Sunday, May 31, 2009
I so absolutely laughed my ass off
Because Drowning Pool and the Wiggles so go together. My recollections of this song are now permanently scarred...
7.25mi, 62:21, 31 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Bear McCreary, "A Sign of Things to Come"
Bear McCreary, "One Year Later"
L'Oreille, whatever song they arranged for the Montréal Canadiens from 1999-2004
Some random goal song for the Quebec Nordiques
WX at 0700:
Odometer 4: 241.1mi
Z3-4.
Average/max heart rate = 163/179
I have no idea where the hockey music attack came from this morning, but I woke up earlier than I usually do on a Sunday because it'd been a few days since I went for a run. I was warmed up after about 3 or 4 miles, so it was a usual run; jerky, painful start followed up by full power by about 35 minutes.
I will admit that although I was a Buffalo Sabres fan as a kid, I always had a lot of respect for the Canadiens (for some reason or another) and their old goal music is pretty catchy when you're grinding uphill.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:34 08:34 08:34 08:34 1.00
1.00 17:25 08:51 08:51 08:43 2.00
1.00 26:06 08:41 08:41 08:42 3.00
1.00 34:32 08:26 08:26 08:38 4.00
1.00 43:05 08:33 08:33 08:37 5.00
1.00 51:30 08:25 08:25 08:35 6.00
1.00 00:28 08:58 08:58 08:38 7.00
0.26 62:21 01:53 07:15 08:35 7.26
Bear McCreary, "A Sign of Things to Come"
Bear McCreary, "One Year Later"
L'Oreille, whatever song they arranged for the Montréal Canadiens from 1999-2004
Some random goal song for the Quebec Nordiques
WX at 0700:
Odometer 4: 241.1mi
Z3-4.
Average/max heart rate = 163/179
I have no idea where the hockey music attack came from this morning, but I woke up earlier than I usually do on a Sunday because it'd been a few days since I went for a run. I was warmed up after about 3 or 4 miles, so it was a usual run; jerky, painful start followed up by full power by about 35 minutes.
I will admit that although I was a Buffalo Sabres fan as a kid, I always had a lot of respect for the Canadiens (for some reason or another) and their old goal music is pretty catchy when you're grinding uphill.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:34 08:34 08:34 08:34 1.00
1.00 17:25 08:51 08:51 08:43 2.00
1.00 26:06 08:41 08:41 08:42 3.00
1.00 34:32 08:26 08:26 08:38 4.00
1.00 43:05 08:33 08:33 08:37 5.00
1.00 51:30 08:25 08:25 08:35 6.00
1.00 00:28 08:58 08:58 08:38 7.00
0.26 62:21 01:53 07:15 08:35 7.26
Saturday, May 30, 2009
The Coolest Thing Ever
As an American historian by education and hobby, I gotta admit, that an online graphic novel about the American Revolution has some allure for me...
2.8mi + lift, 24:21, 29 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Dan Latarski and Kim Nagel, title music to the 1990 computer game Stellar 7
WX at 0500: No reading
Odometer 4: 237.8mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = no reading
Continuing to lift, but getting stronger. The weather was noticeably cooler and it contributed to the faster splits in and out. It's unusual that I ran negative splits back, but I took a brief break to talk to my cousin who was out doing combatives training. Being 55F degrees is a whole lot more conducive to faster running than it being 70F or 80F.
I do need to run more, though.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 12:29 12:29 08:59 08:59 1.39
1.39 24:21 11:52 08:32 08:46 2.78
WX at 0500: No reading
Odometer 4: 237.8mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = no reading
Continuing to lift, but getting stronger. The weather was noticeably cooler and it contributed to the faster splits in and out. It's unusual that I ran negative splits back, but I took a brief break to talk to my cousin who was out doing combatives training. Being 55F degrees is a whole lot more conducive to faster running than it being 70F or 80F.
I do need to run more, though.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 12:29 12:29 08:59 08:59 1.39
1.39 24:21 11:52 08:32 08:46 2.78
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
6.23mi, 56:22, 27 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
The Pixies, "La La Love You"
Bear McCreary, main theme from Caprica
Armor For Sleep, "Frost and Front Steps"
WX at 0500: 59 (15) DP 57 (14) BP 29.77 (1008) N 9 mist RH 93
Odometer 4: 235.0
Z3-4.
Average/max heart rate = 159/180
I was up early and couldn't sleep. I decided to kick it off with a longer run after an hour and a half of not being able to go to sleep.
First longer run in a while, but I realize that I need to balance some of my lifting as my waist line is starting to expand. This means I'm eating too much (which I'm not sure I want to give up yet) or I need to run more.
