Teen Heroes, "Manta Ray"
WX at 0700: 59 (15) DP 57 (14) BP 30.03 (1016) Calm patches of fog RH 93
Odometer 3: 298.4mi
Z3.
I felt pretty good. The fact that I could yap a large portion of today's run even while running most of the Teardrop of Suck is a good sign. It was also cool and nice, and with a clean haircut, I felt pretty good. I could have gone faster. Maybe in a few days I'll try a longer run. The fact that I ran this at Z3 talking most of the way was an unintentional discipline tool. I really felt like I could have gone faster.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.34 03:08 03:08 09:13 09:13 0.34
0.87 11:16 08:08 09:21 09:19 1.21
2.24 30:23 19:07 08:32 08:48 3.45
0.76 37:18 06:55 09:06 08:52 4.21
1.11 46:35 09:17 08:22 08:45 5.32
0.27 48:44 02:09 07:58 08:43 5.59
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
4.7mi, 41:07, 30 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
The Pixies, "Where Is My Mind?"
Chris Cornell, "You Know My Name"
WX at 0600: 64.9 (18.3) DP 61.0 (16.1) BP 29.96 (1014) S 9 light rain; mist RH 87
Odometer 4: 90.8mi
Z3.
Slow, rocky start to a relatively indistinguished run. I leveled off after the first 25 minutes, but I was planning on going 6 and got up too late. So it was only 4.7. I think some discretion may be in order, though. This was not supposed to be a hard run, and it really wasn't, but it wasn't easy either.
Easy run tomorrow, maybe something hard on Friday.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.27 02:25 02:25 08:59 08:59 0.27
1.24 13:15 10:50 08:44 08:46 1.51
0.85 20:46 07:31 08:51 08:48 2.36
1.24 31:25 10:39 08:35 08:44 3.60
0.85 38:52 07:27 08:46 08:44 4.45
0.27 41:07 02:15 08:20 08:43 4.72
Chris Cornell, "You Know My Name"
WX at 0600: 64.9 (18.3) DP 61.0 (16.1) BP 29.96 (1014) S 9 light rain; mist RH 87
Odometer 4: 90.8mi
Z3.
Slow, rocky start to a relatively indistinguished run. I leveled off after the first 25 minutes, but I was planning on going 6 and got up too late. So it was only 4.7. I think some discretion may be in order, though. This was not supposed to be a hard run, and it really wasn't, but it wasn't easy either.
Easy run tomorrow, maybe something hard on Friday.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.27 02:25 02:25 08:59 08:59 0.27
1.24 13:15 10:50 08:44 08:46 1.51
0.85 20:46 07:31 08:51 08:48 2.36
1.24 31:25 10:39 08:35 08:44 3.60
0.85 38:52 07:27 08:46 08:44 4.45
0.27 41:07 02:15 08:20 08:43 4.72
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
3.3mi, 32:07, 29 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
Paul Oakenfold, "Ready Steady Go"
WX at 0600: 66.0 (18.9) DP 62.1 (16.7) BP 30.01 (1016) SSE 9 RH 87
Odometer 3: 292.8mi
Z2-3.
I attribute the iThink this morning to some faceoff footage I saw on YouTube. I really enjoy watching a LSM faceoff guy (in this case Jake Deane from UMass in 2005) clean house - which I saw over and over in the 2006 NCAA Division I lacrosse final between UMass and Virginia. Couldn't stop Virginia's killer offense last year, though.
I probably should have gone easier this morning, but once I was fully warmed up, I think I was okay. Overtraining is a legitimate hazard here.
This is a day where I probably need a functional heart monitor, to let me know when I was going too hard on an easy day. I have one, but the transmitter strap is 7 years old and I doubt it still works. I could be wrong, though.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.23 02:08 02:08 09:17 09:17 0.23
2.84 29:08 27:00 09:30 09:29 3.07
0.29 32:07 02:59 10:17 09:34 3.36
WX at 0600: 66.0 (18.9) DP 62.1 (16.7) BP 30.01 (1016) SSE 9 RH 87
Odometer 3: 292.8mi
Z2-3.
I attribute the iThink this morning to some faceoff footage I saw on YouTube. I really enjoy watching a LSM faceoff guy (in this case Jake Deane from UMass in 2005) clean house - which I saw over and over in the 2006 NCAA Division I lacrosse final between UMass and Virginia. Couldn't stop Virginia's killer offense last year, though.
I probably should have gone easier this morning, but once I was fully warmed up, I think I was okay. Overtraining is a legitimate hazard here.
This is a day where I probably need a functional heart monitor, to let me know when I was going too hard on an easy day. I have one, but the transmitter strap is 7 years old and I doubt it still works. I could be wrong, though.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.23 02:08 02:08 09:17 09:17 0.23
2.84 29:08 27:00 09:30 09:29 3.07
0.29 32:07 02:59 10:17 09:34 3.36
Monday, May 28, 2007
Oh yeah!!
Coach Dave Pietramala hugs goalie Jesse Schwartzman, MVP of the NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament, in Hopkins' 12-11 victory over Duke.
Congratulations to the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, the 2007 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse champions.
