As you can probably guess, got lots of ideas for posts today so I might just keep on posting.
In order for Erin and I to keep practicing, we need to start looking for the future. Think of it, as Bill Murray’s character learned in “What About Bob”, as Baby Steps. These are the races we are thinking about doing in the future:
Jan 8: Rocklin 10K – So not really in the future, but it was one on our list to do while training for the Marathon
March 5th: Bidwell Classic Half Marathon OR March 19th: Whale Run 10K- My dream is to eventually do the Bidwell Classic in Chico. My dad use to run it, and my family would go and support him. Remember a guy from the Oldies station there and a park with a bridge. Ah memories. I can’t remember if we drove there that morning, or slept in a hotel. I think this year, we’ll probably do the Fort Bragg Whale Run. Too early for a Half Marathon
April 10th: Zoo Zoom with Conner – This one I won’t be doing my best on. This will be Conner’s first run, and I want to spend the time with him running it. Encouraging and seeing him get through it.
May 22nd: Windsor Half Marathon – First Half Marathon, also a new Half Marathon. I looked for new stuff, things that we could get excited about. If we have to drive a little to get there, so be it.
October 2nd: Urban Cow Half Marathon – Another first. Unfortunately, this one is in Sacramento, I find running here a bore.
December 10th: Walnut Creek Half Marathon – This will be about the time I hope to be doing 20 miles on the weekend. This one should be easy for both Erin and I, and hopefully our time will show it.
Thought this was interesting:
8/11 ? 8/14: http://www.thinairdistancefestival.com/ - This one looks like a lot of fun. We are considering doing this one, if we can find the time.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Running Log: Day 8 – Race #1
Lou Gehrig Roseville 5k/10k Run/Walk
Before we get to my run, let me tell you a little about Conner's run.
First, Conner was just as nervous as the rest of us. He got to see the 5 and under group run the 1/4 mile, so it gave him an understanding of what needed to be done. When it was his time, I took off down the track to take some pictures of Conner running. For the whole race, Conner stayed at the front of the pack. On his way back, his shoe kept falling off. Erin and I had forgotten to check his shoes. But he still finished in the top 10. Not bad for a 6 year old racing with 10 and under.
For my race, I was tired after the first mile. Which concerned me. I wasn't sure if this was going to be a good race. The track was on a bike trail and when up and down the whole way. Very few flat areas, and 3 or 4 pretty good sized hills. A great location to jog on weekends, and I hope to practice there in the Spring. Even with being tired, I did not stop to walk or get water (didn't train for water).
Erin beat her time by 3 minutes and had a really good race. Probably thanks to all her hill work. This team thing is working for us, game on folks, game on.
According to the Race:
Chip Time: 56:51.8
Race Time: 57:05.1
Pace: 9:10/M
Age Group Placement (Male 30 to 39): 11 (last place :-()
Overall: 57/166
RaceKeeper:
Distance 6.24 mi Duration 0:57:09 Calories Burned 804
Average Pace 9:10 / mi Average Speed 6.55 mph Elevation Climb 471 ft
Disney World Marathon 2012 Countdown: 365 days
Total Distance Ran (since 12/27/10): 39.06 miles / 2852.79 (miles to WDW from my house)Fastest Mile: 12/30/10 - 9:01 / mi
Longest Distance: 1/6/10 - 7.15 miles
Before we get to my run, let me tell you a little about Conner's run.
First, Conner was just as nervous as the rest of us. He got to see the 5 and under group run the 1/4 mile, so it gave him an understanding of what needed to be done. When it was his time, I took off down the track to take some pictures of Conner running. For the whole race, Conner stayed at the front of the pack. On his way back, his shoe kept falling off. Erin and I had forgotten to check his shoes. But he still finished in the top 10. Not bad for a 6 year old racing with 10 and under.
For my race, I was tired after the first mile. Which concerned me. I wasn't sure if this was going to be a good race. The track was on a bike trail and when up and down the whole way. Very few flat areas, and 3 or 4 pretty good sized hills. A great location to jog on weekends, and I hope to practice there in the Spring. Even with being tired, I did not stop to walk or get water (didn't train for water).
Erin beat her time by 3 minutes and had a really good race. Probably thanks to all her hill work. This team thing is working for us, game on folks, game on.
