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How a 250+ Pound Couch Potato Got Healthy

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:17 New post on my blog: 5 Miles: After the way I felt yesterday evening, I decided to take the .. tinyurl.com/muvbmw #

00:17 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:18 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:39 New Fl.. tinyurl.com/lg6o6b #

07:20 Wt: 179.4, RHR: 49, BF: 17.9% #

13:28 Tremendously enjoying a day of no exercise whatsoever. I will say, though, that the pool oooks mighty enticing! #

20:12 ...and with one click of the Unfollow button, I've broken up with Alyssa Milano. *snif* We're still friends though. #

21:08 Just finished reading Dean Karnazes' "Ultramarathon Man". Now I can go to bed. :) #

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Saturday, May 30, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:18 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:39 New Flickr upload: 5-28-2009 Splits: Gregoriopoli.. tinyurl.com/mnx9r3 #

05:34 Wt: 180, RHR: 54, BF: 17.9% #

06:54 Ran 5.1 miles - m8.to/20e #

06:57 Mapped 05/30/2009 Route (5.06 mi.) #

06:58 Completed Regular Run. 535 (kcal) Distance 5.06 mi. Duration 00:50:24 #

08:27 Helping a friend move. He wouldn't let me "store" the gas grill at my house for some reason. #

12:07 Doug & Debbie are all moved in, yay! Now I need lunch. #

17:04 Treo 755p... may you rest in peace. :( #

18:31 RT @metalman777: "Must Watch: First Early Teaser Trailer for Toy Story 3!" - digg.com/d2sSCq?OTC-twf1 (via @digg_2000) #

19:10 WOULD THE GOOD PEOPLE LIKE A REPLY??? #

22:21 May I just say that my blip.fm playlist is finally something I can listen to without adding songs? :) #

22:39 Annie? Are you okay, Annie? #

22:59 Boz Scaggs, "We're All Alone" ♫ blip.fm/~7d1mp #

23:05 Talking Heads, "Psycho Killer" ♫ blip.fm/~7d1wh #

23:10 Primus, "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" ♫ blip.fm/~7d24t #

23:18 New Flickr upload: 5-30-2009 Splits: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/nksdvy #

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5 Miles

After the way I felt yesterday evening, I decided to take the 5 miles slowly this morning. My plan was to get out the door at 5:30 but ended up starting at 6.

Steve Speirs from http://www.hundredpushups.com/ suggested that because of my soreness I should try 30-second walk breaks every mile, so that's what I did. And you know, it did make a difference, although my legs still felt pretty heavy.



Splits
Mile 1: 9:48
Mile 2: 9:55
Mile 3: 9:58
Mile 4: 9:51
Mile 5: 10:15
.05 mi: 00:30

While the overall pace was about the same, I was a lot more consistent today, and I think I felt better after it was over. All day though, my quads were pretty sore. Immediately following the run, I helped some friends move.



Then the unspeakable happened: I simultaneously destroyed & lost my Treo 755p! I ended up leaving it on the car hood before driving away. I didn't discover this until I was across town. When I got back, I should have found a smashed Treo, but instead I didn't find a thing. So it either disintegrated, or someone took it. Either way, I have no phone.

We'll see how I survive until i can get a replacement. Still sore at the moment, but not as bad as earlier today.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:39 New Flickr upload: 5-28-2009 Splits: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/lapkjl #

00:39 New post on my blog: Yesterday's Run, Today's Circuit Training & 5-Miler: Yesterday I ran 6 .. tinyurl.com/kml2or #

00:39 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:43 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:47 New po.. tinyurl.com/kodegt #

05:36 Wt: 178, RHR: 56, BF: 18.1% #

07:40 Aggressive, road-ragey drivers were crazy this morning! THREE people either cut me off, wouldn't let me over, honked, and/or screamed at me. #

07:45 RT @TheOnion: Smoke Monster From 'Lost' Given Own Primetime Spin-Off Series bit.ly/tmkWH #

08:51 Does nobody say "weenies" anymore? #

09:52 For @eveblackorwhite: Michael Jackson. ♫ blip.fm/~79jce #

10:13 Why does everyone forget Melissa Etheridge's 1st album? "Bring Me Some Water" ♫ blip.fm/~79kx1 #

10:19 Robbie Robertson & U2, "Sweet Fire of Love" ♫ blip.fm/~79ldp #

10:24 Jethro Tull, "Farm On the Freeway"... 1988 Heavy Metal Album of the Year, baby! ;) ♫ blip.fm/~79lrx #

11:53 "Hang your head and hide your eyes, watch a thousand cars go by with the Homeboys." ♫ blip.fm/~79skv #

12:25 RT @sacbee_news: Spector gets 19 years to life for actress' murder tinyurl.com/m99psn - well, lookie there! #

13:46 This is @alitherunner's fault! Tron Guy speaks: bit.ly/lChIi #

13:54 Did you miss the blips? Anita Ward, "Ring My Bell" ♫ blip.fm/~7a2qi #

13:58 Daniel Amos, "Hollow Man" ♫ blip.fm/~7a353 #

14:07 For @oblivion: Elvis Costello, "Radio, Radio" ♫ blip.fm/~7a3w1 #

14:16 MapMyRun.com: Completed Circuit Training. 248 (kcal). 00:31:32 #

14:39 Michael Anderson, "Sound Alarm" ♫ blip.fm/~7a6jj #

18:51 At Sam's Club, going to Walmart after. No run for me tonight, this is exhausting! #

19:04 BP 131/72, meh, it could be better. #

20:02 Bernard Legat's on Twitter! @Legat1500 #

20:05 Thanks @runnrgrl! #

21:18 New post on my blog: Circuit Training: I had wanted to run 5 miles tonight, but after circui.. tinyurl.com/mpjvsn #

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Circuit Training

I had wanted to run 5 miles tonight, but after circuit training my quads were SORE, and continued to be sore all day. While it's only been about 4 weeks since the marathon, I guess I'm still "recovering". I decided to lay off and run tomorrow, to give my legs a little healing time.

