Well, it was a bit cold (~40F) in shorts, and the long sleeves did not help either, but we COMPLETED the 2nd run of week 1.
Found a fairly flat road area near the new Ball Ground City Hall that goes for about 1.3 miles. Until we get much more progressed, this will do just fine.
We might have to do 2 weeks per week to let our old, decrepit bodies catch up. or hire paramedics to be follow us around the circuit with oxygen and a defibrillator...
the podcasts are awesome to help pace you. I can see why I stopped running intervals before with trying to run, watch the watch, count intervals, etc. It is MUCH easier to just listen and do. It is also rather rewarding as you hit the end of the run segments.
I think if we are able to maintain this, maybe I will try to combine the techno beats at low volume with audio books. how cool would that be? run and read.
Found a GREAT deal on Nike Air Pegasus+ for 40.00 for me and 52.00 for her, plus 14.00 for shipping and tax. And they are Nike+iPod compatible.
gonna try to walk the circuit on off days to keep blood moving.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
new runnings - Couch to 5k
Well, found Couch to 5k a while back. Friend was talking about it
which reminded me.
Wife said she wanted to try, so off we went. I was certainly game
to try. getting too close to type II & at 270 lbs, this is enough.
Found this: http://c25k.com/ with nice resources.
I liked these mixes:
http://www.djsteveboy.com/intervals.html
not a huge techno fan, but it is good to run & walk to.
Carol thinks she might prefer these:
http://www.buriedtalentsband.com/C25K/
they are cool, but a bit mellow for me.
ran week 1 today at the small park in Ball Ground.
44F is a bit cold, but we did it. since we just went around the park,
I have no idea how much we covered, and don't really plan to
measure and track it. This park does not even have a loop, so we
just went back and forth. Looking for a better place nearby. I really
don't want to drive all the way to high school...
When I progress to one of the other tracks such as gateway to 8k,
maybe I'll splurge for us and get some running schwag such as Nike
tracking units or something.
check back to see our progress.
which reminded me.
Wife said she wanted to try, so off we went. I was certainly game
to try. getting too close to type II & at 270 lbs, this is enough.
Found this: http://c25k.com/ with nice resources.
I liked these mixes:
http://www.djsteveboy.com/intervals.html
not a huge techno fan, but it is good to run & walk to.
Carol thinks she might prefer these:
http://www.buriedtalentsband.com/C25K/
they are cool, but a bit mellow for me.
ran week 1 today at the small park in Ball Ground.
44F is a bit cold, but we did it. since we just went around the park,
I have no idea how much we covered, and don't really plan to
measure and track it. This park does not even have a loop, so we
just went back and forth. Looking for a better place nearby. I really
don't want to drive all the way to high school...
When I progress to one of the other tracks such as gateway to 8k,
maybe I'll splurge for us and get some running schwag such as Nike
tracking units or something.
check back to see our progress.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
move back to Florida? no thanks.
For some reason, we were moving back to Florida. Near the beach, somewhere near Hillsboro in Deerfield Beach. Why, I do not know what drove this.
The house we were buying was right on the beach, sort of. just wait.
It was beautiful house, lots of rock and hardwood, with a fireplace (who needs a fireplace in Florida?) Even a rock covered staircase from the 2nd floor down to the ground near the beach. But we can hardly see the ocean. :-o
Well, as it turns out, that is because we are on the far end from the water on a small strip mall.....
near the ocean is a restaurant. between the restaurant and our house, a spa, and our house shares a wall with the spa. Odd.
The rock covered staircase really took the cake, however. It was fabulous looking!
We were trying to arrange some sort of sawap for out house to this one.
No idea if it was successful.
The house we were buying was right on the beach, sort of. just wait.
It was beautiful house, lots of rock and hardwood, with a fireplace (who needs a fireplace in Florida?) Even a rock covered staircase from the 2nd floor down to the ground near the beach. But we can hardly see the ocean. :-o
Well, as it turns out, that is because we are on the far end from the water on a small strip mall.....
near the ocean is a restaurant. between the restaurant and our house, a spa, and our house shares a wall with the spa. Odd.
