5 miles

I've been trying to keep the Hal Higdon schedule leading up to the start of training, even though I'm not keeping the same mileage. Today was 5 miles.

I purposely kept a slower pace than yesterday in an attempt not to overdo it and find myself in pain, and it seems to be working.





Splits
Mile 1: 9:17
Mile 2: 9:35
Mile 3: 10:11
Mile 4: 10:33
Mile 5: 11:37

51:15, 10:14/mi, 777 calories burned

Here's something neat. The last mile would have looked a lot more like Mile 4 if it hadn't been for a guy on a bike who stopped me. I've waved and said a few words to him in the past, he seems to ride at the same time as my lunchtime runs. An older gentleman, in his 70s, he was wondering where I'd been. I told him about my injuries, and the fact that for a while I was running at night rather than at lunch.

Anyway, he told me he'd seen me about a half hour ago, and recognized me because of the way I run. The way I run? So does this mean he recognized the guy running like a dork and knew it was me?

I walked the last half mile or so back to work as a cooldown, and once back did 15 minutes of stretching and the foam roller on both IT bands.

Looking forward to highlighting workouts next week. :)

From Twitter 07-28-2009

• 08:38:38: I hate it when I go to click on a link in Twitter & that second two more tweets pop up so I end up clicking on a blog entry about body hair.
  
• 08:41:19: Geez, never give an insane person a @Palm #pre, they end up like THIS girl: http://is.gd/1RcIi
  
• 08:43:21: @blackfonzie I've been to Lodi, that song is completely accurate. Oh lord, stuck in Lodi again.
  
• 08:46:30: @sarahjclark Marillion
  
• 08:47:30: @sam2579 The whole ad campaign is like that, she's talking to us from the uncanny valley
  
• 08:50:34: @blackfonzie What I wanna know is why, after getting stuck, didn't he call the man from the magazine back.
  
• 08:51:06: @blackfonzie Clearly the man hasn't tried very hard to get back to where he lives.
  
• 08:51:53: @ginaharris1 I'd also better wear a t-shirt under my tux, wouldn't want two bloody spots.
  
• 08:54:29: @blackfonzie Again, not trying hard enough. He could have written a song about Lodi.
  
• 08:55:01: @sam2579 They didn't utilize the set very well either, it looks like special effects, not a real set hehe
  
• 08:58:04: RT @bucksommerkamp: enjoyed William Shatner doing Sarah Palin's farewell speech as poetry -- CLASSIC! http://is.gd/1RfyN
  
• 08:59:50: @blackfonzie The song's protagonist isn't Fogerty, it's some dude sitting around bitching about Lodi
  
• 09:00:24: @blackfonzie My guess is, Fogerty was in the bar with the dude, heard him bitch, then wrote the song. So now the dude's doubly pissed.
  
• 09:01:01: @blackfonzie So now the dude can't even write a song about Lodi, because Fogerty *STOLE* it from him! Bastard.
  
• 09:02:43: @PreThinking How is an ad with a freaky chick talking about how freaked out about the product she's telling us about going to SELL the #pre?
  
• 09:05:03: @blackfonzie Except for the fact that he's run out of songs. D'oh.
  
• 09:07:28: @blackfonzie http://bit.ly/EyWja
  
• 09:10:23: @blackfonzie Oh one more thing. Who's his friend, and who took him?
  
• 09:12:35: @blackfonzie Yup that one made me laugh. Of COURSE it's insultive! Also the guy says he's from Tracy. Tracy's much, much worse.
  
• 09:12:49: @blackfonzie They're just little towns, nothing wrong with that... but ever been in a bar in a small town like that? Good god.
  
• 09:13:57: @blackfonzie In small towns there's no such things as a "sports bar" or "night club". Seedy bars where people get shot, man.
  
• 09:27:57: @TLM26 Yup. Buy the pics.
  
• 09:28:29: @TLM26 got a link to the pics?
  
• 09:31:44: RT @DarkUFO: Lost Polls - Favourite beard? http://bit.ly/Vk3ON #lost - my vote goes to @blackfonzie
  
• 09:34:20: @ADoRunRun I like Cytomax and prefer the citrus flavor to the pink lemonade
  
• 09:34:32: @ADoRunRun Cytomax has a supplement in it to reduce lactic acid buildup
  
• 09:35:10: @runnersrambles got a link to the photos?
  
