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00:11 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:10 New post on my blog: Tempo Run: 6 miles: Sometime.. tinyurl.com/dhu7jt #

06:49 Wt: 176.6, RHR: 45, BF: 17.8% #

06:50 That RHR was for @Oblivion's benefit hehehe. #

07:06 I thought for sure the 5k started at 8. It starts at 9. Ah well, a little more time to play. :) #

07:14 "Stop telling the rangers you're doing LSD up the mountain!" #

07:16 OK here's a question for you guys: 5k this morning, 8-10 mile long run tomorrow. Marathon next Sunday. Should I run less miles for long? #

07:56 OK, I'm off. My son just told me, "Daddy, I've been practicing for this day." So he's excited. :) #

09:54 Hah, running a 5k with my son was, run 1/10th of a mile @ 8min/mi, walk the rest. :P #

11:12 The guy at the finish wasn't a volunteer, he was the founder of the nationwide race... & rude beyond compare. #

13:16 I joined twitter 586 days ago - whendidyoujointwitter.com - yet I only started USING it a few months ago ;) #

13:21 OK I'm off to take a nap with my wife. See you guys later. #

15:50 Up again, refreshed after a nap. #

15:51 RT @universalsports: Runner collapses, dies at Nashville half-marathon tinyurl.com/dl8vzg #

16:23 I swear I had a mentally difficult time at the 5k today. Not running just about killed me, seeing all these runners zoom by. #

16:30 WHAT? Firefox can crash? But I thought it was PERFECT! #

16:33 Great. My daughter was grounded from Dora the Explorer and my wife didn't tell me, so she got a freebie. Time to bury the dead. #

16:34 Mapped 04/25/2009 Route (3.05 mi.) #

16:36 Completed Regular Walk. Distance 3.05 mi. #

17:35 Captain Trips is making its rounds! #

17:42 I just posted a video to runcast.tv. About to go to Walmart with the family. tinyurl.com/d7svtv #

18:31 My geek quotient is sky high. Star Trek toys at Walmart! HUGE NCC-1701 Enterprise! #

18:43 New video uploaded: 2009RunDrugsOutOfTown: Gregory, Jenny, & Joy run in the 2009 Run Drugs Ou.. tinyurl.com/d38ads #

20:47 My sister's best friend growing up just posted to her Facebook page that she met the Dalai Lama today. Now that's cool. #

21:43 Hey look, KFC's "Kentucky Grilled Chicken" is "For a limited time." Because we all know, eating right is limited. #

22:02 Actually I'm learning over time that I'm obsessive compulsive in general, even though my house is a pig sty. #

23:11 It's after 11pm, and I'm running in the morning! What am I? Nuts? Goodnight everyone. #

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Today's Tweets

00:10 New post on my blog: Tempo Run: 6 miles: Sometimes, laying out your feelings as you feel the.. tinyurl.com/cb98du #

00:10 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:11 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:44 New po.. tinyurl.com/cxer4q #

05:43 Wt: 175.2, RHR: 50, BF: 17.2% #

08:01 RT @Neumen: @steverunner heya steve, I have to give you BIG props for the Jacqueline Gareau episode. great job! +++ #

08:14 A little morning ELO for everyone: tinyurl.com/d4fgel #

09:51 Best workout/running song ever. Seriously, put this on repeat. RIP Wesley Willis. ♫ blip.fm/~4w9cf #

09:52 I'm sorry that I got fat, I'm sorry that I got fat, I'm sorry that I got fat... I will slim down! #

10:06 Yay! @halhigdon responded to my Wall post to him. ;) #

11:14 New Flickr upload: Ahh, Diet Dew: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: Happy Friday! tinyurl.com/coclkq #

12:28 RT @rodmur: twitpic.com/3wst6 - Got my Thinkgeek shirts #

12:29 Which podcast should I listen to on the elliptical machine today? #

13:00 Whoa, why do I feel like my blood sugar suddenly dropped? #

13:05 OK, don't wait until 1pm to have lunch anymore. Check. #

15:26 alright time to head to the remote site #

20:06 I still look like a cow though #

21:02 OK, time for bed. It's early, but I'm tired. Nite all. :) #

21:12 New Flickr upload: 51526-054-003f: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/cu6pzo #

