Whippoorwill it's been a while

Logged another long one today. 8 miles, out a route so old it's practically new. Down Wright's Mill to Chewacla, and up the bike path to Canary Drive, and all the way around Whippoorwill. I opted to head down and around the big part first, then the smaller loop. On the way back, I decided to stretch it a bit and instead of turning into Tanglewood right away, up to Briarwood and down Mill Branch, making it an even 8 miles. It's a bit chilly out there, so I got to wear the spandex, which makes me smile.

Listened to an all-African mix, which has also been missing for a while. Heavy on the Mahlathini, because he is AWESOME.

Playlist	All African
Qhude Manikiniki	Umahlathini Nabo
Dadje Von O Von Non	Gnonnas Pedro et ses Dadjes
Indoda Yejazi Elimnyama	Amaswazi Emvelo
Feeling You Got	El Rego et Ses Commandos
Baba-Ye	Mahlathini
Guajira Van	No. 1 de No. 1
Thul'ulalele	Amaswazi Emvelo
Yonde Love Me	Kanda Bongo Man
Coumba	Orchestre Baobab
Cantique	Kanda Bongo Man
Beaux Dimanches	Amadou et Mariam
Kudala Besifuna	Mahlathini
Kumnyama Endiini	Mahlathini
Sai	Kanda Bongo Man
Ukuluma Izindaba	Amaswazi Emvelo & Mahlathini
Akekho Noyedwa Owaziyo	Amaswazi Emvelo & Mahlathini

Time 1:08:16

Distance 8.0 miles

Cumulative 14.6 miles

Pace 8.39 min/mi

African Cool

It's a lot cooler out than it has been or normally is, quite conducive to my rather laid back approach to getting out early. I went out on a route I think I've only hit once before, and in the reverse of how I did it last time. Over the hill towards Ogletree, down Ogletree to Windway, and up through Grove Hill back to Wright's Mill.

Also, somehow I slipped over 1000 hits without realizing it. Yay.

Playlist -African
Dadje Von O Von Non -Gnonnas Pedro et Ses Dadjes
Qhude Manikiniki -Umahlathini Nabo
Marie Jose -Ryco Jazz
Indoda Yejazi Elimnyama -Amaswazi Emvelo
Shakalaode -Wganda Kenya
Tin Lin Non -Honore Avolonte et L'Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
Marcus Garvey -Burning Spear
Cooperation -Franco and Sam Mangwana

Times
L1 8:57
L2 13:13
L3 25:31
L4 0:47
Total 48:28

Distance 4.9 miles
Cumulative distance 20.7 miles

Two snakes

I saw two snakes on the road today. One alive, the other dead. Actually, on the way home the other appeared to be dead also. But where have I been? I was on a vacation with my wife last week in the Netherlands and Belgium. I packed my shoes but I did not run. So I've been off my feet for a while. My calf is feeling better at the moment.

Playlist
Moonage Daydream -David Bowie
Fall Out -the Police
Diamond Dogs -David Bowie
Queen Bitch -David Bowie
Haleakala -Gabby Pahinui
Cooperation -Franco & Sam Mangwana
Dadje Von O Von Non -Gnonnas Pedro et Ses Dadjes

Times
L1 8:29
L2 7:29
L3 7:58
L4 8:38
Total 32:33

Distance 3.5. I've lost some serious ground. I've gotten this route down to under 30. Boo

Short Day, No Fooling

That last 10-miler hurt. Yesterday I came up lame, with greater tightness in my right calf. It's been troubling me for some time and not getting better. Also, my left knee started giving me some grief, in front on the inside (away from where I had surgery before). So I decided to stop at 21 for March, and try my luck at April. I'm still a little sore today, but decided to get back out there for a little shorter of an endeavor, and not too quickly either. Up Gay to Samford, back down College to Woodfield, and back via Gay. A nice little 4.54 mile run. I may go for 20 more this month, but not if I have to try and hurt myself in the process. I like to say, brave is doing something dangerous because you have to, stupid is doing something dangerous because you want to.

Playlist-African
Dadje Von O Von Non -Gnonnas Pedro et Ses Dadjes
River Luv Rite -Oneness of Juju
Marie Jose -Ryco Jazz
Beaux Dimanche -Amadou and Mariam
Qhude Manikiniki -Umahlathini Nabo
Joyce No. 2 -Johnson Mkhalali
Cantique -Kanda Bongo Man
Gazera -Moussa Poussy
Coumba -Orchestra Baobab

Times
L1 12:38
L2 5:41
L3 0:49
L4 6:11
L5 3:27
L6 12:15
Total 41:01
Distance 4.5 miles

Afreakin'

Saturday, 6 February, is the annual Love Your Heart Run, sponsored by AORTA (which I'm thinking of joining, but haven't yet). I'm planning on running in the 10K. So I wanted to go on a long run sometime this week (other than the 10K, which for me is a long run), but didn't get out that long on Monday or Tuesday. So I thought I'd go today. Now, when I ran track back in high school (I was a sprinter), we'd always take an easy day before a meet, so I thought that's what I'd do. I went out to the Shel Toomer Bike Path, which I reclocked with a digital odometer, and it came out to 3.2 miles each way, so it's actually a bit longer than I thought. I made a conscious decision to take it slowly, which I haven't really done in a while, though it was my original plan. It actually felt amazingly good, which surprised me. On the way back, I tried to speed up on the uphills, just for a bit of a challenge. An all-African playlist today.

Playlist
Shakalaode -Wganda Kenya (actually a Fela cover)
Heavy Heavy Heavy -Geraldo Pino
Beaux Dimanches -Amadou and Miriam
Gazera -Moussa Poussy
Jiin Ma Jiin Ma -Orchestra Baobab
Sai -Kanda Bongo Man
Qhude Manikiniki -Umahlathini Nabo
River Luv Rite -Oneness of Juju
Mondo Soul Funky -Ebo Taylor Jr. and Wuta Wazuri
Kovita Gbe De Towe -Antoine Dougbe
Marie Jose -Ryco Jazz

Times
L1 9:03
L2 7:36
L3 15:25
L4 15:45
L5 8:11
L6 8:30
Total 1:04:40. So, I wasn't going for speed, but I did want to make sure the last split was better than the first, to make sure I wasn't getting too fatigued. Also, I'm feeling good. And my time wasn't that far off from previous runs.