I did do the circuit training though:

Circuit 1
Wide-Grip Lat Pulldowns (drop set) 1-3 reps @ max, drop 1/3, then 6-8 more
Medium-Underhand-Grip Pulldowns 15 reps, then hold midpoint until failure
Seated Hamstring Curls 15 reps
Jumping Lunges 10 reps on each leg
Hill Run 1 min, incline 12, 8.5mph

Circuit 2
Terry Pulls (pyramid up with weight) 20, 12, 6-8
Standing Lat Pulldowns 10 reps
Back Kicks w/Shoulder Press 10 reps each leg (20 total)
Hill Run 1 min, incline 12, 8.5mph

Circuit 3
Seated Cable Rows 1-3 @ max, drop 1/3, then 6-8 more
Step-ups 40 reps alternating (20 per leg)
Butt Kicks 1 min

Circuit 4
Incline Bicep Curls 10 reps each arm (20 total)
Pike Crunches 25 reps
Seated Hamstring Curls 10 reps each leg (20 total)
Butt Kicks 1 min

Circuit 5
Supermans Hold midpoint for 1 min
Boat Pose Hold pose for 30 secs
Reverse Plank Hold 1 min
Jump Rope 1 min

31 minutes total, 248 calories burned.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:43 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:47 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:49 New po.. tinyurl.com/oyar6g #

05:35 Wt: 179.4, RHR: 47, BF: 17.9% #

07:55 RT @woodycrenshaw: The average American walks 3,000 steps/day, and they recommend 10,000 per day for proper health. - I was around 2000 #

08:10 Good morning everyone: The Smiths, "Girlfriend in a Coma" ♫ blip.fm/~76x6y #

08:15 You say you want more Smiths? I suppose. "How Soon Is Now" ♫ blip.fm/~76xks #

08:30 Regina Spektor, "Fidelity" ♫ blip.fm/~76yu2 #

08:39 Turn it up, The Call: "I Still Believe" ♫ blip.fm/~76zjy #

08:48 Queen, "I Want It All" ♫ blip.fm/~77085 #

08:53 Al Stewart, "Year of the Cat" ♫ blip.fm/~770ne #

09:47 RT @alitherunner: Some things can NEVER ever be unseen... daily wtf bit.ly/yUqsQ - did I ever tell you that you suck? #

10:19 Well if you're gonna do a song from Highlander, do it right! ♫ blip.fm/~7779b #

10:32 There's life underground... ♫ blip.fm/~778eg #

10:44 Speaking of Annie, @karrock... Annie? Are you okay? ♫ blip.fm/~779dl #

10:55 ...nobody knows who they were, or... what they were doing... ♫ blip.fm/~77a8m #

11:28 The Clash? No, not The Clash. Big Audio Dynamite, "Rush" ♫ blip.fm/~77cx8 #

11:39 The La's: "There She Goes" ♫ blip.fm/~77dtt #

11:47 How about this one: Breakfast Club, "Right On Track" ♫ blip.fm/~77eje #

11:54 Sniff'n' the Tears, "Driver Seat" ♫ blip.fm/~77f4w #

12:04 It's been fun, it's been great, but now it's time to go to the gym. I might even work out. #

12:13 That does it, @karrock. John Waite, "Change" ♫ blip.fm/~77gs5 #

13:21 Back from the gym, where I was singing this song as my mantra... "I'm Sorry That I Got Fat" ♫ blip.fm/~77mk7 #

13:47 Would you like some coffee? (Perhaps not NSFW but certainly not for kids.. be warned): tinyurl.com/nekr2u #

14:17 Well hello, Melissa Joan Hart. So nice to meet your acquaintance. tinyurl.com/nrlyxc #

15:04 Nobody's blipping! Bananarama, "Robert DeNiro's Waiting (Talking Italian)" ♫ blip.fm/~77utx #

15:12 I just spent 5 minutes explaining to someone that his "wallpaper" isn't his "screen saver", making finding where to change it a lot easier. #

15:19 Going back into the recesses... Steve Earle, "Copperhead Road" ♫ blip.fm/~77w1j #

16:06 What do you do when blip.fm doesn't have what you want? Upload it yourself. Bongos, Bass, & Bob: "The Thorazine... ♫ blip.fm/~77ze7 #

16:22 For @eveblackorwhite, The Orb: "Little Fluffy Clouds" ♫ blip.fm/~780ik #

22:12 That's right, I'm BACK! Genesis, "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" ♫ blip.fm/~78nhq #

22:27 Pink Floyd, "Free Four" ♫ blip.fm/~78o8r #

22:34 Notting Hillbillies, "I Think I Love You Too Much" ♫ blip.fm/~78olz #

22:50 Ran 5.1 miles - m8.to/1zQ #

23:08 MapMyRun.com: Completed Circuit Training. 283 (kcal). 00:34:23 #

23:10 Mapped 05/28/2009 Route (5.10 mi.) #

23:11 Completed Regular Run. 621 (kcal) Distance 5.10 mi. Duration 00:53:41 #

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Yesterday's Run, Today's Circuit Training & 5-Miler

Yesterday I ran 6 miles in the middle of the day. When I started, it was 88 degrees, and when I finished, it was 93. Talk about tough! Anyway, I burned 697 calories, so there's really not much room to complain. :)



I did have a minor epiphany during the run. I've been getting onto myself for my pace lately, having to walk, that sort of thing. Then I realized, up until a few weeks ago, I was training for a marathon. I was worried about pace, my training runs were very specific. But now?

Now I'm focusing on weight loss, speficically fat loss. Pace? Pace isn't really a factor. I need to not worry about pace so much and focus on losing the extra weight. The speed will come with fitness, which I apparently have almost completely lost. Seriously, I feel like I'm starting back at square one with running once again. By changing my focus, I can at least enjoy myself and not be worried with every run.

Then today was circuit training.

Circuit 1
Scorpion Push-ups 20 reps
Dumbbell Flys on Body Ball w/Crunches 10 reps
Leg Extensions (pyramid up with weight) 20, 12, 6-8
Jump Squats Reps to failure

Circuit 2
Decline Dumbbell Presses 10 reps per arm (20 total)
V Cable Flys 15 reps
Squat Thrusts 20 reps
Side Lunges 20 reps alternating (10 ea)

Circuit 3
Close-Grip Pushups AMRAP to failure
Plank-ups AMRAP to failure
Jump Squats AMRAP to failure
One-Leg Squats 10 reps per leg (20 total)
Jumping Jacks 1 min

Circuit 4
Military Shoulder Press 8 reps
Wood Choppers 15 reps on each side of body
Knee Tuck Jumps 10 reps
Static Lunges w/Lateral Shoulder Raise 10 reps on each leg
Reverse Crunches 10 reps
Hanging Abs with a Twist 10 reps on each side (20 total)

Circuit 5
30-second sprints (5 over 5 mins) 30 secs on, 30 off, 12mph

The sprints kicked my butt! 12mph is 5 minutes per mile, 30 seconds at a time is about all I can handle, hehe. 34 minutes, 283 calories.

Then tonight, I ran 5 miles.





