4.08mi, 38:14, 30 JAN 15, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
Bob Mould, "The Descent"

WX at 05:58 NW 16 G 25 10.00 Overcast OVC050 40 28 61% 32 NA 29.96 1014.9

Odometer 15A: 12.6mi

Z3. Average/max heart rate = 152/168

Short one as I woke up late. This went faster than most, with some decidedly negative splits. I felt okay, but just okay.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 08:59 08:59 08:59 08:59 1.00
1.00 18:53 09:54 09:54 09:26 2.00
1.00 28:31 09:38 09:38 09:30 3.00
1.00 37:37 09:05 09:05 09:24 4.00
0.08 38:14 00:37 07:42 09:22 4.08

5.07mi, 50:42, 28 JAN 15, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
The Millions, "Other Crimes"

WX at 05:58 NW 12 G 16 10.00 Fair CLR 23 9 54% 11 NA 30.14 1021.1

Odometer 14B: 296.4mi

Z3. Average/max heart rate = 146/160

Easier run today, because the Younger was too beat to go to swimming practice. I slummed for a little while, then got in 5. Better than nothing.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:40 09:40 09:40 09:40 1.00
1.00 20:05 10:25 10:25 10:02 2.00
1.00 30:23 10:18 10:18 10:08 3.00
1.00 40:16 09:54 09:54 10:04 4.00
1.00 50:03 09:47 09:47 10:01 5.00
0.07 50:42 00:39 09:20 10:00 5.07

8.51mi, 79:49, 26 JAN 15, Annandale, Virginia

iThink:
Skrillex, "Bangarang"
For Against, "Paperwhites"

WX at WX at 05:58 Vrbl 6 7.00 Light Rain BKN008 OVC027 39 37 92% 35 NA 29.78 1008.8 0.03

Odometer 15A: 8.5mi

Z3 start, Z4 finish. Average/max heart rate = no reading

I felt like crap at the start, but was fully warmed up by mile 4. Unfortunately, the Younger gets out of practice 15 minutes early on Mondays, which I did not know. Oops. At least I got in 8.5 solid. It might've been the new shoes too, but I was hell-bent on getting that in this morning before rain started turning into snow.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:14 09:14 09:14 09:14 1.00
1.00 18:59 09:45 09:45 09:30 2.00
1.00 28:41 09:42 09:42 09:34 3.00
1.00 38:10 09:29 09:29 09:33 4.00
1.00 47:21 09:10 09:10 09:28 5.00
1.00 56:46 09:26 09:26 09:28 6.00
1.00 06:00 09:13 09:13 09:26 7.00
1.00 15:09 09:09 09:09 09:24 8.00
0.51 19:49 04:40 09:08 09:23 8.51

4.65mi, 44:02, 25 JAN 15, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
Men At Work, "Overkill"

WX at 08:58 W 6 10.00 Partly Cloudy FEW049 SCT190 40 27 61% 36 NA 29.85 1011.2

Odometer 14B: 291.3mi

Z3 mid-high. Average/max heart rate = no reading

An uncharacteristically short run on a Sunday, but it's backed off between some things I have to do today, and the likelihood that I'll be hitting 8 tomorrow morning anyway. I walked through a sizeable chunk of Arlington National Cemetery yesterday on the Wreaths Across America cleanup, so today was mostly to ensure that today wasn't a Do Nothing But Eat Day.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:27 09:27 09:27 09:27 1.00
1.00 19:25 09:58 09:58 09:43 2.00
1.00 28:33 09:08 09:08 09:31 3.00
1.00 37:52 09:19 09:19 09:28 4.00
0.65 44:02 06:09 09:28 09:28 4.65

8.0mi, 77:28, 23 JAN 15, Annandale, Virginia

iThink:
The Millions, "Everything's Been Said"
The Millions, "Other Crimes"