5.06mi, 40:52, 28 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
The Pixies, "Velouria"
The Pixies, "Here Comes Your Man"
WX at 0700: 66.0 (18.9) DP 63.0 (17.2) BP 30.05 (1017) SE 8 partly cloudy RH 90
Odometer 4: 86.1mi
Z3-4.
Taking a day or two off actually running (and spinning instead of running on Saturday) may explain why I felt curiously froggy. I certainly did not expect to be running 8:05 aggregate pace today!
I usually run in lane two of the track. This has some benefits. I realize afterwards that I'm actually going faster than I think I'm going - and I tend to stay clear of runners in lane one.
All in all, not bad.
Good luck to the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays as they play Duke in the national Division I NCAA men's Lacrosse championship! (I was not surprised to see that Salisbury University won Division III men's, or that Northwestern won the Division I women's championships.)
I owe the assault of the Pixies to hearing Coverville Show 313, which is appropriately named "The Pixies Cover Story." I also recall that when I arrived at Fort Bragg (for the second time) for duty at ROTC Advanced Camp on 28 May 1994, three days after commissioning, that one of the first things I bought (at Coconuts Records, which I think is still in existence!) was a copy of The Pixies' Doolittle. No shit!
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.25 02:09 02:09 08:30 08:30 0.25
0.25 04:12 02:03 08:06 08:18 0.51
0.25 06:15 02:03 08:06 08:14 0.76
0.25 08:16 02:01 07:58 08:10 1.01
0.25 10:20 02:04 08:10 08:10 1.27
0.25 12:23 02:03 08:06 08:09 1.52
0.25 14:27 02:04 08:10 08:10 1.77
0.25 16:29 02:02 08:02 08:09 2.02
0.25 18:34 02:05 08:14 08:09 2.28
0.25 20:37 02:03 08:06 08:09 2.53
0.25 22:40 02:03 08:06 08:09 2.78
0.25 24:41 02:01 07:58 08:08 3.04
0.25 26:44 02:03 08:06 08:08 3.29
0.25 28:48 02:04 08:10 08:08 3.54
0.25 30:51 02:03 08:06 08:08 3.80
0.25 32:54 02:03 08:06 08:08 4.05
0.25 34:57 02:03 08:06 08:08 4.30
0.25 36:57 02:00 07:54 08:07 4.55
0.25 39:00 02:03 08:06 08:07 4.81
0.25 40:52 01:52 07:23 08:05 5.06
The Pixies, "Here Comes Your Man"
WX at 0700: 66.0 (18.9) DP 63.0 (17.2) BP 30.05 (1017) SE 8 partly cloudy RH 90
Odometer 4: 86.1mi
Z3-4.
Taking a day or two off actually running (and spinning instead of running on Saturday) may explain why I felt curiously froggy. I certainly did not expect to be running 8:05 aggregate pace today!
I usually run in lane two of the track. This has some benefits. I realize afterwards that I'm actually going faster than I think I'm going - and I tend to stay clear of runners in lane one.
All in all, not bad.
Good luck to the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays as they play Duke in the national Division I NCAA men's Lacrosse championship! (I was not surprised to see that Salisbury University won Division III men's, or that Northwestern won the Division I women's championships.)
I owe the assault of the Pixies to hearing Coverville Show 313, which is appropriately named "The Pixies Cover Story." I also recall that when I arrived at Fort Bragg (for the second time) for duty at ROTC Advanced Camp on 28 May 1994, three days after commissioning, that one of the first things I bought (at Coconuts Records, which I think is still in existence!) was a copy of The Pixies' Doolittle. No shit!
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.25 02:09 02:09 08:30 08:30 0.25
0.25 04:12 02:03 08:06 08:18 0.51
0.25 06:15 02:03 08:06 08:14 0.76
0.25 08:16 02:01 07:58 08:10 1.01
0.25 10:20 02:04 08:10 08:10 1.27
0.25 12:23 02:03 08:06 08:09 1.52
0.25 14:27 02:04 08:10 08:10 1.77
0.25 16:29 02:02 08:02 08:09 2.02
0.25 18:34 02:05 08:14 08:09 2.28
0.25 20:37 02:03 08:06 08:09 2.53
0.25 22:40 02:03 08:06 08:09 2.78
0.25 24:41 02:01 07:58 08:08 3.04
0.25 26:44 02:03 08:06 08:08 3.29
0.25 28:48 02:04 08:10 08:08 3.54
0.25 30:51 02:03 08:06 08:08 3.80
0.25 32:54 02:03 08:06 08:08 4.05
0.25 34:57 02:03 08:06 08:08 4.30
0.25 36:57 02:00 07:54 08:07 4.55
0.25 39:00 02:03 08:06 08:07 4.81
0.25 40:52 01:52 07:23 08:05 5.06
Saturday, May 26, 2007
5000m on Fluid S350, 20:42, DATE, Fort Leavenworth KS
Nothing in the iThink.
WX at 1000: 70.0 (21.1) DP 64.9 (18.3) BP 30.1 (1019) SSW 12 RH 84
Odometer 3: 289.5mi N/A
Z3 high.