Splits
Mile 1: 9:26
Mile 2: 9:24
Mile 3: 12:14
Mile 4: 11:06
Mile 5: 10:38
.09 mi: :50

54 minutes, 621 additional calories burned for a total of 904 for the day. I ate 1700 calories.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:47 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:49 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:16 New po.. tinyurl.com/ov3zny #

05:35 Wt: 179, RHR: 52, BF: 18.1% #

07:41 Good morning, folks! #

07:45 Oooh, REI gear sale on Saturday. #

08:16 Speaking of food, time to make some oatmeal. :) #

09:22 Roxy Music, "More Than This" ♫ blip.fm/~74tlg #

09:26 RT @sacbee_news: Geocaching rules set for state land tinyurl.com/ozf8fk - crap, soon it'll be banned like in national parks :( #

09:29 It's the 80s, so where's our rocket packs? Daniel Amos. ♫ blip.fm/~74u4n #

09:31 It looks like @eveblackorwhite reached her Twitter API limit. :P #

09:43 RT @thomaslennon: New reno on tonight, with lots of Kerri Kenney Silver/Joe LoTruglio dry humping. Highly recommended. #

09:58 Today's my formerly-4yo daughter Jenny's 5th birthday! Yay! #

10:01 RT @PamelaDesBarres: Setting up beginner's writing workshop for women in L.A. starting June 9 - Writing? WRITING? #

10:10 Why must users re-state their problem FOUR times after I tell them, "OK, thanks"? #

10:21 Hey, look at that, it's time to change into running clothes. #

12:05 Ran 5.3 miles - m8.to/1xr #

12:10 Mapped 05/27/2009 Route (5.30 mi.) #

12:11 Completed Regular Run. 697 (kcal) Distance 5.30 mi. #

13:33 RT @Neumen: Ran 2.52 miles in 38 mins. RT @Neumen Ran 4.01 miles in 46 mins. RT @Neumen Ran 4.02 miles in 44 mins. ok something's fishy #

13:43 RT @rainnwilson: Would Spock ever use emoticons? #

19:21 Having birthday dinner with my beautiful 5-year-old! She's so happy to be 5. #

20:00 twitpic.com/63f0s - Jenny's birthday sundae (Mom & Dad helped) #

20:44 New Flickr upload: Jenny's birthday sundae (Mom & Dad helped): Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/ocovn2 #

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:49 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:16 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:04 OK, ol.. tinyurl.com/qrmbxe #

05:57 Wt: 170.4, RHR: 51, BF: 18.1% #

08:19 Rush, "The Trees" ♫ blip.fm/~72apj #

08:28 He doesn't like the obscure: here's a long distance dedication for @_MikeKennedy. ♫ blip.fm/~72bct #

08:35 Kate Bush, "Cloudbusting" ♫ blip.fm/~72bty #

08:43 ELO, "Shine a Little Love" ♫ blip.fm/~72cdx #

09:27 RT @ericharr The 5 most prolific moments in sport -- not for the sheer athleticism, but for how they uplifted humanity #4 bitty.li/R5 #

10:12 tinyurl.com/p8ndeh #

10:46 RT @sacbee_news: Cops: Having sex near school bad move for couple tinyurl.com/ph3peg - and in other news, sex near day care bad move #

14:40 RT @MarthaVan: #3wordsbeforesex Have Action Wipes? (www.actionwipes.com) - uhhhhhh #

14:44 RT @funnyordie: Does this bandanna make me look fat? imgur.com/u9Za3.jpg #

14:53 Here you go: Kansas, "Portrait (He Knew)"! ♫ blip.fm/~735sp #

15:00 Kansas, "Icarus, Borne on Wings of Steel" (Live 2006) ♫ blip.fm/~736b2 #

16:12 Boston, "Foreplay/Long Time" ♫ blip.fm/~73bea #

16:25 RT @rodmur: How many times have I installed Oracle Calendar so far... you don't want to know. - None more black. #

16:35 Mike Tyson's daughter died: tinyurl.com/qqxykr #

17:00 Alright, enough of this. I'm going home. :) #

19:49 Wow! 8MYP7LMG3RCLWJ3 is following me! Should I follow back? Hmm... #

20:10 Watching a commercial for Star Trek toys! NERD LEVEL HIGH! I WANT! #

20:18 MapMyRun.com: Completed Circuit Training. 247 (kcal). 00:36:34 #

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Monday, May 25, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:16 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:04 OK, old people, time to embrace our age: Leif Gar.. tinyurl.com/pr2go6 #

09:09 Wt: 179.6, RHR: 56, BF: 17.5% #

10:35 RT @sacbee_news: Twitter plans TV competition series tinyurl.com/q4poto #

11:29 Mafia Wars = manly, Farm Town = not so much manly #

11:42 Do you guys know if Home Depot is open today? #

11:57 Why is my wife using BBQ sauce to make egg salad? #

12:04 RT @dipnip: Start excercising finger flicking. (another demonstration of creative twitter editing, hehe) #

12:23 Joe Pesci, "Take Your Love & Shove It" Sing along, everyone! ♫ blip.fm/~70hju #

16:50 Dangit! Went all the way to Home Depot to get a brass hose-end only to find it was the wrong end. D'oh! #

16:51 RT @Alyssa_Milano: Reports: Mike Tyson's daughter critical after accident - tinyurl.com/p5ew3l (via @espn) very sad news. #

17:46 Flippin' neighbor called me Flanders again. #

18:55 Cleaning up dead songs in my Blip.fm playlist #

18:56 This one certainly deserves a reblip: Queen, "Innuendo" ♫ blip.fm/~719st #

19:20 twitpic.com/5ywpe - The reason cats are the worst pet. #

19:43 Que es mas macho: Farm Town o Mafia Wars? Farm.... o Mafia... #

19:45 Screwed that one up didn't I? Quien es mas macho grrrr #

19:49 New Flickr upload: The reason cats are the worst pet.: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/q7c9qk #

19:49 Watching The Corbomite Maneuver with my son. His idea. *snif* I love that boy. #

19:52 twitpic.com/5yyx0 - This is not my son. This is Clint Howard. #

20:05 "Excuse me, Sir, it's time you had something to eat." -- Yeoman Rand. "I'll give you something to eat." -- Captain Kirk #

20:11 RT @willwork4bacon: My daughter wants to know why Robert Plant looks like a woman. #fb #

20:14 Geez this ensign's overreacting. No wonder they got Chekov. :) #

20:15 Ensign Bailey went to the William Shatner School of Acting, but William Shatner is NOT amused. #

20:17 Oh excuse me, he's not Ensign Bailey, he's Lt. Bailey. How'd he get to be a Lieutenant by standing up, giving speeches on the bridge? #

22:03 Time for some instruction: Yes, "Release, Release" ♫ blip.fm/~71lv0 #

22:06 Reading Ultramarathon Man while blipping music my tweeps owe it to themselves to listen to. #

22:11 Meat Loaf, "I'd Do Anything For Love" (full version, hopefully) ♫ blip.fm/~71mbw #

