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
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
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
Friday, November 18, 2011
4.6mi, 41:32, 18 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Daft Punk, "Derezzed"
WX at 0700: 42.1 (5.6) DP 26.1 (-3.3) BP 29.93 (1013) S 25 RH 52
Odometer 11B: 196.8mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 152/169
My legs felt very dead today, but after about 2.25mi they were much better. I suspect some of this is still the leftover lactic acid from finishing very hard on Wednesday.
Better get this out of the way than later. Dissertation work to do. At least today's iThink wasn't too embarrassing.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:12 09:12 09:12 09:12 1.00
1.00 18:16 09:04 09:04 09:08 2.00
1.00 27:29 09:13 09:13 09:10 3.00
1.00 36:13 08:44 08:44 09:03 4.00
0.60 41:32 05:19 08:52 09:02 4.60
WX at 0700: 42.1 (5.6) DP 26.1 (-3.3) BP 29.93 (1013) S 25 RH 52
Odometer 11B: 196.8mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 152/169
My legs felt very dead today, but after about 2.25mi they were much better. I suspect some of this is still the leftover lactic acid from finishing very hard on Wednesday.
Better get this out of the way than later. Dissertation work to do. At least today's iThink wasn't too embarrassing.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:12 09:12 09:12 09:12 1.00
1.00 18:16 09:04 09:04 09:08 2.00
1.00 27:29 09:13 09:13 09:10 3.00
1.00 36:13 08:44 08:44 09:03 4.00
0.60 41:32 05:19 08:52 09:02 4.60
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
6.0mi, 52:26, 16 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
The Judybats, "Our Story"
The Bats, "Flowers and Trees"
The XX, "Intro"
WX at 0800: 33.1 (0.6) DP 21.0 (-6.1) BP 30.16 (1021) N 6 RH 60 WC 28 (-2)
Odometer 11B: 192.2mi
Z3 with Z4 finish. Average/max heart rate = 156/175
Today didn't feel so great at the start, and my legs were still tired. I decided to go 6 today since I pigged out at an Indian lunch buffet yesterday and I had some sins like chicken tikka masala and kheer rice pudding to run off.
Tomorrow is a day of rest. My legs are going to hurt today, as hard as I was going in the last 1.5 miles.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:58 08:58 08:58 08:58 1.00
1.00 17:24 08:26 08:26 08:42 2.00
1.00 26:21 08:57 08:57 08:47 3.00
1.00 35:28 09:07 09:07 08:52 4.00
1.00 44:02 08:34 08:34 08:48 5.00
1.00 52:26 08:24 08:24 08:44 6.00
The Judybats, "Our Story"
The Bats, "Flowers and Trees"
The XX, "Intro"
WX at 0800: 33.1 (0.6) DP 21.0 (-6.1) BP 30.16 (1021) N 6 RH 60 WC 28 (-2)
Odometer 11B: 192.2mi
Z3 with Z4 finish. Average/max heart rate = 156/175
Today didn't feel so great at the start, and my legs were still tired. I decided to go 6 today since I pigged out at an Indian lunch buffet yesterday and I had some sins like chicken tikka masala and kheer rice pudding to run off.
Tomorrow is a day of rest. My legs are going to hurt today, as hard as I was going in the last 1.5 miles.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:58 08:58 08:58 08:58 1.00
1.00 17:24 08:26 08:26 08:42 2.00
1.00 26:21 08:57 08:57 08:47 3.00
1.00 35:28 09:07 09:07 08:52 4.00
1.00 44:02 08:34 08:34 08:48 5.00
1.00 52:26 08:24 08:24 08:44 6.00
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
4.6mi, 41:33, 15 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
The Millions, "Ordinary Men"
U2, "I Will Follow"
WX at 0700: 32.0 (0.0) DP 27.0 (-2.8) BP 29.72 (1006) S 9 RH 81 WC 24 (-4)
Odometer 11A: 186.2mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 153/177
My legs were still pretty beat. I felt surprisingly better at around the 30-minute mark, probably due to warmup. The run before that was a little harder than I'd have liked. The finish was okay.
Today wasn't a recovery run proper, but it was not supposed to be hard either. It was neither.
I didn't expect it to be 32F today! The temperature dropped 7F in the hour beforehand...
