15 days, another 7.0 miles

Same route as yesterday, and a tiny bit faster. Accounting for traffic lights, it's statistically insignificant, but I'll take it. A bit warmer today also, and I had a small lunch earlier.

So that's 15 runs, which met my revised goal. How many miles? Must tabulate.....81.6 miles. Not too bad, considering I thought I'd have been cut back a lot more by my calf. For now, I'm just living with it being sore.

Playlist
Dirty Water -The Standells (Sox 2, Jays 0)
Kaua'i Beauty -Gabby Pahinui
Xtabenium -Acme Rocket Quartet
You Stepped Out Of A Dream -Nat King Cole
You're My Best Friend -Queen
Mr. Brown -Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus
Going On -Gnarls Barkley
Turn It On -Flaming Lips
Buttons and Bows -Gene Autry
Joyce No. 2 -
Shout It Out Loud -KISS
Severed Goddess Hand -Meat Puppets
Crazy Train -Ozzy Osbourne
Transdermal Celebration -Ween
Party For Your Right To Fight -Public Enemy
I Call My Baby Pussycat -Parliament
Misty Mountain Hop -Led Zeppelin

Times
L1 14:31
L2 15:59
L3 4:54
L4 9:00
L5 5:36
L6 10:39
L7 0:50
Total 1:01:29

Distance 7.02 miles

An honest 7.0 miles/Bohemian Rhapsody

Turns out the University tour route is actually just short of 7.0 as I've run it. Today I took an extra jog around Pine Hill Cemetary and made it an even 7.02 +/-. Felt pretty good out there. The calf is hanging in, not really getting much better or worse.

I just saw a nice one-hour BBC documentary on the making of Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (serialized here) I don't have the Queen version, but the Flaming Lips version is a reasonable facsimile, meaning it is AWESOME.

Playlist
Bohemian Rhapsody -the Flaming Lips
Window Paine -Smashing Pumpkins
Aurora Borealis -Meat Puppets
Rhinoceros -Smashing Pumpkins
I Wanna Know If It's Good To You -Funkadelic
What Goes On -Velvet Underground
Little Birdy -Ween
Some Other Time -X
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots, Pt. 2 -Flaming Lips
This Is A Call -Foo Fighters
The Song Remains The Same -Led Zeppelin
Astronomy Domine -Pink Floyd
Hands All Over -Soundgarden
Crosseyed And Painless -Talking Heads

Times
L1 14:36
L2 16:48
L3 4:43
L4 9:07
L5 5:48
L6 10:39
L7 0:50
Total 1:02:30

Distance 7:02

Ooh, why did I eat first?

Getting to the end of the month, and I should be able to get in 15 runs. Today is lucky number 13, I do believe. Today I had a few things to do in the morning, see another friend's defense seminar, banking, and lunch with my wife and daughter. She requested Chick-Fil-A food, which is about the limit for me as far as fast food goes in general. But I definitely felt a bit logy afterwards, and had to lie down for a few minutes while I charged my personal batteries and the one in my tune-o-matic. Still, I felt a bit logy on the road, and I didn't get very far (not that I wanted to). I prefer my schedule of avoiding eating (except a simple breakfast) before running.

Up Gay to College via Woodfield, back to Gay via Samford, and home.

Playlist
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) -Talking Heads
What Deaner Was Talking About -Ween
Let's Spend The Night Together -the Rolling Stones
Yes I Guess They Oughta Name A Drink After You -John Prine
What Is Life -George Harrison
Atomic Dog -George Clinton
Break On Through -the Doors
It Ain't Easy -David Bowie
Beautiful Delilah -Chuck Berry
Rastaman Live Up -Bob Marley
Girl -Beck
Get Back -the Beatles

Times
L1 12:15
L2 3:16
L3 7:09
L4 5:29
L5 9:59
L6 0:51
Total 39:00
Distance 4.6 miles

Monday, Monday/ Jr. League result

No, I haven't incorporated any Mamas and Papas into the tune-o-matic. It is definitely Monday, though, and I took the whole weekend off. Today, a similar route to most of the last few with some twists, Gay, Woodfield, College, Samford, Gay, Thach, Toomer's, Magnolia, Ross, Thach, Armstrong, Gay, home. Still a little tight in my right calf. My back was sore before I went out, but it's resolved now.

