:39 (Eugene)
Me - 2:27:19 (OKC)
This morning the three of us ran through Balboa Park and found the Footlocker course. Ryan grew up in the area and has raced on the course several times during high school. Meagan and I could never find the exact location or the route on previous visits. It was nice to finally put that mission to rest. Dr. Graddy flies out early tomorrow morning and, unfortunately, we won't be able to run again. It was great to catch up during the run while we had the chance.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Seekonk, MA
Time: 68:17
Distance: 9.59
Pace: 7:07
Map
I put in some miles with Graddy this afternoon once he got done with his big medical school exam on the heart. He was hoping to put in about 20 miles on the day, but I would not be joining him for the duration. Tarpy unfortunately couldn't make it over for the outing as the same blond/female/Olympian mentioned in that post was having an epic shopping spree.
Graddy and I ran one of the standard loops we used to do while running for Brown. "Seekonk" takes you from the campus, across the border and into Massachusetts where our former coach John Gregorek lives. The loop doesn't go past his house or anything but it's still cool to have runs that cross borders. I was thinking while on this run about how crappy some of our loops were. As a team we ran a lot along the Blackstone Blvd which meant that nobody wanted to run there if we had the opportunity to go elsewhere. The Seekonk loop has large portions next to busy streets and crowded intersections. It was never a concern running these routes when there were 20 guys around, but running them solo or with a small group is questionable.
I felt a little sore during the run but nothing out of the ordinary. Tonight I'm going to Craigga's for dinner.
Distance: 9.59
Pace: 7:07
Map
I put in some miles with Graddy this afternoon once he got done with his big medical school exam on the heart. He was hoping to put in about 20 miles on the day, but I would not be joining him for the duration. Tarpy unfortunately couldn't make it over for the outing as the same blond/female/Olympian mentioned in that post was having an epic shopping spree.
Graddy and I ran one of the standard loops we used to do while running for Brown. "Seekonk" takes you from the campus, across the border and into Massachusetts where our former coach John Gregorek lives. The loop doesn't go past his house or anything but it's still cool to have runs that cross borders. I was thinking while on this run about how crappy some of our loops were. As a team we ran a lot along the Blackstone Blvd which meant that nobody wanted to run there if we had the opportunity to go elsewhere. The Seekonk loop has large portions next to busy streets and crowded intersections. It was never a concern running these routes when there were 20 guys around, but running them solo or with a small group is questionable.
I felt a little sore during the run but nothing out of the ordinary. Tonight I'm going to Craigga's for dinner.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
You Will Always Be Surrounded by True Friends
Time: 51:33
Distance: 6.87 miles
Pace: 7:30
Map
I didn't have much time between runs (3 hours) because Ozzie, Craigga, J-Nettles and Clark showed up from NYC. Well, Clark wasn't really there because he's a punk and had law school reading to do. Regardless, the guys were back in town and we put the boots on for a run. It was pretty much a Boring Stories of Glory Days experience but better.
We laughed about how Craigga spends $70 a month for a gym membership he uses twice on average. That's a $35 visit but what is even better is the fact that his workout takes 10 minutes to complete. Essentially, Craigga is paying $210 per hour to work out, but I guess J.P. Morgan hasn't been affected by this whole "recession" thing.
There were some Glory Stories about workouts we had done and races we had run/won. This was definitely one of the best runs I've had in ages. Craigga was hurting by 4 miles and called it a day while the rest of us put in a few more minutes down on the Blackstone Blvd.
It's now a touch after 10 pm and I'm getting ready for bed. CVS is tomorrow morning at 11:15 EST and I hope to run in the 14:30s. I hopefully didn't sabotage my race by playing two light games of Beirut as the class of '06 and eating dinner at Shanghai with the boys. Craigga was true to form and treated the table to several scorpion bowls (of which I didn't partake) and dinner. A large group is currently at Spat's and while I would love to be there, I have business to take care of in the morning.
Distance: 6.87 miles
Pace: 7:30
Map
I didn't have much time between runs (3 hours) because Ozzie, Craigga, J-Nettles and Clark showed up from NYC. Well, Clark wasn't really there because he's a punk and had law school reading to do. Regardless, the guys were back in town and we put the boots on for a run. It was pretty much a Boring Stories of Glory Days experience but better.
We laughed about how Craigga spends $70 a month for a gym membership he uses twice on average. That's a $35 visit but what is even better is the fact that his workout takes 10 minutes to complete. Essentially, Craigga is paying $210 per hour to work out, but I guess J.P. Morgan hasn't been affected by this whole "recession" thing.
There were some Glory Stories about workouts we had done and races we had run/won. This was definitely one of the best runs I've had in ages. Craigga was hurting by 4 miles and called it a day while the rest of us put in a few more minutes down on the Blackstone Blvd.
