CIM Training Week 5, Day 1: Doctor Visit

This afternoon I went to the doctor to make sure my ankle is doing ok.

I went in there, and he looked at my foot. He felt the sore spot, then moved it up, down, left, right, around. Told me to expect some bruising, but that it doesn't look broken, just a strain.

Then he told me what I already knew about and was doing: RICE. Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate. Get an ace bandage. Was I taking any anti-inflammatories? I told him Aleve, along with a Glucosamine/Chondroitin/MSM supplement and my Mega Men Sport. He nodded his head, said take it easy until it heals.

5 minutes after he walked in the door, I was on my way. So the good news is nothing's broken, but 5 minutes? He didn't even comment on the fact that my blood pressure was 142/70. I had high blood pressure before losing weight, should I freak out over it?

Anyway, the plan is to cross train the next week and stay off it as much as I can, RICE, and plan on running again next Wednesday.

From Twitter 08-30-2009

• 03:17:49: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-29-2009: 03:15:19: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08.. http://bit.ly/4Bl2w0
  
• 10:12:22: Wt: 178.8, RHR: 51, BF: 17.6%
  
• 10:35:36: Ankle still hurts this morning but the swelling's down.
  
• 13:40:22: http://twitpic.com/fvzbj - New Diet Dew variant! Wish it were Diet Code Red.
  
• 15:10:17: RT @eddieizzard: Just finished my 29th marathon. I reached here. Please sponsor me http://bit.ly/rKdep http://twitpic.com/fwbwa
  
• 16:11:39: No kidding, everyone said you were supposed to be @ Lava Beds this year. I missed you
  
• 16:12:13: I think the last time I saw you was @ Beej's bachelor party way back when
  
• 19:21:38: New video uploaded: Vlog #13: CIM Training Week 4: Yer OUTTA THERE! Sidelined by injury. It's.. http://bit.ly/vrfEn
  
• 21:44:08: How 'bout that @smellycents?
  
• 21:44:25: She'll be the talk of the podcasts, that one. :)
  
• 21:49:00: New post on my blog: Running Vlog #13: CIM Training Week 4: Whine, whine, whine. Cry, whine,.. http://bit.ly/TrdXp
  
• 21:51:29: Chasing Furies, "Enchanted" ♫ http://blip.fm/~clc94
  
• 22:01:46: Emerson, Lake, & Palmer, "From the Beginning" ♫ http://blip.fm/~clcpp
  
• 22:06:25: I met this guy from Average Joe today. He had a familiar look about him but I've never seen the show. I found that humorous. :)
  
• 22:06:40: Perhaps that's why they put him on the show, since he was an average joe. Or Dennis.
  
• 22:07:31: Looking on his imdb page I've never seen any of his stuff hahaha http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1459300/
  
• 22:47:58: National Lampoon, "Deteriorata" ♫ http://blip.fm/~clems
  

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Running Vlog #13: CIM Training Week 4

Whine, whine, whine. Cry, whine, pout. The waaaaambulance has arrived.

From Twitter 08-29-2009

• 03:15:19: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-28-2009: 08:37:24: Pavlovian responses. Kids: ice cream.. http://bit.ly/L6xmV
  
• 05:52:29: Wt: 176, RHR: 48, BF: 17.3%
  
• 09:06:33: Didn't get 6 miles in today, stopped after 4. Fell pretty stinkin' hard.
  
• 09:06:52: Got both knees & both hands
  
• 09:18:51: So do you guys think I should run 13 miles tomorrow to make up for the 2 I missed today?
  
• 09:25:19: Today I saw a drunk, homeless guy wearing a Geek Squad shirt
  
• 09:25:30: Would have taken his picture but I was driving at the time
  
• 09:48:22: http://twitpic.com/fpsyb - My knees after falling on today's run.
  
• 10:36:23: http://twitpic.com/fq0ov - I didn't think I hurt it that bad! Look @ my right ankle!
  
• 10:48:58: It does hurt if I extend my foot tho. :(
  
• 16:35:13: Finally icing my ankle. I doubt I'm doing 11 miles tomorrow.
  
• 16:41:35: My knees: http://www.twitpic.com/fpsyb My ankle: http://www.twitpic.com/fq0ov
  
• 17:48:58: My 3yo's singing about Dr. Pepper. "Dr. Peppah! Dr. Peppah! I love Dr. Peppah!"
  
• 19:23:06: I have another FB quiz for @alitherunner: Crack or Rack? http://tinyurl.com/mlm3ep
  
• 19:49:11: My wife declared the internet connection down and before I could say anything she was cycling power on the cable modem.
  
• 19:49:29: My laptop was connected just fine, at least, until she cycled power.
  
• 19:51:48: WOO! The Tivo recorded Zero Hour! ZERO HOUR! <someone tell me why I'm excited about it>
  
• 20:19:00: I told my wife about Zero Hour. She says she's never seen Airplane.
  
• 21:48:51: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 4, Day 6: INJURY! NOOOO!: GROUNDED!!! No running for .. http://bit.ly/DtM8J
  
• 22:10:07: Watching a BBC show about Rick Allen, Def Leppard's drummer
  
• 22:44:12: Chasing Furies, "Thicker" ♫ http://blip.fm/~cjn2n
  
• 22:52:23: RT @alyankovic: Brian May of Queen reacts to "Ringtone" (via @sonicdork): http://tinyurl.com/2crmbs
  
• 22:56:11: No, sir. I didn't like it.
  

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CIM Training Week 4, Day 6: INJURY! NOOOO!

GROUNDED!!! No running for me for a while.

Today was to be a 6-mile race pace (~9 min/mi) run. Like last week, I brought my son so he could ride his bike, and I also went out with my pastor.

Rob, my pastor, has been having troubles with his back, and said that he can usually avoid it from hurting if he runs 4 miles or less. So the plan was to run the 4 miles, then head back out on the path another mile & back, making 6 total.

After the 4, my son decided he was through. Rob lives three blocks from the bike path, and offered to let Gregory go with him until I got back. Gregory was fine with it, so they walked off while I started on the final two.

Almost immediately after starting, I twisted my ankle on the edge of the paved path and went down. Hard.


It flat-out knocked the wind out of me. I've fallen down quite a bit, but the impact made me feel like passing out. It wasn't like the other falls I've had, where you sort of slide and roll, this time it was more like falling straight down onto my knees.

I drove back to Rob's house, got cleaned up, and headed home with my son. Shortly thereafter we needed to go to a meeting at the church. At the meeting, I looked down at my feet and saw my ankle. It's the one on the right.


It had swollen up to about three times its size! After ice & elevation this evening, the swelling's gone down, but I'm not running for a little while. I'm certainly not doing my scheduled 11-mile long run tomorrow. I'm keeping an eye on it, but don't think anything's broken or torn. I just need to get this thing healed up.

From Twitter 08-28-2009

• 08:37:24: Pavlovian responses. Kids: ice cream truck. Adults: roach coach.
  
• 10:05:43: Oh man, I think @ileff is broken.
  
• 11:19:23: ok time for the #FF thing. Does anyone use #followfriday anymore?
  
• 11:20:48: #FF @ADoRunRun @wwwjeffmayca @_THE_DIRECTOR @smellycents @phampants @kchealy @airoadrunn3r @martinp13 @steverunner @runner_dude @jpicket1968
  
• 11:21:54: #FF @greatfitness @grshane (my evil nemesis) @Cool_Running @keeponrunning @ileff @rodmur @bapper @beejjorgensen @MarthaVan @orlerr
  
• 11:23:34: #FF @angelica7641 @britishbulldog @just_finish @Snowshadow @Ingersoll @erin337 @precentral @MacStainless @zenrunner @HellaSound @ironbrandon
  
• 11:25:05: #FF @disneyrunner @prethinking @dslunceford (who wants #Pre), @262RUNR, @livinlowcarbman @kwmurphy @billcorbett @SteveGonzalez @runningbebe
  
• 11:26:02: #FF @quotidianlight @vkoser @painternik @blackfonzie @bicoastalite @nturnage @alitherunner @turtlescanrun @ginaharris1 @Bamarunner
  
• 11:27:30: #FF @OTD_Colonel @kelownagurl @cyktrussell @runkerrierun @Neumen @Oblivion @Atrusni @runnrgrl @TLM26 @ManMadeMoon
  
• 11:27:34: WOW that was painful. :)
  
• 11:41:16: RT @karrock: @alitherunner a *very* nice blog revamp, but those floating dogs just freak me the hell out!! http://tinyurl.com/mwo4k5
  
• 11:45:54: Is using a Minotaur to scare detainees a form of torture? http://tinyurl.com/ntqwl8
  
• 12:28:58: RT @PeopleofWalmart: PoWM is experiencing some technical difficulties. Be patient, we will be up and running better than ever in no time
  
• 13:03:56: Holy cow. Terry Scott Taylor turns 60 in 2010.
  