According to the Race:
Chip Time: 56:51.8
Race Time: 57:05.1
Pace: 9:10/M
Age Group Placement (Male 30 to 39): 11 (last place :-()
Overall: 57/166
RaceKeeper:
Distance 6.24 mi Duration 0:57:09 Calories Burned 804
Average Pace 9:10 / mi Average Speed 6.55 mph Elevation Climb 471 ft
Disney World Marathon 2012 Countdown: 365 days
Total Distance Ran (since 12/27/10): 39.06 miles / 2852.79 (miles to WDW from my house)Fastest Mile: 12/30/10 - 9:01 / mi
Longest Distance: 1/6/10 - 7.15 miles
Friday, January 7, 2011
Guilty Pleasures [book] and a little Nine [movie]
So I said earlier that I would never get the Nine soundtrack in my collection. But I found a good copy for it will be joining it momentarily. We'll see if the music grows on me or if it ends up in the trash.
As for Guilty Pleasures, by Laurell K. Hamilton, was a wonderfully enjoyable read. Guilty Pleasures introduces the character Anita Blake. Anita Blake was introduced to me through a comic book called the Laughing Corpse, which is actually the second book in the series. Anita Blake catches my interest kind of like the way Lara Croft caught my attention.
Normally, I don't read female authors. The characters are way heavy on romance or perfect english. I have my favorites though: Sue Grafton and now Laurell K. Hamilton.
Anita Blake is a strong woman who kicks ass. She is a Vampire killer for the police and an animator, someone who raises the dead. So this is kind of a sci fi, horror, mystery novel. Something that definitely catches my attention.
In this alternate universe, the law now protects werewolfs, vampires and other forms of the dead. There's even a church for vampires, the only church that can promise you eternal life. You immediately get sucked in and before you know it, the book is almost over. Great read, definitely recommend. Can't say too much because I don't want to give it away. The one scene that is stuck in my mind is when the wererat tris to rape Anita. Nasty, nasty and nasty. Can't wait to read more.
As for Guilty Pleasures, by Laurell K. Hamilton, was a wonderfully enjoyable read. Guilty Pleasures introduces the character Anita Blake. Anita Blake was introduced to me through a comic book called the Laughing Corpse, which is actually the second book in the series. Anita Blake catches my interest kind of like the way Lara Croft caught my attention.
Normally, I don't read female authors. The characters are way heavy on romance or perfect english. I have my favorites though: Sue Grafton and now Laurell K. Hamilton.
Anita Blake is a strong woman who kicks ass. She is a Vampire killer for the police and an animator, someone who raises the dead. So this is kind of a sci fi, horror, mystery novel. Something that definitely catches my attention.
In this alternate universe, the law now protects werewolfs, vampires and other forms of the dead. There's even a church for vampires, the only church that can promise you eternal life. You immediately get sucked in and before you know it, the book is almost over. Great read, definitely recommend. Can't say too much because I don't want to give it away. The one scene that is stuck in my mind is when the wererat tris to rape Anita. Nasty, nasty and nasty. Can't wait to read more.
Running Log: Day 7
A little late posting this. So here we go:
Runkeeper Stats for run:
Distance 7.15 mi Duration 1:11:25 Calories Burned 901
Average Pace 10:00 / mi Average Speed 6.00 mph Elevation Climb 224 ft
Run was amazing. I couldn't stop. Had a route in mind, it was shorter than I thought so I kept going. Erin didn't like me doing this, but I did run about 1/2 mile on Sunrise with no sidewalk. Not really the safest thing, but I wasn't about to turn around.
So I ran down sunrise to cirby, was going to run around the track at Oakmont, but it was too dark (CSI images raced through my head), took a left down Rocky Ridge, then continued around Maidu Park to Champion Oaks, then ran home. Amazing run, lots of hills, and holy smokes 7.15 MILES!! Disappointed in the pace, but the hills did slow me down.
Aftermath, next day: tired, headache, want to go to bed
Disney World Marathon 2012 Countdown: 367 days
Total Distance Ran (since 12/27/10): 32.82 miles / 2852.79 (miles to WDW from my house)Fastest Mile: 12/30/10 - 9:01 / mi
Longest Distance: 1/6/10 - 7.15 miles
Runkeeper Stats for run:
Distance 7.15 mi Duration 1:11:25 Calories Burned 901
Average Pace 10:00 / mi Average Speed 6.00 mph Elevation Climb 224 ft
Run was amazing. I couldn't stop. Had a route in mind, it was shorter than I thought so I kept going. Erin didn't like me doing this, but I did run about 1/2 mile on Sunrise with no sidewalk. Not really the safest thing, but I wasn't about to turn around.
