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President Obama did have help writing his comedy routine for the White House Correspondents' Dinner, but not from the writing staff of The Daily Show. Obama got his assist from one particular Daily Show scribe, Kevin Bleyer, who was not acting on behalf of the show.
Frankly, if Stephen Colbert, John Oliver and the ghost of Bill Hicks wrote the routine with the president over beers at the White House bowling alley it wouldn't have mattered, even a little, because stand up comedy is often collaborative. Furthermore, while Obama exceeded expectations with his set, it wasn't Bring the Pain or Bill Cosby Himself or anything. The combination of Leno's suction and the president's competence has the media convinced he's the second coming of George Carlin.
The event itself is an abomination to journalism and it puts the president in the position of having to joke about serious, life and death matters. I know a lot of people who didn't think the president should be making jokes of any kind about predator drones. And besides, after Colbert's set in 2006 they should have just ended the whole thing.
Of course, there will be plenty of assholes using this against the president and The Daily Show because many of those people have proven they will say or do anything to criticize Obama, or anyone else they think is liberal. I still hear things about his teleprompter.
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Colbert's appearance absolutely rocked! Just seeing the discomfort on some of the faces (at the podium and in the audience) was priceless. It's almost as if they were looking around to see if it was okay to laugh.
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The single greatest moment for a comedian ever.
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PR's: 5K - 17:16, 10K - 37:06 (HM Split), HM - 1:18:14, M - 2:55:58
2015 Goals: Sub 35 10k, Sub 2:50 marathon
PK - Congratulations!!! That's an awesome time and a great birthday present to yourself.
PRs 5K 19:34 Mar2012 – 10K 39:20 Aug2012 - HM 1:23:47 Apr2013 - FM 2:58:21 Jun2013
Andy: Congratulations on the great time! Sub 28 for a 5 miler is nothing to laugh at. You're getting good at this thing! Keep up the great work and good luck on your HM this weekend! I'll be interested to hear how you do.
Randy: It seems like whatever you're doing is working for you. I'd say that you're fine training the way that you are. What pace do you normally hit on your easy runs, anyways? I don't think I've ever seen you mention the pace on the thread. Surely you must be close, if not under, 7:00 pace on your easy days? Thanks! I have to say that the treadmill is the worst. I cannot fathom having to run a long run on the treadmill. I don't know how Brent does it. Having the patience to run on a treadmill for that long alone must be a talent in itself. Good luck with your race!
Joe: Good luck on your race! I hope you nail it.
Brent: Thanks! I don't want to go to the dark side, though. I only run on the treadmill when it's raining; I avoid it like the plague otherwise. I don't know how you do your long runs on a treadmill. That just shocks me. Nice progression run on the treadmill! You're looking to be in good shape. Good luck with your race! Close to 1:30 definitely sounds doable for you.
PK: The marathon does sound like a rough race. I feel like you could show up completely prepared and have a bad day due to one little thing being off. I think others have called it a whole different beast, and based on what you say, it sounds like one. 2:55 would be a great time to shoot for. With a good cycle, I don't think that's out of the question for you. It hasn't rained in the past few days, so I was able to run outside, which was nice. A little hot, but anything beats that accursed treadmill. Good luck on your race today, even though this is a bit late. I hope you ran a good time!
Philly: Sounds good. 3x a week it is. I'll probably stick to 2x this week, but I'll add in a third day of strides next week. Next week is finals week, so hopefully I'll be able to fit in my running with the finals that I have to study for. It'll be tough, that's for sure. Solid tempo run! Glad that felt relatively easy for you. If you keep improving like this, you should be knocking on sub 18's door no problem.
Jaime: Solid 13.5 mile run that you had the other day! That pace looks good for you. Keep it up!
Me: I'm still in base training, so I haven't done anything special lately. On Thursday, I ended up running with a friend of mine. We did a 10 mile easy run @ 6:55 pace. It was conversational the entire way, which was quite encouraging. I finished the day up with 8 x 100 meter strides, jogging the turns and striding the straightaways. Today, I ran with several people from the club. We ran a 9 mile easy run @ 7:15 pace. The run had one huge hill along with a bunch of smaller rolling hills at the end, so the pace was fairly slow. We also ran in trails for a bit, which also slowed the pace. It felt easy, though, and my legs definitely feel fresh for tomorrow. I plan on running an 8 mile run with a 10 x (1 min on, 2 min off) fartlek in the middle.
_________________PR's: 5k: 16:592015 Goals: 5k: Sub 16 | HM: Sub 1:15 | M: BQ
Thanks heaps guys,
Had an awesome day 1:20:17 chip time 10th/1814 1st/90 45-49 AG and got the big trophy to complete the set.
Will do a race report later.
PBs 5k-17:16 feb 14 10k-36:59 june 12 half-120:17 may 14 marathon 2:54:17 oct 14
My running log
I have my half marasthon this Sunday ( WInnipeg Police Half) I'm currently 200 pounds and this is my 3rd race in the last year. Instead of concentrating on my running I decided to do a little weight lifting and gained 15 pounds more then my first two half marathons. My last half back in Oct I ran a 1:29:30 half weighing 185. How do you think I will do this time? I think I will do great even tho I'm carrying that much weight!!!! Good luck to me!
Ran the Rotorua Half Marathon today.
It was the 50th anniversary of the full marathon and alot more people than usual with 10 000 in the full, half, quarter and 5km events.
I took my van down by myself and arrived at 7am after a 1 hour drive from my place. My wife and 4 kids would come down later to meet me at the finish.
It was quite cold and foggy with Lake Rotorua shrouded in mist. The place stinks of sulphur and is full of thermal activity.
Found a park and went through the expo and picked up my race pack.
Back to the van got changed and went for a 2km jog round some secluded spot. Saw a grey haired fast looking guy warming up so shamelessly asked him what age group he was in. 35-40 he replied.
What time are you aiming for ? I asked. 1:09 ! he replied.
We ran the warmup and chatted and he went on to win in 1:07.
Got to a crowded start line and jumped the fence to get to one row from the front.
Conditions were perfect, no wind and cool but ok for a singlet.
A Maori Haka was performed by a group and a canon went off and we were away.
I decided to aim for 3.50/km which would yield me a PR
Kms 1-5
3.38, 3.45, 3.43, 3.47, 3.50
As usual it felt too easy and I had to pull back. All pretty flat through here and in about 15th.
Kms 6-10
3.52, 3.40, 3.53, 3.57, 3.50
The 3.40 was a nice gradual long downhill so I strode out. I was running with 2 guys, an older dude who I couldnt tell what age he was and a strong looking young ginger headed guy.
The older guy had an annoyingly awesome efficient stride which looked slow but wasnt. He had no watch and a fuel belt lol.
I pulled ahead of both of them downhill.
Kms 11-15
3.45, 3.43, 3.56, 4.00, 3.53
Heard a beeep beep and yelling from a car and saw my family go past.
I got passed by the older dude and the younger guy ran with me and we chatted for a while. We had some long gradual downhills and long gradual uphills hence the variations in splits.
The younger guy broke away on an uphill and I was starting to suffer some.
I started to worry when I saw the 4 min/km on the GPS but this was slightly uphill and a slight headwind.
Once I crested the incline I got back onto pace but there was a gap now to the other guys that I would never make up.