22:26 Dogs of Peace, "In the Event" ♫ blip.fm/~71n2o #

22:34 The Monkees, "Gonna Buy Me A Dog" ♫ blip.fm/~71nfg #

22:37 Dire Straits, "Where Do You Think You're Going" ♫ blip.fm/~71nke #

22:41 Dire Straits, "Twistin' By the Pool (Live)" ♫ blip.fm/~71nqb #

22:45 Since we're onto Dire Straits, here's a Dire Straits cover: The Killers, "Romeo and Juliet" ♫ blip.fm/~71nwo #

22:53 Blue October, "Into the Ocean" ♫ blip.fm/~71oa7 #

22:56 Putting myself out there... Me, singing to a Karaoke track, "Into the Ocean". For @quotidianlight, I suppose. :) ♫ blip.fm/~71ods #

23:11 Daughtry, "What About Now" ♫ blip.fm/~71p06 #

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:04 OK, old people, time to embrace our age: Leif Garrett, "I Was Made For Dancing" ♫ blip.fm/~6xepl #

00:12 RT @smellycents: very cool........RT @adamcoomes: Crazy one-in-a-million photo bit.ly/d1BRk #

00:17 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:16 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:13 New Fl.. tinyurl.com/r89d65 #

01:17 New Flickr upload: 5-23-2009 Splits: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/o42qvd #

01:17 New post on my blog: Yesterday's Gym Workout, Today's 5 Miles: I got too busy yesterday to p.. tinyurl.com/q9n86s #

07:43 Wt: 178.6, RHR: 54, BF: 17.7% #

22:23 I've been trying to remember this band's name forever. Chasing Furies, "Enchanted" ♫ blip.fm/~6zc2u #

22:27 Chasing Furies, "Thicker" ♫ blip.fm/~6zc7p #

22:31 Best tune off their album, IMHO. Chasing Furies, "Throw Me" ♫ blip.fm/~6zcgj #

22:41 The Darkness, "I Believe In a Thing Called Love" ♫ blip.fm/~6zcwg #

22:51 Diesel, "Sausalito Summernight" ♫ blip.fm/~6zdct #

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:16 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:13 New Flickr upload: 5-21-2009 Splits: Gregoriopoli.. tinyurl.com/ooo3ev #

08:20 Good morning everyone. Not my normal morning stats because I forgot to weigh until after I ate... but my RHR was back to 50 this morning heh #

08:29 I'm paying for yesterday's upper-body workout today! My whole upper body is one big lump of soreness. #

13:17 Killing time, waiting to see Terminator @ 2:15. #

18:10 GAH! Breaking story, some guy tried to cross the river riding his horse. The horse made it across, but the guy drowned. #

19:43 Everybody: There is no such thing as a triath-a-lon. Stop saying it that way. It's triathlon. While we're at it, the word isn't jagwire. #

19:55 How come I'm not seeing the trailer for Moon in the theater? @manmademoon? Anyone? #

20:12 I can't wait until December, when I'll run the California International Marath-a-lon. #

21:17 Alright, time to get out. It's 68 degrees, it's time. #

23:10 Ran 5.1 miles - m8.to/1u0 #

23:14 Mapped 05/23/2009 Route (5.09 mi.) #

23:15 Completed Regular Run. 594 (kcal) Distance 5.09 mi. Duration 00:48:33 #

23:18 The Swirling Eddies, "Big Guns" ♫ blip.fm/~6xcx4 #

23:23 Do ya? ♫ blip.fm/~6xd4w #

23:26 ELO, "Mr. Blue Sky" ♫ blip.fm/~6xdam #

23:33 Status Quo, "Pictures of Matchstick Men" ♫ blip.fm/~6xdkx #

23:37 Camper Van Beethoven, "Pictures of Matchstick Men" ♫ blip.fm/~6xdpr #

23:42 Forgotten? Not by me, Chicago: "Look Away" ♫ blip.fm/~6xdwq #

23:53 THIS is what I'm talkin' about: Crosby, Stills, & Nash, "Cathedral" ♫ blip.fm/~6xebq #

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Yesterday's Gym Workout, Today's 5 Miles

I got too busy yesterday to post the workout, but I did do it. More circuit training:

Circuit 1
Wide-Grip Lat Pulldowns (pyramid weight), 20 reps; 12 reps; 6-8 reps
Dumbbell Row, 15 reps
Lunges 50 reps, alternating (25 per leg)
Hill run, incline 10, 8mph, 1 min

Circuit 2
Low Dumbbell Rows, 15 reps
Seated Hamstring Curls, 15 reps
Step-ups, 40 reps, alternating (20 per leg)
Hill run, incline 10, 8mph, 1 min

Circuit 3
Crab Walk, 10 steps forward
Reverse Plank, 5 leg lifts on each leg (10 total)
Crab Walk, 10 steps backward
Reverse Plank, 5 leg lifts on each leg (10 total)
Supermans, 20 reps, then hold midpoint 20 secs
Reverse Crunches, 25 reps
Mountain Climbers, 1 min

Circuit 4
Pendulum Lunges w/Hammer Curls, 10 reps on each leg (20 total)
Hammer Curls, Reps to bicep failure
Static Lunges w/Reverse Cable Fly, 10 reps with each leg forward (20 total)
Hill run, incline 10, 8mph, 1 min

Circuit 5
One-Leg Pelvic Thrusts 15 reps per leg (30 total)
Toe Touch Crunches 25 reps
Mountain Climbers 1 min

41 minutes, 315 calories burned

I would have run in the evening, but a funny thing happened. As I was leaving work, I got a phone call from none other than my brother Terry! I've talked to him a few times over the past couple of years, but I hadn't seen him in person since my wedding in 2001. Come to find out, he was in Woodland, and wanted to know if I'd be home, because he'd like to visit.

So when I got into town, I picked up my wife and went to my mom's house, where we got to visit Terry for a few hours. I got a chance to update him on my hiking & running adventures, while he told me about getting his life back in order and "coming out of the cloud" as he put it. It was nice.

The this morning, I got up and felt soreness in my upper body the likes of which I haven't felt in a long, long time. I've definitely been out of it! I'm writing this shortly after midnight, and my left arm is still so stiff it's difficult to move. I keep telling myself, keep it up, it'll only be this way a short while.

This afternoon was an "all class reunion" for Live Oak High School, which basically means the graduating classes are so small, they just have a reunion for all alumni. I went to see if perhaps I could run into some people from school, but man, nobody there had graduated after 1972! I graduated in 1987. Most people graduated between 1942 and 1960, so other than the people vending refreshments, my wife and I were the youngest ones there. Strange, to be sure.

I did get a chance to walk around the school and see many of my old haunts. Most of the classrooms and areas were open, so I showed my wife around. Not a lot's changed, a few classes have been moved around. The biggest change was the restoral of the music program. Before I got to high school, for budgetary purposes they had eliminated the music program completely, and the music room was turned into a typing lab which later became the Apple IIe computer lab. Back to its former glory, the school band was there playing music for everyone, which I found to be pretty cool.

