Today I did my 7.5 mile run. Because it snowed for a few days, then thawed, I figured our trail would be mud, so it was the treadmill again. Not the most exciting way to do it, but with some good tunes and the right mindset, it was done. I did the 7.5 miles in 68 minutes.
The run itself was interesting. There was a point midway where my ankles and knees began to ache. I could have given into the suggestion, but instead, I decided to focus on them not hurting. I focused on being more fluid and smooth with my pace and my motions, and imagined myself being a bit lighter and drifting through the run. The pain went away and I was even able to kick up from a 9-minute mile to an 8-minute mile for the last half mile. What a rush - to run that long and finish out with some energy in reserves!
Afterwards, I did some thorough stretching and took a hot bath. I usually get ravenous with longer runs, so I'm managing my calories through DietPower and so far completely on track.
The work on our retaining wall is drawing to a close ... they are very efficient, and had to wait for a bit while it snowed and rained. They came out today and really knocked out a large portion.
My mother has flown in from St. Petersburg because my grandmother had surgery on her knee, so mom is helping out. We look forward to seeing her after church tomorrow down in Rapid City.
Tuesday is a very special day for me - it is the official promotion for my 5-CD set. I now have $600 in bonus gifts generously donated by various individuals, ranging from MP3 audios and eBooks to e-mail courses. It is quite exciting. I also got a UPC barcode made and scanned and applied on Amazon.com to have the CD released there.
My wife assisted me with editing our book and we have it to our editors for the last pass. I have received quotes from several sources to create a cover and typeset the interior, and to do various print runs. I am targeting the beginning of July to go live with the print version of the book. Another exciting chapter.
I decided to look into Elance.com to contract out my writing and programming services ... it is something new for me to explore, so we'll see how it works out. I don't see many projects on the programming side, but the writing side looks exciting. It's something I already do and enjoy, so if I can build another stream of income doing that, the better. I also need to get off of my duff and actually submit some proposals to print magazines - this is something I have procrastinated on simply because it is new and I guess there is a fear of doing the proposal correctly, etc. Strange, because I wrote a column for a local magazine in Atlanta and also wrote some technical columns when I was in the IT industry, and I didn't hesitate then ... so why now? Interesting.
Now it's time to rest and recover from the run and focus on another productive week.
Blessed be,
Jeremy Likness
The run itself was interesting. There was a point midway where my ankles and knees began to ache. I could have given into the suggestion, but instead, I decided to focus on them not hurting. I focused on being more fluid and smooth with my pace and my motions, and imagined myself being a bit lighter and drifting through the run. The pain went away and I was even able to kick up from a 9-minute mile to an 8-minute mile for the last half mile. What a rush - to run that long and finish out with some energy in reserves!
Afterwards, I did some thorough stretching and took a hot bath. I usually get ravenous with longer runs, so I'm managing my calories through DietPower and so far completely on track.
The work on our retaining wall is drawing to a close ... they are very efficient, and had to wait for a bit while it snowed and rained. They came out today and really knocked out a large portion.
My mother has flown in from St. Petersburg because my grandmother had surgery on her knee, so mom is helping out. We look forward to seeing her after church tomorrow down in Rapid City.
Tuesday is a very special day for me - it is the official promotion for my 5-CD set. I now have $600 in bonus gifts generously donated by various individuals, ranging from MP3 audios and eBooks to e-mail courses. It is quite exciting. I also got a UPC barcode made and scanned and applied on Amazon.com to have the CD released there.
My wife assisted me with editing our book and we have it to our editors for the last pass. I have received quotes from several sources to create a cover and typeset the interior, and to do various print runs. I am targeting the beginning of July to go live with the print version of the book. Another exciting chapter.
I decided to look into Elance.com to contract out my writing and programming services ... it is something new for me to explore, so we'll see how it works out. I don't see many projects on the programming side, but the writing side looks exciting. It's something I already do and enjoy, so if I can build another stream of income doing that, the better. I also need to get off of my duff and actually submit some proposals to print magazines - this is something I have procrastinated on simply because it is new and I guess there is a fear of doing the proposal correctly, etc. Strange, because I wrote a column for a local magazine in Atlanta and also wrote some technical columns when I was in the IT industry, and I didn't hesitate then ... so why now? Interesting.
Now it's time to rest and recover from the run and focus on another productive week.
Blessed be,
Jeremy Likness
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