tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:12:21 +0000ChocolateBlog AwardReadingBikingFamily/FriendsRunningNJ MarathonVacationSkiingTriathlonRACESDestination Costa RicaGymTIaRTCross trainingInjuryBQFoodTrail runsSpeedHill TrainingRecipesPool RunningSwimmingMisc.HikingIndiaBookshttp://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)Blogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-1523736428859151976Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:30:00 +00002012-01-29T17:41:38.896-05:00Misc.In the few months that I had lost touch with the blogging community (OK, it's been almost a year), so much has changed. A number of blogs I followed have gone dormant. I hope that's a sign that you're too busy to blog because your lives are full of more interesting and fun stuff. Some of you have had additions to your families (congratulations, peeps!!!), and there have been countless http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2012/01/bloggers-block.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-6666183472883097124Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:58:00 +00002012-01-23T12:22:49.948-05:00RunningRACES2011 has been a bizarre year, as far as running goes. I was injured more times than I've ever been in a single year. But something in my haphazard training obviously worked, because just as I was resigned to slowing down as part of the inevitable aging process, I suddenly discovered that I could squeeze a tiny bit more speed out of these complaining muscles, joints and tendons.Consider this. http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-running.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-6888168495642229042Sun, 23 Oct 2011 03:30:00 +00002011-10-23T08:54:41.568-04:00Family/FriendsWriting has always been close to my heart...an outlet for joy and sorrow, success and failure, everything positive and negative in my life. I always thought that in times of intense happiness and in pain, writing would help me celebrate, comfort, come to terms with whatever was going on in my life.But over the past few months, I have experienced pain, anger, bitterness and sorrow on a scale that http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2011/10/im-backi-think.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-3224316866314954694Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:39:00 +00002011-02-28T18:46:49.175-05:00RunningRACESWhen you blog once a month or less, you are tempted to cram everything that happened since your last post into a single post...because SO MUCH has happened! But let me try and stick to the key stories, in my view at least.OK, this topic has been beaten to death in the running community, but I have to mention it...the new Boston qualifying standards. Humor me...whaddya think? I must say, I think http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2011/02/boston-qualifying-standards-manhattan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-2307075337905484527Thu, 06 Jan 2011 04:12:00 +00002011-01-06T07:38:43.222-05:00RACESIt's been great catching up to all the activity on my favorite blogs. You've been busy beavers! It'll take me ages to get caught up on everything I've missed, but I'm inching along and will eventually get there, I'm sure.Finally totalled my running distance for 2010: 1700 or thereabouts. This includes about 3 weeks worth of pool running. Add the swimming, biking, hiking and strength training, andhttp://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2011/01/resolution-run-2011-hillsborough-nj.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-371586211017934815Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:50:00 +00002011-01-01T14:42:06.693-05:00RACESI started this blog a couple of years ago, because I had been running for a little while and felt that my experiences and lessons learned may be worth writing about. If no one else read them, I could at least look back on them at some point in life and laugh/smile/cringe. I wanted to document races especially, though I never imagined I would be running more than a couple a year. I have gotten wayhttp://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/12/usatf-10-miler-mercer-county-park-nj.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-4232790546018507793Sat, 27 Nov 2010 20:58:00 +00002010-11-28T17:52:26.414-05:00Misc.RACESI am totally in awe of my fabulous friend Pearl. We all have dreams, but not many of us are gutsy enough to follow them. Pearl is one of those rare people who is, and does. She has always been an avid traveler, and I admire her for the way she travels, the seasoned road warrior, not afraid to taste the bad with the good, always the observer, never the judge, experiencing other cultures not as a http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/11/giralda-farms-10k.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-6607384854215278647Sat, 06 Nov 2010 23:08:00 +00002010-11-07T08:16:07.232-05:00RACESThis race in the beautiful Duke Island Park was one DH and I ran in 2008. I remembered it being flat and fast. So, when I was looking for another 5K in the general timeframe, I landed on this one. Now that I do trackwork with the group most Tuesdays, I have sorta gotten over my repulsion for running fast with tongue hanging out, and gotten more comfortable being uncomfortable all through a race..http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/11/run-for-runaways-5k.