Before I get into the episode I should report on how my run went this morning. I think I like the Gateway to 8K just fine. I used it to cover a 3-mile loop, so I had about 15 minutes of music left over. On Friday I plan to do an "out-and-back" and turn around at the halfway point of the music. I can then check online and find out how far I was able to go.
After my run I immediately headed out to work. About 3 1/2 miles into my commute I got a flat tire. Unfortunately it was my rear tire. After my last flat the guy at my bike shop recommended a larger and thicker tire for the rear (to deal with these lousy Jersey roads!) Unfortunately, I didn't pick up a spare at that time - so I was not able to change the tire and go on. After some thought I decided to lock Aldetha up at a nearby elementary school (isn't that what those buildings are for anyway?) and walk the rest of the way to OCC. It took me about an hour. Ultimately I had chosen walk because I did not want to make my wife pack the boys up and come get me and because I figured I could still get some exercise by walking.
What does that have to do with Star Trek? About a mile into the walk I felt like those poor fools on The Next Generation who had to take an 8-hour shuttle ride at impulse power rather than a 30-second ride on the Enterprise at warp. Had I asked my wife to pick me up, I would have been on campus by 8:20 at the latest. Since I didn't, it took me until 9am to get there. I got some good thinking and exercising, but I really could use those forty minutes back!
Fortunately I didn't run into any Romulans,
Brad
Showing posts with label Running. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Running. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Monday, June 16, 2008
Running again...
I've decided to start running again. I found a pretty cool podcast to help in my return called Podrunner: Intervals. I tried the first week's edition of "First Day to 5K" yesterday. The 142 beats per minute pace for the running portion was too slow for me. I also felt like I was walking more than I really needed to. Nevertheless, I am sore today. I definitely use different muscles when running than I do when biking. For tomorrow I plan to use week one of the "Gateway to 8K." I figure since I am in good shape because of my biking and I have a history of running, I can skip ahead. I'll let you know how tomorrow goes.
Yesterday my boys dressed one of their teddy bears as a king and put him on a chair in their room. They both picked up their swords and stood guard outside the door. At regular intervals they would come tell me and my wife that "the king wishes to see you." I love the creativity and energy they have - I just wish I was more patient and understanding of all their creativity and energy. Oh well! It gives me something to improve on. I could also improve my patience when they don't understand what I have asked them to do. It may take more time to explain, but ultimately its worth the result:
Finally, what do you get when you combine 80s music, Star Wars, and So You Think You Can Dance?
The dark side is just so much cooler,
Brad
Yesterday my boys dressed one of their teddy bears as a king and put him on a chair in their room. They both picked up their swords and stood guard outside the door. At regular intervals they would come tell me and my wife that "the king wishes to see you." I love the creativity and energy they have - I just wish I was more patient and understanding of all their creativity and energy. Oh well! It gives me something to improve on. I could also improve my patience when they don't understand what I have asked them to do. It may take more time to explain, but ultimately its worth the result:
Finally, what do you get when you combine 80s music, Star Wars, and So You Think You Can Dance?
The dark side is just so much cooler,
Brad
Friday, January 18, 2008
Goodbye 2007...
12/11/2007: 14.43-mile biking, 52:27, 16.5 mph
12/12/2007: 14.10-mile biking, 50:13, 16.8 mph
12/13/2007: 14.96-mile biking, 54:51, 16.4 mph
12/18/2007: 7.01-mile biking, 25:35, 16.4 mph
12/20/2007: 14.11-mile biking, 49:08, 17.2 mph
12/21/2007: 14.12-mile biking, 50:09, 16.9 mph
12/24/2007: 2.5-mile run, 21:49, 8:43 pace
12/27/2007: 7.2-mile biking, 26:46, 16.1 mph
12/28/2007: 3.0-mile run, 29:12, 9:44 pace
That's all for the year 2007! For the calender year I ran a total of 383.1 miles and biked 872.02 miles.
In addition to all that running and biking, I have grown so much as an individual. My family is closer than it has ever been - possibly due to Daddy being so much more happy with his job situation at OCC than he was with his graduate/Ph.D situation at UCI. I have come to understand myself in so many ways and I really like this person that I am.
I plan to make some changes to the blog for 2008, but I need to end for now and work on my Spring semester preparation.