Playlist
Life on Mars? -David Bowie
We're Here -Meat Puppets
Run (I'm a Natural Disaster) -Gnarls Barkley
Mona Lisa -Nat 'King' Cole
Tougher Than It Is -Cake
Gamma Ray -Beck
Clampdown -the Clash
The Negotiation Limerick File -Beastie Boys
Hey, Little Rich Girl -the Specials
Iron Man -Black Sabbath
Back in Black -AC/DC
1999 -Prince
Rusty Cage -Soundgarden
Percolator -Stereolab
Bang a Gong (Get It On) -T. Rex

Times
L1 12:20
L2 3:18
L3 12:23
L4 10:23
L5 5:46
L6 10:31
L7 0:52.4
Total 55:33

Distance 6.45 miles

Also, just found out I got 14th in the Junior League run, at 23:40. Not too bad.

More rest, then a hot one

After Monday, I thought I needed a little time off. So I took Tuesday off, then Wednesday I didn't want to risk hurting anything before yesterday's field trip. So there went the whole week. Today I went up Gay to College via Woodfield, to Toomer's, then over to Ross via Magnolia. Instead of cruising down Chewacla, I went up Thach to Gay and all the way home via Gay. My calf is still a little tender. I tried not to go too hard, starting out slow, and taking it easy for the most part.

Playlist
Say It Ain't So -Weezer
What Is and What Should Never Be -Led Zeppelin
Manic Depression -Jimi Hendrix
Good Old Funky Music -the Meters
Ocean Breathes Salty -Modest Mouse
Lucifer Sam -Pink Floyd
Once In A Lifetime -Talking Heads
Pollo Asado -Ween (also what I had for dinner last night)
White Girl -X
Jigsaw Puzzle -the Rolling Stones
Oye Como Va -Santana
The Sky Is Fallin' -Queens of the Stone Age
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend -the Ramones
Rhinoceros -Smashing Pumpkins

Times
L1 12:37
L2 3:22
L3 11:02 (Museum to Toomer's)
L4 11:27 (Magnolia to Gay)
L5 6:05
L6 11:23
L7 1:03
Total 56:59

Distance 6.2 miles

Monday, a new route.

New Route today, up Gay to Woodfield, Museum, Toomer's but then continuing on Magnolia to Ross (by the fire station) and down to Samford that a-way, then back down Gay. Pretty nice day for it, a bit overcast so not too terribly hot.

Playlist
Wow and Flutter -Stereolab
What Goes On -Velvet Underground
Today -Smashing Pumpkins
Burning Down The House -Talking Heads
In The Garage -Weezer
Sugar Magnolia -Grateful Dead
Shoot to Thrill -AC/DC
Chest Fever -The Band
Rental Car -Beck
Queen Bitch -David Bowie
Paranoid -Black Sabbath
Hello, I Love You -The Doors
She Don't Use Jelly -Flaming Lips
Mind Your Own Business -Hank Williams
Books About UFOs -Husker Du

Times
L1 12:08
L2 3:14
L3 10:55
L4 14:05
L5 5:44
L6 10:48
L7 0:59
Total 57:54

Distance 6.55 miles

A-Day, Fun Day, Boogie Day

Busy day in the greater Auburn-Opelika area. My daughter's pre-school had a Fun Day, it's A-Day (Auburn Univ.'s spring football game), and the Old 280 Boogie is happening out in Waverly. Plus, my other daughter had a birthday party to attend. So, busy.
I got to sneak in a run today, up Gay and down Wright's Mill. Got a little crazy as I approached Samford, but I managed to avoid incident.

Playlist
Ruby Sees All -Cake
Armagideon Time -the Clash
Diamond Dogs -David Bowie
Nappy Dugout -Funkadelic
Up On The Sun -Meat Puppets
Chinese Rock -the Ramones
No Expectations -Rolling Stones
Academia -Sia
Crush -Smashing Pumpkins
Spoonman -Soundgarden

Times
L1 12:09
L2 5:59
L3 16:21
L4 (the Kick, just for fun) 0:52
Total 35:21
Distance 4.0 miles