March 2010 Archives
Almost there
I’ve got a week and a half until my half marathon. I’m running 10 miles tomorrow, and 12 miles on Saturday. Then next week cuts back to fairly low mileage until Sunday when I run the race! I ran about 92 miles in the month of March – my previous maximum was 78 miles last May – and most of the time I average more like 50 or 60.
Oh, and now I’m in Illinois! My running log tracks you as you run across the country. I made it through Virginia and Kentucky, and now I’m making a short trip through Illinois:
Only a little over 2,000 miles to go until I get to Oregon!
Spring break
My spring break is off to an excellent start! I took the week off from my jobs, and I’m getting a bunch of stuff done that I’ve been meaning to do, but haven’t been able to get around to. Mainly cleaning, really, but I’m also having lunch with a bunch of people I haven’t seen in a long time. I’ll bake a cake, actually cook dinner for once, and get some work on a couple of web projects done. The kitchen and the bathroom are cleaner than they’ve been in months.
And of course, I’m being lazy, too. I finally actually played the first campaign in Left 4 Dead through to the end. I’d started it probably 4 times, but always had to quit before I finished because I had to be somewhere or do something. And Saturday morning I didn’t get out of bed until 9:00, and then promptly got a book and got back into bed to read. I don’t even remember the last time I did that! It was great.
It’s going to be a good Spring Break.
Running, and shoes
I successfully finished the Shamrock Run 15K – the longest race I’ve run to date. It took me 1 hour and 36 minutes – a time I am perfectly happy with. It was a lovely day, there weren’t too many people doing the 15K, and the hills up Terwilliger weren’t as bad as I expected. Hooray!
In related news, to celebrate running 1,000 miles I decided to get a pair of FiveFinger shoes to try out barefoot running. (All the cool kids are doing it!) So last night we went out and bought them! I haven’t used them yet except walking around the house, so I can’t really say much about them except that they feel cool. Switching from running shoes to barefoot/FiveFinger-like shoes is supposed to take some time – barefoot running works your calves and achilles tendons a lot more, for example. And since I don’t want injure myself with the half-marathon only weeks away, I’ll probably just be walking and maybe running a mile here and there in them until I’ve finished the race. Then I’ll get to really give them a try!
As a side note, REI now carries the shoes in their stores, although they’re apparently very popular and so they’re often out of stock. I’d recommend going in and trying them on before buying them, if anyone was considering getting a pair. I tried on probably 5 pair before I settled on the pair I bought.
P.S. Happy Pi Day!
Futurama
For over three years, C and I have watched Futurama while going to sleep nearly every single night. It started out kind of by chance – C liked to have the TV on when going to sleep, and Futurama was a show we both liked. I’ve gotten an interesting view of the show since I take my contacts out before going to bed. So I’m very familiar with the dialog and sounds of Futurama, but when I watch it with my contacts in I still am surprised sometimes. “Wait, the professor is doing what in the background there???”
Well, after three years, I finally started to get tired of it. So as of last night, we switched to the most famous Groening show – now we’re watching The Simpsons.