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:05 09:05 09:05 09:05 1.00
1.00 18:09 09:04 09:04 09:04 2.00
1.00 27:18 09:09 09:09 09:06 3.00
1.00 36:09 08:51 08:51 09:02 4.00
0.60 41:33 05:24 09:00 09:02 4.60
The Millions, "Ordinary Men"
U2, "I Will Follow"
WX at 0700: 32.0 (0.0) DP 27.0 (-2.8) BP 29.72 (1006) S 9 RH 81 WC 24 (-4)
Odometer 11A: 186.2mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 153/177
My legs were still pretty beat. I felt surprisingly better at around the 30-minute mark, probably due to warmup. The run before that was a little harder than I'd have liked. The finish was okay.
Today wasn't a recovery run proper, but it was not supposed to be hard either. It was neither.
I didn't expect it to be 32F today! The temperature dropped 7F in the hour beforehand...
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:05 09:05 09:05 09:05 1.00
1.00 18:09 09:04 09:04 09:04 2.00
1.00 27:18 09:09 09:09 09:06 3.00
1.00 36:09 08:51 08:51 09:02 4.00
0.60 41:33 05:24 09:00 09:02 4.60
Monday, November 14, 2011
4.6mi, 44:37, 14 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
The Judybats, "Down in the Shacks (Where the Satellite Dishes Grow)"
Daft Punk, "Derezzed"
Beastie Boys, "Intergalactic"
The Judybats, "Woman in the Garden"
WX at 0800: 44.1 (6.7) DP 35.1 (1.7) BP 29.56 (1001) NW 7 RH 70
Odometer 11A: 181.6mi
Z2 high. Average/max heart rate = 145/167
Recovery run, which was the right decision after yesterday. My legs were complaining all day yesterday, so I was going to run easy today at some point to work off the lactic acid.
I would never have figured I'd be running with "Woman in the Garden" as an iThink. To quote the other Judybats song, "well, I'm sorry, but when I met you, you were an asshole."
Yay.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:52 09:52 09:52 09:52 1.00
1.00 19:39 09:47 09:47 09:49 2.00
1.00 29:12 09:33 09:33 09:44 3.00
1.00 38:44 09:32 09:32 09:41 4.00
0.60 44:37 05:53 09:48 09:42 4.60
The Judybats, "Down in the Shacks (Where the Satellite Dishes Grow)"
Daft Punk, "Derezzed"
Beastie Boys, "Intergalactic"
The Judybats, "Woman in the Garden"
WX at 0800: 44.1 (6.7) DP 35.1 (1.7) BP 29.56 (1001) NW 7 RH 70
Odometer 11A: 181.6mi
Z2 high. Average/max heart rate = 145/167
Recovery run, which was the right decision after yesterday. My legs were complaining all day yesterday, so I was going to run easy today at some point to work off the lactic acid.
I would never have figured I'd be running with "Woman in the Garden" as an iThink. To quote the other Judybats song, "well, I'm sorry, but when I met you, you were an asshole."
Yay.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:52 09:52 09:52 09:52 1.00
1.00 19:39 09:47 09:47 09:49 2.00
1.00 29:12 09:33 09:33 09:44 3.00
1.00 38:44 09:32 09:32 09:41 4.00
0.60 44:37 05:53 09:48 09:42 4.60
Sunday, November 13, 2011
7.7mi, 66:20, 13 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
The Judybats, "Saturday"
The Dust Brothers, "Stealing Fat"
MewithoutYou, "January 1979"
WX at 0900: 57.9 (14.4) DP 37.9 (3.3) BP 29.5 (998) SW 14 RH 47
Odometer 11B: 174.0mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 162/180
Long run, after finding out it was shorts and t-shirt weather. Today was surprisingly fast for the distance in question but I figure I'd go easy tomorrow.
The Judybats sound would not de-earwig, in spite of my desire to get more homicidal-sounding iThinks in my head.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:35 08:35 08:35 08:35 1.00
1.00 16:56 08:21 08:21 08:28 2.00
1.00 25:45 08:49 08:49 08:35 3.00
1.00 34:41 08:56 08:56 08:40 4.00
1.00 43:20 08:39 08:39 08:40 5.00
1.00 52:08 08:48 08:48 08:41 6.00
1.00 00:41 08:33 08:33 08:40 7.00
0.70 06:20 05:39 08:04 08:37 7.70
The Judybats, "Saturday"
The Dust Brothers, "Stealing Fat"
MewithoutYou, "January 1979"
WX at 0900: 57.9 (14.4) DP 37.9 (3.3) BP 29.5 (998) SW 14 RH 47
Odometer 11B: 174.0mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 162/180
Long run, after finding out it was shorts and t-shirt weather. Today was surprisingly fast for the distance in question but I figure I'd go easy tomorrow.