The rock covered staircase really took the cake, however. It was fabulous looking!
We were trying to arrange some sort of sawap for out house to this one.
No idea if it was successful.
Friday, March 28, 2008
time changes and jet lag suck
Here's why:
I am 5 hours ahead of where I belong. I am up until 3am or so local time EVERY NIGHT.
PLUS, THIS Saturday, This area goes SPRING FORWARD. So, my flight Sunday morning
is NOT 6:15, it is effectively 5:15.
crap. I get to lose TWO hours.
oh well, at least I get home Sunday before dark. I hope I can sleep OK Sunday night so I can
be mostly effective Monday at work.
I am 5 hours ahead of where I belong. I am up until 3am or so local time EVERY NIGHT.
PLUS, THIS Saturday, This area goes SPRING FORWARD. So, my flight Sunday morning
is NOT 6:15, it is effectively 5:15.
crap. I get to lose TWO hours.
oh well, at least I get home Sunday before dark. I hope I can sleep OK Sunday night so I can
be mostly effective Monday at work.
menu in Aix-en-Provence, France
Arrived Monday at 2pm.
Dinner (at pleasant cafe)
Pork Shish-ka-bob with pineapple (ananas), Lettuce, Green Peas
Fruit and Ice Cream
Coffee
Tuesday
Breakfast (at hotel - continental)
OJ, coffee, sourdough roll, cheese, cereal and milk, yogurt
Lunch (at Atmel facility)
beef with sauce, rice, green beans
apple pie
coke light
Dinner (24 hour cafe)
mussels in white wine sauce
beef (skirt steak seasoned and cooked med), lettuce, fries
fruit
Wednesday
Breakfast (at hotel - continental)
oj, coffee, croissant, cheese, cereal and milk, yogurt
Lunch (at Atmel facility)
beef chunks in sauce. cauliflower puree, green beans, hard roll, apricots in yogurt
custard pie
coke light
Dinner (at fabulous vineyard/olive press)
wine tasting - fascinating
eggplant mousse with spicy sauce on crackers, wine
roasted duck (the best I could imagine), wine, twice baked potato
wine, zucchini squash
creme brule, cheese on bread, dessert wine
coffee
Thursday
Breakfast (at hotel)
oj, coffee, hard roll with ham and cheese
Lunch (at Atmel facility)
ground beef steak, fries, green beans
custard pie
coke light
Dinner (at best cafe except for vineyard)
prawns and whitefish on light bread
wine
steak with peppercorn sauce, lettuce, fries
lemon meringue pie
grand marnier
a bite of creme brule
Breakfast (at hotel - continental)
oj, coffee, sourdough roll with cheese and ham
Lunch (at Atmel facility)
beef with Roquefort sauce, green peas/carrots
butterscotch pudding
coke light
Dinner (cafe near sam's pub pool hall)
salad with very tangy dressing
grand marnier
wine
lasagna with massive cheese and cream
custard with caramel sauce (similar to flan)
Breakfast none
Lunch
crepe with apricot
coke light
Dinner
duck breast with green beans and fries
coke light
'float' meringue on top of egg cream
grand marnier
Breakfast (at airport in Marsailles)
Lunch (In Paris at airport
my memory might be a bit hazy on the lunches. there was lots going on during the days!!