Crowd support was great and gave me a lift several times
Kms- 16-21
3.48, 3.54, 3.54, 3.58, 3.52, 3.41
Km 16 was downhill but after that I was struggling. With 2kms to go I looked at my watch and could see I only needed to complete them in 10 mins for a 1:22. This seemed to recharge me and I dug in and felt pretty good and picked up the pace.
Gave a good kick down the finishing straight and tried to do one of those cool jump things sideways over the finish haha.
Stopped the watch at 1:20:20 ( chip 1:20:17 )
Spent the rest of the day with the family eating ice cream, going to the thermal hotpools, and attending the 2pm prizegiving where I got the trophy for 1st 45-49 AG.
PR and 1st place Age group mission accomplished !
I want to thank you guys for having faith in me when I am pessimistic sometimes.
The taper advice worked wonders and I can definitely break 1:20 with some more miles.
The course was fast and much much easier than the tough one I ran 3 weeks ago.
I didnt take a gel and only a small amount of water but felt great.
Cheers for reading or falling asleep !
Just a quick check ..
Piwi - That's AWESOME! You finally got that 1st place trophy to complete the set! Congrats mate! Cheers! You can have 3 or 4 beers instead of the nightly 2. haha
Been a crazy week here in the Isle of Man. Long work hours. However, I have managed to run everyday. It's all up and down, sometimes just up. The scenery has been quite magnificent. I have been running along the coast, on the tops of cliffs, looking down at the Irish Sea. I'm off to The Netherlands this morning.
2015 Goals: 2500km (0 Km so far), body weight = 78Kg (down from current 84)
PIWI - BIG HUGE CONGRATS! your trophy/report made me itchy. I want to race a half now...
Sub 90 HM group on strava: http://www.strava.com/clubs/sub90HM
5k 19:51 19:29 19:19 19:05 - 10k 40:07 40:03 39:55 - HM 1:28:06 1:27:38 - FM 3:30:07 3:21:19 3:13:19
PK- I am so excited for you. What a race. Four years in and you just smashed your pr by well over a minute. Your collection of trophies looks awesome and your top 10 and 1st place age group is just really impressive. It's nice to see after four years it is still possible to have large jumps in improvement. Well done!
Hatulz-Nice to hear from you. I had to steal your banana dance. I figured pk's achievement was worthy.
kiwi - awesome job, huge congrats! What a day for you! I'm very envious of that trophy set. Nice report too. Enjoy the fact that you're certainly not done improving, and you just proved that in a big way.
PRs: 5k - 16:26, HM - 1:17:53
2014 Goals: 5k -15:59, HM - 1:16:59
Piwi - HUGE Congrats! I knew you had a PR in you as long as your knee didn't end up giving you trouble. I think this shows you can easily go sub-1:20 in the fall. The consistent mileage with some speed work will get you there no problem. Really excited to see that result and an AG trophy to boot!
Hatulz - Living it up in Budapest! Hope your having a good time
Daan - Are you on Holiday? Where in the Netherlands are you heading?
Money - The time really more depends on how your training has gone. What has your weekly mileage looked like? But based just on the weight, I would say 1:35. 15lbs is a lot of extra weight to carry over 13 miles.
Matt - My easy pace varies by what routes I am running. I live in a hilly part of the city and get a steady diet of them thus affecting my easy paces. I would say flatter routes are easily 7:00 while some of the hillier routes can be up near 7:30. However, I try not to pay to much attention to the watch and focus more on my effort. As long as I feel like I'm not pushing myself I'm good for that day.
Brent - I remember you mentioning your listen to them daily. Hope the weather sticks on the cooler sider for your race. Nothing worse the a hot day for a race. I remember back in early summer 2012, we were having a heat wave here in DC. I was running a relay for a triathlon, 10K run portion. By the time my run started it was, no joke, ~108F and 90% humidity. I went out to fast for the first 2 miles and the remainder of the race was the worse I had ever felt running in my life haha. Never again!
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piwi - awesome job!
Me - Course usually measures a little long, so it measured 13.37 this year (13.39 last year) on my GPS and all my other races pretty much measure right on with race distances. I finished in 1:35:34 which is only 33 seconds slower than last year and I missed a lot of training in the past month. This is very encouraging since my goal was just to go under 1:40 with how things had gone lately and was hoping for 1:35 and didn't really consider that I may be able to do sub-1:30 this time around. Splits went as follows:
6:46 - feeling great
6:46 - still great, found some others running same pace and stayed with them
6:48 - more of the same
6:50 - still hanging on fine
6:58 - a little uphill so this is good and raindrops were falling on my head
6:57 - turned the corner at the beginning of this mile to go south and holy crap that wind did not feel good
7:14 - started coughing a little (damn, thought I got rid of that by now)
7:15 - had to keep at this pace to keep chest at bay
7:17 - just enjoying the fact we are running a half marathon and having fun
7:38 - kept coughing for about 0.4 miles during this mile until I finally got something out.
7:21 - feeling ok, but muscles are a little tight
7:20 - this is about my pace right now
7:29 - more of the same and realizing that I should be happy with how I am doing.
:48 - 0.1 miles to hit 13.1 in 1:33:28
2:06 - the other 0.27 miles that were mainly uphill ... this was a rude trick to end the course like this.
So unofficially hit 13.1 with my watch in 1:33:28 and officially ran the half marathon in 1:35:34 ... great day overall and can't wait to start using the running stroller I bought yesterday.
PR's 5k: 18:55 (9/2013) 10k: 39:18 (3/2013) HM: 1:32:23 (10/2013) FM: 3:26:29 (10/2013) Oly Du: 2:04 (7/2013) Half Du: 5:08:40 (8/2014) Iron 226k Duathlon: 11:03:51 (8/2013)
2015 Goals --> Run 2000 miles. Bike 3000 miles. Don't get hurt. Sub 1:30 half marathon.
" Because Im happy , da da dum "
Joe: Good performance given the things you have been through, apart from sharing the few hours to train with the bike.
PK: Congratulations, man. Very well deserved result. PR, Top10, Age group win, and birthday. Best day in life?
Current PRs: 5K: 19:18 (17:10 HS) 10K: 39:49 HM: 1:31:06 1:30:122014 Goals: 5K: 17:59 10K: 38:59 HM: 1:29:59
Joe- thanks and good result for you off limited training.
Jaime- Best day of my life ummm , big call but it was a good day lol.
Philly- Getting in some nice hills ! We are all chasing Turfy.
PK: Nice trophy! Fantastic time! Fantastic placing, both overall and in your age group! What a day that must have been for you. Your race report sounds great. It looks like you were able to keep fairly close to the splits that you wanted to hit for that day. Those pictures are great. This was definitely a great accomplishment for you, and it should give you confidence to break into the 1:19's soon enough.
Dan: Good to hear that you've been able to run each day. Are you on vacation or away for work?
hatulz: You've missed a lot. I hope that your break from running is treating you nicely, though. I'm sure when it's over, you'll be all rested up and ready to go. Then, you, too, could be setting some nice PR's.
Randy: That makes sense. My routes tend to be hilly as well. UCONN is on top of a big hill, so it doesn't matter what direction you run in; around here, I always hit a hill, so I definitely understand the necessity of slowing down the pace to compensate for the hills. My hometown is a lot flatter than up here, so I hope to run some nice and fast races when I get back home. My tempo pace up here is usually around 5:50, but I was able to run a tempo run at 5:40 on a flatter route. Hopefully the same logic holds true for racing.
Joe: Nice race! Keep up the good work!