I'm never quite sure how to interpret my results when I spin on the Fluid. The Washing Machine, as my occasional running partner calls it, tends to give fast readings, even at low levels of resistance. This differs from the Concept, where low levels of resistance also register low levels of relative speed. Then again, the Fluid has a terrible computer and no real computation of drag factor other than wattage, which is always sketchy.
Still, I was gratified to spin 20:42 for 5000m, a time which I haven't run since I was 21. I doubt I'd have spun the same thing on the Concept, but that's okay.
What is also okay, is Johns Hopkins advancing to the national Division I final! They'll rematch the 2005 game where Duke and Hopkins fought it out in a close one for the national title. This year, though, I think it's going to Duke. Not that I don't want Hopkins to win - any year that Hopkins wins the national championship is good - but Duke brought out the heat in Baltimore this weekend.
I find it disgustingly ironic that I move just outside of Kansas City and I see more lacrosse on TV than I ever did in North Carolina.
Splits
Distance: 5000
Time: 0:20:42
Per 500m: 02:04
Drag Factor : 6
Per Mile: 0:06:40
WX at 1000: 70.0 (21.1) DP 64.9 (18.3) BP 30.1 (1019) SSW 12 RH 84
Odometer 3: 289.5mi N/A
Z3 high.
I'm never quite sure how to interpret my results when I spin on the Fluid. The Washing Machine, as my occasional running partner calls it, tends to give fast readings, even at low levels of resistance. This differs from the Concept, where low levels of resistance also register low levels of relative speed. Then again, the Fluid has a terrible computer and no real computation of drag factor other than wattage, which is always sketchy.
Still, I was gratified to spin 20:42 for 5000m, a time which I haven't run since I was 21. I doubt I'd have spun the same thing on the Concept, but that's okay.
What is also okay, is Johns Hopkins advancing to the national Division I final! They'll rematch the 2005 game where Duke and Hopkins fought it out in a close one for the national title. This year, though, I think it's going to Duke. Not that I don't want Hopkins to win - any year that Hopkins wins the national championship is good - but Duke brought out the heat in Baltimore this weekend.
I find it disgustingly ironic that I move just outside of Kansas City and I see more lacrosse on TV than I ever did in North Carolina.
Splits
Distance: 5000
Time: 0:20:42
Per 500m: 02:04
Drag Factor : 6
Per Mile: 0:06:40
Friday, May 25, 2007
4.6mi, 42:42, 25 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
Death Cab for Cutie, "Title and Registration"
WX at 0600: 57.0 (13.9) DP 50.0 (10.0) BP 30.26 (1024) E 8 overcast RH 77
Odometer 4: 81.6mi
Z3.
I wasn't sure how I felt today but I think things have started to settle. My legs were still tired, which is somewhat annoying. I guess it could have been worse, at least today wasn't marked by the dead legs of yesterday.
More to follow on my Deep Blue Funk after graduation from the School of Advanced Military Heresy later. Maybe even a picture.
The Death Cab for Cutie song didn't hit until afterwards - but it was etched in my mind this morning. This may be an aftereffect of the Deep Blue Funk.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
4.64 42:42 42:42 09:12 09:12 4.64
WX at 0600: 57.0 (13.9) DP 50.0 (10.0) BP 30.26 (1024) E 8 overcast RH 77
Odometer 4: 81.6mi
Z3.
I wasn't sure how I felt today but I think things have started to settle. My legs were still tired, which is somewhat annoying. I guess it could have been worse, at least today wasn't marked by the dead legs of yesterday.
More to follow on my Deep Blue Funk after graduation from the School of Advanced Military Heresy later. Maybe even a picture.
The Death Cab for Cutie song didn't hit until afterwards - but it was etched in my mind this morning. This may be an aftereffect of the Deep Blue Funk.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
4.64 42:42 42:42 09:12 09:12 4.64
Thursday, May 24, 2007
3.0mi + 0.5mi, 27:35, 24 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
Kristin Hersh, "Under The Gun"
WX at 0700: 70.0 (21.1) DP 59.0 (15.0) BP 29.95 (1014) S 17 overcast RH 68
Odometer 3: 289.5mi
Z2.
I was going to row this morning, but the chain on the Concept2 at the gym here at Fort Leavenworth is broken. Sucks. That would've been a fitting finish to the School of Advanced Military Heresy - as I had come here knowing there was a Concept. Well, maybe not anymore...
So I decided to run on the track. That sucked too. I found I was good for no more than simple wogging when I started out. So...based on that - that's what I did. However, there were some people on the track running a PT test. Now, if I can reel people in with a 9:08 pace and then burn them with an 8:30 (which is what I was running while most of the run event of the PT test was going on) then yes, bad discipline, but mentally fun, sort of.
Let's see if another day of easy wogging helps this, though. This dead legs stuff is really annoying.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.01 09:45 09:45 09:39 09:39 1.01
1.01 18:59 09:14 09:08 09:23 2.02
1.01 27:35 08:36 08:30 09:06 3.03
WX at 0700: 70.0 (21.1) DP 59.0 (15.0) BP 29.95 (1014) S 17 overcast RH 68
Odometer 3: 289.5mi
Z2.
