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

Muggy muggy muggy

A hot and muggy run, even at 7:45 at night. Friday night with good friends, I ran to their house through Grove Hill. It didn't add much to the run, just changed the topography a bit. I listened to some African music, mostly my new collection of South African township stuff (Amaswazi Emvelo "You're Telling Tales", featured on Indestructible Beat of Soweto), but started off with some Beninois stuff.

Playlist
Dadje Von O Von Non -Gnosnnas Pedro et Ses Dadjes
Ukuluma Izindaba -Amaswazi Emvelo
Akekho Noyedwa Owaziyo -Amaswazi Emvelo
Uyivila -Amaswazi Emvelo
Intombi Yami -Amaswazi Emvelo
Ziphi Ezakhithi -Amaswazi Emvelo
Sengikala Izinyembezi -Amaswazi Emvelo
Indod 'Emenyama -Amaswazi Emvelo
Amusuke Eduze Kwami -Amaswazi Emvelo

Times
L1 31:21
L2 1:18
Total 32:39

Distance 3.5 miles
Cumulative 14.5 miles

Getting Hot in Here

Just added a year, and a new goal. I'd like to run 39 miles a month, or 3 half marathons, or both. To this end, I have to run, so I did. It's starting to get hot out there, and I felt it. I started off at about 8:45, which is currently too late to get started, which I should have known given the 5k last Saturday that started at 8:00. Even so, with such an ambitious goal, I knew that I had to push a bit, and I felt that the Gay/Samford/College/Woodfield route would accomplish that.

Playlist
El Microfono -MIS
Black Country Rock -David Bowie
As Good As I Can Feel -Funkadelic
No More Tears -Ozzy Osbourne
Baba-Ye -Mahlathini
Rudie Can't Fail -the Clash
Los Angeles -X
Lust For Life -Iggy Pop
F**kin' With My Head -Beck
Fireflies -Owl City
Lucifer Sam -Pink Floyd
Walk On By -CAKE

Times
L1 13:20
L2 6:41
L3 7:51
L4 3:43
L5 12:23
L6 0:56
Total 44:55

Distance 4.6 miles
Cumulative 12.3 miles

Marie Wooten 5K

I ran the Marie Wooten 5K this morning. It was a new course for me, starting and ending at the Beard-Eaves Coliseum on campus. I saw lots of familiar faces from the Dept of Biological Sciences.

Playlist
Baba-Ye -Mahlathini
The Way You Move -Outkast
El Microfono -Mexican Institute of Sound
Blanket of Weeds -Meat Puppets
Lust for Life -Iggy Pop
Heroes -David Bowie

Time (unofficial) 27:00
Distance 3.1 miles
Cumulative distance 7.7 miles

Not exactly a great time, but considering the amount of training I've been doing (not very much) and the temperature (rather warm) and the course (a good bit of up and down), well, that explains it. I'm not making excuses, I'm a bit old for that kind of baloney, but just considering the contributing factors.

Boxing Day/Golden Gate Park/Lion of Soweto

After a rainy and blustery Christmas, this morning was bright and cheery. It being Sunday, most of Golden Gate Park is closed off to car traffic, so I thought I'd take advantage for a long run today. Amongst the gifts under the family tree was a tuneomatic gift certificate, which I promptly applied toward the purchase of Lion of Soweto, a compilation of the works of Mahlathini. It was this that I listened to as I ran through the beautiful Golden Gate Park, admiring the Rose Garden, the Botanical Garden, the Conservatory of Flowers, and other features. I almost got up to the one hour mark, which is a good sign. I could have gone for it without too much trouble, but given that I went yesterday and I'm trying to build up, I didn't think it wise to push it for that artificial goal.

Playlist (Lion of Soweto [LoS] plus some additional Indestructible Beat of Soweto [IBoS])
Baba-Ye -LoS
Bayasazi -LoS
Kudala Besifuna -LoS
Kwa Mfazi Onge Mama -LoS
Bhula Mngoma -LoS
Kumnyama Endlini -LoS
Kumnandi Emgababa -LoS
Amagoduka -LoS
Mahlalela -LoS
Abake Ba Bonana -LoS
Bayasimenmeza -LoS
Ngibuzindlela -LoS
Ilele Insizwa -LoS
Ngiphelekezele -LoS
Emthonjeni Womculo -IBoS
Ngicabange Ngaqeda -IBoS
Qhude Manikiniki -IBoS
Indoda Yejazi Elimnyama -Amaswazi Emvelo (IBoS)

Times
L1 9:15
L2 33:19
L3 9:03
Total 51:38

Distance 5.2 miles
Cumulative distance 19.1 miles