WX at 05:58 Calm 10.00 Fair CLR 24 23 93% NA NA 30.38 1029.2

Odometer 14B: 286.6mi

Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = 156/172

The virtue of getting out the door is that it forces me to be in a position that encourages my running even when I'd otherwise chicken out.  In that sense, taking the Younger to swimming practice is pretty goddamn important.  Today was neither fast nor slow, but if my legs are any indicator, it was rewarding.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:51 09:51 09:51 09:51 1.00
1.00 19:23 09:32 09:32 09:41 2.00
1.00 28:57 09:34 09:34 09:39 3.00
1.00 38:32 09:35 09:35 09:38 4.00
1.00 48:01 09:29 09:29 09:36 5.00
1.00 57:54 09:53 09:53 09:39 6.00
1.00 67:51 09:57 09:57 09:42 7.00
1.00 77:28 09:37 09:37 09:41 8.00

3.93mi, 39:01, 20 JAN 15, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
Origa, "Aney, Unborn Child"

WX at 05:58 NW 3 10.00 Fair CLR 24 22 91% NA NA 29.94 1014.3

Odometer 14B: 279.6mi

Z3 high. Average/max heart rate = 146/163

A slower run than I wanted maybe, but at least I'm keeping momentum from yesterday's work. I felt okay, but not great, but I sure felt better by the end. The iThink today was an unintentional callout to the news that the singer Origa had died of lung cancer yesterday. I didn't follow her music at all, but I did know that song. Also, the sky was totally clear and I know the song only because I've associated that with the Freespace mod Blue Planet: War In Heaven.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:50 09:50 09:50 09:50 1.00
1.00 19:58 10:08 10:08 09:59 2.00
1.00 29:50 09:52 09:52 09:57 3.00
0.93 39:01 09:10 09:52 09:56 3.93

8.01mi, 79:36, 19 JAN 15, Annandale, Virginia

iThink:
The Millions NE, "Other Crimes"

WX at 05:58 NW 2 10.00 Overcast OVC060 33 31 95% NA NA 29.96 1014.9

Odometer 14B: 275.7mi

Z4. Average/max heart rate = 153/171

The Blerch got one in on me yesterday. I felt no goddamn motivation whatsoever. Instead, I ingested what had to be about 3,000 calories of pizza and bread yesterday. Today is partly my penance for that act of gluttony.

It's also a day I was sorely glad I brought my Princeton Quad Tactical headlight, because I would've wiped the hell out on ice and gone into far more mud had I not. I like running trails, but I temper that knowing that my speed on trails in the dark is a lot slower than it is during the day.

After buying the Millions' re-release album, I'm revisiting some of the music of my late teenage years as I listened the hell out of them 14 years ago after the release of their 1991 album M is for Millions.  I guess the For Against tie-in was accurate, although I didn't realize that the guitarist for the latter had been also for the former.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 10:02 10:02 10:02 10:02 1.00
1.00 19:59 09:57 09:57 10:00 2.00
1.00 30:21 10:22 10:22 10:07 3.00
1.00 40:21 10:00 10:00 10:05 4.00
1.00 50:00 09:39 09:39 10:00 5.00
1.00 59:41 09:41 09:41 09:57 6.00
1.00 60:00 10:19 10:19 10:00 7.00
1.01 79:36 09:36 09:30 09:56 8.01

4.06mi, 39:24, 16 JAN 15, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
Steve Bartek, "Powerhouse"

WX at 05:58 Calm 10.00 Fair CLR 21 19 91% NA NA 29.98 1015.6

Odometer 14B:267.7mi

Z3, Z4 uphills. Average/max heart rate = no reading

Today was a day to outrun the Blerch. That was it. I was very much at risk of sleeping in today. That would've been...unacceptable.

Time to hit the archives at work in earnest. I feel far better settled in now. Time to get at it.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:48 09:48 09:48 09:48 1.00
1.00 19:52 10:04 10:04 09:56 2.00
1.00 29:17 09:24 09:24 09:45 3.00
1.00 38:53 09:37 09:37 09:43 4.00
0.06 39:24 00:31 08:32 09:42 4.06

4.5mi, 43:55, 15 JAN 15, Springfield, Virginia

iThink:
Dominic Muldowney, "Sharpe's Theme"
John Tams, "Over the Hills and Far Away"

WX at 05:58 NW 2 10.00 Overcast OVC036 31 23 71% NA NA 30.22 1023.8

Odometer 14B: 263.7mi

Z3. Average/max heart rate = no reading.

