Quota for March!

I've been in the swing of things and managed to hit my monthly quota over a week early. I went up Whippoorwill (three sets of double letters, I observed as I passed the entrance sign at the top of the big hill). On the way back, I went down Old Wright's Mill, which I thought would have gotten me over 8 miles today, but not quite. Anyway, a good run. Knock on wood, I'm feeling good. The playlist includes a number of songs I'm currently learning to play, including some Hawaiian slack-key guitar. I was also trying to think up a new challenge for my next birthday year. I'm thinking about doing the Music City Half Marathon at the end of April for my third in this year, and for next year: 40 miles/month, with no runs under 4 miles and at least 10 a month? A full marathon (that's 42+ km)? I've got a little time to figure it all out.

Playlist	eclectico
Manteca	Dizzy Gillespie
Isa Lei	Keola Beamer
Mino'aka	Keola Beamer
Moana's Laundry Basket	Keola Beamer
Papa's Okolehau	Keola Beamer
I Ka Pi Me Ke Ao	Keola Beamer
Blue Ridge Mountain Home	Flatt and Scruggs
Crazy Heart	Hank Williams
Paradise	John Prine
Rowboat	Johnny Cash
The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)	Waylon Jennings
Good Hearted Woman	Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain	Willie Nelson
I'm the Man Who Loves You	Wilco
Heavy Metal Drummer	Wilco
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart	Wilco
War on War	Wilco
Sugar Never Tasted So Good	White Stripes
Do	White Stripes
The New World	X
Motel Room In My Bed	X
Stray Cat Blues	Rolling Stones

Distance 7.79 mi

Cumulative 42.73 mi

Time 1:08:37

Pace 8:49 min/mi

Warming up/West Pace

It's starting to get warm out there. And here it is the first day of Spring? Happy Vernal Equinox!

For today's route, I hit the Shel Toomer Bike path and out around West Pace. It was the first time with the MapMyRun app, so I was able to measure it: 6.89 miles. Also, I recently was introduced to some Wilco that I really like. I've heard Mermaid Avenue, but it didn't really turned my knobs. But Yankee Hotel Foxtrot? That's some crazy good shtuff, there. Today's playlist features it prominently, to wit:

Playlist
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart	Wilco
Sugar Never Tasted So Good	White Stripes
Heavy Metal Drummer	Wilco
Who Loves the Sun	Velvet Underground
I'm the Man Who Loves You	Wilco
Live With Me	Rolling Stones
Kamera	Wilco
Evil Urges	My Morning Jacket
Do Nothing	the Specials
Reggaemyelitis	Peter Tosh
Here Comes Your Man	Pixies
Time to Pretend	MGMT
Inspector Gadget	Lee "Scratch" Perry
Monkey	Matthew Dear
How Many More Times	Led Zeppelin

Distance 6.89 mi

Cumulative 34.94 mi

Time 59:09

Pace 8:36 min/mi

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

Auburn Classic Half Marathon 2012

I wasn't sure how I would do today, given I haven't been as good about training or diet in the lead up. My left hamstring was tender after my run last Thursday, so I have to admit that I was glad that race got postponed until this morning on account of the bad weather. We had a tornado watch in effect for the start yesterday. They had a start at 6:30, and another at 7:30, and though the weather looked to stay fairly consistent (about 57 F, overcast), I opted to get out earlier rather than later. I felt good most of the way, and made it in at 2:02:56 by my reckoning. Not quite under 2 hours, but I'm happy just to get through it feeling OK. My feet are a little blistered up, but all in all...

