In the olden days of collegiate running, I used to count cross training as mileage. I did it mostly because my mileage would look kind of pathetic otherwise, and I did a lot of cross training. Concrete surfaces as far as the eye can see (such is the lot of New Jerseyian life) does not lend itself well to running without injury - at least for me.
I don't cross-train nearly as much anymore (besides lifting) - I will do it if I am just woefully mentally unprepared for anything else that day. And also I've just found a way that I can handle slightly respectable mileage. So it is pretty awesome, in my mind, that I've run more miles than I ever have before this week. I guesstimated in college that I'd ran something like 80 including crosstraining (yea upon 4 hours or so a week - clearly that does something, it's just not clear what) but this is just all running.
Sun: Did the workout that I'd missed yesterday due to sleeping in. (Maybe not the greatest idea to reschedule it a day later, but...c'est la vie. It's done, can't undo it) 8 x 3 minutes on, 2 minutes off, on some road in New Haven - sadly the fields around the Yale Bowl were occupied with lacrosse games. 11 mi
Mon: 65 min / 9 mi
Tues: Workout at the Res: 5k tempo, 4 minutes rest, 5x 1 min on / off, 4 minutes rest, 3 minutes @ 5k pace
10.5 mi
Weds: 62 min / 8.25 mi
Thurs: 59 min / 8.25 mi
Fri: 62 min / 8.5 mi
Sat: Workout at Lincoln - 5/4/3/2/1 (3R) 3/2/1, taking half rest for the first set, then 2 minutes after the second 3 minute interval - and normal after that. Felt surprisingly decent. 11 mi
So, in grand ballyhooing total, that's 66.5 miles. I've never really stayed over 60 for any sustainable amount of time - perhaps I can make it happen. I am going to go ice my shins and whisper into a microphone, though. Au revoir, pour maintenant.
Activision, Pt 2 and Otherness
Monday, November 16, 2009
Well, my Activision idea seems to be paying off - it's up roughly $1.30 per share (from $10.40 to $11.72) and if I just jumped ship now I'd get about a 5% return. I think I may hold off, though - as all the good news from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 promises just to push it up further.
In other news, I stumbled upon a biographical short film about recently deceased throws coach, Pál Németh. He was the former coach of Krisztian Pars, the silver medalist in the hammer throw from the Beijing Olympics. You can find it here: http://www.sosagnes.hu/play02-en.html
Life in the world of New Balance Boston is going well - I ran at New England's two...weeks ago? Yes, two weeks, and ended up turning in a PR for 10k (not like my 10k PR was anything but laughable in the first place) with a 34:18. I came through 8k in 27:20, so a good 44 seconds faster than two weeks before - I feel like I've got a pretty decent indoor season ahead of me. I've got some numbers in my head that I'd like to see, but I'm going to keep those to myself.
A friend of mine from north of the border and I have also been working on some music. I don't think we're quite ready to unleash it on the world, but I do believe we have some rocking jams in store for y'all. Think In Flames has sex with The Watchmen and the Tea Party while gently nuzzling Bal-Sagoth and Crematory on the side.
After a long day of presenting my ASP.NET code to the powers that be at my place of employment, this is all I have energy to write! So shoo, away with ye, go develop aerobically or whatnot.
In other news, I stumbled upon a biographical short film about recently deceased throws coach, Pál Németh. He was the former coach of Krisztian Pars, the silver medalist in the hammer throw from the Beijing Olympics. You can find it here: http://www.sosagnes.hu/play02-en.html
Life in the world of New Balance Boston is going well - I ran at New England's two...weeks ago? Yes, two weeks, and ended up turning in a PR for 10k (not like my 10k PR was anything but laughable in the first place) with a 34:18. I came through 8k in 27:20, so a good 44 seconds faster than two weeks before - I feel like I've got a pretty decent indoor season ahead of me. I've got some numbers in my head that I'd like to see, but I'm going to keep those to myself.
A friend of mine from north of the border and I have also been working on some music. I don't think we're quite ready to unleash it on the world, but I do believe we have some rocking jams in store for y'all. Think In Flames has sex with The Watchmen and the Tea Party while gently nuzzling Bal-Sagoth and Crematory on the side.
After a long day of presenting my ASP.NET code to the powers that be at my place of employment, this is all I have energy to write! So shoo, away with ye, go develop aerobically or whatnot.
