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Been really busy with work this week, but I am still ready to go for my HM tomorrow. Good luck to Hatulz on your 5k and Pk on your HM. You guys have prepared well and I am sure you will put out some great times. I think Joe has his goal duathlon this weekend as well...so good luck if I am correct on that.
Great running to all!!
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
PK: Awesome job on the half. Way to kick some ass!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PRs - 5k: 18:42, 10k: 39:13, 5m: 31:25, 15k: 1:02:10, Half: 1:28:22, Full: 3:20:35
2015 Goals: 2500km (0 Km so far), body weight = 78Kg (down from current 84)
My report. Thanks Hatulz good luck tomorrow. Thanks Ran appreciate it.
PK - I had a chance to comment on your RR on the loop. Shame about the prize money tease though. It sounds like a positive experience nonetheless. Congrats on the good effort.
The avi pic is from the start of a race where I finished 7th. You may be able to see phillypharm in there somewhere as well.
hatulz - I will be looking forward to your 5K result this weekend as well. I hope you beat your sub-18 goal. Best of luck to you.
brent - That's a great tempo. I have done 8 miles of tempo before and it wiped me out. It's almost like a race simulation workout. That is a very accurate predictor of half marathon time imo.
philly - Good looking tempo paces.Very nice in fact.
me - Have been hit with a bit of a "heat wave" as of late. Nothing compared to the rest of you only in the high 80's with humidity. To someone not acclimated it is a bit of a shock however. Should stay warm through Labor Day.
Tue - 6.53 miles @ 9:23/mi. Recovery pace.
Wed - 10K track tempo in 43:18. nothing remarkable. My legs felt fatigue most likely from the 12 x 400m workout two days prior. I waited until near sunset to get started but miscalculated and ended up finishing in the dark. oops. I have to start 15 minutes or so earlier next time. 10.16 total miles with the w/u & c/d.
Thu - 5.52 miles @ 9:50/mi. Hot day. Tired legs.
Fri - 12.04 miles @ 9:15/mi. I waited until 5:30 PM to start so I could finish just as the sun went down. The first half was hot and humid. By the second half it was more comfortable but I had already sweated through my shirt and drank up most of my water. I needed a moisture wicking headband today.
Weekly Total: 51.02 miles
Monthly Total: 212.76
Best total for 2013! Saturday is a rest day for me which I will spend in the pool or nearby in the shade with a cold drink. Cheers!
Current PR's: 5k - 19:23, 10k - 40:57, HM - 1:33:54
2015 Goals: 5k - 18:59, 10k - 39:59, HM - 1:29:59
Kiwi - awesome job man, way to stick through those hills, "runner N/A" lol. Did they actually say that over a loud speaker? I enjoyed the report too. Good placement in a tough field despite being relatively small.
Philly - Solid tempo. I think it will be sooner rather than later when you smash 1:30.
Brent - sounds like a fun action packed weekend. I still think if you go out at the same pace as last, and manage to hold on for dear life, you'll see sub 90. Be sure not to "overhydrate" at the concert , lol.
TGS - nice monthly PR for 2013! Enjoy the rest day. Sunset is a great time to run isn't it?
SRD yesterday with weights. Long run planned today.
Good luck to Angel, Turfy, hatulz, and Joe (i think that's this weekend)!
PRs: 5k - 16:26, HM - 1:17:53
2014 Goals: 5k -15:59, HM - 1:16:59
PK- That's a great race with some excellent splits. Especially considering you had to fight the wind and hills.
Gold- Great mileage and nice consistency this year.
Philly- Nice tempo. If the same training run is feeling much easier you are certainly making some gains.
Brent- Have fun this weekend and good luck next weekend on your HM.
Me- Prepping for my race right now. A little breakfast and coffee and I am all amped up to go. Once again good luck to Joe and Hatulz!
Awesome day and a great race today. I was lucky enough to meet up with Angel at the starting line as well as knock down a few beers with him at the after race party. Unfortunately, Angel hurt his calf and was only able to jog the race. Regardless, he was a great guy and I really enjoyed meeting him. My only regret is that I forgot to take a photo with him to post on here.
Mile 1 6:03 I didnt have a great pulse on my pace as my training leading up to this HM was sub par due to my ITBS injury. But I was shooting for about 6:20/mile. The gun went off and I chose to stay with the two leaders even though they were running a little faster than I wanted. I ended up tailing 5- 10 seconds behind these two for the next six miles.
