tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207007932012-02-02T10:59:43.052-05:00  Playwright. Father. Runner over 40.pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.comBlogger748125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-88949402261552102102012-02-02T06:56:00.003-05:002012-02-02T10:52:58.509-05:002012-02-02T10:52:58.509-05:00

"The 'Batman' soundtrack?" "Throw it." Leadfoot today. Spoke too soon about shin splints, my left has been acting up all week, in spite of the exercises. Will wear a brace for Saturday's long run. 10 miles on Saturday, if the weather holds and there is no snow or ice, I plan to make the journey to see the India Cultural Garden, which is exactly five miles from my house. Distance: 4 miles Route:

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com0http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/02/can-you-still-walk-back-to-happiness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-26614427907465818222012-02-01T07:18:00.003-05:002012-02-01T09:56:33.594-05:002012-02-01T09:56:33.594-05:00

So much more fun to run when it is moderately cool and not miserable out. Just, as the kids say, saying. I walk around all day with this mustache on my face. It's horrifying. Went out chewing gum today. On my way back I pictured myself asphyxiated on someone's doorstep and spit it out. Still ... clean, fresh breath. That's it, I have to clean up. Distance: 4 miles Route: To Parkside Blvd.

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com0http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/02/but-that-was-long-ago.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-1187838062797914372012-01-31T07:52:00.002-05:002012-02-01T09:58:09.607-05:002012-02-01T09:58:09.607-05:00

51º at 5:15 AM on January 31. All right, then. I'm wearing shorts. Distance: 4 miles Route: To Parkside Blvd. and back. Bit of a conundrum here as re: the Yearly Playlists. Following my first marathon in Nov. 2006 I took a well-deserved rest ... which lasted a bit too long. In order to motivate myself to run out-of-doors in deepest winter, beginning in February 2007 I began running to a

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com0http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/if-your-heart-skips-beat-stay-on-your.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-73010557357904411502012-01-29T14:32:00.004-05:002012-01-29T21:31:47.362-05:002012-01-29T21:31:47.362-05:00

Sorry, folks. It's just a Honda ad. Oh yeah. Week 2 Total: 22 miles Distance: 4 miles Route: To Parkside Blvd. and back. The wife and I went over calendars for the next several months. Busy, busy, busy. Travel, school, play, work, music, special events, social events, writing, creating, eat, breathing, living. No idea how I will fit all of these runs into my schedule, but you know? I don't care

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com1http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-aching-little-soul-has-started.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-1843648821761035542012-01-28T08:26:00.002-05:002012-01-29T21:33:10.868-05:002012-01-29T21:33:10.868-05:00

If it were not for my wife, I would not have gotten out of bed this morning to run. If I had not gotten out of bed to run this morning, I would not have had time to run later. If I had had a long run today, I would most likely be of a mind to bag the training. Thank you, wife. Distance: 6 miles Route: Taylor-Cedar-Warrensville/Noble-Monticello Loop 1. Almost wiped twice on Taylor Road. Ice

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com0http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/by-day-we-run.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-48668770228709359492012-01-26T06:58:00.001-05:002012-01-26T11:24:34.834-05:002012-01-26T11:24:34.834-05:00

Did it. I am registered to run the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon on Sunday, May 20, 2012. Distance: 4 miles Route: To Parkside Blvd. and back. Up a good part of the night, fretting. We began rehearsals last night, I need to set rules for myself and follow them. Come right home, drink tea, go to sleep. Falling asleep has been troubling the last two nights, and I woke several times thinking Time

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com0http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/cue-fanfare.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-3220327774999324762012-01-25T06:34:00.002-05:002012-01-25T09:45:01.342-05:002012-01-25T09:45:01.342-05:00

Distance: 4 miles Route: To Parkside Blvd. and back. Exhausted all yesterday, got to bed reasonably early (shot for 9, hit 9.45 - damn you, sexy POTUS) with a non-alocoholic beverage as my nightcap. Still, woke at 5 AM thinking ... what? No. No, can't do this. Long day today, first night of rehearsals, reports due, must rest, have solid, clear concentration ... so, of course, my mind was

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com0http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/im-standing-here-on-ground.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-40078307699742555872012-01-24T06:59:00.004-05:002012-01-24T14:10:56.665-05:002012-01-24T14:10:56.665-05:00

My pants are a mite looser around the waist. Not losing weight, just moving it around. Everything in its right place. The zipper on my green thermafleece jacket has bitten the dust. So now I need new shoes and a new jacket. And, you know. To register for this marathon I am supposedly training for. Just as well, temperature said above freezing but I did not believe it. If I had worn the 'fleece

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com3http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/people-rushing-round-with-no-time-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-85951610219553031512012-01-22T17:12:00.005-05:002012-01-23T15:05:14.116-05:002012-01-23T15:05:14.116-05:00