Dinner (at pleasant cafe)
Pork Shish-ka-bob with pineapple (ananas), Lettuce, Green Peas
Fruit and Ice Cream
Coffee
Tuesday
Breakfast (at hotel - continental)
OJ, coffee, sourdough roll, cheese, cereal and milk, yogurt
Lunch (at Atmel facility)
beef with sauce, rice, green beans
apple pie
coke light
Dinner (24 hour cafe)
mussels in white wine sauce
beef (skirt steak seasoned and cooked med), lettuce, fries
fruit
Wednesday
Breakfast (at hotel - continental)
oj, coffee, croissant, cheese, cereal and milk, yogurt
Lunch (at Atmel facility)
beef chunks in sauce. cauliflower puree, green beans, hard roll, apricots in yogurt
custard pie
coke light
Dinner (at fabulous vineyard/olive press)
wine tasting - fascinating
eggplant mousse with spicy sauce on crackers, wine
roasted duck (the best I could imagine), wine, twice baked potato
wine, zucchini squash
creme brule, cheese on bread, dessert wine
coffee
Thursday
Breakfast (at hotel)
oj, coffee, hard roll with ham and cheese
Lunch (at Atmel facility)
ground beef steak, fries, green beans
custard pie
coke light
Dinner (at best cafe except for vineyard)
prawns and whitefish on light bread
wine
steak with peppercorn sauce, lettuce, fries
lemon meringue pie
grand marnier
a bite of creme brule
Breakfast (at hotel - continental)
oj, coffee, sourdough roll with cheese and ham
Lunch (at Atmel facility)
beef with Roquefort sauce, green peas/carrots
butterscotch pudding
coke light
Dinner (cafe near sam's pub pool hall)
salad with very tangy dressing
grand marnier
wine
lasagna with massive cheese and cream
custard with caramel sauce (similar to flan)
Breakfast none
Lunch
crepe with apricot
coke light
Dinner
duck breast with green beans and fries
coke light
'float' meringue on top of egg cream
grand marnier
Breakfast (at airport in Marsailles)
Lunch (In Paris at airport
my memory might be a bit hazy on the lunches. there was lots going on during the days!!
Thursday, March 27, 2008
bye bye Mot
Well, the shoes have begun dropping on my friends back in Florida at Motorola. I think Scott Adams had it exactly when certain corp types were unfavorably compared to drunken lemurs.
How fortunate was I to get relo to 'home' then cut loose to land where I did.
Right now, I am on what I call a high class problem. Here is my schedule for the last several days. Once you get to the end, you will understand the high class part.
Sat before Easter morning: in an endeavor to prove our total insanity and lack of self-preservation and reason, out church therevolution.tv decided to put out big ads and drop several thousand eggs from a helicopter. (yep, a helicopter.) So, being motivated and involved, we rose at 6am to be there by 7am to setup. You can see the carnage here http://www.garylamb.org/2008/03/26/easter-egg-dropthe-rest-of-the-story/
so, after the drop, my son had to be at work at 2pm. He was livid that he and mom did not just wait in line. But we persisted to not waste that much time and gas. At 1pm, we left the park and quickly drove home. He was just in time to work. He worked until 11pm. (keep that time.)
I actually got a 2 hour power nap, because it gets worse.
At midnight, after the last movie, we arrived to set up the stage and lights. We bought 8 new lights and a new board to control them. the board has a steep learning curve, so our main light operator was prepared to spend all night getting ready for Easter Sunday mornings.
We put the lights, set their control channels, and strung all the control cables. my son (worked from 2 to 11) helped all night as well. He finally got a 1/2 hour nap at 4:30am.
The lights looked fabulous. After the 2 services, we put the toys away. I feel badly for the team this coming Sunday. The new lights take a LOT of time to put in place and get cabled.
After lunch, we all went home and took a nap. We felt great. At 5pm, we headed to the airport for my high class part. I had a 10pm flight to Marseilles (yep, on the Mediterranean Sea) via Paris. I arrived in Marseilles at 2pm Monday. I got some sleep, but not much on the flight.
Very compact hotel room, but quite comfortable and quaint. nice people. good food.
Tuesday, our training began. All day each day until the end of the day Friday. I get to do some sightseeing Saturday, and fly out of Marseilles at 6am Sunday. I get back to airport at 2pm Sunday afternoon. Time for another nap.
I wonder how long the lights will take this week? I bet it takes > 1 extra hour.
How fortunate was I to get relo to 'home' then cut loose to land where I did.
Right now, I am on what I call a high class problem. Here is my schedule for the last several days. Once you get to the end, you will understand the high class part.