Hello 2008,
Brad
12/12/2007: 14.10-mile biking, 50:13, 16.8 mph
12/13/2007: 14.96-mile biking, 54:51, 16.4 mph
12/18/2007: 7.01-mile biking, 25:35, 16.4 mph
12/20/2007: 14.11-mile biking, 49:08, 17.2 mph
12/21/2007: 14.12-mile biking, 50:09, 16.9 mph
12/24/2007: 2.5-mile run, 21:49, 8:43 pace
12/27/2007: 7.2-mile biking, 26:46, 16.1 mph
12/28/2007: 3.0-mile run, 29:12, 9:44 pace
That's all for the year 2007! For the calender year I ran a total of 383.1 miles and biked 872.02 miles.
In addition to all that running and biking, I have grown so much as an individual. My family is closer than it has ever been - possibly due to Daddy being so much more happy with his job situation at OCC than he was with his graduate/Ph.D situation at UCI. I have come to understand myself in so many ways and I really like this person that I am.
I plan to make some changes to the blog for 2008, but I need to end for now and work on my Spring semester preparation.
Hello 2008,
Brad
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Lots of talking...
9/14/2007: 14.21-mile biking, 50:19, 16.9 mph
9/18/2007: 14.21-mile biking, 49:55, 17.1 mph
My high hopes of running in the evenings have produced little substance. I ran last week on Monday night, but since then I have not made the time to run. Fortunately, I have to bike just over 14 miles to and from work every day - except yesterday when I took the car, but there was a good reason - or else I would be in bad shape. As it is, I am in pretty good shape. I do think that running 5 miles and biking 14 miles each weekday may be more than my body can handle (on top of work responsibilities.) I'll find that balance, but for now I'm back to being a cyclist.
The lesson on Sunday went well. It's quite a change to go from a 25-30 member Elders' quorum in Irvine to a 15 member combined High Priest/Elders' quorum here. I got many compliments on my lesson. I heard that the Relief Society's version of the lesson was not as well presented. I think that may be a first in my experience - a priesthood lesson "outperforming" a relief society lesson. It may just be that the sister teaching the lesson tried to present all the material in the SWK manual (even though the "teaching helps" at the beginning warn against that.) In sum, my Sunday teaching went well.
My presentation on Monday went great. I took the car so I wouldn't have to worry about changing at work and so I would have the most amount of time to go over the PowerPoint one last time. I spoke for about 25-30 minutes and then answered 5 or 6 questions. Only two of the questions were really directed to the content of my presentation. The others were all tangential issues about enemy combatants and American foreign policy in general. Having participated in several job talks and presentations at UC Irvine, I was well-prepared for these "statements with a question tagged on at the end."
Right now I'm just trying to get a little more than "one day" ahead of my classes - so I'll end with this: Even though I have a great deal of work to do to even feel caught up, I am happier than I have been in more than 5 years. I am doing something I love and have a vision of my life that is settled and that I am excited about.
Maybe now I can start looking for a house,
Brad
9/18/2007: 14.21-mile biking, 49:55, 17.1 mph
My high hopes of running in the evenings have produced little substance. I ran last week on Monday night, but since then I have not made the time to run. Fortunately, I have to bike just over 14 miles to and from work every day - except yesterday when I took the car, but there was a good reason - or else I would be in bad shape. As it is, I am in pretty good shape. I do think that running 5 miles and biking 14 miles each weekday may be more than my body can handle (on top of work responsibilities.) I'll find that balance, but for now I'm back to being a cyclist.
The lesson on Sunday went well. It's quite a change to go from a 25-30 member Elders' quorum in Irvine to a 15 member combined High Priest/Elders' quorum here. I got many compliments on my lesson. I heard that the Relief Society's version of the lesson was not as well presented. I think that may be a first in my experience - a priesthood lesson "outperforming" a relief society lesson. It may just be that the sister teaching the lesson tried to present all the material in the SWK manual (even though the "teaching helps" at the beginning warn against that.) In sum, my Sunday teaching went well.
My presentation on Monday went great. I took the car so I wouldn't have to worry about changing at work and so I would have the most amount of time to go over the PowerPoint one last time. I spoke for about 25-30 minutes and then answered 5 or 6 questions. Only two of the questions were really directed to the content of my presentation. The others were all tangential issues about enemy combatants and American foreign policy in general. Having participated in several job talks and presentations at UC Irvine, I was well-prepared for these "statements with a question tagged on at the end."
Right now I'm just trying to get a little more than "one day" ahead of my classes - so I'll end with this: Even though I have a great deal of work to do to even feel caught up, I am happier than I have been in more than 5 years. I am doing something I love and have a vision of my life that is settled and that I am excited about.
Maybe now I can start looking for a house,
Brad
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