Michael Webber

Author: Michael Webber

  • New Distance PR

    New Distance PR

    Somtimes my best runs are just random good days. Today I boke my personal distance record, previously 13.1 (June 8, 2013).

    I simply enjoyed today’s run, temperatures were in the low 60s and my legs felt good. Once I hit the three mole mark, I started to think about how far I should go.  I quickly decided this might be a good day for a 13 mile run.

    Around the halfway mark my knees were starting to feel tired.  No pain, but certainly tender. I was able to push on with no increase in discomfort.   Thrilled with the results, a good test for my half-marathon goal this year.

  • Pratt Dam 3/31/14

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    This is a view of Pratt Dam near or AT flood stage.  I often run along the Blackstone Bikeway and enjoy watching the river cycle through the seasons.  The power of the river today was impressive.  There were a few spots along the bike path where you could see the river had overflowed it’s banks.  Flooding was not bad and went back down within 24-48hrs.

  • Wife and Son in SkiNH Video this Week

  • Foxboro, MA – Snow Storm Video Clip 2/13/14

  • Canon XA25 Low Light & Video Gain Test

    A couple weeks ago I tested out Canon’s new XA25 High Definition Camcorder in low light, check to see how it handled different situations. I also turned on gain boost, which normally introducing noticeable grain or noise in the picture. I was impressed with the XA25 low light performance. I was also excited to see that gain could be adjusted in 1db increments, so the operator can add just what they need and limit the negative effects, which are minimal with this camera.


  • Google Snow Maker

    Google Snow Maker

    I auto-upload my cell phone pictures to Google+ and was surprised to see the animated GIF snow added to a couple of my photos over the past couple months. Neat stuff, Google seems to analyze the photos with great accuracy.
    I auto-upload my cell phone pictures to Google+ and was surprised to see the animated GIF snow added to a couple of my photos over the past couple months. Neat stuff, Google seems to analyze the photos with great accuracy.
  • Outdoors at Lincoln Woods

    Outdoors at Lincoln Woods

    2/8/14 5 mile run at Lincoln WoodsFinaly got outside again, Lincoln Woods is my go-to after snowstorms. The park has a paved road that wraps around picturesque Onley Pond, two loops is about 5 miles. Today was a great day, temperatures were around 32F, sunny, and I was full of energy.

    Unfortunately knee pain has been my 2014 struggle, today I made it three miles before the kee really started to bother me. I attribute the pain from overtraining, from ramping up both mileage and speed. Hopefully that’s all. I recently hit a new 5K speed PR and January was a new distance/month PR, 70 miles.

    RunKeeper Run Data 2/8/14Plan right now is to slow things down a bit, squeeze in some additional rest days. Hopefully the knee gets better soon.

  • 1,000 Miles, Journey Continues

    1,000 Miles, Journey Continues

    1,000 Miles, Journey ContinuesRunKeeper is the best! Constantly sending me emails with accomplishments that would otherwise go unnoticed. February is off to a great start, new PR, although knee pain continues on and off. Need to learn how to better pace myself and keep my runs consistent.

  • Off and Running in 2014

    “Motivated” sums up how I feel about my running progress over the past several weeks.  I have high hopes for 2014, thanks to my motivating friends on RunKeeeper.com.

    My kee has been causing some pain throughout January.  I also bruised a rib during a New Years ski trip.  Both seem to be getting better, but some pain still persist.  The knee pain has been the big struggle.  I think it’s mostly the result of ramping up milage in January, after low milage in November/December.

    That said, I’m on track to break a new personal record for “miles in a month”, should end up near 70.

    My hope at this point is to continue the milage in February,  pace myself to reduce knee pain, build up my base, and hopefully strenghen my core.

    I do hope to run a half marathon in 2014, we’ll see.

  • January 2014 Run Update

    January 2014 Run Update

    This photo was from my run today on the Blackstone Valley Run Path, most refer to it as a Bike Path. The run was tough today, still dealing with sore knee that has been causing me problem for the past month or so. On a positive note, I’ve been able to rack up some decent miles so far this month. I know the knee issue will improve with time, so I’m just focused on running whatever I can. So far I’m up to 37.8 miles for the month, on the higher end of my usual.

    I have big hope for 2014, and so far I’m please with how things are going.