I went to the gymnasium, and got to walk through the boy's locker room. The picture of Jack Nicholson from The Shining was still on the wall in the equipment cage! Behind the gym, I got to tell my wife once again about the endless laps I had to run around the perimeter. Nope, the track wasn't good enough, we had to run around the grass.

You know how usually when you visit a place you frequented as a kid, everything looks much smaller? This looked bigger, I'm not sure if the high school expanded it at some point or what, but it was about 3 times bigger than I remember it to be.

After about an hour and a half at the high school, we left and went to see Terminator Salvation. It's not too bad a movie, and I got a kick out of the Schwarzenegger "cameo". They did a heck of a job doing the impossible: a cameo not only of a person who didn't even act in the film, but who needed to appear the same way he did in 1984. I was impressed!

Then tonight I ran 5 miles.



Splits
Mile 1: 9:41
Mile 2: 9:29
Mile 3: 9:49
Mile 4: 9:30
Mile 5: 9:13
.09 mi: 0:49 (9:25/mi)



My splits were a lot more consistent tonight than last time around, and I felt much better afterwards. Now it's a matter of being consistent over the next few months before marathon training officially kicks off.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:13 New Flickr upload: 5-21-2009 Splits: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/oly5ar #

00:13 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:33 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:32 New po.. tinyurl.com/qgnb66 #

01:14 New post on my blog: Circuit Training + 5 miles: Back in the gym today for circuit training:.. tinyurl.com/r5zu62 #

05:29 Wt: 177, RHR: 60, BF: 18% #

05:30 Overtraining or lack of sleep? Yesterday's RHR was 48, today's is 60. #

05:48 RT @RunningRealtor: listening to "Radioactive - The Firm" ♫ blip.fm/~6t5sj - You beat me to it! I almost blipped that yesterday. #

05:54 If you haven't heard of the Bad Boys of Acapella, you should seek them out. The Edlos, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight... ♫ blip.fm/~6t64l #

07:52 RT @shawnz: Sign up to get a buy-one-get-one free Wendy's Frosty coupon: frosty.com/posse/ #

08:01 RT @SKDickey Here's @speedysasquatch's scottish uncle. I think... am I right?? twitpic.com/5ozcb - he looks like @rodmur! #

08:06 RT @karrock: #followfriday oops @cyberpenguin - *snif* I miss @cyberpenguin. Who's with me? #

08:25 More blips! John Hiatt, "Perfectly Good Guitar" ♫ blip.fm/~6th6x #

08:35 Simon & Garfunkel, "My Little Town" ♫ blip.fm/~6ti0t #

08:44 For @beejjorgensen, because I wanna know if he remembers this classic... "Release Me" ♫ blip.fm/~6tirh #

08:50 RT @thegearhouse: New Video Post: Cooking Pizza in the Backcountry? What? bit.ly/gxyoF RT @thebackpackertv That video ROCKS #

09:09 Billy & the Boingers, "U Stink But I Love You" ♫ blip.fm/~6tkst #

10:30 RT @funnyordie: Reno 911's Tom Lennon will punch you in the dick if you don't vote for him.... tinyurl.com/o6qrcpFINALLY! #

10:59 Admin comes in with mail, then says, "DANG, got enough stuff here? You're gonna take over the whole office!" Then waits for a response-yeahh #

11:33 I just got email about Run for Independence in Elk Grove. Hmm... it'll be hot, but sounds like fun. #

11:57 For @alitherunner: Stayin' Alive by ... ? ♫ blip.fm/~6tys2 #

13:03 Interesting. I just drove by a guy riding his bike while reading the paper. #

14:18 It's about time! @HannahMontaana is following me. #

14:19 RT @palm: RT @thinktrain: I just received an email from @barackobama: "June 6th, it all begins." I assume he's talking about the Palm Pre. #

14:25 RT @ghbaker: @gchance lol, Palm Pre? YES WE CAN!! #

15:25 Comfortably Numb Cover, featuring Billy Sherwood, Chris Squire, & Alan White of Yes ♫ blip.fm/~6ufjn #

15:36 Supertramp, "Bloody Well Right" ♫ blip.fm/~6ugdu #

15:42 Rush, "Bravado" ♫ blip.fm/~6ugt9 #

15:43 This time for sure, Rush, "Bravado" ♫ blip.fm/~6ugvb #

15:48 Mason Williams, "Classical Gas" ♫ blip.fm/~6uhaf #

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Circuit Training + 5 miles

Back in the gym today for circuit training:

Circuit 1
Dumbbell Presses on Body Ball, 20 reps (10 per arm)
Dumbbell Flys on Body Ball w/Crunches, 1/2 weight of press, 15 reps
Squats, 50 reps fast (no added weight)
Sprint @ 9mph, 1 min

Circuit 2
Plank, 10 secs
Close-Grip Push-ups, 5 reps
Side Planks w/Inner Thigh Raise, 10 reps
Flip Back to Plank, 5 secs
Close-Grip Push-ups, 5 reps
Side Planks w/Inner Thigh Raise, 10 reps
Flip Back to Plank, 5 secs
Burpies, Straight from Plank, 10 reps
Sumo Squats, 50 reps
Sprint @ 9mph, 1 min

Circuit 3
Frog Push-ups, 20 reps
Squat Thrusts, 20 reps
Static Squat, 30 secs
W Shoulder Press w/Leg Extension, 10 reps each leg
Jump Rope, 1 min

Circuit 4
Bench Dips, 20 reps
Rope Tricep Presses, Until failure (20 reps @ 40lbs)
Static Lunges w/Lateral Shoulder Raise, 10 reps w/each leg forward
Mountain Climbers, 1 min
Boat Pose, 30 secs

Circuit 5
Jump Rope, 1 min
Bicycle Crunches, 50 reps
Extended Plank, 2 minutes

28 minutes, 234 calories burned

Then this evening, I ran 5 miles, burning 608 calories. Total for today: 842 calories.



Splits
Mile 1: 8:57
Mile 2: 9:05
Mile 3: 10:12
Mile 4: 10:16
Mile 5: 9:54
.08 Mi: 8:55

5.08 miles, 49:11, 608 calories burned

After my run, I realized I was out of Power Ade Zero! So I had to think, what can give me plenty of sodium? Cottage cheese! Did you know that one serving, a half a cup, has 400mg of sodium? I also had an orange. Total intake for the day: 1420.