So, I'm running more, if I can sustain it.
This was the first day doing the Teardrop of Suck in a long while and suck it did. I'm not that bent out of shape running 10:00/mi uphill if it means I'm burning lard, which was the goal.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:47 09:47 09:47 09:47 1.00
1.00 18:06 08:19 08:19 09:03 2.00
1.00 27:31 09:25 09:25 09:10 3.00
1.00 37:33 10:02 10:02 09:23 4.00
1.00 46:27 08:54 08:54 09:17 5.00
1.00 54:35 08:08 08:08 09:06 6.00
0.23 56:22 01:47 07:45 09:03 6.23
The Pixies, "La La Love You"
Bear McCreary, main theme from Caprica
Armor For Sleep, "Frost and Front Steps"
WX at 0500: 59 (15) DP 57 (14) BP 29.77 (1008) N 9 mist RH 93
Odometer 4: 235.0
Z3-4.
Average/max heart rate = 159/180
I was up early and couldn't sleep. I decided to kick it off with a longer run after an hour and a half of not being able to go to sleep.
First longer run in a while, but I realize that I need to balance some of my lifting as my waist line is starting to expand. This means I'm eating too much (which I'm not sure I want to give up yet) or I need to run more.
So, I'm running more, if I can sustain it.
This was the first day doing the Teardrop of Suck in a long while and suck it did. I'm not that bent out of shape running 10:00/mi uphill if it means I'm burning lard, which was the goal.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:47 09:47 09:47 09:47 1.00
1.00 18:06 08:19 08:19 09:03 2.00
1.00 27:31 09:25 09:25 09:10 3.00
1.00 37:33 10:02 10:02 09:23 4.00
1.00 46:27 08:54 08:54 09:17 5.00
1.00 54:35 08:08 08:08 09:06 6.00
0.23 56:22 01:47 07:45 09:03 6.23
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
2.8mi + lift, 26:44, 26 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
"Johnny Hopkins On to Victory"
Rob Zombie, "Feel So Numb"
WX at 0600: 64.0 (17.8) DP 64.0 (17.8) BP 29.66 (1004) NW 6 light rain; mist RH 100
Odometer 1: 20.7mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = no reading.
I realized it's been 15 years since I graduated from Johns Hopkins, although my recalling the song the JHU pep band played at the end of each game is after watching Cornell lose in overtime to Syracuse in yesterday's NCAA Division I lacrosse final. I was disappointed as I was rooting for the Big Red on this one, since they weren't the Cruisers and I root for the underdog.
After four days of screwing off and doing nothing more than eating, it was time to get back on the stick.
My comments from yesterday are in some part because I still feel some sliver of responsibility for the combat fatalities resulting from the plans I wrote when I was in Afghanistan. Memorial Day's not just a barbeque day, and it's not just a goddamn day off, either. I don't want to call it a holy day of obligation, but I find that my rather punishing view of duty tends to sit, as Vice Admiral James Stockdale once said, "in the desk drawer marked 'too hard.'"
My unforgiving view of those who lack the talent or desire to exercise professional commitment may not ingratiate me to people. I also find, that, after a while, I don't give a damn.
As to be expected, I'm getting bigger...and unfortunately, I'm not losing much in the way of weight. I figured as much. On the other hand, it also means that my relative percentage of body fat is decreasing. That's encouraging, somewhat, although maybe not if I want to run a marathon next January. The run times are not encouraging in themselves today.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 13:08 13:08 09:27 09:27 1.39
1.39 26:44 13:36 09:47 09:37 2.78
"Johnny Hopkins On to Victory"
Rob Zombie, "Feel So Numb"
WX at 0600: 64.0 (17.8) DP 64.0 (17.8) BP 29.66 (1004) NW 6 light rain; mist RH 100
Odometer 1: 20.7mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = no reading.
I realized it's been 15 years since I graduated from Johns Hopkins, although my recalling the song the JHU pep band played at the end of each game is after watching Cornell lose in overtime to Syracuse in yesterday's NCAA Division I lacrosse final. I was disappointed as I was rooting for the Big Red on this one, since they weren't the Cruisers and I root for the underdog.
After four days of screwing off and doing nothing more than eating, it was time to get back on the stick.
My comments from yesterday are in some part because I still feel some sliver of responsibility for the combat fatalities resulting from the plans I wrote when I was in Afghanistan. Memorial Day's not just a barbeque day, and it's not just a goddamn day off, either. I don't want to call it a holy day of obligation, but I find that my rather punishing view of duty tends to sit, as Vice Admiral James Stockdale once said, "in the desk drawer marked 'too hard.'"
