Monthly Archives: February 2006

Tired Tuesday

Weather: 20 f, 8mph wind (s) "feels like": 11 f
Miles: 3 miles
Route: 8th to GC to Wilson
Afterward: A little nippy, but fine
Listened to: Wait, Wait…don't tell me for 06 Feb. 25
Nice little run; a bit tired from last night's 15 minute run and bump and perhaps it being the first day of a new trimester.

Windy Saturday Run

Weather: 34 f, 20mph wind (s) "feels like": 15 f
Miles: 9 miles
Route: The Big O (North to Greencroft to Bethany to Bike Trail)
Afterward: Just plain windy.
Listened to: Our Endangered Values (Jimmy Carter) Chapters 7-11
Nice run (longest since the marathon last October).

Evan playing 1st Board

Evan playing 1st Board
Originally uploaded by vergil66.
At the regional practice tourney this weekend, Evan played 2.5/5 at first chair. The team just missed third place.

Thanks, Mr. Presidents…back to school

Weather: 23 f, 16mph wind (s) "feels like": 5 f
Miles: 3 miles
Route: 8th to Wilson
Afterward: Not as cold as Saturday, but it still makes me wonder why I run in this weather (whine, whine, whine)
Listened to: First story of This American Life "Star-Crossed Love"
Fine run…just a bit nippy. The segment on TAL was about a [...]

Way too cold

Weather: 5 f, 13mph wind (s) "feels like": -14 f
Miles: 1 mile
Route: Berkey Hill (well, I made it to the Shaklin foot bridge)
Afterward: Cold, cold, cold…shouldn't even tried to run in this weather
Listened to: Beginning of This American Life "Star-Crossed Love"
Dumb run…way too cold and now I want to crawl back in bed.

Great Race 2001

Great Race 2001
Originally uploaded by vergil66.
After our first 1/2 Marathon: Tom, Jim (with son Isaiah), Stephany and me. I wore a regular t-shirt, clothy shorts and one-size too small shoes that yielded black toe nails and ITB problems( though, I might have to blame some of that on the lack of training too).
Ah, but this [...]

Thursday’s run

Weather: 38 f, 10mph wind (s) "feels like": 28 f (light rain)
Miles: 3 miles
Route: 8th to Wilson
Afterward: Fine, but just a bit blinded by the headlights of morning traffic.
Listened to: iTunes New Music Tuesday and music.

Spring’s here…oh, this is Indiana

Weather: 40 f, 8mph wind (s) "feels like": 34 f
Miles: 3 miles
Route: Berkey Hill
Afterward: Over-layered and ended up too hot.
Listened to: "Wait, wait…don't tell me" (Here's the podcast RSS)

Found the Footing: Beginning Week 3

Weather: 25 f, 8mph wind (s) "feels like": 17 f
Miles: 3 miles
Route: 8th Street and Wilson route
Afterward: No issues…just a tad tired at 5:30 a.m.
Listened to: The Official Podcast of "Lost" Here's the RSS

Two-week “getting in the groove” is over

Weather: 26 f, 5 mph wind (s) "feels like": 24 f
Miles: 7 miles
Route: Just beyond the S-curve
Afterward: Nice run…much better than last week's long run.
Listened to: Wait, wait…don't tell me; and music that's left on the iPod from last week.