• 15:45:03: My boss is always onto me for idle conversation with my coworker, how I should work more than talk
  
• 15:45:18: He just left our work area where he spent the last hour and a half talking to us about an air show.
  
• 15:45:56: So on one hand I'm like, cool, sanctioned goofing off. On the other I'm like, crap, I have to hear him drone on about a WWII plane.
  
• 16:49:16: Time to head home. See you guys this evening.
  
• 20:14:15: "Dad? How do you fart?" - real quote from my 7yo son, who wanted to make fart sounds with his armpit. He did it first try, that's mah boy!
  
• 20:56:47: Would someone please tell my gut to stop hurting? I'm running in the morning, I don't need it to hurt.
  
• 20:57:52: Alright I'm gonna lie down, read, then go to sleep. :) Gnite.
  

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From Twitter 08-27-2009

• 09:06:54: WHY must users make Vista look like Windows 95/98? Furthermore why should that option exist?
  
• 10:39:35: RT @kwmurphy: For those who missed it, or want to see it again, our Rifftrax Live show will be rebroadcast in theaters. Details soon.
  
• 11:34:16: http://twitpic.com/fgyaj - Just in from my 3-mile run.
  
• 11:46:41: Ran 3 miles easy (9:20, 9:14, 9:57), walked .2 miles - http://m8.to/2u2
  
• 11:49:19: Work ordered pizza for lunch. Should I? YOU MAKE THE CALL.
  
• 12:08:27: Summer Glau's on Dollhouse! Woohoo! http://bit.ly/8ENpe
  
• 12:09:58: RT @gchance: Summer Glau's on Dollhouse! Woohoo! http://bit.ly/8ENpe Jamie Bamber & Michael Hogan will guest, too. Wowsers.
  
• 12:34:27: MapMyRun.com: Updated Easy Run. 402 (kcal). 3.19 mi.. 00:32:55
  
• 12:35:32: OH my gosh! @mapmyrun fixed their twitter updater! Woo!
  
• 13:55:04: RT @eddieizzard: Day off but I decided to run up to the top of Arthur's Seat, the mini mountain on the south side of Edinburgh - unstoppable
  
• 14:35:49: I connected to a user's computer to see if he was at his desk or not. He was, so I called but no answer so I left a message. Still connected
  
• 14:36:00: I watched the user clear his cookies & history, then the phone rang :-D
  
• 15:04:43: This is great! (fixed the link) RT @hikers_com: Man beaten by Wild in Teva's parody videos http://tinyurl.com/nlb5d2
  
• 20:23:27: That never gets old!
  
• 20:41:15: Tonight I gave my car to someone in great need. That was awesome.
  
• 21:00:22: Two car announcements in two minutes' time. Woo!
  
• 21:11:24: RT @cyktrussell: #FF @rundigger 'cuz he flew the President's helio-chopter.hah I forgot all about that
  
• 21:37:18: Someone just posted this to Facebook, a group photo from 2003. I'm in the red t-shirt up front: http://tinyurl.com/kodjt2
  
• 22:15:50: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 4, Day 4: 3 miles easy: Today was one of those days w.. http://bit.ly/H7FbZ
  

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CIM Training Week 4, Day 4: 3 miles easy

Today was one of those days where you just feel... fat. Yes, I had a fat day. So then this evening, someone posted this picture to Facebook. That's me in the red t-shirt in the front row.


It really brought things into perspective! Yes, I'm up in weight from my lowest, but my, how far I've come. The cabin we stayed at is called Hilltop, named appropriately because it's a hike up a hill to get there. Up, down, up, down, I used to have a HECK of a time. A few years ago, I went on a 3-mile run with my pastor up the same hills.

Speaking of 3-milers, today was another easy one. Believe me, I was ready for easy,, after yesterday's intervals!





Splits
Mile 1: 9:20
Mile 2: 9:14
Mile 3: 9:57

Walked the last .2 miles back to work. 3 miles total, 28:18, 9:30/mi average pace, 402 calories burned.

From Twitter 08-26-2009

• 03:14:45: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-25-2009: 03:19:24: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08.. http://bit.ly/KBzbp
  
• 06:22:13: Wt: 177, RHR: 48, BF: 18.3%
  
• 07:50:12: Made it to work finally! That freeway construction outside of town is in full swing now.
  
• 08:16:47: RT @Oblivion: THAT is irony, RT @RTDNEWS: #RVA SPCA chief 's dog died after being left in hot car for 4 hours. http://bit.ly/397PLL - d'oh!
  
• 08:22:56: Yes, I said bazillion.
  
• 08:23:57: Jimmy Moore uses it on his videos
  
• 08:55:48: Damn Microsoft for causing confusion and delay by calling reboot "restart"
  
• 08:56:19: Ooh, ooh! - RT @JillianMichaels: Check it out, clips from the new season of BL! http://bit.ly/1lkU6y
  
• 09:38:00: RT @Ali_Sweeney: I will give away an EA Sports Active to a new follower of @MDAnews on Friday. So follow them for a chance to win!
  
• 10:21:52: RT @BackpackerMag: dumb yosemite campers leave food out for bear. video: http://bit.ly/5Uf1K #fb
  
• 12:37:32: User: "But you showed me how to do this BEFORE." Me: "Please look at this flowchart..."
  
• 12:37:54: I don't REMEMBER telling him how to do it before, much less how to do it.
  
• 12:39:53: Coffia
  
• 12:40:06: Or Chiaffee
  
• 12:41:55: it'd be like coffee jello... or that stuff they ate in the matrix flavored like coffee
  
• 12:42:47: Geez after today's intervals I'm going to enjoy just doing 3 miles tomorrow. Those were tough.
  
• 14:23:40: Here's #2: RT @CelebNewsWire: RIP Dominick Dunne http://bit.ly/3J7DF9
  
• 16:01:27: Hydration motivational poster: http://tinyurl.com/l9qk4r
  
• 16:10:33: Wow... RT @AZRunningNews: #marathon #running Madonna Madonna Prepares ForUltra Marathon Contactmusic News http://bit.ly/17FJM5
  
• 18:54:29: RT @runnrgrl: camel toe #meganfox - and that's a problem how?
  
• 21:43:07: RT @thechoirtweet: Derri says: working on a new Choir song. It's really good! we're going into the studio starting the 2nd week of Sept.
  
• 22:55:06: Madonna rumor was false. :) She's not training for Marathon des Sables after all. http://tinyurl.com/kwxquv @bicoastalite
  

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CIM Training Week 4, Day 3: 6 miles (intervals)

Today's intervals killed me. I'm now clinically dead. It's not so bad, reanimation's occurred, and aside from an insatiable appetite for human brains, I think I'm good.



10 minute warmup, 12x400m (90s rest), 10 minute cooldown


Intervals
1: 7:48/mi
2: 7:54/mi
3: 7:57/mi
4: 8:21/mi
5: 9:00/mi
6: 8:15/mi
7: 8:29/mi
8: 8:48/mi
9: 10:35/mi
10: 8:32/mi
11: 9:45/mi
12: 9:11/mi

Obviously I got worn down pretty badly towards the end. Part of my problem was I ran over the freeway, I probably should have stayed on the one side, avoided traffic & the overpasses, and backtracked. Still, they did their job and alternated high/low heart rates.

I did this workout last year in preparation for the last marathon, didn't go over the freeway, and stayed below 8 minutes per mile. I forget if I'll be doing this workout again before December, but if I do, I'll stick to the one side.

6.11 miles, 1:04:11, 10:30/mi, 846 calories burned.

