Mary and I have safetly arrived in London and I’m slowly getting back into a more rigid training schedule. It’s taking a little bit of time getting the lay of the land (such a big city), but I’d have to argue that running just may be the best way to explore a city. First day ended up overlooking the Thames on the Millenium Bridge. Second day went through the upper heart of the city and ended up at Regent’s Park. Looking forward to more exploring.
beats today: 8,400
my beats to date: 1,162,100
I lived in Fargo for about 5 months back in 2000. It was cold. I’m now back home in temperate Seattle – where the weather is always in the middle. Not so the past few days. It’s been ridiculously cold. I’ve been having fargo flashback nightmares! Yesterday I took advantage of the snow and took what will end up being one of my last runs in Carkeek Park for awhile. I’ve come to dearly love these woods in the city. A nice little hidden treasure. For this last jaunt, I couldn’t resist taking a few photos to capture the moment. As you will notice, I had to throw on my spikey shoe covers because of all the ice – this was the icing on the cake (pun intended)!
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beats today: 8,400
my beats to date: 1,103,300
This birthday was quite a treat. Not only did I get my first ipod, but for good or bad I also received a nike+ gadget. This cool little tool allows you to track your distance, pace, etc. of all your runs and then automatically sends the data to your profile on the nike+ website when you sync your ipod. Pretty cool.
The only downside is that I now know everything about my runs and am finding it hard to resist becoming a slave to the numbers. I’ve been trying really hard (up till now) to just gauge my runs based on how my body feels before, during, and after the session. Now, I’m finding myself grade the workout based on my speed at any given point and then conducting a critique of the average pace after uploading the data. All in all the tool is cool, but I’m trying really hard to not let it take over the simple joy of enjoying running nor lose focus of the ultimate point of this whole endeavor.
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beats today: 0 (trying to get rid of middle school germs)
my beats to date: 1,044,300
Talk about getting more than you asked for. In my opinion, this past Saturday’s triathlon was the ultimate testament to the word “community.” With a crazy mix of just over 60 folks from all walks of life (including around 20 refugees from Burma, Bhutan, and Iraq), we battled on the hardwood (soccer, volleyball, and basketball) for fun, glory, and ultimately to raise money and awareness for education and sports enrichment for refugees youth (via World Relief Seattle and the UN’s ninemillion project). Here’s some super fun stats:
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