Final Taper Run - 3 miles

Today was the last run before Sunday's Avenue of Giants marathon. It actually worked out well, because I had to take my wife to work anyway, so what I did was run the 3 miles as soon as I dropped her off, then came back to use the restroom after.

A user named @keeponrunning on Twitter told me that his Thursday runs are usually a good indicator of his performance on race day the following weekend. If I go by his estimates, Sunday's going to be fabulous!

Goal was 3 miles at projected marathon pace, which is 8:52/mi.





Splits
Mile 1: 8:49.65
Mile 2: 8:39.75
Mile 3: 8:35.86

3 miles, 26:06.41, 8:41/mi average, 360 calories burned

Then this afternoon, I needed to drop something by to my pastor. When I got there, there were still quite a few people at the church, so we all prayed for the marathon. It was great!

Hopefully it'll go as well as today's run went.

Today's Tweets

00:10 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:44 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:43 New po.. tinyurl.com/czmzwl #

08:39 Wt: 175, RHR: 52, BF: 17.2% #

09:17 good late vacation morning everyone ;) #

09:55 My 3yo daughter just said, "I very burped." #

10:23 Question: why is it that one day I'll have no soreness and then days like today I'm sore head to foot? #

10:31 RT @karrock: Ever wonder what Tweeting "in real life" would be like? Some Tweets Really Belong on Twitter tinyurl.com/cgub9d #

10:32 Avenue of Giants Marathon Sunday... look at Saturday's weather: tinyurl.com/cpuwpv SHOWERS! WOO! #

10:34 Sunday's weather is showers too. Thank goodness for tree cover, man. tinyurl.com/cpuwpv #

11:03 Off to my mom's, taking her to lunch with my sis. #

12:57 4x tires for my Xterra = $780 #

12:58 Eating lunch with my son & his cousin. #

13:50 Wow, Reebok has kid exercise equipment! #

14:29 Has Stephen King weighed in on Captain Trips yet? #

14:34 I swear I'll have spent $1k before the day's through. #

14:50 @evablackorwhite I'm not leaving until Friday. I'm on vaca tho, not at work. :) #

14:52 @evablackorwhite A million things to do before leaving. I need brakes but it needs to wait. #

16:01 Finally home with the boys. I like it here. No money is being spent. #

16:36 My son's never said "Boo yah". His cousin said it once. My son now has a new saying. GRRR. #

17:05 RT @bapper: Today's tempo run: 9.51 mi in 72:06, avg pace 7:34 min/mi, avg HR 194, tinyurl.com/djjnp4 - WAH! You rock! #

17:45 RT @smellycents: twitpic.com/48v00 - Lets do this! (Charlie's Angels Season 45?) #

18:44 tinyurl.com/cw58pp #

19:23 After all my leg problems and shoe problems, money spent on proper shoes, my wife goes and buys herself $3 shoes at the thrift store. #

19:26 Tomorrow I get to assemble the camping stuff for the weekend. Should I buy food here or there? We do have extra space... hmm. #

20:48 I was horrible at hydration today. *snif* #

20:56 Eating canteloupe, waiting for the best show on TV to start... LOST!!! #

21:42 Just looked at the Avenue of Giants Marathon website... I'm bib #117. :) #

21:44 25 ppl in my age group #

21:44 I was wrong. 38 ppl in my age group. #

22:08 I'm off to bed myself. Goodnight all, except @IWCharters, who I say good morning to. :) #

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Today's Tweets

00:44 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:43 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:40 New po.. tinyurl.com/cxhubl #

05:39 Wt: 177.2, RHR: 55, BF: 17.6% #

07:43 Good morning all. #

07:44 Last month my 3yo daughter had Type A flu. Swine flu is categorized as Type A, so my MIL is convinced my daughter had it. #

10:00 RT @DougBenson: When Jamie Foxx got in trouble for those things he said about Miley Cyrus, why didn't he just blame it on the a-a-a-alcohol? #

11:24 Just got the email, it's taco day! I love taking the taco filling & putting it on a salad. #

12:02 RT @appealdemocrat: Schwarzenegger declares emergency over swine flu: is.gd/vb7Z #

14:39 MapMyRun.com: Completed Sprint Intervals: 10 min warmup, 6x400m (400m RI), 10 min cooldown. 530 (kcal). 5.00 mi.. 00:00:52 #

14:41 New Flickr upload: 4-28-2009 Splits: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/ctw6xc #

15:29 I kept farting on the treadmill today. Nobody seemed to notice. Of course, nobody else was running on the treadmills. #

15:42 One time on the treadmill I kept smelling this fishy odor. I was like, but I showered today! It was NOT going away. I left thinking it wasme #

15:42 On the way through the door I noticed one of the employee's lunches: fish. #

16:07 Me: "How did you load the labels in the printer?" User: "I just put them in." #

16:11 Me: Did you press the blue lever to release the labels? User: No, I just pulled them. #

16:11 Me: Alright, you need to press the blue lever to release the head and load the labels. User: I did that before. #

16:12 Me: Oh, okay, well you just told me you didn't. User: I don't know anything about these things. #

17:12 Hey cool, my boss is going home. The guy who was supposed to be on vacation 45 minutes ago is still here. #

17:48 Yet another IT coworker goes home. Guy on vacation still here. #

17:49 I also have to go to Fleet Feet on the way home to get supplies! Accel Gel, Cytomax, Body Glide #

18:03 OK boys & girls, I'm off. I'd say see you for The Biggest Loser, except I'm picking up my baby sister at the airport. ;) #

21:26 At SMF, waiting for my sister with my son. He's all excited to see his cousin! #

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Today's Tweets

00:43 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:40 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:11 New po.. tinyurl.com/colppx #

06:12 Wt: 177.2, RHR: 49, BF: 17.5% #

08:30 Why, yes. Yes, it is. ♫ blip.fm/~52ewt #

08:45 I am a camera... ♫ blip.fm/~52g07 #

09:17 RT @jackbox: The best things in his life come in twos: 2 Tacos. 2 loving parents. "2 tickets to Paradise." Thank you, Eddie Money. #

10:24 RT @athletes4acure: I just Registered for the tweet5k! #tweet5k #

10:26 For @quotidianlight: Weird Al ♫ blip.fm/~52nl0 #

10:56 Thank you, Kashi, for not using HCFS! #

15:49 I realize it's on the extended forecast, but... they're saying rain on the avenue of giants for my marathon! #

15:55 RT @activenetwork: Wired: Marathon Runners Tweet Their Way to the Finish Line tinyurl.com/dzog7t - there we go, baby! #

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