Sat before Easter morning: in an endeavor to prove our total insanity and lack of self-preservation and reason, out church therevolution.tv decided to put out big ads and drop several thousand eggs from a helicopter. (yep, a helicopter.) So, being motivated and involved, we rose at 6am to be there by 7am to setup. You can see the carnage here http://www.garylamb.org/2008/03/26/easter-egg-dropthe-rest-of-the-story/
so, after the drop, my son had to be at work at 2pm. He was livid that he and mom did not just wait in line. But we persisted to not waste that much time and gas. At 1pm, we left the park and quickly drove home. He was just in time to work. He worked until 11pm. (keep that time.)
I actually got a 2 hour power nap, because it gets worse.
At midnight, after the last movie, we arrived to set up the stage and lights. We bought 8 new lights and a new board to control them. the board has a steep learning curve, so our main light operator was prepared to spend all night getting ready for Easter Sunday mornings.
We put the lights, set their control channels, and strung all the control cables. my son (worked from 2 to 11) helped all night as well. He finally got a 1/2 hour nap at 4:30am.
The lights looked fabulous. After the 2 services, we put the toys away. I feel badly for the team this coming Sunday. The new lights take a LOT of time to put in place and get cabled.
After lunch, we all went home and took a nap. We felt great. At 5pm, we headed to the airport for my high class part. I had a 10pm flight to Marseilles (yep, on the Mediterranean Sea) via Paris. I arrived in Marseilles at 2pm Monday. I got some sleep, but not much on the flight.
Very compact hotel room, but quite comfortable and quaint. nice people. good food.
Tuesday, our training began. All day each day until the end of the day Friday. I get to do some sightseeing Saturday, and fly out of Marseilles at 6am Sunday. I get back to airport at 2pm Sunday afternoon. Time for another nap.
I wonder how long the lights will take this week? I bet it takes > 1 extra hour.
Monday, March 10, 2008
where is this really?
OK. we live on a hill. The driveway goes down rather straightly on a not too steep slope to the road below.
In this dream, we found a cover over a hole down the drive, just to the side. Opening it exposed a LARGE chamber, about 20 feet vertically, with various water and electrical equipment. However, the water equipment is out of place, since we have a well, and the well and pump are at the TOP of the hill, near the house. Also was some electrical equipment that I do not understand. The main part was set of coils wound of 8 inch PVC that ranged from closely wound turns to more loose turns. What it was for, I have no clue. I THINK there was a generator there as well, or a pump. It's a bit hazy. There was a 4 inch or so water pipe that went into an opening that was rather large, and behind this, and under the drive was a wall of concrete, and the water pipe entered into this. The water pipe went to some other confusing equipment that looked vaguely like a very large farm pump with elbows and joints, then toward the house....
As we were looking into the hole, Will, our 15 yr old, fell in. He hit the floor in a heap, and jumped up exclaiming "I'm good." and headed for the stairs. (WHERE did the stairs come from? AND where do they go?) So, after Will scrambles up the stairs, he is back with us. (WHERE do the stairs come out???)
Man, we can use the chamber for such cool storage and parties! if only it were really there...
In this dream, we found a cover over a hole down the drive, just to the side. Opening it exposed a LARGE chamber, about 20 feet vertically, with various water and electrical equipment. However, the water equipment is out of place, since we have a well, and the well and pump are at the TOP of the hill, near the house. Also was some electrical equipment that I do not understand. The main part was set of coils wound of 8 inch PVC that ranged from closely wound turns to more loose turns. What it was for, I have no clue. I THINK there was a generator there as well, or a pump. It's a bit hazy. There was a 4 inch or so water pipe that went into an opening that was rather large, and behind this, and under the drive was a wall of concrete, and the water pipe entered into this. The water pipe went to some other confusing equipment that looked vaguely like a very large farm pump with elbows and joints, then toward the house....
As we were looking into the hole, Will, our 15 yr old, fell in. He hit the floor in a heap, and jumped up exclaiming "I'm good." and headed for the stairs. (WHERE did the stairs come from? AND where do they go?) So, after Will scrambles up the stairs, he is back with us. (WHERE do the stairs come out???)
Man, we can use the chamber for such cool storage and parties! if only it were really there...
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