Philly: Thanks! I'm working on a final paper as we speak. (Well, supposed to be. I'm taking a little break.) I don't blame you for not missing finals. I mean, who wants to sit down for two hours and take a test? When I am a teacher, I'll be so much nicer to my students than my teachers are to me when it comes to finals. (I say that now, but we'll see if it holds true.) Thanks for the advice; I'll definitely consider running doubles if I can't find the time or the energy to run singles. Nice 12 miler! Excellent finish!
Me: I was able to run with one of my friends today. He wants to walk on the D1 team next year, and since I have considered doing the same, we've been training together lately. Today, we ran an aerobic fartlek. I am loosely basing my base training off of Lydiard's marathon training, so that's why we ran an aerobic fartlek. We ended up running 8 miles with 10 x (1 min on, 2 min off). The overall pace for the run was 6:45, hence the aerobic nature of the fartlek. The "off" parts were easy, and the "on" parts were anywhere from 4:55 to 5:05 pace, depending on the terrain. (Downhill was faster, up hill was slower, flat was right in the middle.) It felt like a good session. It was nice to run at a faster clip, especially after doing just base training.
I have a 5K planned on June 1st. I want to see where my fitness is currently at. I'm aiming for 16:30. Until the race, I plan on building my base up. Until June 1st, I will be running easy runs, a weekly long run, and either a 4 mile tempo run or an aerobic fartlek. I'll alternate between these two sessions each week. Since I'm mainly concerned with building my mileage up to 70, I only want to do one "hard" session a week. I will continue this pattern until early to middle July. Then, I plan on doing a fartlek, long run, and tempo weekly, until I head back to school at the end of August.
Does this sound like a good plan?
matt - you need some maximal effort stuff like strides or hill sprints. once a week, maybe twice at first. but other than that you have it all in your plan.
Joe - great job despite being sick. Nothing worse than hacking up a lung when you're trying to go fast. And yeah, why do courses always seem to have an uphill at or very near the end?
kiwi - nice pics. I can see you jumping over that mat in the first one. I thought of doing that just for the simple reason of avoiding a potentially very embarrassing moment of tripping and doing a face plant due to that humped up mat! Could you imagine that?
Philly - yeah I never thought of it that way about beating Meb in a half...your're right. Solid fast hilly run for you there. And yeah, I'm chasing turfy too...I've got some hills in lately and plan on much more in the near future.
Matt - sounds like a good plan you have. Anxious to see what you are capable of in the 5k.
Had a good run yesterday. I went to the nearby park reservation trail for my long run. It's quite hilly, which is a good change from my pancake flat runs I normally do. I did 5 miles at 8:10, 4 miles in 5:50, 5:48, 5:44, 5:46 (avg of 5:47), and another 5 miles warm down (slow). 14 total. I passed the 1000 mile mark for 2014 during this run. I'm just slightly behind 3000 mile per year pace.
Quick Check-in. Unoffcial result of 1:17:31. Ran pretty bad tangents and and added .12 miles of running to the half. So averaged 5:53 for 13.23. Sucks to run that extra ~200 meters but what are you gonna do. Instant PR either way. I think if I had a solid April for training and no calf issues I would have faired better in the last 5K of the race, but I felt it was a solid effort for the day. Also good considering the calf issue did not show up, hopefully thats all behind me now. Woot
randy - amazing time. big congrats!
and here is the week:
T - 6 w/ 5k race in 19:39
T - 10.7 w/ 2x2mins, 3x4mins, 2x2 mins
F - 16.4, 10 am & 6 pm w/ 7x10s hill sprints
S - 14, 7 am & 7 pm all recovery
S - 18 LR w/ some touch of MP
total: 70.3
Sam- great week hitting 70 again.
Randy- 1.17ish a massive PR for you but we knew it was coming because of your training. Great job and we look forward to your race report. And sorry I forgot to thank you for congratulating me on my race !
Frank- cool story. How are you returning with your training after Boston ? Whats up next on the race list ?
DJW- hills and average 5,47 blimmin fast. Im definitely going to incorporate more rolling hills into my easy runs.
I hope marathon photos got a better shot of my finish.
Matt- thanks to you too. Yes im very happy.
I think if the 5k was a goal race then you would obviously be doing VO2max etc but you are base building so simple speed drills should suffice until you are confident of coping with the 70 miles. Your easy runs are semi quality anyway so go by feel on those and dont panic if some drop back in pace.
Do you ever run recovery pace ?
Who do we need to hear back from, Gold ? Andy ?, Money ? ( glad you won your boxing fight haha )
I took sunday off and probably today monday too. Legs feel ok but stiff in the calfs, hammies, and quads, so I guess I used all of my leg muscles lol
I finished last week on only 34 miles.
Check out the number of sub 1.20s on the front page !
Congrats to PK and randy on amazing races and PRs.
I had a disaster today. Should never have started the race, was too ill to run. Did so anyway and crashed at 5.5 miles. Basically jogged the second half of the race having lost interest in the time, and finished with 1:21 something I think. Major disappointment as I'm in much better shape otherwise. These things happen, I suppose. Not going to write a race report, I just want to forget about it.
Jaime-Thanks for the kind words. Yes, I should be happier for the win. It's just that it was very apparent from the first mile that goal was accomplished. So the race was more about hitting a time. I agree… it would have been very nice to have some other runners. Not only to push me, but it might have helped hold me back at the beginning. Oh well still a good result.
LFP- Congratulations on another sub90 and glad to hear the leg was not a problem. Nice 5th AG!
Daan-The stuff on speed work and mitochondria was from Mcmillan. It was an article on base building and the goal was to build a nice bed of mitochondria during base building via mostly long slow running. After X hours new mitochondria would be produced and so forth. The main point about avoiding speedwork was simply that it was slightly counterproductive. This is highly simplified, but he was saying that if you produced say 10 new mitochondria from a week of long slow base building miles. Doing a speedwork session that produces high lactate levels would destroy 4 of them. You would still be making progress…just not as efficiently. I have no doubt different authors have different opinions on the subject. To be honest I don't really care about the minutiae, I think running should be fairly simple and I tend to focus my efforts on hardwork and the KISS method. Enjoy your travels and way to keep up the running!
Brent- Yes, Boston is on my list of things to achieve. That is one of the main reasons I am running Eugene this summer. I agree with you on my goals being ambitious(and I know you stated,"which is awesome" but I want to talk about the notion of aggressive goals). But I think they should be. At the beginning of the year I posted on here that my goal was to run a 1:15 for the year. At the time I posted that I remember thinking that was a really aggressive goal and now five months later I think I am already there. I think the same is true for your Boston goal. It might feel like it is almost unachievable at the moment, but with your training block and weight loss…I am certain you have the ability to qualify.
PK- Mixing it up always helps me improve. I try to go after whatever makes me scared. Right now I feel scared of the marathon distance, so I am going after the 26 mile distance and the idea of fading horribly. Even just after this week I feel so much more confident. Loved your photos!!!
Joe-Well done on your half and thanks for posting your bib number. Next to Brent's Twin Cities Marathon that was the best tracker I have seen. I enjoyed watching you while I was at work this weekend. No, I really don't work much when I am at work.
Philly-Awesome job on your hill run. You know you are doing some good elevation gain when the graph goes up by 200ft increments!