Playlist	All Rolling Stones
Rocks Off	Exile on Main Street
Rip This Joint	Exile on Main Street
Shake Your Hips	Exile on Main Street
Casino Boogie	Exile on Main Street
Tumbling Dice	Exile on Main Street
Sweet Virginia	Exile on Main Street
Torn and Frayed	Exile on Main Street
Sweet Black Angel	Exile on Main Street
Happy	Exile on Main Street
Turd On The Run	Exile on Main Street
Ventilator Blues	Exile on Main Street
I Just Want To See His Face	Exile on Main Street
All Down The Line	Exile on Main Street
Stop Breaking Down	Exile on Main Street
Gimme Shelter	Let It Bleed
Country Honk	Let It Bleed
Live With Me	Let It Bleed
Let It Bleed	Let It Bleed
Midnight Rambler	Let It Bleed
You Got The Silver	Let It Bleed
Monkey Man	Let It Bleed
Sympathy For The Devil	Beggars Banquet
No Expectations	Beggars Banquet
Dear Doctor	Beggars Banquet
Parachute Woman	Beggars Banquet
Jigsaw Puzzle	Beggars Banquet
Street Fighting Man	Beggars Banquet
Prodigal Son	Beggars Banquet
Stray Cat Blues	Beggars Banquet
Salt of the Earth	Beggars Banquet
Brown Sugar	Sticky Fingers
Wild Horses	Sticky Fingers

Time 2:02:56

Pace 9:13 min/mi

Distance 13.1 miles (Map my Route said 13.36 miles, ?)

Cumulative distance 30.9 miles

West Pace mileage recalculation

Have I been miscalculating? So my newer longer route out the bike path I previously had at, what, 7. something? Now I remeasure and it comes out around 6.8. Boo. That burns me up a bit. Anyway, I did this route plus a little extra, and it came out to 7.3 miles. I often find it difficult mentally to go past my designated finish point, so today I wanted to break myself of that habit and push just a little bit further. So I went around the block for an extra 0.4. This month, anyway, I know I've got an honest 39+ logged, and enough to fill in, in case I shorted myself on any of the previous months by my poor measuring skills, self-directed blame which I share with gmap-pedometer. No wait, on looking back the fault is entirely my own. The 7.8 mile route included Old Wright's Mill, which added an extra mile. And I think I only botched one other run, in this month, so I think it's okay, I only have to do a little bit of editing to fix everything. Tonight I heading up to Birmingham to see one of my favorite bands, Meat Puppets at the Bottletree. I added their new album to the end of this playlist, and only got into the first two songs.

Playlist mostly mellow
Dead Flowers Rolling Stones
Jack-Ass Beck
Who Loves the Sun Velvet Underground
Rainy Day Woman Waylon Jennings
Burning Down the House Talking Heads
Where I'm From Shelby Lynne
Life on Mars? Seu Jorge
Gardening At Night R.E.M.
Windy and Warm Richard Kiser
Ambulance Blues Neil Young
Walk On the Wild Side Lou Reed
Smile Lily Allen
Notion Kings of Leon
Slavedriver Jenny and Johnny
It's Summertime Flaming Lips
Incomplete Meat Puppets
Orange Meat Puppets

Times
L1 8:16
L2 6:39
L3 12:22
L4 8:57
L5 8:57
L6 7:29
L7 7:07
L8 0:58
L9 3:22
L10 0:56
Total 1:05:04
I did manage to achieve 6.8 miles in just over an hour, so it does make finishing the half marathon in under 2 hours seem plausible if not likely.

Distance 7.3 miles
Cumulative distance 51.4 miles. I've gone back to my last run on this route and edited the mileage, so everything should be correct now.

Shel Toomer West Pace Route again

I wanted to go on the long side again, having missed a weekend run and trying to pack on the miles before the half marathon in October, so I went out on a route I've done once before, out to the Shel Toomer Bike Path and around West Pace (the car dealerships and someday giant consumers' paradise). Remind me not to wear those shorts again. Their not really shorts, they're swim trunks, and they bunch up oddly when I run.

