iThink:
Journey, "Girl Can't Help It"
Journey, "Only the Young"
Liz Longley, "Avery"
WX at 0700: Calm 10.00 Mostly Cloudy BKN250 34 24 67% 30.23 1023.9
Odometer 11C: 120.4mi
Z2-Z3. Average/max heart rate = 152/178
It is a bad sign if I sleep through four alarms and wake up realizing that I was hearing my alarm in a dream.
Still, as the weather is supposed to turn crappy tomorrow, I needed to get something in as tomorrow has outstanding potential to be a rest day.
Today was wogging. I wasn't up for much else today and I can't run after 9:00am as I have stuff to do this morning.
On the bright side, at least I was consistent today, accounting for hills.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:42 09:42 09:42 09:42 1.00
1.00 19:25 09:43 09:43 09:43 2.00
1.00 29:14 09:49 09:49 09:45 3.00
0.29 32:04 02:50 09:46 09:45 3.29
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
4.59mi, 40:00, 1 FEB 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Sarge, "Stall"
WX at 0900: Calm 10.00 Mostly Cloudy FEW150 BKN250 43 33 68% 30.15 1021.1
Odometer 11B: 304.7mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 158/173
New weather provider. It's not a big deal since it's only for historical purposes. The old NOAA weather tabulations went away.
Today was going to be an easy run, but I was suckered out by scenery (of which there was a surprising amount), at which point it became a Z4 run. I felt pretty good anyhow, so I don't think I would've gone as easy as I probably should've anyway.
If I didn't need time unmolested by kids to work on the dissertation, I'd run after 8:30am regularly. Not that it matters and not that it'll change anything.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:50 08:50 08:50 08:50 1.00
1.00 17:27 08:37 08:37 08:43 2.00
1.00 26:10 08:43 08:43 08:43 3.00
1.00 34:51 08:41 08:41 08:43 4.00
0.59 40:00 05:09 08:44 08:43 4.59
WX at 0900: Calm 10.00 Mostly Cloudy FEW150 BKN250 43 33 68% 30.15 1021.1
Odometer 11B: 304.7mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 158/173
New weather provider. It's not a big deal since it's only for historical purposes. The old NOAA weather tabulations went away.
Today was going to be an easy run, but I was suckered out by scenery (of which there was a surprising amount), at which point it became a Z4 run. I felt pretty good anyhow, so I don't think I would've gone as easy as I probably should've anyway.
If I didn't need time unmolested by kids to work on the dissertation, I'd run after 8:30am regularly. Not that it matters and not that it'll change anything.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:50 08:50 08:50 08:50 1.00
1.00 17:27 08:37 08:37 08:43 2.00
1.00 26:10 08:43 08:43 08:43 3.00
1.00 34:51 08:41 08:41 08:43 4.00
0.59 40:00 05:09 08:44 08:43 4.59
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Frak
Right up front: FUCK SHIT MOTHER FUCK FRAGGLE ASSMOUNTAIN.Okay. Now that I got that out of my hair:
I spent the better part of this evening rebuilding my user profile in Windows 7. Something had gone wrong and thankfully I still had everything because I damn near had a heart attack because I thought I'd lost the dissertation and the 30GB worth of research materials (digital photos and PDFs) I already had. Even though I had backups, they were a few days old and I already had 3/4 of a new chapter in the can.
Jesus titty motherfucking airborne christ. It's time for a goddamn double shot of Balvenie tonight.
4.61mi, 43:55, 31 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: The Sisters of Mercy, "Temple of Love"
WX at 0700: 54.0 (12.2) DP 48.9 (9.4) BP 29.84 (1010) SSW 16 RH 82
Odometer 11C: 117.1mi
Z3 low. Average/max heart rate = 146/164
My legs were toast this morning, which is to be expected for going as hard as I did yesterday. Weather was warm enough to warrant shorts and t-shirt for the first time since I think October. It would've been criminal not to get at it this morning, as good as the conditions were. It wasn't completely a recovery run, but I'll probably do one tomorrow.
This is a ridiculously warm winter. Not that I'm complaining.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:22 09:22 09:22 09:22 1.00
1.00 18:59 09:37 09:37 09:30 2.00
1.00 28:46 09:47 09:47 09:35 3.00
1.00 38:18 09:32 09:32 09:34 4.00
0.61 43:55 05:37 09:12 09:32 4.61
WX at 0700: 54.0 (12.2) DP 48.9 (9.4) BP 29.84 (1010) SSW 16 RH 82
Odometer 11C: 117.1mi
Z3 low. Average/max heart rate = 146/164
My legs were toast this morning, which is to be expected for going as hard as I did yesterday. Weather was warm enough to warrant shorts and t-shirt for the first time since I think October. It would've been criminal not to get at it this morning, as good as the conditions were. It wasn't completely a recovery run, but I'll probably do one tomorrow.
This is a ridiculously warm winter. Not that I'm complaining.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:22 09:22 09:22 09:22 1.00
1.00 18:59 09:37 09:37 09:30 2.00
1.00 28:46 09:47 09:47 09:35 3.00
1.00 38:18 09:32 09:32 09:34 4.00
0.61 43:55 05:37 09:12 09:32 4.61
Monday, January 30, 2012
5.0mi, 43:39, 30 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Iron Maiden, "Aces High"
WX at 0700: 39.9 (4.4) DP 28.9 (-1.7) BP 29.97 (1014) SSW 17 RH 64
Odometer 11B: 300.1mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 159/180
I probably should've moderated the pace some, but it was warm enough to go to shorts and long-sleeve shirt this morning. That resulted in a faster start and the rest was momentum. The iThink this morning helped. Harnessing some of the naked aggression I associate with that song turned the last mile into what felt like max VO2 workout pace.
Never mind the fact that I haven't done a max VO2 workout by design in a long, long while.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:35 08:35 08:35 08:35 1.00
1.00 17:10 08:35 08:35 08:35 2.00
1.00 26:11 09:01 09:01 08:44 3.00
1.00 35:13 09:02 09:02 08:48 4.00
1.00 43:39 08:26 08:26 08:44 5.00
WX at 0700: 39.9 (4.4) DP 28.9 (-1.7) BP 29.97 (1014) SSW 17 RH 64
Odometer 11B: 300.1mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 159/180
I probably should've moderated the pace some, but it was warm enough to go to shorts and long-sleeve shirt this morning. That resulted in a faster start and the rest was momentum. The iThink this morning helped. Harnessing some of the naked aggression I associate with that song turned the last mile into what felt like max VO2 workout pace.
Never mind the fact that I haven't done a max VO2 workout by design in a long, long while.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:35 08:35 08:35 08:35 1.00
1.00 17:10 08:35 08:35 08:35 2.00
1.00 26:11 09:01 09:01 08:44 3.00
1.00 35:13 09:02 09:02 08:48 4.00
1.00 43:39 08:26 08:26 08:44 5.00
Saturday, January 28, 2012
8.01mi, 69:26, 28 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Velocity Girl, "Labrador"
Bob Mould, "The Breach"
that dog., "Never Say Never"
WX at 1100: 36.0 (2.2) DP 21.9 (-5.6) BP 30.34 (1027) WSW 9 RH 56
Odometer 11C: 112.5mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 161/178
The temperature normally wouldn't have warranted shorts only, but with the sun out, I usually go light on snivel gear, which was a wise decision. It's been a while since I've gone 8mi. The difficulty is not really in the run (although I could feel myself starting to really tire near the end) as much as how I feel afterwards. Mentally I felt fine with going that far, although I didn't expect to go 8 today.
The start was fast, but it was that way partly because I was cold. The uphills were noticeable harder than usual - maybe an indicator of being tired. I haven't had dead legs in a while, but I also haven't been very aggressive about going out - which might be keeping me from overtraining.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:19 08:19 08:19 08:19 1.00
1.00 16:34 08:15 08:15 08:17 2.00
1.00 25:12 08:38 08:38 08:24 3.00
1.00 34:15 09:03 09:03 08:34 4.00
1.00 43:07 08:52 08:52 08:37 5.00
1.00 51:55 08:48 08:48 08:39 6.00
1.00 00:28 08:33 08:33 08:38 7.00
1.01 09:26 08:58 08:53 08:40 8.01
Velocity Girl, "Labrador"
Bob Mould, "The Breach"
that dog., "Never Say Never"
WX at 1100: 36.0 (2.2) DP 21.9 (-5.6) BP 30.34 (1027) WSW 9 RH 56
Odometer 11C: 112.5mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 161/178
The temperature normally wouldn't have warranted shorts only, but with the sun out, I usually go light on snivel gear, which was a wise decision. It's been a while since I've gone 8mi. The difficulty is not really in the run (although I could feel myself starting to really tire near the end) as much as how I feel afterwards. Mentally I felt fine with going that far, although I didn't expect to go 8 today.
The start was fast, but it was that way partly because I was cold. The uphills were noticeable harder than usual - maybe an indicator of being tired. I haven't had dead legs in a while, but I also haven't been very aggressive about going out - which might be keeping me from overtraining.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:19 08:19 08:19 08:19 1.00
1.00 16:34 08:15 08:15 08:17 2.00
1.00 25:12 08:38 08:38 08:24 3.00
1.00 34:15 09:03 09:03 08:34 4.00
1.00 43:07 08:52 08:52 08:37 5.00
1.00 51:55 08:48 08:48 08:39 6.00
1.00 00:28 08:33 08:33 08:38 7.00
1.01 09:26 08:58 08:53 08:40 8.01
Friday, January 27, 2012
4.87mi, 44:30, 27 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Michael Kamen, Band of Brothers Suite No. 2
The Bats, "Flowers and Trees"
Sarge, "Stall"
WX at 0700: 32.0 (0.0) DP 26.1 (-3.3) BP 29.94 (1013) ESE 9 RH 78 WC 24 (-4)
Odometer 11B: 295.1mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 154/173
Today was a run of meh. I didn't feel like going out, but I needed to get at it. I need to sleep more than 5 hours if I don't want my runs to feel like they suck monkey balls.
At least they were consistent. Consistently meh.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:19 09:19 09:19 09:19 1.00
1.00 18:22 09:03 09:03 09:11 2.00
1.00 27:32 09:10 09:10 09:11 3.00
1.00 36:35 09:03 09:03 09:09 4.00
0.87 44:30 07:55 09:06 09:08 4.87
Michael Kamen, Band of Brothers Suite No. 2
The Bats, "Flowers and Trees"
Sarge, "Stall"
WX at 0700: 32.0 (0.0) DP 26.1 (-3.3) BP 29.94 (1013) ESE 9 RH 78 WC 24 (-4)
Odometer 11B: 295.1mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 154/173
Today was a run of meh. I didn't feel like going out, but I needed to get at it. I need to sleep more than 5 hours if I don't want my runs to feel like they suck monkey balls.
At least they were consistent. Consistently meh.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:19 09:19 09:19 09:19 1.00
1.00 18:22 09:03 09:03 09:11 2.00
1.00 27:32 09:10 09:10 09:11 3.00
1.00 36:35 09:03 09:03 09:09 4.00
0.87 44:30 07:55 09:06 09:08 4.87
Thursday, January 26, 2012
4.98mi, 44:49, 26 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
The Bats, "Dancing As the Boat Goes Down"
The Bats, "Flowers and Trees"
WX at 0700: 34.0 (1.1) DP 34.0 (1.1) BP 29.93 (1013) WNW 7 fog RH 100 WC 28 (-2)
Odometer 11C: 104.5mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 152/168
I wasn't sure how I'd feel this morning as there was a substantial temptation to sleep in. I decided I needed to get up and get at it, so I did. I felt okay, but not great.
It was very foggy this morning, which at least marginally increased the potential for Death by Misadventure. At least I remembered my reflective belt...
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:13 09:13 09:13 09:13 1.00
1.00 17:49 08:36 08:36 08:54 2.00
1.00 26:58 09:09 09:09 08:59 3.00
1.00 36:11 09:13 09:13 09:03 4.00
0.98 44:49 08:38 08:49 09:00 4.98
The Bats, "Dancing As the Boat Goes Down"
The Bats, "Flowers and Trees"
WX at 0700: 34.0 (1.1) DP 34.0 (1.1) BP 29.93 (1013) WNW 7 fog RH 100 WC 28 (-2)
Odometer 11C: 104.5mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 152/168
I wasn't sure how I'd feel this morning as there was a substantial temptation to sleep in. I decided I needed to get up and get at it, so I did. I felt okay, but not great.
It was very foggy this morning, which at least marginally increased the potential for Death by Misadventure. At least I remembered my reflective belt...