Band Names
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
I'm working with a friend of mine from long ago and far away on a musical project...and we need a band name. Here's what I've come up with so far:
Stalwart Swineriders
Starscraper
The Oceanic Misfits
Blasphemous Orb
Nefarious Butler
Discourteous Yeomanry
Forgotten Ape God
The Northeastern Beat Enclave
Unmarked Dry Cleaning
Noble Magi
Stalwart Swineriders
Starscraper
The Oceanic Misfits
Blasphemous Orb
Nefarious Butler
Discourteous Yeomanry
Forgotten Ape God
The Northeastern Beat Enclave
Unmarked Dry Cleaning
Noble Magi
Activision
As much as I hate the CEO of Blizzard-Activision right now (Bobby Kotick - and I quote, "The goal that I had in bringing a lot of the packaged goods folks into Activision about 10 years ago was to take all the fun out of making video games.") his company might actually release something good in the near future. A few somethings good - Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. Furthermore, Activision is rehashing yet another Call of Duty sequel.
So, with them beating financial estimates the past 2 quarters, plus having retardedly strong games coming out (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 may end up being one of the most sold games ever...and let us not speak of Starcraft 2) I dropped some cash on their stock as soon as it dipped two days ago. I ended up buying it at $10.40 a share, so we'll see how it does. If it increases enough just on earnings reports afterhours tomorrow, I may just bail and take my free money with me. If not, it is definitely certain to jump on Modern Warfare 2's release - and if that's not good enough either, I will twiddle my thumbs until SC2 comes out.
If that plays out, I am not quite sure what my next move is - I've been eyeing General Electric for quite some time, and it might also be good to re-invest in Microsoft. We'll see! I am really hoping I don't get the shit kicked out of me come tomorrow evening, though. I've been dealt nothin' but aces so far this year.
So, with them beating financial estimates the past 2 quarters, plus having retardedly strong games coming out (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 may end up being one of the most sold games ever...and let us not speak of Starcraft 2) I dropped some cash on their stock as soon as it dipped two days ago. I ended up buying it at $10.40 a share, so we'll see how it does. If it increases enough just on earnings reports afterhours tomorrow, I may just bail and take my free money with me. If not, it is definitely certain to jump on Modern Warfare 2's release - and if that's not good enough either, I will twiddle my thumbs until SC2 comes out.
If that plays out, I am not quite sure what my next move is - I've been eyeing General Electric for quite some time, and it might also be good to re-invest in Microsoft. We'll see! I am really hoping I don't get the shit kicked out of me come tomorrow evening, though. I've been dealt nothin' but aces so far this year.
MPW
Monday, November 2, 2009
Last week was pretty decent. I'm hoping that my ability to just keep running 60-65 a day consistently will weather well, now that daylight savings has arrived and obliterated any chance of me ever seeing sunlight while running again. At least for the next 6 months, I'm probably going to be running in the dark every day except weekends. Less than thrilling.
Last week:
Sun - 9.47 mi (Mayor's Cup)
Mon - 8.25 mi
Tues - 8.25 mi
Weds - 11.6 mi
Thurs - Off
Fri - 8.25
Sat - 10.85
total - 56ish
Wednesday and Saturday were workout days. Wednesday was 6 times 4 minutes on 1 minute off around the Cleveland res - I got there a little late because my attempted shortcut to avoid traffic on Commonwealth Ave...ended spitting me out 5 minutes later at an even earlier point on Commonwealth Ave. Agh. I ended up running the intervals with Fabian and Jenn, which worked well - I had enough in me to do 6, but I probably would not have been able to if I had gone with the rest of the crew. (I also ended up warming up with Tom, as everyone else had already taken off by the time I got there)
Saturday didn't go quite as well feeling-wise - we did a fartlek at Lincoln. 1000m at a little faster than tempo, then 1000m at marathon pace (such as it is for a 1500m runner) - it ended up being something like 3:30 and then 3:45. Not terrible, but it's just a difficult kind of workout for me.
As always, can't freakin' wait till indoor starts. A little less than a month now!
Last week:
Sun - 9.47 mi (Mayor's Cup)
Mon - 8.25 mi
Tues - 8.25 mi
Weds - 11.6 mi
Thurs - Off
Fri - 8.25
Sat - 10.85
total - 56ish
Wednesday and Saturday were workout days. Wednesday was 6 times 4 minutes on 1 minute off around the Cleveland res - I got there a little late because my attempted shortcut to avoid traffic on Commonwealth Ave...ended spitting me out 5 minutes later at an even earlier point on Commonwealth Ave. Agh. I ended up running the intervals with Fabian and Jenn, which worked well - I had enough in me to do 6, but I probably would not have been able to if I had gone with the rest of the crew. (I also ended up warming up with Tom, as everyone else had already taken off by the time I got there)
Saturday didn't go quite as well feeling-wise - we did a fartlek at Lincoln. 1000m at a little faster than tempo, then 1000m at marathon pace (such as it is for a 1500m runner) - it ended up being something like 3:30 and then 3:45. Not terrible, but it's just a difficult kind of workout for me.
As always, can't freakin' wait till indoor starts. A little less than a month now!
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