Playlist	-Long and Eclectic
Tainted Love/Where Did Our Love Go	Soft Cell
Chant a Psalm	Steel Pulse
Creep	Radiohead
Cool It Down	Velvet Underground
Yoshimi Battle the Pink Robots Pt. I	Flaming Lips
Ice Ice Baby	Vanilla Ice
Crosseyed and Painless	Talking Heads
Jeepster	T. Rex
Wat Da Hook Gon Be	Murphy Lee
There Goes My Gun	Pixies
Cracklin' Rosie	Neil Diamond
The Wurlitzer Prize	Waylon Jennings
Enchanted Porkfist	Meat Puppets
Good Vibrations	Beach Boys
Smile	Lily Allen
Round and Round	Ratt
El Bodeguero	Orquesta Aragon

Times

L1	8:32
L2	7:11
L3	22:35
L4	9:25
L5	7:55
L6	7:35
L7	0:49
Total	1:04:03

Distance 6.8 miles
Cumulative 24.0 miles

Warmer again

My semester has officially started. I taught yesterday, but have not teaching commitments of Fridays. So I thought I'd go on a morning run. The heat has not gone away completely, yet, which I should have thought about before I laid about prior to my run this morning. As it was, I went out towards Chewacla SP and down the bike path, but thought better of seeing that course through to its conclusion and back. I turned around at Canary Drive.

Playlist
(audiobook)

Times
L1 8:56
L2 7:33
L3 5:36
L4 5:44
L5 8:14
L6 7:53
L7 0:48
Total 44:45

Distance 4.7 miles
Cumulative 25.1 miles

A Few Twists

Today I decided to hit an old, longer route; out the bike path and back. It being still a bit cool, I decided to take a few twists and turns, though, to add a little to it. At the end of the bike path near College St, I decided to turn into the area with the car dealership and around, rather than taking the other half of the entirely too steep road cut. Then at the top of the last hill, I decided to head down and around Old Wright's Mill Rd, which added another little bit. All together, it added about another 1.5 miles to this route.

Playlist
Cool Blue Reason -CAKE
The W.A.N.D. -the Flaming Lips
Shadow Stabbing -CAKE
Safe European Home -the Clash
Clampdown -the Clash
Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed -David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust -David Bowie
Plastic Jesus -the Flaming Lips
What Is Life -George Harrison
Mr. Charlie -Grateful Dead
Ashes to Ashes -David Bowie
Search and Destroy -Iggy and the Stooges
Ruby Sees All -CAKE
I Do -J. Geils Band
Rock 'n Roll All Nite -KISS
Rock and Roll -Led Zeppelin
Candy Store Rock -Led Zeppelin
Blanket of Weeds -Meat Puppets
Lump -the Presidents of the USA
Gimme Shelter -the Rolling Stones

Times
L1 8:54
L2 7:33
L3 14:20
L4 10:05
L5 10:03
L6 8:23
L7 11:42
L8 0:52
Total 1:11:53

Distance 7.8 miles
Cumulative distance 28.5 miles

Love Your Heart 2011

Ran the Love Your Heart again. Last year I clocked in around 58:40, this year my goal was to get as close to 50 minutes as I could. I came in about 56:20, so better than last year, but not too close to 50:00. Maybe I'll keep improving. This year the course was the same, but instead of starting at the top of Chewacla and heading all the way down the bike path and back, it started at the entrance to Chewacla, then up to the top of the Park and back, then out the bike path and back. Once again, I did a good job of passing folks on the hills. I didn't see too many familiar faces out there, Wayne apparently did not run, but I did see my friend Corey who ran barefoot.

Playlist
Rusty Cage -Soundgarden
Prodigal Son -Rolling Stones
Armagideon Time -the Clash
THe Jean Genie -David Bowie
Shadow Stabbing -CAKE
Heroes -David Bowie
Queen B*tch -David Bowie
El Microfono -Mexican Institute of Sound
Black Country Rock -David Bowie
Coming in Hot -Peter Tosh
Sissyneck -Beck
Hyphy -Federation
She Don't Use Jelly -Flaming Lips
Run (I'm a Natural Disaster) -Gnarls Barkley

Time
56:18 (or so)

Distance 6.1 miles
Cumulative distance 19.5 miles

Warmup for Love Your Heart

Love Your Heart 10k is this weekend. I ran it last year, and just signed up to run it again this year, thanks to the spurring of my buddy, Wayne. He's maybe a couple of years younger than me, similar height, slimmer and a lot faster. So it makes me happy that he encourages me to take part in these things. First day out in shorts and t-shirt this year. Ran down the bike path and back, most of the course of the LYH.

Playlist
They'll Need a Crane -They Might Be Giants
As Good As I Can Feel -Funkadelic
Making Flippy Floppy -Talking Heads
1999 -Prince
On A Plain -Nirvana
Rock Problems -the Hold Steady
Search and Destroy -Iggy and the Stooges
Enchanted Pork Fist -Meat Puppets
Mexican Radio -Wall of Voodoo
El Microfono -Mexican Institute of Sound
Caught Up In You -.38 Special
Bust a Move -Young MC
The World's A Mess, It's In My Kiss -X
All I Do Is Win -DJ Khaled
Don't Let's Start -TMBG
Roses Are Free -Ween

Times
L1 15:23 (home to bike path)
L2 12:59 (1st leg of bike path)
L3 4:00 (2nd leg, down to dip into car lot)
L4 11:16 (rest of bike path)
L5 8:17 (end bike path to Ogletree)
L6 7:53 (Ogletree to Tanglewood)
L7 0:52 (home)
Total 1:00:40

Distance 6.4 miles
Cumulative distance 13.4 miles

Half marathon/Piece of Cake

I ran the half marathon this morning. A pretty nice route although a few twists and turns, and some ups and downs as well. Got to see a few of my friends there, mostly Forestry folks, and Penny was there helping run the show as usual. As for a playlist, I dialed in all of my CAKE because 1. I'm going to see them tonight in B'ham (!), and 2. it's easier than having to try and program a 2+ hour playlist. I didn't even get into "Comfort Eagle" or "Prolonging the Magic"! Right now, my hips and feet are quite sore, though I'm not feeling totally wiped out.

I won't be able to do the Love Your Heart 10K next weekend, as I have to attend a work function, but I'm not too bummed about it since I hit the Half this year.

Playlist -All CAKE
Federal Funding -from "Showroom of Compassion"
Long Time -from "Showroom of Compassion"
Got to Move -from "Showroom of Compassion"
What's Now Is Now -from "Showroom of Compassion"
Mustache Man (Wasted) -from "Showroom of Compassion"
Teenage Pregnancy -from "Showroom of Compassion"
Sick of You -from "Showroom of Compassion"
Easy to Crash -from "Showroom of Compassion"
Bound Away -from "Showroom of Compassion"
The Winter -from "Showroom of Compassion"
Italian Guy -from "Showroom of Compassion"
Wheels -from "Pressure Chief"
No Phone -from "Pressure Chief"
Dime -from "Pressure Chief"
Carbon Monoxide -from "Pressure Chief"
The Guitar Man -from "Pressure Chief"
Tougher Than It Is -from "Pressure Chief"
Frank Sinatra -from "Fashion Nugget"
The Distance -from "Fashion Nugget"
Daria -from "Fashion Nugget"
Race Car Ya-Yas -from "Fashion Nugget"
I Will Survive -from "Fashion Nugget"
Stickshifts and Safetybelts -from "Fashion Nugget"
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps -from "Fashion Nugget"
Nugget -from "Fashion Nugget"
Italian Leather Sofa -from "Fashion Nugget"
Sad Songs and Waltzes -from "Fashion Nugget"
Ruby Sees All -from "Motorcade of Generosity"
Pentagram -from "Motorcade of Generosity"
Jolene -from "Motorcade of Generosity"
Haze of Love -from "Motorcade of Generosity"
You Part The Waters -from "Motorcade of Generosity"
Jesus Wrote a Blank Check -from "Motorcade of Generosity"
Wheels -from "Wheels" (EP)
No Phone -from "Wheels" (EP)
Daria -from "Wheels" (EP)
Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache) -from "Wheels" (EP)
Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town -from "Wheels" (EP)

Unofficial time, about 2:11:00 Just over 10 minute miles. I'll take that for a first attempt on an official course.

Distance 13.1 miles
Cumulative distance 36.7 miles

Oy

I've had to take another chunk of time off. My wife's been out of the country, and I don't feel right going out at night and leaving the kids home alone and asleep, (and not just because it's against the law). Also, the three of us have had a 24 stomach bug go through us in turn, so I've had to tend to them as well. I thought I'd try to get out for a longer run, down to the bike trail and back. I made down and back to Wright's Mill, but had to stop and walk for a bit (grrr.), then got started up and decided I had to walk some more (double grr). Not a big surprise, after more than a week off and trying for a longer run than I'd done in a while. It doesn't bode well for the 10 mile in two weeks, but injuring myself would be even more of a setback. I made it in just as it started raining. I would have missed it entirely had I been able to run the whole way (frown).

Playlist
Pithecanthropus Erectus -Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop
Roxanne Roxanne -UTFO
What New York Used to Be -the Kills
Heroes -David Bowie
Black Country Rock -David Bowie
White Lines (Don't Do It) -Grandmaster Flash
A Little Better -Gnarls Barkley
No More Tears -Ozzy Osbourne
Ventilator Blues -Rolling Stones
Mexican Radio -Wall of Voodoo
Away -Meat Puppets
Shhhh/Peaceful -Miles Davis

Times
L1 9:11
L2 7:45
L3 15:39
L4 16: 22
L5 1:32
L6 6:21 (walking)
L7 3:11
L8 7:11 (walking)
L9 4:03
L10 0:56

Distance 6.2 miles (not sure how much walking, maybe 1 mile?)
Cumulative distance 17.1

The Moment of Truth and The Width of a Circle

Last day of June. Did I run 20 times? Nope. Did I attain 100 logged miles? Nope. What happened? My diagnosis is that I haven't been able to adjust my schedule to accommodate running. Why? For one thing (which I can't control), the weather makes running no fun during the hours I'm accustomed to going out. Running at night is an option, though I usually find myself doing other things, and there's a relatively narrow window of opportunity to head out. If I don't get out between 9 and 10, there's not going out. And I'm not a morning person, so mornings are out as well. What to do?

Today, I did get out, with the goal of getting up to at least 45 miles. I didn't quite make it, though I'm now over 40 for the month of June and that's a big improvement over last month. I went out on a route I haven't hit for a while, down the bike path and back. After the hiatus prior to Monday's effort, I didn't feel great out there. I did stop and walk between the Ogletree stop sign and the first road there (Estate Ave.), so you know it wasn't going well. But I made it back, and am not too beat up (at least I'm not feeling it yet). July? who knows.

Playlist -an all-Bowie set. I'm quite hung up on Bowie at present, if you couldn't tell.
Life On Mars? -From "Hunky Dory"
All The Madmen -From "The Man Who Sold The World"
Diamond Dogs -From "Diamond Dogs"
It Ain't Easy -From "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars"
Space Oddity -From "Space Oddity"
Black Country Rock -From "The Man Who Sold The World"
The Man Who Sold The World -From "The Man Who Sold The World"
Queen Bitch -From "Hunky Dory"
Kooks -From "Hunky Dory"
Suffragette City -From "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars"
Rebel Rebel -From "Diamond Dogs"
Changes -From "Hunky Dory"
Andy Warhol -From "Hunky Dory"
Moonage Daydream -From "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars"
The Width of A Circle -From "The Man Who Sold The World"

Times
L1 8:55
L2 7:27
L3 14:45
L4 9:35
L5 5:53 (Canary Dr. to Wright's Mill)
L6 8:13
L7 2:20 (walking)
L8 6:50
L9 0:57
Total 1:04:54. Not a terrible time, considering.
Distance: 6.6 miles (previously I've measured this as 6.2 or 6.4 miles?)
Cumulative Distance: 42.1 miles

Buzz

First buzz cut of the summer today. Or as I refer to it, shaving the squirrel pelt. I'm quite grizzly, you see, salt and pepper with extra salt, if you haven't seen me lately.

