Momentarily ON the Grid...
Well, the intertubes are hooked up, along with DVR (!) and teh house is looking fantastic! The only problem? We don't have a lawnmower and if you look at our yard for about 15 seconds, you can actually SEE the grass growing with all the rain we've had recently. Anyone have an extra LawnBoy? Maybe just some goats?
In running news, last week was fantastic. I put in right around 55 miles with some great speed work included. And speaking of speed, some people out there feel the need to dedicate an entire summer to speed. And then complain about it. And then complain some more about it. After witnessing this, I decided to simply enjoy a Saturday of Speed. Last weekend I ran a 5K at 8:00 AM in pouring rain, through mud puddles, along the local High School Cross Country course, and then managed to out sprint a high schooler for 4th overall and finish in 18:56. It was great...besides my Glavenly-cursed Garmin once again taking a crap because its oh so precious bezel got some rain on it. I'm growing very very impatient with the 405. After resting a bit and chatting to everyone at the finish line, I hopped in my car, changed shoes and socks, and drove 10 minutes South to the next town and sprinted to the start line of a 5 mile run that began at 9 AM. Still upset with the Garmin, I left it in the car and ran the entire race on 'feel.' I kept track of my breathing rhythm and chugged away at the tough hills, and opened it up a bit on the downhills, and really felt like I could have run forever. I finished the 5 Miler in 31:xx (no online posting of finish times yet, but I think it was 31:52...) and took 3rd overall! The winner and 2nd place ran 26:xx and 28:xx, so I feel like I was 1st in human class :)
Looking back at the most recent 5 miler I ran in June, before Grandma's, I was amazed that this weekend's 5 miler was faster! That's a nice confidence booster going forward.
The reality check? I was in such a hurry getting to that 5 miler, that I apparently didn't write all that legibly (hey, I'm a doctor), resulting in my name being announced as "Nic Bibblor" at the awards ceremony. That was just awesome. Hopefully it ends up in the paper that way too.
On Thursday I'm hoping to go down to the North Face 50K course and run about 20 miles on the course. Until then, this is Nic, signing off the Grid again.
10 people checked to see if Glaven has commented yet:
Nice, speedy 5k in those conditions. Looks like the speed and endurance are coming together for a big run in October.
Nice racing. Is there a training benefit in doing back to back races on the same morning or were you "walking" on the wild side.
Hahahahaha! Nic Bibblor! That sounds like your new Super Hero Identity:
Bibblor! Whose Super Power is his ability to drink any mere Mortal Man* Under Teh Table! Along with his faithful sidekick, Tippler Lad, he travels from school to school handing out those little bottles of hooch that, formerly, you could get on airplanes but nowhere else, advocating in favor of Excess In All Things! He is, therefore, Teh Second-Most Hated Super Hero, according to a recent poll of Parents and Guardians, finishing just behind Bad-Touch Man!"
Speedy times in those races! Way to be, BIBBLOR!1!
(This reminds me, for some reason, of this here Simpsons episode.)
Why do you keep going off the grid if you're hooked up to teh 'tubes?
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*And any Mortal Woman, too, but - Pfftt! - who can't out-drink a chick?
P.S. I tried the America's running routes site this morning and I like the mapping function better than MMR's - which latter is very kludgy - but ... ARR doesn't give me pace!
At least, not that I could see.
Elevation, yes - but no pace.
I may use it to enhance MMR, but knowing my pace is still a sine qua non for switching, as far as I'm concerned.
Still ... THANKS for the suggestion.
I am just impressed that you can get the internet in Wisconsin. You are probably still getting used to indoor plumbing.
I bet that dial up really sucks.
You're a maniac. Great race times, not to mention great total mileage last week!
LMAO @ glaven and mpatton. haha, too funny!
i'm doing 2 races in the same day on sunday. wild times i tell ya! but i bet mine won't be as fast as yours.
anytime you can do two races in one day you have to ask yourself what sort of races you're running...
You mean it's not Bic Nibbler?
Something's wrong. 31 minutes for a 5 Miler sounds fast to me. When did that happen?
Glad you stopped in...to harangue me. Didn't have time to stick around and make fun of my grandma? She has rheumatoid arhtritis and I'm sure you could come up with some clever material for that.
Nice races! Get after that 50k!!
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