Chaz
All quiet. Almost had a head-on with another lampless morning runner.
- Site:
- http://webzealot.wordpress.com
- Miles:
- 6416 total / 232 in 2012
- Goal:
None really. Would like to still be running when I'm 60+.
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alright Sand Bag Six 6 mi 00:50 08:20 pace
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alright Sand Bag Six 6 mi 00:51 08:30 pace
55 degrees on Feb 2. Glad I don't live in some god forsaken place... Like... I dunno... Like Sweden.
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What moron would choose to live in Sweden anyway? Is that even a real place? Nice 6.
2 days ago • Like
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And based on their 99% literacy rate, they apparently kill their illiterate children.
2 days ago • Like
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No wonder they are all literate. They are shut-ins. All they can do is read. Hmmmmmmmm... Wonder what the birth rate is?
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alright Sand Bag Six 6 mi 00:52 08:39 pace
Another nice morning. About 20 degrees warmer than yesterday. Go figure. It's Feb 1?!?!?! January was my first 200+ mile month since 2010...
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alright Sand Bag Six 6 mi 00:52 08:39 pace
Really pretty morning... Not a cloud in the sky... Just stars. Of course it was also cold. Realized yesterday I haven't missed a run since X-mas day. 200+ miles for the month. Not bad.
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I follow your SBS for years now and realise that you have eased up on the pace a bit on average. Is this a conscious decision?
4 days ago • Like
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I never knew about the 6.65, Chaz. Learn something every day.
3 days ago • Like
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Actually I went back and looked... it's 6.56... But like I said it goes in my book as just 6.0. But that said, that means these last few 48 mile weeks have actually been 50s!
3 days ago • Like
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alright Sand Bag Six 6 mi 00:53 08:50 pace
Sleasy (slow and easy) morning run... Unremarkable in every sense of the word.
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just another day, huh?
5 days ago • Like
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alright Long run 11 mi 01:17 06:59 pace
Spring-like day. See my comments yesterday about global warming.
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I don't want to hear it.
7 days ago • Like
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Fantastic pace. I hit that pace once on my driveway chasing down the mailman.
6 days ago • Like
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I would need a bicycle to maintain that pace.
6 days ago • Like
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tired Sand Bag Six 6 mi 00:50 08:20 pace
While I am certainly very concerned about climate change, 61 degrees in the pre-dawn of late-January-almost-February has me thinking greenhouse gasses aren't all bad sometimes...
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alright Sand Bag Six 6 mi 00:51 08:30 pace
Actually saw somebody else out running this morning... A rare occurrence.
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alright Sand Bag Six 6 mi 00:52 08:39 pace
A little slickery out there this morning. Last run in this pair of shoes... I've really enjoyed them.
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After how many miles do you replace your shoes? My next run will put me over 400 and I am not sure how long I should push it. At 204 pounds my guess is that it should be before 450 if not earlier. This is the first time that I have kept good track of the mileage. (Can thank DM for that)
10 days ago • Like
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I do it by feel... generally speaking I start looking to retire shoes around 450 miles or so... But it just depends on how the shoe feels under foot. If I can start feeling seams in the pavement or individual pieces of gravel, it's time. But I've retired shoes as early as 350 miles, and I recently had a pair I put nearly 700 on. It just depends.
10 days ago • Like
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Good to know. Maybe I will start alternating with my next pair (bought 2 pair last time) and see how they compare. Last pair I went too long (I think) and got runners knee as a result. Like to avoid that fate but not throw these out too early either.
10 days ago • Like
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Dickensian. I like that and a perfect description for this morning.
11 days ago • Like
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You must have some muddy shoes this morning. I ran to the greenway yesterday (Rae road side) and turned around where the trail went under Elm. There must have been 30 feet of mud and water that I needed to traverse, so I turned around and improvised.
12 days ago • Like
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Wimp. Yes, 30 feet sounds about right, but it's at most a couple inches deep... Easily traversable. Yaknow you coulda just crossed over Elm. There's an entrance on the other side of the road so you coulda avoided what's under the bridge... Although you would have encountered more muck another quarter mile up the boardwalk. But a little mud never hurt anyone. I come home with muddy shoes most mornings these days.
