From Twitter 03-20-2010

• 03:02:49: New post on my blog: From Twitter 03-19-2010: 03:03:13: New post on my blog: From Twitter 03-18-2010: 03:04:19: Ne... http://bit.ly/alLbXw
  
• 07:05:10: Wt: 176.4, RHR: 51, BF: 17.7% #myhealthstats #fb
  
• 07:29:34: Applying @kttape, because I don't want my foot to fall off at today's race. #fb
  
• 07:40:33: I'm glad that the top Yahoo story right now is "Heigl's dress disaster", expanded to read, "Katherine Heigl endures dress disaster"
  
• 07:41:12: Billy Bush is gay. If he wasn't, he wouldn't have stopped Heigl's breast from falling out.
  
• 08:46:30: http://twitpic.com/19scnl - Ready to run the Bok Kai 5k
  
• 09:43:50: Alright, Garmin time: 26:44, official is prob closer to 26 even. That was fun.
  
• 09:45:39: This venue should be the temple itself... (@ Bok Kai Festival w/ @plumaslaker) http://4sq.com/cu74Ta
  
• 10:00:58: Official time: 27:05, I didn't account for time from gun to start. I was robbed! :P
  
• 10:29:28: Ran the Bok Kail 5k (8:24, 8:32, 8:47), 3.1 miles in 26:44, 350 calories burned - http://tinyurl.com/yfvb4dx
  
• 10:30:48: Ran 3.1 miles in 26 mins and felt great. It went great! Running over the levee was a doozy, so was running up & bac... http://bit.ly/bDI708
  
• 12:47:15: I'm at Red Robin - Yuba City (1208 Colusa Ave, Yuba City). http://4sq.com/5QOoMO
  
• 14:12:56: I'm at Big Lots (1242 Colusa Hwy., Yuba City). http://4sq.com/9f5Ah5
  
• 14:25:35: I'm at Food Maxx (6000 Lindhurst Ave., Marysville). http://4sq.com/4OwnMP
  
• 17:23:43: It took 2 hours, but the grill is assembled and ready for use. We have fire! #fb
  
• 17:25:25: MapMyRun.com: Updated 2010/03/20 . 350 (kcal). 3.10 mi.. 00:26:45
  
• 17:48:32: Speaking of the grill, time to put the food on. :) #fb
  
• 18:13:20: http://twitpic.com/19w86i - Who's hungry?
  
• 21:25:08: 200 other runners, guy puking 1/10 of a mile before the finish, bok kai temple, bok eye dragon, chinese band #seenonmyrun
  

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From Twitter 03-19-2010

• 03:03:13: New post on my blog: From Twitter 03-18-2010: 03:04:19: New post on my blog: From Twitter 03-17-2010: 03:03:39: Ne... http://bit.ly/aUuWDM
  
• 06:18:20: Wt: 175.6, RHR: 49, BF: 17.1% #myhealthstats #fb
  
• 06:47:50: I'm at Tower Mart (4217 Arboga Rd., McGowan Pkwy, Olivehurst). http://4sq.com/7CHyek
  
• 07:49:05: That's great! RT @RunRonRun: This is odd! http://twitpic.com/19jejr
  
• 08:56:16: A local Sacramento runner, needs some Dailymile friendship love. Show it to him! :) http://www.dailymile.com/people/JGalvan
  
• 09:19:58: User tells me he's out of toner not when he uses his spare, but when the spare is depleted and he has nothing.
  
• 09:20:23: I put in an overnight order for toner for him, I check the website which shows delivered and signed for.
  
• 09:20:51: I call the user, hey, you got that toner? No, I haven't seen it. I say, you signed for it! He starts screaming, "I DIDN'T SIGN FOR IT!"
  
• 09:21:00: Website shows scanned copy of his signature on the line.
  
• 09:39:28: RT @DamonLindelof: By the end of this weekend, the finale will exist. Wow.
  
• 09:45:57: Oh man, I'm depressed. An old friend from high school's daughter is in labor. :-o
  
• 09:46:07: But we're only 40!
  