I was going to row this morning, but the chain on the Concept2 at the gym here at Fort Leavenworth is broken. Sucks. That would've been a fitting finish to the School of Advanced Military Heresy - as I had come here knowing there was a Concept. Well, maybe not anymore...
So I decided to run on the track. That sucked too. I found I was good for no more than simple wogging when I started out. So...based on that - that's what I did. However, there were some people on the track running a PT test. Now, if I can reel people in with a 9:08 pace and then burn them with an 8:30 (which is what I was running while most of the run event of the PT test was going on) then yes, bad discipline, but mentally fun, sort of.
Let's see if another day of easy wogging helps this, though. This dead legs stuff is really annoying.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.01 09:45 09:45 09:39 09:39 1.01
1.01 18:59 09:14 09:08 09:23 2.02
1.01 27:35 08:36 08:30 09:06 3.03
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
4.7mi, 40:33, 23 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
The Bats, "Courage"
WX at 1200: 73.9 (23.3) DP 64.0 (17.8) BP 29.99 (1015) S 18 overcast RH 71
Odometer 4: 77.0mi
Z3-4.
Still tired, still trying to get back in the saddle...and accidentally stood up my running partner this morning when I failed to show at 6:00am. He deservedly went without me. I felt like a dumbass.
Initially quick start was too quick for the relative level of effort. Nothing but positive splits = need to be more judicious.
Tomorrow is my graduation from the School of Advanced Military Heresy. One of my ROTC classmates at Johns Hopkins had predicted that I would go to the school...in 1990. It was with great satisfaction that I emailed him, 17 years later, about his uncanny prescience.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.27 02:14 02:14 08:18 08:18 0.27
1.24 12:24 10:10 08:12 08:13 1.51
0.85 19:54 07:30 08:49 08:26 2.36
1.24 30:26 10:32 08:30 08:27 3.60
0.85 38:04 07:38 08:59 08:33 4.45
0.27 40:33 02:29 09:12 08:35 4.72
WX at 1200: 73.9 (23.3) DP 64.0 (17.8) BP 29.99 (1015) S 18 overcast RH 71
Odometer 4: 77.0mi
Z3-4.
Still tired, still trying to get back in the saddle...and accidentally stood up my running partner this morning when I failed to show at 6:00am. He deservedly went without me. I felt like a dumbass.
Initially quick start was too quick for the relative level of effort. Nothing but positive splits = need to be more judicious.
Tomorrow is my graduation from the School of Advanced Military Heresy. One of my ROTC classmates at Johns Hopkins had predicted that I would go to the school...in 1990. It was with great satisfaction that I emailed him, 17 years later, about his uncanny prescience.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.27 02:14 02:14 08:18 08:18 0.27
1.24 12:24 10:10 08:12 08:13 1.51
0.85 19:54 07:30 08:49 08:26 2.36
1.24 30:26 10:32 08:30 08:27 3.60
0.85 38:04 07:38 08:59 08:33 4.45
0.27 40:33 02:29 09:12 08:35 4.72
Monday, May 21, 2007
4.0mi, 35:42 21 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
Hilary Duff, "Wake Up"
WX at 0600: 59.0 (15.0) 50.0 (10.0) 29.98 (1015) SSE 9 RH 72
Odometer 3: 286.3mi
Z2-3.
I had the syndrome commonly known as Dead Legs today. I had absolutely no power going uphill, so once I was warmed up, I decided to run judiciously and not do anything really stupid. Four miles of almost-wogging. At least, it was after I warmed up.
Still, if I hadn't met my running partner this morning, I totally would've chickened out. He started out a little faster than I would've, but he's dealing with incipient plantar fascitis too.
Yesterday, I watched the Duke Blue Devils eviscerate the University of North Carolina Tar Heels...and revalidate why I call Duke the most lethal attack in Division I. If Johns Hopkins makes it to the finals, it will be ugly, and Duke'll be looking for payback.
There's always a part of me that wants to see Hopkins win the national championship. But I wouldn't have any severe heartburn with Duke lacrosse winning either, honestly. They're a good team and very capable of winning the national championship.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.86 07:06 07:06 08:18 08:18 0.86
0.73 13:25 06:19 08:39 08:28 1.59
0.98 22:34 09:09 09:18 08:47 2.57
0.78 29:37 07:03 09:02 08:50 3.35
0.65 35:42 06:05 09:22 08:56 4.00
WX at 0600: 59.0 (15.0) 50.0 (10.0) 29.98 (1015) SSE 9 RH 72
Odometer 3: 286.3mi
Z2-3.
I had the syndrome commonly known as Dead Legs today. I had absolutely no power going uphill, so once I was warmed up, I decided to run judiciously and not do anything really stupid. Four miles of almost-wogging. At least, it was after I warmed up.
Still, if I hadn't met my running partner this morning, I totally would've chickened out. He started out a little faster than I would've, but he's dealing with incipient plantar fascitis too.
Yesterday, I watched the Duke Blue Devils eviscerate the University of North Carolina Tar Heels...and revalidate why I call Duke the most lethal attack in Division I. If Johns Hopkins makes it to the finals, it will be ugly, and Duke'll be looking for payback.