Easy recovery run after the long run yesterday. Also, just something to get out the door, which I needed.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:50 09:50 09:50 09:50 1.00
1.00 20:02 10:11 10:11 10:01 2.00
1.00 29:46 09:45 09:45 09:55 3.00
1.00 39:02 09:15 09:15 09:45 4.00
0.50 43:55 04:54 09:47 09:46 4.50

7.5mi, 73:09, 14 JAN 15, Annandale, Virginia

iThink:
Iron Maiden, "Aces High"

WX at 05:58 Vrbl 2 6.00 Light Snow OVC021 25 19 80% NA NA 30.43 1030.9

Odometer 14B: 259.2mi

Z3. Average/max heart rate = no reading

I'm glad I got this in today, although it was cold enough to warrant a hat. If I didn't run this morning, there's no way I would've gotten a damn thing done. Some ice on the roads, only one wipeout, and it was a good fall, rolling to disperse the impact. Woot.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 1.00
1.00 20:36 10:36 10:36 10:18 2.00
1.00 30:24 09:47 09:47 10:08 3.00
1.00 40:12 09:49 09:49 10:03 4.00
1.00 49:50 09:38 09:38 09:58 5.00
1.00 59:14 09:23 09:23 09:52 6.00
1.00 68:32 09:18 09:18 09:47 7.00
0.50 73:09 04:37 09:15 09:45 7.50

7.66mi, 78:34, 12 JAN 15, Annandale, Virginia

iThink:
Blinky, "Wonderwall"

WX at 05:58 Calm 10.00 Overcast OVC018 34 32 94% NA NA 30.39 1029.5

Odometer 14B:251.7

Z3 + Z4 uphills. Average/max heart rate = no reading

I was debating whether I wanted to get at it today, and was sorely glad I did. Sorely partly because I was still feeling Saturday's run in spades, but also because the promise of rain became true and light drizzle transitioned to driving rain. I sure as shit would not have wanted to go running had it been raining right away, but once I was on the road, I was committed to finishing, even if I felt like ass.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 11:50 11:50 11:50 11:50 1.00
1.00 22:00 10:09 10:09 11:00 2.00
1.00 32:19 10:20 10:20 10:46 3.00
1.00 42:28 10:09 10:09 10:37 4.00
1.00 52:32 10:03 10:03 10:30 5.00
1.00 62:17 09:45 09:45 10:23 6.00
1.00 72:15 09:58 09:58 10:19 7.00
0.66 78:34 06:19 09:34 10:15 7.66

7.14mi, 70:09, 10 JAN 15, Annandale, Virginia

iThink:
Keene Brothers, "Death of the Party"
The Go-Go's, "Unforgiven"
The Bats, "Courage"
Katy Perry, "Part of Me"

WX at 06:58 NW 10 G 21 10.00 Fair CLR 18 -1 25 18 43% 6 NA 30.53 1034.3

Odometer 14B: 244.1mi

Z3 high-Z4. Average/max heart rate = no reading

First run in about two weeks. Two fucking weeks. I felt okay, but I was also running on snow and ice, and was being more judicious. It was also cold as fucking balls, but it's winter. The road to recovery is stop and go, but I should have a Concept2 in a few weeks, and that will be an important alternate workout.

Splits

SGMT AGGRG SEGMT PERMI AVGPC DIST
1.00 09:29 09:29 09:29 09:29 1.00
1.00 19:11 09:42 09:42 09:35 2.00
1.00 29:00 09:49 09:49 09:40 3.00
1.00 38:45 09:45 09:45 09:41 4.00
1.00 50:04 11:19 11:19 10:01 5.00
1.00 59:28 09:24 09:24 09:55 6.00
1.00 69:01 09:33 09:33 09:52 7.00
0.14 70:09 01:07 08:00 09:49 7.14