E J Hrynowski

Meet my greyhound Chui the Wonderdog

Greyhound Adventures

LongDog Leather Works

Running Ahead

Kelly's Running Warehouse

My Marathon Experience Manchester NH - 11/4/07

I'm reasonably intelligent by most measures, but can still feel as dumb as a box of rocks in others. (An occasional "doh!" helps to keep you humble.) I'm nowhere near perfect, but I try very hard to be the great person my kids and my greyhound think I am.

For 45, I'm in halfway decent condition. My marathon training (see link at right for the day's painful details) brought my weight down to around 155 pounds, which is just about right for my 5'8" frame.  From a running standpoint, I could still stand to drop a couple of pounds.  I'm running into December for the first time, and hopefully the weather allows me to run throughout the winter.  My kids gave me some nice cold weather gear for Christmas, so I don't have too many excuses left.  I've also completed three half marathons on a pretty hilly course in Hollis NH, and I'll be on the lookout for a nice flat HM course for a change.  I run the Good Times 5K Series in Lowell on Tuesday nights from April to the end of August.  I've never really been a fitness fiend, but running through the winter might just mean I'm heading toward fiend-ness.  I do find that I'm happier when I run. I guess it's the "runner's high", it does put some good natural "drugs" into your bloodstream.

My kids live in New Hampshire, and I spend almost every weekend with them. They mean the world to me, and my first priority is playing as big a part in their development as I can.