From Twitter 12-03-2009

• 03:03:11: New post on my blog: From Twitter 12-02-2009: 03:03:14: New post on my blog: From Twitter 12-01-2009: 03:03:36: New... http://bit.ly/4OGQkj
  
• 07:23:26: Wt: 171.8, RHR: 49, BF: 17.5%
  
• 09:11:22: How long until #CIM? Three... ♫ http://blip.fm/~h8gze
  
• 09:26:18: Sacbee's #CIM tips, Miles 26-finish: http://bit.ly/3OPUq
  
• 10:40:40: RT @LeviLeipheimer: This is hilarious! http://tiny.cc/stiller #STILLERSTRONG
  
• 11:06:19: RT @BartYasso: I'm on my way to Sacramento for CIM. I have 2 seminars going on at the expo Friday at 6pm and Staurday at Noon.
  
• 11:18:37: You're right boss, I shouldn't take offense when you tell me to shut up. Sorry, sir, now let me use this single user license on 10 systems.
  
• 16:27:06: http://twitpic.com/s0w0i - It's getting down to the wire, folks... 3 days left! #cim
  
• 16:37:34: IHOP tonight! #CIM
  
• 22:27:43: BEHROOOOOOOOZ!
  
• 22:29:17: Mark Benford may have been LOADED OKAY during his blackout, but he has a @Palm #Pre that has a different ring! @jayandjack
  
• 22:30:26: Geez, Flashforward loves former 24 actors tonight.
  

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Halos and Water Coolers

I finally got tired of trying to find my only neoprene headband and decided to fix the situation. A quick call to REI found they had 7 Halo headbands in stock.

In case you're not aware, Halo headbands are a bit different. They have a strip of rubberish material that creates a seal along your brow line, similar to the seal that swim goggles make.



The guy on the left is me when I don't wear a headband.

The seal causes the sweat that's coming off your forehead to drain off and away from your eyes, and the rest of the wicking band soaks it up. A lot of people I've talked to swear by the thing, but I've been resistant for months. I've finally taken the plunge.

On the way to REI, a truck that was few cars ahead of me and a lane beside lost its water cooler. It wasn't a small one either, it was one of those 5-gallon jobs that you see commonly strapped to the backs of work trucks. In this case, it wasn't strapped, it was flying out of the truck, and into my lane.

The car in front of me slowed, and so did I as the cooler bounced and then rolled into the lane to my left. The person in an SUV in that lane didn't even make an effort, and WHAM, it hit them. The cooler's lid came off, but I didn't see it go anywhere. The SUV pulled 4 lanes to the right and stopped on the side of the road, and as I passed, I saw that the cooler was stuck underneath the front of the vehicle.

Does this matter? Nope. Three days until the California International Marathon! :)

From Twitter 12-02-2009

• 03:03:14: New post on my blog: From Twitter 12-01-2009: 03:03:36: New post on my blog: From Twitter 11-30-2009: 03:03:01: New... http://bit.ly/514iLa
  
• 07:25:20: Wt: 171.8, RHR: 48, BF: 16.4%
  
• 12:19:59: Sacbee #CIM Tips, Miles 24-26: http://bit.ly/6wDgDY
  
• 13:38:56: Stop it, @gchance, you're being ornery again.
  
• 13:52:28: In deferrence to the almighty taper, I shall now eat two tacos. #CIM
  
• 14:16:51: You sent me an email, why are you calling me to tell me what you just sent in the email?
  
• 15:40:36: MapMyRun.com: Updated 2009/12/02 . 428 (kcal). 4.09 mi.. 00:38:06
  
• 15:42:54: Ran 4 mi (8:37, 9:04, 9:06, 9:15) in 36:02, 9:00/mi average, walked .1 mi- http://bit.ly/7RVeK2
  
• 16:36:55: .@quotidianlight It's interesting though, once the big pain (ankle) was resolved the smaller ones didn't seem as small anymore
  
• 17:12:10: Fleet Feet Sacramento just sent out an email, $1 energy gels this weekend :)
  
• 17:41:31: RT @biscuiterie: @cynlambert My #CIM goal: Do not crap in pants. And do not die.
  
• 18:01:10: Well, those two tacos were over 700 calories. Whoops.
  
• 18:12:33: OKAY. I'm going home. Or should I say, going to the place where the family is, then Walmart, then my mother's apartment... then home.
  
• 20:57:47: Cashier @ walmart asked me if I wanted insurance for $3. I asked, on what? She said, the tape. It was a wii game.
  
• 22:39:19: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 8, Day 2 (3 mi) & Day 3 (4 mi): I wanted to post yesterday's workout report ... http://bit.ly/55eHy5
  
• 23:19:27: So what happened with KCRA #CIM coverage, is it not happening this year? I was going to Tivo it!
  

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CIM Training Week 8, Day 2 (3 mi) & Day 3 (4 mi)

I wanted to post yesterday's workout report last night, really I did. I sat here making a valiant attempt, and almost fell asleep at the keyboard.

So I'll make up for it today, but at the moment, I'm sitting here musing about how there are only 4 days left until the marathon. There are actually less than 4 days, since today is almost over. I don't have any runs until Saturday, which is really just a quick, slow, 2-mile jog.

I must confess, I have more than a little bit of taper madness. My main obsession is with food. I'm supposed to eat more carbohydrates, and I am, but I'm having a really hard time finding balance with it. I'm probably going to gain weight, and there's really not a whole lot I can do about it. This after losing 12 pounds since focusing on my diet again! Today, for example, they bought tacos at work. Not Taco Bell, but a local Mexican fast food place called Adalberto's, which has really good food. I had two of the tacos with the thought that I'd get in my extra carbohydrates.

After eating my lunch, I went to log my food only to realize each taco was about 360 calories. So between the tacos, salad, and apple, I had an 800-calorie lunch. Whoops!

I'm almost assuredly going to be at least a few pounds back up before Sunday, most likely 5.

But the runs? The runs I've had lately have been very, very good. I wish I could say my performance in them is indicative of how CIM will go on Sunday, but I really have no idea. 3 or 4 miles is a whole lot different than 26.2.

Tuesday





Splits
Mile 1: 8:22
Mile 2: 8:33
Mile 3: 8:39

3 miles, 25:31, 8:31/mi average, 334 calories burned

Today




Splits
Mile 1: 8:37
Mile 2: 9:04
Mile 3: 9:06
Mile 4: 9:15

4 miles, 36:02, 9:00/mi average, 428 calories burned

The next to days are rest days. Saturday's active rest, when I'll do a 2-mile light jog. Next to my nervousness, I'm beginning to get excited about the marathon. The expo is Friday & Saturday, and I plan to meet a few people from Twitter there. No solid plans have been made yet, but it's going to be a blast.

I can't wait!