The Judybats sound would not de-earwig, in spite of my desire to get more homicidal-sounding iThinks in my head.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:35 08:35 08:35 08:35 1.00
1.00 16:56 08:21 08:21 08:28 2.00
1.00 25:45 08:49 08:49 08:35 3.00
1.00 34:41 08:56 08:56 08:40 4.00
1.00 43:20 08:39 08:39 08:40 5.00
1.00 52:08 08:48 08:48 08:41 6.00
1.00 00:41 08:33 08:33 08:40 7.00
0.70 06:20 05:39 08:04 08:37 7.70
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
A little nugget of truth
"When I returned from Afghanistan this past spring, a civilian friend asked, “Is it good to be back?” It was the first time someone had asked, and I answered honestly. But I won’t do that again. We weren’t ready for that conversation. Instead, when people ask, I make it easy for everyone by responding, “It’s fine.” That’s a lie, though. It’s not fine."
I had a lot of not-so-latent rage when I came back to the United States, even though I had not personally seen any close combat. One of the things (but not the only thing) that made me so crotchety was the realization that real people, including two people I knew, got killed executing the plans I wrote.
Two and a half years after the fact, I acknowledge that I did not kill them myself, and that sometimes the enemy gets their vote in too. I still felt guilty.
It was a few years later that one of my instructors in a military course told me he knew colonels who did not compete for tactical brigade command because of the belief they were responsible for the deaths of the soldiers in their previous commands at battalion level. I understood those colonels' perspectives.
Home is a very tenuous concept. I didn't (and for the most part still don't) want to talk to a lot of people after I came back.
I had a lot of not-so-latent rage when I came back to the United States, even though I had not personally seen any close combat. One of the things (but not the only thing) that made me so crotchety was the realization that real people, including two people I knew, got killed executing the plans I wrote.
Two and a half years after the fact, I acknowledge that I did not kill them myself, and that sometimes the enemy gets their vote in too. I still felt guilty.
It was a few years later that one of my instructors in a military course told me he knew colonels who did not compete for tactical brigade command because of the belief they were responsible for the deaths of the soldiers in their previous commands at battalion level. I understood those colonels' perspectives.
Home is a very tenuous concept. I didn't (and for the most part still don't) want to talk to a lot of people after I came back.
6.0mi, 54:02, 11 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
R.E.M., "Driver 8"
The XX, "Intro"
The JudyBats, "Our Story"
The JudyBats, "Ugly on the Outside"
WX at 0900: 46.0 (7.8) DP 34.0 (1.1) BP 29.84 (1010) SW 15 RH 62
Odometer 11B: 166.3mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 158/177
Started quicker than I should have, then turned it into an easier run. Today was just not the day for a killer run.
Not sure where the assault of southern power-pop came from this morning...although I carted out all my old Judybats disks and started EACing them at 256Kbps VBR. I had ripped the albums earlier at 128k and the difference is...noticeable.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:48 08:48 08:48 08:48 1.00
1.00 17:25 08:37 08:37 08:43 2.00
1.00 26:51 09:26 09:26 08:57 3.00
1.00 36:10 09:19 09:19 09:02 4.00
1.00 45:01 08:51 08:51 09:00 5.00
1.00 54:02 09:01 09:01 09:00 6.00
R.E.M., "Driver 8"
The XX, "Intro"
The JudyBats, "Our Story"
The JudyBats, "Ugly on the Outside"
WX at 0900: 46.0 (7.8) DP 34.0 (1.1) BP 29.84 (1010) SW 15 RH 62
Odometer 11B: 166.3mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 158/177
Started quicker than I should have, then turned it into an easier run. Today was just not the day for a killer run.