From Twitter 08-25-2009

• 03:19:24: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-24-2009: 03:14:27: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08.. http://bit.ly/h2D38
  
• 05:42:48: Wt: 177, RHR: 46, BF: 18.1%
  
• 08:20:40: Listening to RRT... It wasn't in the magazine, but Amby Burfoot blogged about Born to Run on Runner's World website.
  
• 08:51:55: Same user as yesterday! This time, he insists what I'm telling him is false, based on his little brain.
  
• 09:21:09: RT @biggestlosernbc Congrats 2 newlyweds BL Nicole&Damien who celebrated their wedding 200+ lbs lighter! @eonline: http://tinyurl.com/m9qdjz
  
• 09:41:15: Had to restart my #pre, there were no cards open, yet it told me there were too many cards open. this seems to happen when I use Pandora.
  
• 09:41:33: Or should I say, AFTER I use Pandora, I don't think it's freeing up memory. #pre
  
• 10:39:58: RT @craig42k: Something is not right, this is the 3rd 'failed' long run in a row. Frustrating... - oh wow. Too bad I'm ALREADY REGISTERED!
  
• 10:40:24: What the heck was that?
  
• 10:40:45: RT @bicoastalite: Btw, CIM registration prices go up to $90 on Sept 2!! It's only $80 right now! http://www.runcim.org/data/entry09.html
  
• 11:43:52: For @alitherunner, Dire Straits, "Solid Rock" ♫ http://blip.fm/~cal64
  
• 12:46:18: So the @Tweed/@spaz/@Twee war continues. :)
  
• 12:46:27: RT @gchance: So the @Tweed/@spaz/@Twee war continues. :) #pre
  
• 12:50:38: Ran 3 miles (8:34,8:39,8:56) in 26:10, 8:44/mi average. Walked .2 miles - http://tinyurl.com/l5cw5x
  
• 23:50:30: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 4, Day 2: 3 miles: You may have noticed that so far m.. http://bit.ly/1JWred
  

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CIM Training Week 4, Day 2: 3 miles

You may have noticed that so far my Tuesday and Thursday runs have been 3 miles. This is part of Hal Higdon's Intermediate I program, of course. He specifies that they should be easy runs as well, but I've been having a hard time not running them at race pace. The runs that are to be done at race pace are the longer, Saturday runs, but I feel inclined to run these that pace as well. As the program progresses, I might feel differently.





Splits
Mile 1: 8:34
Mile 2: 8:39
Mile 3: 8:56

3 miles, 26:10, 8:44/mi average pace, 402 calories burned

I walked the last .19 mi back to work.

From Twitter 08-24-2009

• 03:14:27: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-23-2009: 03:19:14: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08.. http://bit.ly/HJEMx
  
• 06:02:21: Wt: 179.8, RHR: 50, BF: 18.1%
  
• 07:44:11: Good morning, how's Twitterville this morning?
  
• 08:06:07: Me: "Do you get this error on any spreadsheet?" User: "No, just in Excel."
  
• 08:27:08: SAME USER called me back again, he couldn't use his arrows to go cell to cell. That's because his SCROLL LOCK was turned on.
  
• 08:27:17: This sure smells like Monday!
  
• 08:28:13: I asked him, why not just highlight with the mouse, to which I showed him. "How did you do that?"
  
• 08:28:28: I told him I held down the mouse button & dragged... so he did it... but pressed the RIGHT FREAKING BUTTON
  
• 08:28:57: Why can't users figure out that the assumed mouse button is the left one, if I mean the right one, I'll say so.
  
• 08:29:20: They always assume the right button for some reason.
  
• 08:31:27: For @ironbrandon: I just did a YouTube search for "braless running". It came up with "Run Right with Newton Running". @sirisaac
  
• 09:17:13: Note to users: displaying a PDF onscreen is not "printing". When you say "I can't print a PDF", that's not the same as "I can't view a PDF"
  
• 09:43:38: RT @bapper: Got my Liquid Gold today! It's the sport gel they're using in the Portland Marathon. - this stuff? http://tinyurl.com/mb3wlq
  
• 09:56:01: Every time I think, "Wow, I'll try Buckeye Outdoors", it's an exercise in extreme frustration.
  
• 10:49:46: Garmin Connect shows my last entry was October 31. Shortly thereafter they removed 305 access heh
  
• 10:57:40: In true form though, Garmin Connect's just timed out on me twice.
  
• 12:01:31: What's your highest score on Speed Brain by Lumosity? I just got 1270 on my @Palm #Pre ;-) http://bit.ly/nIbxw
  
• 14:08:04: MapMyFitness.com: Completed Elliptical. 468 (kcal). 00:45:03
  
• 15:35:42: Why doesn't the @dailymile accept Garmin input, or at very least, let me load a .gpx?
  
• 16:36:43: heading home
  
• 21:23:14: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 4, Day 1: Cross Training: Overall, today was a great .. http://bit.ly/10I5Ss
  

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CIM Training Week 4, Day 1: Cross Training

Overall, today was a great day. At the gym, I got to watch the end of I Dream of Jeanie and an episode of The Cosby Show, all while listening to Pandora. The best part is I didn't have to hear the ladies on the elliptical machines next to me!

Nah, that's rude. I did have a good workout though. 45 minutes, 489 calories burned.

From Twitter 08-23-2009

• 03:19:14: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-22-2009: 06:37:14: Anyway, great discussion, @ironbrand.. http://bit.ly/43w19a
  
• 06:31:25: Wt: 178.8, RHR: 51, BF: 18%
  
• 08:34:46: Here's @steverunner, intro'ing FDIP. http://tinyurl.com/mkzc74
  
• 08:39:15: Winnie the Pooh definition of an orchestra: "A whole bunch of musicians playing different instruments."
  
• 08:55:58: Ran 6 miles in 1:01:05, 10:12/mi, 656 kcal - http://m8.to/2rj
  
• 09:35:07: RT @BillCorbett: Because you wondered (didn't you?): How Slovenian kids learn about poop. http://u.nu/9ett (via @halvorson & @janepyle)
  
• 09:54:50: RT @keeponrunning: truly a 'I know she didnt' pics. a girl in a bacon- bikini promoting a t-shirt... http://twurl.nl/7of3at
  
• 10:56:59: New video uploaded: Running Vlog #12: CIM Training Week 3: How this week's training went, plu.. http://bit.ly/11DsD4
  
• 13:32:21: http://twitpic.com/f13mm - I love it!
  
• 15:49:14: RT @eddieizzard: Finished my 24th marathon just outside Belfast. Great to meet the kids from the Midnight Football project - amazing, woo!
  
• 16:29:25: Frickin' Comcast. They can give me "deals" for the first 6 months but on regular price can't do better than I'm doing now
  
• 16:29:31: Combining Dish & cable modem
  
• 16:29:48: Actually the only thing I can't do which is a shame is run an HD Tivo. @tivo
  
• 16:29:56: But @tivo's heard all about that one.
  
• 17:48:27: Just took the toilet off its mount & cleared the big fat wad of toilet paper that let nothing through. Meh.
  
• 21:03:06: Finished the Ultramarathon Man video tonight. My wife said, "Did he really just get into the ice chest?"
  
• 21:16:07: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 3, Day 7: 6 miles: Today a 6 mile long run, which doe.. http://bit.ly/Gf3Pz
  
• 21:16:18: New post on my blog: Vlog #12: CIM Training Week 3: http://bit.ly/gHNYW
  

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Vlog #12: CIM Training Week 3

CIM Training Week 3, Day 7: 6 miles

Today a 6 mile long run, which doesn't seem long at all to me. It's considered long, however, because it's in the "long run" spot in training, and gives a bit of a break before extending mileage next week.

I ran my normal 5 mile route, but extended it by taking a quick side trip for a half-mile out. Round trip, that added a mile onto the route.





I took it pretty easy and felt great the entire time.

Splits
Mile 1: 10:08
Mile 2: 9:56
Mile 3: 10:18
Mile 4: 10:03
Mile 5: 10:14
Mile 6: 10:23

6 miles, 1:01.05, 10:12/mi, 656 calories burned

Thus ends Week 3 of CIM training. 22 miles this week, next week I'll be up to 29.

From Twitter 08-22-2009

• 06:37:14: Anyway, great discussion, @ironbrandon. I need to go run now. My son's riding his bike with me, he's all excited. :)
  
• 06:37:36: But I want to be clear, if barefoot running is working for you, great. I have nothing against you or it necessarily.
  
• 06:38:48: Anyway, I need to go. I'll be back a little later.
  
• 06:39:12: Not arguing that you shouldn't run barefoot, only that you shouldn't declare it the only way to go for eternity based on a book.
  
• 06:39:34: Besides, I don't do anything unless Oprah tells me to anyway. later. :)
  
• 09:34:52: I'm back :)
  
• 09:55:53: Ran 5.0 miles on RunSaturday - http://m8.to/2r0
  
• 10:17:52: My mom's from Boston, she lost the accent about 85% to 90% but says things like warsh.
  
• 10:25:30: OK I can't stand it anymore, I need some diet dew :)
  
• 10:56:12: Young At Heart Chorus, "Road To Nowhere" ♫ http://blip.fm/~c4sgp
  
• 10:59:09: "Young At Heart" official trailer: http://bit.ly/180Bbb
  
• 11:39:45: OK time to change & get ready for my wife's cousin's wedding. Exciting. :)
  
• 15:24:32: Oh man I just attended the most Okie wedding in the world.
  
• 15:25:54: Combined wedding/reception. Copious amounts of alcohol consumed by attendees prior & during vows.
  
• 15:27:32: The bride & bridesmaids could have been topless, you wouldn't have seen much more.
  
• 15:28:50: First two songs after vows: You Shook Me All Night Long & Knockin' On Heaven's Door
  
• 15:30:43: When the groom kissed the bride, someone yelled, "Get a room!"
  
• 17:39:17: Watching Running the Sahara. My wife just asked, "Why?"
  
• 18:00:53: RT @100pushups: Watching Running the Sahara. My wife just asked, "Why?" (via @gchance) -- it's a runner thing... - amen, brother!
  
• 18:41:18: Camelbak MULE NV for marathon training! RT DAY 18 of 50:What would u buy w/a $100 Dick's gift card &why?Tell us & follow @dickssportcmo
  
• 18:47:40: Hey when's the next @REI_CoOp 20% coupon?
  
• 19:31:41: Starting to watch Ultramarathon Man. :)
  
• 20:42:23: OK I'm gonna hit the hay. Later tweeps.
  
• 20:49:05: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 3, Day 6: 5 miles: Today was a wonderful, wonderful r.. http://bit.ly/tW2Jl
  

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CIM Training Week 3, Day 6: 5 miles

Today was a wonderful, wonderful run. On paper, it was supposed to be 5 miles at race pace, but I really do think I should have started slower. What made it wonderful though, was the fact that my 7-year-old son Gregory rode his bike while I ran.

We went out on the Yuba City bike trail, a choice I made so he wouldn't be riding his bike on busy streets.



There was also a surprising number of runners out there. As I started, a young husband & wife headed out, and shortly thereafter, three women were running as well. On the way back, there was a large group of about 20 women walking the trail. So it was pretty neat. Note the slower Mile 3, where I walked a bit.



Splits
Mile 1: 8:47
Mile 2: 9:04
Mile 3: 9:23
Mile 4: 10:20
Mile 5: 9:57

5 miles, 47:34, 9:32/mi average, 589 calories burned.

As I ran to the car, who do I see but Steve Davis from my church! He was out with a couple friends on a recumbent bike. He said he'd only been riding for a few weeks, but one of the people he was with was swearing up and down about how it was better than a standard bike for older folk. While they looked like interesting bikes to ride, I'm not entirely sure the workout would be as good, especially on any terrain other than flatland.

As we pulled out, I talked to the guy from the married couple we'd seen earlier. He was running at a much faster pace than I was (8:30-8:45), and said he was training for a half marathon in Washington. His name was Ray, and we talked a bit about running.

This was certainly one of the better runs I've had. I think I'm going to start bringing Gregory out for my Saturday race-pace runs, he had a blast. I did, too.

From Twitter 08-21-2009

• 00:47:19: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 3, Day 4: 3 miles: It's a gusty, blusty day, I must s.. http://bit.ly/KvgNc
  
• 02:50:58: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-20-2009: 00:46:56: New post on my blog: Today's Tweets:.. http://bit.ly/uR2GR
  
• 05:49:37: Wt: 177, RHR: 54, BF: 17.6%
  
• 07:47:42: Good morning
  
• 07:50:09: RT @TheOnion: British Royal Family Concerned After Queen Elizabeth II Beheads 7 Tourists http://bit.ly/w0xiK
  
• 07:58:41: is that wasps or W.A.S.P.'s?
  
• 08:09:05: RT @karrock: [NY Times] The Big Draw of a GPS Run http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/20/fashion/20GPS.html - you beat the hell out of my tweets
  
• 08:18:47: Hah! I made @JillianMichaels tweet a second time! Woo!
  
• 08:35:24: RT @kwmurphy: @jonathancoulton it was an honor to mime ripping your head off and eating your frontal lobe.
  
• 08:48:02: Only just one question now: can I sniff the pit stains on your blous?
  
• 08:48:10: dammit I can't even get that right *snif*
  
• 08:50:58: Weird Al, "Do I Creep You Out?" ♫ http://blip.fm/~c2m1o
  
• 10:28:59: RT @gruvworld: Ok ... If you could have starred in a movie that's already been made, which one would it be?
  
• 11:29:44: RT @steverunner: http://twitpic.com/eqlah -SOCKS?!?!
  
• 11:56:54: RT @scottfinn: if(man.silhouetto.size=='small'){scaramouche.do(fandango);if(thunderbolt
  
• 11:57:08: let's try that again
  
• 11:57:12: RT @scottfinn: if(man.silhouetto.size=='small'){scaramouche.do(fandango);if(thunderbolt&&lightning){me.frightened=true}
  
• 12:22:09: Sandwich day at work for everyone else means chef salad day for me! Woot!
  
• 12:30:17: RT @sirisaac: FREE NEWTON SHOE CONTEST Follow @SirIsaac http://twitpic.com/ej00s http://NewtonRunning.com @JoshCoxRun thru 8/26
  
• 14:51:24: NICE! @karrock @eveblackorwhite @alitherunner @blackfonzie Slain model ID'ed via breast implants: http://tinyurl.com/kknvc9
  
• 15:13:17: Well, after going to bed at midnight last night I have to say, I feel much better in the afternoon when I've gone to bed @ 9pm!
  
• 15:20:09: You know, we were born naked, perhaps we should run naked.
  
• 15:20:14: And barefoot.
  
• 15:24:10: RT @eddieizzard: Stranraer! 23 marathons completed in 26 days. Body holding together. Lost outer left toenail. Getting used to ice baths.
  
• 17:20:59: RT @karrock: @alitherunner @gchance ok! you asked fer it! :D http://bit.ly/kPOYF - I just saw this, hehe. Whee!
  
• 17:21:32: Meandering off towards home.
  
• 21:15:14: Lady at the store tonight couldn't be herself. She acted like a stoner to the guy at the register
  
• 21:15:56: Then turned on the black (she was an older white lady), saying "Hey, girlfriend" to the black cashier at the other register
  

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From Twitter 08-20-2009

• 00:46:56: New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 02:24 New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-18-2009: 02:.. http://bit.ly/c0q7m
  
• 02:15:59: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-19-2009: 02:24:30: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08.. http://bit.ly/GI5Qv
  
• 05:39:05: Wt: 176.6, RHR: 50, BF: 17.9%
  
• 05:56:21: It would appear that LoudTwitter has mysteriously risen from the dead.
  
• 05:58:49: Last night both LoudTwitter & Twittenesis sent my tweets to my blog. Whoops.
  
• 05:59:40: Would have been nice to get a heads up via email, but hey, I'm not the expert in Tweet exportation
  
• 08:00:22: Good morning.
  
• 08:09:10: Have you seen these new Sketchers shoes called Shape Ups? I saw the ad this morning while getting ready. Do they think we're stupid?
  
• 09:18:53: WHEW. For a minute I thought I broke Twitter with all my @replies to @neumen.
  
• 10:23:54: Wow, my HRM strap stinks. Whoo!
  
