11.38mi, 1:51:59, 28 DEC 14, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
The Connells, "Fun & Games"
Brian Tyler, "Downtown Tokyo Chase"
Max, "Aim"
George Sanger, "Defend" mission music from the computer game Wing Commander

WX at 14:58 S 1 10.00 Fair CLR 54 47 77% NA NA 29.98 1015.6

Odometer 14B: 236.9mi

Z3. Average/max heart rate = 151/170

Today's run was not particularly hard for pacing but any run of this length is going to be hard, and today was no exception. What made today interesting was how warm it was for the end of December. I'd never guess I'd be running in shorts and a t-shirt at this time of the year. The relative speed weas actually kind of promising at the end, although I'd hardly call it fast. Now I can go work on the lawn, but more importantly, I can feel like I can eat anything without guilt today.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:14 09:14 09:14 09:14 1.00
1.00 19:12 09:58 09:58 09:36 2.00
1.00 28:51 09:39 09:39 09:37 3.00
1.00 38:34 09:43 09:43 09:39 4.00
1.00 48:30 09:56 09:56 09:42 5.00
1.00 58:21 09:51 09:51 09:44 6.00
1.00 68:54 10:33 10:33 09:51 7.00
1.00 79:04 10:10 10:10 09:53 8.00
1.00 88:30 09:26 09:26 09:50 9.00
1.00 98:57 10:27 10:27 09:54 10.00
1.00 108:35 09:38 09:38 09:52 11.00
0.38 111:59 03:24 08:58 09:50 11.38

4.42mi, 41:55, 27 DEC 14, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
James Horner, "Battle in the Mutara Nebula"
James Horner, "Genesis Countdown"

WX at 08:58 W 1 10.00 A Few Clouds FEW160 33 31 94% NA NA 30.30 1026.5

Odometer 14B: 225.4

Z3. Average/max heart rate = 152/168

Today was a day where I thought I needed to run, not because I wanted to run. Alas, this was also a day where I was backed up against some other things - I felt better, although not great, so I'm glad I got at it, but not what it could've been.

The weather was pretty glorious, though.  Not characteristic of late December at all.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:31 09:31 09:31 09:31 1.00
1.00 18:59 09:28 09:28 09:29 2.00
1.00 28:46 09:47 09:47 09:35 3.00
1.00 38:05 09:19 09:19 09:31 4.00
0.42 41:55 03:50 09:07 09:29 4.42

6.55mi, 61:06, 25 DEC 14, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
Corrosion of Conformity, "What(?)"
Max, "Aim"

WX at 15:58 NW 15 10.00 Fair CLR 54 30 41% NA NA 30.06 1018.3

Odometer 14B: 221.0mi

Z3 high-Z4. Average/max heart rate = 158/172

After the gray gloom of the last few days, today was cool, sunny, and surprisingly great. It would've been a crime not to get out there and run, so I did.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:18 09:18 09:18 09:18 1.00
1.00 19:04 09:46 09:46 09:32 2.00
1.00 28:36 09:32 09:32 09:32 3.00
1.00 37:42 09:06 09:06 09:26 4.00
1.00 46:55 09:13 09:13 09:23 5.00
1.00 56:14 09:19 09:19 09:22 6.00
0.55 61:06 04:51 08:49 09:20 6.55

11.47mi, 1:48:22, 21 DEC 14, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
Johnny Cash, "Walk the Line"
Bear McCreary, "Storming New Caprica"
The Millions, "Play Sacrifice"
The Millions, "Answer With Fever"
The Smiths, "Bigmouth Strikes Again"

WX at 10:58 N 3 10.00 Overcast OVC070 38 23 55% NA NA 30.37 1028.8

Odometer 14B: 214.4mi

Z4. Average/max heart rate = 162/182

Today was neither fast nor slow. However, it was an interesting exercise in how hard I was going to go at the end.  I was closing hard to try to catch up with others, and going uphill that's how I was pushing a zone 5, 182 bpm heart rate that I definitely couldn't sustain.  I was fucking dying.  The other person was giving me stink-eye when I passed, but I didn't really care.

I don't care about a lot of things, but I'm a little pissed at the OPFOR CDR at getting rid of a $250 Luxo desk lamp that she thought was junk, but I got from my parents, and it was the lamp my dad had had on his desk most of my childhood, so I was pretty fucking pissed.  There's nothing I can do about it now other than buy a new one.  Goddammit.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:12 09:12 09:12 09:12 1.00
1.00 18:50 09:38 09:38 09:25 2.00
1.00 28:11 09:21 09:21 09:24 3.00
1.00 37:46 09:35 09:35 09:26 4.00
1.00 47:16 09:30 09:30 09:27 5.00
1.00 56:53 09:37 09:37 09:29 6.00
1.00 66:32 09:39 09:39 09:30 7.00
1.00 75:38 09:07 09:07 09:27 8.00
1.00 83:56 08:18 08:18 09:20 9.00
1.00 93:50 09:54 09:54 09:23 10.00
1.00 103:34 09:45 09:45 09:25 11.00
0.47 108:22 04:47 10:11 09:27 11.47

5.30mi, 48:36, 19 DEC 14, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
The Smiths, "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" from Complete Soundcheck at Glasgow Barrowlands, 1986

