Christopher Orr

LATEST ARTICLES ( 58 )

• Happy St. Patrick’s Day

  

  Sometimes something is just too cool and you have to share it. The Columbus Marathon is amazingly active on social media and posted this picture today on... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3/17 – Half Marathon Training

  

  I am now convinced that my knee pain is actually an IT band issue. Not a big problem, but a serious annoyance as I get back into the old rhythms. Everyone... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3/16 – Half Marathon Training

  

  Finally, a chance to run my favorite metropark trails! And a chance to wear my new cold weather gear! I don’t care that it was zero degrees out with the wind... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3/15 – Half Marathon Training

  

  I’m back, in more ways than one! Today was my first run since the bad LSD run last week AND it was an outdoor run. That’s right, no treadmill or track for this... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3/13 – Half Marathon Training

  

  Another day without running. This is getting old quick, but I need to make sure I recover properly. It won’t help me at all to come back too quick and run mysel... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3/12 – Half Marathon Training

  On the plus side, I think I’ve gotten over the worst of whatever I picked up over the weekend. That bug was rough, but relatively short. Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3/11 – Half Marathon Training (sort Of…)

  

  If anybody has been following along, you will have noticed there was no training post yesterday. While it was a rest day, it actually was a sick day. Perhaps... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3/9 – Half Marathon Training

  

  I have potatoes for feet. That kind of statement probably requires explanation. The story starts when I woke up this morning and my ankles felt incredibly... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3/8 – Half Marathon Training

  

  It had to happen eventually – I had a truly bad run this morning. Not that it is hard to suss out the reason why. Sleep was impossible last night, and I am not... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3/7 – Half Marathon Training

  

  Pictured: Today’s To-Do list As mentioned in yesterday’s training post, today is a rest day. And for once, it actually was a rest day… no cross-training, no... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3/6 – Half Marathon Training

  

  I had a very interesting thought provoking conversation with Mrs. BSR as I had my wake-up coffee this morning. We were discussing how the process of becoming... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3/5 – Half Marathon Training

  

  This is for you, Miss “Give BSR the rapist glare over the shoulder running girl”. Seriously, though. If you are going to speed up and match my pace, don’t then... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3/4 – Half Marathon Training

  

  Excuse me while I wax philosophical for a moment… Some days, it seems that you just can’t get started – nothing seems to go right from the moment you wake up.... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Running & Racing Superstitions

  

  It seems everybody has an odd habit or some sort of ritual that they stick with in sports. I remember being little and going to Three Rivers Stadium in... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3/3 – Half Marathon Training

  

  New week = another rest/cross-training day to start. I’m starting to get into the rhythm of this program – it is nice to have structure to my training again. Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3/2 – Half Marathon Training

  

  Waiting until noon to run? Madness, I say! Being a dataphile and a consummate geek, I wore my heart rate monitor to bed so I could check my resting heart rate... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 3/1 – Half Marathon Training

  

  Looooong run is long. 10 miles on a 1/16mi indoor track… that’s a lotta laps. Stacy, being supportive and full of good ideas, got up early with me so that we... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2/28 – Half Marathon Training

  

  Ahhhh…. Rest day, or at least a non-running, cross-training day. I’m glad to have it. My legs are tired! The plan all week was to continue adding core routines... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2/27 – Half Marathon Training

  

  Today’s lesson: easy is a relative term. After yesterday’s speedwork, my legs were pretty drained and I could feel a lack of pep as I walked out the door and... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2/26 – Half Marathon Training

  

  Mile repeats… rawr! Tom Brady understands… Speedwork today, and I knew going into today that I had mile repeats on the calendar. So, out the door extra early... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION