Saturday, November 26, 2011

198 of 200 over 365:2011

afternoon run through ggp to the beach and back. 10 miles

ipod: this american life ("the super"); fresh air (francis ford coppola)
goal status: 1,004/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 142
feeling... done

Friday, November 25, 2011

197 of 200 over 365:2011

nice thanksgiving day run in napa near the silverado golf course. liz running close behind, parents walking the same trek. 4.5 miles

ipod: pardon the interruption (from wednesday)
goal status: 994/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 142
feeling... full

Thursday, November 24, 2011

196 of 200 over 365:2011

morning run in ggp. dodged raindrops. 4 miles

ipod: fresh air (muppets)
goal status: 989/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 142
feeling... extra thankful this thanksgiving for meeting the love of my life that also happens to read this blog daily

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

195 of 200 over 365:2011

out of work early so i hit up berkeley ironworks

bouldered. v1s and v2s are easy. v3s so-so. v4s giving me trouble. well, actually, i could barely get through a certain v3 then immediately finished a v4. go figure

weights:
butterfly. 30 lbs/arm. 20 x 4
bicep curls. 15 lbs/arm. 30 x 4
arm/chest v's. 15 lbs/arm. 20 x 2

treadmill

ipod: this american life ("amusement parks")
goal status: 985/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 142 (update!)
feeling... gobble gobble

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

194 of 200 over 365:2011

quick evening run in ggp. 3 miles

ipod: this american life ("back to penn state")
goal status: 982/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... surprisingly not cold

Monday, November 21, 2011

193 of 200 over 365:2011

berkeley ironworks

bouldering. started well by flashing a couple v2s. then tried a v3 with some crazy left arm moves. got to the last move, came off the wall. that was my best run at it. all downhill. forearms worn i was unable to conquer another v3 and two v4s. rough night on the wall

treadmill. 3 miles

ipod: thundering herd (from friday)
goal status: 979/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... super hungry

Sunday, November 20, 2011

192 of 200 over 365:2011

laps inside kezar. 4 miles

ipod: this american life (so crazy it just might work)
goal status: 976/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... ranchable

Saturday, November 19, 2011

191 of 200 over 365:2011

ggp run. with the gps watch, i ran to new areas so i could track it later. 6 miles

ipod: this american life (gossip)
goal status: 972/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... adventurous

Thursday, November 17, 2011

190 of 200 over 365:2011

rainy evening run in ggp. got the nike+ sports watch's gps to work. pretty damn cool. 6 miles

ipod: wtf (rainn wilson)
goal status: 966/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... rain(n)

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

189 of 200 over 365:2011

berkeley gym

amazing climb. flashed nine consecutive routes ranging from v1s to a v4. it's been a while since i climbed. felt fresh. on my finish climb, a v3, my tenth route, i finally fell off. i finished on a second try

treadmill. 3 miles

ipod: wtf (adam scott)
goal status: 960/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... like a climbing gawd

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

188 of 200 over 365:2011

work gym at night

treadmill. 4 miles

ipod: thundering herd (from yesterday)
goal status: 957/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... no knead bread

Sunday, November 13, 2011

187 of 200 over 365:2011

noonish run in ggp. was going to sync the new watch. went to strap it on and the battery was drained. juice gone overnight. maybe you have to shut it off? unable to charge it before my run, i had to run without. bummer. still learning. 7 miles

ipod: pardon the interruption (from friday); thundering herd (from friday)
goal status: 953/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... that i want to run again right now so i can test the watch's gps

Saturday, November 12, 2011

186 of 200 over 365:2011

sunset run in ggp to the american buffalo and back. tested the new nikeplus gps sportswatch that liz gifted me. awesome watch. milage matched my nike chip. but the gps didn't work. will test again tomorrow. 7 miles

ipod: wtf (chris rock)
goal status: 946/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... my global position

Thursday, November 10, 2011

185 of 200 over 365:2011

midday work gym run

treadmill. 3 miles

ipod: watched nfl network on tv
goal status: 939/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... quick

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

184 of 200 over 365:2011

after a couple days off, back to the gym. at the office, after work

weights:
butterfly. 30 lbs/arm. 20 x 4
bicep curls. 20 lbs/arm. 15 x 4

treadmill. 4 miles

ipod: ellie goulding "run into the light"
goal status: 936/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... that 4 miles is an easy run

Sunday, November 6, 2011

183 of 200 over 365:2011

the anniversary of my first half marathon, celebrated by my fourth half marathon

the forecast called for rain. the sun shined

my parents and liz dropped me off just before the start of the san francisco u.s. half marathon

i started near the front and started fast. hitting the first hill three miles deep was difficult. my body didn't like it. my body wanted a bathroom. i plotted on

the course changed from previous versions due to golden gate bridge construction. the race traveled upwards, into the marin headlands. at mile seven, we reached the peak of the climb. going forward it was all downhill or virtually flat. i gained momentum

near mile eleven i came upon employees from the sports basement fervently cheering on runners. as i passed them i high-stepped like deion sanders. soon after, i noticed liz for the first time, snapping photos with my camera. "i love you," i yelled while pointing at her. i hoped that was equally touching and embarrassing for her

liz rode her bike along side me, albeit unbeknownst to me at the time, though i did see her pop in front of me at certain points to stop and wave me on

at mile twelve i checked my time. i was at roughly 1:33 with a little over a mile remaining. at that moment i wanted to beat 1:40. a small climb in the middle of the final mile eliminated that chance

i saw my parents in the stands cheering me on with signs. i powered through the finish line. 1:41:53. that's good for 200 place out of 3,541 race participants. not a bad run at all. 13.1 miles

ipod:
not the 1s "to the last drop"
coeur de pirate "comme des enfants (le matos andy carmichael remix)"
the black ghosts "any way you choose to give it (boy 8 bit mix)"
gotye "somebody that i used to know"
pardon the interruption (from friday)
thundering herd (from friday)
ellie goulding "run into the light" (nike+ mix)

goal status: 932/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... loved

Saturday, November 5, 2011

182 of 200 over 365:2011

dodging the start of heavy raindrops, a run in ggp. 3 miles

ipod: fresh air ("the war between google, amazon, facebook, apple")
goal status: 919/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... a little sun tomorrow would be pleasant

Friday, November 4, 2011

181 of 200 over 365:2011

night run in sf. two outside laps around the inside of kezar just after a high school football game ended. one team in green i imagined it was the el cerrito gauchos. go gauchos. 3 miles

ipod: fresh air ("scott spencer: plot twists, where everything changes")
goal status: 916/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... a rad, sad gotye/kimbra song

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

180 of 200 over 365:2011

evening sf run. 5.5 miles

ipod: thundering herd (from today)
goal status: 913/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... the force

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

179 of 200 over 365:2011

sf run past dark with a maglite flashlight. 4.5 miles

ipod: npr story of the day (aziz ansari); thundering herd (from today)
goal status: 907/1,000 (miles logged/miles goal)
weight: 139
feeling... brussel sprouts