• 09:54:24: Opinions: would it be bad to run the 4 miles to the 5k, run the race, then run 4 miles back home?
  
• 10:20:28: Yup, just checked with my wife, time-wise I wouldn't have time to run home after the race to pick them up and take them to the parade.
  
• 10:48:53: After this week I'm considering a career change. Is Walmart hiring?
  
• 11:04:53: REI just posted something to FB... this woman responded. There's something odd about her profile picture. http://bit.ly/biIPUN
  
• 11:45:11: Good idea? Dumb? With deaths reported at events recently, I'm not sure what to think here.... http://bit.ly/92jqKV
  
• 11:52:36: As the years went by, we drifted apart. When I knew that he was gone, I felt a shadow cross my heart.
  
• 14:03:11: Windows update, why won't you show me the prompt to say YES, run your ActiveX control???
  
• 14:17:34: Amazing, going backwards in my downloads directory by date is like stepping through history hahahaa
  
• 17:16:08: I'm at Bradshaw Shell (3591 Bradshaw Rd., Sacramento). http://4sq.com/5xcgQc
  
• 19:04:08: I'm at El Zarape Restaurant (1005 Stafford Wy., Yuba City). http://4sq.com/7osO5L
  
• 19:07:37: I was robbed, there's no mayor & I've been here twice. @#foursquare
  
• 21:09:18: I'm at Walmart (1150 Harter Rd., Yuba City). http://4sq.com/5GpWsq
  
• 21:47:33: RT @DeanKarnazes: 500 miles in 5 days. Whew, SF to LA done. Now, just a marathon to run! http://3.ly/qCql
  
• 21:57:03: I bought a new roll of @kttape tonight, I'm not racing with my ankle this way without it.
  

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From Twitter 03-18-2010

• 03:04:19: New post on my blog: From Twitter 03-17-2010: 03:03:39: New post on my blog: From Twitter 03-16-2010: 03:12:53: Ne... http://bit.ly/c1Ym3T
  
• 03:37:33: Wt: 176.6, RHR: 50, BF: 18% #myhealthstats #fb
  
• 08:18:27: Ran 9.0 miles in 1:34, 10:27/mi average, 949 calories burned - http://bit.ly/9ApHme
  
• 08:23:39: MapMyRun.com: Updated 2010/03/18 . 949 (kcal). 9.00 mi.. 01:34:00
  
• 08:27:07: Ran 9 miles in 1 hour and 33 mins and felt injured. For the first time since I twisted my ankle late last year, putt... http://bit.ly/cdYPpA
  
• 08:52:15: RT @sacbee_news: Young children help mother deliver baby in Calif. http://bit.ly/dmVQ0O @misterfonzie @zenrunner
  
• 08:56:19: My boss just asked if I had the new desktop ready for a user. He emailed me about it at 5:15pm after I was gone yesterday.
  
• 08:56:36: It should be noted that I've been here an hour and a half.
  
• 09:15:22: I do believe it's time to buy new running shoes
  
• 10:18:14: http://twitpic.com/19cxpo - My bruised wrist doesn't look like much but it sure does hurt.
  
• 10:23:41: I didn't need that wrist anyway.... http://bit.ly/9WayIY
  
• 10:27:37: I hate when people say "don't judge me." Don't judge me.
  
• 11:49:31: Overprotective dog, cars on bridge, old bearded man in shorts ruffling through garbage, asphalt coming towards my body #seenonmyrun
  
• 11:54:03: Looking for a new exercise ball routine? This should spice things up. http://bit.ly/cq0VSF http://bit.ly/cNYXQW
  
• 12:15:41: Whoops: http://bit.ly/9vPoi1
  
• 12:16:16: oh nevermind, the iPhone one is out of stock :)
  
• 12:17:36: RT @eddieizzard: Please support my friend Max, as he runs the LA Marathon barefoot to help a family in need http://bit.ly/d8me1k
  
• 12:37:20: There's a local lecture & fun run by Dick Beardsley on April 9. Think I should go, or would it be 500 people running 2mph while he talks?
  