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:13 09:13 09:13 09:13 1.00
1.00 17:49 08:36 08:36 08:54 2.00
1.00 26:58 09:09 09:09 08:59 3.00
1.00 36:11 09:13 09:13 09:03 4.00
0.98 44:49 08:38 08:49 09:00 4.98
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
4.6mi, 40:34, 24 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: The XX, "Intro"
WX at 0600: 26.1 (-3.3) DP 21.9 (-5.6) BP 30.14 (1020) ESE 6 RH 84 WC 19 (-7)
Odometer 11B: 290.2mi
Z3/Z4. Average/max heart rate = 155/171
Well, I felt a lot better today than I did yesterday. Not sure why - unless it was residual suck from cranking away on the Concept2 on Friday. I may start alternating days on the Concept with running as there are probably benefits to be had from doing that rather than just running all the time.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:47 08:47 08:47 08:47 1.00
1.00 17:50 09:03 09:03 08:55 2.00
1.00 26:42 08:52 08:52 08:54 3.00
1.00 35:24 08:42 08:42 08:51 4.00
0.60 40:34 05:10 08:37 08:49 4.60
WX at 0600: 26.1 (-3.3) DP 21.9 (-5.6) BP 30.14 (1020) ESE 6 RH 84 WC 19 (-7)
Odometer 11B: 290.2mi
Z3/Z4. Average/max heart rate = 155/171
Well, I felt a lot better today than I did yesterday. Not sure why - unless it was residual suck from cranking away on the Concept2 on Friday. I may start alternating days on the Concept with running as there are probably benefits to be had from doing that rather than just running all the time.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:47 08:47 08:47 08:47 1.00
1.00 17:50 09:03 09:03 08:55 2.00
1.00 26:42 08:52 08:52 08:54 3.00
1.00 35:24 08:42 08:42 08:51 4.00
0.60 40:34 05:10 08:37 08:49 4.60
Monday, January 23, 2012
4.6mi, 42:18, 23 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Liz Longley, "Avery"
Theme song to the film Team America
WX at 0700: 36.0 (2.2) DP 28.0 (-2.2) BP 29.8 (1009) WNW 15G23 RH 72
Odometer 11B: 285.6mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 153/171
Good fucking god did today suck monkey balls. I have no idea why I felt so gassed, but today was an exercise in "fucking grind it out until the run is complete." It wasn't just the wind.
I'll see how I feel tomorrow.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:07 09:07 09:07 09:07 1.00
1.00 18:17 09:10 09:10 09:09 2.00
1.00 27:44 09:27 09:27 09:15 3.00
1.00 36:54 09:10 09:10 09:13 4.00
0.60 42:18 05:24 09:00 09:12 4.60
Liz Longley, "Avery"
Theme song to the film Team America
WX at 0700: 36.0 (2.2) DP 28.0 (-2.2) BP 29.8 (1009) WNW 15G23 RH 72
Odometer 11B: 285.6mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 153/171
Good fucking god did today suck monkey balls. I have no idea why I felt so gassed, but today was an exercise in "fucking grind it out until the run is complete." It wasn't just the wind.
I'll see how I feel tomorrow.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:07 09:07 09:07 09:07 1.00
1.00 18:17 09:10 09:10 09:09 2.00
1.00 27:44 09:27 09:27 09:15 3.00
1.00 36:54 09:10 09:10 09:13 4.00
0.60 42:18 05:24 09:00 09:12 4.60
Sunday, January 22, 2012
4.86mi, 45:10, 22 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: The XX, "Intro"
WX at 0900: 42 (6) DP 39 (4) BP 29.51 (999) S 20 mist RH 86
Odometer 11C: 99.5mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 149/164
I felt like complete crap this morning but knew I had to run or else. I was hoping for a 666 run, but only got in a bit over two laps so it was going to be a 4-something run.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:23 09:23 09:23 09:23 1.00
1.00 18:36 09:13 09:13 09:18 2.00
1.00 27:54 09:18 09:18 09:18 3.00
1.00 37:08 09:14 09:14 09:17 4.00
0.86 45:10 08:02 09:20 09:18 4.86
WX at 0900: 42 (6) DP 39 (4) BP 29.51 (999) S 20 mist RH 86
Odometer 11C: 99.5mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 149/164
I felt like complete crap this morning but knew I had to run or else. I was hoping for a 666 run, but only got in a bit over two laps so it was going to be a 4-something run.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:23 09:23 09:23 09:23 1.00
1.00 18:36 09:13 09:13 09:18 2.00
1.00 27:54 09:18 09:18 09:18 3.00
1.00 37:08 09:14 09:14 09:17 4.00
0.86 45:10 08:02 09:20 09:18 4.86
2.42mi + 4,000m on Concept2 Model E, 21:54 + 17:50, 20 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: no memory...
WX at 0900: 17 DP 9 BP 29.90 (1014.1) E 8 mist RH 70
Odometer 11B: 281.0mi equivalency
Z3. Average/max heart rate = no reading
Forgot to post my last. Reconstructed reading. I am out of shape when I'm working hard to hold 2:15/500m.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.21 10:48 10:48 08:56 08:56 1.21
1.21 21:54 11:06 09:10 09:03 2.42
Distance: 4000
Time: 00:17:50
Avg/500m: 02:14
Drag Factor: 109
Per Mile: 00:07:10
WX at 0900: 17 DP 9 BP 29.90 (1014.1) E 8 mist RH 70
Odometer 11B: 281.0mi equivalency
Z3. Average/max heart rate = no reading
Forgot to post my last. Reconstructed reading. I am out of shape when I'm working hard to hold 2:15/500m.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.21 10:48 10:48 08:56 08:56 1.21
1.21 21:54 11:06 09:10 09:03 2.42
Distance: 4000
Time: 00:17:50
Avg/500m: 02:14
Drag Factor: 109
Per Mile: 00:07:10
Epic paratrooper fail
At least that was my reaction watching this. Goddamn if there weren't jump refusals coming out the ass. Jesus fucking airborne christ...
Thursday, January 19, 2012
4.59mi, 42:17, 19 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Michael Kamen, Band of Brothers Suite No. 2
WX at 0700: 23.0 (-5.0) DP 17.1 (-8.3) BP 29.95 (1014) NNE 16 RH 77 WC 10 (-12)
Odometer 11C: 94.6mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 133/174
Sleeping just under five hours is not the path to a good run. Neither is the temperature dropping right before sunrise and the wind picking up.
I needed to run more than I wanted to run. I did not feel great, although I felt better in the last mile. It was cold as hell this morning.
The HRM reading is off. It felt like around 155 average, and the HRM was rendering grossly low readings (90bpm!) in the last two miles.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:03 09:03 09:03 09:03 1.00
1.00 18:27 09:24 09:24 09:13 2.00
1.00 27:37 09:10 09:10 09:12 3.00
1.00 36:53 09:16 09:16 09:13 4.00
0.59 42:17 05:24 09:09 09:13 4.59
WX at 0700: 23.0 (-5.0) DP 17.1 (-8.3) BP 29.95 (1014) NNE 16 RH 77 WC 10 (-12)
Odometer 11C: 94.6mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 133/174
Sleeping just under five hours is not the path to a good run. Neither is the temperature dropping right before sunrise and the wind picking up.
I needed to run more than I wanted to run. I did not feel great, although I felt better in the last mile. It was cold as hell this morning.
The HRM reading is off. It felt like around 155 average, and the HRM was rendering grossly low readings (90bpm!) in the last two miles.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:03 09:03 09:03 09:03 1.00
1.00 18:27 09:24 09:24 09:13 2.00
1.00 27:37 09:10 09:10 09:12 3.00
1.00 36:53 09:16 09:16 09:13 4.00
0.59 42:17 05:24 09:09 09:13 4.59
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
3.54mi, 33:57, 18 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
The Bats, "Courage"
The Bats, "Dancing as the Boat Goes Down"
WX at 0700: 12.0 (-11.1) DP 9.0 (-12.8) BP 30.23 (1023) S 9 RH 87 WC 0 (-18)
Odometer 11B: 279.3mi
Z2. Average/max heart rate = 145/166
I almost slept in this morning. I almost didn't go out because it was so cold this morning. My late start this morning resulted in a very slow first mile and a half. After a short break to get squared back away, I was far better off.
It's still going in as a recovery day.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:57 09:57 09:57 09:57 1.00
1.00 19:28 09:31 09:31 09:44 2.00
1.00 29:04 09:36 09:36 09:41 3.00
0.54 33:57 04:53 09:03 09:35 3.54
The Bats, "Courage"
The Bats, "Dancing as the Boat Goes Down"
WX at 0700: 12.0 (-11.1) DP 9.0 (-12.8) BP 30.23 (1023) S 9 RH 87 WC 0 (-18)
Odometer 11B: 279.3mi
Z2. Average/max heart rate = 145/166
I almost slept in this morning. I almost didn't go out because it was so cold this morning. My late start this morning resulted in a very slow first mile and a half. After a short break to get squared back away, I was far better off.
It's still going in as a recovery day.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:57 09:57 09:57 09:57 1.00
1.00 19:28 09:31 09:31 09:44 2.00
1.00 29:04 09:36 09:36 09:41 3.00
0.54 33:57 04:53 09:03 09:35 3.54
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
4.58mi, 40:58, 17 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Hilary Duff, "Wake Up"
Above and Beyond, "On A Good Day" (Daniel Kandi remix)
WX at 0700: 19.9 (-6.7) DP 14.0 (-10.0) BP 30.1 (1019) NW 15G28 RH 77 WC 6 (-14)
Odometer 11C: 94.6mi
Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = 156/176
The differences in comparative pace starting to finishing reflected the wind today.
I think I got snivel gear about right. The tailwind was useful in not thinking I overdressed today.
It feels like it's been a little while since I've sallied out in temperatures like this, but today was actually not unpleasant. Some of it might be because it was dry.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:46 08:46 08:46 08:46 1.00
1.00 17:42 08:56 08:56 08:51 2.00
1.00 26:51 09:09 09:09 08:57 3.00
1.00 35:41 08:50 08:50 08:55 4.00
0.58 40:58 05:17 09:07 08:57 4.58
Hilary Duff, "Wake Up"
Above and Beyond, "On A Good Day" (Daniel Kandi remix)
WX at 0700: 19.9 (-6.7) DP 14.0 (-10.0) BP 30.1 (1019) NW 15G28 RH 77 WC 6 (-14)
Odometer 11C: 94.6mi
Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = 156/176
The differences in comparative pace starting to finishing reflected the wind today.
I think I got snivel gear about right. The tailwind was useful in not thinking I overdressed today.
It feels like it's been a little while since I've sallied out in temperatures like this, but today was actually not unpleasant. Some of it might be because it was dry.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:46 08:46 08:46 08:46 1.00
1.00 17:42 08:56 08:56 08:51 2.00
1.00 26:51 09:09 09:09 08:57 3.00
1.00 35:41 08:50 08:50 08:55 4.00
0.58 40:58 05:17 09:07 08:57 4.58
Sunday, January 15, 2012
3.28mi, 32:13, 15 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Michael Kamen, Band of Brothers Suite No. 2
WX at 1000: 43.0 (6.1) DP 24.1 (-4.4) BP 30.03 (1016) S 23 RH 47
Odometer 11B: 275.8mi
Z2-Z3 low. Average/max heart rate = 148/170
Holy fuck did I feel like complete dogshit today. Yesterday's run took more out of me than I thought.
Nothing but wogging, time constrained as I had to get back before the OPFOR commander and the spetsnaz departed for church.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:40 09:40 09:40 09:40 1.00
1.00 19:36 09:56 09:56 09:48 2.00
1.00 29:32 09:56 09:56 09:51 3.00
0.28 32:13 02:41 09:35 09:49 3.28
WX at 1000: 43.0 (6.1) DP 24.1 (-4.4) BP 30.03 (1016) S 23 RH 47
Odometer 11B: 275.8mi
Z2-Z3 low. Average/max heart rate = 148/170
Holy fuck did I feel like complete dogshit today. Yesterday's run took more out of me than I thought.
Nothing but wogging, time constrained as I had to get back before the OPFOR commander and the spetsnaz departed for church.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:40 09:40 09:40 09:40 1.00
1.00 19:36 09:56 09:56 09:48 2.00
1.00 29:32 09:56 09:56 09:51 3.00
0.28 32:13 02:41 09:35 09:49 3.28
Saturday, January 14, 2012
6.66mi, 58:19, 14 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: The Sisters of Mercy (with Ofra Haza), "Temple of Love"
WX at 1100: 32.0 (0.0) DP 16.0 (-8.9) BP 30.16 (1021) NW 15 RH 51 WC 21 (-6)
Odometer 11C: 90.0mi
Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = 157/174
Today did not feel as fast as it was. I just didn't feel like going that hard. Apparently, I wasn't. That still doesn't explain the split times, which were uncharacteristically fast for relative effort.
It could be that I took two days off and that might make a difference too. It could be that I slept for 9 hours for the first time since my implosion in December.
Who knows? I'm just happy that I hit the magic 666 figure today. I deliberately cut a tangent or two just to be sure.