I headed out towards Chewacla feeling fine, and decided to head up the bike trail *just* a little bit. So that's what I did, just up to the first paved intersection (up to Whippoorwill) and turned around. It seemed quite a bit hotter on the way back. The heat almost deterred me from heading out at all; I didn't get started until after 11:00. But I think I'm starting to get used to it, or I'll eventually shift back to the night shift. I keep saying that, but I keep resisting as well.

My right foot numbness didn't kick in until the way back. I loosened it up quite a bit at the start, but I think it's still just a little tight, sigh.

Playlist -Mostly classics, some assorted oddments
Sweet Emotion -Aerosmith
Loser -Beck
Time is Too Expensive -Del Tha Funky Homosapien
Sugar -Imperial Teen
The Wind Cries Mary -Jimi Hendrix
What Is And What Should Never Be -Led Zeppelin
Hot Pink -Meat Puppets
Dashboard -Modest Mouse
The Gnome -Pink Floyd
Every Breath You Take -Police
Sympathy for the Devil -Rolling Stones

L1 8:17
L2 6:53
L3 5:07
L4 5:20
L5 7:38
L6 7:37
L7 0:57
Total 41:48

Distance 4.6 miles

Whippoorwill Again

Today I went back up into the Whippoorwill neighborhood again, off the bike path. I did the full loop today, including the last long hill. A little dog started following me up the hill, and I had to jump over him once or twice. Add the uphill small dog steeplechase to the list of things I do not like while running. More good news, though. Barring incident, I should make my goal of 20 days of running this month.

Playlist
We're Here -Meat Puppets
Diamond Dogs -David Bowie
Train In Vain -The Clash
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker -The Ramones
Loser -Beck
Draw The Line -Aerosmith
Rastaman Live Up -Bob Marley and the Wailers
Crazy -Gnarls Barkley
Black Hole Sun -Soundgarden
Backwater -Meat Puppets
Rock and Roll, Part 2. -Gary Glitter
All Your Goodies Are Gone -Parliament
Got To Choose -KISS
Undone (The Sweater Song) -Weezer
Excuse Me (I Think I've Got A Heartache) -Cake
Yo! Bum Rush The Show -Public Enemy
Pink Turns To Blue -Husker Du
Moonage Daydream -David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust -David Bowie
Suffragette City -David Bowie
Lady Madonna -The Beatles
The Next Episode - Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg
Equal Rights -Peter Tosh

Times
L1 8:12
L2 6:42
L3 4:58
L4 8:29
L5 8:39
L6 27:19
L7 5:18
L8 7:47
L9 ??
Total : I don't know. I didn't thumb the last split :( I *think* I can in around 1:25 or so. If I got the last split in, say 9 minutes, that would be 1:26.

Distance 9.65 miles

Road Trip, and back on the Road

I spent the last four days in Charlotte, at a meeting my wife was attending. I did see people running through downtown Charlotte, but I didn't really get the opportunity to join them. I swam in the pool at the hotel, but not in a real exercising sort of way. I also tried the treadmill in the hotel gym. I hated that thing. I spent 12+ minutes on it, and did not care to watch TV jiggle in front of me, or to have all these buttons to regulate the speed. I almost fell off the thing. Suffice to say, it is not for me at this point; I much prefer feet on concrete. So I went for an evening run out to the bike path, bringing a flashlight with me for the first dusky run in a while. It was brisk out, nice for running. Ahhhh. Home sweet home.