There's always a part of me that wants to see Hopkins win the national championship. But I wouldn't have any severe heartburn with Duke lacrosse winning either, honestly. They're a good team and very capable of winning the national championship.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.86 07:06 07:06 08:18 08:18 0.86
0.73 13:25 06:19 08:39 08:28 1.59
0.98 22:34 09:09 09:18 08:47 2.57
0.78 29:37 07:03 09:02 08:50 3.35
0.65 35:42 06:05 09:22 08:56 4.00
Saturday, May 19, 2007
5.6mi, 55:08, 19 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
Working too hard for a mantra - Nothing in the iThink!
WX at 1000: 68.0 (20.0) DP 50.0 (10.0) BP 30.19 (1022) SW 14 clear RH 53
Odometer 4: 72.3mi
Z4, Z5 going uphill.
I had the Princess this morning, and I was paired with my usual morning running partner here. I was looking for something slow and it was suitably slow. Going uphill was brutal. The Princess with Baby Jogger = about 55 pounds. This made going uphill unbelievably painful.
Speaking of painful:
1 - you gotta be feeling it for Brett Queener and the Albany Great Danes, who lost a sudden death (what is this "sudden victory" bullshit that the announcers were using today?!) overtime to Cornell in the NCAA Division I lacrosse quarterfinals. They went to the wire with Cornell and it really could have gone either way...
2 - ...and you gotta be feeling it for Georgetown, who got annihilated by Johns Hopkins today, a team not known for a run-and-gun high scoring game. Hopkins' defense was killing the Hoyas, and the Bluejays have enough good outside shooters where the Georgetown goalie got shelled.
Alas, the Lady Jays did not fare so well against Duke today.
Go Jays, we want more!
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
2.11 21:25 21:25 10:09 10:09 2.11
3.11 52:42 31:17 10:04 10:06 5.22
0.33 55:08 02:26 07:22 09:56 5.55
WX at 1000: 68.0 (20.0) DP 50.0 (10.0) BP 30.19 (1022) SW 14 clear RH 53
Odometer 4: 72.3mi
Z4, Z5 going uphill.
I had the Princess this morning, and I was paired with my usual morning running partner here. I was looking for something slow and it was suitably slow. Going uphill was brutal. The Princess with Baby Jogger = about 55 pounds. This made going uphill unbelievably painful.
Speaking of painful:
1 - you gotta be feeling it for Brett Queener and the Albany Great Danes, who lost a sudden death (what is this "sudden victory" bullshit that the announcers were using today?!) overtime to Cornell in the NCAA Division I lacrosse quarterfinals. They went to the wire with Cornell and it really could have gone either way...
2 - ...and you gotta be feeling it for Georgetown, who got annihilated by Johns Hopkins today, a team not known for a run-and-gun high scoring game. Hopkins' defense was killing the Hoyas, and the Bluejays have enough good outside shooters where the Georgetown goalie got shelled.
Alas, the Lady Jays did not fare so well against Duke today.
Go Jays, we want more!
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
2.11 21:25 21:25 10:09 10:09 2.11
3.11 52:42 31:17 10:04 10:06 5.22
0.33 55:08 02:26 07:22 09:56 5.55
Thursday, May 17, 2007
0.5 + 3.0mi, 27:01, 17 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
Circle Jerks, "Fortunate Son" (yes, a cover.)
Jane Siberry, "Mimi On The Beach"
The Connells, "Fun & Games"
WX at 0700: 50.0 (10.0) DP 36.0 (2.2) BP 30.32 (1026) NE 5 clear RH 58
Odometer 4: 66.8mi
Z2.
No a bad day of wogging. I exercised some discretion from yesterday as two hard days back to back would have been a colosally bad idea.
Today was intended to be an easy one, and it was. I went to the track and strove for consistency of pace, which actually ended up being negative splits as I ran progressively faster. Acceleration, though, was incremental, but steady as I progressively warmed up.
Man, am I glad I got up, though. I did think about sleeping in, though.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.01 09:12 09:12 09:07 09:07 1.01
1.01 18:15 09:03 08:58 09:02 2.02
1.01 27:01 08:46 08:41 08:55 3.03
Jane Siberry, "Mimi On The Beach"
The Connells, "Fun & Games"
WX at 0700: 50.0 (10.0) DP 36.0 (2.2) BP 30.32 (1026) NE 5 clear RH 58
Odometer 4: 66.8mi
Z2.
No a bad day of wogging. I exercised some discretion from yesterday as two hard days back to back would have been a colosally bad idea.
Today was intended to be an easy one, and it was. I went to the track and strove for consistency of pace, which actually ended up being negative splits as I ran progressively faster. Acceleration, though, was incremental, but steady as I progressively warmed up.
Man, am I glad I got up, though. I did think about sleeping in, though.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.01 09:12 09:12 09:07 09:07 1.01
1.01 18:15 09:03 08:58 09:02 2.02
1.01 27:01 08:46 08:41 08:55 3.03
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Not Quite The Coolest Thing Ever
I can't believe Micro$oft is giving this away for free, in spite of its age.I feel so retro it's criminal. I haven't used Word for DOS since...well, college.
