Fun with a Purpose

I ran up to my office on campus today, to print out some papers for tomorrow. It's just up Gay to Samford, and across College St. It was bitterly cold (at least by Alabama standards), so I donned the compression suit. Still, it seemed rather unpleasant, and I wasn't feeling great on the way out. On the way back, after about a 15 minute break (to work), I felt a lot better. Probably because I was warmed up, and because it's mostly downhill on the way back home. I also added another bit to try and get a little longer run in.

Playlist	Electronica et cetera
Chameleon	Herbie Hancock
Frontier Psychiatrist	the Avalanches
Monkey	Matthew Dear
Fireflies	Owl City
Enter the Ninja	Die Antwoord
Big Poppa	Biggie Smalls
Under Pressure	Queen with David Bowie
Dirt Off Your Shoulder	Jay-Z

Times

L1 20:03 (2.27 mi)

L2 20:46 (2.53 mi)

Total 40:49

Distance 4.8 miles

Cumulative 19.4 miles

Last Run of 2011

I did meet my goal for December, now to fill in for the end of October and all of November. I ran up to Samford and back via the Museum. I didn't feel great on the way. I was getting rather warm out there, with my spandex and long sleeve t-shirt. It's really quite a nice day out there, but I feel like the compression of the spandex helps with my calf. Also, while I measured my course from Douthat at over 6 miles, I don't think my mapping was accurate, given my time, and the hills. So I'm readjusting my estimate to a more realistic 5-6 miles.

Playlist	Most HipHop and Electronica-ish
Erotic City	Prince
Time to Pretend	MGMT
Get The Party Started	Pink
Poker Face	Lady Gaga
Enter the Ninja	Die Antwoord
Big Poppa	Notorious B.I.G.
Frontier Psychiatrist	the Avalanches
Paper Planes	M.I.A.
Ice Ice Baby	Vanilla Ice
Bust A Move	Young MC

Times
L1	11:40
L2	5:47
L3	7:03
L4	3:18
L5	10:40
L6	0:49
Total	39:16

Distance 4.6 miles

Cumulative 39.7-40.7 miles

Another muggy one

Weather today calls for thunderstorms, but at the moment it's just overcast and muggy. I dragged my feet a bit, but I did get out and had a nice jog up to Woodfield/Gay and back. I need to register for the Marie Wooten 5k, honoring the Dean of my College who was killed while running last Fall.

Playlist -things that are stuck in my present consciousness
Fireflies -Owl City
El Microfono -Mexican Institute of Sound
Frontier Psychiatrist -the Avalanches
I Gotcha Back -Genius/Gza
Time is Too Expensive -Del the Funky Homosapien
White Lines -Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel

Times
L1 13:02
L2 11:28
L3 0:53
Total 25:23

Distance 2.8 miles
Total 10.0 miles

Last Run in September

I got our for one last run this month, this evening. I need to decide if I'm going to register for the Tough Ten coming up next week. I've been able to do 5.6 comfortably in the recent past, but that last 6.2 gave me some trouble. I was pretty sore for a couple of days after. Ten? seems like a lot. If it were at night, that might be okay. Early morning might be fine as well. My friend who's organizing it told me the route. It's up and back on Ogletree, plus Windway and up into Grove Hill. This evening I ran up to Woodfield and cut up to Wright's Mill and back past the Early Ed. Center.

Playlist Mostly HipHop
The Ocean -Led Zeppelin
What New York Used to Be -the Kills
Time is Too Expensive -Del Tha Funky Homosapien
Bust a Move -Young MC
Bring The Noise -Public Enemy
Jam On It -Newcleus

Times
L1 13:17
L2 3:00
L3 6:52
L4 5:13
L5 0:54
Total 29:21

Distance 3.1 miles
Cumulative Distance 20.2

Two days on

I got out again this evening. Pretty late actually, starting after 10:00. Still pretty warm and sticky out there, but almost bearable. I ran up to Woodfield/Gay intersection and back. I felt a few aches and pains in my legs (knees) and my back, under my left shoulder blade. Mostly resolved over the course of the run, but hopefully not doing more harm than good.