Not sure where the assault of southern power-pop came from this morning...although I carted out all my old Judybats disks and started EACing them at 256Kbps VBR. I had ripped the albums earlier at 128k and the difference is...noticeable.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:48 08:48 08:48 08:48 1.00
1.00 17:25 08:37 08:37 08:43 2.00
1.00 26:51 09:26 09:26 08:57 3.00
1.00 36:10 09:19 09:19 09:02 4.00
1.00 45:01 08:51 08:51 09:00 5.00
1.00 54:02 09:01 09:01 09:00 6.00
Thursday, November 10, 2011
4.6mi, 44:57, 10 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: MewithoutYou, "January 1979"
WX at 0800: 32.0 (0.0) DP 23.0 (-5.0) BP 30.3 (1026) W 8 RH 69 WC 25 (-4)
Odometer 11B: 160.3mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 147/163
Easy run after yesterday. My legs were pretty beat.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:23 09:23 09:23 09:23 1.00
1.00 19:34 10:11 10:11 09:47 2.00
1.00 29:09 09:35 09:35 09:43 3.00
1.00 39:11 10:02 10:02 09:48 4.00
0.60 44:57 05:46 09:37 09:46 4.60
WX at 0800: 32.0 (0.0) DP 23.0 (-5.0) BP 30.3 (1026) W 8 RH 69 WC 25 (-4)
Odometer 11B: 160.3mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 147/163
Easy run after yesterday. My legs were pretty beat.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:23 09:23 09:23 09:23 1.00
1.00 19:34 10:11 10:11 09:47 2.00
1.00 29:09 09:35 09:35 09:43 3.00
1.00 39:11 10:02 10:02 09:48 4.00
0.60 44:57 05:46 09:37 09:46 4.60
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
5.96mi, 51:00, 9 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: The XX, "Intro"
WX at 0900: 39.9 (4.4) DP 33.1 (0.6) BP 30.19 (1022) NW 12 RH 76
Odometer 11B: 155.7mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 163/184
Today went hard but relatively fast. Still continuing to experiment with forefoot striking and it seems to be working for me, although I have to pay more attention to form than I normally would. The other factor at hand might be the weather too.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:24 08:24 08:24 08:24 1.00
1.00 16:29 08:05 08:05 08:15 2.00
1.00 25:08 08:39 08:39 08:23 3.00
1.00 34:03 08:55 08:55 08:31 4.00
1.00 42:35 08:32 08:32 08:31 5.00
0.96 51:00 08:25 08:46 08:33 5.96
WX at 0900: 39.9 (4.4) DP 33.1 (0.6) BP 30.19 (1022) NW 12 RH 76
Odometer 11B: 155.7mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 163/184
Today went hard but relatively fast. Still continuing to experiment with forefoot striking and it seems to be working for me, although I have to pay more attention to form than I normally would. The other factor at hand might be the weather too.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:24 08:24 08:24 08:24 1.00
1.00 16:29 08:05 08:05 08:15 2.00
1.00 25:08 08:39 08:39 08:23 3.00
1.00 34:03 08:55 08:55 08:31 4.00
1.00 42:35 08:32 08:32 08:31 5.00
0.96 51:00 08:25 08:46 08:33 5.96
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
6,000m on Concept2 Model D, 26:29.3, 8 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: The XX, "Intro"
WX at 0900: 45.0 (7.2) DP 44.1 (6.7) BP 29.96 (1014) NE 13 mist RH 96
Odometer 11A: 430.0mi equivalency
Z4. Average/max heart rate = no reading.
It is cold, and wet, and I am not living up to my rhetoric because it's raining outside and I am being a wimp.
Therefore, I got on the Concept2 this morning and cranked away to make sure I got something in. I'm not as fit as I used to be. Got it. I also haven't been on the Concept2 in a long while, and until the dissertation is done, physical exercise has been sort of backburnered.
Splits
Distance: 6000
Time: 00:26:29
Avg/500m: 02:12
Drag Factor: 108
Per Mile: 00:07:06
WX at 0900: 45.0 (7.2) DP 44.1 (6.7) BP 29.96 (1014) NE 13 mist RH 96
Odometer 11A: 430.0mi equivalency
Z4. Average/max heart rate = no reading.
It is cold, and wet, and I am not living up to my rhetoric because it's raining outside and I am being a wimp.
Therefore, I got on the Concept2 this morning and cranked away to make sure I got something in. I'm not as fit as I used to be. Got it. I also haven't been on the Concept2 in a long while, and until the dissertation is done, physical exercise has been sort of backburnered.
Splits
Distance: 6000
Time: 00:26:29
Avg/500m: 02:12
Drag Factor: 108
Per Mile: 00:07:06
Monday, November 07, 2011
4.93mi, 43:22, 7 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
Deep Forest With Peter Gabriel, "While The Earth Sleeps(Junior Vasquez Mix)"
Daft Punk, "End of Line"
WX at 0700: 44.1 (6.7) DP 34.0 (1.1) BP 30.13 (1020) NE 9 RH 67
Odometer 11B: 149.7mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 153/182
I guess I'm glad I went for a run this morning. It's supposed to rain later today and today so far has been a blissful fucking day, like this weekend.
