Another 4.6 miles

Now that I'm gainfully employed again, I need to be on my feet a lot. So I'm concerned that my running may lead to fatigue. Tomorrow I'll be running labs all day, so a lot of time on my feet. Hopefully it'll be okay

Playlist (a hodgepodge of old stuff new to the tune-o-matic)
Sweet Virginia -Rolling Stones
Come As You Are -Nirvana
Ashes To Ashes -David Bowie
Bacteria -Jonathon Coulton
Emperor Tomato Ketchup -Stereolab
Can't Get There From Here -R.E.M.
Pretty Vacant -Sex Pistols
Jam On It -Newcleus
Girl -Beck
Paranoid -Black Sabbath (really good for keeping up a pace towards the end, there)
So Easy -Eagles of Death Metal

Times
L1 13:28
L2 6:31
L3 7:33
L4 3:29
L5 11:18
L6 0:52
Total 43:12

Distance 4.6 miles
Cumulative distance 18.6

New month, off to a better start

Last month was the worst in a while. A total of 26.8 miles. Factors: Soreness in calf. Travel. Kids out of school. Rising temperatures. Lack of a good schedule. SLOTH.
Yes, the SLOTH is back. I haven't been eating as well as I should, or as little as I should. I've been getting lazy. I could have gone out either weekend day or yesterday, but I didn't.

Here I recognize the problem and use the changing of the calendar to try and motivate me to repent. Today I went on the same route as a few days ago, Gay, Woodfield, College, Samford, Gay (GWCSG, henceforth). I was tempted to walk for a while, but I perservered. When I got home, I was totally beat. Usually, a rest of a few days leads to an invigoration, but this hiatus left me floored. The weather was deceptive. It looked cooler due to the partly cloudy conditions, and I was prepared for rain, but it turned out to be super-muggy and rather warm. All right June, I don't know if I'll get in 20 runs, or 100 miles, but that's what I'm trying for starting TODAY.

Playlist
I Wanna Know If It's Good To You -Funkadelic
Mexican Radio -Wall of Voodoo
(I Love It When You) Call Me Names -Joan Armatradding
Xtabenium -Acme Rocket Quartet
Demolition Man -the Police
Wouldn't It Be Nice -the Beach Boys
Speaking in Tongues -Eagles of Death Metal
Shadrach -Beastie Boys
Paradise -Ana Serrano de Laan
Run (I'm a Natural Disaster) -Gnarls Barkley
Rock & Roll -Lou Reed

Times
L1 12:20
L2 3:23
L3 7:25
L4 6:08
L5 11:41
L6 0:55
Total 41:53

Distance 4.6 miles
Cumulative distance 4.6 miles

Back to it and still at it

And yet a little further. Up Gay to Thach, east to Brookwood down to Samford and back down via Wright's Mill to Loftin. Feeling pretty good.

Playlist -More of that same genre as yesterday plus some others
The Day I Tried To Live -Soundgarden
Say It Ain't So -Weezer
Mutilated Lips -Ween
Speaking In Tongues -Eagles of Death Metal
Seven Nation Army -White Stripes
I'll Stick Around -Foo Fighters
Ego Tripping At The Gates of Hell -Flaming Lips
Watching The Detectives -Elvis Costello
It's Summertime -Flaming Lips
I Gotcha Back -Genius/GZA
Going On -Gnarls Barkley
Our Lips Are Sealed -the Go-gos
Purple Haze -Jimi Hendrix
(I Love It When You) Call Me Names -Joan Armatradding


Times
L1 12:20
L2 5:56
L3 (Top of Gay Thach Brookwood Samford) 19:14
L4 (Wright's Mill Loftin) 10:52
L5 6:17
Total 54:40

Distance 6.0 miles

UDMGAG, a new tagged route.

University, Donahue, Magnolia, Gay, Armstrong, Gay. UDMGAG. Perhaps that what I should tag this route? It's cool and overcast. No students around due to Spring Break. Pretty much ideal conditions.

Playlist
Jumping Jack Flash -Rolling Stones
Miuzi Weighs a Ton -Public Enemy
It's Expected I'm Gone -Minutemen
Hot Pink -Meat Puppets
Cocaine Blues -Johnny Cash
So Easy -Eagles of Death Metal
Love Me Two Times -The Doors
Queen Bitch -David Bowie
Send a Message To Her -Beck
Finger Lickin' Good -Beastie Boys
Pay To Cum -Bad Brains
Back In Black -AC/DC
Peaches En Regalia -Frank Zappa
Run (I'm A Natural Disaster) -Gnarls Barkley
Our Lips Are Sealed -Go-gos
Manic Depression -Jimi Hendrix
I Love It Loud -KISS

Times
L1 (University) 13:56
L2 (Donahue) 16:04
L3 (Magnolia) 5:13
L4 (Gay/Armstrong/Samford) 5:47
L5 (Upper Gay) 5:35
L6 (Lower Gay/Home) 10:55
Total 57:31 Looks like a pretty good time. PB? YES! 7.0 miles in under an hour. Yay!

Yet Another New Route

After the 13.2 miler, and a couple of days of rest, going out for an hour doesn't feel like much at all. It felt surprisingly nice, actually. I took two days off, which wasn't in the plan, but Tuesday I had some parental responsibilities to attend to, and yesterday, even after togging up, I didn't feel up to it. So today I went up Gay Street, across Armstrong to Thach, over to Brookside, back down Samford to College, down to Art Museum and Woodfield to Gay and back home. At first it felt a bit chilly, but I feel pretty darn okay now.

Playlist, a hodgepodge featuring some new tunes to the Tune-O-Matic
Time is Too Expensive -Del tha Funky Homosapien
Lady Day and John Coltrane -Gil Scott-Heron
So Easy -Eagles of Death Metal
I Gotcha Back -Genius/GZA
Gold -Genius/GZA
Whorehoppin' (Sh*t, G*dd*mn) -Eagles of Death Metal
Stay Close to Me -Bad Brains
Loser -Beck
Wow and Flutter -Stereolab
Pump It Up -Elvis Costello
Outshined -Soundgarden
The Whistling Song -Meat Puppets
Jimmy James -Beastie Boys
Kooks -David Bowie
Turn It On -Flaming Lips
Whip It -Devo
What Goes On -Velvet Underground

Times
L1 (Woodfield Stop Sign) 12:17
L2 (Gay/Samford) 6:31
L3 (Armstrong/Thach/Samford loop) 19:41
L4 (College St) 7:03
L5 (Woodfield) 3:18
L6 (Woodfield SS--> Home) 11:30
Total 1:00:21
Distance 6.8 miles
8.8 minute miles.