• 09:40:46: @TLM26 linky to the pic'ies?
  
• 09:42:51: @blackfonzie Agreed, but Lapidus shaved his. What about Kelvin Inman?
  
• 09:43:20: @blackfonzie Jack's wasn't even real I don't think, it looked like a wig
  
• 09:48:08: @TheBadCop what controversy would that be?
  
• 09:49:14: @TLM26 sometimes photographers put the signature in "on the fly", but being san francisco it's unlikely
  
• 09:50:32: @TheBadCop ah.
  
• 09:51:59: @TLM26 Nope, they're doing it "properly". They have a database that's accessed by the script putting the watermark over it. Sorry.
  
• 09:52:26: @TLM26 Some photographers don't spend the $ so they'll have a watermarked version AND an unwatermarked that you can find links to.
  
• 09:53:45: @Lybbe That's because your daughter's an alien and doesn't want to be detected.
  
• 09:54:43: @ADoRunRun Oh, if that's when you're introducing it, then don't. I misunderstood. :)
  
• 10:02:25: @TLM26 I totally agree there. I think you'd be ok with buying the ones you like, then scanning for an avatar.
  
• 10:02:50: @TLM26 What they're doing is trying to avoid people buying the digital version, then blowing up to all sorts of sizes.
  
• 10:03:09: @TLM26 You'd be amazed at the low quality people will accept on account of it being free
  
• 10:03:40: @SoFlaEstatePlan I wonder how many people do the same thing, mistyping "prostate" for "prostrate"
  
• 10:05:00: @TLM26 Last year @quotidianlight did a run where I was able to get all her images from the site without watermarks hehe
  
• 10:20:57: @ADoRunRun I'd say then, bring your own. I always bring my own anyway. :)
  
• 11:35:08: @blackfonzie I live in a heavily Sikh-populated area (the temple is here). Now THERE are some impressive beards.
  
• 11:35:34: @blackfonzie What's really cool is some of them have a beard strap that attaches to their turbans.
  
• 11:37:52: Do you guys know how to hide splits in Sporttracks?
  
• 11:41:16: Ran 3.1 miles in 28:16: 8:53, 8:50, 9:30, & 9:58 (.1 mi) - http://tinyurl.com/m6jt54
  
• 11:41:47: @brooksrunning Isn't Marshall's clearance items, like Ross? If so, their inventory's not reliable, it changes all the time
  
• 12:00:34: @Oblivion I don't think they've been emailing it. Mine's up in a week or two, haven't gotten an email but I noticed like you did
  
• 12:01:21: @NathanFillion Is that like David Hasselhoff's wife marrying the real Michael Knight?
  
• 12:02:20: @brooksrunning @MattD19 Yup, I've found some great deals but they're random. I wish they had regular stock, hehe
  
• 12:03:53: @disneyrunner Not everyone knows about things like the really cheap Champion gear at Target. Holy cow what a find that was!
  
• 12:05:00: RT @ADoRunRun: @chicrunner I'll gladly pose fun running pictures like this: http://tr.im/uryj - who let monkey-boy into the race?
  
• 12:06:50: @steve_gonzalez Sorry, I can't be a fan of Daylight Donuts, I haven't tasted their product. :-D
  
• 12:09:41: @brooksrunning @disneyrunner My favorite part of the article was when they bought shoes at Walmart...
  
• 12:10:09: @brooksrunning @disneyrunner "How do I know which is the best running shoe?" "There's a picture of a runner on the box."
  
• 12:10:30: @ginaharris1 Hey! Today's run was FABULOUS, best run I've had in a long time, maybe the best run since the marathon
  
• 12:11:06: @ginaharris1 Granted, it was only 3 miles. But still. :)
  
• 12:16:04: @disneyrunner Very true, but they were purposely going to the cheapest, widely known places. I disagreed with them a few times too
  
• 12:16:28: @disneyrunner Like they said men's running shorts were nonexistent at Target, but that's where I get mine. I love them.
  
• 12:16:48: @ginaharris1 Really? Are you injured? (I forget, sorry)
  
• 12:32:55: @disneyrunner yeah I buy those there too, especially the long sleeve ones
  
• 12:46:01: RT @DarkUFO: Spoilers - Nestor Carbonell confirms past killing http://bit.ly/1CVJbE - Nestor Carbonnell's a murderer?
  
• 12:46:53: @Steve_Gonzalez How far from Charlotte, NC are you?
  