My unforgiving view of those who lack the talent or desire to exercise professional commitment may not ingratiate me to people. I also find, that, after a while, I don't give a damn.
As to be expected, I'm getting bigger...and unfortunately, I'm not losing much in the way of weight. I figured as much. On the other hand, it also means that my relative percentage of body fat is decreasing. That's encouraging, somewhat, although maybe not if I want to run a marathon next January. The run times are not encouraging in themselves today.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 13:08 13:08 09:27 09:27 1.39
1.39 26:44 13:36 09:47 09:37 2.78
Monday, May 25, 2009
Some thoughts on Memorial Day, 2009
If you are able, save for them a place inside of you
and save one backward glance when you are leaving
for the places they can no longer go.
Be not ashamed to say you loved them,
though you may or may not have always.
Take what they have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own.
And in that time when men decide and feel safe to call the war insane,
take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind.
and save one backward glance when you are leaving
for the places they can no longer go.
Be not ashamed to say you loved them,
though you may or may not have always.
Take what they have taught you with their dying and keep it with your own.
And in that time when men decide and feel safe to call the war insane,
take one moment to embrace those gentle heroes you left behind.
MAJ Michael Davis O'Donnell, "Remember Them"
written 1 January 1970, Dak To, Vietnam
written 1 January 1970, Dak To, Vietnam
Only in this picture I see something else; I hear different music. Because I know that at this moment, this orchestra is playing neither a festive march nor a glorifying hymn. It is playing honest music, in memory of those who have been killed.
Vladislav Tamarov, reflecting on his service in Afghanistan
Friday, May 22, 2009
2.8mi + 5,000m on Concept2 Model D, 25:54/21:13, 22 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Dos Gringos, "Going In For Guns"
WX at 0500: 61.0 (16.1) DP 54.0 (12.2) BP 30.12 (1019) Calm RH 78
Odometer 4: 228.7mi
Z3 run, Z4 spin.
Average/max heart rate = no reading.
First day trying to get up early, as I signed in off leave yesterday. Fun. At least I had an appropriate mantra in the back of my mind...
Perhaps I'm not the morning person I thought I was, but I woke up without a whole lot of handwringing. Then I wogged my ass to the gym, thought I was going to row 10,000, scaled back to 8,000, and then realized that I'd be out of time if I went much more than 5,000.
The lifting I've been doing has been paying off. I was holding about 2:07.2/500m or so, a substantial improvement over what I was doing in Afghanistan (where I did zero lifting at all) and a sizeable improvement over my last session on the erg a month prior. Of course, it helps when I've actually been doing PT regularly (or something like that) for the last month.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 13:01 13:01 09:22 09:22 1.39
1.39 25:54 12:53 09:16 09:19 2.78
Distance: 5000
Time: 00:21:13
Per 500m: 02:07
Drag Factor : 202
Per Mile: 00:06:50
WX at 0500: 61.0 (16.1) DP 54.0 (12.2) BP 30.12 (1019) Calm RH 78
Odometer 4: 228.7mi
Z3 run, Z4 spin.
Average/max heart rate = no reading.
First day trying to get up early, as I signed in off leave yesterday. Fun. At least I had an appropriate mantra in the back of my mind...
Perhaps I'm not the morning person I thought I was, but I woke up without a whole lot of handwringing. Then I wogged my ass to the gym, thought I was going to row 10,000, scaled back to 8,000, and then realized that I'd be out of time if I went much more than 5,000.
The lifting I've been doing has been paying off. I was holding about 2:07.2/500m or so, a substantial improvement over what I was doing in Afghanistan (where I did zero lifting at all) and a sizeable improvement over my last session on the erg a month prior. Of course, it helps when I've actually been doing PT regularly (or something like that) for the last month.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 13:01 13:01 09:22 09:22 1.39
1.39 25:54 12:53 09:16 09:19 2.78
Distance: 5000
Time: 00:21:13
Per 500m: 02:07
Drag Factor : 202
Per Mile: 00:06:50
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
2.8 + lift, 24:39, 19 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Journey, "Only the Young"
WX at 1100: 69.1 (20.6) DP 51.1 (10.6) BP 30.22 (1023) SSW 20 RH 53
Odometer 4: 225.9mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = no reading.
First off: the iThink is because of digging through old videotapes (preparing to throw them away) and watching parts of Vision Quest. Yes, the film starring Matthew Modine. No shit.