I typed a large chunk of my sophomore thesis and senior thesis on Microsoft Word 3.0 running on a generic no-name 8088 laptop running, at the time, MS-DOS 3.3 on that box. The computer had a single 3.5" drive, parallel and serial ports, a supertwist grayscale LCD CGA screen and IIRC, 640K of RAM. I had a direct connect 300 baud modem that I could plug into one of the serial ports. (Yes, I was geek back then too.) Before being accused of being a Luddite, I was running Novell DOS (originally given life as DR-DOS from Digital Research before they got bought out by Novell in 1991) on my Northgate 386DX-20 at the time, which was my primary computer when I wasn't on the road.
All geekness aside - I had to download this one. Because!
6.8mi, 56:27, 16 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
Bear McCreary, "All Along the Watchtower"
WX at 0700: 50.0 (10.0) DP 43.0 (6.1) BP 30.23 (1023) WNW 6 clear RH 76
Odometer 3: 282.3mi
Z3-4.
I so need to find a new mantra for the iThink.
I couldn't ask for better running WX today. Today marked a clear day, some wind but not too much, and perfect temperatures.
So...I felt like going about 7 - and the goal was to hold under 8:30 pace today. The start was a bit fast, admittedly, but once I had settled into pace, I think I was right on track - and my times were generally consistent. I think I would've slowed down some had I not felt the need to start burning people I saw in the distance. What in my mind was not a catharsis run had about the same level of intensity...meaning that even when I'm training, I still feel the need to, well, compete.
Still - a good indicator nonetheless...
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.27 02:10 02:10 08:03 08:03 0.27
1.24 12:19 10:09 08:11 08:09 1.51
0.85 19:39 07:20 08:38 08:20 2.36
1.24 29:50 10:11 08:13 08:17 3.60
0.85 36:57 07:07 08:22 08:18 4.45
1.24 47:08 10:11 08:13 08:17 5.69
0.85 54:09 07:01 08:15 08:17 6.54
0.27 56:27 02:18 08:31 08:17 6.81
WX at 0700: 50.0 (10.0) DP 43.0 (6.1) BP 30.23 (1023) WNW 6 clear RH 76
Odometer 3: 282.3mi
Z3-4.
I so need to find a new mantra for the iThink.
I couldn't ask for better running WX today. Today marked a clear day, some wind but not too much, and perfect temperatures.
So...I felt like going about 7 - and the goal was to hold under 8:30 pace today. The start was a bit fast, admittedly, but once I had settled into pace, I think I was right on track - and my times were generally consistent. I think I would've slowed down some had I not felt the need to start burning people I saw in the distance. What in my mind was not a catharsis run had about the same level of intensity...meaning that even when I'm training, I still feel the need to, well, compete.
Still - a good indicator nonetheless...
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.27 02:10 02:10 08:03 08:03 0.27
1.24 12:19 10:09 08:11 08:09 1.51
0.85 19:39 07:20 08:38 08:20 2.36
1.24 29:50 10:11 08:13 08:17 3.60
0.85 36:57 07:07 08:22 08:18 4.45
1.24 47:08 10:11 08:13 08:17 5.69
0.85 54:09 07:01 08:15 08:17 6.54
0.27 56:27 02:18 08:31 08:17 6.81
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
4.7mi, 41:51, 15 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
Sarah Shannon, "City Morning Song"
WX at 0600: 64 (18) DP 62 (17) BP 30.00 (1015) NNW 13 heavy rain with thunder; mist RH 93
Odometer 3: 275.5mi
Z3.
Household6 said I was stupid to be running during a thunderstorm. IIRC, those are always the best runs. There's something curiously cathartic about a run in a rainstorm.
So it was thundering and raining. I briefly, very briefly, entertained the thought of chickening out. I also realized that I needed to get going again and sleeping in was not an option. This is where the prospect of a running partner (which I had this morning) was a powerful motivator not to blow the workout off, as I didn't want to stand him up. Once I was out the door, the rest was pretty academic.
Today was none too fast, as I was carrying on a conversation - but I was being relatively judicious as to pacing as I didn't want to get too ambitious on the road to recovery.
I don't know why the Sarah Shannon song keeps sticking in my head. I was a pretty partisan Velocity Girl fan in the day, but it's been a long while since I really listened to any of that, which is not really a reflection on Velocity Girl's comparative excellence.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.23 02:10 02:10 09:25 09:25 0.23
1.24 13:16 11:06 08:57 09:01 1.47
0.85 21:01 07:45 09:07 09:04 2.32
1.24 31:49 10:48 08:43 08:56 3.56
0.85 39:23 07:34 08:54 08:56 4.41
0.27 41:51 02:28 09:08 08:57 4.68
WX at 0600: 64 (18) DP 62 (17) BP 30.00 (1015) NNW 13 heavy rain with thunder; mist RH 93
Odometer 3: 275.5mi
Z3.
Household6 said I was stupid to be running during a thunderstorm. IIRC, those are always the best runs. There's something curiously cathartic about a run in a rainstorm.
So it was thundering and raining. I briefly, very briefly, entertained the thought of chickening out. I also realized that I needed to get going again and sleeping in was not an option. This is where the prospect of a running partner (which I had this morning) was a powerful motivator not to blow the workout off, as I didn't want to stand him up. Once I was out the door, the rest was pretty academic.
