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Trying to get one more semi-long run in before the Tough Ten. Gay Samford College Woodfield and back with a little extra at the end. Feeling pretty good, quite good actually. Knees a little sore. Hopefully didn't cripple myself for tomorrow's long day in the lab.

Playlist (lots of adjective noun band names)
Oh, Atlanta -Alison Krauss
Save It For Later -English Beat
The Wizard Turns On... -Flaming Lips
Caught Up In You -.38 Special (a number adjective band, just to mix it up)
Houses In Motion -Talking Heads
Banned In D.C. -Bad Brains
Whip It -Devo
Let's Dance -David Bowie
Mexican Radio -Wall of Voodoo
Crazy -Gnarls Barkley
Seven Nation Army -White Stripes

Times
L1 13:21
L2 6:28
L3 7:27
L4 3:30
L5 11:45
L6 0:46
Total 43:18

Distance: 5.0 miles
Cumulative distance 12.2 miles

Sunday Morning Toomer's

First run of October, and it was a good one. I did register for the Tough Ten, but I knew I had to get a long one in before even thinking about actually doing it. After my last debacle on a 6+, I had to get a good one in. I thought about going out last night, late, but also thought in spite of my typical morning inertia, I had to do it in broad daylight. The weather this morning was optimal, just a bit cool as I left the house. I ran the route down University to Donahue, up to Magnolia and past Toomer's corner (pictured above, following yesterday's blowout of Louisiana-Monroe), and down Gay over to Armstrong, and then down College to the Art Museum and back via Gay, University, Wright's Mill, Tanglewood.

Playlist
For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) -AC/DC
Mama Africa -Peter Tosh
Black Country Rock -David Bowie
Electric Avenue -Eddy Grant
The W.A.N.D. -Flaming Lips
Atomic Dog -George Clinton
Lust For Life -Iggy Pop
Suffragette City -David Bowie
Ruby -Kaiser Chiefs
Sour Cherry -the Kills
Calling Dr. Love -KISS
Big Chief -Professor Longhair
Candy Store Rock -Led Zeppelin
Swimming Ground -Meat Puppets
All Apologies -Nirvana
The Sky is Fallin' -Queens of the Stone Age
Driver 8 -R.E.M.

Times
L1 16:05
L2 18:36
L3 5:24
L4 7:14
L5 7:48
L6 3:33
L7 12:07
L8 0:47

Distance 7.2 miles
Cumulative distance 7.2 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

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

Back to Toomer's

Another nighttime jaunt. Finally made it back up to 5.6 miles, all the way up to Toomer's and back. Felt pretty good, most of the way. A little back tightness, a little calf tightness, but over all, it felt good. I'm glad to be halfway back to 10 miles. Hopefully this bodes well for the Tough Ten.

Playlist
Gimme Shelter -Rolling Stones
Fish, Chips and Sweat -Funkadelic
Queen Bitch -David Bowie
Clampdown -the Clash
In This House That I Call Home -X
To Kingdom Come -the Band
Come As You Are -Nirvana
Sissyneck -Beck
Paranoid -Black Sabbath
Heroes -David Bowie
Wow and Flutter -Stereolab
Mexican Radio -Wall of Voodoo
Buckingham Green -Ween
Seven Nation Army -White Stripes
Ruby -Kaiser Chiefs

Times
L1 13:39
L2 3:44
L3 12:46
L4 5:59
L5 6:25
L6 11:55
L7 0:55
Total 55:23

Distance: 5.6 miles
Cumulative distance: 10.9 miles

Run with a purpose

I've ended up taking the week off, not on purpose. Today, though, I had the opportunity to run with a practical objective, namely to fetch my wife's car from a friends house. We'd taken two cars, and left one there, so I opted to run the 3 or so miles rather than figuring out some alternative.
It had gotten quite hot and muggy out there, and so it was tougher than I was expecting, especially with a big drop in elevation toward the end. Our friends live out near the elementary school, so it was up and over, then down Ogletree a bit, and then down.

Playlist
Mambo Sun -T. Rex
Black Country Rock -David Bowie
Back in Black -AC/DC
Jean Genie -David Bowie
No More Tears -Ozzy Osbourne
Peg -Steely Dan
Burning Down the House -Talking Heads

Times
L1 8:40
L2 11:21
L3 8:27
Total 28:28

Distance 3.0 miles
Cumulative distance 5.3 miles

New Headphones

Spent a chunk of my first paycheck today, including the purchase of a really nice pair of headphones. I was going to run up to Gay/Woodfield, but then it's gameday and this close to kickoff I imagine there are idiots who are late and driving like maniacs, and I don't need that. So I started up that way, and turned left on Wright's Mill, instead of right. I don't want to miss the game myself, so I only went over to Ogletree stop sign and back. First run in daylight hours in a while. Broke my jar of rejuvenating elixir when I got back.

Playlist
Territorial Pissings -Nirvana
Jean Genie -David Bowie
The Distance -Cake
Under the Gun -Circle Jerks
Safe European Home -the Clash
Time is Too Expensive -Del the Funky Homosapien

Times
L1 1:54
L2 7:18
L3 7:18
L4 1:54
L5 0:53
Total 20:39

Distance 2.3 miles
Cumulative distance. 2.3 miles. Almost added onto the 18.6 from last month. That was the August total. Not great, but better than July.