I might need to relook what I said about the Sisters of Mercy song before. It was a lock-step steady mantra today.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:34 08:34 08:34 08:34 1.00
1.00 17:30 08:56 08:56 08:45 2.00
1.00 26:26 08:56 08:56 08:49 3.00
1.00 35:00 08:34 08:34 08:45 4.00
1.00 43:43 08:43 08:43 08:45 5.00
1.00 52:31 08:48 08:48 08:45 6.00
0.66 58:19 05:48 08:47 08:45 6.66
WX at 1100: 32.0 (0.0) DP 16.0 (-8.9) BP 30.16 (1021) NW 15 RH 51 WC 21 (-6)
Odometer 11C: 90.0mi
Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = 157/174
Today did not feel as fast as it was. I just didn't feel like going that hard. Apparently, I wasn't. That still doesn't explain the split times, which were uncharacteristically fast for relative effort.
It could be that I took two days off and that might make a difference too. It could be that I slept for 9 hours for the first time since my implosion in December.
Who knows? I'm just happy that I hit the magic 666 figure today. I deliberately cut a tangent or two just to be sure.
I might need to relook what I said about the Sisters of Mercy song before. It was a lock-step steady mantra today.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:34 08:34 08:34 08:34 1.00
1.00 17:30 08:56 08:56 08:45 2.00
1.00 26:26 08:56 08:56 08:49 3.00
1.00 35:00 08:34 08:34 08:45 4.00
1.00 43:43 08:43 08:43 08:45 5.00
1.00 52:31 08:48 08:48 08:45 6.00
0.66 58:19 05:48 08:47 08:45 6.66
Thursday, January 12, 2012
I chortle
Pick up the nearest book to you.
Turn to page 45.
The first sentence describes your sex life in 2012.
Possible technical countermeasures to weapons such as the SADARM and TGW range from the prosaic to the exotic and include (for example): the use of additional armor protection on the top of Warsaw Pact vehicles (e.g., sand bags or additional armor plates); use of decoy devices (e.g., flares or radar reflectors) to create "dummy" targets; use of "screens" to attenuate an armored vehicle's IR signature; and use of smoke or multi-spectrum aerosols to "blind" the smart submunitions.
Turn to page 45.
The first sentence describes your sex life in 2012.
Possible technical countermeasures to weapons such as the SADARM and TGW range from the prosaic to the exotic and include (for example): the use of additional armor protection on the top of Warsaw Pact vehicles (e.g., sand bags or additional armor plates); use of decoy devices (e.g., flares or radar reflectors) to create "dummy" targets; use of "screens" to attenuate an armored vehicle's IR signature; and use of smoke or multi-spectrum aerosols to "blind" the smart submunitions.
European Security Study, Strengthening Conventional Deterrence in Europe: A Program for the 1980s
So much motherfucking WIN!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
4.59mi, 40:48, 11 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Corrosion of Conformity, "What(?)"
Big Country, "Rockin' In The Free World" (cover)
WX at 0900: 37.0 (2.8) 26.1 (-3.3) 29.64 (1003) SSW 7 RH
Odometer 11B: 272.5mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 158/173
Goddamn I felt like shit today. Holy fuck. I was going out thinking I was going to do a 666 run and quit after two laps. I am tired.
Positive splits are an indicator, but I didn't want to sleep in before the cold snap hits later today.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:34 08:34 08:34 08:34 1.00
1.00 17:23 08:49 08:49 08:41 2.00
1.00 26:27 09:04 09:04 08:49 3.00
1.00 35:33 09:06 09:06 08:53 4.00
0.59 40:48 05:15 08:54 08:53 4.59
Corrosion of Conformity, "What(?)"
Big Country, "Rockin' In The Free World" (cover)
WX at 0900: 37.0 (2.8) 26.1 (-3.3) 29.64 (1003) SSW 7 RH
Odometer 11B: 272.5mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 158/173
Goddamn I felt like shit today. Holy fuck. I was going out thinking I was going to do a 666 run and quit after two laps. I am tired.
Positive splits are an indicator, but I didn't want to sleep in before the cold snap hits later today.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:34 08:34 08:34 08:34 1.00
1.00 17:23 08:49 08:49 08:41 2.00
1.00 26:27 09:04 09:04 08:49 3.00
1.00 35:33 09:06 09:06 08:53 4.00
0.59 40:48 05:15 08:54 08:53 4.59
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
3.2mi, 28:08, 10 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Bob Mould, "MM 17"
WX at 0700: 28.0 (-2.2) 21.9 (-5.6) 30.04 (1017) S 6 RH 77 WC 21 (-6)
Odometer 11C: 83.4mi
Z3 high-Z4. Average/max heart rate = 154/177
I woke up late. I wanted to get back before the girls went off to school, I did the same short run as yesterday. I sure felt a lot better than yesterday...
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:35 08:35 08:35 08:35 1.00
1.00 17:21 08:46 08:46 08:41 2.00
1.00 26:19 08:58 08:58 08:46 3.00
0.20 28:08 01:49 09:05 08:48 3.20
WX at 0700: 28.0 (-2.2) 21.9 (-5.6) 30.04 (1017) S 6 RH 77 WC 21 (-6)
Odometer 11C: 83.4mi
Z3 high-Z4. Average/max heart rate = 154/177
I woke up late. I wanted to get back before the girls went off to school, I did the same short run as yesterday. I sure felt a lot better than yesterday...
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:35 08:35 08:35 08:35 1.00
1.00 17:21 08:46 08:46 08:41 2.00
1.00 26:19 08:58 08:58 08:46 3.00
0.20 28:08 01:49 09:05 08:48 3.20
Monday, January 09, 2012
3.1mi, 30:26, 9 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Velocity Girl, "Labrador"
WX at 0600: DP 28.9 (-1.7) DP 25.0 (-3.9) BP 30.24 (1024) W 6 RH 84 WC 23 (-5)
WX at 0500: DP 23.0 (-5.0) DP 23.0 (-5.0) BP 30.23 (1023) WSW 6 RH 100 WC 17 (-9)
Odometer 11B: 267.9mi
Z3 low. Average/max heart rate = 143/161
After yesterday's long run, I was pretty beat most of yesterday and that followed through to today. I got out there (in spite of the temperature) because today was going to be a light recovery run, which, for the most part, it was.
My legs are tired.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:44 09:44 09:44 09:44 1.00
1.00 19:41 09:57 09:57 09:50 2.00
1.10 30:26 10:45 09:46 09:49 3.10
WX at 0600: DP 28.9 (-1.7) DP 25.0 (-3.9) BP 30.24 (1024) W 6 RH 84 WC 23 (-5)
WX at 0500: DP 23.0 (-5.0) DP 23.0 (-5.0) BP 30.23 (1023) WSW 6 RH 100 WC 17 (-9)
Odometer 11B: 267.9mi
Z3 low. Average/max heart rate = 143/161
After yesterday's long run, I was pretty beat most of yesterday and that followed through to today. I got out there (in spite of the temperature) because today was going to be a light recovery run, which, for the most part, it was.
My legs are tired.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:44 09:44 09:44 09:44 1.00
1.00 19:41 09:57 09:57 09:50 2.00
1.10 30:26 10:45 09:46 09:49 3.10
Sunday, January 08, 2012
7.06mi, 64:43, 8 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Above and Beyond, "On A Good Day" (original and Daniel Kandi remixes)
WX at 0900: 33.1 (0.6) DP 26.1 (-3.3) BP 30.3 (1026) NNE 5 RH 75 WC 28 (-2)
Odometer 11C: 80.2mi
Z3 start, Z4 finish. Average/max heart rate = 154/172
I didn't feel very ambitious today, so I didn't do much at the start. I was thinking about doing a 666 run this morning, but I had to take a short pit stop. By the time I got to where the bathroom was, it was locked and I decided to drive on anyway.
I felt better by the 3-mile mark, as is usual, so today was productive as I was running at full efficiency for over half the run. The last two miles were particularly helpful as I was using them to experiment with foot strike and tempo.
I was relatively consistent today since I wasn't intending on going that hard. 7 miles is actually not that hard if you have the time, and I had the time and inclination (after the first 2.5 miles) this morning.
At least I had an iThink this morning that fit the run and mood...
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:08 09:08 09:08 09:08 1.00
1.00 18:24 09:16 09:16 09:12 2.00
1.00 27:42 09:18 09:18 09:14 3.00
1.00 36:57 09:15 09:15 09:14 4.00
1.00 46:16 09:19 09:19 09:15 5.00
1.00 55:11 08:55 08:55 09:12 6.00
1.06 64:43 09:32 09:00 09:10 7.06
WX at 0900: 33.1 (0.6) DP 26.1 (-3.3) BP 30.3 (1026) NNE 5 RH 75 WC 28 (-2)
Odometer 11C: 80.2mi
Z3 start, Z4 finish. Average/max heart rate = 154/172
I didn't feel very ambitious today, so I didn't do much at the start. I was thinking about doing a 666 run this morning, but I had to take a short pit stop. By the time I got to where the bathroom was, it was locked and I decided to drive on anyway.
I felt better by the 3-mile mark, as is usual, so today was productive as I was running at full efficiency for over half the run. The last two miles were particularly helpful as I was using them to experiment with foot strike and tempo.
I was relatively consistent today since I wasn't intending on going that hard. 7 miles is actually not that hard if you have the time, and I had the time and inclination (after the first 2.5 miles) this morning.
At least I had an iThink this morning that fit the run and mood...
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:08 09:08 09:08 09:08 1.00
1.00 18:24 09:16 09:16 09:12 2.00
1.00 27:42 09:18 09:18 09:14 3.00
1.00 36:57 09:15 09:15 09:14 4.00
1.00 46:16 09:19 09:19 09:15 5.00
1.00 55:11 08:55 08:55 09:12 6.00
1.06 64:43 09:32 09:00 09:10 7.06
Saturday, January 07, 2012
Memory
I had an occasion to visit a Facebook page of a person I had known in passing, who I just found out had died of breast cancer about 7 months ago. It is the first ghost listing I know, although I knew two people whose profiles there either state "remembering" or "in tribute to" as they were killed in combat.
I think that is the hardest thing about the things I experience - it is very hard for me to say goodbye, ever, except in the few cases in which I had only ill will.
In another story...Anakin Skywalker turns to the Dark Side of the Force because he is afraid of the loss of those he loved. It was that fear and the desire to try to change the world to go the way that he wanted that turned him to the Dark Side. There are some parallels.
The Pixar film Up was on tonight on the Hub cable TV network. At that point I was going to be in the basement all night. I can't watch that film without weeping. Part of it is because of its constant references to memory and when life was better. Although those references are to fictional lives and not mine, it is the analogues I draw to my own life that made me way that I would never sit through that movie ever again. I can't do it.
They are not my memories, but that's not the point. It's the things that could have been, things that I suspect are lost forever.
I think that is the hardest thing about the things I experience - it is very hard for me to say goodbye, ever, except in the few cases in which I had only ill will.
In another story...Anakin Skywalker turns to the Dark Side of the Force because he is afraid of the loss of those he loved. It was that fear and the desire to try to change the world to go the way that he wanted that turned him to the Dark Side. There are some parallels.
The Pixar film Up was on tonight on the Hub cable TV network. At that point I was going to be in the basement all night. I can't watch that film without weeping. Part of it is because of its constant references to memory and when life was better. Although those references are to fictional lives and not mine, it is the analogues I draw to my own life that made me way that I would never sit through that movie ever again. I can't do it.
They are not my memories, but that's not the point. It's the things that could have been, things that I suspect are lost forever.
Friday, January 06, 2012
5.0mi, 42:47, 6 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Think:
The Sisters of Mercy, "Temple of Love"
Liz Longley, "Avery"
WX at 0700: 42.1 (5.6) DP 30.9 (-0.6) BP 29.74 (1007) SSW 13 RH 64
Odometer 11C: 73.2mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 155/171
Today started fast because after seeing the temperature, I went deliberately light on snivel gear. That was definitely the right choice given how warmed up I was by the end.
The price I paid for that was a jackrabbit start the likes of which I haven't done in a while.
"Temple of Love" is a little too fast tempo for me to use as an iThink unless I'm going really, really fast. I realized this as "Avery" is not quite thematically right, but the tempo was closer to what my actual stride is. I'm sure there's a correlation to tempo and the songs that get used as iThinks, which might explain why some songs get so much traction in these runs. The iThinks are also to a lesser extent a barometer of what my musical tastes happen to be veering towards at the time.