Week 1 Total: 22 miles Distance: 3 miles Route: To Green Rd. and back. As the effects of global climate change become increasingly evident, sudden mid-winter spikes in temperature lead to terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad gusts of WIND. Temperature: 41º Climate: Bright sun, snowy & slushy pavement. Weight: 179 lbs. Lunch: Tuna mac & cheese w/lima beans. Hydration? yes Stretches? yes One

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com0http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-goal-is-moving-near.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-30093737501687373302012-01-21T17:10:00.002-05:002012-01-21T18:24:59.278-05:002012-01-21T18:24:59.278-05:00

First long run of training. Would have been entirely painless, except for all the damn snow. 1. Peering over the bridge at East Green and Green, watching a family of ducks float downstream in the icy creek. This is part of the joy. 2. People exiting the drive-thru at KFC alone are inevitably fat and unhappy looking. 3. Whoever it is plowing all of the sidewalks on north-side Mayfield Rd. in

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com6http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/gotta-move-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-53446007382475135582012-01-19T06:37:00.003-05:002012-01-21T13:09:15.737-05:002012-01-21T13:09:15.737-05:00

Distance: 4 miles Route: To Parkside Blvd. and back. Day one, nervous. Day two, cocky. Day three, wretched. Woke with sinus pain. Must sleep when I can sleep. Took pain reliever, pseudoephedrine, and put on a nasal strip and hit the road. During mile three I began to feel sick to my stomach, but I pushed through and while my headache is gone, nothing would serve so well as crawling back into

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com0http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/success-is-mine-ive-got-key.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-68984063933357041172012-01-18T07:07:00.002-05:002012-01-19T07:18:30.488-05:002012-01-19T07:18:30.488-05:00

Sweet new banner right? Photo by Amy Arbus, sucka. Distance: 4 miles Route: To Parkside Blvd. and back. The second day is always the hardest -- to get out. Besides, I did not sleep well, knowing there might be a foot of snow on the ground this morning. Stepping out, however, the sub-zero temperature felt, how do they put that? Bracing. In a good way. The pavement was a little treacherous. But

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com0http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/daddys-all-right.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-42367503473024741312012-01-17T06:36:00.001-05:002012-01-17T06:37:23.631-05:002012-01-17T06:37:23.631-05:00

CLEVELAND MARATHON TRAINING BEGINS TODAY Distance: 3 miles Route: To Green Rd. and back. New route, with little or no incline. Remember: No sidewalk on the north side by the ballfields. Several large uneven stones on the north side (puddles.) Things to watch for ... must rise with enough time to void (that's right, I said it) and to eat a banana, even if I do not think I want to. Also, must

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com1http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/hes-got-energy-he-will-amaze.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-56834966512794340472012-01-15T16:07:00.004-05:002012-01-22T17:15:21.186-05:002012-01-22T17:15:21.186-05:00

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT: DAVID HANSEN (MAY BE) RUNNING THE 2012 CLEVELAND MARATHON!!! Why equivocate? Because my wife loves me and cares about me and knows I have a lot to accomplish this winter/spring and that aspiring the run my second marathon may be asking too much of myself. It is true. I have to manage the outreach tour, act in a 90 minute two-hander, and conceptualize and prepare to direct

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com4http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/can-barely-stand-on-my-feet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-41436479508201679892012-01-12T21:38:00.003-05:002012-01-19T07:19:33.939-05:002012-01-19T07:19:33.939-05:00

I look like fucking Stevie Nicks!!! ... on the other hand, an entire can of Pringles makes a very tasty snack. Big storm coming. Let's get one more in. 1975 Playlist Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music Young Americans - David Bowie The Hustle - Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac Glad to be in the mid-70s, now we can really get busy. What

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com0http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/taken-by-sky.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-69792232247360806172012-01-11T18:29:00.003-05:002012-01-11T20:35:51.401-05:002012-01-11T20:35:51.401-05:00

Nope. Sorry. Christ, no. Residency Training period means driving an hour each way to a high school in Elyria. By Wednesday, I am usually becoming very drowsy on the drive home. This is nothing new, it has been going on for nigh 11 years. In the old days my drug of choice was a 20 ounce Coke or -- when I was training for the marathon -- some kind of "energy" drink. I am not proud of this. This

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com2http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/and-now-im-feeling-better.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-18365933825805331262012-01-09T18:26:00.001-05:002012-01-09T18:34:13.772-05:002012-01-09T18:34:13.772-05:00

I can eat a 12 oz. bag of Doritos in one sitting. An entire 6 oz. can of Pringles. These things happen. This afternoon I had to drive home from Elyria, hour-long trip, and stopped to fill my gas tank. I did not go into the store there and get a can of Pringles. And there you have today's minor victory. 1973 Playlist Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder Polk Salad Annie (Live) - Elvis Presley Saturday