Today was none too fast, as I was carrying on a conversation - but I was being relatively judicious as to pacing as I didn't want to get too ambitious on the road to recovery.
I don't know why the Sarah Shannon song keeps sticking in my head. I was a pretty partisan Velocity Girl fan in the day, but it's been a long while since I really listened to any of that, which is not really a reflection on Velocity Girl's comparative excellence.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.23 02:10 02:10 09:25 09:25 0.23
1.24 13:16 11:06 08:57 09:01 1.47
0.85 21:01 07:45 09:07 09:04 2.32
1.24 31:49 10:48 08:43 08:56 3.56
0.85 39:23 07:34 08:54 08:56 4.41
0.27 41:51 02:28 09:08 08:57 4.68
The Coolest Thing Ever
I'd never heard of Stephen Colbert, and I'd only tangentially heard of Rain, a long time ago, but this is by far the best laugh I've had in recent memory.
I did note that Rain's name in Hangul is the actual Hangul word for "rain," not some Koreanized phonetics for the English word, which I've seen from time to time.
This is so absolutely the heat...and the Korean is really bonafide Korean. His pronunciation isn't too bad either, in all honesty.
Enjoy...
I did note that Rain's name in Hangul is the actual Hangul word for "rain," not some Koreanized phonetics for the English word, which I've seen from time to time.
This is so absolutely the heat...and the Korean is really bonafide Korean. His pronunciation isn't too bad either, in all honesty.
Enjoy...
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
| He's Singing in Korean | ||||
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Sunday, May 13, 2007
4.4mi, 37:58, 13 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
The Bats, "Courage"
Bear McCreary, "Prelude to War"
WX at 0700: 63.0 (17.2) DP 55.0 (12.8) BP 30.16 (1021) SSE 5 sunny RH 75
Odometer 4: 63.3mi
Z3.
I needed to run, but wasn't sure how ambitious I felt. I really didn't, as it turned out. I was thinking about 20 laps, but only did 16 laps in lane 8 of the track here. Could be worse.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.11 09:34 09:34 08:37 08:37 1.11
1.11 19:05 09:31 08:34 08:35 2.22
1.11 28:37 09:32 08:35 08:35 3.33
1.11 37:58 09:21 08:25 08:33 4.44
Bear McCreary, "Prelude to War"
WX at 0700: 63.0 (17.2) DP 55.0 (12.8) BP 30.16 (1021) SSE 5 sunny RH 75
Odometer 4: 63.3mi
Z3.
I needed to run, but wasn't sure how ambitious I felt. I really didn't, as it turned out. I was thinking about 20 laps, but only did 16 laps in lane 8 of the track here. Could be worse.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.11 09:34 09:34 08:37 08:37 1.11
1.11 19:05 09:31 08:34 08:35 2.22
1.11 28:37 09:32 08:35 08:35 3.33
1.11 37:58 09:21 08:25 08:33 4.44
Friday, May 11, 2007
3.15mi, 30:17, 11 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
Nothing in the iThink. Idle discussion instead.
WX at 0700: 62.1 (16.7) DP 57.9 (14.4) BP 30.03 (1016) N 3 RH 86
Odometer 3: 269.9mi
Z2.
Easy wogging up a part of the Teardrop of Suck = slow hill work. Totally aerobic today as I didn't feel motivated to do much else.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.32 03:30 03:30 10:56 10:56 0.32
0.89 12:02 08:32 09:39 09:59 1.21
0.68 18:20 06:18 09:14 09:43 1.89
1.26 30:17 11:57 09:29 09:37 3.15
WX at 0700: 62.1 (16.7) DP 57.9 (14.4) BP 30.03 (1016) N 3 RH 86
Odometer 3: 269.9mi
Z2.
Easy wogging up a part of the Teardrop of Suck = slow hill work. Totally aerobic today as I didn't feel motivated to do much else.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.32 03:30 03:30 10:56 10:56 0.32
0.89 12:02 08:32 09:39 09:59 1.21
0.68 18:20 06:18 09:14 09:43 1.89
1.26 30:17 11:57 09:29 09:37 3.15
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
4.0mi, 35:08, 8 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
Bear McCreary, "All Along the Watchtower"
WX at 0700: 59.0 (15.0) DP 57.0 (13.9) BP 30.13 (1020) Calm patches of fog RH 93
Odometer 4: 58.9mi
Z2.
First run in a while, I'm deliberately not going hard because my oral comprehensive for the School of Advanced Military Heresy is tomorrow, and life at home is back to its usual frigid self with the return of Household6. Fuck it.
Sometimes there's therapy in a four mile wog...or the basic fact that I wasn't going any faster since I had to take a pit stop and I didn't want to stop in such a short run.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.01 08:46 08:46 08:40 08:40 1.01
1.01 17:39 08:53 08:47 08:44 2.02
1.01 26:29 08:50 08:44 08:44 3.03
1.01 35:08 08:39 08:33 08:41 4.04
WX at 0700: 59.0 (15.0) DP 57.0 (13.9) BP 30.13 (1020) Calm patches of fog RH 93
Odometer 4: 58.9mi
Z2.