• 13:05:12: @runkerrierun @stlrunner @runkerrierun Before he retired, in Sacramento there was a newscaster named Dick Cable
  
• 13:08:41: @quotidianlight What is muscle milk, just a protein drink? I see they have Muscle Milk Light now.
  
• 13:14:43: @quotidianlight Most protein drinks do taste like crap, I was just wondering if muscle milk had anything else (I'm sure it has BCAA)
  
• 13:17:04: @quotidianlight Stop it, you're no help. :) I suppose you're the wrong person to ask.
  
• 13:20:07: @quotidianlight Looking at ingredients, other than maltodextrin & gums (xanthan gum) I don't see preservatives, just supplements
  
• 13:23:10: @quotidianlight Which is where I'm reading it. I can understand the protein quality being down, there's a variety of quality products
  
• 13:23:36: @quotidianlight But most people don't want to pay $80 to $100 for a pound of protein powder
  
• 13:23:51: @quotidianlight BTW Jillian's radio show & podcast are no more as of a week and a half ago. :(
  
• 13:24:30: @quotidianlight Anyway I've been looking at a replacement for GNC protein powder because it tastes like ass :)
  
• 13:25:10: @quotidianlight a high quality whey drink will typically have BCAA already
  
• 13:25:31: @Steve_Gonzalez That's pretty far. My sister lives in Charlotte, I want to go see her soon.
  
• 13:28:14: @disneyrunner well that sucks! You using soy?
  
• 13:39:23: @Snowshadow I feel yer pain bruthah
  
• 14:44:47: @brybrarobry Was that a manual entry or did you load from your Garmin? Their uploader seems to be broken, now it won't paste to twitter 4 me
  
• 19:04:03: @brybrarobry OK I figured it was manual. Auto entry using the Garmin plugin is faster than it used to be but no Twitter in the same format
  
• 19:05:47: @SoFlaEstatePlan Dirk Gently now has a law degree apparently.
  
• 19:20:40: New post on my blog: Great run - 3.1 miles!!!: It's been a long time since I had a run this .. http://bit.ly/3Ze1I3
  
• 19:22:42: New Flickr upload: 7-28-2009 Splits: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: http://bit.ly/gPn6N
  
• 19:59:40: Holy cow man. My son's friend Samantha from next door just got over viral meningitis and two hospital stays only to get appendicitis.
  
• 20:00:00: She's back in the hospital, she had her appendix taken out. The little girl's 8 years old, poor thing.
  
• 20:02:42: @Adora I thought #predevcamp wasn't until next weekend?
  
• 20:07:33: @quotidianlight BTW, ran my ass off today, minimal pain
  
• 20:09:13: Wow, my wife gave an update about the appendix thing... laproscopic surgery, it was entirely outpatient. Cool!
  
• 20:12:19: @Matthew_GoWagon Yeah I didn't know they could remove an appendix that way either. Amazing this science thing.
  
• 20:13:48: @rachelbaker I'd love to try it, but I only eat the slim-a-bears. I shouldn't even eat those.
  
• 20:16:55: @quotidianlight Read the blog. :) http://gregchance.blogspot.com/. The smile was on the inside though. :) The outside wa sbusy sweating.
  
• 20:20:33: @rachelbaker You know, if I eat enough healthy desserts they make me forget about unhealthy ones for a little while.
  
• 20:22:40: @quotidianlight It's strange though that I feel a detachment to long runs that I didn't have when I started training before
  
• 20:22:58: @quotidianlight Although before, I'd just run 6 weekly 14-milers in a row, hehe
  
• 20:24:57: @quotidianlight Look at these, this is a guy on a message board I'm on... THOSE make me jealous. http://tinyurl.com/mdt9qz
  
• 20:25:40: @quotidianlight They remind me of @britishbulldog's splits! Interesting you stopped wearing headphones and I started.
  
• 20:26:19: @quotidianlight My detachment is more that I haven't run over 6 miles since May. I can't imagine that long at the moment.
  
• 20:27:22: @quotidianlight My first long run of training will be 8 miles, so it'll increase fast hahaha
  
• 20:27:46: Eh, I don't see it being scary, just hard to picture. I know I can do it, I've done it before.
  
• 20:28:14: But there's a long time between now and November, or now and December. A lot happens in that time.
  
• 20:28:39: I haven't been listening to music while running though, it's been podcasts.
  

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