Today's Tweets

00:11 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:08 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:36 New po.. tinyurl.com/chdolm #

04:39 Wt: 177.6, RHR: 49, BF: 17.7% #

05:01 Yesterday I made a joke about odd twitterers, with the keyword "investment banker" #

05:01 Some moron sent me a private message with his resume whittled down to 140 characters. Investment banker. #

05:03 Actually it wasn't private at all, it was a @message #

09:15 Wow, huge discrepency between my Garmin & official time. Official: 28:55.6, # 318 overall, #21 Age Group, 9:20 pace ave. #

17:36 Completed Sacramento Zoo Zoom 2009. 398 (kcal) Distance 3.18 mi. Duration 00:28:57 #

21:11 New video uploaded: Running Vlog #8: 2009 Sacramento Zoo Zoom: 2009 Sacramento Zoo Zoom. No v.. tinyurl.com/cuehvl #

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Today's Tweets

00:08 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:36 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:09 New po.. tinyurl.com/cdxmbj #

08:30 Wt: 175.0, RHR: 48, BF: 17.6% #

08:50 I'm finally here, everyone can stop panicking. #

08:53 I went to bed at 8:30. Got up at 8:30. 12 hours, baby! #

09:04 Speaking of which, is @Newmen around? #

09:24 What do you guys think of Accel Gel? I used it on my 20-miler but other than taste I couldn't tell a difference. #

11:02 RT @breagrant: Went to see Army of Darkness last night at the drive-in. Want more drive-ins!! And more Sam Raimi! (my dog enjoyed it too) #

11:02 I wish Army of Darkness was playing at a drive-in near ME, dangit. #

16:01 Well, that long run sucked. #

16:02 Wha! It's 82 degrees! It was 70 when I started. #

16:26 OK time to wash the salt off my body. #

17:04 Isn't the word "twiss"? #

17:10 OK time for Saturday errands. BBL. #

20:52 Mapped 04/18/2009 Route (13.51 mi.) #

20:54 Completed Taper Long Run. 1,832 (kcal) Distance 13.51 mi. Duration 02:48:57 #

22:10 New Flickr upload: 4-18-2009 Splits: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/db53jq #

23:15 New post on my blog: Taper Long Run - 13 miles: It happened again. I know better, I should r.. tinyurl.com/czwn2m #

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Taper Long Run - 13 miles

It happened again. I know better, I should run as early as possible for many reasons, not the least of all temperature.

But I was tired! Last night I was exhausted and went to bed at 8:30. Then this morning, I just did not want to get up this morning. Not at 4:30, not at the 2nd alarm ring at 5:30. Not even at 6:30. So, I stayed in bed and slept until 8:30, and got 12 hours of sleep (minus the moments when I turned off the alarm, of course).

I put it off, put it off, put it off, and finally ran at 11:30. When I started, it was 70 degrees outside. When I finished, it was 82! I proved once again that my body's not quite acclimated to the hot weather. At least it's still only April, right? Perhaps by the end of summer, I'll be used to it.



I want badly to blame the heat on my poor performance today. To some extent I can, but to be realistic, my long runs have all been like this the past few months. Since I took the week off to let my leg recover a few months ago, I just haven't gotten back to running to the best of my ability. The splits tell the story, of course.



Splits
Mile 1: 09:35.48
Mile 2: 09:46.03
Mile 3: 10:02.46
Mile 4: 12:20.44
Mile 5: 13:20.72
Mile 6: 13:05.74
Mile 7: 13:01.09
Mile 8: 15:30.71
Mile 9: 12:46.55
Mile 10: 13:16.49
Mile 11: 14:41.94
Mile 12: 17:25.84
Mile 13: 13:57.38

13 miles, 2:48:57.24, 12:59/mi average! Augh! But hey, I burned 1832 calories.

So then when I got home, what was the first thing out of my wife's mouth? "I thought you weren't running as far today." See, she's started to figure out how long it takes me to run distances, so when it takes longer, she notices.

I need some sleep. Tomorrow I'm running the Sacramento Zoo Zoom 5k. Goodnight!

Today's Tweets

00:36 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:09 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:05 Thomas.. tinyurl.com/d5neca #

05:48 Wt: 176.4, RHR: 50, BF: 17.9% #

08:15 Help me out, #followfriday 'ers, what's the easiest way without the Twitter website to follow people who've followed you? #

08:17 #followfriday: @sbatson01 #photography #

09:15 I just realized one of my best friends from high school is now on Twitter. He was following me, hadn't noticed. @jonlanderman #followfriday #

09:35 Today is awful. Donuts in the break room this morning, and now they're ordering pizza for lunch. Guess which one was a big fat fail already? #

10:01 Time to get in on the action #followfriday @smellycents @shawnz @blackfonzie @Oblivion @rachelbaker @DarkUFO @SoloRunner @metalman777 #

10:05 #followfriday @SacramentoZoo @Skittlesdfw @gunnyman @ToddKlindt @steverunner @alyankovic @CelebNewsWire @Newmen @beejjorgensen @bapper #

10:05 A girl here at work is running the @SacramentoZoo Zoo Zoom tomorrow, but won't tell me her goal pace. She claims she's racing though. #

10:07 Er, Sunday. If I ran the Zoo Zoom tomorrow it'd be an automatic win though. #

10:20 RT @IWCharters: Classic stuff ♫ blip.fm/~4hhtt BRUUUUCE! #

10:28 Oh well, only one of the geocaches I've hidden over the years is left. I just don't have the time anymore. #

10:48 RT @runnersworld: Watch the Boston Marathon live Monday at 9:30 am www.universalsports.com #

10:53 Good luck. They don't even have FX in HD yet. #

10:58 RT @Harvey_S: Watching a zombie flick in which no one died is like watching a porno where they decide to be just friends. (via @LostZombies) #

14:02 MapMyRun.com: Completed Elliptical Crosstraining. 496 (kcal). 00:47:00 #

14:17 Me tarzan. Big tree,. #

15:57 Thanks, @theanarunner! Funny story... I didn't realize you were a for-real bigtime runner chick until I went to your blog & googled you. #

16:43 OK, time to head out. Gotta go by Fleet Feet and pick up the packet for Sunday's Zoo Zoom! #

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