I run differently (and I would guess, more efficiently) in shorts only than in warmer running toggery. At least it seemed that way this morning.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:14 08:14 08:14 08:14 1.00
1.00 16:45 08:31 08:31 08:22 2.00
1.00 25:35 08:50 08:50 08:32 3.00
1.00 34:23 08:48 08:48 08:36 4.00
1.00 42:47 08:24 08:24 08:33 5.00
The Sisters of Mercy, "Temple of Love"
Liz Longley, "Avery"
WX at 0700: 42.1 (5.6) DP 30.9 (-0.6) BP 29.74 (1007) SSW 13 RH 64
Odometer 11C: 73.2mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 155/171
Today started fast because after seeing the temperature, I went deliberately light on snivel gear. That was definitely the right choice given how warmed up I was by the end.
The price I paid for that was a jackrabbit start the likes of which I haven't done in a while.
"Temple of Love" is a little too fast tempo for me to use as an iThink unless I'm going really, really fast. I realized this as "Avery" is not quite thematically right, but the tempo was closer to what my actual stride is. I'm sure there's a correlation to tempo and the songs that get used as iThinks, which might explain why some songs get so much traction in these runs. The iThinks are also to a lesser extent a barometer of what my musical tastes happen to be veering towards at the time.
I run differently (and I would guess, more efficiently) in shorts only than in warmer running toggery. At least it seemed that way this morning.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:14 08:14 08:14 08:14 1.00
1.00 16:45 08:31 08:31 08:22 2.00
1.00 25:35 08:50 08:50 08:32 3.00
1.00 34:23 08:48 08:48 08:36 4.00
1.00 42:47 08:24 08:24 08:33 5.00
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
4.19mi, 40:18, 4 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Bob Mould, "MM 17"
WX at 0700: 36.0 (2.2) DP 27.0 (-2.8) BP 30.17 (1021) NW 3 RH 69
Odometer 11C: 68.2mi
Z3 easy. Average/max heart rate = 146/161
Slow, easy run. I didn't feel very ambitious, and I woke up late. Woot.
I needed a recovery run as running every workout at Z4 is not a particularly good idea.
Competition for the iThink included Liz Longley's "Unraveling" and the Sisters of Mercy's "Temple of Love," but the Bob Mould song fit better than anything else today. I guess if I were going faster the Sisters of Mercy song might fit, but not this morning.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:24 09:24 09:24 09:24 1.00
1.00 18:55 09:31 09:31 09:28 2.00
1.00 28:41 09:46 09:46 09:34 3.00
1.00 38:26 09:45 09:45 09:36 4.00
0.19 40:18 01:52 09:49 09:37 4.19
WX at 0700: 36.0 (2.2) DP 27.0 (-2.8) BP 30.17 (1021) NW 3 RH 69
Odometer 11C: 68.2mi
Z3 easy. Average/max heart rate = 146/161
Slow, easy run. I didn't feel very ambitious, and I woke up late. Woot.
I needed a recovery run as running every workout at Z4 is not a particularly good idea.
Competition for the iThink included Liz Longley's "Unraveling" and the Sisters of Mercy's "Temple of Love," but the Bob Mould song fit better than anything else today. I guess if I were going faster the Sisters of Mercy song might fit, but not this morning.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:24 09:24 09:24 09:24 1.00
1.00 18:55 09:31 09:31 09:28 2.00
1.00 28:41 09:46 09:46 09:34 3.00
1.00 38:26 09:45 09:45 09:36 4.00
0.19 40:18 01:52 09:49 09:37 4.19
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
4.6mi, 41:06, 3 JAN 12, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Iron Maiden, "Aces High"
WX at 0700: 19.0 (-7.2) DP 9.0 (-12.8) BP 30.41 (1029) S 10 RH 64 WC 6 (-14)
Odometer 11B: 264.8mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 159/177
It was cold as shit this morning! Somehow, the first of two songs that stuck in my head were Iron Maiden's "Aces High," especially after seeing this. The second song was Game Theory's "Watch Who You're Calling Space Garbage Meteor Mouth," but it certainly doesn't compare to the raw feral fury I associate with the song and video below:
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:47 08:47 08:47 08:47 1.00
1.00 17:49 09:02 09:02 08:54 2.00
1.00 26:53 09:04 09:04 08:58 3.00
1.00 35:46 08:53 08:53 08:56 4.00
0.60 41:06 05:20 08:53 08:56 4.60
WX at 0700: 19.0 (-7.2) DP 9.0 (-12.8) BP 30.41 (1029) S 10 RH 64 WC 6 (-14)
Odometer 11B: 264.8mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 159/177
It was cold as shit this morning! Somehow, the first of two songs that stuck in my head were Iron Maiden's "Aces High," especially after seeing this. The second song was Game Theory's "Watch Who You're Calling Space Garbage Meteor Mouth," but it certainly doesn't compare to the raw feral fury I associate with the song and video below:
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:47 08:47 08:47 08:47 1.00
1.00 17:49 09:02 09:02 08:54 2.00
1.00 26:53 09:04 09:04 08:58 3.00
1.00 35:46 08:53 08:53 08:56 4.00
0.60 41:06 05:20 08:53 08:56 4.60
Monday, January 02, 2012
Sunday, January 01, 2012
What does good art do?
It edifies you, goddammit.
Sometimes in ways profound:
Sometimes in ways that are simply amusing:
I know where my next $30 is going.
Sometimes in ways profound:
Sometimes in ways that are simply amusing:
I know where my next $30 is going.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
5.02mi, 43:04, 31 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Bob Mould, "MM 17"
WX at 0900: 46.0 (7.8) 27.0 (-2.8) 29.74 (1007) S 17 RH 47
Odometer 11C: 64.0mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 161/184
I deliberately went light on snivel gear and it was the right choice as the temperature went from 39F to 46F in an hour. Today started out moderate for relative effort and ended up finishing very, very hard. Good run to close out the year.
There are little snippets of Bob Mould's "The Breach" that kept sneaking in during my iThink. Life and Times is a great album that I discovered late. Better late than never.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:40 08:40 08:40 08:40 1.00
1.00 17:20 08:40 08:40 08:40 2.00
1.00 26:01 08:41 08:41 08:40 3.00
1.00 34:32 08:31 08:31 08:38 4.00
1.02 43:04 08:32 08:22 08:35 5.02
WX at 0900: 46.0 (7.8) 27.0 (-2.8) 29.74 (1007) S 17 RH 47
Odometer 11C: 64.0mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 161/184
I deliberately went light on snivel gear and it was the right choice as the temperature went from 39F to 46F in an hour. Today started out moderate for relative effort and ended up finishing very, very hard. Good run to close out the year.
There are little snippets of Bob Mould's "The Breach" that kept sneaking in during my iThink. Life and Times is a great album that I discovered late. Better late than never.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:40 08:40 08:40 08:40 1.00
1.00 17:20 08:40 08:40 08:40 2.00
1.00 26:01 08:41 08:41 08:40 3.00
1.00 34:32 08:31 08:31 08:38 4.00
1.02 43:04 08:32 08:22 08:35 5.02
Thursday, December 29, 2011
4.6mi, 40:20, 29 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Bob Mould, "Paralyzed"
WX at 0900: 36.0 (2.2) DP 28.9 (-1.7) BP 29.78 (1008) SW 9 RH 75
Odometer 11B: 260.2mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 160/177
Once again, a run I didn't want to do, but a run I need to do.
I was trying to go relatively hard but not very hard. By just after mile 2 I was fully charged up and ended up running a sizeable negative split. That actually felt all right.
I still grossly overestimated snivel gear. Even at 36F, it was warm enough where I could very well have gone down to shorts and t-shirt by the time I was done.
My parents are coming today, so I'm not sure how much running I'll get done in the next few days.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:51 08:51 08:51 08:51 1.00
1.00 17:46 08:55 08:55 08:53 2.00
1.00 26:42 08:56 08:56 08:54 3.00
1.00 35:07 08:25 08:25 08:47 4.00
0.60 40:20 05:13 08:42 08:46 4.60
WX at 0900: 36.0 (2.2) DP 28.9 (-1.7) BP 29.78 (1008) SW 9 RH 75
Odometer 11B: 260.2mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 160/177
Once again, a run I didn't want to do, but a run I need to do.
I was trying to go relatively hard but not very hard. By just after mile 2 I was fully charged up and ended up running a sizeable negative split. That actually felt all right.
I still grossly overestimated snivel gear. Even at 36F, it was warm enough where I could very well have gone down to shorts and t-shirt by the time I was done.
My parents are coming today, so I'm not sure how much running I'll get done in the next few days.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:51 08:51 08:51 08:51 1.00
1.00 17:46 08:55 08:55 08:53 2.00
1.00 26:42 08:56 08:56 08:54 3.00
1.00 35:07 08:25 08:25 08:47 4.00
0.60 40:20 05:13 08:42 08:46 4.60
Song of the day
No idea where I'm going
Here's a road to lead you there
You were riding by my side
Roll the windows tight
Star crossed, solar system
Another neighborhood
Mile marker seventeen
Fading from memory
Hoping for a better ending
Choice you made the one depending
Taste mixed with melancholy
Bitter sweet goodbye
Memory begins to fade
Letter never replicated
Mile marker seventeen
Fading from memory
Sometimes in dreams you reappear
Stay in dreams
And everything you meant to me
Will stay in dreams
A memory to replicate
Pure in essence, pure and vain
Wrong sign post flying by
Kept safe in memory
Fade erase replay
My failing memory
Everything you say
Sometimes in dreams you reappear
Stay in dreams
And everything you meant to me
Will stay in dreams
Flame burning incandescent
Replaced by pure and essence
Wrong sign post flying by
Goodbye to innocence
Farewell to all your friends
Age weathered memory
Mile marker seventeen
Mile marker seventeen
Mile marker seventeen
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
3.93mi, 36:24, 28 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Bob Mould, "The Silence Between Us"
WX at 0900: 35.1 (1.7) DP 27.0 (-2.8) BP 30 (1015) S 10 RH 72
Odometer 11C: 59.0mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 155/177
Easy run today, and was going to be short since I was going to be sitting at the house doing mostly dissertation work today. Also, it's probably unwise to be running two hard days in a row.
Once again, I grossly overestimated snivel gear. The presence of open sunlight makes a huge difference in heat regardless of air temperature. There's something to be said about direct radiation of heat that you don't get when it's dark.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:03 09:03 09:03 09:03 1.00
1.00 18:08 09:05 09:05 09:04 2.00
1.00 27:55 09:47 09:47 09:18 3.00
0.93 36:24 08:29 09:07 09:16 3.93
WX at 0900: 35.1 (1.7) DP 27.0 (-2.8) BP 30 (1015) S 10 RH 72
Odometer 11C: 59.0mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 155/177
Easy run today, and was going to be short since I was going to be sitting at the house doing mostly dissertation work today. Also, it's probably unwise to be running two hard days in a row.
Once again, I grossly overestimated snivel gear. The presence of open sunlight makes a huge difference in heat regardless of air temperature. There's something to be said about direct radiation of heat that you don't get when it's dark.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:03 09:03 09:03 09:03 1.00
1.00 18:08 09:05 09:05 09:04 2.00
1.00 27:55 09:47 09:47 09:18 3.00
0.93 36:24 08:29 09:07 09:16 3.93
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
6.68mi, 58:49, 27 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Chris Cornell, "You Know My Name"
The Connells, "Scotty's Lament"
WX at 1100: 39.9 (4.4) DP 25.0 (-3.9) BP 30.03 (1016) NW 21G26 RH 54
Odometer 11B: 255.6mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 160/182
This is the run I normally call the 666 run because it tends to hover around 6.6mi, with a few times hitting the magic 6.66mi, just for the x-moose season.
I was going to the gym when I realized it was warm enough to run without snivel gear, so I went out in shorts and a long-sleeve shirt. What I didn't count on was the wind. As usual, tailwinds were fun, headwinds weren't. At least it was warm enough where the only snivel gear I had to wear was gloves.
It's not particularly heartening to run positive splits, but that's partly because of the tailwind-assisted jackrabbit start. So much for thinking I was actually getting faster.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:10 08:10 08:10 08:10 1.00
1.00 16:55 08:45 08:45 08:28 2.00
1.00 25:56 09:01 09:01 08:39 3.00
1.00 34:48 08:52 08:52 08:42 4.00
1.00 43:46 08:58 08:58 08:45 5.00
1.00 52:42 08:56 08:56 08:47 6.00
0.68 58:49 06:07 09:00 08:48 6.68
Chris Cornell, "You Know My Name"
The Connells, "Scotty's Lament"
WX at 1100: 39.9 (4.4) DP 25.0 (-3.9) BP 30.03 (1016) NW 21G26 RH 54
Odometer 11B: 255.6mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 160/182
This is the run I normally call the 666 run because it tends to hover around 6.6mi, with a few times hitting the magic 6.66mi, just for the x-moose season.
I was going to the gym when I realized it was warm enough to run without snivel gear, so I went out in shorts and a long-sleeve shirt. What I didn't count on was the wind. As usual, tailwinds were fun, headwinds weren't. At least it was warm enough where the only snivel gear I had to wear was gloves.