So I ran down sunrise to cirby, was going to run around the track at Oakmont, but it was too dark (CSI images raced through my head), took a left down Rocky Ridge, then continued around Maidu Park to Champion Oaks, then ran home. Amazing run, lots of hills, and holy smokes 7.15 MILES!! Disappointed in the pace, but the hills did slow me down.
Aftermath, next day: tired, headache, want to go to bed
Disney World Marathon 2012 Countdown: 367 days
Total Distance Ran (since 12/27/10): 32.82 miles / 2852.79 (miles to WDW from my house)Fastest Mile: 12/30/10 - 9:01 / mi
Longest Distance: 1/6/10 - 7.15 miles
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Running Log : Day 6
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Runkeeper Stats for run:
Distance 5.27 mi Duration 0:51:13 Calories Burned 663
Average Pace 9:43 / mi Average Speed 6.17 mph Elevation Climb 212 ft
The really strange part was I'm running with a new arm band for my IPhone, actually built for the Iphone. My old one was built for the IPod, so it covered the phone completely. While this one was built for the Iphone which meant that the ports and other areas are open, which might give it better GPS connection. That being said, the mileage was off by a good distance. Which means I've been running further than what Runkeeper has been telling me. Should rerun the run from yesterday to see how much further I actually ran.
Funny thing. As I turned onto 16th, I started following bicyclist. Let's just say, I was following the bouncing butt crack for about 1/4 mile.
Disney World Marathon 2012 Countdown: 369 days
Total Distance Ran (since 12/27/10): 25.67 miles / 2852.79 (miles to WDW from my house)Fastest Mile: 12/30/10 - 9:01 / mi
Longest Distance: 1/5/10 - 5.27 miles
Monday, January 3, 2011
Running Log: Day 5
Runkeeper reports:
Distance 4.92 mi Duration 0:47:55 Calories Burned 623
Average Pace 9:44 / mi Average Speed 6.16 mph Elevation Climb 204 ft
Good run. My big toe on my left foot starting hurting for about 4 blocks and then disappeared. Muscles felt tight (insert dirty joke) but I kept going. Mind again tried to stop me, but the lights were the only thing that was successful. Must have lost at least a minute waiting for the dang lights. Added some mileage in hopes of hitting 5 miles, missed it by 0.08. Bummer
This Saturday is my first organized run in a long time. Just a 10K, but a good place to start. 2 more runs for this week, and then the big run on Saturday. Oh, and Conner is running is first 1/2 mile too.
Disney World Marathon 2012 Countdown: 370 days
Total Distance Ran (since 12/27/10): 20.4 miles / 2852.79 (miles to Disney World from my house)
Fastest Mile: 12/30/10 - 9:01 / mi
Longest Distance: 1/3/10 - 4.92 miles
Distance 4.92 mi Duration 0:47:55 Calories Burned 623
Average Pace 9:44 / mi Average Speed 6.16 mph Elevation Climb 204 ft
Good run. My big toe on my left foot starting hurting for about 4 blocks and then disappeared. Muscles felt tight (insert dirty joke) but I kept going. Mind again tried to stop me, but the lights were the only thing that was successful. Must have lost at least a minute waiting for the dang lights. Added some mileage in hopes of hitting 5 miles, missed it by 0.08. Bummer
This Saturday is my first organized run in a long time. Just a 10K, but a good place to start. 2 more runs for this week, and then the big run on Saturday. Oh, and Conner is running is first 1/2 mile too.
Disney World Marathon 2012 Countdown: 370 days
Total Distance Ran (since 12/27/10): 20.4 miles / 2852.79 (miles to Disney World from my house)
Fastest Mile: 12/30/10 - 9:01 / mi
Longest Distance: 1/3/10 - 4.92 miles
Saturday, January 1, 2011
2 Movie Reviews - Nine and Tooth Fairy
Twice today, I almost stopped movies that I had tivo'd. The first 15 minutes of the movie did not catch my attention and I feared that I was wasting my time. At the beginning of Tooth Fairy, a movie I almost went to the theaters to see, I was angry that I almost wasted my money. But things change.