Matt- I love your goal of getting on the team at UCONN. I know we keep telling you this, but running fast feels like you are doing something important, but sometimes, especially during base you are doing much more to help you improve by doing the boring slow runs. I think you have a good plan. It is all fairly low stress stuff.
DJW-Nice to see you out on the trails. The increased leg strength will be a huge benefit.
Randy- I knew you were going to go low. You have an immense amount of talent and I am well aware that you will continue to drop your times. Jump on the train because we are all going to help each other reach some seriously low times! Congrats on the great race and looking forward to the RR.
AndyinEd-Don't even sweat that race. Lots of racing and being sick does not usually add up to good racing. Get better. I will say too much racing usually ends up in a bunch of mediocre times and no real good races, but you know what you are doing.
Eugene Marathon week 6/18
Monday-Easy run 6miles@8:00
Tuesday-Long run (trails 707ft gain) 23.06miles@7:28 took GU at mile 12 (2hrs 53min) This was an important run. Canova says you shouldn't move on and increase speed until you can run the duration of your marathon comfortably. My marathon time should be about 2:45 and this run felt very comfortable for the first time. So I decided I was ready to graduate to a faster pace on Saturday.
Wednesday-Recovery Run 6miles@8:15
Thursday-3x4000@6:18 with 800 meter recoveries@7:19 10miles
Saturday-Long Run 2w/u 19@6:54 pushing 17-19@6:40 1c/d 22total GU at mile 13 (2hrs 41min)
Sunday-Recovery Run 7miles@8:00
TOTAL- 74.06 miles
Turfy- great training week. Your Mitochondria talk sounds like gardening language to me haha.
The marathon is an awesome challenge, so unpredictable even when we prepare well. Remember its your first too so you will learn so much after this one. Im with you on too much racing. I need goals to work towards about every 2 months or more. 10k next june 1st !
Andy- Were you sick going into this race ? 1.21 while jogging in is making most of us sick lol !
I stalked your result so I can accurately put your time on the front page. Gotta keep the office in order !
Ive got a 10k next on the 1st June. Im pretty confident of a PR seeing as I went through 10k in 37:XX on saturday.
Pk- true, we are all chasing turfy, of course, some can see him w/in 1 mile, others not so much… what's the 10K goal? Sub 36? Low 35:xx?
Matt- I ask that you not be so kind to your students as a teacher, I think that's one of the causes of American wuss-ification. Haha. Yeah I find when I'm tired, I have an easier time doing 6/6 vs doing a single 8 miler, then I get an extra 4 miles too. I think you're overthinking this base phase honestly. Remember, you want to go into the season ready to gear up, the summer is to build up. You don't want to peak at the start of season.
Djw- must… beat… meb… congrats on the 1K mark, 3K is really solid. I just want 2500, which would be a 400 mile gain over last year.
F2K- haha, should we rename this thread the sub 1:30 and I beat meb thread?
Randy- congrats! Wow, you guys are just really fast. Was the 13.23 on the gps, if so, that makes sense. GPS watches always measure a touch longer, plus not running tangents can add distance. 0.1-0.2 I think is reasonable over 13.1. That's less than 1% off.
Sam- nice week as usual.
Andy- sorry to hear that, but think about it. You ran a 1:21 on a really bad day! I'd like to run 1:21 on a great day. Although I do understand your disappointment considering you're abilities, but these things happen.
Turfy- thanks. I'm hoping to get in a 1K elevation gain run soon. It's strange how easy they feel right now, before just doing runs with 400ft elevation was a lot for me. Wow what a week, you're gonna destroy your FM! You guys just keep upping the ante. I start to hit 50mpw consistently and you guys are pushing 70/80.
Me- Wrapped up my cutback week and despite some decent runs, the legs are feeling pretty good now. I'm adjusting to the hills I've been adding in and def feel like they're building some strength for me.
M- 10 total (1.5 w/ gf, then 8.5 7:40)
T- 8.2 w/ 7x800m cruise intervals @3:05 (planned 3:10)
W- 5 easy @8:55/mi
Th- 6.5 total w/ 5K track tempo in 19:27
F- 5 easy
S- 12 @7:40/mi w/ 800ft elevation gain
Su- SRD
Total 46.87
YTD 799.7 miles. (45.1 mpw). On pace for 2350miles this year. Hope I can get that a bit higher by the time the year is over and end up with over 2500 (my reach goal).
Sam: I forgot to include that I'm also going to incorporate some maximal effort stuff three times a week. When I get back home, I know a hill that is perfect for short hill sprints, so I will probably do strides twice a week and hill sprints once a week. It's good to know that my plan is good. I'm new to this base building concept myself, so I want to make sure I know what I'm doing. I never properly built a base during my summers in high school, so I need as much help as I can get now. Solid training week, BTW! Looks like you bounced right back after your marathon.
DJW: Thanks! It's good to hear that my plan is solid. I'm also interested to see what I can run a 5K in. Do you think 16:30 is a reasonable goal given my training lately? Nice 14 miler, BTW! Those 4 miles in the middle are excellent. It also sounds like you've gotten quite a bit of mileage in this year. Keep it up!
Randy: Congratulations! That time is terrific! Your training definitely indicated a time close to that. It's great to hear your calf isn't bothering you, either. I'm sure it's a relief to know that it's behind you.
PK: You're welcome! You should be happy. What an excellent time and race overall. When I run a half, I can only hope that I do as well as you did in yours. I plan on incorporating strides and hill sprints into base training as well, so I'll have those speed drills in my routine. Wait, it's okay if my runs don't always average under 7:00 pace? I thought that, since I lacked a lot of quality days (1x a week only), I needed all my runs to average in a decent clip. (Sub 7 for me). Is this not true? Would I get the same aerobic benefit from running slower? Over the past two weeks, I have had only one day each week when I averaged above 7:00 pace. I considered that a recovery day since I usually felt good after that day. Good luck at your 10K! What time are you shooting for?
Andy: Everyone has a bad race. I would just shake it off and keep your head high. Your training is great and it indicates much better than you ran. Be confident in your training and don't let one bad race affect you. With a bit of rest and recovery from your sickness, you'll be back to racing great once again.
Turfy: I posed the same question to PK, so I'll pose it to you, as well. Do I need to run most of my of runs in under 7:00 pace in order to receive maximum aerobic benefit? The reason that I thought that I needed to do this was because, with only one workout a week, I figured that I needed to run my easy days faster. It seems like you're suggesting that this is not true. Should I continue to run most of my runs at sub 7 pace, or would it be smarter to run them slower? Very nice training week, BTW!
Philly: I tend to agree with you. I plan on being a hard ass. I think my tough teachers taught me the most. I'd be doing my students a disservice if I went easy on them. I ended up doubling today because I couldn't finish my long run. Doubling is weird, but I think it'll help me in the long run. I don't know much about base training, so it may be very well true that I am overthinking this training cycle. Do you think it's not necessary to include tempos, fartleks, etc during base phase? Is easy mileage along with strides/hill sprints really enough to do well in the fall?
Me: I planned on doing a long run of 15 miles today, but I bailed after 10 miles. I just was not feeling it today. I felt good aerobically, but the legs just weren't there today. I'm thinking that the effects of high mileage and sub 7 pace runs are catching up to me. I'm considering slowing down some of my runs. Sub 7 pace is not hard for me aerobically, but my legs have just been really tired. Is that normal? I ended up running a double today. 11 and 5. I ran 10 miles @ 6:48 pace, followed by 4 x 200 meter strides with a 200 meter jog for recovery. Later in the day, I ran 5 miles easy. Tomorrow is a well-needed day off.