Playlist
The Wind Cries Mary -Jimi Hendrix Experience
Reggae Street -Mighty Diamonds
Grits Ain't Groceries -Little Milton
Bubble Pop -Del the Funky Homosapien
C.R.E.A.M. -Wu Tang Meets the Beatles
007 (Shanty Town) -Desmond Dekker
Everybody's Got Something to Hide (Except for Me and My Monkey) -the Beatles
Bust a Move -Young M.C.

Times
L1 13:22
L2 11:32
L3 0:58
Total 25:52

Distance 2.7 miles
Cumulative distance 4.5 miles

July? More like Ju-lame!

Well. If I really did have 20 runs in me this month, I'll have to do some two-a-days. And I'm not doing that. Here it is, 12 days in and this is my first run. It is amazingly easy to get out of the rhythm and throw it all in. But today, in spite of my legs coming up with pains to thwart me, and my procrastinator running on all cylinders, I did get out for a very short one. Over the hill to the stop sign and back. It could be the first post to require more time to write than complete, but here it is. I have been doing a little bit of swimming, but really I've just been lazy.

Playlist. New stuff to the tune-o-matic
Prodigal Son -Rolling Stones
Electric Avenue -Eddy Grant
Tipsy -J-Kwon
Hyphy -Federation

Times
L1 8:55
L2 8:34
Total 17:29

Distance
1.8 miles
Cumulative
1.8 miles

Wu Tang vs the Beatles

Tomorrow it's supposed to rain. And I was feeling pretty good today, so I decided to go on another run today. I was feeling quite good, so I decided to go long, down to Shel Toomer bike path and back. For today's playlist, I listened to a mash-up I came upon, Wu Tang vs. the Beatles. The Beatles part seems to be mostly sampled from Mantovani versions of Beatles songs, but worth it for the price of admission (FREE!).

Times
L1 8:24
L2 7:07
L3 14:37
L4 14:26
L5 7:44
L6 8:26
Total 1:00:44. And I reckon that's a personal best for this route, too. Yup. Yes it is. Yay.

Back in the Northern Hemisphere

"Where have I been?" You probably haven't been wondering. Well, after leaving South Africa, crossing Africa and Europe to arrive late in Amsterdam, getting rerouted through Paris, and arriving back in Atlanta, I was home for a couple of weeks before coming to spend Xmas with the inlaws in San Francisco (Yes, the one in California). However, due to the rerouting in Amsterdam, I spent over a week without my running shoes, and the rest of my second checked bag. And also, thanks to some nasty microorganism that has decided to take up temporary residence in my lungs, my breathing has not been at it's peak. Thus for want of a nail (and due to coughing fits), the kingdom hasn't been jogging.
So, with those excuses dangling over my tenuous grip on fitness efforts, I haven't been running since I got back from South Africa. At least until this morning, which is why I bother posting.
As I said, I'm staying with my in-laws in the Richmond District, and finally felt well enough to go on a run through Mountain Lake Park, which is next to the Presidio. I did alright, not wanting to be out for too long after the hiatus, and only had coughing fits for the last half K or so. I did have a very nice and comfortable kick down 14th Ave, which I felt I had to extend, which is a rare feeling indeed.
It was a bit moist out there, just a thick fog or a very thin rain, so the tune-o-matic did come along and here is what it sang...

Playlist:
Indoda Yejazi Elimnyama -Amaswazi Emvelo. Do you get the impression that I love this song from how often I listen to it? Yes, it's true, I <3 this song quite a lot.
Can't Forget About You-Nas. This song also reminds me of South Africa, since it was on the radio quite a bit when I was there last year.
Gamma Ray -Beck
Academia -Sia
California Love -2Pac, Dr. Dre, and Roger Troutman. Dolle (obligatory), given my current location.

Time out: 21:and change, I didn't stop it in time for an accurate assessment.