Museum of Obsolete Objects [interesting]

For the youngsters…The Museum of Obsolete Objects

Via Visual News blog – check out more examples (rotary telephone, typewriter, etc.) here!


Training Journal – 2/12/12:

  • Current plan: 10K Training
  • Today’s session: 11 Mile Long Run @ 11:21
  • Comments: Nice run.  11.33 @ 10:29

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A Virtual Run in Memory of Sherry Arnold

So sad.

Today is a rest day, but I’ll wear on tomorrow’s long run:

Back stories at:


Training Journal – 2/11/12:

  • Current plan: 10K Training
  • Today’s session: Rest day
  • Comments: Slept in. McD’s pancakes & sausage for bfast: “like butta!”

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Sized

With ~110 lbs less of me around, I finally broke down and had my ring sized…

…no turning back now, baby!


Training Journal – 2/10/12:

  • Current plan: 10K Training
  • Today’s session: 3 mile easy run @ 11:14
  • Comments: Again, in the vein of sticking to what is on the “plan,” I only ran 3.2 this morning…@ 10:51 [doh!]. After yesterday’s speedwork, an easy 3 mile was probably wise. I guess those plans are thoughtfully developed!

 

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SP_ _ DW_RK R_N

S_rry, I think I dr_pp_d a f_w v_w_ls d_ring my m_rning r_n…


Training Journal – 2/9/12:

  • Current plan: 10K Training
  • Today’s session: 6 mile Speedwork run: Warm-up –> 5×800 in 4:19 w/400 jogs –> cooldown.
  • Comments: In the vein of not cutting corners and sticking to what is on the “plan”, I went for it this morning and did the scheduled speedrun (though I was tempted to simply run a 10K.) I purposely ignored my watch – listening for the interval beeps. Not bad:

    • 800 #1: 3:42
    • 800 #2: 3:32
    • 800 #3: 3:39
    • 800 #4: 3:33
    • 800 #5: 3:47

    OK, I’ll admit: it felt good too! Though I think in the future I will “watch the watch” – there is no way I could keep up with those times past a 1/2 mile…4:19 might be a little more doable for longer distances.

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Social Media Explained [good one]

This was just too good not share!

Via Today I Learned Something New.


Training Journal – 2/8/12:

  • Current plan: 10K Training
  • Today’s session: 4 mile easy run
  • Comments: Good run.  Awesome moon this morning!

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This Morning

In my mind:

In reality:

A rainy day treadmill run.  yuck.

But it was training none the less…and a nice dry environment to do an inaugural run in my blues.


Training Journal – 2/7/12:

  • Current plan: 10K Training
  • Today’s session: 4 Mile Easy Run @ 11:21
  • Comments: Treadmilling it is not a favorite, but I did have negative splits this morning and stayed dry.  Pace was 9:40 – still fast against plan…

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Interactions

Read this today.  Pretty clear guidance on interactions … though often a challenge:

Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. Treat older women as you would your mother, and treat younger women with all purity as you would your own sisters.

- 1 Timothy 5:1, 2 (NLT)


Training Journal – 2/6/12:

  • Current plan: 10K Training
  • Today’s session: Rest
  • Comments: Nada

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Hungry Turtle [video]

Chomp! CHOMP!


Training Journal – 2/5/12:

  • Current plan: 10K Training
  • Today’s session: 11 Mile Long Run @ 11:21
  • Comments: What a wonderful morning for a run along the rolling East foothills.  The pacing challenge continues: I TRIED, but still can’t seem to hit the goal.  Today’s average was 9:58.  Splits were pyramid rather than positive or negative in shape…  giddy-up!

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Numba 1 Fo Timoty 3:16

I’ve been reading through the Pauline Letters and was in 1 Timothy this morning.  Sometimes I like checking passages out in other versions – Da Jesus Book (the Hawai’i Pidgin Bible) is often a favorite:

We all say dis:
Da stuff bout God, dat befo time was secret, dass importan fo real kine.

Christ wen come, wit one body jalike us.
Godʼs Spirit wen show proof dat Christ stay right.
Da angel guys from God wen see him.
His guys wen teach da diffren peopos all ova da world bout him.
Get peopo inside da world dat trus him.
God wen take him back to da awesome place inside da sky.

- Numba 1 Fo Timoty 3:16 – da Jesus Book


Training Journal – 2/4/12:

  • Current plan: 10K Training
  • Today’s session: Rest
  • Comments: Slept in!

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Tired

Call it the “post-vacation blues”, exhaustion, or whatever, I simply seem to be more tired from one week back in the office than six days of activity in Hawaii.

A return to the Islands might
be a prescribed remedy…

…and possibly a weekend!


Training Journal – 2/3/12:

  • Current plan: 10K Training
  • Today’s session: 6 Mile Easy Run @ 9:55
  • Comments: Another day with the “pace abiding” goal: planned was 9:55, achieved was 9:16 (Oh well.)  I did have negative splits and a sub-60 minute 10K!  [I also discovered myself humming "smooth" at least five times during the run!]

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