My WeekM: Rest & Recovery
T: 9.5 mile easy run @ 6:48 pace
W: 8.5 mile easy run @ 6:50 pace
T: 10 mile easy run @ 6:55 pace w/ 8 x 100 meter strides
F: 9.0 mile easy run @ 7:15 pace
S: 8 miles total @ 6:45 pace w/ 10 x (1 min on, 2 min off)
S: 10 mie easy run @ 6:48 pace w/ 4 x 200 meter strides; 5 miles easyTotal Mileage: 62 miles
Matt - You absolutely hit the nail on the head. Almost all of us could go to the well every single day aerobically, but it's your legs that you are trying to save by limiting those hard efforts. It's the difference between running and swimming or cycling. You can do workouts on back-to-back days in those sports whereas running will chew you up and spit you out if you do that...
Philly - Good job on the cutback week. You've got a long run, a medium long run and two pretty solid workouts. Even though your mileage is down a bit, you still got a great week of work in...
PK - Awesome job on the half! That's a real nice collection of trophies! It's fun to see you progressing and chasing down PRs and it definitely reassures me that consistency is the key to long term running success. I agree with you that I need to have a goal every few months which is what makes the winter so long and difficult for me! Good luck chasing that 10k goal!
Turfy - That's a great weekl. Two 3 hour runs in a week!?! That's madness! I've done a medium long (14-15) and a long run (20-22) in the same week, but never two long runs. With a few 2.5 mile tempos in between. You are definitely going to have the work behind you for the upcoming marathon! I am so wavering on whether 3:05 is doable. The logical side of me says stepping from 3:24 to 3:05 is a huge jump and I probably should target a more achievable goal like 3:12. But the other side of me is like "why try to run 3:12?" I went through the half in my last marathon in 1:32:45 which is 15 seconds off of Boston pace. I blew up a little in the last half, but it wasn't like I didn't finish. I think my goal going into the race is to go through the first half within a minute or two of where I was at Twin Cities. My thinking is between being n better shape, being 18-20 pounds lighter and having a course that is flat as opposed to really challenging in the last 6 miles, I'll be able to maintain a little better on the closing miles. Maybe I'll surprise myself and we can meet up in Boston next year!
AndyinEd - I someday hope my best races are within 5 minutes of your disasters! Bummer about the disappointing result, but be happy that you are fit enough that a bad result puts you in the top 5% of runners and your back of the pack runner is probably in the top 10% of overall fitness. So by my super exact scientific calculations, you are in better shape that 99.95% of people on this earth or somewhere around 7 billion people.
Sam - Nice week... I'd say you are progressing really well from a marathon. Back to back days of 11-16-14-18 - that's impressive!
Randy - Wow... that's quick! Was the .12 miles extra on your GPS watch? I think it's pretty well known that GPS watches are a useful tool but not incredibly accurate. I did an out and back run this weekend. Exact same route - 4 miles out, 3.97 miles back. I'd say 0.12 miles is pretty spot on based on my history. There are a lot of articles about how GPS differs from a calibrated bike. You can read more about it here. 108 degrees on race day? I wouldn't dream of even starting the race!
Frank2000 - Actually, I thought of that when I first read that Meb was pacing the 1:30 group in San Diego. In my history running with guys that are significantly faster than me, they aren't wonderful at dialing into a pace that is far below them. Which probably isn't surprising... if you told me to go pace an 8:30 group, I'd probably be around either 8 minutes or around 9 minutes. Nonetheless, it'd still be fun to run with an Olympian! Dick Beardsley has a half marathon 20 minutes from my home every year. He used to run in anywhere from 1:19 to 1:29 pace. I was closing down the gap on him considerably (probably helps that he's getting older!), but he doesn't run it anymore.
DJW - I thought I passed 1k for the year, but there was a counting glitch in my online software, so I'm at around 963. Pretty good considering I was injured in January and still somewhat limited in February. I'm slightly behind 3k pace, but considerably ahead of last year's which I'm happy about.
Joe - Congrats on the solid race. You're making progress towards taking a dent out of the half marathon PR. Hopefully your little guy likes the running stroller as much as my daughter does - she loves it, even at almost four years old. Problem is she was a LOT lighter to push when she was 12 pounds than now!
Me - Taper mode continues... It's been tough doing so little running, so I was kinda happy to see this week I start the week with 9 miles and a 9+MP tomorrow. I don't know if that's what's originally on the schedule or I modified that because I don't like quite as much of a drastic taper as others. After that, it gets pretty easy with 4 to 5 Wednesday, 4 to 5 Thursday, and 3 to 4 on Friday followed by marathon on Saturday morning. It's going to be a long week of work waiting for it to get here.
Weekend went well... I knocked out a 5.5 with our track team on Friday (my substitute coaching duties are sadly now over). I was running with the same group (our fringe varsity/JV guys) that I ran with a lot in XC last year. As per usual, we started out by running fast. About 2.5 miles into the run, I asked them if they always run this hard on their easy days (we were probably clipping along at 6:50 - 7:10). One of them must've mistaken that "...c'mon you nancies, show me what you got" because they proceeded to drop about a 6 minute mile. I was in the pain cave until they slowed down a bit. For a second, though, I was doubting my fitness until afterwards our top two boys runners asked how fast that group was running because they were putting a gap on the #1 group of guys. Friday night and Saturday, I pretty much painted my daughter's room all day while watching b-ball on my iPad. I snuck in 8 miles running at night on Saturday... it is so peaceful to run in the cool weather late at night. I love it! Sunday was more painting with a break for a 13 mile run. I was running between 7:20 and 7:40 and it felt ridiculously easy, so I'm feeling really positive about where my fitness is.
This week, I'm just going to focus on trying to take 1 extra Gatorade and 2 extra bottles of water each day all week to make sure I'm hydrated. I'm making sure my meals are a little bit more carb focused, but I'm not really going insane overeating or anything.
I don't know if anyone is interested, but I'll keep posting my weekly running playlists every Monday, as well.
Running Music - Week 2 - "On My Way"
PRs - 5k: 19:28 10k: 40:07 10 miles: 1:04:52 Half: 1:25:25 Full: 3:08:162015 Goals - BQ / Sub-3RunLoft - my running blog | Ultimate Running Music Mix (Spotify)
Matt- I will preface this post with my usual comments. There is not one way to become a good runner and I certainly don't pretend to know everything about running. However, this forum is here to help us become better runners and I would like to share with you what I think is good base building and why. The main goal of base building should be to increase your mileage with the least amount of fatigue and risk of injury. Fatigue wont allow you to reach your mileage goals and injury can stop you dead in your tracks. So the next question is what pace will allow me to increase my mileage while keeping fatigue and injury very low. Walking…you could walk 80 miles a week and keep fatigue and injury very low. Fine…but that is ridiculous. Ok so 10:00 a mile? Well we have increased fatigue and injury risk, but still I'm not going to run 10:00/mile. Around 8:00/mile? Ok now we are in the zone. We have kept our fatigue levels fairly low while we are increasing our mileage and risk of injury is still fairly low. The chances of you being able to safely increase your mileage to say 80mile/week without severe fatigue or injury is very high. Your heart rate will be in a good zone…maybe 125-145bpm and you are drastically increasing the size of your engine during this base building period. That is pretty much the main goal of base. Now you can get fancy with…but I want to keep my turnover without adding too much fatigue…ok well add some strides and fartleks during base. Next question is will I be slower coming out of base and into my fall season? Your engine will be much bigger and when you add some speedwork, tempos and all your other sharpening tools. You will be much faster and more powerful than you have ever been. By mile 6 you will fly past all those other chumps that weren't focused enough to build there engine during base. They were too busy running sub 7 minute easy runs that got them nowhere but tired or injured. Once again these are just my opinions, but I hope this helps and points you in the right direction. ( I also think hills are a great thing to add during base)
Brent- You would know better than I would where you are right now. Even if you cut this marathon to 3:12 and then did the next at 3:05 that might be the right idea…I don't know. But what I do know is you have the goods to get it done. I would love to meet up with you at Boston. I am also planning on doing Twin Cities in a couple of years and will definitely be bugging you to meet up then. I'm sure you know that is where they have the national marathon race.
