Saturday, November 15, 2008

7.8mi, 61:33, 15 NOV 08, Bagram, Afghanistan

Day 277 of the campaign.

iThink:
Dos Gringos, "Going In For Guns"
The Delphines, "I Want You The Way I Want You (Not How You Are)"

WX at 2230: 41 (5) DP 26 (-3) BP 30.15 (1021) Variable 5 RH 56

Odometer 2: 337.6mi

Z4, Z5 finish.
Average/max heart rate = 170/183

This is perimeter run 48.

One of our operational law attorneys mentioned to me that I'd been here nine months. Nine flipping months...

Today was almost certainly a personal record. I was intending on running this morning, but decided to weenie out and sleep in. In waking up later than expected, I decided to hit the weights, so I did some upper body work (bench presses, lat pulldowns, and barbell curls) and some 120 situps or so. If tonight is any indicator, I should probably continue to lift.

I didn't think I was going to hit off as fast as I did, but once I was steadily running below the 8-minute per mile mark by mile 3, I decided to commit to trying to set a personal record, which I believe is actually the case by 62 seconds. All, very encouraging.

I'd like to think I might be in shape enough to get under an hour by the time I'm out of here, but that entails some more concerted work.

Or, to quote the predominant song in my head, "Darkstar, Judy, Judy, I'm going in for guns..."

Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:00 08:00 08:00 08:00 1.00
1.00 15:51 07:51 07:51 07:55 2.00
1.00 23:42 07:51 07:51 07:54 3.00
1.00 31:46 08:04 08:04 07:56 4.00
1.00 39:40 07:54 07:54 07:56 5.00
1.00 47:42 08:02 08:02 07:57 6.00
1.00 55:43 08:01 08:01 07:58 7.00
0.78 01:31 05:48 07:26 07:54 7.78

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