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-8502494533222138564Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:26:00 +00002010-10-25T22:35:22.013-04:00RACESReally quick race update, before I plunge into silence again. I won't waste time on apologies, because I know you all get it, and I'll probably be apologizing again another month from now anyway...life is just too crazy. I just popped in to remind you all I am still alive! And I miss you all!!!I ran the USATF Cross Country 8K race at Deer Path Park on October 10. It was a team race, and our http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/10/cross-country-8k-swamp-devil-15k.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-2766175873987006469Sun, 12 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +00002010-09-14T17:21:20.989-04:00RACESHi again, my beautiful bloggers! Missing in action again...and there's been lots of action, I can tell you that. I never planned on so many races this year. But just as last year was "Stay away from races and focus on finding your running mojo" year, this year, in spite of the drama surrounding my achilles tendon, I've been fully basking in the thrill and glory involved in racing. I can't hold a http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/09/sherox-triathlon-usatf-nj-cross-country.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-3433920338906290378Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:50:00 +00002010-08-23T21:57:45.145-04:00SwimmingBikingRunningRACESTriathlonWhat a luxury to have a couple of idle hours to catch up on all my favorite blogs and indulge in some bloggie love! You folks have been BUSY! I am lounging around, enjoying some well-earned rest after slaving away most of my morning at a Practice Traithlon. You heard me right. I am spouting new vocabulary these days. I signed up for SheROX at Asbury Park next Sunday! The teeniest sprint triathlonhttp://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/08/tirathlon-bronx-half-marathon-and-other.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-8293410753440590476Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:59:00 +00002010-08-02T20:26:09.102-04:00RunningRACESFell off the radar again and I didn't even realize it's been more than 2 weeks since my last post. How have you been? I've missed you all! My silence has been filled with working hard all week and playing hard all weekend. I've returned to running, albeit cautiously. I have been running on the soft surface of the towpath aided by liberal treatments of heat and ice.Saturday, I ran the River 2 Sea http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/08/river-2-sea-relay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-3547650775543647460Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:30:00 +00002010-07-15T08:53:55.131-04:00InjurySwimmingPool RunningYour comments and condolences on my last half-a$$ post overwhelm me. I was in the middle of typing up the post, then got distracted. I came back to it the next day to see that I had accidentally posted it, mid-sentence! I quickly went back and finished the sentence, and noticed that inspite of leaving my morbid thoughts incomplete (what else can you call laughing at my own injury?), I got sweet, http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/07/foolin-in-pool.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-956942943818845435Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:37:00 +00002010-07-13T06:50:10.961-04:00HikingMisc.RunningIt's been an entire month of no blogging and commenting! I've never been so remiss, but when it came to a choice between sleeping and blogging, you will understand which direction I had to go. Besides, running has not been happening lately (it's injury time!), so I've got nothing to excite a running audience. There has been a lot of pool running, biking and hiking, however. I even found a pool http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/07/its-been-entire-month-of-no-blogging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-2393279847585941156Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:10:00 +00002010-06-17T18:58:21.954-04:00RACES5Ks are tricky. You feel like throwing up the entire time, but you can't justify slowing down because the race will over in the blink of an eye and you will be left feeling you could have done better. I prefer longer distances any day, but of course, like any other runner with the slightest competitve edge, I feel the need to test myself over shorter distances, especially now that I have got a http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/06/summer-series-5k.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-8389474316224620133Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:30:00 +00002010-06-14T19:59:06.919-04:00SpeedHikingRunningHill TrainingFamily/FriendsTrail runsBulleted delivery over the essay form is hopefully one way I can still get a few blog posts in, while still struggling to adjust to my new work and running schedule. Here are some random thoughts and goings-on:* Why are we always complaining about the weather? I can understand that while running in 90 degree temperatures and 80% humidity, the weather might occupy the senses a bit more than usual,http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/06/hacklebarney-state-park-hike-sourland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-6062174001534157467Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:55:00 +00002010-06-06T20:08:07.099-04:00FoodRunningFamily/FriendsTrail runsThe annual towpath "Train"ing run is a grand occasion for the club. Hundreds of runners flood the 34.1 mile towpath that runs all the way from Highland Park to Trenton, to celebrate National Trails Day.Start time is based on estimated pace and distance. The goal is for the entire mob to finish together at Johnson Park at 11 AM. The mileage covered by every runner is totalled and 0.50 cents per http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/06/training-run-at-towpath.