29:43
29:43! In just my third run of the year, I broke the 30-minute barrier for the 5K and established my personal best time for an outdoor run.
I'm harboring no illusions that this means I'm fast. I honestly am quite surprised that I was able to do it, but I started my run tonight aiming for the sub-30. I made a number of poor eating choices this weekend and yesterday, and this morning I weighed in at 239.5 pounds, eliminating the progress I had made (just three pounds, but still...) since the beginning of last week. As a result, I decided to take out my frustrations with this evening's run. Now that I know what I'm capable of, I am confident that I'll be breaking the barrier during a race this spring.
On an unrelated note, it would have been fantastic had Bush begun his speech tonight by saying "please hold all applause until the end".
I'm harboring no illusions that this means I'm fast. I honestly am quite surprised that I was able to do it, but I started my run tonight aiming for the sub-30. I made a number of poor eating choices this weekend and yesterday, and this morning I weighed in at 239.5 pounds, eliminating the progress I had made (just three pounds, but still...) since the beginning of last week. As a result, I decided to take out my frustrations with this evening's run. Now that I know what I'm capable of, I am confident that I'll be breaking the barrier during a race this spring.
On an unrelated note, it would have been fantastic had Bush begun his speech tonight by saying "please hold all applause until the end".
posted by Dagrims @ 9:50 PM
5 Comments:
At 9:15 AM, January 24, 2007,
Anonymous said…
Congratulations!! Sub 30:00...cool!
Actually, I have no idea what that means (I know what it means, I just don't know how good the time is for someone your age and build and physical conditioning). However, I do know it's an accomplishment to reach your goal so early in your quest. I have the same kind of goal(s), but mine are measured in strokes, not minutes.
As for last night's speech, I thought the number of times people applauded was ridiculous. To me it really disrupted the flow of the message, and was totally unneccessary (and for the most part inappropriate). Much of that seemed like trying to embarrass the other side by starting to applaud, and getting others to join it out of fear of looking impolite if they didn't. And, the media knew just who to get into view for reactions. Cheney has that smile that makes him look looked like he knows something no one else does (hmmm...he probably does), and I Pelosi was extremely gracious in her reactions. Nice of the President to butter her up with accolades.
I did like the response to that everyman hero who saved the guy under the subway train. I'm just wondering if Dustin Hoffman will be right for the part.
Overall, I thought it was a reasonably good speech under the circumstances, and I thought the Democratic response was rather weak.
I sat here thinking that we have some time left, and I certainly hope both parties come up with some unexpected but viable candidates so that the 2008 campaign is less predictible and more invigorating. With all the great minds in this country, it makes one wonder.
At 9:23 AM, January 24, 2007,
Anonymous said…
"and established my personal best time for an outdoor run."
Out of curiosity alone, have you ever had the opportunity to run any significant distance indoors? If so, is there a difference in the way you approach it, and in your perceived results? I think that would be pretty cool.
By the way, I did a mile yesterday, walking it in about 30 minutes (stopping for some chicken broth, red beans and arrowroot before heading back home). Lucky for me the express checkout line was open. Next time I'm wearing a watch and clocking it.
At 9:16 PM, January 24, 2007,
Dagrims said…
The time is not fast at all. It's just my best time. It's a 9:35 /mile pace. To put that in perspective, the winners of competitive 5Ks probably run about a 5:30 pace or better.
Indoors I've never run anything more than 3-4 miles. I ran a 29:45 5K or something close to that on a treadmill. Running on a treadmill is extremely boring, and I get disoriented after running on one because my body has been moving for half an hour but my eyes have been looking at the same thing the entire time.
One final election comment (for now): if I had to predict now, I'd guess Edwards will win the Democratic primary.
At 10:27 PM, January 25, 2007,
Merge Divide said…
It's Barack Obama, all the way.
At 10:01 PM, January 26, 2007,
Anonymous said…
It's far too early to assess where this is going. Here's my gut feeling, as of January 2007:
Chance of getting the nomination.
1. Edwards 40%
2. Someone else 35%
3. Clinton 20%
4. Obama Under 5%
Chance of winning the election, if nominated:
1. Someone else 75%
2. Edwards 60%
3. Clinton 30%
4. Obama Under 5%
Then again, these figures are based on the yet-to-be-determined Republican candidate. My hope would be to have some highly qualified candidate emerge (with few if any skeletons in their closet).
Note: these do not represent my personal preferences, or my judgement of their qualifications or ability to lead, simply as I see it unfolding.
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