It's not particularly heartening to run positive splits, but that's partly because of the tailwind-assisted jackrabbit start. So much for thinking I was actually getting faster.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:10 08:10 08:10 08:10 1.00
1.00 16:55 08:45 08:45 08:28 2.00
1.00 25:56 09:01 09:01 08:39 3.00
1.00 34:48 08:52 08:52 08:42 4.00
1.00 43:46 08:58 08:58 08:45 5.00
1.00 52:42 08:56 08:56 08:47 6.00
0.68 58:49 06:07 09:00 08:48 6.68
Monday, December 26, 2011
5.02mi, 44:52, 26 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Hüsker Dü, "Pink Turns Into Blue"
Bob Mould, "Paralyzed"
Bob Mould, "Underneath Days"
WX at 1000: 36.0 (2.2) DP 28.0 (-2.2) BP 30.16 (1021) SSW 7 RH 72 sleet
Odometer 11C: 54.1mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 162/183
I was indifferent to the notion of a run, but needed to get one in just on principle, and to assuage my belief that I normally get fatter during the holiday season.
I didn't feel that great, which is maybe a factor of being around the holiday seasons, but as usual, I felt better after the first three miles. The Hüsker Dü was an attempt to stave off the theme music to Matlock, which was on in the background before I started because it happened to be on the Glass Tit.
Last mile, as usual, probably felt the best overall. I was thinking about things at home, and that's what sparked the last iThink. I am unrepentant.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:44 08:44 08:44 08:44 1.00
1.00 17:21 08:37 08:37 08:41 2.00
1.00 26:32 09:11 09:11 08:51 3.00
1.00 35:45 09:13 09:13 08:56 4.00
1.02 44:52 09:07 08:56 08:56 5.02
Hüsker Dü, "Pink Turns Into Blue"
Bob Mould, "Paralyzed"
Bob Mould, "Underneath Days"
WX at 1000: 36.0 (2.2) DP 28.0 (-2.2) BP 30.16 (1021) SSW 7 RH 72 sleet
Odometer 11C: 54.1mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 162/183
I was indifferent to the notion of a run, but needed to get one in just on principle, and to assuage my belief that I normally get fatter during the holiday season.
I didn't feel that great, which is maybe a factor of being around the holiday seasons, but as usual, I felt better after the first three miles. The Hüsker Dü was an attempt to stave off the theme music to Matlock, which was on in the background before I started because it happened to be on the Glass Tit.
Last mile, as usual, probably felt the best overall. I was thinking about things at home, and that's what sparked the last iThink. I am unrepentant.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:44 08:44 08:44 08:44 1.00
1.00 17:21 08:37 08:37 08:41 2.00
1.00 26:32 09:11 09:11 08:51 3.00
1.00 35:45 09:13 09:13 08:56 4.00
1.02 44:52 09:07 08:56 08:56 5.02
Saturday, December 24, 2011
4.6mi, 41:52, 24 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Journey, "Suzanne"
Journey, "Remember Me" (yes, it's from that horrible movie Armageddon.)
WX at 1100: 37.0 (2.8) DP 26.1 (-3.3) BP 30.37 (1028) WSW 7 RH 64
Odometer 11C: 49.1mi
Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = 156/171
I grossly overestimated snivel gear for this morning. That was apparent when I stepped out in turtleneck and sweatshirt and went back to drop turtleneck. The temperature was steadily increasing through the run - and when it's 37F outside and clear and sunny and not that windy, I should've gone down to shorts and long sleeve shirt.
I started out quicker than I should've, but I was running near someone and was undisciplined about pacing until I broke contact. Oops.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:35 08:35 08:35 08:35 1.00
1.00 17:40 09:05 09:05 08:50 2.00
1.00 26:52 09:12 09:12 08:57 3.00
1.00 36:10 09:18 09:18 09:02 4.00
0.60 41:52 05:42 09:30 09:06 4.60
Journey, "Suzanne"
Journey, "Remember Me" (yes, it's from that horrible movie Armageddon.)
WX at 1100: 37.0 (2.8) DP 26.1 (-3.3) BP 30.37 (1028) WSW 7 RH 64
Odometer 11C: 49.1mi
Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = 156/171
I grossly overestimated snivel gear for this morning. That was apparent when I stepped out in turtleneck and sweatshirt and went back to drop turtleneck. The temperature was steadily increasing through the run - and when it's 37F outside and clear and sunny and not that windy, I should've gone down to shorts and long sleeve shirt.
I started out quicker than I should've, but I was running near someone and was undisciplined about pacing until I broke contact. Oops.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:35 08:35 08:35 08:35 1.00
1.00 17:40 09:05 09:05 08:50 2.00
1.00 26:52 09:12 09:12 08:57 3.00
1.00 36:10 09:18 09:18 09:02 4.00
0.60 41:52 05:42 09:30 09:06 4.60
Friday, December 23, 2011
4.34mi, 40:40, 23 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
James Horner, "Rose" (yes, stop laughing.)
Sarge, "Stall"
WX at 0900: 19.9 (-6.7) DP 18.0 (-7.8) BP 30.44 (1030) W 6 RH 91 WC 12 (-11)
Odometer 11C: 44.5mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 150/163
I didn't feel like going very hard, so I didn't go that hard. It's still a zone 3 run, but that's because I was fully warmed up, which is surprising given the temperature outside.
I was reminded of a post on Facebook a while back about a 1999 gathering I attended in Pittsburg, Kansas of fans of the TV show My So-Called Life. It was about the same, cold as hell, and sunny outside, and I did a fair amount of running in the mornings because it was my way of staying honest. That sparked the track from the Titanic soundtrack. The person hosting the gathering was a fan of that movie (in her defense, she was a college student at the time) and so there was some Titanic propaganda on the walls.
The Sarge song was a recollection of something a few months before that, when I had gotten that album while I was in the Infantry Officer Advanced Course, back in 1998, and I was in Birmingham, Alabama for a few things. That was a long time ago.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:13 09:13 09:13 09:13 1.00
1.00 18:18 09:05 09:05 09:09 2.00
1.00 28:00 09:42 09:42 09:20 3.00
1.00 37:33 09:33 09:33 09:23 4.00
0.34 40:40 03:07 09:10 09:22 4.34
James Horner, "Rose" (yes, stop laughing.)
Sarge, "Stall"
WX at 0900: 19.9 (-6.7) DP 18.0 (-7.8) BP 30.44 (1030) W 6 RH 91 WC 12 (-11)
Odometer 11C: 44.5mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 150/163
I didn't feel like going very hard, so I didn't go that hard. It's still a zone 3 run, but that's because I was fully warmed up, which is surprising given the temperature outside.
I was reminded of a post on Facebook a while back about a 1999 gathering I attended in Pittsburg, Kansas of fans of the TV show My So-Called Life. It was about the same, cold as hell, and sunny outside, and I did a fair amount of running in the mornings because it was my way of staying honest. That sparked the track from the Titanic soundtrack. The person hosting the gathering was a fan of that movie (in her defense, she was a college student at the time) and so there was some Titanic propaganda on the walls.
The Sarge song was a recollection of something a few months before that, when I had gotten that album while I was in the Infantry Officer Advanced Course, back in 1998, and I was in Birmingham, Alabama for a few things. That was a long time ago.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:13 09:13 09:13 09:13 1.00
1.00 18:18 09:05 09:05 09:09 2.00
1.00 28:00 09:42 09:42 09:20 3.00
1.00 37:33 09:33 09:33 09:23 4.00
0.34 40:40 03:07 09:10 09:22 4.34
Thursday, December 22, 2011
8.4mi on elliptical, 65:00, 22 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: British Sea Power, "A Forest"
WX at 0800: 32 (0) DP 28 (-2) BP 30.15 (1020) NNE 12 RH 85 WC 23 (-5)
Odometer 11B: 249.0mi equivalency
Z4. Average/max heart rate = no reading, but maxed out at around 170.
I probably could've gone for a run this morning but I didn't feel like going out. I drove to the gym and ran for an hour on the elliptical instead, which in some ways was more challenging. Today was a deliberately hard workout since I was trying to offset some of the last few days where I didn't do anything.
I also had an exhaustion crash of sorts and slept something along the lines of 15 hours two days ago. That might've been a factor of too many days pulling less than 5 hours of sleep, although I thought I had more fortitude than that. I guess not anymore.
No splits.
WX at 0800: 32 (0) DP 28 (-2) BP 30.15 (1020) NNE 12 RH 85 WC 23 (-5)
Odometer 11B: 249.0mi equivalency
Z4. Average/max heart rate = no reading, but maxed out at around 170.
I probably could've gone for a run this morning but I didn't feel like going out. I drove to the gym and ran for an hour on the elliptical instead, which in some ways was more challenging. Today was a deliberately hard workout since I was trying to offset some of the last few days where I didn't do anything.
I also had an exhaustion crash of sorts and slept something along the lines of 15 hours two days ago. That might've been a factor of too many days pulling less than 5 hours of sleep, although I thought I had more fortitude than that. I guess not anymore.
No splits.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
About time.
To quote an observer, "that Sailor has her warfare pin. She's squared away." All hoopla aside, the professional competence of the Sailors involved is the most important thing. The rest will be water under the bridge. Pulling the clock 60 years back, you could've said the same thing about mixed-color couples. Nobody cares now, nor should they.
Navy kiss seals the year of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal
Navy kiss seals the year of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal
Monday, December 19, 2011
67:42, 7.65mi, 19 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Big Country, "Rockin' In The Free World"
and the original:
Neil Young, "Rockin' In The Free World"
WX at 1000: 45.0 (7.2) DP 42.1 (5.6) BP 30.02 (1016) Calm light rain RH 89
Odometer 11C: 43.2mi
Z3-Z4. Average/max heart rate = 157/175
I had to get in a long run after all the nothing I did except eating this past weekend. This delivers the goods.
It also expresses my general schadenfreude at this time of the year. It was a tossup between this song and the Dead Kennedys' "This Could Be Anywhere." I'd have to say that "Rockin' In The Free World" is one of the flat out angriest songs I think I've ever heard. Ever.
That might explain why it gets so much goddamn traction for me.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:41 08:41 08:41 08:41 1.00
1.00 17:21 08:40 08:40 08:41 2.00
1.00 26:24 09:03 09:03 08:48 3.00
1.00 35:35 09:11 09:11 08:54 4.00
1.00 44:39 09:04 09:04 08:56 5.00
1.00 53:29 08:50 08:50 08:55 6.00
1.00 62:04 08:35 08:35 08:52 7.00
0.65 67:42 05:38 08:40 08:51 7.65
Big Country, "Rockin' In The Free World"
and the original:
Neil Young, "Rockin' In The Free World"
WX at 1000: 45.0 (7.2) DP 42.1 (5.6) BP 30.02 (1016) Calm light rain RH 89
Odometer 11C: 43.2mi
Z3-Z4. Average/max heart rate = 157/175
I had to get in a long run after all the nothing I did except eating this past weekend. This delivers the goods.
It also expresses my general schadenfreude at this time of the year. It was a tossup between this song and the Dead Kennedys' "This Could Be Anywhere." I'd have to say that "Rockin' In The Free World" is one of the flat out angriest songs I think I've ever heard. Ever.