• 11:38:28: RT @JillianMichaels: hello - Eddies in the space time continuum
  
• 11:48:55: My leg hurst.
  
• 11:48:59: hurts even
  
• 14:59:22: Copying Running The Sahara & Ultramarathon Man movies over to the @Palm #Pre to listen to their audio while running.
  
• 15:22:33: I'm in shock: my boss actually purchased Adobe Creative Suite CS4
  
• 15:41:28: The Incredible Mr. Terminator... I mean, Limpet.
  
• 16:19:52: Do you guys ever see garbage along your running route that stays there, run after run? And you can't pick it up because it's so BIG?
  
• 19:51:27: In the movie theater, waiting to see @Rifftrax Live. Woo! Big giant Tor Johnson in full, fake color!
  
• 22:27:47: Back home from @Rifftrax Live :) My 7yo son didn't appreciate it near as much as I did.
  
• 22:42:16: GPS "painting": http://bit.ly/1Dyme1
  

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CIM Training Week 3, Day 4: 3 miles

It's a gusty, blusty day, I must say!



It's always that first mile. Is it me, or does the wind seem to blow eastwardly more often than not? And sure enough, my first mile from work is always to the east. At least today I was running 3 miles and turned at the 1-mile point instead of 2, right?

Ah well, enough complaining.





Splits
Mile 1: 9:14.19
Mile 2: 9:09.64
Mile 3: 9:12.13

3 miles, 27:35, 9:12 average pace, 387 calories burned. Walked the last .2 miles back to work as cooldown.

From Twitter 08-19-2009

• 02:24:30: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-18-2009: 02:22:57: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08.. http://bit.ly/5sJyn
  
• 05:42:36: Wt: 176, RHR: 51, BF: 17.5%
  
• 08:25:40: RT @Metrotwin: "Ding Day" - where every cyclist in London gives each other a bell - http://bit.ly/2dThpy - I'm waiting for dong day
  
• 08:50:44: RT @dslunceford: Source: Michael Jackson's Doctor to Be Charged With Manslaughter - FOXNews.com http://bit.ly/4cOZKQ
  
• 09:15:17: RT @RobertCristie: Amen! Who wouldn't?!?! RT @davidburke: I love the REI store.
  
• 11:49:30: R an 5.4 miles incl 4x(3 min easy/3 min hard): 8:13, 7:58, 8:40, 8:41. 10:47 overall - http://tinyurl.com/n5etyr
  
• 12:16:25: RT @precentral: Apple to Relent, Add 3rd Party Sync to iTunes Officially? http://bit.ly/15pxVC #palmpre - well would ya look at that
  
• 12:43:34: Hey @precentral, why no digg button in your stories?
  
• 12:50:09: I only used 508MB of data on my phone last month. Time to step it up.
  
• 12:58:48: Here I am, planning my 20-mile route, over 2 months in advance
  
• 13:50:46: OK, RT's are getting out of hand. @Oblivion @bapper
  
• 14:35:24: http://twitpic.com/eigbm - New version of my training tally...
  
• 15:02:32: ack, I meant to say yellow highlighter, sorry
  
• 15:40:05: No. No. Dear God, no. NOOOOOOOOOOO! http://tinyurl.com/oqndyc @eveblackorwhite @karrock @alitherunner
  
• 22:20:57: OK I need to head off to bed. Goodnight.
  
• 23:20:14: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 3, Day 3: Intervals/5 miles: Tonight on the way home .. http://bit.ly/hSXPG
  

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CIM Training Week 3, Day 3: Intervals/5 miles

Tonight on the way home from the store, I drove off a potential 20-mile route for when my long runs get longer. My first 20-miler's going to be in November, and I want to make sure I have the route down before I head out.

Anyway, I didn't drive far enough because in the end it was only 17 miles, but once I got home I double-checked MapMyRun.com, and have the route down now. It seems so long when driving! This time around, instead of going towards Marysville and then Yuba City for a loop before heading back, I'll be making a wide loop through Olivehurst, across to Plumas Lake, out by Sleep Train Amphitheater, and back via Forty Mile Road. It's pretty rural out there, but the way I plotted it, Walgreen's is right smack in the middle for a potty break & water refill. I hope to drive the route a few more times before actually running it.

Anyway, today was to be a 5-miler, of which I ran intervals in the middle of. The intervals were 4 x (3 min hard/3 min easy). I did a 10-minute warmup, with cooldown being the rest of the route back to work.





Intervals
1: 8:13/mi
2: 7:58/mi
3: 8:40/mi
4: 8:41/mi

Total 5.35 miles, 10:47/mi average overall, 57:41, 737 calories burned.

For the long run in November, I'm still undecided as to whether I'm going to cache water or bring a hydration pack. I have a 3L sleeve, but my backpack is for hiking, not for running, and gets a bit bulky. So I'd have to buy a Camelbak if I went that route.

Finally, in case you're interested, I took a picture of my visual training log. It's not much other than a printout of Hal Higdon's Intermediate I schedule, but on my cubicle wall at work, it really gives me a visual representation of where I am in my training.



I did the same thing during marathon training last time around, and it really kept me going each morning when I'd glance up and see it. Do what works, right?

From Twitter 08-18-2009

• 02:22:57: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-17-2009: 02:21:30: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08.. http://bit.ly/2EccEr
  
• 05:40:45: Wt: 175.5, RHR: 50, BF: 17.7%
  
• 05:50:22: Apparently the tooth fairy's cheap, she gave $2 to my son for his tooth and he was pissed.
  
• 05:52:32: RT @eddieizzard: Scotland! http://twitpic.com/ecdi9
  
• 06:01:56: Congrats on your wedding! We're drunk! http://bit.ly/6SHKc
  
• 08:01:13: "Is the Citock printer hooked up?" The user meant c.Itoh.
  
• 08:08:09: RT @obrats: @gchance arond these parts you get $10 for the 1st tooth and $5 for everyone after that. - everyone else has said a quarter heh
  
• 09:45:11: RT @angelica7641: RT @John_McB BREAKING NEWS: Brett Farve coverage is still very annoying.
  
• 10:23:38: Oh man, it's 67 degrees! Woo!
  
• 10:23:53: Beats the hell out of 85 any day
  
• 10:40:34: DAAAAAAAAMN you @joshhillis for speaking the truth!!! ;) http://su.pr/8SJV88
  
• 10:42:05: Off to run 3 miles.
  
• 11:25:45: Walked in the front door to work after my run. The owner of the company was walking towards me. He said, "Don't you look sexy."
  
• 11:25:54: So see, @phampants, you're not the only one.
  
• 11:34:10: Ran 3 miles (8:40, 8:48, 8:53), walked .2miles - http://m8.to/2oC
  
• 12:15:30: Just finished listening to 4FeetRunning... @weirdal, "Nature Trail To Hell" ♫ http://blip.fm/~bwyjw
  
• 12:49:25: You're wearing your squeaky shoes, and right there taking a snooze, is a tiger, so how do you walk on by?
  
• 12:58:54: Just bought my Plan 9 @rifftrax tix for Yuba City. Thanks guys, it's gonna be a blast!
  
• 19:34:39: Syngergy FAIL! Google Calendar's not sync'ing, I found myself at someone's house on the wrong night. @Palm #pre
  
• 19:35:12: Can I blame the #pre for misspelling Synergy? @Palm
  
• 22:21:18: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 3, Day 2: 3 miles: Today I felt like I was FLYING! Ob.. http://bit.ly/2MeOut
  

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CIM Training Week 3, Day 2: 3 miles

Today I felt like I was FLYING! Obviously I wasn't, but compared to what my pace was in the not-to-distant past, I certainly was. I ran 3 miles today, then walked the last .18 mi back to work as a cooldown.





Splits
Mile 1: 8:40
Mile 2: 8:48
Mile 3: 8:53

3 miles, 8:47/mi average pace, 26:21 total. 408 calories burned.

From Twitter 08-17-2009

• 02:21:30: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-16-2009: 02:17:45: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08.. http://bit.ly/VriMB
  
• 05:36:23: Wt: 177.2, RHR: 48%, BF: 17.8%
  
• 10:55:31: I ran 5 miles on Saturday, and 9 miles on Sunday. #activemonday
  
• 14:28:23: Great, MapMyFitness/MapMyRun isn't working quite right, not pasting to Twitter. 45 minutes elliptical, 560 calories burned.
  
