Where to start on the report? In glancing across the intertubes it's always tough to feel like when people are running really fast, I'm at my slowest, but that could probably change if we had some weather where I wasn't pooring sweat within minutes of starting. It's an interesting case study seeing who seems to manage training in the heat and who doesn't. Take the interesting case of Jerry's kids, who is well on his way to running a 2:19, I believe. The workouts are there, if he would only concern himself with some specific fuel depletion runs I think he has it, despite training through an Oklahoma summer. For me, I'm going to bide my time and see what happens when I feel capable to sustain a steady pace for more than 20 minutes. With any luck, it will be the first summer I've completed in quite some time where I haven't sustained a significant injury.
I would post some workouts to keep myself accountable, but they've been lacking or omitted entirely so I'll suffice to say that I am trying to keep the miles up in the triple digits, while getting a couple 5-10k pace workouts and then whatever steady running I can muster in addition. The Route 66 1/4 marathon and 5k was a fun diversion for Jerry and I, the results are entirely off, other than the fact that Scott Macpherson lit us up. I'm unclear just how they fucked up so badly. I would have liked an explanation and apology for screwing up as they pointedly and arbitrarily added time to the 5k to only some people, both Jerry and I being affected, and I am somehow completely left out of the 1/4 results while Jerry's time is again erroneous. I did drink 2 sierra mists, 1 20oz monster lemonade, 2.5 beers, and 20oz of Nuun promptly after the race along with various other beverages in the next hour. I also drank gatorade at all 5 stops during the 1/4 if that is any indication how much fluid I am seeming to need while running hard in this weather.
The running arena is in a bizarre state right now as there is a huge influx of footwear showing up on the market. We've already experienced issues with the Fivefingers with people that aren't even running in them and it is bizarre to me just how this idea has perforated the recreational runner psyche. At the very least there will be some cool flats and lightweight shoes for me to use, but I feel little sympathy for the companies that get burned on this one when it fizzles. Jerry has mentioned that the standard offerings in Asia from Asics are a much lighter shoe to account for a smaller typical stature there, I was thinking the new NB Minimus Road had a distinctive look like that group of shoes that he has shown me both in weight and fabrication of the upper. I think the shoes are a bit overpriced, considering the idea that they are minimal in design, but that's always been an odd part of the market- how can a size 16 993 not cost more than a size 6?
I'm thinking of setting up a little beer paring with some of the beer Jenny brought back from Wisco. Trying to find the perfect match for cheese curds (maybe a milk stout or nut brown?) and then then perfect match for a nice brie. I had a great local beer yesterday, Choc's Wild Brew one that I believe will garner merit at GABF. Choc had been lousy for so long, it had taken me a while to gain confidence in their offerings. However, they are definitely making an attempt to pick up their game, starting with last year's award-winning Dubbel.
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I would post some workouts to keep myself accountable, but they've been lacking or omitted entirely so I'll suffice to say that I am trying to keep the miles up in the triple digits, while getting a couple 5-10k pace workouts and then whatever steady running I can muster in addition. The Route 66 1/4 marathon and 5k was a fun diversion for Jerry and I, the results are entirely off, other than the fact that Scott Macpherson lit us up. I'm unclear just how they fucked up so badly. I would have liked an explanation and apology for screwing up as they pointedly and arbitrarily added time to the 5k to only some people, both Jerry and I being affected, and I am somehow completely left out of the 1/4 results while Jerry's time is again erroneous. I did drink 2 sierra mists, 1 20oz monster lemonade, 2.5 beers, and 20oz of Nuun promptly after the race along with various other beverages in the next hour. I also drank gatorade at all 5 stops during the 1/4 if that is any indication how much fluid I am seeming to need while running hard in this weather.
The running arena is in a bizarre state right now as there is a huge influx of footwear showing up on the market. We've already experienced issues with the Fivefingers with people that aren't even running in them and it is bizarre to me just how this idea has perforated the recreational runner psyche. At the very least there will be some cool flats and lightweight shoes for me to use, but I feel little sympathy for the companies that get burned on this one when it fizzles. Jerry has mentioned that the standard offerings in Asia from Asics are a much lighter shoe to account for a smaller typical stature there, I was thinking the new NB Minimus Road had a distinctive look like that group of shoes that he has shown me both in weight and fabrication of the upper. I think the shoes are a bit overpriced, considering the idea that they are minimal in design, but that's always been an odd part of the market- how can a size 16 993 not cost more than a size 6?
I'm thinking of setting up a little beer paring with some of the beer Jenny brought back from Wisco. Trying to find the perfect match for cheese curds (maybe a milk stout or nut brown?) and then then perfect match for a nice brie. I had a great local beer yesterday, Choc's Wild Brew one that I believe will garner merit at GABF. Choc had been lousy for so long, it had taken me a while to gain confidence in their offerings. However, they are definitely making an attempt to pick up their game, starting with last year's award-winning Dubbel.
i'm a Spike Jonze fan
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