Anyway, I'm hoping that I can sustain this pattern of working out at the gym at lunch and running in the evening. We'll see how it goes long-term.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:33 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:32 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:43 Tears .. tinyurl.com/ry4apl #

05:41 Wt: 179, RHR: 48, BF: 18.1% #

07:41 Good morning my wonderful tweeps! #

09:51 Yes - "The Revealing Science of God" ♫ blip.fm/~6r5a4 #

10:12 Yes - "The Remembering (High The Memory)" ♫ blip.fm/~6r6yf #

10:33 Yes - "The Ancient (Giants Under The Sun)" ♫ blip.fm/~6r8rc #

10:54 Yes - "Ritual (Nous Sommes Du Soleil)" ♫ blip.fm/~6rakn #

11:16 Woo! I just blipped (and listened to) Tales From Topographic Oceans. :) #

11:18 Chicago - "Saturday in the Park" ♫ blip.fm/~6rcjh #

11:38 RT @EthanSuplee: twitpic.com/5myv0 - I see a move to modeling in my future... #SaveEarl - ethan have you lost weight? #

12:34 I'm off to the gym! Gettin' my aaahhhs to Maaahhs! #

13:47 Holy cow. I just found out this guy in one of our remote offices had a motorcycle accident & lost his leg. #

14:16 For @Matthew_GoWagon: Bauhaus, "Bela Lugosi's Dead" ♫ blip.fm/~6rrnm #

14:25 I'm sensing a theme here. Siouxsie and the Banshees, "Cities in Dust" ♫ blip.fm/~6rsed #

14:29 While I'm at it, may as well get this one out there. Siouxsie again, "Peek-a-Boo" ♫ blip.fm/~6rsr8 #

15:01 Warm Leatherette! Woo! ♫ blip.fm/~6rv9b #

15:11 What do you get when you turn Another One Bites the Dust BACKWARDS? ♫ blip.fm/~6rw25 #

15:30 Switching gears: Frank Zappa, "Dancin' Fool" ♫ blip.fm/~6rxiy #

16:00 Here we go. Rush, "Red Sector A" ♫ blip.fm/~6rzmp #

16:06 Rush, "Nobody's Hero" ♫ blip.fm/~6s013 #

16:07 MapMyFitness.com: Completed Circuit Training. 234 (kcal). 00:28:48 #

16:15 Wow, oh wow, I didn't know she ever covered Yes. Happy Rhodes, "The Keep/Yes Medley" ♫ blip.fm/~6s0m0 #

23:09 Good evening, all #

23:18 Ran 5.1 miles - m8.to/1r4 #

23:20 Didn't have any sports drink after, and I was like, what has sodium? Then I realized: cottage cheese. 800mg per serving! #

23:48 Mapped 05/21/2009 Route (5.09 mi.) #

23:51 Completed Regular Run. 608 (kcal) Distance 5.09 mi. Duration 00:49:11 #

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:32 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:43 Tears For Fears... think back... ♫ blip.fm/~6l9oc.. tinyurl.com/ohteme #

05:43 Wt: 179, RHR: 50, BF: 18.1% #

07:55 Good morning! To start the day: Slumdog Price Is Right! tinyurl.com/qwhjqg #

07:59 Last night I introduced my son to "real" Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before! It feels so different than the rest of the show, too. #

08:03 William Shatner w/Ben Folds & Joe Jackson, "Common People" ♫ blip.fm/~6odps #

08:16 William Shatner w/Henry Rollins, "I Can't Get Behind That" ♫ blip.fm/~6oerp #

08:25 Queen "Who Wants to Live Forever"" ♫ blip.fm/~6offz #

08:29 Getting tired of blips cutting out midway through! #

08:50 Steven Delopolous: "Young son! Gonna take you to Washington! Gonna be my number one!"" ♫ blip.fm/~6ohfq #

08:57 Burlap to Cashmere RIP, "Digee Dime" ♫ blip.fm/~6oi23 #

09:44 FINALLY Runner's World came in the mail. And look, a big page-size ad for Hydroxycut! #

10:11 Does anyone have any hiking/backpacking tweeps they can share with me? Most of mine are running-related and soon I'll be boring them. #

10:31 Time to change clothes, gonna run, woo! #

10:55 Instant message from mom: "Yesterday, my computer said it is polluted with over 700 trojan viruses. What now?" AAUGH! #

11:04 Great Pre article headline: "I'm running late. Wait, my phone already told you." #

11:16 RT @DarkUFO: Another New Promo of V featuring Elizabeth Mitchell bit.ly/a87V9 - WOO! #

11:27 Do I know my mom or what? "It was a thing that said to check for viruses and to install this accu check. I just closed the window." #

13:18 Ran 6.0 miles - m8.to/1og #

13:18 Ran 6.0 miles - m8.to/1oi #

13:25 For @alitherunner: Elvis Costello, "Pump It Up" ♫ blip.fm/~6p4ti #

13:37 Completed Regular Run. 778 (kcal) Distance 6.01 mi. Duration 00:58:35 #

15:36 RT @sacbee_news: Body found behind Rancho Cordova business tinyurl.com/ogekfv - OH MY GOD it was a dead body. I saw it while running! #

15:37 Seriously, at Fite Circle there were two cops, knelt down beside a bike that was on the ground and a guy sprawled out, calling on the radio #

15:54 The paper just updated that article, it wasn't the guy I saw. This guy was behind a dumpster, my guy was on the side of the road. #

16:38 Wednesday night, that means Los... AW CRAP!!! Now what do I do?!?!?!?! #

16:42 RE my sweat band: "What an amazing new smell you've discovered!" #

16:48 Off to see The Wizard. And by Wizard, I mean a bottle of a carbonated, greenish, highly addictive "drink" called Diet Dew. #

19:43 Uninstalling Internet Explorer 8. #

21:34 New Flickr upload: 5-20-2009 Splits: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/q42gw8 #

21:34 New post on my blog: 6-Mile Run: I ran 6 miles today!Yeah!I just had a great run is all. It .. tinyurl.com/qwczdj #

22:21 Nite everyone. #

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6-Mile Run

I ran 6 miles today!

Yeah!

I just had a great run is all. It wasn't as hot as it'll be later, but I do believe that I'm getting acclimated to the warmer weather.

Since I'm not training any longer, I just decided to go with the flow and run by comfort level. Yes, I was running much slower by the end than at the beginning, but I really don't mind. It was just nice to have a run where I felt good and enjoyed it the whole way through.



Splits
Mile 1: 8:37
Mile 2: 8:45
Mile 3: 9:29
Mile 4: 9:42
Mile 5: 10:42
Mile 6: 11:19

6 miles, 58:43, 9:46/mi, 804 calories burned

The traffic was seriously uncooprative today, too. In Mile 2, there was a UPS truck parked in a high-traffic area, on top of a grassy area to the point where I had noplace to run safely. I was able to run beside the truck, and as I came to the end of it a car came barreling through the driveway in front of me! I stopped, and the girl gave me the most devilish look I'd ever seen as if it were my fault that she had to stop. Excuse me.

Then on the way over the freeway I had to stop for almost a minute for the cars to pass. That part was usual for this time of day, but it was still annoying.