It's now a touch after 10 pm and I'm getting ready for bed. CVS is tomorrow morning at 11:15 EST and I hope to run in the 14:30s. I hopefully didn't sabotage my race by playing two light games of Beirut as the class of '06 and eating dinner at Shanghai with the boys. Craigga was true to form and treated the table to several scorpion bowls (of which I didn't partake) and dinner. A large group is currently at Spat's and while I would love to be there, I have business to take care of in the morning.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Brown Town
Time: 60:01
Distance: 8.53 miles
Pace: 7:02
Map
I had an early flight out this morning from Charlotte to PVD that Meagan was lucky enough to take me to. Tarpy was big time in picking me up once the flight touched down in the old stomping grounds. Being back on campus has brought back so many memories and it's only going to get better when some of the fellas get here. Tarpy and I went to Blue State Coffee and grabbed a slice from Antonio's once Graddy got out of class. It turned out being a relaxing and fun morning/afternoon with two former teammates.
Graddy has a big test on Monday which means he's going to fail once the crew gets here. Anyway, he was able to escape for some minutes along the bike path. The India Point crossing is newly finished so there is a more direct route to the path. We put in about an hour at an easy clip talking about his time in Durban, South Africa. He schooled me on the four groups of people there: black, white, Indian and colored. However, I liked it best when he said his boss (an educated Zulu woman) asked him who "Hispanics" were after reading about another superior race of people.
Distance: 8.53 miles
Pace: 7:02
Map
I had an early flight out this morning from Charlotte to PVD that Meagan was lucky enough to take me to. Tarpy was big time in picking me up once the flight touched down in the old stomping grounds. Being back on campus has brought back so many memories and it's only going to get better when some of the fellas get here. Tarpy and I went to Blue State Coffee and grabbed a slice from Antonio's once Graddy got out of class. It turned out being a relaxing and fun morning/afternoon with two former teammates.
Graddy has a big test on Monday which means he's going to fail once the crew gets here. Anyway, he was able to escape for some minutes along the bike path. The India Point crossing is newly finished so there is a more direct route to the path. We put in about an hour at an easy clip talking about his time in Durban, South Africa. He schooled me on the four groups of people there: black, white, Indian and colored. However, I liked it best when he said his boss (an educated Zulu woman) asked him who "Hispanics" were after reading about another superior race of people.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Pimp Daddy Graddy
Time: 61:01
Distance: 8.01 miles
Pace: 7:38
Yesterday when I was finishing up the run I received a phone call from Pimp Daddy Graddy who is from the Torrey Pines/Del Mar area of San Diego. He wanted to know if I was interested in putting in some time on the feet in the morning and I suggested that we meet at the parking lot where Jilane, Owen and I had about a year earlier. Ms. Rodgers was kind enough to transport Meagan and I to San Diego last night which means we are currently in our fourth city on this trip (Santa Rosa, Palms Springs, Brea, San Diego).
The morning was drizzly so I prepared for the run with a jacket, towels for the Jag, and extra shirt and new computers in case we wanted to find Internet access at a cafe post run. We drove to the parking lot, I parked and then I proceeded to open the trunk. With my socks in hand I let out a "oh, shit. I'm an idiot." Meagan was curious as to why I was so upset and it was because I had forgotten my running shoes. I had driven to go running, yet I had forgotten my fucking running shoes! I was not happy. I'm still embarrassed for such a boneheaded move. Simply terrible. I quickly put a ring out to Graddy and asked him what size shoe he wore luckily he was a 10 otherwise I would have run in his shoes no matter what. He made a quick trip home, grabbed an extra pair of kicks and promptly was back at the parking lot to start our run.
Last year we went up the hill to the Torrey Pines Golf Course, past Scripps and then to UCSD. This time we went in the other direction and through the Del Mar community. The pace was easy and it was great catching up with Graddy and all that is happening in Providence these days. We were content to turn around at 4 miles and head back to the car. I returned the shoes which were a pair of Nike Alaris. I had never heard of them before but my man Ozzie Meyers gave them to Graddy at some point during his Nike gig. They weren't the best shoe I've ever put on but considering I was thinking about buying a pair of shoes off the next Schmo that walked by, I was happy to have them.
Distance: 8.01 miles
Pace: 7:38
Yesterday when I was finishing up the run I received a phone call from Pimp Daddy Graddy who is from the Torrey Pines/Del Mar area of San Diego. He wanted to know if I was interested in putting in some time on the feet in the morning and I suggested that we meet at the parking lot where Jilane, Owen and I had about a year earlier. Ms. Rodgers was kind enough to transport Meagan and I to San Diego last night which means we are currently in our fourth city on this trip (Santa Rosa, Palms Springs, Brea, San Diego).
