Daily Reminder

Be Mindful, Be Grateful, and Be Fruitful.

November 2010

What a tough month. 54.52 total miles for the month. Got PF, some weird knee clicking and sick. Has been the most mentally challenging month. Part of the lessons of running are that sometimes external factors can sideline you as well. Just as in life. Cherish the healthy moments.

PF

My foot is nagging me. Hopefully not PF.

Honolulu Thoughts

November is a mental game to get to the start of the race. In the thick of it.

October Totals

October's totals:
Run:	30h 48m - 175.36 Mi

Best of Hawaii

Road up!

Plumeria

My favorite flower

September Totals

September's totals:
Run:	28h 02m 52s - 164.62 Mi

ARC Hollywood sign run

Look how small downtown LA looks in the background. Great run!

Scott Jurek question

With all your miles of training and during these intense 100 mile (20 + hour) races, have you ever had what you might consider a spiritual experience?

Definitely, there is something really magical that happens. In fact, its these little glimpses of what I call epic experiences that keep me going. I think this is a common experience for athletes of all kinds it just differs in how they describe it. For me it's when all the craziness around me, the pressure to win, the physical pain and psychological suffering build to an almost unbearable intensity, that I'm forced to dig deep within. It's at these junctures that something opens up and allows me this indescribable experience, and suddenly I feel not just unstoppable, but unlimited. Running these races has becomes a vehicle for reaching these states within myself that I haven't learned to access in any other way. I've come to see these races as a spiritual journey condensed into a period of roughly 24 hours. The demons of your own mind come out to torment you forcing you to come face to face with the deepest sense of self. In order to overcome the many obstacles over the course of 100 miles I'm forced to find the part of me that won't succumb to the suffering, but instead will rise above and be victorious. To do this I really have to dig deep.

Santa Monica 10000

Tomita,Brian 47:51.7 7:43 M

New PR

Good Times!!

August Totals

August's totals:
Run:	22h 51m 32s - 139.02 Mi

Reminder Tip

Remember to breath from the stomach

Best Shoes and Socks

Brooks Launch and Asics Nimbus II Quarter in black.

Marathon Statistics

Table 1: Gender, Age and Median Times

	1980	1995	2000	2006	2007	2008
Women	10.5%	26%	38%	40%	40%	41%
Men	89.5%	74%	62%	60%	60%	59%
Masters (40 yrs+)	26%	41%	44%	46%	46%	45%
Open (20 to 39 yrs)	69%	57%	54%	52%	52%	53%
Juniors (under 20)	5%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%
Median Age
	1980	1995	2000	2006	2007	2008	(Mean)
Males	34	38	38	40	40	39	(39.9 yrs)
Females	31.3	35	35	35	36	35	(36.1 yrs)
Median Age Overall			37	38	38	38	(38.4 yrs)
Median Times for U.S. Marathon Finishers
	1980	1995	2002	2006	2007	2008
Males	3:32:17	3:54:00	4:20:01	4:19:31	4:20:04	4:20:04
Females	4:03:39	4:15:00	4:56:46	4:49:57	4:49:48	4:43:31

Hollywood Sign 13 Mile Run

It's FREE!!!! What a great opportunity to run to the Hollywood Sign.

I'm gonna run the September one with my friend Stu!

http://www.arunnerscircle.com/index.php?r=pages/view&id=34

FREE Hollywood Sign Run Schedule Summer 2010:

August 29, 2010

September 26, 2010

October 31, 2010

Pacific Coast Trail Runs

http://pctrailruns.com/index.aspx

Race Times

LA Marathon 2010 Distance	MAR
Clock Time	04:57:37
Chip Time	04:49:03
Overall Place	7853 / 22579
Gender Place	5604 / 13361
Division Place	898 / 1777
Age Grade	43.3%
Pace	11:01.6
5K	0:31:17
10K	1:03:47
15K	1:35:32
20K	2:07:11
25K	2:38:51
30K	3:14:46
35K	3:54:27
40K	4:33:33

Surf City Marathon 2009

Bib: 2525 Name: Brian Tomita Gender: M Age: 35 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA	Overall: 1054 out of 1981 Men: 714 out of 1126 M 35-39: 96 out of 134 Age/Grade: 45.18% Place: 1449 Finish: 4:36:32 Pace: 10:33 Tag Time: 4:36:32 Gun Time: 4:39:52
Split Times
3 Mile: 34:06 Pace: 11:22 6 Mile: 1:05:48 Pace: 10:58 12.2 Mile: 2:13:25 Pace: 10:57 20 Mile: 3:31:54 Pace: 10:36

10K - LA Cancer Challenge

28 Brian Tomita 2309

50:50.6	51:50.3

8:12 192

Run and Shoot

Views from my run...

Good Documentaries

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/between-the-folds/

Between the folds


http://noimpactman.typepad.com/

No impact man

Meet Benji

Her name is Benji. She is 2 years old and was adopted on 7/25/10. She is about 13lbs and we thinks she is a Norfolk Terrier mix.

Ghandi

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

Beginner Triathlete Website

http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/

I love using this site to log miles. Some great information here as well.

July's totals: Run: 18h 55m 59s - 146.57 Mi

Training Ground

Los Angeles Historic Park. 1.1 Mile loop and you can run off to Elysian Park for some hills. A gem in the city of Angels.

Who stole my Chi?

The struggles of learning and continuing Chi Running...

Right when I think I have it down and can run forever, my knee starts to hurt a bit. The pain comes and goes as I adjust my form. At the end, I think I will have to rest for a day or so, but when I wake up, the pain is gone, and I'm fine. It has been a roller coaster for sure. Icing and stretching seem to help a ton. Each day bring a new challenge, a new high, and a new low. The process is the journey and I want to remember it when I finally get the form down.

And it's back....Had a great 6.44 mile run through the hills. No pain and sliced right through the hills.

Came and went today. 6.02 mile run, mostly flat, Chi came and went. Slowing the pace and correcting my form made knee pain go away. Lesson learned.

Chi comes and Chi goes...

I live to run

Recently, I have discovered that I have enough. I have always wanted more and more, and now realize that I have everything that I need....

Sometime during my life, I fell into the consumerism trap. I felt that I needed things for all sorts of scenarios. Scenarios that never happened. Before I knew it, I was buried in my stuff. Now, I have to fight back against the consumerism instinct that I acquired.