That might explain why it gets so much goddamn traction for me.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:41 08:41 08:41 08:41 1.00
1.00 17:21 08:40 08:40 08:41 2.00
1.00 26:24 09:03 09:03 08:48 3.00
1.00 35:35 09:11 09:11 08:54 4.00
1.00 44:39 09:04 09:04 08:56 5.00
1.00 53:29 08:50 08:50 08:55 6.00
1.00 62:04 08:35 08:35 08:52 7.00
0.65 67:42 05:38 08:40 08:51 7.65
Friday, December 16, 2011
4.59mi, 41:54, 16 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Maritime, "German Engineering"
WX at 0700: 18.0 (-7.8) 17.1 (-8.3) 30.43 (1030) WNW 3 RH 96
Odometer 11B: 244.8mi
Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = 158/175
I was going to check the weather, but the weather is the weather and I had to run. So fuck it all, I got out there. Not very fast, and I realized that going hard after yesterday's run was Not a Good Idea but this was probably not much better as I was going about the same level of effort.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:56 08:56 08:56 08:56 1.00
1.00 18:11 09:15 09:15 09:05 2.00
1.00 27:27 09:16 09:16 09:09 3.00
1.00 36:31 09:04 09:04 09:08 4.00
0.59 41:54 05:23 09:07 09:08 4.59
WX at 0700: 18.0 (-7.8) 17.1 (-8.3) 30.43 (1030) WNW 3 RH 96
Odometer 11B: 244.8mi
Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = 158/175
I was going to check the weather, but the weather is the weather and I had to run. So fuck it all, I got out there. Not very fast, and I realized that going hard after yesterday's run was Not a Good Idea but this was probably not much better as I was going about the same level of effort.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:56 08:56 08:56 08:56 1.00
1.00 18:11 09:15 09:15 09:05 2.00
1.00 27:27 09:16 09:16 09:09 3.00
1.00 36:31 09:04 09:04 09:08 4.00
0.59 41:54 05:23 09:07 09:08 4.59
Thursday, December 15, 2011
4.96mi, 43:41, 15 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Tommy Keene, "Running For Your Life"
WX at 0700: 33.1 (0.6) DP 28.9 (-1.7) BP 30.09 (1018) NW 15 RH 84 WC 23 (-5)
Odometer 11C: 35.6mi
Z3 high-Z4. Average/max heart rate = 157/173
Downhills were quicker. Uphills were slow. I needed to run. The iThink didn't suck. Neither did the weather, in spite of the numbers.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:50 08:50 08:50 08:50 1.00
1.00 17:12 08:22 08:22 08:36 2.00
1.00 26:05 08:53 08:53 08:42 3.00
1.00 35:15 09:10 09:10 08:49 4.00
0.96 43:41 08:26 08:47 08:48 4.96
WX at 0700: 33.1 (0.6) DP 28.9 (-1.7) BP 30.09 (1018) NW 15 RH 84 WC 23 (-5)
Odometer 11C: 35.6mi
Z3 high-Z4. Average/max heart rate = 157/173
Downhills were quicker. Uphills were slow. I needed to run. The iThink didn't suck. Neither did the weather, in spite of the numbers.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:50 08:50 08:50 08:50 1.00
1.00 17:12 08:22 08:22 08:36 2.00
1.00 26:05 08:53 08:53 08:42 3.00
1.00 35:15 09:10 09:10 08:49 4.00
0.96 43:41 08:26 08:47 08:48 4.96
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
4.14mi, 40:29, 13 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Journey, "Girl Can't Help It"
WX at 0700: 39.0 (3.9) DP 37.9 (3.3) BP 30.3 (1026) S 5 light rain; mist RH 95
Odometer 11C: 30.6mi
Z2. Average/max heart rate = 141/154
Easy recovery run. I was tired so this almost became a sleep-in day. I was vindicated since I started waking up by about the second mile. I really was that tired.
This morning's iThink is because of having glimpsed a spot for Shawnee Mission Medical Center on the glass tit this morning. The music in the background of the ad is very similar to the opening three measures of the Journey song in question. No shit.
Raised on Radio is actually not that bad of an album, but maybe I'm waxing nostalgic for my lost childhood.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 10:14 10:14 10:14 10:14 1.00
1.00 19:56 09:42 09:42 09:58 2.00
1.00 29:28 09:32 09:32 09:49 3.00
1.00 39:06 09:38 09:38 09:46 4.00
0.14 40:29 01:23 09:53 09:47 4.14
WX at 0700: 39.0 (3.9) DP 37.9 (3.3) BP 30.3 (1026) S 5 light rain; mist RH 95
Odometer 11C: 30.6mi
Z2. Average/max heart rate = 141/154
Easy recovery run. I was tired so this almost became a sleep-in day. I was vindicated since I started waking up by about the second mile. I really was that tired.
This morning's iThink is because of having glimpsed a spot for Shawnee Mission Medical Center on the glass tit this morning. The music in the background of the ad is very similar to the opening three measures of the Journey song in question. No shit.
Raised on Radio is actually not that bad of an album, but maybe I'm waxing nostalgic for my lost childhood.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 10:14 10:14 10:14 10:14 1.00
1.00 19:56 09:42 09:42 09:58 2.00
1.00 29:28 09:32 09:32 09:49 3.00
1.00 39:06 09:38 09:38 09:46 4.00
0.14 40:29 01:23 09:53 09:47 4.14
Monday, December 12, 2011
4.6mi, 40:19, 12 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
The XX, "Intro" (Go Jane Go Dubstep Remix)
Pood, Bhud, and Pflug, "Duelling Techno"
WX at 0900: 42.1 (5.6) DP 27.0 (-2.8) BP 30.24 (1024) S 13 RH 54
Odometer 11B: 240.2mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 153/173
Today started faster than it should've, but ended on a more temperate note. The transition period between about 5 minutes and 25 minutes was rougher than usual today, but by the end felt fine.
I had not thought about the Pood, Bhud, and Pflug song in ages. Goes back to my college years when I got that played at the ROTC Military Ball my junior year. No shit.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:27 08:27 08:27 08:27 1.00
1.00 17:07 08:40 08:40 08:33 2.00
1.00 26:11 09:04 09:04 08:44 3.00
1.00 35:10 08:59 08:59 08:47 4.00
0.60 40:19 05:09 08:35 08:46 4.60
The XX, "Intro" (Go Jane Go Dubstep Remix)
Pood, Bhud, and Pflug, "Duelling Techno"
WX at 0900: 42.1 (5.6) DP 27.0 (-2.8) BP 30.24 (1024) S 13 RH 54
Odometer 11B: 240.2mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 153/173
Today started faster than it should've, but ended on a more temperate note. The transition period between about 5 minutes and 25 minutes was rougher than usual today, but by the end felt fine.
I had not thought about the Pood, Bhud, and Pflug song in ages. Goes back to my college years when I got that played at the ROTC Military Ball my junior year. No shit.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:27 08:27 08:27 08:27 1.00
1.00 17:07 08:40 08:40 08:33 2.00
1.00 26:11 09:04 09:04 08:44 3.00
1.00 35:10 08:59 08:59 08:47 4.00
0.60 40:19 05:09 08:35 08:46 4.60
Sunday, December 11, 2011
How do you like me now
The more I look at life out of the combat zone, I realize I miss the clarity of purpose that made my life so much more straightforward. Whether I'm ready to deal with the unbelievably corrosive aspects to my personality that is the price of doing that remains to be seen. It's been two and a half years since coming out of the combat zone and my estrangement from much of what I call home is still pretty goddamn palpable. Either that or it's the same kind of generalized anger at my lost youth that I described last week.
It could also be because it's x-moose season and as usual, I'm on the fucking rag every x-moose. My wife is an x-mas True Believer. I am the ultimate x-moose Heretic, if only because I've associated x-moose with earth-shattering heartbreak (and not entirely mine) on a number of occasions. So, to quote my favorite seasonal song, "Fuck Christmas."
"Fuck 'em, he decided. Just fuck 'em. Fuck everybody who doesn't come out here and do this."
It could also be because it's x-moose season and as usual, I'm on the fucking rag every x-moose. My wife is an x-mas True Believer. I am the ultimate x-moose Heretic, if only because I've associated x-moose with earth-shattering heartbreak (and not entirely mine) on a number of occasions. So, to quote my favorite seasonal song, "Fuck Christmas."
"Fuck 'em, he decided. Just fuck 'em. Fuck everybody who doesn't come out here and do this."
James Webb, Fields of Fire
Saturday, December 10, 2011
4.6mi, 44:41, 10 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: that dog., "Being With You"
WX at 0900: 25.0 (-3.9) DP 19.0 (-7.2) BP 30.5 (1032) S 10 RH 77 WC 15 (-9)
Odometer 11C: 26.5mi
Z2. Average/max heart rate = 149/170
I am typing this on a Rosewill RK-9000BR keyboard, and I realize that I have such a heavy-handed typing style (those who have seen me in real life know this already) that I will fucking fling this keyboard out the window because the keystrokes are so light. I need a keyboard that will hold up to domestic abuse, so it's getting returned. The keyboard is glorious, but I need a keyboard that will accomodate a less pussificationeque typing style.
Easy run today, recovery run after the last few days.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:33 09:33 09:33 09:33 1.00
1.00 19:08 09:35 09:35 09:34 2.00
1.00 28:55 09:47 09:47 09:38 3.00
1.00 38:41 09:46 09:46 09:40 4.00
0.60 44:41 06:00 10:00 09:43 4.60
WX at 0900: 25.0 (-3.9) DP 19.0 (-7.2) BP 30.5 (1032) S 10 RH 77 WC 15 (-9)
Odometer 11C: 26.5mi
Z2. Average/max heart rate = 149/170
I am typing this on a Rosewill RK-9000BR keyboard, and I realize that I have such a heavy-handed typing style (those who have seen me in real life know this already) that I will fucking fling this keyboard out the window because the keystrokes are so light. I need a keyboard that will hold up to domestic abuse, so it's getting returned. The keyboard is glorious, but I need a keyboard that will accomodate a less pussificationeque typing style.
Easy run today, recovery run after the last few days.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:33 09:33 09:33 09:33 1.00
1.00 19:08 09:35 09:35 09:34 2.00
1.00 28:55 09:47 09:47 09:38 3.00
1.00 38:41 09:46 09:46 09:40 4.00
0.60 44:41 06:00 10:00 09:43 4.60
Friday, December 09, 2011
5.76mi, 49:52, 9 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Daft Punk, "End of Line"
Daft Punk, "Derezzed"
that dog., "Hawthorne"
that dog., "Long Island"
WX at 0700: 24 (-4) DP 19 (-7) BP 30.34 (1027) NNE 7 RH 81 WC 16 (-9)
Odometer 11B: 235.6mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 160/179
I didn't really want to go for a run, but I needed to after sleeping in yesterday. I felt better than I thought I would, after about two miles. Time for coffee. At least this morning's iThinks didn't suck.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:49 08:49 08:49 08:49 1.00
1.00 17:17 08:28 08:28 08:39 2.00
1.00 25:55 08:38 08:38 08:38 3.00
1.00 34:45 08:50 08:50 08:41 4.00
1.00 43:36 08:51 08:51 08:43 5.00
0.76 49:52 06:16 08:15 08:39 5.76
Daft Punk, "End of Line"
Daft Punk, "Derezzed"
that dog., "Hawthorne"
that dog., "Long Island"
WX at 0700: 24 (-4) DP 19 (-7) BP 30.34 (1027) NNE 7 RH 81 WC 16 (-9)
Odometer 11B: 235.6mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 160/179
I didn't really want to go for a run, but I needed to after sleeping in yesterday. I felt better than I thought I would, after about two miles. Time for coffee. At least this morning's iThinks didn't suck.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:49 08:49 08:49 08:49 1.00
1.00 17:17 08:28 08:28 08:39 2.00
1.00 25:55 08:38 08:38 08:38 3.00
1.00 34:45 08:50 08:50 08:41 4.00
1.00 43:36 08:51 08:51 08:43 5.00
0.76 49:52 06:16 08:15 08:39 5.76
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
5.27mi, 46:08, 7 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Above and Beyond, "On A Good Day"
WX at 0700: 14.0 (-10.0) DP 10.0 (-12.2) BP 30.14 (1020) SSW 8 RH 84 WC 3 (-16)
Odometer 11C: 21.9mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 162/180
Goddamn today was cold. But after the amount I ate last night, I need to run.
I passed a big group today. The Command and General Staff College was doing a big-ass formation run this morning. It is not good when you see a straggler chain going back a half mile, not two miles past the start. Sad, sad, sad.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:31 08:31 08:31 08:31 1.00
1.00 17:21 08:50 08:50 08:41 2.00
1.00 26:19 08:58 08:58 08:46 3.00
1.00 35:07 08:48 08:48 08:47 4.00
1.00 43:47 08:40 08:40 08:45 5.00
0.27 46:08 02:21 08:42 08:45 5.27
WX at 0700: 14.0 (-10.0) DP 10.0 (-12.2) BP 30.14 (1020) SSW 8 RH 84 WC 3 (-16)
Odometer 11C: 21.9mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 162/180
Goddamn today was cold. But after the amount I ate last night, I need to run.
I passed a big group today. The Command and General Staff College was doing a big-ass formation run this morning. It is not good when you see a straggler chain going back a half mile, not two miles past the start. Sad, sad, sad.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:31 08:31 08:31 08:31 1.00
1.00 17:21 08:50 08:50 08:41 2.00
1.00 26:19 08:58 08:58 08:46 3.00
1.00 35:07 08:48 08:48 08:47 4.00
1.00 43:47 08:40 08:40 08:45 5.00
0.27 46:08 02:21 08:42 08:45 5.27
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
4.6mi, 40:53, 6 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: that dog., "Being With You"
WX at 0700: 17 (-8) DP 12 (-11) BP 30.37 (1028) NNW 10 light snow RH 80 WC 5 (-15)
Odometer 11B: 229.8mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 156/174
Slow, but I had to run today. Can't eat more than two days of Do Nothing But Eat in a row. Also the first day of running in the cold and realized that sweatpants just don't work for me as they bind my legs. I'll figure something out.
I had today iThink stuck in my head this morning, but after the run it was a tossup between "Cowboy Hat" and "Until The Day I Die."
