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

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