I better get out of the office…
brent - I'm afraid your 3:05 goal got my attention. Is your sig HM time recent? Unfortunately 1:29:xx doesn't point to 3:05. Maybe I am missing something. I know you didn't race much lately, right?
turfy - Well said.
Samuel - Yes, I think I'm in significantly better shape than I was when I ran 1:29. I haven't had a true race since October and since then, I've put in around 1,500 miles and dropped from 175-178 pounds down to 157-160. If I were to run a half marathon right now, I'm guessing I'd go out targeting a 1:27-ish race. My VO2 work, threshold work, and marathon pacing long runs indicated 3:05 certainly isn't unreasonable especially as a goal to start out the race. Neither do the comparable race times on various calculators (McMillan, Daniels, etc).
Turfy - I think the thing about the marathon is we never know exactly how it's going to go. I read a quote in the NY Times about sub-elites and I thought it was the most perfect quote summarizing the marathon ever: "When you finally get it right, it's the product of 30 variables that you have maybe 50 percent control of. When you get it wrong, you try to analyze all 30 of those variables. It's nearly impossible to figure out exactly what went wrong and how to make it better next time. But that's the goal. To take a look at what happened and go back to the drawing board. And, if it's in the cards, to give it another go." 3:05 is my A goal but my B goal is really just to go out there, run smart, and try to be mentally tough for the part of the race that really, really sucks. So what if I run a 3:08 or a 3:21 or a 3:34. I put in a really good block of training and I'm closer to where I eventually want to be today than I was a year ago. I'm just crossing the fingers now and hoping the results are an indication of where I feel like I am.
I am amazed by some of the runners here, I mean really amazed. Frank beat Meb in a race where he called him a moron, Piwi gets trophies and does the running version of batting the cycle, randy has a bad race and finishes in 1:21 something. Really great running and it is easy to see why you are able to put these times down, it is the 60, 70 and 80 mile weeks that you are putting in week in and week out. Keep up the great work guys! I want to put in at least 40 running and 110 biking every week to start to catch up ... just need the weather to break a little bit and for my son to heal up.
Yesterday I did 16.5 miles biking and felt great, weird how running the day after a race is a little tough, but biking is pretty standard. Went on a 2 mile walk with my son and wife after the bike. Today I took the little guy to the doctor for the 3rd time in 3 weeks. Next week going to an allergist to see what is up. I guess from talking to others a lot of people go through things like this when their kids are little though.
Brent - that will just be strength training the more he weighs I guess.
Turfy - thanks ... I remember I used to have a job where I would go on forums most of my night. Why did I leave that job, lol.
Thanks to all for the great wishes, I'm really excited for more racing and training. Doing a 5k in a couple weeks ... work is affiliated so we get a discount too. It's a big one, including the walkers there are around 40,000 people that show up.
Brent - I think I agree that you don't have an accurate current base race to go off for this full. You have crashed and burned before, so you know the risks. It is really going to be up to you to weigh that against the 305 reward. All I will say is that if you go for it, go for it from the start line. You don't want to go out for a 310 and then decide at the half you should try to pick it up.
PK - those trophies are amazing.
Me - ended up sick all week so only went for one run. On the plus side: got lots of sleep (i.e. all of Th and Fr), rested the leg, and lost a couple pounds. I still really need to drop 10-15 if I want to go fast. I think I have been eating healthier since I moved, but the lack of miles is not helping.
"You've got real nice legs. No disrespect."
Oh the joys of marathoning and speculation. Hahah
It doesn't matter how many times I have raced the distance, I have always failed to predict any reasonable outcome. The calculators don't work for me, not even close. I can add 10 minutes to mcmillan's prediction and still be off. Yassos or similar VO2-like workouts don't work as well, as they have predicted 3-3:05 for me more than one year ago (and yet my PR still is 3:21...). MP workouts? I can nail those bastards even during an 80mile week. Basically nothing works for me.
All this to say that if you have yassos/calculator data from previous cycles to compare, that helps a lot. You can define how far off you were from predicted times and more or less use it to predict how far off you will be this time. Mcmillan is a tricky calculator, even highly trained individuals don't get to reach those numbers. Yassos are even worse. It's better to think of them as best case scenarios.
But you know all of this. Don't listen to me, I'm just a hack. And bored at work right now. If you have decided 3:05 is your goal, don't even waste time reading my nonsense. Go for it. If not, try one of those pace predictions threads. Some folks really know their stuff and if they detect any BS on your side... they will tell you. You can bet on that. You can also pay a visit to the sub 3:20 thread. We have cookies.


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Part of our woods next to our driveway was cleared and I am wanting to plant evergreens that will do well in afternoon sun. I would prefer ones that do not grow more than about 12 ft as they would be under the canopy of oak trees. I would prefer natives - any ideas? Holly's maybe? |
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- Posted by marybright 7 (My Page) on Sun, Sep 23, 12 at 13:00
Not much comes to mind. Camellias if you don't need natives. A mix of native deciduous tall shrubs and short trees could provide screening; like redbuds with red twigged dogwood. |
- Posted by kimka z6B (email@example.com) on Tue, Sep 25, 12 at 12:13
A number of the native hollies would do fine there and you can choose your varities by height. If you are not far from DC, Behnkes has a good assortment of native hollies. |
- Posted by oogy4plants 6B MD (My Page) on Sat, Sep 29, 12 at 13:28
rosebay rhododendrons are a good, sturdy native for an area like that. Keep them shielded from deer until they get big enough. The buds are tasty. |
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Silvia, Tom and All the Experts,
How frequently should you fertilize tomato plants with water-soluble fertilizer? Thanks!
