Climbing and Running
7 marathons. 7 continents. 7 years.
It's the little things and they all matter
July 29, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
So I’m driving home from work, consumed as usual with pressing matters and the fact that the car says it’s 109f outside and traffic is brutal. I see a motorcylcle in my rearview mirror while I am listening to – and singing along – to – The Fray, with the top down and aircon on. [...]
Mitch 5.2
July 27, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · 2 Comments
After getting through this first 90 days at Microsoft and culminating in the successful WPC and MGX days in New Orleans and Atlanta, it is now time for phase 2. One of the areas I have had a hard time getting into a rythm is around running and training. Though I did a half-marathon and [...]
Running and Thinking
May 30, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · 2 Comments
I realized somehow that it had been almost two weeks since my last post – how could that be? Where did the time go? If I were to write on two relevant topics it would be around getting into a routine, thinking time, and new company adaptation. I finally got in a long run today [...]
Windermere Marathon – 2nd best time but …
May 18, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
… it could have been better! The first running of the race from Post Falls, Idaho could have been a) a PR b) Boston Qualifying time c) a disaster d) none of the above. And the answer was (d). My time was 4:01:27, I’m a little embarrased to say, because I could have broken 4 [...]
New PR at Kirkland Half-Marathon
May 10, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
The day started out fairly warm and sunny and waking up to views of Lake Washington, downtown Seattle and the brilliant Olympic snow-capped mountains standing sentinal sharply over the lake. Awake at 5:15 AM, I had the usual trepidation about what the race would bring. Not having trained really at all the last month (except [...]
By the Numbers
May 7, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
I went to the gym that is nearest to work yesterday for a short tour and see about signing up – it is included in the Microsoft benefits package. When I had to park miles away (ok not really) instead of near the front door at PVAC, I should have had a feeling I was [...]
Microserfs – Part One
May 4, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · 1 Comment
Thanks to a good friend who has lent me her (autographed) copy of Douglas Coupland’s “microserfs” book (1995), I have been experiencing the life of a (fictional) Microsoft employee and his friends circa 1993. I’ve heard the term before of course, and Coupland is the guy who invented the term “Generation X”. It’s a fantastic [...]
First Run in the Seattle Rain and other tidbits
May 2, 2009 by Mitch Lewis · Leave a Comment
Today, I had my first run since moving to Seattle a week ago. Started out from my flat on Lake Washington and ran around the lake to the town center in Kirkland and back around the lake for a total of about 7 miles. (the lake is something like 90+ miles all around, so I’m [...]
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