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I was a (very) little under pace this week, but it’s also the furthest I’ve ever run. Not bad for the first long run in over a month. Except that I forgot to tape my nipples again and righty actually bled a little. I am a little worried, though, given that three weeks from today […] I didn’t go up in distance this week, but at least I’m back below a 10:00 pace. Plus I actually looked at a calendar and realized this is week four, so there are still seven long runs to go. Unfortunately, next Sunday, and the 6th, I’ll be at Burning Man, so who knows what I’ll […] I moved up another mile for this week’s long run, but dropped below a 10 minute pace again as a result. Not by much though. Still, it’s week four and I’m already a mile behind the training program. Fortunately I’m just looking to finish this thing, not place. Having an iPhone is definitely awesome for […] So I’ve registered to run a mini marathon (~13.1 miles) in mid-October. The problem is that I’m in pretty terrible shape right now. So this is actually a the-Sanskrit-characters-for-problem-and-opportunity-are-the-same situations. I’m more or less following this program, which seems just barely doable for me, with the exception that my short runs so far have […] I left Poprad on schedule; I was actually too excited about the hike to sleep well. Poprad, incidentally, is as far east as I’ll ever get; it’s all homeward bound from here on out. Rysy, where I crossed the border, is so steep that the last 500 m took 45 minutes, much of it spent […] One strange thing about Europe in general: sales tax, which is very high by US standards (in the 15% range), is included in all prices. This is a fantastic idea from a practical standpoint, although I can’t quite square it with the informed-citizen, government-oversight thing. Bottle deposits, though, which are also high (10-20 cents), are […] I had intended to write something about the virtues of cheaper, slightly less touristed Eastern Europe, but my forearms are really sore from the climbing wall at the bar next door, so I’m going to have to leave it at that. It’s a BIG DEAL here.
My hostel is near the white […] Yuri has said something to the effect that not writing is OK, because it means you’re busy doing, and i think there’s some truth to that. The problem, of course, is that then you run the risk of forgetting things. Travel summary first: we spent two night in Venice, then slept next to a freeway […] My dinner consisted of five beers, chips with guacamole, and buffalo wings. This, incidentally, was my reward for losing 10 pounds in six weeks. I bought a bike and I’ve started riding in to work. It’s amazing how easy a good road bike makes things. http://www2.trekbikes.com/bikes/bike.php?bikeid=1424000&f=4 But like any hobby, the best part about cycling is all the little ancillary toys: cycling shoes, cycling computer, cycling tools… The majority of the interns at the Lab started this Monday, so […] |
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