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Wimp is right. I would never be able to do one of those "Warrior Dash" runs either.
After the fact I realized that I could have just crossed at street level, but figured if there was mud here that this would be just the first of many problem areas that I would have to negotiate.
12 days ago • Like
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If I thought it would stay there, i would take a snow shovel and leave it at that spot to clean a safe path through that muddy spot
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alright Sardis/McAlpine 7 mi 00:55 07:51 pace
The usual Sunday group run which we spent dissecting the ramifications of yesterday's SC primary vote. Raw morning. Thermometer read 40 but it felt nowhere near that warm... Yet another 48 mile week.
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Dang man solid week of miles again...fun running w/out a goal!
13 days ago • Like
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Caleb - that's the location of the Footlocker South XC Championships. (where I ran my 5k PR)
It's also referred to as "McAlpine Speedway"
I wore flats with no trouble but a lot of people wore spikes.12 days ago • Like
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Is the route marked with directions? The route map confused me. Looks like there is some looping going on.
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alright Improvisation 11 mi 01:22 07:25 pace
Had to kinda make it up as I went. It's been dumping rain today. My assumption was the trails would be flooded, so started off just hoping I'd be able to log five or six. Much to my pleasure the ... read more
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Nice run, I had planned to run the greenway tomorrow and was wondering how flooded it would be.
14 days ago • Like
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Man, you running always motivates me. Nice work today, stuff for me to strive to.
13 days ago • Like
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That is smokin' fast! Nice run.
13 days ago • Like
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same as the day before.. You never get bored sandbagging 6 miles ?on the same course? nearly every day?
15 days ago • Like
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Yeh, it's a bit monotonous... But that's not an excuse to not do it. It's dark when I run, and I only have a fairly small window to get a run in, so my options at the moment are a bit limited. When it starts getting light again I'll have a couple more routes available...
15 days ago • Like
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alright Sand Bag Six 6 mi 00:52 08:35 pace
Cold, a little icy/muddy/flooded. Otherwise an unremarkable run.
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Nah... Just on the trail... It's clear here but there were some frozen puddles left over from the rain a couple nights ago.
16 days ago • Like
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#dailymission What was your favorite race of 2011?... Well, seeing as how I only ran one, I'd hafta say it was the Blue Ridge Relay. I guess that would mean it was also my least favorite race too,... read more
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alright Sand Bag Six 6 mi 00:48 08:00 pace
High water detour this morning. A bit wet, but awesome temps for mid-January. I'd take more January days like this...
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Youere right. Can't complanin about the temps. As long as we're not hitting negatives I'm happy. Way to get out there and brave the high waters. Nice run.
17 days ago • Like
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alright Sand Bag Six 6 mi 00:51 08:30 pace
Overdressed today... Thought it was going to be colder than it was so ended up wearing long pants on a 42 degree morning... Shoulda worn shorts...
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I think overdressing is the theme of the day. The change of weather seems to have taken everybody by surprise.
18 days ago • Like
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alright Sand Bag Six 6 mi 00:51 08:30 pace
The usual. Queue the Talking Heads: "Same as it ever was, same as it ever was..." How is it I have more miles this year so far than Strosaker?
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Good question. I slacked in Cancun and recovering from that. I'll get back on track soon coach, promise. Nice 6.
19 days ago • Like
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I just recall you saying you wanted 3K miles this year which works out to over 8/day. I know I'm nowhere near 8/day, hence my surprise... But I'd slack too if I were in Cancun...
19 days ago • Like
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Actually, it was more the flight delay on our return from Cancun (via Charlotte), and getting to bed at 2AM that night. Even I can't get up at 4 for a few days in such a situation.
19 days ago • Like
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You mean you don't wear a lamp with your fuel belt in the mornings? ;)
about 22 hours ago • Like
...And my vest, fanny pack, two Garmins, and of course my iPod... I could go on...
about 11 hours ago • Like