Easy run, quick lift, slower run back. It's not taking as long now - and the decreased rest times are encouraging, since I'm not really looking to increase weight - but I have to be careful of form, since I get sloppy and that can be counterproductive.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 11:36 11:36 08:21 08:21 1.39
1.39 24:39 13:03 09:23 08:52 2.78
WX at 1100: 69.1 (20.6) DP 51.1 (10.6) BP 30.22 (1023) SSW 20 RH 53
Odometer 4: 225.9mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = no reading.
First off: the iThink is because of digging through old videotapes (preparing to throw them away) and watching parts of Vision Quest. Yes, the film starring Matthew Modine. No shit.
Easy run, quick lift, slower run back. It's not taking as long now - and the decreased rest times are encouraging, since I'm not really looking to increase weight - but I have to be careful of form, since I get sloppy and that can be counterproductive.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 11:36 11:36 08:21 08:21 1.39
1.39 24:39 13:03 09:23 08:52 2.78
Monday, May 18, 2009
8.9mi, 78:20, 18 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Bear McCreary, main theme to Caprica
Dos Gringos, "Going In For Guns"
Bear McCreary, "Wander My Friends"
WX at 1000: 64.9 (18.3) DP 44.1 (6.7) BP 30.25 (1024) SSW 14 RH 46
Odometer 1: 17.9mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = 163/182
The weather was far too good not to get out and run long, so I did.
It didn't feel anywhere near as bad as last Thursday, and the times reflected it. Of course, I didn't do much of anything other than sit on my ass most of this weekend, and drink a lot of beer on Saturday night, and watch Johns Hopkins get the ever living shit beat out of it on the lacrosse field on Sunday, but otherwise, not much else.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:46 09:46 09:46 09:46 1.00
1.00 18:20 08:34 08:34 09:10 2.00
1.00 26:23 08:03 08:03 08:48 3.00
1.00 34:27 08:04 08:04 08:37 4.00
1.00 43:20 08:53 08:53 08:40 5.00
1.00 52:15 08:55 08:55 08:43 6.00
1.00 61:03 08:48 08:48 08:43 7.00
1.00 70:34 09:31 09:31 08:49 8.00
0.91 78:20 07:46 08:32 08:47 8.91
Bear McCreary, main theme to Caprica
Dos Gringos, "Going In For Guns"
Bear McCreary, "Wander My Friends"
WX at 1000: 64.9 (18.3) DP 44.1 (6.7) BP 30.25 (1024) SSW 14 RH 46
Odometer 1: 17.9mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = 163/182
The weather was far too good not to get out and run long, so I did.
It didn't feel anywhere near as bad as last Thursday, and the times reflected it. Of course, I didn't do much of anything other than sit on my ass most of this weekend, and drink a lot of beer on Saturday night, and watch Johns Hopkins get the ever living shit beat out of it on the lacrosse field on Sunday, but otherwise, not much else.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:46 09:46 09:46 09:46 1.00
1.00 18:20 08:34 08:34 09:10 2.00
1.00 26:23 08:03 08:03 08:48 3.00
1.00 34:27 08:04 08:04 08:37 4.00
1.00 43:20 08:53 08:53 08:40 5.00
1.00 52:15 08:55 08:55 08:43 6.00
1.00 61:03 08:48 08:48 08:43 7.00
1.00 70:34 09:31 09:31 08:49 8.00
0.91 78:20 07:46 08:32 08:47 8.91
Thursday, May 14, 2009
8.95mi, 80:47, 14 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Ron Grainer, opening theme to The Prisoner
WX at 1200: 61.0 (16.1) DP 41.0 (5.0) BP 30.19 (1022) Calm RH 48
Odometer 1: 9.0mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = 157/176
The weather was as good as it gets for a long run, so I decided to do what I've previously called the Nine Miles of Suck.
And suck it did. I ran this at purely aerobic pace to burn lard, which I think was counteracted by the small avalanche of chow I ingested upon returning home.
Yes, I need to be more disciplined about what I stuff down my yap.
My knees hurt. Time to pull the Cho-Pat straps back out...since it feels like retropatellar pain syndrome, which is consistent for starting to run regularly after as little as I did when I was in Afghanistan.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 10:04 10:04 10:04 10:04 1.00
1.00 18:50 08:46 08:46 09:25 2.00
1.00 27:07 08:17 08:17 09:02 3.00
1.00 35:34 08:27 08:27 08:54 4.00
1.00 44:33 08:59 08:59 08:55 5.00
1.00 53:24 08:51 08:51 08:54 6.00
1.00 02:16 08:52 08:52 08:54 7.00
1.00 12:10 09:54 09:54 09:01 8.00
0.95 20:47 08:37 09:04 09:02 8.95
WX at 1200: 61.0 (16.1) DP 41.0 (5.0) BP 30.19 (1022) Calm RH 48
Odometer 1: 9.0mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = 157/176
The weather was as good as it gets for a long run, so I decided to do what I've previously called the Nine Miles of Suck.