Playlist
(I Love It When You) Call Me Names -Joan Armatradding
Queen Bitch -David Bowie
Ocean Breathes Salty -Modest Mouse
Honton Soukpo Gnon -Antoine Dougbe
Rastafari Is -Peter Tosh
Pork Roll Egg and Cheese -Ween
Hotel Yorba -White Stripes
Jolene -Cake
Andy Warhol -David Bowie
Cissy Strut -the Meters
Heavy Heavy Heavy -Geraldo Pino
In This House That I Call Home -X
No One Knows -Queens of the Stone Age

Times
L1 7:47
L2 6:39
L3 13:25
L4 8:14
L5 4:55
L6 6:55
L7 7:17
Total 55:12 Another PB. Yay!

One day off, then 10 km again

Today my kids are at a sleepover, so I got the chance to get a run in this morning. Shel Toomer Bike Path and back. I listened to more of the biography of the Buddha.

Time
59:59. I tried to take it easy, but not too easy. Still, just under an hour is a-okay for not pushing it.

Friday is 10K Day/ My 20 Day Challenge

Back onto the old 10K route, the Shel Toomer bike path and back. Fifth day in a row. W00T! So I confess that my goal for this month is 20 days of running. That should be 20 blog entries. I've been reluctant to post about it, in case of failure. But I blog to set goals and prevent failure. So here it is: my challenge to myself, 20 runs in March.

Playlist
Rastafari Is -Peter Tosh
Show Some Emotion -Joan Armatradding
Wow and Flutter -Stereolab
1999 -Prince
Let Forever Be -Chemical Brothers
Love Gun -Kiss
Sissyneck -Beck
Pork Roll Egg and Cheese -Ween
In This House That I Call Home -X
Jeepster -T. Rex
Seven Nation Army -White Stripes
Buddy Holly -Weezer
Under The Gun -Circle Jerks
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised -Gil Scott-Heron
Atomic Dog -George Clinton
Loser -Beck


Times
L1 7:54
L2 6:44
L3 13:26
L4 13:27
L5 7:11
L6 7:48
Total 56:30 a new PB, yay!

Back to an old favorite

The Shel Toomer bike path. A bit damp, but not really raining. Pretty nice day for it. I felt a little logy on the trail, but I did well. Slacked a bit on the way back, but finished strong.

Playlist
Changes -David Bowie
Our Lips Are Sealed -The Go-Go's
What Is And What Should Never Be -Led Zeppelin
Straight Outta Compton -N.W.A
Buk-In-Hamm Palace -Peter Tosh
The Day I Tried To Live -Soundgarden
Hands All Over -Soundgarden
White Girl -X
Beginning to See the Light -Velvet Underground
Pretty Girl -Ween
Rudie Can't Fail -The Specials
My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mamma -Frank Zappa
Fish, Chips and Sweat -Funkadelic
Little Wing -Jimi Hendrix

Times
L1 8:02
L2 6:35
L3 13:43
L4 14:11
L5 7:29
L6 7:54
Total 57:54

13.2 Thirsty, Perspiring, Tired

New long today. I wanted to try out the half marathon route, which is down Shel Toomer Bike Path, then out Ogletree Rd to Moore's Mill, and back. According to the pedometer, it's 13.2 miles. Yay, I did it. It was overcast but a bit warm. I didn't need spandex to keep warm, but I wore it anyway. I need to get some biker shorts or something like it for the upcoming warmer months. I started to get thirsty and hungry on the way, which is good for the burning of calories, I suppose, but is making me a little light headed at the moment. I'm imbibing 2 packets of Emergen-C Joint Health instead of one, which is my typical post run quaff.

Playlist
I listened to an audiobook on the life of Buddha, which was an interesting choice due to frequent reference to suffering.

Times
L1 8:37
L2 7:16
L3 14:41
L4 15:19
L5 8:04
L6 34:22
L7 35:20
L8 9:05
Total 2:12:44. Definitely slowed down a bit as I ran, which isn't too surprising.