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:46 08:46 08:46 08:46 1.00
1.00 17:45 08:59 08:59 08:52 2.00
1.00 26:44 08:59 08:59 08:55 3.00
1.00 35:33 08:49 08:49 08:53 4.00
0.60 40:53 05:20 08:53 08:53 4.60
WX at 0700: 17 (-8) DP 12 (-11) BP 30.37 (1028) NNW 10 light snow RH 80 WC 5 (-15)
Odometer 11B: 229.8mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 156/174
Slow, but I had to run today. Can't eat more than two days of Do Nothing But Eat in a row. Also the first day of running in the cold and realized that sweatpants just don't work for me as they bind my legs. I'll figure something out.
I had today iThink stuck in my head this morning, but after the run it was a tossup between "Cowboy Hat" and "Until The Day I Die."
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:46 08:46 08:46 08:46 1.00
1.00 17:45 08:59 08:59 08:52 2.00
1.00 26:44 08:59 08:59 08:55 3.00
1.00 35:33 08:49 08:49 08:53 4.00
0.60 40:53 05:20 08:53 08:53 4.60
Sunday, December 04, 2011
A little catharsis of my younger years
As I go through chapter 3 of the dissertation for edits and cleanup tonight, I've been listening to a video of that dog.'s reunion show at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA from 26 August 2011.
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of the show are here.
Of the bands of my younger years, there was no band that I'd placed as much emotional baggage (in some ways) as that dog. I'm not sure why; I didn't discover them until about the time they had broken up. I had Gerry Dolan, one of my classmates from Johns Hopkins, for the hat tip. He sent "Never Say Never" on a tape (and later, their cover of "Midnight at the Oasis" from the compilation disk Spirit of '73) while I was in Kuwait for an INTRINSIC ACTION exercise in 1997. There was a certain hopefulness to "Never Say Never" that for some reason really stuck with me. It was a a statement of love that, being unattached at the time, I sure wanted to visit on someone else.
I remember a fair amount of disillusionment after I came back from Kuwait. In retrospect, I realize that life in a deployed cavalry squadron task force had a certain degree of intensity that was lacking when I came back to the United States. I returned with a fucking shitload of expectations for what I thought my life was going to be like and realized very, very few of them. It wasn't until much later that I realized that those adjustments were normal and I just didn't take to them well. That level of dislocation wasn't shit compared to what I felt after I came back from Iraq and Afghanistan.
I still consider Retreat from the Sun one of my favorite albums ever. It was one of the first albums I ripped to disk (at 128k CBR) when I bought my first computer that could rip MP3s back in 1999. I guess I need to cart out my that dog. disks and rerip those tracks at 256k VBR.
I'm not sure why listening to that dog. had so much more significance. I can only conjecture that it was because the three women in that band were within months of my age. Petra Haden is a violinist (as am I) and had a note in the liner notes of Retreat from the Sun that she uses Dr. Thomastik Dominants as her primary string. First time I used Dominants was sometime in 1985 and they're still my string of choice, even though I haven't picked up the violin in months. I had a tremendous crush on Petra Haden back then.
It's been 14 years since that deployment to Kuwait and I am older, fatter, slower, and maybe even a bit wiser rather than the dumber that I occasionally claim to be. I'm married now, and have children.
I have far, far more anger than I used to have, even compared to that summer of unfulfilled dreams.
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 of the show are here.
Of the bands of my younger years, there was no band that I'd placed as much emotional baggage (in some ways) as that dog. I'm not sure why; I didn't discover them until about the time they had broken up. I had Gerry Dolan, one of my classmates from Johns Hopkins, for the hat tip. He sent "Never Say Never" on a tape (and later, their cover of "Midnight at the Oasis" from the compilation disk Spirit of '73) while I was in Kuwait for an INTRINSIC ACTION exercise in 1997. There was a certain hopefulness to "Never Say Never" that for some reason really stuck with me. It was a a statement of love that, being unattached at the time, I sure wanted to visit on someone else.
I remember a fair amount of disillusionment after I came back from Kuwait. In retrospect, I realize that life in a deployed cavalry squadron task force had a certain degree of intensity that was lacking when I came back to the United States. I returned with a fucking shitload of expectations for what I thought my life was going to be like and realized very, very few of them. It wasn't until much later that I realized that those adjustments were normal and I just didn't take to them well. That level of dislocation wasn't shit compared to what I felt after I came back from Iraq and Afghanistan.
I still consider Retreat from the Sun one of my favorite albums ever. It was one of the first albums I ripped to disk (at 128k CBR) when I bought my first computer that could rip MP3s back in 1999. I guess I need to cart out my that dog. disks and rerip those tracks at 256k VBR.
I'm not sure why listening to that dog. had so much more significance. I can only conjecture that it was because the three women in that band were within months of my age. Petra Haden is a violinist (as am I) and had a note in the liner notes of Retreat from the Sun that she uses Dr. Thomastik Dominants as her primary string. First time I used Dominants was sometime in 1985 and they're still my string of choice, even though I haven't picked up the violin in months. I had a tremendous crush on Petra Haden back then.
It's been 14 years since that deployment to Kuwait and I am older, fatter, slower, and maybe even a bit wiser rather than the dumber that I occasionally claim to be. I'm married now, and have children.
I have far, far more anger than I used to have, even compared to that summer of unfulfilled dreams.
Saturday, December 03, 2011
A cautionary note on my chosen profession
In a 1998 conference at the Naval Postgraduate School, COL (Ret) Harry Summers Jr., made some comments about professional military education that are worth taking to heart.
Among other things, I am the founding editor and publisher of Vietnam magazine, now in its tenth year. This last year, we had a piece by Major General Guy Meloy who, as some of you may know, as a lieutenant colonel in Vietnam, commanded the 1st of the 27th Infantry "Wolfhounds." In November 1966, he got in a very severe fight with a Vietcong regiment. He normally commanded three rifle companies but, in the course of this battle, ended up commanding 11 rifle companies. He was reinforced piecemeal, by eight rifle companies from other battalions, and even beyond his brigade. In the conclusion to his article, he said that his other commanders didn't know him from Adam. They had never met him. They didn't even know his name. All they knew was a call sign over the radio. And all he knew about them was a call sign over the radio. But he ordered them, literally, to their deaths, and he got no argument. All he got was a "Roger" over the radio, as they closed with the enemy. He said, "If you want a testimonial to the military's educational system, you can't get a stronger one than that." They shared the same concepts, the same values, the same notions, the same tactics as he did, and they didn't need to know each other. They didn't need to know any more than a call sign over the radio that said, "Move out and close in on the enemy."
I think that is a lesson that we need to carry away. All of this military education has to focus on this point: when the time comes, does it work on the battlefield?
Among other things, I am the founding editor and publisher of Vietnam magazine, now in its tenth year. This last year, we had a piece by Major General Guy Meloy who, as some of you may know, as a lieutenant colonel in Vietnam, commanded the 1st of the 27th Infantry "Wolfhounds." In November 1966, he got in a very severe fight with a Vietcong regiment. He normally commanded three rifle companies but, in the course of this battle, ended up commanding 11 rifle companies. He was reinforced piecemeal, by eight rifle companies from other battalions, and even beyond his brigade. In the conclusion to his article, he said that his other commanders didn't know him from Adam. They had never met him. They didn't even know his name. All they knew was a call sign over the radio. And all he knew about them was a call sign over the radio. But he ordered them, literally, to their deaths, and he got no argument. All he got was a "Roger" over the radio, as they closed with the enemy. He said, "If you want a testimonial to the military's educational system, you can't get a stronger one than that." They shared the same concepts, the same values, the same notions, the same tactics as he did, and they didn't need to know each other. They didn't need to know any more than a call sign over the radio that said, "Move out and close in on the enemy."
I think that is a lesson that we need to carry away. All of this military education has to focus on this point: when the time comes, does it work on the battlefield?
8.08mi on elliptical, 60:06, 3 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Tommy Keene, "Today and Tomorrow"
The Go-Go's "Throw Me A Curve"
WX at 0900: 46.0 (7.8) DP 46.0 (7.8) BP 30.06 (1017) SSE 10 light rain; mist RH 100
Odometer 11C: 16.6mi equivalency
Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = no reading, but HRM was averaging 155, finishing close to 164 by the end.
It was raining and I didn't feel very ambitious, but I needed to work off all the pasta I ate last night for dinner. 60 minutes of self-mutilation on elliptical was the ticket today as I didn't think I was up to 10,000m on the Concept.
The calorie counter says I burned 760kcal but I think I burned more than that. I could be wrong, of course.
No splits.
Tommy Keene, "Today and Tomorrow"
The Go-Go's "Throw Me A Curve"
WX at 0900: 46.0 (7.8) DP 46.0 (7.8) BP 30.06 (1017) SSE 10 light rain; mist RH 100
Odometer 11C: 16.6mi equivalency
Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = no reading, but HRM was averaging 155, finishing close to 164 by the end.
It was raining and I didn't feel very ambitious, but I needed to work off all the pasta I ate last night for dinner. 60 minutes of self-mutilation on elliptical was the ticket today as I didn't think I was up to 10,000m on the Concept.
The calorie counter says I burned 760kcal but I think I burned more than that. I could be wrong, of course.
No splits.
Friday, December 02, 2011
4.57mi, 40:30, 2 DEC 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: The Bats, "Flowers and Trees"
WX at 0700: 21.0 (-6.1) DP 18.0 (-7.8) BP 30.42 (1030) N 5 RH 87 WC 14 (-10)
Odometer 11B: 225.2mi
Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = 157/173
Same story as earlier runs this week. I ran this morning, felt so-so at start, dragged it out beyond the first 25-30 minutes, and felt a lot better. As the Talking Heads would say, "same as it ever was."
I ran this morning not because I wanted to run, but because I felt like I had to run. I didn't run yesterday and got in my most productive dissertation writing day in a long while. I'm not sure I like that dichotomy.
Oh, and it's cold again.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:54 08:54 08:54 08:54 1.00
1.00 17:55 09:01 09:01 08:58 2.00
1.00 26:48 08:53 08:53 08:56 3.00
1.00 35:35 08:47 08:47 08:54 4.00
0.57 40:30 04:55 08:38 08:52 4.57
WX at 0700: 21.0 (-6.1) DP 18.0 (-7.8) BP 30.42 (1030) N 5 RH 87 WC 14 (-10)
Odometer 11B: 225.2mi
Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = 157/173
Same story as earlier runs this week. I ran this morning, felt so-so at start, dragged it out beyond the first 25-30 minutes, and felt a lot better. As the Talking Heads would say, "same as it ever was."
I ran this morning not because I wanted to run, but because I felt like I had to run. I didn't run yesterday and got in my most productive dissertation writing day in a long while. I'm not sure I like that dichotomy.
Oh, and it's cold again.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:54 08:54 08:54 08:54 1.00
1.00 17:55 09:01 09:01 08:58 2.00
1.00 26:48 08:53 08:53 08:56 3.00
1.00 35:35 08:47 08:47 08:54 4.00
0.57 40:30 04:55 08:38 08:52 4.57
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
3.6mi, 34:00, 30 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
The Loud Family, "Top Dollar Survivalist Hardware"
The Dream Academy, "Life In A Northern Town"
WX at 0700: 19.9 (-6.7) DP 15.1 (-9.4) BP 30.14 (1020) S 8 RH 81 WC 10 (-2)
Odometer 11C: 12.6mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 152/172
The HRM says it wasn't as easy as I'd hoped today, but the only parts I really felt like I was overworking was going uphill. I don't think I'm working as hard as the HRM says I am when I'm going about 155-160bpm. That's always been the case, or maybe I have a hard time running slowly.
The new shoes are starting to loosen up. This is a novelty, having to break in shoes, I guess. Second pair after the GT-2150 trails, which, in all, have turned out to be pretty good shoes. This is the first non-trail shoe I've bought in a while, so I suspect there are differences in outsole composition.
Not that it should really compensate for being a slow fatass.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:26 09:26 09:26 09:26 1.00
1.00 18:43 09:17 09:17 09:21 2.00
1.00 28:29 09:46 09:46 09:30 3.00
0.60 34:00 05:31 09:12 09:27 3.60
The Loud Family, "Top Dollar Survivalist Hardware"
The Dream Academy, "Life In A Northern Town"
WX at 0700: 19.9 (-6.7) DP 15.1 (-9.4) BP 30.14 (1020) S 8 RH 81 WC 10 (-2)
Odometer 11C: 12.6mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 152/172
The HRM says it wasn't as easy as I'd hoped today, but the only parts I really felt like I was overworking was going uphill. I don't think I'm working as hard as the HRM says I am when I'm going about 155-160bpm. That's always been the case, or maybe I have a hard time running slowly.
The new shoes are starting to loosen up. This is a novelty, having to break in shoes, I guess. Second pair after the GT-2150 trails, which, in all, have turned out to be pretty good shoes. This is the first non-trail shoe I've bought in a while, so I suspect there are differences in outsole composition.