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- Posted by amberroses 9b-Pinellas Co. (My Page) on Sun, Apr 10, 11 at 17:19
Well, look at what the label tells you to do. If you want to fertilize twice as frequently as they recommend then make a solution 1/2 as strong as they say. If you want to fertilizer 4 times as frequently then make a solution 1/4 as strong. Probably you should just water it once in a while though without the fertilizer. I do it once a week or whenever I can remember anyway. |
- Posted by love_the_yard z9A Jax FL (My Page) on Sun, Apr 10, 11 at 17:25
Well here is the hilarious thing: at Scotts'/Miracle Gro's own product website under "Details & Usage" it actually says, "How often to apply: Product can be used every 7-14 days as desired." Well, it begs the question: how often does the tomato "desire"?! (Certainly they don't mean how often I desire?!) LOL! Carol |
Some undefined variables. In the ground or containers? And, if in containers what is the potting mix? What OTHER fertilizer did you add to the soil or potting mix? If a potting mix what fertilizer did it already have? Soil or mix drainage will define the frequency such that you don't drown the plants. My philosophy is that 1/4 strength is always safer than what they recommend for liquid fertilizers, usually applied about twice as frequently IF you have good drainage. BUT, a lot depends on what else you've done in the way of additional fertilizers. Tom |
- Posted by love_the_yard z9A Jax FL (My Page) on Sun, Apr 10, 11 at 18:10
I know, I know! So the bottom line is, I don't know. Too funny - I've got myself laughing. I think it will end up being trial and error. Carol |
- Posted by amberroses 9b-Pinellas Co. (My Page) on Sun, Apr 10, 11 at 18:29
Yeah, I can't believe they care about your desire. |
- Posted by love_the_yard z9A Jax FL (My Page) on Sun, Apr 10, 11 at 18:32
Amber, I can't stop laughing!! |
Okay you two, I didn't go there, are you pulling an Erica Jong on me? :-) |
- Posted by love_the_yard z9A Jax FL (My Page) on Sun, Apr 10, 11 at 19:39
Tom, are you implying that this discussion could all be symbolic? I'll have to think about that. By the way, the tomatoes are your famous special tomatoes (Everglads); they are in the ground (not containers); they are in rich soil with some Black Cow stirred into the soil before planting; they are in full sun from about noon through sunset (7-8 hours per day), and the soil drains fairly quickly. Carol |
But, how BIG are they ;-) |
- Posted by love_the_yard z9A Jax FL (My Page) on Sun, Apr 10, 11 at 19:51
4-5 inches or a foot, depending upon your ruler, LOL! |
Handgrenades and horseshoes ;-) |
- Posted by love_the_yard z9A Jax FL (My Page) on Sun, Apr 10, 11 at 20:10
Just waiting on Lou now to take it to the next level... |
- Posted by gardengimp 9B Seminole FL (My Page) on Sun, Apr 10, 11 at 22:02
Oh Lou! Your audience is calling! ~dianne |
- Posted by loufloralcityz9 Z 9 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 11, 11 at 13:56
I use well rotted chicken manure but finding a well rotted chicken and waiting for it to poop is the hard part. I can't use black cow manure because all the cows out in the pasture are brown. I tried the topsy turvy method with my pots up-side-down but it made the dang maters hard to pick. Now I bonsai my tomato plants to keep them short, that way those ugly red globes don't grow on them and everything stays nice and green. Lou |
Well, I'll chime in with a straight face, MOL..... my 'maters are all in pots, and need water at least twice a day, I mix up some MG in a bucket and pour some into each bucket I have next to each plant, I keep that water-bucket there so all I have to do is dip out some water and not drag the hose all over the yard.. so essentially I am giving each 'mater some liquid fertilizer each time I water...I won't even speculate at what strength but the water is blue, from the MG... most of my 'maters are getting pretty big, they are from last year's planting Tom brought me.... but they are still setting fruit so I keep them going even tho' they are pot-bound now.....I speculate that the only thing that keeps them going is the liquid fert., by now, because any other nutrient in the potting-mix has been long-gone..... works for me.... sally |
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Many time I've come across this type of problem, in new or old homes, this type of crack is very common. Sometimes cracks like this are formed while your home is settling, other times from improper drywalling methods. I've tried many techniques to try to fix a cracking butt joint like the one shown below and failed, the crack kept on coming back. I tried adding more screws, adding more tape, cutting the drywall back, and nothing work. And then I found the extra wide mesh tape ! Ever since then, when I face this problem I immedieatly pull out the wide mesh tape, and I don't have to worry about it anymore. Fiba Tape products can be found on amazon.com . Click HERE to purchase !
Steps To Fixing Your Problem :
First of all your going to need to tools, not many tho. A utility knife, a mud pan, the mesh, and a taping knife.
Step 1: Measure the length of mesh your going to need. It important with the mesh that you don't frail it when you cut it. Use a sharp knife or scissors and don't rip it. The frailed pieces of mesh really like to poke through your mud when your sanding, making an ugly job.
Step 2: Apply the mesh, it has a sticky side, so you don't need to put mud onto the wall yet. Use your taping knife to flatten out the mesh until it is completely smooth and free on wrinkles.
Step 3: Once the mesh is in place, you can then add a light coat of TAPING MUD on top, I would suggest using taping mud specially when fixing a crack, it has glue in it and holds a lot better.
Step 4: Once the first coat has dried, use a sponge to sand it just a little, you don't need to sand this much, just enough to eliminate the big ridges and other rough areas.
Step 5: Apply a second coat of mud over top the first coat. Make sure that this coat is larger then the first coat, take your edge overlap the edges of the first coat. I would recommend using a 6 inch knife to apply the second coat of mud, this will help in making your patch flat and smooth.
Step 6: The final and last step is to sand. Use a trouble light and sponge to sand the patch. A trouble light put against the wall below or around the patch will show the imperfections that need to be sanded. If you can't sand anymore because you grinded down to the surface tape or wall, you can add more mud and wait again before having to sand again. I would recommend in coating the entire patch again if more mud is needed.


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Dr. William T. Long, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgical Specialist Clinic
- 637 Lucas Ave Ste 101
Los Angeles, CA 90017 - 1 Office Location
- (213) 977-2280
Dr. William T. Long graduated from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in 1985. He works in Los Angeles, CA and specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Long is affiliated with Good Samaritan Hospital. He speaks English and Spanish.
Gender: Male
Years in Practice: 30 Years
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Medical School: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Graduation Date: 1985
Hospital Affiliations: Good Samaritan Hospital
Specialties: Orthopaedic Surgery


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Let's Start With the Basics The Zoo is open 365 days a year from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. with extended summer hours. Once on the Zoo grounds you can stay until dusk. Regular admission for adults ages 14 - 64 is $8.50, children ages 2 - 13 pay $5.25 and seniors 65 and over receive a discounted admission of $7.00. Children 1 and under are free. Group rates are also available. All facilities are accessible by wheelchair. You are welcome to bring your own wheelchair, stroller or wagon. If you need one they are available for rent at the Zoofari Gift Shop. For your convenience, our concession stands offer a wide variety of food and beverages. Check out our menu. Sorry, food may not be brought into the Zoo. Water is the only beverage permitted.
Map Out Your Plan in Advance Gladys Porter Zoo located at 500 Ringgold St., Brownsville, Texas and is easy to access from Expressway 77/83. From 77/83 take the 6th Street exit and proceed to Ringgold St. turn right and park. Download our online Zoo map and plan your route through the Zoo. If you are bringing young children choose a meeting place just in case someone gets separated from the group.
There's Always Something Happening Here! Check out our online calendar to get the scoop. See what events and programs are going on the day you'll be visiting. If the Zoo has an event scheduled like Boo at the Zoo or Zoo Nights & Lights you are encouraged to buy tickets in advance to avoid having to wait in long lines.
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Kadner: 'Day I died happiest of my life'
By Phil Kadner firstname.lastname@example.com November 16, 2012 4:46PM
Gerald "Jack" Boekeloo, center, kisses his Cardiologist, Geetha Bhat, at Advocate Christ Medical Center during a news conference at the hospital in Oak Lawn, IL on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Thomas Levin, left, a Interventional Cardiologist at the hospital looks on at left. Boekeloo's life was saved after an auto accident when a nurse from the hospital stopped to help him. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media .