NINE
Nine had two things going against it. One, people told me the movie sucked. And two, I hate movies about making movies. I like the fantasy of creating a movie. Even Kevin Smith's stories about creating a movie help that fantasy. I don't need to watch a drama about the creation.
I thought the music was entertaining. Kept my attention and I kind of want to download one or two songs. The past story of the director was also interesting. His sexual needs vs his parents strong religious values. Yet the story involved his love and respect for his mother, which isn't fully realized in the 2 hour movie. His girlfriend, his wife and the other women that surround his life help keep the story interesting and watchable.
The one thing I didn't like is the way they made this movie a musical. Movies like Music Man and Pete's Dragon, the music is part of the movie. Characters jump into song at weird times. You never know when the character is going to go from dialog to song. This movie takes the song out of the movie. Most of the time the characters will be doing something, then you get removed from the story and you find yourself looking at a stage where the song takes place. Very strange, and I don't think it helps the flow of the movie. I've seen another movie recently do this, can't remember, and I hope that future musicals do not continue down this path.
I don't think I'll ever own this movie, or even watch it again. Except for the select songs that I think I can run to, I think this movie is a one timer.
TOOTH FAIRY
When I started watching this, I really thought it was a load of crap. The Rock tried to do what Tim Allen did in Santa Clause, make you hate the character and then love him. Except for the The Rock, I hated the fact that he couldn't act. It was terrible and I wouldn't blame anybody out there for turning this crap off and walking away.
But after 15 - 20 minutes, the movie actually got good. The fairies were fun to watch, thanks in part to Julie Andrews and a great surprise to see Billy Crystal and Seth MacFarlane. You beging to like Dwayne Johnson as an actor and his character, which I was extremely greatful for. The boys loved when the Tooth Fairy got small, or flew, or screwed up. It's a fun movie that both touches you and makes you laugh. The hockey part is also fun to watch.
I think they should make a sequal, but pick another action character, maybe Vin Diesel, and do another storyline with him. That would be fun.
I might sit through this movie again with the boys, but I won't own it, or willingly watch it again. Too many movies to watch, not enough time.
NINE
Nine had two things going against it. One, people told me the movie sucked. And two, I hate movies about making movies. I like the fantasy of creating a movie. Even Kevin Smith's stories about creating a movie help that fantasy. I don't need to watch a drama about the creation.
I thought the music was entertaining. Kept my attention and I kind of want to download one or two songs. The past story of the director was also interesting. His sexual needs vs his parents strong religious values. Yet the story involved his love and respect for his mother, which isn't fully realized in the 2 hour movie. His girlfriend, his wife and the other women that surround his life help keep the story interesting and watchable.
The one thing I didn't like is the way they made this movie a musical. Movies like Music Man and Pete's Dragon, the music is part of the movie. Characters jump into song at weird times. You never know when the character is going to go from dialog to song. This movie takes the song out of the movie. Most of the time the characters will be doing something, then you get removed from the story and you find yourself looking at a stage where the song takes place. Very strange, and I don't think it helps the flow of the movie. I've seen another movie recently do this, can't remember, and I hope that future musicals do not continue down this path.
I don't think I'll ever own this movie, or even watch it again. Except for the select songs that I think I can run to, I think this movie is a one timer.
TOOTH FAIRY
When I started watching this, I really thought it was a load of crap. The Rock tried to do what Tim Allen did in Santa Clause, make you hate the character and then love him. Except for the The Rock, I hated the fact that he couldn't act. It was terrible and I wouldn't blame anybody out there for turning this crap off and walking away.
But after 15 - 20 minutes, the movie actually got good. The fairies were fun to watch, thanks in part to Julie Andrews and a great surprise to see Billy Crystal and Seth MacFarlane. You beging to like Dwayne Johnson as an actor and his character, which I was extremely greatful for. The boys loved when the Tooth Fairy got small, or flew, or screwed up. It's a fun movie that both touches you and makes you laugh. The hockey part is also fun to watch.
I think they should make a sequal, but pick another action character, maybe Vin Diesel, and do another storyline with him. That would be fun.
I might sit through this movie again with the boys, but I won't own it, or willingly watch it again. Too many movies to watch, not enough time.
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