And suck it did. I ran this at purely aerobic pace to burn lard, which I think was counteracted by the small avalanche of chow I ingested upon returning home.
Yes, I need to be more disciplined about what I stuff down my yap.
My knees hurt. Time to pull the Cho-Pat straps back out...since it feels like retropatellar pain syndrome, which is consistent for starting to run regularly after as little as I did when I was in Afghanistan.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 10:04 10:04 10:04 10:04 1.00
1.00 18:50 08:46 08:46 09:25 2.00
1.00 27:07 08:17 08:17 09:02 3.00
1.00 35:34 08:27 08:27 08:54 4.00
1.00 44:33 08:59 08:59 08:55 5.00
1.00 53:24 08:51 08:51 08:54 6.00
1.00 02:16 08:52 08:52 08:54 7.00
1.00 12:10 09:54 09:54 09:01 8.00
0.95 20:47 08:37 09:04 09:02 8.95
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
2.8mi + lift, 25:14, 13 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: tossup between Bear McCreary, "Storming New Caprica" and Cobalt 60, "Darwin Was Right"
WX at 1100: 78.1 (25.6) DP 66.0 (18.9) BP 29.61 (1002) SSW 16 RH 66
Odometer 4: 223.1mi
Z3 in, Z4 out.
Average/max heart rate = no reading.
Lifting was a little tougher today as I deliberately cut breaks no longer than 45 seconds, with one exception where I was staring at the TV as I saw news of Pakistani military forces going into the Swat Valley. I'll believe it when I see it, since the history of the Pakistani military in Swat is checkered...they can take it, but I don't know whether they can hold it. I guess the Taliban rolling into Buner scared the shit out of them enough where they might start thinking about doing something for real. Maybe.
Running back sucked ass. I noticed that I was sucking going uphill, and my hamstrings were pretty beat after doing the lifting that I did today.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 11:59 11:59 08:37 08:37 1.39
1.39 25:14 13:15 09:32 09:05 2.78
WX at 1100: 78.1 (25.6) DP 66.0 (18.9) BP 29.61 (1002) SSW 16 RH 66
Odometer 4: 223.1mi
Z3 in, Z4 out.
Average/max heart rate = no reading.
Lifting was a little tougher today as I deliberately cut breaks no longer than 45 seconds, with one exception where I was staring at the TV as I saw news of Pakistani military forces going into the Swat Valley. I'll believe it when I see it, since the history of the Pakistani military in Swat is checkered...they can take it, but I don't know whether they can hold it. I guess the Taliban rolling into Buner scared the shit out of them enough where they might start thinking about doing something for real. Maybe.
Running back sucked ass. I noticed that I was sucking going uphill, and my hamstrings were pretty beat after doing the lifting that I did today.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 11:59 11:59 08:37 08:37 1.39
1.39 25:14 13:15 09:32 09:05 2.78
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
6.5mi, 56:30, 12 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Cobalt 60, "Darwin Was Right"
WX at 0800: 59.0 (15.0) DP 53.1 (11.7) BP 30.05 (1017) S 12 RH 81
WX at 1400: 70.0 (21.1) DP 55.9 (13.3) BP 29.87 (1011) SE 25G31 RH 61
Odometer 4: 220.3mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = 159/175
For not running that much, it was a sure bet that I was going to feel like ass when I did run more than three miles.
I had to drop our minivan off at the service station, so I decided to run out and back so that I could get some work from it.
I was fighting wind on the way out on the second leg, but in general, I don't run enough to warrant going very fast for distances over a few. Still, this was a good changeup from what I'd done in the past few weeks.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
3.23 25:56 25:56 08:02 08:02 3.23
3.27 56:30 30:34 09:21 08:42 6.50
WX at 0800: 59.0 (15.0) DP 53.1 (11.7) BP 30.05 (1017) S 12 RH 81
WX at 1400: 70.0 (21.1) DP 55.9 (13.3) BP 29.87 (1011) SE 25G31 RH 61
Odometer 4: 220.3mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = 159/175
For not running that much, it was a sure bet that I was going to feel like ass when I did run more than three miles.
I had to drop our minivan off at the service station, so I decided to run out and back so that I could get some work from it.
