Gil Can Run!A blog on Running and all the crap that runs through my head while doing it

May 18th Monday, No run day

So no run today, in fact I’m taking the week off* prior to the Vermont City Marathon. So we will track my not running anxiety. Although, I should be able to keep myself busy with a new computer coming and setting stuff up for this blog thing. Speaking of which, the iTunes store has accepted my first show, so I’m on iTunes now…I’m cool!
So this weekend was an awesome time at Black n’ Blue Bowl 2015. Hardcore and punk, that’s pretty much my life outside of running,. If I was talented, I’d be in a band, but I suck out loud musically. But yeah, so anyway, excited about the iTunes thing. And the production values will go up over the next couple weeks, I promise. Eventually, it’ll look like I know what I’m doing.

Oh and that scale came, I’ve put on 25 lbs since my house burned down…time to work on that, no wonder I’ve been getting injured and feeling slow!

*I may run tomorrow afternoon for a couple miles and then shut it down for the week.

May 17th A good effort

Sunday Training 17/05/2015

Got in at 3:30am, was supposed to get up at 7am and run, but I woke up about 45 minutes late. Got a little over 8mi in. Was slow, had no energy. Well, back to NYC for day 2 of Black n Blue Bowl! Yesterday, ahhhhhhh, The Regulators! What more do I need to say? Turnstile was great, Madball, Earth Crisis holy shit! Agents of Man, Everybody Gets Hurt, was a great day. Today we’re in store for Wisdom in Chains, Fury of Five, Sick of It All, Crumbsuckers, BURN, OMG BURN! Alright, there are more bands, and I’m totally excited but just mentioning the ones I’m MOST excited about. Did I mention I get to see Burn tonight?
Alright, I’m off, go, run, enjoy! Also, Glory Glory Man United! Congrats on getting some European football next season.

May 16th Magic run today

A Magic Run 16/05/2015

It was raining, and I mean raining, not a fine mist, not a nice gentle spring rain, the sidewalks were rivers. It wasn’t cold, it wasn’t warm, it was just perfect. I could have kept running forever, if I didn’t have other things to do today. I have a new route open to me and today I took it. The East Rock Rd. bridge is open, and I cut across, and forgot all about the 1/2 mile long hill on that side! That’s cool, it was still fun to switch it up. But today was fun and easy, I didn’t feel like I was just out there grinding out the miles and that’s a really good thing. No fuel, no water on a day like today, just me and running and I like it.

So it’s almost time to go back to New York, hit up Webster Hall and the Black n’ Blue Bowl tonight. Going to be a fun day. Wake up tomorrow and do it all over again!

May 15th The Gil Can Run Show, Ep 1!

Here it is, I intended for 22 minutes, it’s 43, I can run! haha (See, NOW you get it!) Alright, some introductions, and a little of my worldly philosophy. Plus, a poop story, ask anyone that knows me; I have hilarious poop stories.

And the Audio

Training Run 14/05/2015

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May 13th Getting better!

Daily Run 13/05/2015

Alright, due to me not charging my camera, no vlog tonight. It would have been my first, but oh well, sometimes I’m a big dummy. Ok, the good news, I was able to function for 7 miles tonight! It was slow, painful at times, and way more difficult than it should have been, but I made it.

I saw lots that got me thinking about things that I want to talk about. Such as: Roadkill, lawns and lawn care, drivers not paying attention, people taking up the ENTIRE sidewalk, waving at people as you pass them by, amongst other things.

So in other news, I set up the youtube channel for this little hometown, down-to-earth running program here. As soon as I have content for it, that’ll be nice! haha. Oh also need to buy a new scale, yes the replacing of things from after the house fire begins. Did I mention my house burned down almost a year ago? Yeah, more on that later.

May 12th Sickeness taking its toll

Horrible Run 12/05/2015

So I planned on running my usual weekday 7+ miles tonight, but I got out there and realized there was something seriously wrong. This illness, whatever it is, has either completely depleted my glycerin stores, or has attacked my muscles.

I am feeling better overall though, which is good. So a horrible “run”, I walked most of it. But in generally I am getting better. Tomorrow I will get a better run in. So overall I look at today like Apollo 13, a successful failure. Definitely was a failure, but I am getting better, I got out there, I didn’t hurt myself, and I will get out there tomorrow! Alright, now follow the link and chuckle.

May 10th Being sick is no fun

So, Mother’s Day, happy Mother’s Day to all the Mothers out there. Literal and figurative, yep, you know who you are!
I’ve been running a fever for 2 days. I really dislike being sick. No miles yesterday, I will try to get some in this afternoon, maybe 10, in a perfect world I’d get 15. We’ll see what happens, but you never know what will happen when you’re sick. I did run a marathon with a cold, so I know I can do it, but it’s never fun or comfortable.

May 8th The first post, like the first step…

The hardest thing to do, right? Well, right now everything’s under construction, literally. I don’t have all my AV equipment replaced from a house fire I had, so it will be a few weeks before I can start vlogging and Podcasting. We’ll get there. It will be fun, and I hope you enjoy the ride. I’m going to cut this short because I have more to do. Always working.