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-1441052227546729531Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:47:00 +00002010-05-31T22:37:20.209-04:00HikingFamily/FriendsI know I sound annoyingly repetitive, but blogging has become a luxury I can hardly afford these days.Here are some pics from our Memorial weekend hike at the Ramapo Valley Reservation. We hiked the Schuber trail (orange blaze) and the Yellow-Silver trail (yellow blaze)... ...a total of 8.5 miles; ending with a beautiful cool swim in MacMillan Reservoir.Scarlet Oak Pond Stretching before the hikehttp://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/05/ramapo-valley-reservation-hike.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-4578305914977688057Sun, 16 May 2010 20:21:00 +00002010-05-17T06:44:24.456-04:00SpeedMisc.RunningA number of my favorite bloggers are running races this weekend, including marathons. I am perched at the edge of my seat, waiting for race results and reports!DH has never been interested in distance running. He humors me once in a while, but for the most part, he finds it an intensely boring activity. Well, this morning, he took Frankie Forerunner out for a run in the neighborhood. When he got http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/05/speedwork.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-4426692210872226179Mon, 10 May 2010 02:45:00 +00002010-05-10T09:28:06.949-04:00SwimmingMisc.BikingRunningHope you had a WONDERFUL MOTHERS' DAY! Thank you all so much for your wonderful comments on my marathon report! Overwhelming is what it is! I even gained a few new readers. On reflection, despite all the agony and the cramping calves at the NJ Marathon, I handled the heat a lot better than it seemed at the time. Maybe it is my Indian origin. Though I have run nowhere close to this distance while http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/05/post-marathon-recovery.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-2195620863209166959Mon, 03 May 2010 12:40:00 +00002010-05-07T09:10:46.571-04:00NJ MarathonBQRunningRACESCongratulations to all of you who raced over the weekend, and a special shout out to Tall Mom for her spectacular BQ race at Eugene!This post is going to be long, melodramatic and sappy, so feel free to skip it, if you ain't in the mood.I look like a slice of burned toast, I am chafed in areas I can't even mention (sorry folks, I know pics of chafed privates would enhance the visual appeal, but http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/05/nj-marathon-race-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-8948643553027820269Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +00002010-04-29T08:33:46.684-04:00BikingRunningFamily/FriendsVacationColorado is beautiful any time of the year. I visited my brother in Lafayette (near Boulder) for a few days last week and drank in the magnificient, albeit dry mountain air. We spent the weekend in Buena Vista (an altitude of 8000 feet), a 2 1/2-hour drive from Boulder. The weatherpeople forecasted a weekend of snow and rain, but it remained sunny and pleasant throughout my stay...not surprising http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/04/buena-vista.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-8057845784278458120Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:30:00 +00002010-04-20T13:12:52.090-04:00RunningRACESA shiver runs up my spine before the Boston Marathon every year. Boston runners, we will be watching you tomorrow...do us proud!Running relays has always given me a great thrill. Granted, the only relays I have run so far have been at school, when I did track - 4 x 100 and 4 x 400. But the tremendous teamwork that is on display during a relay is a beautiful thing. I used to train for my http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/04/runapalooza-jersey-shore-relay-marathon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-7958162775320035554Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:00:00 +00002010-04-14T13:40:36.161-04:00InjuryReadingBooksRunningAfter Born To Run was mentioned on Running My Own Race, I proceeded to get myself a copy and immerse myself in it. The book paints a fascinating picture of ultrarunning...so much so that we mere marathon/half marathon runners pale in comparison. There is something awfully romantic about testing the limits of your endurance in a breathtaking, but unforgiving and downright dangerous landscape. But http://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/04/minimalist-running.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5282998268244356682.post-4266365113179082276Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:39:00 +00002010-04-28T13:48:44.527-04:00Misc.BikingRunningVacationWe have been hammered with so much snow and rain this year that the first sign of sunshine found us scrambling to make the best of it. We had to take a vacation. Only, I picked a place that was just a little colder than we imagined it would be...Rhode Island. The forecast said it would be nice and sunny, in the mid-60's. What we didn't realize is that we had to factor in the cold sea breeze, so ahttp://kavi-musings.blogspot.com/2010/04/block-island-getaway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (I Run for Fun)15