I was fighting wind on the way out on the second leg, but in general, I don't run enough to warrant going very fast for distances over a few. Still, this was a good changeup from what I'd done in the past few weeks.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
3.23 25:56 25:56 08:02 08:02 3.23
3.27 56:30 30:34 09:21 08:42 6.50
Monday, May 11, 2009
2.8mi + lift, 23:10, 11 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: James Horner, "Battle in the Mutara Nebula"
WX at 1100: 64.0 (17.8) DP 45.0 (7.2) BP 30.25 (1024) NNE 3 RH 49
Odometer 4: 213.8mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = no reading.
Today's weather was surprisingly nice - for being May. I normally would expect it to be getting hot, but not today.
In fact, it was chilly enough where I felt compelled to get a jacket this morning, before I started.
The progression continues - I note that I need to improve my form as I've been getting careless (and this can have colossally inopportune results in the case of the military press).
Today was quick but not labored fast running there or back. I felt significantly better returning than I did last week.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 11:17 11:17 08:07 08:07 1.39
1.39 23:10 11:53 08:33 08:20 2.78
WX at 1100: 64.0 (17.8) DP 45.0 (7.2) BP 30.25 (1024) NNE 3 RH 49
Odometer 4: 213.8mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = no reading.
Today's weather was surprisingly nice - for being May. I normally would expect it to be getting hot, but not today.
In fact, it was chilly enough where I felt compelled to get a jacket this morning, before I started.
The progression continues - I note that I need to improve my form as I've been getting careless (and this can have colossally inopportune results in the case of the military press).
Today was quick but not labored fast running there or back. I felt significantly better returning than I did last week.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 11:17 11:17 08:07 08:07 1.39
1.39 23:10 11:53 08:33 08:20 2.78
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Some cautionary words from Orson Scott Card
...in examining what Ender's experience might be like, I have drawn upon much reading, of course, but also from correspondence and conversation with good men and women who have served our country in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other trouble spots where our responsibilities as the only nation with the strength and the will to help beleaguered people against tyranny have been fulfilled. You bear a burden for us all, and I salute you.
I grieve for those who have fallen, or who, surviving with dire injuries or broken hearts, have been deprived of much or most of the future that you once dreamed of. As a citizen of the United States, I bear some of the responsibility for sending you where you have gone, and certainly reap the benefits. Like Ender, I might not have known what was being sacrificed in my name, but I recognize the connection between us.
And for those who you are visibly whole after your service, but who bear inward changes that no one sees, and carry memories that no one shares, I can only hope that I have done an adequate job of representing, in Ender Wiggin, something of what you feel and think and remember.
Orson Scott Card, afterword to Ender in Exile
I grieve for those who have fallen, or who, surviving with dire injuries or broken hearts, have been deprived of much or most of the future that you once dreamed of. As a citizen of the United States, I bear some of the responsibility for sending you where you have gone, and certainly reap the benefits. Like Ender, I might not have known what was being sacrificed in my name, but I recognize the connection between us.
And for those who you are visibly whole after your service, but who bear inward changes that no one sees, and carry memories that no one shares, I can only hope that I have done an adequate job of representing, in Ender Wiggin, something of what you feel and think and remember.
Orson Scott Card, afterword to Ender in Exile
Friday, May 08, 2009
2.8mi + lift, 24:34, 8 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Cobalt 60, "Darwin Was Right"
WX at 1200: 72.0 (22.2) DP 59.0 (15.0) BP 29.73 (1006) SE 7 RH 63
Odometer 4: 211.0mi
Z3 in, Z4 out.
Average/max heart rate = no reading.
Today was focused primarily on speed, trying to get it done quickly so I could do some errands. Normally, this workout takes me about an hour and a half. This one took just a little over an hour, but I got those economies of scale from shorter breaks, which might make for a more productive lifting session, at least for what I'm trying to do, which is maintain endurance while building strength.
I also needed to get out the door, period. Two days of not doing PT was necessary, but I don't need to get into that habit.
The run going in was pleasantly quick, the run coming back was painfully slow after doing all that work. I was in the suck going uphill after doing all that lifting. The road to recovery is slow, but it's getting there.
The Cobalt 60 song was somewhat of a blast from the past - but that was from playing Wing Commander Secret Ops for a little while before starting. It's always good to play a game where I get to fly around and blow some people's shit away with reckless abandon. Damn, that's therapeutic, although I'm fully cognizant that not everyone here in the United States shares my basic desire to fucking kill shit on a periodic basis.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 11:32 11:32 08:18 08:18 1.39
1.39 24:34 13:02 09:23 08:50 2.78
WX at 1200: 72.0 (22.2) DP 59.0 (15.0) BP 29.73 (1006) SE 7 RH 63
Odometer 4: 211.0mi
Z3 in, Z4 out.