WX at 15:58 NW 13 G 17 10.00 Fair CLR 40 22 50% 32 NA 30.17 1022.0

Odometer 14B: 202.9mi

Z4. Average/max heart rate = 162/179

I wasn't sure how I would feel about a run today, but I went light on snivel gear. That might've been a factor in my running faster than yesterday, all things being equal. Or maybe I'm just better rested today and I felt more ready to go. Or it could be the afternoon. Or maybe all of the above.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:06 09:06 09:06 09:06 1.00
1.00 18:33 09:27 09:27 09:17 2.00
1.00 27:10 08:37 08:37 09:03 3.00
1.00 36:27 09:17 09:17 09:07 4.00
1.00 45:48 09:21 09:21 09:10 5.00
0.30 48:36 02:48 09:20 09:10 5.30

8.68mi, 86:34, 18 DEC 14, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
The Millions, "Riga (For Freedom)"

WX at 10:55 NW 16 G 22 10.00 Fair CLR 39 20 47% 30 NA 30.19 1022.5

Odometer 14B: 197.6mi

Z3-Z4. Average/max heart rate = 152/171

This was a day that I didn't feel very interested in rolling out. I did it because I need to, not because I really wanted to. I've been generally very slow since coming backl. I'm not sure why, but I need to continue to run hills until I get faster again. I could also be really goddamn tired after a year deployed.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:42 09:42 09:42 09:42 1.00
1.00 19:57 10:15 10:15 09:59 2.00
1.00 29:40 09:43 09:43 09:53 3.00
1.00 39:40 10:00 10:00 09:55 4.00
1.00 49:44 10:04 10:04 09:57 5.00
1.00 60:01 10:16 10:16 10:00 6.00
1.00 70:19 10:18 10:18 10:03 7.00
1.00 80:00 09:41 09:41 10:00 8.00
0.68 86:34 06:34 09:39 09:58 8.68

4.59mi, 52:08, 17 DEC 14, Annandale, Virginia

iThink:
Delain, "Such A Shame"

WX at 04:58 W 1 1.75 Fog/Mist CLR 39 39 100% NA NA 29.95 1014.6

Odometer 14B: 188.9mi

Z3. Average/max heart rate = 142/166

It's hard to run in an unfamiliar area when it's totally fogged in on a trail network I've never run before. I was trying to avoid puddles from yesterday's rain, but failed in that task.

It's better than just sitting waiting for the Younger's swimming practice to finish.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 12:10 12:10 12:10 12:10 1.00
1.00 24:09 11:58 11:58 12:04 2.00
1.00 35:39 11:30 11:30 11:53 3.00
1.00 46:24 10:45 10:45 11:36 4.00
0.59 52:09 05:45 09:45 11:22 4.59

2.11mi, 21:59, 15 DEC 14, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
Corrosion of Conformity, "Happily Ever After"

WX at 05:58 Calm 10.00 Overcast OVC032 39 36 88% NA NA 30.09 1019.3

Odometer 14B: 184.3mi

Z3. Average/max heart rate = 150/163

I'm pretty sure I've enraged the OPFOR Cdr by not immediately jumping up and volunteering to take the Younger to swimming practice. There are three times in the past I've seriously thought about moving out. This is the fourth. I could not sleep, and so got in a desultory two miles of slow running. 

The storm is still brewing, I can feel it.  It will get to the point where it becomes unavoidable - and then the real pain - rather than the passive-aggressive facts of life at home. I'm sure the OPFOR Cdr is none too happy about the state of affairs, but I have become a paycheck, while she has become childcare.  Neither of us will talk root causes until it becomes irreconcilable, which it might just be by now.

Unless I have some courage and bring it up first.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 10:24 10:24 10:24 10:24 1.00
1.00 20:50 10:26 10:26 10:25 2.00
0.11 21:59 01:09 10:26 10:25 2.11

6.55mi, 61:17, 12 DEC 14, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
The Smiths, "What Difference Does It Make?"

WX at 16:58 NW 7 10.00 Overcast OVC038 42 25 50% 38 NA 30.11 1020.0

Odometer 14B: 182.1mi

Z4. Average/max heart rate = 161/179

My festival of mediocrity continues. I'm deliberawtely running as many hills as I can find in the immediate area to start building strength uphill again.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:53 08:53 08:53 08:53 1.00
1.00 18:22 09:29 09:29 09:11 2.00
1.00 27:52 09:30 09:30 09:17 3.00
1.00 36:59 09:07 09:07 09:15 4.00
1.00 46:33 09:34 09:34 09:19 5.00
1.00 56:06 09:33 09:33 09:21 6.00
0.55 01:18 05:12 09:27 09:21 6.55

6.33mi, 57:49, 10 DEC 14, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
Underworld, "Scribble" (Netsky remix)

WX at 07:58 NW 16 G 24 10.00 Fair CLR 43 33 68% 35 NA 29.85 1011.2

Odometer 14B: 175.5mi

Z4. Average/max heart rate = 163/176

First time running hills since August, and I fucking suck. Anything flat or downhill is great. Anything uphill, however minute, is a festival of suck. The road to recovery begins today.

The times are a little misleading since I didn't stop the clock while I was awaiting traffic to pass.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:30 08:30 08:30 08:30 1.00
1.00 17:44 09:14 09:14 08:52 2.00
1.00 27:20 09:36 09:36 09:07 3.00
1.00 36:33 09:13 09:13 09:08 4.00
1.00 45:23 08:50 08:50 09:05 5.00
1.00 54:42 09:19 09:19 09:07 6.00
0.33 57:49 03:07 09:25 09:08 6.33

The power of memory

 

Posted from justwarthings`*~.

I'm home.

Last day of the campaign, day 375.

The biggest battles, I suspect, are still to come, much as they were five years ago when I came back from my last deployment.