Finally, about halfway through the run I saw two cops parked on the side of the road. The cops were knelt down beside a guy who was sprawled out on the grass. One of the cops was on his radio, making a call. Back in the office, I saw a news article about someone finding a body right in the area I saw the sprawled out guy! At first I thought it was the same guy, but the guy who died had been found next to a dumpster behind a business.

So that's how it went. I had a wonderful run, with plenty of excitement.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:43 Tears For Fears... think back... ♫ blip.fm/~6l9oc #

00:52 THE WALLS CAME DOWN! ♫ blip.fm/~6l9z0 #

02:05 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:29 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:35 New po.. tinyurl.com/p8ogbk #

05:48 Wt: 178.4, RHR: 49, BF: 18% #

08:00 Good morning folks. #

08:04 Have you guys listened to the latest Trilogy Running podcast? Because I'm quite pissed off and want to hear peoples' opinions. #

08:24 The new V update looks GREAT!!! tinyurl.com/r78ysy #

08:51 Headline on Yahoo said the Palm Pre will be sold June 6... the link is broken. Whoops. #

08:53 Found it. The Pre is $199 after $100 rebate, released June 6: tinyurl.com/q3asw5 #

09:16 Just sent my Pre upgrade-request to my boss. Now to see how much crap I have to eat before he says yes. #

09:47 RT @disneyrunner: @BoomShakkaLakka less dirtdawg, more dirty girl or kids... - Also less personal attacks on unsuspecting podcasters. #

10:04 RT @REI_CoOp: Check this guy out! Tweeting his way up Mt. Everest right now! twitter.com/gavinbate #

10:27 RT @rodmur: Rep: Patrick Swayze "Alive, Well" bit.ly/kcD41 #

10:56 Spock sings! ♫ blip.fm/~6m7jc #

11:09 Me: "Go to www.java.com." User: "Do I do the dot?" #

13:21 Crap, looks like I can't get to the gym today. I HAVE to work out at home, stairclimber, running, jumping up & down. Something. #

15:53 RT @erin337: listening to "Far From Over - Frank Stallone" ♫ blip.fm/~6my3k - I'm sorry for you. #

15:55 RT @NASA: Former NASA astronaut Scott Parazynski reached the Mt. Everest summit as of 6:15pET. tinyurl.com/pc4zfu #

18:51 Thanks to @alitherunner's brilliant idea, I'm eating Mongolian BBQ for dinner. :) #

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Monday, May 18, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:29 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:35 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:15 New po.. tinyurl.com/rczfxw #

05:43 Wt: 180.6, RHR: 50, BF: 18% #

08:58 Note to self: wash your headband more often, it stinks like hell. #

09:13 Not following him any MORE. #

09:25 I just realized something: it's likely that Tuvok was never born. #

09:30 A Flock of Seagulls is back together! tinyurl.com/pjby4c #

11:04 Glad to see The Price is Right still spawns dumbass contestants: tinyurl.com/42whc2 #

12:05 Question: why have an answering service answer the phone as your business name, if the next thing out of their mouths is, "We're a service." #

13:10 twitpic.com/5g0pp - 3yo daughter cut her own hair today... #

13:33 Off to the gym, back in a while. #

14:04 New Flickr upload: 3yo daughter cut her own hair today...: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: At .. tinyurl.com/p8cv3p #

14:54 Help me guys, this blackberry won't go into Mass Storage Mode. You plug it in and it never asks. Everything is turned on. #

14:57 RT @RunningRealtor: Might help as a memory jogger.... @JODYGIRL162 ♫ blip.fm/~6k4x6 - Who covered this tune in 1988? #

15:12 Honestly, @RunningHoosier asked for it. Really! Wilson Philips, "Daniel"... ♫ blip.fm/~6k6br #

15:39 WOO! Got the mass storage mode to work. No thanks to all you tweeps. ;) #

15:52 ooh I think the difficulty level went up too fast sorry :) #

16:08 Billy Squier, "Rock Me Tonite": tinyurl.com/2qceho #

22:41 I was going to run 5 miles after 24, but I can't find my headlamp. :( #

23:13 Peter Murphy Cuts You Up. Peter doesn't cut you up, he... just listen. Sheesh. ♫ blip.fm/~6l63z #

23:18 This quickly became one of my favorite songs recently. Peter Gabriel, "Downside Up", swapping vocals with his d... ♫ blip.fm/~6l6bz #

23:40 Coverdale/Page, "Shake My Tree". Yeah! Forgot about it, dincha? ♫ blip.fm/~6l78h #

23:47 Wow! Barack Obama gave me props on blip.fm for Peter Gabriel. Didn't know he was a fan. #

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Sunday, May 17, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:35 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:15 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:48 New po.. tinyurl.com/q59let #

07:34 Wt: 179.8, RHR: 51, BF: 17.9% #

09:04 I'd just like to thank @Neumen for not wearing the Borat man-thong. #

12:31 twitpic.com/5dni3 - My "Junk" #

12:32 That didn't work, let's try it again. :) #

12:35 twitpic.com/5dnv1 - Unlike many here, I'm not B2B. Here's my junk anyway. #

14:58 Juzt had lunch with @beejjorgensen, first time I've seen him since my wedding 8 yrs ago. Very cool. #

18:28 RT @TheOnion: [audio] New 26-Foot Micro Marathon Hailed As Future of Running bit.ly/mooFV #

19:14 It's almost impossible to use the computer and watch The Godfather, Part II at the same time. Seriously. #

19:39 Dude! One of the senators questioning in Michael Corleone's inquisition is Roger Corman! #

19:50 WOW!!! I thought m son didn't find Star Trek to be a big deal after seeing the movie. He just discovered my DVD's and he's FAWNING over them #

19:51 He just told me he wants to watch ALL THE STAR TREK I HAVE!!! WOO!!!! #

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Saturday, May 16, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:15 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:48 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:21 New po.. tinyurl.com/q5r2z2 #

06:30 Wt: 177.4, RHR: 51, BF: 17.6% #

12:42 Waiting for my son's District Pinewood Derby to start. It's too hot for this today! #

12:57 twitpic.com/5b3sk - Ready to start #

14:03 New Flickr upload: Ready to start: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: Almost time for the race! tinyurl.com/p5ouxk #

20:29 Oh man. I just undid all the work I did this past week with ONE BBQ. :( #

20:44 twitpic.com/5ca8g - Brad's Fire #

21:26 New Flickr upload: Brad's Fire: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: Brad wanted a fire after our B.. tinyurl.com/px9gpt #

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Friday, May 15, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:48 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:21 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 01:40 New po.. tinyurl.com/qjfkn9 #

06:19 Wt: 178, RHR: 49, BF: 17.8% #

07:57 Good Friday morning! #

08:03 #followfriday @standon11 @davidrees @mrthirteen @sbatson @rambn @beejjoregensen @bapper @quotidianlight @Oblivion @rodmur @alitherunner #