• 20:51:45: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 3, Day 1: Cross Training: Week 3 begins! 45 minutes o.. http://bit.ly/4kV4P
  
• 20:52:02: Pardon me sir, did you see what happened?
  
• 20:52:35: "Yeah I did, ah was standin' there by the tomatas & here he comes, runnin thru the pole beans, thru the fruits & vegetables
  
• 20:52:56: "Nekkid as a jaybird. I hollored over ta Ethel, I said, ETHEL! But it was too late. She'd already been mooned."
  
• 20:55:03: Ray Stevens, "The Streak" ♫ http://blip.fm/~bvxpz
  
• 21:24:43: OK time for bed. Goodnight everyone.
  

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CIM Training Week 3, Day 1: Cross Training

Week 3 begins! 45 minutes on the elliptical trainer, 560 calories burned. Nothing much else to say today, other than the fact that I love Pandora. I got to listen to Rush, which is nice. :)

From Twitter 08-16-2009

• 02:17:45: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-15-2009: 02:23:09: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08.. http://bit.ly/19yaoH
  
• 06:34:42: Finally got my sorry butt out of bed! Wt: 176.6, RHR: 51, BF: 17.2%
  
• 06:48:49: Day of the night? It's morning.
  
• 06:59:12: My 5yo daughter Jenny was just screaming, "MOMMY!!!!" at the top of her lungs. When I checked she said, "I can't fall asleep."
  
• 06:59:27: Remember, she just slept all night.
  
• 07:08:24: retained
  
• 07:09:04: OK I better get the heck out the door before I talk myself out of it. Back later.
  
• 09:40:40: Ran 9.0 miles in 1:41 - http://m8.to/2n4
  
• 09:46:14: http://twitpic.com/e4r71 - Horses along the long run
  
• 09:47:09: http://twitpic.com/e4rac - Horses along the long run
  
• 09:47:12: http://twitpic.com/e4ran - Horses along my long run
  
• 09:49:13: Sorry about the duplicates! I re-sent after I got signal and the @Palm #pre decided to re-send the other two attempts hehehe
  
• 12:23:37: Does Twitpic have a size limit for images?
  
• 14:10:39: RT @quotidianlight: The star track aliens? - oh my. Yes, the Star Trek aliens. They always talk about their lobes. :)
  
• 15:47:06: Time Traveler's Wife @ 4:35
  
• 15:52:24: http://twitpic.com/e6aaj - Goodwill toy isle. :-o
  
• 16:32:29: Waiting for the Time Traveler's Wife to start. Hoping I don't end up wishing I were seeing District 9 *snicker*
  
• 19:12:54: Back from the movie... on the way home I saw a guy who I've decided is training for an ultra. Either that or he's a glutton for punishment.
  
• 19:14:53: So at 10:30 this morning as we drove over a bridge, we saw this guy crossing perpendicular, running with a weight vest
  
• 19:15:15: He may have been a bodybuilder, he had a large build, I didn't take him to be a "runner". When we got close to him he was walking.
  
• 19:15:38: On the way home from the movie, driving over the same bridge, at 6:30pm, we saw the same guy... same clothes... same weight vest
  
• 19:16:01: So either he was splitting workouts, or he was out there run/walking with the vest for 8+ hours
  
• 19:32:26: My son's tooth came out! *FINALLY*
  
• 19:33:15: This is a big deal man, it's been sticking straight out for a couple weeks.
  
• 19:38:23: I was hoping this new avatar would work for Twitter. What do you guys think?
  
• 20:10:09: Uploading today's training vlog.
  
• 21:00:05: New video uploaded: Running Vlog #11: CIM Training Week 2: Video shot on my 9-mile long run a.. http://bit.ly/Nt7fM
  
• 21:22:59: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 2, Day 7: 9 miles: After my run today, we were drivin.. http://bit.ly/uYjq6
  
• 21:23:11: New post on my blog: Running Vlog #11: CIM Training Week 2: http://bit.ly/RNaMH
  
• 21:37:56: OK, I'm off to bed. Goodnight all.
  

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Running Vlog #11: CIM Training Week 2

CIM Training Week 2, Day 7: 9 miles

After my run today, we were driving across the 10th Street Bridge around 10:30am. When we approached Plumas Street, we saw a guy running in front of us. That alone wouldn't be too interesting, but this guy made my morning. He was of largish build, he could have been a bodybuilder but it was hard to tell, because he was wearing a 20 or 30 pound weight vest! When we crossed Plumas Street, I looked over to see him walking.

We went through the rest of our day, went to church, took my mom to lunch. Went to the movie theater in the afternoon and saw The Time Traveler's Wife, then headed home around 6:30.

On the way back across the 10th Street Bridge, I saw a guy of largish build, wearing a 20 or 30 pound weight vest, walking across the bridge. Sure enough, it was the same guy! So either he split two separate workouts, or he was out there for 7 hours with his weight vest. I wanted to stop, but he was in the middle of the bridge, so there was no way to pull over and say something.

The nearest I can figure is he was likely training for an ultramarathon. Whatever the case, I was impressed! It made my run seem small.

Speaking of my run, it turned out pretty well.



I slowed down quite a bit, which is what I was supposed to do, but ended up taking a longish break in the middle when I took a picture of some horses.


The plan there was to just take a quick picture of them & email to Twitter, but I only had phone access out there. That was a bummer, if I take that route on my long runs there'll be less sharing along the way. Meanwhile, I ended up taking a longish break fiddling with my phone. Not that I minded, of course. You know me and that lazy streak!



Taking video along the way slowed me down a tad as well, but not near as much.

Splits
Mile 1: 9:58
Mile 2: 10:16
Mile 3: 10:53
Mile 4: 15:50
Mile 5: 12:19
Mile 6: 09:56
Mile 7: 11:08
Mile 8: 11:10
Mile 9: 10:22
.01 mi: 0:03

I also forgot to put on the HR strap, so I'll just go with what the Garmin 305 said. 9.01 miles, 1:41.59, 11:19/mi, ~1226 calories burned.

From Twitter 08-15-2009

• 02:23:09: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-14-2009: 02:21:47: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08.. http://bit.ly/BpCva
  
• 05:41:56: Wt: 175.8, RHR: 51, BF: 18%
  
• 05:58:56: It's almost 6am, I'm ready to run my 5 miles. I've noticed, the sun's starting to come up later in the morning. :(
  
• 07:04:47: Back from the run! It was niiiice outside, wish I could run early every morning. Ah well.
  
• 07:10:52: Ran 5.1 miles in 47:40, 9:21 pace, 584 kcal - http://tinyurl.com/prddf6
  
• 07:13:31: Off to the shower.
  
• 08:53:13: http://twitpic.com/dzsb5 - Cub Scouts popcorn sale @ Lowe's...
  
• 10:33:34: "Mountain Dew is good!" - my 3yo daughter
  
• 16:43:11: RT @beejjorgensen: http://twitpic.com/e1gyg - Oops! Forgot to send this to @pberry since I got no signal there... - a likely shot
  
• 18:17:41: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 2, Day 6: 5 miles: Today was an easy 5 miles, and I n.. http://bit.ly/pR9Bh
  

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CIM Training Week 2, Day 6: 5 miles

Today was an easy 5 miles, and I noticed a couple things.

First, it looks like my easy pace is becoming faster. This is good, of course, because that means I'll be able to run faster for a longer period of time.

The second thing, which isn't so great, is that after this morning's run and successive daily activities, I'm completely exhausted. It's only 6pm, and I feel like going to bed! I think the key here is that it's essential for me to eat prior to running.

I experienced this same thing after last Sunday's 8-miler, when again I didn't eat before it. I was exhausted then as well, and ended up just lounging around the campsite the rest of the day.

So anyway, the run itself was fabulous. I ran at 6am, and the weather was darn near perfect: 55 degrees with a slight breeze. If all runs were that way, I'd never have a bad one!