Average/max heart rate = no reading.
Today was focused primarily on speed, trying to get it done quickly so I could do some errands. Normally, this workout takes me about an hour and a half. This one took just a little over an hour, but I got those economies of scale from shorter breaks, which might make for a more productive lifting session, at least for what I'm trying to do, which is maintain endurance while building strength.
I also needed to get out the door, period. Two days of not doing PT was necessary, but I don't need to get into that habit.
The run going in was pleasantly quick, the run coming back was painfully slow after doing all that work. I was in the suck going uphill after doing all that lifting. The road to recovery is slow, but it's getting there.
The Cobalt 60 song was somewhat of a blast from the past - but that was from playing Wing Commander Secret Ops for a little while before starting. It's always good to play a game where I get to fly around and blow some people's shit away with reckless abandon. Damn, that's therapeutic, although I'm fully cognizant that not everyone here in the United States shares my basic desire to fucking kill shit on a periodic basis.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 11:32 11:32 08:18 08:18 1.39
1.39 24:34 13:02 09:23 08:50 2.78
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
5.1mi, 44:47, 5 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
R.E.M., "Crazy" (the Pylon cover)
Game Theory, "Last Day That We're Young"
WX at 1100: 66.0 (18.9) DP 55.0 (12.8) BP 29.96 (1014) SSW 10 RH 67
Odometer 4: 208.2mi
Z3 mid-high.
Average/max heart rate = 157/173
I was thinking of going for a longer run, but I honestly didn't feel like it. I did feel like going at least five miles, so I did.
I went moderate pace, to find how I was feeling for baseline pace.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:33 08:33 08:33 08:33 1.00
1.00 17:16 08:43 08:43 08:38 2.00
1.00 26:06 08:50 08:50 08:42 3.00
1.00 34:39 08:33 08:33 08:40 4.00
1.00 43:44 09:05 09:05 08:45 5.00
0.14 44:47 01:03 07:30 08:43 5.14
R.E.M., "Crazy" (the Pylon cover)
Game Theory, "Last Day That We're Young"
WX at 1100: 66.0 (18.9) DP 55.0 (12.8) BP 29.96 (1014) SSW 10 RH 67
Odometer 4: 208.2mi
Z3 mid-high.
Average/max heart rate = 157/173
I was thinking of going for a longer run, but I honestly didn't feel like it. I did feel like going at least five miles, so I did.
I went moderate pace, to find how I was feeling for baseline pace.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:33 08:33 08:33 08:33 1.00
1.00 17:16 08:43 08:43 08:38 2.00
1.00 26:06 08:50 08:50 08:42 3.00
1.00 34:39 08:33 08:33 08:40 4.00
1.00 43:44 09:05 09:05 08:45 5.00
0.14 44:47 01:03 07:30 08:43 5.14
Monday, May 04, 2009
2.8mi + lift, 25:26, 4 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Corrosion of Conformity, "What(?)"
Bear McCreary, "One Year Later"
WX at 1000: 64.0 (17.8) DP 50.0 (10.0) BP 30.03 (1016) NE 9 RH 60
Odometer 4: 203.1mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = No reading.
A day of lifting. I concentrated a little more on working biceps and shoulders and I was pretty tired after working this. My runs back are typically slower, and today was no exception. I was pretty beat going uphill on the return leg.
I am finding, though, that now that I'm getting used to lifting every few days, that it's something which is surprisingly easier to keep up than I thought. Certainly more than running, but this is a deliberate shift. I do intend to do at least one long run (more than 7) a week, but I'm not sure when that'll happen, maybe Sundays.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 12:11 12:11 08:46 08:46 1.39
1.39 25:26 13:15 09:32 09:09 2.78
Corrosion of Conformity, "What(?)"
Bear McCreary, "One Year Later"
WX at 1000: 64.0 (17.8) DP 50.0 (10.0) BP 30.03 (1016) NE 9 RH 60
Odometer 4: 203.1mi
Z3.
Average/max heart rate = No reading.
A day of lifting. I concentrated a little more on working biceps and shoulders and I was pretty tired after working this. My runs back are typically slower, and today was no exception. I was pretty beat going uphill on the return leg.