08:10 Interesting. @BettingToday is following me, all its (not his) tweets are about horse racing. #

08:26 RT @blackfonzie: Mom thinks I'm a combination of "Jesus and Einstein." RT @blackfonzie Maybe that's why I don't believe in myself :) #

08:32 #followfriday My apologies if (and when) I forget to refer you. I forget to twitter sometimes. #

08:45 RT @sacbee_news: Former Kings star Wayman Tisdale dies tinyurl.com/o73zgc - GAH! #

11:36 RT @runsolo: @TLM26 @CEPSocks_anne @KKirkscey Check out my tat bit.ly/tlaT2 #

14:09 Ran 5.5 miles - m8.to/1go #

15:04 BOC!!!! Eh, I won't get it. I never do. *snif* #

15:14 Dangit, got as far as the payment screen, but when it went to try and buy the next page was the BBQ grill. BOC FAIL! #

15:19 For @blackfonzie... Has Been. ♫ blip.fm/~6d30k #

15:19 New Flickr upload: 5-15-2009 Splits: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/qryun5 #

15:56 Last night I dreamed I accidentally drank a regular Pepsi. 3/4 into it, John Bingham came and shouted at me to stop. I cried. #

16:43 Mapped 05/15/2009 Route (5.55 mi.) #

16:44 Completed 2nd run back, 5.5 miles this time.. 697 (kcal) Distance 5.55 mi. Duration 01:01:00 #

17:09 437 miles so far this year. #

19:48 Weird, Tweetdeck in Vista is minimizing to the taskbar, not to the systray. #

20:36 Is youtube working for everyone? #

20:38 Interesting, Youtube works fine in Firefox but not in IE8 #

21:49 Uh-oh, my Garmin 305's not powering up, charging, nothing. #

22:42 RT @alyankovic: Okay, Miss Pamela exists now! One of us! She's @PamelaDesBarres. #

22:52 Just set this image from my Mt. Whitney trip last year as my desktop wallpaper: bit.ly/XARA9 #

23:26 The late, great Burlap to Cashmere: Divorce. ♫ blip.fm/~6e0ea #

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Today's Tweets

00:21 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 01:40 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:38 New po.. tinyurl.com/qurvwu #

05:42 Wt: 177, RHR: 49, BF: 17.5% #

07:41 4 Feet Running crashed my Treo! ;) #

08:52 OK I think Accent is the brand. tinyurl.com/ozko2o It may have been a different brand though #

09:34 RT @dslunceford: RT @Szetela: Twitter's Spectacularly Awful 24 Hours: adjix.com/dbqg - did you notice the DRAG ME TO HELL ad? #

09:46 RT @rodmur: Granny, 75, has vaginal surgery to snag young husband: bit.ly/UxL0t - Did McNamara/Troy do the surgery? #

10:19 Mirror in the bathroom. ♫ blip.fm/~69ruw #

10:34 RT @CEPSocks_anne: ANOTHER LAUGH.... sort of twitpic.com/55tj2 #

12:08 RT @BWEtv: LOST FINALE RECAP: Well I'll Be Jacob Damned tr.im/lmt9 #

12:35 Everyone, follow & greet @standon11, my coworker who just joined twitter. #

12:39 RT @runningrambling: @quotidianlight Wanted to tell you that I really enjoyed your Running with Ghosts podcasts & can't wait for more. +1! #

12:40 Eating my son's left over restaraunt spaghetti from last night. Not enough protein so I added a chicken breast. BOING! #

12:46 Just finished explaining the concept of #followfriday to @standon11. :) #

13:41 Look ma, no hands! ♫ blip.fm/~6aa8y #

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Today's Tweets

01:40 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:38 New post on my blog: Back to Work!: I'm back to a.. tinyurl.com/oee2ce #

06:01 Wt: 177, RHR: 51, BF: 18.3% #

07:54 Good morning everybody. #

07:55 RT @quotidianlight: @gchance she's .04 away from anorexic requirment. This was wrong. - who were you referring to? #

07:58 To start the day annoying those who don't watch: LOST FINALE TONIGHT! 1-hour retrospective followed by the 2-hour finale. #

08:08 I had HOPED to remote in and do more work on my desktop today but it's not letting me in. I may have the IP wrong for port forwarding, I ... #

08:22 Tell my stomach to stop growling, I just ate oatmeal and a banana 5 minutes ago. #

08:49 Do I really want to follow someone with "girljuice" in their @name? #

08:50 Someone named @boobstobreakers is following me, too #

09:37 Sandwiches today! That means I can make a KILLER chef salad. Woo! #

10:15 Space Oddity... I identify with Major Tom at the moment. Don't forget, Rick Wakeman on Mellotron! ♫ blip.fm/~6767w #

10:22 There's no way out of here... ♫ blip.fm/~676qy #

10:38 RT @BWEtv: THERE ARE NO WORDS: DeBarge on Punky Brewster tr.im/lg8g - RUN AWAYYYYY! AAAAAAUGH! #

10:44 RT @jfietzer: In case you haven't heard, Kermit has croaked. tinyurl.com/r8q4sj #

11:28 HAHA!!!!! #

11:29 Ladies & Gentlemen: @GoGirl is now following me on Twitter. My life is complete. #

11:29 And it's all @TLM26's fault!!! #

11:32 RT @sallypnut: Hmm...here's a mystery for you: tinyurl.com/o94wxb - Perhaps it was attached to you all along #

11:45 Advise: If you post 11 news items at once to Twitter, I'm unfollowing you. #

11:45 Why do I like this cover? I usually don't like covers. ♫ blip.fm/~67e2x #

11:47 15 minutes until the Twitter shutdown, change into your running clothes everyone! #

11:54 THIS is what I'm talking about. Bad covers make me wanna PUKE. ♫ blip.fm/~67ev0 #

13:44 Are we back> #

13:46 Just did my first outdoor run since the marathon. It's, uh, gotten a tad warmer since training. Whew! #

13:51 ran 2.6miles on runsaturday - m8.to/1cW #

13:58 Mapped 05/13/2009 Route (2.62 mi.) #

14:02 Completed First Post-Marathon Outside Run. 316 (kcal) Distance 2.62 mi. Duration 00:23:49 #

16:11 RT @Atrusni: Guys please be careful with swine flu!! LOL twitpic.com/54bkz #

16:33 RT @DarkUFO: So what's in the crate? bit.ly/BmFle - You haven't figured it out? Rose & Bernard, of course. #

16:55 Well now. It's almost 5, only 4 hours until the Lost finale! I'm heading home. #

23:32 @christinamendonsa One of 'em? CHRISTINA! Shame on you! #

23:33 let's try that again :) #

23:33 @cristinamendonsa One of 'em? CHRISTINA! Shame on you! #

23:43 WOOTOFF! #

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