Splits
Mile 1: 9:23
Mile 2: 9:14
Mile 3: 9:16
Mile 4: 9:22
Mile 5: 9:29
.09 Mi: 0:51 (9:14/mi)

5.09 miles, 47:36.92, 9:21/mi, 584 calories burned

From Twitter 08-14-2009

• 02:21:47: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-13-2009: 08:48:02: For @blackfonzie: Mark Wahlberg/Dirk.. http://bit.ly/amd7P
  
• 06:17:39: Wt: 175.4, RHR: 54, BF: 18.2%
  
• 07:58:41: Olivia Newton John & ELO, "Xanadu" :) ♫ http://blip.fm/~bp0bq
  
• 08:02:51: Rush covered Olivia Newton John?!?!?! "Xanadu" ♫ http://blip.fm/~bp0l8
  
• 08:24:45: out of context alert, people!
  
• 08:32:10: Yip! Sorry, I still have to pee.
  
• 10:51:42: Ever seen bra testing? http://bit.ly/koCwJ
  
• 13:45:57: The Shake Weight is for women. @eveblackorwhite, @alitherunner, & @runnrgrl, this means you. @phampants @karrock. http://tinyurl.com/moqzwr
  
• 17:14:01: RT @runnersworld: Hooray! RT @JohnSturdivant "Spirit of the Marathon" documentary on Hulu! http://bit.ly/a6Qvm
  
• 17:39:11: Chapura Echo appears to work flawlessly on the @Palm #pre. Thanks, Chapura!
  
• 17:40:23: And with that, I depart.
  
• 19:58:16: HAH! This is too funny.
  
• 19:58:51: My ex-gf commented on my post of the Shake Weight. She said she wonders if it actually works. *snicker* Joke completely lost on her.
  
• 21:14:33: OK, I got my blog entry written, there's 5 miles to be run in the morning. Off to bed I go. Gnite!
  
• 21:22:05: New post on my blog: Eddie Izzard (CIM Training Week 2, Day 5: REST): It's rest day! I did n.. http://bit.ly/pvvIZ
  

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Eddie Izzard (CIM Training Week 2, Day 5: REST)

It's rest day! I did no exercise whatsoever today, which was fun, great fun. :)

On Twitter, I used to follow quite a few celebrities. If I think they're funny, and say funny or interesting things on Twitter, I'll follow. If not, they're gone. This is what happened when they all started playing a barely funny game among each other one night.

You may or may not have heard of him, but one of these celebrity Twitter casualties was @eddieizzard. Eddie Izzard is a British comedian who's got a large following over there, but not near as much here. I was aware of him because of peoples' mentions online, but had never seen any of his work until he starred a few years ago on the FX show, The Riches, which was a great, unique show. Like most great, unique shows, it was cancelled before its time.

On Twitter, he was one of the first people I followed. Unlike most celebrities, he seemed to be pretty down to earth. He posted about visiting with his father, including pictures, and I thought that was neat. Then the little game happened, and I stopped following.



Sure he's a bit hard to handle if you're not used to, but he is pretty funny. He's also a bit overweight, as evidenced by the above picture.

So today I was on Twitter, and as they tend to do, someone did a retweet from Eddie Izzard, which means they reposted what he had posted:

Got to Kendal, in the Lake District and finished my 17th marathon for sport relief. Tomorrow my 18th and then a day off http://bit.ly/rKdep

This intrigued me. 17th marathon? Tomorrow's his 18th? Eddie Izzard? The guy in the above picture?



Come to find out, there's a charity in England loosely connected to Comic Relief called Sport Relief, and Eddie Izzard is running to support the cause. Not just running, but he's running 30 marathons in 30 days.

Things like this are pretty common in the running world, of course, but typically they're done by people who are known for that sort of thing. Dean Karnazes, for example, is famous for being the "Ultramarathon Man", who a few years ago famously ran 50 marathons in 50 states, in 50 days. He called it 50-50-50, made a video, and wrote a book. The thing is, Dean Karnazes trains all night every night and has about 8% body fat.



Eddie Izzard, on the other hand, is like many of us runners. He's a bit overweight, in his mid-40s, yet is out there getting it done. Not only is he getting it done, but he's doing very well at it. Remember earlier, I mentioned that he's currently on his 17th marathon distance. He's on his way across the UK, and when he's done, he will have covered well over 1000 miles.



I am truly awed by this. Not only is he raising money for charity, but he's proving that yes, a middle aged, slightly overweight runner can get it done.

We're all in this together. Let's go for a run.

From Twitter 08-13-2009

• 08:48:02: For @blackfonzie: Mark Wahlberg/Dirk Diggler, "You've Got the Touch" ♫ http://blip.fm/~bmzb2
  
• 09:04:07: Dunno why I bother doing this, I always forget to post late afternoon/evening. Oh well, breakfast: Atkins bar. :-D
  
• 09:16:44: HOLY COW, it's 9:15 & 72 degrees already
  
• 09:16:58: GOTTA run on time today. It could be 80 by 10:30.
  
• 09:26:52: RT @blackfonzie: Les Paul, jazz guitarist & inventor, audio pioneer, namesake of the Gibson Les Paul, died at 94 http://tinyurl.com/lpo2ky
  
• 10:13:15: I'm stupid. I left yesterday's workout clothes in the bag instead of tossing them in the laundry. Now my clean workout clothes smell bad.
  
• 10:25:23: Snack: 1 oz honey roasted peanuts
  
• 11:44:00: Post-run snack: 6 oz Yoplait Light Blueberry Patch
  
• 11:48:17: Ran 4 miles (9:40, 9:45, 10:41, 11:00), walked .75 miles - http://tinyurl.com/mgadn9
  
• 11:58:26: Heh, when you import Garmin data to MapMyRun now, it screws up pace... it says I was running a 2:30/mi pace today
  
• 12:37:18: Probably old by now, but have you Biggest Loser fans seen this? Former contestants @ SF Triathlon 2009: http://tinyurl.com/mfoxbl
  
• 12:42:26: Lunch: grilled chicken thigh & drumstick
  
• 14:17:17: I just made myself LOL.
  
• 14:18:37: I've been known to flip off Furneaux Rd.
  
• 16:27:09: Enough fun though, @beejjorgensen's gonna be mad ;)
  
• 18:20:46: Parent/teacher orientation for 5yo Jenny!
  
• 20:04:17: I just found out a buddy of mine is DJ for a party w/Schwarzenegger. He's checking to see if I can take pictures. :-D
  
• 21:03:59: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH! RT @thomaslennon: Reno 911! was cancelled at 1:30 pm today. Won't be wearing the shorts again.
  
• 22:17:47: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 2, Day 4: 4 miles: Yesterday's intervals ended up sho.. http://bit.ly/2loetO
  

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CIM Training Week 2, Day 4: 4 miles

Yesterday's intervals ended up shortening what was supposed to be a 5-mile run down to 4 miles. Today was scheduled to be 3 miles easy, but I ran 4 miles instead to make up the extra mile missed yesterday. As far as the image is concerned, I had been using a different mode in Sporttracks that would allow me to hide the cooldown walk at the end of my run, but in the process the mile splits weren't obvious. So I'm going back to the old style.





Splits
Mile 1: 9:40
Mile 2: 9:45
Mile 3: 10:41
Mile 4: 11:00

I sort of did a lame walk/run/jog the 3/4 of a mile after mile 4. Also for some reason, the heat really affected me more than it did yesterday. It was probably because of residual fatigue from the intervals. 4 miles, 620 calories burned after the walk.

From Twitter 08-12-2009

• 00:42:55: Persids are a bust for me, too far to get away from lights & my son keeps thinking animals will get us. Heh.
  
• 00:57:36: @RobertCristie @plumaslaker There's a couple huge sunflower fields just south of Gridley, they were all facing east when I was out there
  
• 00:59:22: OK I'm off to bed persied-less. *snif* I haven't had a good viewing since 2003!
  
• 02:21:38: New post on my blog: From Twitter 08-11-2009: 00:30:57: I better go to bed before I find mys.. http://bit.ly/157Qos
  
• 06:24:12: Wt: 177.4, RHR: 54, BF: 17%
  
• 08:18:00: @blackfonzie The Perseids are REALLY obvious, especially if there's not much light pollution. In 2003 I was driving to a secluded place...
  
• 08:18:36: @blackfonzie and they were lighting up the sky, scarily so. They were every 2 minutes or so all over the sky.
  