Not that it should really compensate for being a slow fatass.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:26 09:26 09:26 09:26 1.00
1.00 18:43 09:17 09:17 09:21 2.00
1.00 28:29 09:46 09:46 09:30 3.00
0.60 34:00 05:31 09:12 09:27 3.60
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
3.97mi, 37:08, 28 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Maritime, "Tearing Up The Oxygen"
WX at 0700: 34.0 (1.1) DP 28.0 (-2.2) BP 30.2 (1022) N 13 RH 78 WC 24 (-4)
Odometer 11C: 9.0mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 156/176
Uphills were HRMed harder than I felt. Today was deliberately easy after yesterday's run. Tomorrow looks to be another recovery run.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:24 09:24 09:24 09:24 1.00
1.00 18:40 09:16 09:16 09:20 2.00
1.00 28:10 09:30 09:30 09:23 3.00
0.97 37:08 08:58 09:15 09:21 3.97
WX at 0700: 34.0 (1.1) DP 28.0 (-2.2) BP 30.2 (1022) N 13 RH 78 WC 24 (-4)
Odometer 11C: 9.0mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 156/176
Uphills were HRMed harder than I felt. Today was deliberately easy after yesterday's run. Tomorrow looks to be another recovery run.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:24 09:24 09:24 09:24 1.00
1.00 18:40 09:16 09:16 09:20 2.00
1.00 28:10 09:30 09:30 09:23 3.00
0.97 37:08 08:58 09:15 09:21 3.97
Monday, November 28, 2011
6.68mi, 58:18, 28 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
The Bats, "Flowers and Trees"
The Loud Family, "The Second Grade Applauds"
WX at 0900: 28.9 (-1.7) DP 24.1 (-4.4) BP 30.16 (1021) Calm RH 81
Odometer 11B: 220.7mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 162/180
Today started fairly quickly, but I think that was a reaction to it being below freezing. Second lap was the make-or-break as to whether I would go on for a third, and I felt good enough by the end of lap two (after my usual transition point of about 25-35 minutes) that I decided to go for a third.
Around the 6-mile mark is where I think I am hitting the second of the transition points around the 50 minute mark, or I'm just tired by that point. Maybe.
I finished smoother than I thought, but average heart rate is regularly higher than it should be for a run of this perceived intensity. I didn't think I was going particularly anaerobic, but I could be wrong, based on heart rate. My 80% MHR is around 153, so by that measure, I'm going too hard.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:33 08:33 08:33 08:33 1.00
1.00 17:13 08:40 08:40 08:36 2.00
1.00 25:59 08:46 08:46 08:40 3.00
1.00 34:35 08:36 08:36 08:39 4.00
1.00 43:21 08:46 08:46 08:40 5.00
1.00 52:17 08:56 08:56 08:43 6.00
0.68 58:18 06:01 08:51 08:44 6.68
The Bats, "Flowers and Trees"
The Loud Family, "The Second Grade Applauds"
WX at 0900: 28.9 (-1.7) DP 24.1 (-4.4) BP 30.16 (1021) Calm RH 81
Odometer 11B: 220.7mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 162/180
Today started fairly quickly, but I think that was a reaction to it being below freezing. Second lap was the make-or-break as to whether I would go on for a third, and I felt good enough by the end of lap two (after my usual transition point of about 25-35 minutes) that I decided to go for a third.
Around the 6-mile mark is where I think I am hitting the second of the transition points around the 50 minute mark, or I'm just tired by that point. Maybe.
I finished smoother than I thought, but average heart rate is regularly higher than it should be for a run of this perceived intensity. I didn't think I was going particularly anaerobic, but I could be wrong, based on heart rate. My 80% MHR is around 153, so by that measure, I'm going too hard.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:33 08:33 08:33 08:33 1.00
1.00 17:13 08:40 08:40 08:36 2.00
1.00 25:59 08:46 08:46 08:40 3.00
1.00 34:35 08:36 08:36 08:39 4.00
1.00 43:21 08:46 08:46 08:40 5.00
1.00 52:17 08:56 08:56 08:43 6.00
0.68 58:18 06:01 08:51 08:44 6.68
Sunday, November 27, 2011
5.03mi, 44:19, 27 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: The XX, "Intro"
WX at 0800: 35.1 (1.7) DP 25.0 (-3.9) BP 30.21 (1023) NNW 16 RH 66
Odometer 11C: 5.0mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 159/180
I didn't feel that particularly great, and I was unsure how far I would go since I was having to break in some new shoes that I got on Black Friday.
I felt okay at the end, but a little rusty at the front end. The last few days of doing nothing but eating are a dangerous precedent, one I need to stave off in the future.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:43 08:43 08:43 08:43 1.00
1.00 17:08 08:25 08:25 08:34 2.00
1.00 25:59 08:51 08:51 08:40 3.00
1.00 35:04 09:05 09:05 08:46 4.00
1.03 44:19 09:15 08:59 08:49 5.03
WX at 0800: 35.1 (1.7) DP 25.0 (-3.9) BP 30.21 (1023) NNW 16 RH 66
Odometer 11C: 5.0mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 159/180
I didn't feel that particularly great, and I was unsure how far I would go since I was having to break in some new shoes that I got on Black Friday.
I felt okay at the end, but a little rusty at the front end. The last few days of doing nothing but eating are a dangerous precedent, one I need to stave off in the future.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:43 08:43 08:43 08:43 1.00
1.00 17:08 08:25 08:25 08:34 2.00
1.00 25:59 08:51 08:51 08:40 3.00
1.00 35:04 09:05 09:05 08:46 4.00
1.03 44:19 09:15 08:59 08:49 5.03
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
6.66mi, 58:48, 23 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
The Smiths, "Sweet and Tender Hooligan"
Wire, "Silk Skin Paws"
New Order, "Regret" (The New Order Mix) (A b-side from the Regret EP)
The XX, "Intro"
WX at 0900: 39.0 (3.9) DP 37.9 (3.3) BP 30.24 (1024) S 9 mist RH 95
Odometer 11B: 214.0mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 160/177
I ran the magic distance today. Awesome. Yes, the magic distance is 6.66mi. That is a harbinger of great shit to come. Just because.
I've been listening to a lot of the Smiths lately, if only to rediscover parts of my lost childhood. Except I didn't think I spent much time as a child, looking back at it.
The Wire and New Order songs neatly bookend my freshman and senior years in college. I would wake up in the mornings to A Bell Is A Copy...Until It Is Struck as a freshman, and the New Order song was a standby of my senior year as I'd bought the EP before going off to what I called the Summer of the Hitler Youth (i.e., 10 weeks on temporary duty in three places) before coming back to school. Republic was released that summer, but I never got around to getting it until after I was back to school.
I felt like complete shite for the first lap of three. I felt better on two and was starting to tire by three, but I will pig the fuck out tomorrow, so I need to run. Meh.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:53 08:53 08:53 08:53 1.00
1.00 17:49 08:56 08:56 08:54 2.00
1.00 26:51 09:02 09:02 08:57 3.00
1.00 35:26 08:35 08:35 08:51 4.00
1.00 44:09 08:43 08:43 08:50 5.00
1.00 52:51 08:42 08:42 08:48 6.00
0.66 58:48 05:57 09:01 08:50 6.66
The Smiths, "Sweet and Tender Hooligan"
Wire, "Silk Skin Paws"
New Order, "Regret" (The New Order Mix) (A b-side from the Regret EP)
The XX, "Intro"
WX at 0900: 39.0 (3.9) DP 37.9 (3.3) BP 30.24 (1024) S 9 mist RH 95
Odometer 11B: 214.0mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 160/177
I ran the magic distance today. Awesome. Yes, the magic distance is 6.66mi. That is a harbinger of great shit to come. Just because.
I've been listening to a lot of the Smiths lately, if only to rediscover parts of my lost childhood. Except I didn't think I spent much time as a child, looking back at it.
The Wire and New Order songs neatly bookend my freshman and senior years in college. I would wake up in the mornings to A Bell Is A Copy...Until It Is Struck as a freshman, and the New Order song was a standby of my senior year as I'd bought the EP before going off to what I called the Summer of the Hitler Youth (i.e., 10 weeks on temporary duty in three places) before coming back to school. Republic was released that summer, but I never got around to getting it until after I was back to school.
I felt like complete shite for the first lap of three. I felt better on two and was starting to tire by three, but I will pig the fuck out tomorrow, so I need to run. Meh.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:53 08:53 08:53 08:53 1.00
1.00 17:49 08:56 08:56 08:54 2.00
1.00 26:51 09:02 09:02 08:57 3.00
1.00 35:26 08:35 08:35 08:51 4.00
1.00 44:09 08:43 08:43 08:50 5.00
1.00 52:51 08:42 08:42 08:48 6.00
0.66 58:48 05:57 09:01 08:50 6.66
Monday, November 21, 2011
4.6mi, 41:18, 21 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Above and Beyond feat. Oceanlab, "On A Good Day"
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 "Eroica," Scherzo-Vivace
The XX, "Intro"
WX at 0700: 35.1 (1.7) DP 32.0 (0.0) BP 30.22 (1023) ENE 3 RH 88
Odometer 11B: 207.4mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 152/174
I was still a little beat, and woke up a bit later than I wanted, partly because I was up after midnight working on the dissertation.
I was thinking of the T.C. McQueen workout video soundtrack partly because of some unbidden memory of the 59th Ready Reserves, the old Internet fan group that got a shout out in the series finale. I have no idea why I thought about Space: Above and Beyond this morning.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:45 08:45 08:45 08:45 1.00
1.00 18:01 09:16 09:16 09:00 2.00
1.00 26:51 08:50 08:50 08:57 3.00
1.00 35:58 09:07 09:07 09:00 4.00
0.60 41:18 05:20 08:53 08:59 4.60
Above and Beyond feat. Oceanlab, "On A Good Day"
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 "Eroica," Scherzo-Vivace
The XX, "Intro"
WX at 0700: 35.1 (1.7) DP 32.0 (0.0) BP 30.22 (1023) ENE 3 RH 88
Odometer 11B: 207.4mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 152/174
I was still a little beat, and woke up a bit later than I wanted, partly because I was up after midnight working on the dissertation.
I was thinking of the T.C. McQueen workout video soundtrack partly because of some unbidden memory of the 59th Ready Reserves, the old Internet fan group that got a shout out in the series finale. I have no idea why I thought about Space: Above and Beyond this morning.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:45 08:45 08:45 08:45 1.00
1.00 18:01 09:16 09:16 09:00 2.00
1.00 26:51 08:50 08:50 08:57 3.00
1.00 35:58 09:07 09:07 09:00 4.00
0.60 41:18 05:20 08:53 08:59 4.60
Saturday, November 19, 2011
6.0mi, 53:44, 19 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Dum Dum Girls, "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out"
WX at 1000: 62 (17) DP 51 (11) BP 29.6 (1002) SSW 33 RH 67
Odometer 11B: 202.8mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 153/169
My legs were tired. Very tired. They felt much better after the 3 mile mark, about 30 minutes in. I finished surprisingly faster than I thought but tomorrow is a sleep in day if I really feel that beat. Maybe. I started slow thinking I was going to finish slow, but I felt good enough at the end where I sped up more than I thought I would.
At least the iThink today was a pleasant one. I am reminded of listening to one of my college classmates attempt to do a marching cadence to the tune of the original Smiths song and I started laughing uncontrollably. Then I told him to stop because I hurt so bad from laughing.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:02 09:02 09:02 09:02 1.00
1.00 17:47 08:45 08:45 08:54 2.00
1.00 27:11 09:24 09:24 09:04 3.00
1.00 36:23 09:12 09:12 09:06 4.00
1.00 44:58 08:35 08:35 09:00 5.00
1.00 53:44 08:46 08:46 08:57 6.00
WX at 1000: 62 (17) DP 51 (11) BP 29.6 (1002) SSW 33 RH 67
Odometer 11B: 202.8mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 153/169
My legs were tired. Very tired. They felt much better after the 3 mile mark, about 30 minutes in. I finished surprisingly faster than I thought but tomorrow is a sleep in day if I really feel that beat. Maybe. I started slow thinking I was going to finish slow, but I felt good enough at the end where I sped up more than I thought I would.
At least the iThink today was a pleasant one. I am reminded of listening to one of my college classmates attempt to do a marching cadence to the tune of the original Smiths song and I started laughing uncontrollably. Then I told him to stop because I hurt so bad from laughing.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:02 09:02 09:02 09:02 1.00
1.00 17:47 08:45 08:45 08:54 2.00
1.00 27:11 09:24 09:24 09:04 3.00
1.00 36:23 09:12 09:12 09:06 4.00
1.00 44:58 08:35 08:35 09:00 5.00
1.00 53:44 08:46 08:46 08:57 6.00
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