First run in a while, I'm deliberately not going hard because my oral comprehensive for the School of Advanced Military Heresy is tomorrow, and life at home is back to its usual frigid self with the return of Household6. Fuck it.
Sometimes there's therapy in a four mile wog...or the basic fact that I wasn't going any faster since I had to take a pit stop and I didn't want to stop in such a short run.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.01 08:46 08:46 08:40 08:40 1.01
1.01 17:39 08:53 08:47 08:44 2.02
1.01 26:29 08:50 08:44 08:44 3.03
1.01 35:08 08:39 08:33 08:41 4.04
Thursday, May 03, 2007
3.0mi at 56#, 49:31, 3 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
U2, "All Along the Watchtower" (it's covers week...)
WX at 1000: 60 (16) DP 59 (15) BP 29.86 (1011) E 13 light rain; mist RH 93
Odometer B3: 3.0mi
Z2.
Deliberately easy today. I just didn't really feel like going that fast. Tomorrow will be a run.
I almost chickened out, but I needed to do something after going to the slop trough at the local Chinese buffet restaurant.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.51 25:09 22:49 15:07 16:39 1.51
0.86 38:16 13:07 15:15 16:09 2.37
0.65 49:31 11:15 17:18 16:24 3.02
WX at 1000: 60 (16) DP 59 (15) BP 29.86 (1011) E 13 light rain; mist RH 93
Odometer B3: 3.0mi
Z2.
Deliberately easy today. I just didn't really feel like going that fast. Tomorrow will be a run.
I almost chickened out, but I needed to do something after going to the slop trough at the local Chinese buffet restaurant.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.51 25:09 22:49 15:07 16:39 1.51
0.86 38:16 13:07 15:15 16:09 2.37
0.65 49:31 11:15 17:18 16:24 3.02
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
4.7mi, 41:17, 2 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
The Rolling Stones, "Gimme Shelter"
WX at 0900: 57.0 (13.9) 48.0 (8.9) 29.95 (1014) ENE 9 light rain RH 71
Odometer 3: 266.7mi
Z3.
And there is vindication in small mercies. The fact that I can still run 8:45 pace on virtually no running in the last two months is a sign that the rebuilding, while shitty, won't be hopeless.
I figured a day off the Big Green Tick might be a good idea for today, especially since it was lightly raining and there was torrential downpour yesterday.
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.27 02:25 02:25 08:57 08:57 0.27
1.24 13:25 11:00 08:52 08:53 1.51
0.85 20:56 07:31 08:51 08:52 2.36
1.24 31:41 10:45 08:40 08:48 3.60
0.85 38:57 07:16 08:33 08:45 4.45
0.27 41:17 02:20 08:39 08:45 4.72
WX at 0900: 57.0 (13.9) 48.0 (8.9) 29.95 (1014) ENE 9 light rain RH 71
Odometer 3: 266.7mi
Z3.
And there is vindication in small mercies. The fact that I can still run 8:45 pace on virtually no running in the last two months is a sign that the rebuilding, while shitty, won't be hopeless.
I figured a day off the Big Green Tick might be a good idea for today, especially since it was lightly raining and there was torrential downpour yesterday.
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.27 02:25 02:25 08:57 08:57 0.27
1.24 13:25 11:00 08:52 08:53 1.51
0.85 20:56 07:31 08:51 08:52 2.36
1.24 31:41 10:45 08:40 08:48 3.60
0.85 38:57 07:16 08:33 08:45 4.45
0.27 41:17 02:20 08:39 08:45 4.72
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
4.0mi at 55#, 61:29, 1 MAY 07, Fort Leavenworth KS
Bear McCreary, "All Along the Watchtower"
WX at 1000: 69.1 (20.6) 62.1 (16.7) 29.94 (1013) S 7 clear
Odometer B1: 12.0mi
Z3.
Putting the Big Green Tick on my back tends to aggravate my incipient arthritis. I am getting faster, though. Just not fast enough. Yet.
The standard is 15 minutes per mile. I'm not quite there yet, but progress is better than nothing, and I am, for all intents and purposes, rebuilding.
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.86 13:07 13:07 15:15 15:15 0.86
0.73 24:46 11:39 15:58 15:35 1.59
0.98 40:01 15:15 15:34 15:34 2.57
0.78 52:17 12:16 15:44 15:36 3.35
0.65 61:29 09:12 14:09 15:22 4.00
WX at 1000: 69.1 (20.6) 62.1 (16.7) 29.94 (1013) S 7 clear
Odometer B1: 12.0mi
Z3.
Putting the Big Green Tick on my back tends to aggravate my incipient arthritis. I am getting faster, though. Just not fast enough. Yet.
The standard is 15 minutes per mile. I'm not quite there yet, but progress is better than nothing, and I am, for all intents and purposes, rebuilding.
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
0.86 13:07 13:07 15:15 15:15 0.86
0.73 24:46 11:39 15:58 15:35 1.59
0.98 40:01 15:15 15:34 15:34 2.57
0.78 52:17 12:16 15:44 15:36 3.35
0.65 61:29 09:12 14:09 15:22 4.00
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