21:12 New Flickr upload: 51526-054-002f: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/dex59a #

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00:11 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:44 New post on my blog: Today's Tweets: 00:43 New po.. tinyurl.com/c39xet #

05:59 Wt: 176.6, RHR: 48, BF: 17.7% #

08:14 Me: "Ok, you need to go to www.mozilla.com." "Is that m... a...?" #

08:14 yeah, mazilla #

08:16 TweetDeck's told me I have 30 Facebook Status Updates. It's done this 5 times in the last 30 seconds. #

08:22 I told him klsairexpress THREE TIMES. Yet he typed klsexpress. #

08:32 "The colon is the two dots." #

08:36 Newbies: There is a difference between things typed WITH CAPSLOCK ON AND with capslock off. #

08:36 Oh, my password won't work, my password won't work! Yeah. Capslock? Hello? #

08:40 You know, it is sort of my fault. I should have assumed he had capslock on. Silly me. #

09:12 If John McClane used Twitter in Die Hard: twurl.nl/4gi8xl #

09:50 I just went to the CDA Marathon site. There was an ad for "Honey Bucket" and I thought, "Restaurant?" I clicked. Mmm, no it's not. #

10:21 Why does common sense go out the door when it comes to intelligent people and computers? #

10:52 What is UP with my tempo runs and wind? Today's the 3rd one in a row that's windy. #

12:36 Back from my tempo run. There's hope. :) #

12:42 Heads up: Facebook Mafia Wars is now on iPhone. They better put it on Pre! #

13:36 Mapped 04/23/2009 Route (6.00 mi.) #

13:37 Completed Tempo Run: 2 miles easy, 3 miles tempo, 1 mile easy. 736 (kcal) Distance 6.00 mi. Duration 00:55:32 #

13:42 New Flickr upload: 4-23-2009 Splits: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: tinyurl.com/cf7wyg #

13:51 Huh. About time: RT @sacbee_news: Bill would regulate personal trainers tinyurl.com/c7d649 #

14:25 RT @RoadKillCarl: Astronaut to twitter on orbit during mission to repair and upgrade the Hubble telescope. Follow at @astro_mike #

15:09 New Flickr upload: Marathon Training 4-23-09: Gregoriopolis posted a photo: Not many left... tinyurl.com/cfjhjy #

16:35 Alright time to head home and do the diet dew. #

19:35 Eating a 2-egg omelette with chicken & gouda sausage & 2% 4-cheese mix. Gonna end it with an orange. #

19:54 Listening to the running podcasts makes me want to do one myself, but I have trouble doing what I'm doing now hehe #

19:58 Oh man this My Name Is Earl is hilarious, Earl worked out, now he can't lift his hand to turn the water faucet on. #

20:23 Hmm, someone who may or may not be him already has @DrDemento. It seems like him, hardly any tweets & following @weirdal :) #

20:35 200 calories left. Remain in deficit or eat something else? Nothing, or ice cream? Hmm... #

21:20 RT @quotidianlight: @keeponrunning Doing okay, good runs make everything else better;) #

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Tempo Run: 6 miles

Sometimes, laying out your feelings as you feel them isn't the best thing in the world to do. This is what happened to me yesterday. I've gained 20 pounds. That's no surprise, I've been weighing myself daily for the past three years. What was a surprise, however, was when I had the brilliant idea (what was I thinking?) to put some pictures side by side.

November, 2008


Last Sunday


Needless to say, I was a little bit freaked out, and there's really nothing I can do about it until after the marathon. Then today, I had my tempo run, and I was determined to do it to the best of my ability. There was no way I was going to have a bad one. I worked my butt off.

The rundown was 2 miles easy, 3 miles tempo, and 1 mile easy.



Splits
Mile 1: 9:24.95
Mile 2: 9:24.92
Mile 3: 8:34.42
Mile 4: 8:51.94
Mile 5: 8:47.50
Mile 6: 10:28.19

Given the way I felt yesterday, I really needed today's tempo run. It made me feel amazingly better. It's made me feel more confident for the marathon.

Incidentally, this was my last tempo run before the Avenue of Giants. Looking at my running itinerary (is that even a real term?), we're getting close.


One more Saturday long run, and we're in race week!