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Updated: December 19, 2012 1:16PM
"I died twice in one day. You take the best day you ever had and multiply it a million times, that's how good that day was for me."
On Nov. 19, 2011, Gerald "Jack" Boekeloo, now 69, was driving to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn when he had a heart attack.
"I don't really remember much, except one minute I was driving and the next the paramedics were there putting me in an ambulance," he said. "I guess I hit another car after I passed out."
Dawn Bausone-Gazda had spent the previous night at the bedside of her ailing mother, who was a patient at Christ.
She was heading home and was only a few blocks from the hospital, at 95th Street and Cicero Avenue, when "I saw people pulling a man out of a car that had been in an accident."
That man was Boekeloo.
"I just stopped my car and ran over to see if I could help," said Bausone-Gazda, a registered nurse who has worked at Christ for 25 years.
Did she think about potential lawsuits if something went wrong?
"No. I just saw someone who looked like they were in trouble and stopped to see if I could help."
The man lying on the street wasn't breathing. She checked Boekeloo's pulse and couldn't find any.
"He was obviously in cardiac arrest," Bausone-Gazda concluded.
She began performing CPR until Oak Lawn paramedics arrived on the scene.
And then ...
"I just got up, walked back to my car and drove home," she said. "I wasn't needed there any more. I needed to get home to my children."
Boekeloo said he was conscious when the ambulance arrived, but suffered a second heart attack at the hospital.
"The doctor who saw me in the emergency room said he thought I was as good as dead. He would later tell me I was a very lucky man because most people who survive something like this have some long-term problems, paralysis or speech problems, but I didn't," he said.
I asked Boekeloo if he had seen any strange visions because many people who suffer near-death experiences report seeing loved ones who have passed away and bright lights.
"I really can't explain it, but it was like a nightmare," he said. "It was like I was in a tunnel and things were coming at me, sort of like asteroids, just objects, and I kept dodging out of the way. I didn't see any lights."
Boekeloo spent three months in the hospital recovering and during that time found out about a woman who had come to his rescue and saved his life.
"I kept telling everyone that when I get out of the hospital I'm going to find out who that person was and thank her," he said.
One day, a nurse came by his room to check his IV bag.
"The patient started telling me this story about how he had a heart attack and been in an accident and someone had saved his life and how lucky he was," recalled Bausone-Gazda.
"That's when I realized he must have been the man from the car accident that I resuscitated, but I didn't say anything to him. I didn't want to get him all excited and compromise his treatment."
She wasn't even supposed to be in Boekeloo's room that day. She was filling in for another nurse.
Bausone-Gazda said she had never inquired about the man's identity or whether he had lived or died.
"When you've been a nurse as long as I have, you just do your job and hope the other people later do the same," she said.
"I've dealt with a lot of life-and-death situations in my years as a nurse."
As she stepped outside Boekeloo's room she ran into a co-worker and told her the strangest thing had just happened: She had just run into the man she had resuscitated months earlier at an accident scene.
That co-worker nominated Bausone-Gazda for the hospital's Mission, Values and Philosophy Award.
And in July, at that award presentation, Boekeloo finally met the woman who saved his life.
"She's my angel," he said. "She's the most humble, kindest person you could ever meet.
"She didn't even want that award."
"They said it was good publicity for the hospital," said Bausone-Gazda, who admitted she felt sheepish about accepting an award for something nurses and doctors do every day.
"One of the best things about it was my mother was there and, although I told her I saved lives at work, I think seeing Jack there and hearing what people said made her very proud. That was very nice."
At the ceremony, Boekeloo publicly thanked the nurse for saving his life, but that was just the beginning of their relationship.
When Bausone-Gazda's mother fell ill again, Boekeloo made it a point to stop by her room and talk to her on a regular basis.
"I always told her what a wonderful daughter she raised because she saved my life," Boekeloo said.
Bausone-Gazda and Boekeloo, who never married and has no children, began to have an occasional dinner together.
She invited him home to meet her husband and twin 8-year-old children.
And when her mother died, she called Boekeloo to invite him to the wake.
"It's going to be a year (on Monday) that this angel came into my life," Boekeloo said, "and I just wanted to thank her publicly once again.
"I'm so grateful.
"The day I died turned out to be the happiest day of my life because I met Dawn," he said with a laugh.
"That day actually made my life. I can honestly say that I can die a happy man now."


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Spiked Mandel Bread
July 27th 2011By June Hersh
This traditional German cookie, contributed from Judy Prussin derives its almond flavor from a nice dose of Amaretto, which pairs with a variety of dried fruit and nuts. Mandel bread is biscotti, without good PR. They are a twice baked, stand up to a tall iced coffee, crunchy, chocolaty delight.
Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing and Toasted Hazelnuts
October 28th 2014By Tamar Genger MA, RD
I love the flavors of hazelnuts and sage, especially in the fall. Top that off with a rich roasted garlic dressing and you've got yourself the perfect salad.
Nutty & Decadent Quinoa Bars
December 9th 2011By joyofkosher
These quinoa bars were an over the top hit at my house. They are the perfect combination of sweet and slightly salty and are the perfect example of decadence with quinoa.
Moroccan Charoset Balls
July 14th 2011By Lauren Dadoun
Moroccans rolls charoset into balls and place individual servings on each plate. That's what I always remembered in my grandmother's home, and that's what I do today. When I first got married, for the first 10 years, my family and I would travel back to Montreal to spend the holiday. When I started making my own Pesach, I called my mother, not knowing what to do or what recipes to use. This is my great grandmother's authentic charoset recipe, straight from Casablanca.
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These maple roasted- smoky almonds are definitely going to be made and served at every get together I host from now on. I sent a bag to my parents and they told me I should start selling them! Warning: these nuts are addictive.
Make-Your-Own Snack Mix
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Coconut is the base of Surinam charoset; the ingredients reflect the tropical source of this recipe. Originally, Surinam cherries were simmered and added to the fresh fruits. Today, since most cherries available do not have the same taste, cherry jam is used instead. Some families replace one or two of the ingredients with peaches or pineapple. Like other Sepharadim, Surinamese Jews wouldn't only make charoset for the seder— they make enough to eat all week long with matzah.


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TIME: 7:30pm Wed-Sat, 2pm Sun
The Illinois College Theatre Department will kick-off its 2012-2013 TheatreWorks season with a futuristic adaptation of Shakespeare's, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Wednesday, Oct. 31, through Saturday, Nov. 4, 2012. Each performance will be held in the Sibert Theatre located in the McGaw Fine Arts Center. Individual tickets are on sale now.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Kate Muchmore
Athens: The future. Automation and technology have taken over society. Cyber-warrior Theseus struggles to conquer the heart of the woman he is to marry. The teenagers Lysander and Hermia have fallen in love through the virtual reality of cyberspace, but her father insists she marry someone better connected to the network of the city. Demetrius, once committed to Helena, has left her to pursue a marriage better suited to his career objectives. True love has become only a dream for the people of Athens. Do some shrewd forest sprites and a blundering group of computer techies have what it takes to restore love to them all?
Sibert Theatre, McGaw Fine Arts Center
October 31 - November 4, 2012. Wednesday-Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
Tickets: $7
Tickets for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" can be purchased online at http://www.ic.edu/theatre or by calling 217-245-3471. Tickets are also available at the door.