CIM Training Week 7, Day 3: 5 taper miles

So today wasn't as fast as yesterday. That's ok, it was partially by design because I don't want to overdo it during taper, and partially because I was just a bit lazy. :) I also stopped about a mile and a half in to take pictures of some dogs I'd been thinking about taking a picture of for a while.

There's a house that has a wooden playground in the backyard, and these dogs, crafty creatures they are, love to watch the people and traffic. So they climb to the top of the playground and bark at me as I run.



That made Mile 2 a little slower than the rest, but it still wasn't too bad in the end.



Splits
Mile 1: 9:04
Mile 2: 10:56
Mile 3: 9:36
Mile 4: 10:00
Mile 5: 9:24

5 miles, 49:03, 9:48/mi average, 553 calories burned

Tomorrow's Thanksgiving, but I'm not worried about it. That's a good thing! I've lost 12 pounds since October, and I'm not about to throw it away on account of a pumpkin pie. :)

From Twitter 11-24-2009

• 11:06:38: RT @SamMcManis: Video: This guy finished the #CIM course in 6:39 ... That's 6 minutes 39 seconds. http://bit.ly/8eC4yc - thanks!
  
• 11:25:17: Bib number for #CIM: 1131, so there. :)
  
• 14:05:23: MapMyRun.com: Updated 2009/11/24 . 335 (kcal). 3.19 mi.. 00:30:25
  
• 14:08:46: Ran 3 mi (8:01, 8:28, 8:25) in 24:55, 8:18 average, walked .2 mi - http://bit.ly/6bmfMA
  
• 15:20:15: Soon the gypsy queen, in a blaze of vaseline, will perform on guillotine, what a scene, what a scene.
  
• 16:00:17: When someone emails an image, and you double-click it, Microsoft Picture Viewer comes up. Clicking NEXT doesn't go to the next attachment.
  
• 16:00:40: In other words, they only sent you ONE image, not the 5,000,000 you have saved in your temp folder.
  
• 16:07:45: Sacramento Bee #CIM tips, Miles 12-14: http://bit.ly/6TYMzM
  
• 16:17:06: Awwww, my poor @palm #pre just fell asleep due to battery drain. All part of the evil plan, bwaaaa-hahaha.
  
• 16:22:50: Everyone: Google "Michelle Obama" and tell me what comes up as a related search. Whoops.
  
• 16:23:14: Er excuse me, do a Google image search for "Michelle Obama".
  
• 17:06:01: Put on your red shoes and dance the blues.
  
• 22:37:44: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 7, Day 2: 3 taper miles: Today was my birthday, and I was expecting an uneve... http://bit.ly/7WVIey
  
• 23:01:12: Time for this 40-year-old to go to bed. Because I'm old.
  
• 23:01:16: nite all :)
  

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