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com0http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-tried-some-pills-for-my-heart-but.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-86394361901238067272012-01-08T12:30:00.002-05:002012-01-08T12:39:56.400-05:002012-01-08T12:39:56.400-05:00

I suffer to endure pleasant weather in the midst of winter and not have the opportunity to take a run. Time is so short, I have conspired to create moments when I can escape ... Friday night there was a retirement party for my wife's boss, last night a wedding. Weather remains in the 40s, who knows for how much longer. It leaves me depressed. 1972 Playlist Reelin' In The Years - Steely Dan Hi

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com3http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/things-you-think-are-useless-i-cant.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-17579609022738483362012-01-05T22:11:00.000-05:002012-01-05T22:11:22.498-05:002012-01-05T22:11:22.498-05:00

Skipped a day. Getting so tired as the week has moved on. Would like more sleep. Taking a 9.30 pm run can be exhilarating, but it can also leave me wrecked for the following morning. Little writing going on this week. Hope to alter that tomorrow. Kids spent the night at my parents, we took this opportunity to see WAR HORSE. Good movie, very well made. Pure Spielberg, however, all of your

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com2http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/can-you-spare-one-dream-for-me.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-9058962539988476782012-01-03T18:42:00.026-05:002012-01-04T06:27:50.925-05:002012-01-04T06:27:50.925-05:00

Actor-Teacher Rehearsals, Day Two. 1970 Playlist 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago The Love You Save - The Jackson 5 Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin Canto de Ossanha (Let Go) - Astrud Gilberto Spill the Wine - War ft. Eric Burdon Instant Karma! - John Lennon Mama Told Me (Not To Come) - Three Dog Night We come from the land of the ice and snow, indeed. Day three, I maintain. We are having Second Christmas

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com1http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/let-world-know-youre-alive.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-86501139007251118232012-01-02T21:32:00.005-05:002012-01-04T06:26:45.284-05:002012-01-04T06:26:45.284-05:00

Alicia and I at a special event with this guy. It is difficult to keep up with all of the Cleveland "cupcake" blogs. A lot of them are about dining in restaurants I can't afford and bars I don't want to go to. One of my hands-down favorites, however, is Poise in Parma, which is not only about running, but also Cleveland special events and great cooking. Editor Alicia Hansen (no relation) and I

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com3http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-know-end-is-coming-soon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-58186614722099999612012-01-01T16:01:00.002-05:002012-01-02T13:40:55.039-05:002012-01-02T13:40:55.039-05:00

Ladies and Gentlemen ... 45 Playlists for 45 Years. 1968 Playlist Street Fighting Man - The Rolling Stones Astral Weeks - Van Morrison Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby) - Aretha Franklin If I Had a Hammer - Leonard Nimoy Folsom Prison Blues (Live at Folsom Prison) - Johnny Cash Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones Spring ends today. Happy New Year. Weariness. I was looking

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com5http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2012/01/to-be-born-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-81872599511639611142011-12-28T18:44:00.001-05:002012-01-02T13:42:11.129-05:002012-01-02T13:42:11.129-05:00

I cough, I wheeze. Yes, I wheeze. I pant. I am overweight. I am out of shape. And my body does these things to remind me. It came as something of a relief when my doctor reminded me that Lexapro can cause weight gain. I have been taking a mild dose since September of last year. We chose to cut that dose in half around six months ago, because I was having difficulty making it through the day

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com0http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2011/12/im-not-easy-to-please.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-73740241476714281722011-12-25T17:46:00.005-05:002012-01-02T13:43:15.257-05:002012-01-02T13:43:15.257-05:00

Taking a gander of my runs during the second half of 2011, you might get the impression that I only run when I am away from home. Let's analyze this. You know, for Christmas. Distance: 4.25 miles Temperature: 48º Weather: Beautiful and sunny out, too breezy and sun in my eyes back. Beginning a couple months ago, my wife and I tried an experiment. We were each unsatisfied with how writing was

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com1http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-feet-are-running-like-wind.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20700793.post-45454323787680871082011-11-26T18:28:00.002-05:002012-01-02T13:45:08.755-05:002012-01-02T13:45:08.755-05:00

Changed things up tonight, starting at the Rec Center, then running to Peden Stadium and back, so I could make it a short drive to Kroger's for cake supplies. I mean, I am a CRAZY MAN! National Cake Day Playlist* Cupid Shuffle - Cupid Flathead - The Fratellis She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals New In Town - Little Boots 1901 - Phoenix The Girls - Calvin Harris Great DJ - The Ting

pengohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06159516848217178336noreply@blogger.com3http://daddyrunsfast.blogspot.com/2011/11/your-man-wont-dance-but-i-will.html