I am finding, though, that now that I'm getting used to lifting every few days, that it's something which is surprisingly easier to keep up than I thought. Certainly more than running, but this is a deliberate shift. I do intend to do at least one long run (more than 7) a week, but I'm not sure when that'll happen, maybe Sundays.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 12:11 12:11 08:46 08:46 1.39
1.39 25:26 13:15 09:32 09:09 2.78
Sunday, May 03, 2009
3.1mi, 25:03, 3 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Bear McCreary, "Storming New Caprica"
WX at 1100: 64.0 (17.8) DP 42.1 (5.6) BP 29.97 (1014) NE 8 RH 44
Odometer 4: 199.3mi
Z4.
Average/max heart rate = 162/178
I decided to go out for a brief run while Household6, the Princess, and the Sledgehammer were at church, and felt fast enough where I decided to turn on the heat some. I was pleasantly surprised at the times I ran, although I might have been better served had I not looked at the clock. Empirically speaking, although I'm not really getting much more sleep at home than I did in theater (about 6 hours/night), the fact that I'm lifting and in turn, building strength in places where I normally don't, is helping my speed.
I don't think I'd be running what I ran today otherwise.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:01 08:01 08:01 08:01 1.00
1.00 16:15 08:14 08:14 08:07 2.00
1.00 24:24 08:09 08:09 08:08 3.00
0.10 25:03 00:39 06:30 08:05 3.10
WX at 1100: 64.0 (17.8) DP 42.1 (5.6) BP 29.97 (1014) NE 8 RH 44
Odometer 4: 199.3mi
Z4.
Average/max heart rate = 162/178
I decided to go out for a brief run while Household6, the Princess, and the Sledgehammer were at church, and felt fast enough where I decided to turn on the heat some. I was pleasantly surprised at the times I ran, although I might have been better served had I not looked at the clock. Empirically speaking, although I'm not really getting much more sleep at home than I did in theater (about 6 hours/night), the fact that I'm lifting and in turn, building strength in places where I normally don't, is helping my speed.
I don't think I'd be running what I ran today otherwise.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:01 08:01 08:01 08:01 1.00
1.00 16:15 08:14 08:14 08:07 2.00
1.00 24:24 08:09 08:09 08:08 3.00
0.10 25:03 00:39 06:30 08:05 3.10
Friday, May 01, 2009
2.8mi + lift, 23:35, 1 MAY 09, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Paul Simon, "Wartime Prayers"
WX at 1000: 51.1 (10.6) DP 42.1 (5.6) BP 30.15 (1020) NNE 14 light rain; mist RH 71
Odometer 4: 196.2mi
Z3-4.
Average/max heart rate = no reading.
I tried to get out the door earlier today as I had a few things I was meaning to do. A short run followed by the usual work (although I wimped out and went only 15 for all beyond the bench presses).
I think it's working, although I've been noticing that I've been gaining weight lately - which I attribute to muscle mass. I think there may be some weight loss later on if I continue to do this, which is pretty time-intensive (for me, at least, as I don't spend that much time in the gym ordinarily).
It is making me fitter, which is kind of important, at least for me. I don't know about anyone else.
Yesterday I didn't do anything, or intended to, until I ended up digging up four bushes outside my house. That required some work. As I told the neighbors (who probably didn't appreciate the humor), "stay in practice, kill something every day." Hacking away with an axe validates that"Kill something every day" ethos, admittedly.
The Paul Simon song recalls my drive out from North Carolina to Kansas back in 2006, and that song was very much part of the background for the move and my first few months here.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 11:13 11:13 08:04 08:04 1.39
1.39 23:35 12:22 08:54 08:29 2.78
WX at 1000: 51.1 (10.6) DP 42.1 (5.6) BP 30.15 (1020) NNE 14 light rain; mist RH 71
Odometer 4: 196.2mi
Z3-4.
Average/max heart rate = no reading.
I tried to get out the door earlier today as I had a few things I was meaning to do. A short run followed by the usual work (although I wimped out and went only 15 for all beyond the bench presses).
I think it's working, although I've been noticing that I've been gaining weight lately - which I attribute to muscle mass. I think there may be some weight loss later on if I continue to do this, which is pretty time-intensive (for me, at least, as I don't spend that much time in the gym ordinarily).
It is making me fitter, which is kind of important, at least for me. I don't know about anyone else.
Yesterday I didn't do anything, or intended to, until I ended up digging up four bushes outside my house. That required some work. As I told the neighbors (who probably didn't appreciate the humor), "stay in practice, kill something every day." Hacking away with an axe validates that"Kill something every day" ethos, admittedly.
The Paul Simon song recalls my drive out from North Carolina to Kansas back in 2006, and that song was very much part of the background for the move and my first few months here.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.39 11:13 11:13 08:04 08:04 1.39
1.39 23:35 12:22 08:54 08:29 2.78
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