• 08:21:25: @BobHarperAnthem I think everyone's upset about the Time cover Bob, did you see the Runner's World rebuttal?
  
• 08:21:39: Testing to see if Bob Harper's a human being.
  
• 08:24:01: @RunningHoosier I don't think I want to do those types of tests on him. No, just a simple @reply would be nice.
  
• 08:24:30: @RunningHoosier I poke Jillian Michaels on occasion, I think her assistant tweets once in the morning and that's about all
  
• 08:26:38: @blackfonzie Cool. I didn't see jack but like I said, light pollution. If I hadn't gone on vacation last week I would have taken today off.
  
• 08:26:52: @blackfonzie That would have made it possible to drive the hour or so to where there's minimal light
  
• 08:29:47: RT @JackFacts24: Professor Charles Xavier of the X-Men once tried to read Jack Bauer's mind. Now he's in a wheelchair. #24
  
• 08:32:16: @bicoastalite Huh. Even after 20 years, Dave Gahan's drug abuse rips up his vocal chords while on tour. *snicker*
  
• 08:33:51: It would have been nice if the European backpacking trip guy with the crazy girlfriend would have written a blog post instead of a TEXT vid.
  
• 08:35:42: @bicoastalite I dunno if that's really the reason, but he did have that problem back in the early 90s, I recall a tour cancelled
  
• 08:36:04: @Oblivion Mid-training blues have hit, eh? :)
  
• 08:39:40: @runninghoosier @BobHarperAnthem doesn't like me *sob* he didn't respond to my tweet. Now I have to go eat a large pizza.
  
• 08:41:53: @cyktrussell I've seen those before, they have some cool stuff.
  
• 08:48:12: OW. The drawer just ripped open my elbow's road rash.
  
• 08:50:56: @Oblivion #1 was a surprise to nobody. :)
  
• 08:51:17: @Oblivion I will say though that he got a little too happy with his Top 5, I think one of those was only a few months ago haha
  
• 08:52:16: Why is it, I can upload 500 pictures to Flickr, all linked from FB, yet nobody seems to notice until I upload *ONE* picture direct to FB?
  
• 08:52:43: Why, what is this link you are referring to, I do not understand, it is not on the book of face. I cannot click on it. Oh look, puppies!
  
• 08:56:05: @dslunceford It's a USB powered fork.
  
• 09:01:24: Breakfast: 1/2 Protein Plus bar
  
• 09:08:52: @Oblivion I didn't even read it, I saw clippy & immediately closed the browser
  
• 09:09:34: @evaporated You're right. Puppehs. :)
  
• 09:11:46: @PalmPreLawyer @vomitbrown @Yusekeg My #pre's been dropped to asphalt, dropped in the ER, dropped @ the gas station. It's fine.
  
• 09:32:29: @Oblivion I don't doubt it! Start making friends in marathon cities.
  
• 09:54:38: @blackfonzie Geez dude, I haven't even been using gmail that long. I have some from 2006 in Yahoo mail though.
  
• 09:56:57: @blackfonzie EXCUSE me. I have a message from 4-23-02
  
• 09:58:09: @blackfonzie A receipt for buying Babylon 5: Season 2 :) Previous to Yahoo I was using a private mail server that is no more
  
• 10:05:20: @runsolo my earliest is april 2002 on yahoo
  
• 10:06:27: EWW! Flippin' Vista user changed his computer look & feel to look like Windows. 95.
  
• 10:12:48: @winbear Maybe he's just grasping at the past. His computer is fine.
  
• 10:13:09: @winbear His wallpaper is orange. Like, pumpkin orange.
  
• 10:13:37: @blackfonzie Looking at my past email isn't as fun as looking at my old Usenet posts from '92
  
• 10:19:08: @blackfonzie I wish I had email from that long ago, but I had a crash or two that lost the old, old stuff. The oldest was on the Amiga
  
• 10:19:25: @blackfonzie I do have one or two old messages saved on my old college account hehehe
  
• 10:20:04: @bapper Dude, for CIM I'm going there from home. I'll have to be up at like 4:30 or 5
  
• 10:22:23: @taylormarshall I went out of cell/data range on vacation this weekend & put it into airplane mode. The battery lasted over 3 days.#pre
  
• 10:22:52: @bapper Yup, it cost $10 more. The buses leave from all the local hotels, so I'll just pick one to park in. Hopefully parking won't be bad.
  
• 10:46:39: I just LOVE when these "do it ASAP per the owner" messages come in just as I lace up my shoes.
  
• 11:46:09: I just love when someone puts someone on hold to answer the phone (unimportant), then tells the person who called to hold (unimportant)
  
• 11:47:28: I swear this isn't rocket science! What part of "create a new message" do you NOT understand!?!?!?!
  
• 11:49:25: "Look at your signature. Is there a disclaimer?" They either answer, "What's a signature?" or "What's a disclaimer?"
  
• 12:34:24: Finished checking/changing signature files, it only took two hours. The temp went from 75 to 87 in that time. So now I can run.
  
• 12:35:43: @ironbrandon http://www.ultramarathonman.com/flash/contact.php
  
• 12:37:26: @ironbrandon Alternate: find out where he's running and run with him on the course :)
  
• 13:56:44: @alitherunner Stop that! Sherry don't like it.
  
• 13:57:34: @ironbrandon RE Karnazes, he invites anyone to run while he's training, I thought he said so in Ultramarathon Man. Somewhere. :)
  
• 14:05:34: @alitherunner I'm sure I gave this to you before: http://bit.ly/FTNlC
  
• 14:17:08: Ran 4.0 miles intervals (6 x 1 min: 7:24.7:54,7:43,7:38,7:52,7:47) - http://tinyurl.com/nmztdk
  
• 14:17:32: NOW I feel like I'm training. 92 degrees when I started, 95 when I finished.
  
• 14:19:20: @Oblivion That one was pretty funny.
  
• 14:19:28: @alitherunner Make me fries.
  
• 14:21:42: @alitherunner "Autographed basketball!" (Let's Go Crazy, Prince) #ikilledthoselyrics
  
• 14:36:52: @alitherunner Thick as a brick. ♫ http://blip.fm/~blnfm
  
• 14:52:42: RT @Oblivion: I'm SO glad there are people out there to help me look normal: http://bit.ly/RASIY - give that to @blackfonzie! now!
  
• 14:54:47: @blackfonzie I haven't listened to it yet, heh. I figured you had it, it was the telegraph after all
  
• 15:42:40: @ginaharris1 @turtlescanrun Hot as hell! I decided to use the FIRST intervals on my Wednesday Hal Higdon runs
  
• 18:26:11: Dude! I don't care if a manicure is girly, the nail salon in Walmart has Jedi playing on the plasma!
  
• 18:28:03: "Lucy in this guy with diamonds"
  
• 18:30:17: "You better run, you better take a verb. Yeah, ahh." Men At Work, Down Under
  
• 14:32:35: "Do you feel like I poo'ed?" Peter Frampton
  
• 18:37:44: @bapper Back to normal I see, was it 95 degrees? Hehehe
  
• 18:38:34: http://twitpic.com/doizd - Mmm, hair mayonnaise... Do they make Grey Poupon for Hair?
  
• 18:39:17: @steveheath Does that mean they all have pr0n sites?
  
• 14:42:17: "Love me to Tyne... Daly's the way." The Doors
  
• 20:25:09: @bapper I was doing pretty good today. On one hand I only ran 4 (was supposed to do 5) but it was intervals <8 min/mi in 95-degree heat
  
• 20:27:01: "Nice lice, lady." - Vanilla Ice
  
• 20:32:48: @keeponrunning Great movie, @ctkrussell thinks so ;)
  
• 20:50:28: @phampants Mexicans can sunburn?
  
• 20:51:02: For some reason my @Palm #Pre doesn'
  
• 20:51:19: For some reason my @Palm #Pre doesn't give me email notifications anymore.
  
• 21:23:44: @phampants African? No wait, French.
  
• 21:27:24: @Oblivion @phampants In other words, purebred mutt.
  
• 21:48:24: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 2, Day 3: Intervals: Hal Higdon's Intermediate I trai.. http://bit.ly/3A4Y2
  

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