CIM Training Week 7, Day 3: 5 taper miles

So today wasn't as fast as yesterday. That's ok, it was partially by design because I don't want to overdo it during taper, and partially because I was just a bit lazy. :) I also stopped about a mile and a half in to take pictures of some dogs I'd been thinking about taking a picture of for a while.

There's a house that has a wooden playground in the backyard, and these dogs, crafty creatures they are, love to watch the people and traffic. So they climb to the top of the playground and bark at me as I run.



That made Mile 2 a little slower than the rest, but it still wasn't too bad in the end.



Splits
Mile 1: 9:04
Mile 2: 10:56
Mile 3: 9:36
Mile 4: 10:00
Mile 5: 9:24

5 miles, 49:03, 9:48/mi average, 553 calories burned

Tomorrow's Thanksgiving, but I'm not worried about it. That's a good thing! I've lost 12 pounds since October, and I'm not about to throw it away on account of a pumpkin pie. :)

From Twitter 11-24-2009

• 11:06:38: RT @SamMcManis: Video: This guy finished the #CIM course in 6:39 ... That's 6 minutes 39 seconds. http://bit.ly/8eC4yc - thanks!
  
• 11:25:17: Bib number for #CIM: 1131, so there. :)
  
• 14:05:23: MapMyRun.com: Updated 2009/11/24 . 335 (kcal). 3.19 mi.. 00:30:25
  
• 14:08:46: Ran 3 mi (8:01, 8:28, 8:25) in 24:55, 8:18 average, walked .2 mi - http://bit.ly/6bmfMA
  
• 15:20:15: Soon the gypsy queen, in a blaze of vaseline, will perform on guillotine, what a scene, what a scene.
  
• 16:00:17: When someone emails an image, and you double-click it, Microsoft Picture Viewer comes up. Clicking NEXT doesn't go to the next attachment.
  
• 16:00:40: In other words, they only sent you ONE image, not the 5,000,000 you have saved in your temp folder.
  
• 16:07:45: Sacramento Bee #CIM tips, Miles 12-14: http://bit.ly/6TYMzM
  
• 16:17:06: Awwww, my poor @palm #pre just fell asleep due to battery drain. All part of the evil plan, bwaaaa-hahaha.
  
• 16:22:50: Everyone: Google "Michelle Obama" and tell me what comes up as a related search. Whoops.
  
• 16:23:14: Er excuse me, do a Google image search for "Michelle Obama".
  
• 17:06:01: Put on your red shoes and dance the blues.
  
• 22:37:44: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 7, Day 2: 3 taper miles: Today was my birthday, and I was expecting an uneve... http://bit.ly/7WVIey
  
• 23:01:12: Time for this 40-year-old to go to bed. Because I'm old.
  
• 23:01:16: nite all :)
  

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CIM Training Week 7, Day 2: 3 taper miles

Today was my birthday, and I was expecting an uneventful day. That's usually how my birthdays go, and today was my 40th, but I didn't really expect anything different.

I was pleasantly surprised, although many things weren't intentional. A lot of small things happened today that made the whole day good.

* A video recorder app was released in Alpha testing for the Pre, called Precorder. It seems to work pretty well, although I don't think I'll be able to run with the phone as a camera. In landscape mode, it's too easy to drop the phone.

* Birthday greetings rolled in all day long on Facebook, and as of 9:30pm, I count 61 greetings. That one made me happy!

* Sam McManus from the Sacramento Bee blogged about my CIM video. This totally surprised me, and now the video has almost 100 views. Pretty cool!

* Speaking of CIM, they posted the confirmed entries today. I'm bib #1131.

* Finally, I ran 3 miles, and it went AMAZINGLY well. I just wish I could run that well for more than such a short run!





Splits
Mile 1: 8:01
Mile 2: 8:28
Mile 3: 8:25

3 miles, 24:55, 8:18/mi average, 335 calories burned

* Then to top it off, I had a wonderful dinner with my wife at the Ranch House, where we had halibut with broccoli. Great stuff!

So my 40th birthday came to a close. It was much better than most of my birthdays have been lately, to be sure!

From Twitter 11-23-2009

• 00:24:34: I drove the #cim route yesterday to get the lay of the land. Here's the resulting video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb3noh-_PHs
  
• 03:02:29: New post on my blog: From Twitter 11-22-2009: 03:02:13: New post on my blog: From Twitter 11-21-2009: 00:09:51: lis... http://bit.ly/5QKzpr
  
• 07:17:05: Wt: 171.4, RHR: 48, BF: 16.9%
  
• 09:02:24: Good morning, my fine, feathered tweeps.
  
• 09:03:46: Here's some Styx for your Monday morning. :) http://bit.ly/67yNRX
  
• 09:23:13: In case anyone missed it, here's my drivethrough of the #CIM route... less than two weeks, people! http://bit.ly/6mDzF7
  
• 09:31:43: The @sacbee #cim tips for Miles 10-12 are now posted: http://bit.ly/8h2T0y
  
• 09:40:04: Some gift ideas for the kids: http://bit.ly/8AExJT
  
• 12:31:31: RT @phampants: This is what I think about Twilight & vampires: http://phampants.tumblr.com/post/254540567/applegeeks
  
• 16:05:57: Said to me as I came in from running: "In from your run, huh?"
  
• 16:43:00: MapMyRun.com: Updated 2009/11/23 . 659 (kcal). 6.24 mi.. 01:00:45
  
• 16:46:19: Ran 6 mi (8:57, 8:58, 9:28, 9:03, 9:26, 9:17), walked .2 mi - http://bit.ly/7tNPYe
  
• 20:07:18: Oh yeahh, MyTether now fixed to work with webOS 1.3.1... I'm set to ul stuff from #cim mobiley. Yes, mobiley is a word. @palm #pre
  
• 20:17:46: 365k down/18k up tethered to the @palm #pre. That said, my data rate isn't the best where I live. ;)
  
• 22:09:21: New post on my blog: CIM Training Week 7, Day 1: 6 taper miles: Today was supposed to be my day off, but yesterday'... http://bit.ly/7EtPIW
  
• 22:18:11: New post on my blog: CIM Course Preview: Since I didn't do my long run on Saturday, I didn't make a vlog this week.... http://bit.ly/6GDAsi
  
• 23:13:53: STOP THE PRESS. Got my #CIM confirmation via email. I know you were all waiting for me to tell you about it. :-D
  

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