The morning was drizzly so I prepared for the run with a jacket, towels for the Jag, and extra shirt and new computers in case we wanted to find Internet access at a cafe post run. We drove to the parking lot, I parked and then I proceeded to open the trunk. With my socks in hand I let out a "oh, shit. I'm an idiot." Meagan was curious as to why I was so upset and it was because I had forgotten my running shoes. I had driven to go running, yet I had forgotten my fucking running shoes! I was not happy. I'm still embarrassed for such a boneheaded move. Simply terrible. I quickly put a ring out to Graddy and asked him what size shoe he wore luckily he was a 10 otherwise I would have run in his shoes no matter what. He made a quick trip home, grabbed an extra pair of kicks and promptly was back at the parking lot to start our run.
Last year we went up the hill to the Torrey Pines Golf Course, past Scripps and then to UCSD. This time we went in the other direction and through the Del Mar community. The pace was easy and it was great catching up with Graddy and all that is happening in Providence these days. We were content to turn around at 4 miles and head back to the car. I returned the shoes which were a pair of Nike Alaris. I had never heard of them before but my man Ozzie Meyers gave them to Graddy at some point during his Nike gig. They weren't the best shoe I've ever put on but considering I was thinking about buying a pair of shoes off the next Schmo that walked by, I was happy to have them.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Week in Review
Time: 509:39
Distance: 76 miles
Not a bad week. Not a good week. I had more miles that I originally thought I was going to have. I enjoyed running with Owen, Graddy and Scotty D. on various runs. I'll be looking to hit some people up on some of my easy days this semester. The drive back to Norman was a good non-planned rest day. I'll be interested to see how my training comes along in the coming weeks. Hopefully the weather stays decent and I become a little more motivated. I'm trying to do the little things at this point. A big goal of mine is to start the semester off right in terms or academic work and running related activities.
Distance: 76 miles
Not a bad week. Not a good week. I had more miles that I originally thought I was going to have. I enjoyed running with Owen, Graddy and Scotty D. on various runs. I'll be looking to hit some people up on some of my easy days this semester. The drive back to Norman was a good non-planned rest day. I'll be interested to see how my training comes along in the coming weeks. Hopefully the weather stays decent and I become a little more motivated. I'm trying to do the little things at this point. A big goal of mine is to start the semester off right in terms or academic work and running related activities.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Touch the Balls
Time: 85:07
Distance: 13 miles
Owen and Jilane came to pick me up in Palm Springs this morning and we drove to sunny San Diego. I guess you could call this the first leg of our marathon trip from California to Oklahoma. Our first destination was to the house of a former teammate Ryan Graddy. Once we arrived in Torrey Pines/Del Mar/some other random place Graddy calls home, our friend was kind enough to drive us down the monster hill to the beach. We started our run from near the Torrey Pines State Reserve. See Owen's blog post for more information b/c he's all fancy with pictures and such
Our run took us along the coast a bit and eventually ended up on the UCSD campus. We ran to "the balls" which were outside one of the buildings near Dr. Seuss' spaceship. The final stretch before the turn around point was through what looked to be the frat/sorority recruitment day. Students were handing out fliers while other tents were serving food. They most certainly enjoyed our shirtless hot bods glistening with sweat. We took a slightly different way back that took us to the track. I attempted to get Owen to "cut a few shapes" with me but he didn't bite. We got back to the parking lot around 70 minutes, dropped Graddy off at the car and then added on in the opposite direction along some railroad tracks. Owen wanted to touch the Pacific Ocean so we traversed down a cliff and ran back along the beach.
Overall it was a great run. I enjoyed running with former teammates from Brown. We always have a great time talking about the coming seasons and who is going to run well. My legs felt pretty good and the cold is coming along.
Distance: 13 miles
Owen and Jilane came to pick me up in Palm Springs this morning and we drove to sunny San Diego. I guess you could call this the first leg of our marathon trip from California to Oklahoma. Our first destination was to the house of a former teammate Ryan Graddy. Once we arrived in Torrey Pines/Del Mar/some other random place Graddy calls home, our friend was kind enough to drive us down the monster hill to the beach. We started our run from near the Torrey Pines State Reserve. See Owen's blog post for more information b/c he's all fancy with pictures and such
Our run took us along the coast a bit and eventually ended up on the UCSD campus. We ran to "the balls" which were outside one of the buildings near Dr. Seuss' spaceship. The final stretch before the turn around point was through what looked to be the frat/sorority recruitment day. Students were handing out fliers while other tents were serving food. They most certainly enjoyed our shirtless hot bods glistening with sweat. We took a slightly different way back that took us to the track. I attempted to get Owen to "cut a few shapes" with me but he didn't bite. We got back to the parking lot around 70 minutes, dropped Graddy off at the car and then added on in the opposite direction along some railroad tracks. Owen wanted to touch the Pacific Ocean so we traversed down a cliff and ran back along the beach.
Overall it was a great run. I enjoyed running with former teammates from Brown. We always have a great time talking about the coming seasons and who is going to run well. My legs felt pretty good and the cold is coming along.
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