• 13:23:31: listening to "Rush - Resist (Acoustic) 8-18-2004" ♫ http://blip.fm/~n44jy
  
• 15:52:54: Alright, you made me do it. Ahem.
  
• 15:52:59: #flashforward!
  
• 16:49:56: I'm at Bradshaw Shell (3591 Bradshaw Rd., Sacramento). http://4sq.com/5xcgQc
  
• 19:28:26: Good, bad... I'm the one with the gun. #fb
  
• 20:45:39: New post on my blog: Early Morning 9-Miler: I've noticed the past few days, a lot of people have been commenting o... http://bit.ly/b5KjVN
  
• 20:46:38: New blog entry about this morning's 9-miler: http://gregchance.blogspot.com/2010/03/early-morning-9-miler.html
  

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Early Morning 9-Miler

I've noticed the past few days, a lot of people have been commenting on the morning weather, either on Twitter, on Facebook, on blogs, and elsewhere. I don't blame them, I'm about to do the same thing, because of this amazing California weather.

This is the time of year when the weather doesn't seem to want to stay the same. It can't figure out whether to be spring or remain winter. This morning for example, it was 48 degrees when I ran at 4am, and by afternoon, there were 20mph winds.

But really, 48 degrees at 4am? Sure, I could see my breath, but this is the same temperature it was two weeks ago at 8am, when I ran the Bidwell Half. It's gorgeous morning climate, but I have to wonder, does this mean the summer's going to be hotter than last year?

I mentioned 4am. Today was a scheduled 9 mile run, which is much farther than I can fit into lunch. As with the 8 mile run I did two weeks ago, I decided to do it in the morning. Unquestionably, it was the right decision, it was perfect running weather. Of course, I wore my Brooks reflective yellow running vest, my headlamp, and my flashing red light from Fleet Feet.

It was going great, and when I got to the end of the E Street Bridge, I decided to run over the levee and into Riverfront Park rather than run on the levee. By doing this, I had a steeper hill to run over, but I wouldn't have to walk over the railroad tracks.

I turned around at 4.5 miles, walked for a bit while I drank water, listening to the Mike O'Meara Show podcast. I think I've mentioned this before, but by listening to podcasts and music, i develop strong memories of particular runs based on the content of what I'm listening to. I'm sure this will be no different months from now.

As I ran along the final sidewalk portion of Arboga Rd., I couldn't help but think of how much water there was the last time I ran early in the morning. In fact, that was the run I stepped right into a big puddle and ran with a soaked foot the last two miles.

As I approached the dreaded Furneaux Rd., I was looking down at the road and thought gee, my foot's not going to land properly. No sooner had that thought crossed my mind that my foot landed on the edge of the asphalt, and BAM, down I went.

When you think about it, it's a wonder I haven't fallen since long before last year's California International Marathon. That was in December, but my ankle twist and subsequent fall was in August! Six months without a fall, for me, is a fabulous record.

Anyway, I landed on the corner of my left hand/wrist, then rolled onto my right side and right arm.



As I got up, I was momentarily afraid that I wouldn't be able to go on. That was brief, and after walking it out for about a quarter mile, I was fine for the rest of the way home.


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Type:	Run - General
Duration:	2:34:00
Distance:	9.00 mi

Splits
Mile 1: 9:44
Mile 2: 9:39
Mile 3: 9:47
Mile 4: 10:30
Mile 5: 11:53
Mile 6: 10:32
Mile 7: 9:44
Mile 8: 12:28
Mile 9: 9:37

9 miles, 1:34, 10:26/mi average, 949 calories burned

This Saturday is the Bok Kai Festival in Marysville, and along with it comes a 5k. It should be fun, I'm going to register on Saturday morning, run the race, then watch the kids in the parade afterwards. I haven't run a 5k since Frost or Fog, hopefully I'll do well!