Today was a day of experimenting with stride based on what I read in the New York Times this weekend.
There were benefits to doing this, but it sure felt different. My legs were also a bit tired from Saturday's trail run.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:55 08:55 08:55 08:55 1.00
1.00 17:17 08:22 08:22 08:39 2.00
1.00 26:13 08:56 08:56 08:44 3.00
1.00 35:13 09:00 09:00 08:48 4.00
0.93 43:22 08:09 08:46 08:48 4.93
Deep Forest With Peter Gabriel, "While The Earth Sleeps(Junior Vasquez Mix)"
Daft Punk, "End of Line"
WX at 0700: 44.1 (6.7) DP 34.0 (1.1) BP 30.13 (1020) NE 9 RH 67
Odometer 11B: 149.7mi
Z3. Average/max heart rate = 153/182
I guess I'm glad I went for a run this morning. It's supposed to rain later today and today so far has been a blissful fucking day, like this weekend.
Today was a day of experimenting with stride based on what I read in the New York Times this weekend.
There were benefits to doing this, but it sure felt different. My legs were also a bit tired from Saturday's trail run.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:55 08:55 08:55 08:55 1.00
1.00 17:17 08:22 08:22 08:39 2.00
1.00 26:13 08:56 08:56 08:44 3.00
1.00 35:13 09:00 09:00 08:48 4.00
0.93 43:22 08:09 08:46 08:48 4.93
Saturday, November 05, 2011
3.8mi, 45:34, 5 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: John Williams, "The Imperial March" (no shit.)
WX at 1100: 48.0 (8.9) DP 43.0 (6.1) BP 30.02 (1016) S 17 RH 83
Odometer 11B: 144.8mi
Z3-Z4. Average/max heart rate = 152/178
I found a trail network not far from where I live. Most of it is traveled by horses and bears the pockmarked ground characteristic of horseshoes (which makes it sometimes treacherous trail running) but it was something different.
I was intent on going out wogging today, but started too late and was dressed to warmly for the weather or the activity. This is what happens when I start too late and then I'm waiting for the kids to finish getting their stuff together to go out.
No splits.
WX at 1100: 48.0 (8.9) DP 43.0 (6.1) BP 30.02 (1016) S 17 RH 83
Odometer 11B: 144.8mi
Z3-Z4. Average/max heart rate = 152/178
I found a trail network not far from where I live. Most of it is traveled by horses and bears the pockmarked ground characteristic of horseshoes (which makes it sometimes treacherous trail running) but it was something different.
I was intent on going out wogging today, but started too late and was dressed to warmly for the weather or the activity. This is what happens when I start too late and then I'm waiting for the kids to finish getting their stuff together to go out.
No splits.
Friday, November 04, 2011
3.26mi, 28:19, 4 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Kasey Chambers, "Not Pretty Enough" (thank you, Axis of Awesome.)
WX at 0700: 30.0 (-1.1) DP 28.0 (-2.2) BP 30.27 (1025) Calm RH 92
Odometer 11B: 141.0mi
Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = 152/174
Today should've been a recovery run but was run far too hard to be one. Oops. I was in a rush. Weather was just about perfect, though.
I am one of the most non-country people in the universe, so I find it really bizarre that I would have a country song stuck in my head. Sometimes you win one, sometimes you lose one.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:42 08:42 08:42 08:42 1.00
1.00 17:22 08:40 08:40 08:41 2.00
1.00 26:05 08:43 08:43 08:42 3.00
0.26 28:19 02:14 08:35 08:41 3.26
WX at 0700: 30.0 (-1.1) DP 28.0 (-2.2) BP 30.27 (1025) Calm RH 92
Odometer 11B: 141.0mi
Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = 152/174
Today should've been a recovery run but was run far too hard to be one. Oops. I was in a rush. Weather was just about perfect, though.
I am one of the most non-country people in the universe, so I find it really bizarre that I would have a country song stuck in my head. Sometimes you win one, sometimes you lose one.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:42 08:42 08:42 08:42 1.00
1.00 17:22 08:40 08:40 08:41 2.00
1.00 26:05 08:43 08:43 08:42 3.00
0.26 28:19 02:14 08:35 08:41 3.26
Thursday, November 03, 2011
7.0mi, 61:05, 3 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink:
The Bats, "Flowers and Trees"
Above and Beyond feat. Oceanlab, "On A Good Day" (Daniel Kandi remix)
WX at 0900: 37.9 (3.3) DP 30.9 (-0.6) BP 30.16 (1021) NNW 17 RH 76
Odometer 11B: 137.8mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 164/177
Long run, but that was partly because of not running yesterday. The weather was cold too, but better than yesterday's overcast. It is cold again. Sort of.
I was reminded, when I was half my age, that this was this weekend that the Virginia Private School cross-country meet happens to be. I remembered it only because I had to make a choice between auditioning the following week for the central regional orchestra or running with the team in the league meet. I ran with the team since I was the team captain at the time and it would've been disingenuous to not run.
I am much slower now. The uphills were not fun, especially in a headwind.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:21 08:21 08:21 08:21 1.00
1.00 17:25 09:04 09:04 08:43 2.00
1.00 25:53 08:28 08:28 08:38 3.00
1.00 34:41 08:48 08:48 08:40 4.00
1.00 43:22 08:41 08:41 08:40 5.00
1.00 52:07 08:45 08:45 08:41 6.00
1.00 01:05 08:58 08:58 08:44 7.00
The Bats, "Flowers and Trees"
Above and Beyond feat. Oceanlab, "On A Good Day" (Daniel Kandi remix)
WX at 0900: 37.9 (3.3) DP 30.9 (-0.6) BP 30.16 (1021) NNW 17 RH 76
Odometer 11B: 137.8mi
Z4. Average/max heart rate = 164/177
Long run, but that was partly because of not running yesterday. The weather was cold too, but better than yesterday's overcast. It is cold again. Sort of.
I was reminded, when I was half my age, that this was this weekend that the Virginia Private School cross-country meet happens to be. I remembered it only because I had to make a choice between auditioning the following week for the central regional orchestra or running with the team in the league meet. I ran with the team since I was the team captain at the time and it would've been disingenuous to not run.
I am much slower now. The uphills were not fun, especially in a headwind.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:21 08:21 08:21 08:21 1.00
1.00 17:25 09:04 09:04 08:43 2.00
1.00 25:53 08:28 08:28 08:38 3.00
1.00 34:41 08:48 08:48 08:40 4.00
1.00 43:22 08:41 08:41 08:40 5.00
1.00 52:07 08:45 08:45 08:41 6.00
1.00 01:05 08:58 08:58 08:44 7.00
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
A pleasure so guilty
I laughed uncontrollably when I heard this song. Also worth the listen is "Four Chords."
I'm sure there were people who looked askance at me when I was in high school cranking Corrosion of Conformity really loud out of my car too. Just not as funny as this.
I'm sure there were people who looked askance at me when I was in high school cranking Corrosion of Conformity really loud out of my car too. Just not as funny as this.
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
4.6mi, 40:36, 1 NOV 11, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
iThink: Maritime, "Pearl"
WX at 0800: 55.9 (13.3) DP 43.0 (6.1) BP 29.96 (1014) S 18 RH 61
Odometer 11B: 130.8mi
Z3-Z4. Average/max heart rate = 142/174
What a great day for a run. And I almost slept in. Once the house was cleared out I could run at my own leisure, although I prefer not to do that because it sucks time away from research and writing.
I felt so-so at the start but surprisingly good for my last two miles. Not sure why, although I'm sure the weather had a lot to do with it.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:00 09:00 09:00 09:00 1.00
1.00 17:55 08:55 08:55 08:58 2.00
1.00 26:54 08:59 08:59 08:58 3.00
1.00 35:31 08:37 08:37 08:53 4.00
0.60 40:36 05:05 08:28 08:50 4.60
WX at 0800: 55.9 (13.3) DP 43.0 (6.1) BP 29.96 (1014) S 18 RH 61
Odometer 11B: 130.8mi
Z3-Z4. Average/max heart rate = 142/174
What a great day for a run. And I almost slept in. Once the house was cleared out I could run at my own leisure, although I prefer not to do that because it sucks time away from research and writing.
I felt so-so at the start but surprisingly good for my last two miles. Not sure why, although I'm sure the weather had a lot to do with it.
Splits
SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:00 09:00 09:00 09:00 1.00
1.00 17:55 08:55 08:55 08:58 2.00
1.00 26:54 08:59 08:59 08:58 3.00
1.00 35:31 08:37 08:37 08:53 4.00
0.60 40:36 05:05 08:28 08:50 4.60
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