Mile 2 6:12
Mile 3 6:09
Mile 4 6:14
Mile 5 6:16
Mile 6 6:04 The two leaders started to split a little here and I decided to pass the second guy and stay with the leader. I was now in second place.
Mile 7 6:05
Mile 8 6:10
Mile 9 6:04 I had been trailing the leader by about 5 seconds up until this point and decided to make a move. I found a nice flat area and passed him with authority. As I passed him he says, "nice push". What an awesome sport! I found out later this guy ran a 2:43 at Boston last year.
Mile 10 6:16 I started getting a little bit tired here but kept pushing hard.
Mile 11 6:12
Mile 12 6:13 These miles were all about keeping it going. I just didnt want to lose my lead, which was only about 10-15 seconds.
Mile 13 6:11
Mile 13.1 19 seconds.
I finished in first place overall with a time of 1:20:28. I had smashed my goal and was very excited with my result. I ended up winning a three night stay at Sunriver Resort. Yes!
Can't catch up on posts yet, but race was yesterday and I have never experienced pain like I did yesterday. Finished 2nd overall with a total time of 11 hours, 3 minutes ... guess I kind of overshot my guess at what I could do. Marathon at the end was 4:48, but totally felt like it was 6 or 7 hours. Will give more updates and a full race report later on. Dreading the drive back tomorrow. Very glad my wife was able to make it out here with me, finish time would have been longer without her support.
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.
Turfy - very awesome, huge congrats! Smashed your goal, 1st place overall, a great prize. What a fantastic day for you. Nice report too, "passed him with authority" I like that.
Kiwi - nope, rest day was nice, only worked about 10 hours. I bet 50 miles even with a HM felt like butter compared to normal Pfitz. Sorry you had to give the dog away, that's always a tough decision.
Joe - Congrats on the 2nd overall, I can't wait to hear all about it. I bet the pain was damn near unbearable. Good you had some support there.
Got my long run in of 14 miles at 7:56 / mile pace yesterday. Sitting at 53 miles with one more run today after work.
Need some advice guys.
After being injured for 5 weeks, with only 3 short slow runs during that time, I started to feel a little better so I took a chance and ran a 10 mile race today. first 3 miles were at a good pace and felt fine, then fitness just started dropping off. Anyway, I finished in 60:53 which was 10 seconds better than last year, but the purpose of the run was to see if I could finish from a fitness and injury point of view. I'm a bit sore but not crippled. The way my training was going before this injury, I was aiming to do this race in about 57:30, so I've lost over 3 minutes from where I was aiming to be.
Assuming I feel no ill effects tomorrow, I am aiming to do my HM which is two weeks today. My question is how much training, and what type, should I do in these next two weeks to be best prepared for this race? Do I just pick up the training plan I was following, or would this be too big a jump from a low base over these last 5 weeks?
Any advice would be much appreciated, particularly from anyone that has been in a similar position. I've posted this in two discussions because I know not everybody reads all forums and I'd really like some advice with so little time left. My whole year was aiming towards this HM.
___________________________________________Personal bests:5k - 16:12 (Jun 14) 10k - 33:48 (Aug 14) 10m - 60:53 (Sep 13) HM - 1:17:21 (Sep 14)
Conversion chart - http://runningtrainingplan.com...conversion_chart.pdf
Brent- even if you don't get to see arsenal, I'd see any game you can. My gf is a Bayern fan, but hasn't gotten to see them yet. We saw Stuttgart last year and it was fun anyways. Nice job on the tempo run. I think with the times you've been putting in, you're in shape for a nice HM. It's just getting the right race in at the right time and it all coming together. Hope the LR goes well today.
Turf- yeah it's nice to feel the improvement. Man, GREAT JOB! OA win and a crazy fast time! Wow, that's gotta be amazing. I've never won a race, let alone a HM with an amazing time. And what a prize! 3 nights at a resort? Geez. Wow, just wow. You're in DJW land.
Pk- great job! Nice RR, solid improvement so far. It sucks about the masters placing, but still a great job. Way to beat the master guy at the end. Sorry about the pup, but glad you got her a good home. I get tempted to get another dog, but I remember what it was like having 2. So much work. cats are easy, leave food and water and you can be gone for a week.
Tgs- I tend to hang back in races, so I don't see myself in your avatar. I also misjudged my last tempo start time, I ended up doing my cool down jog home in the dark. Very nice week and month. We were very close in mileage.
Djw- I hope so, I just need some good temps. Nice LR.
Joe- nice job on the race. Rest up, you deserve it. Glad the wife made the trip with you, having support always helps.
Red- first off, wow, amazing time! wish I could help, but I really have no idea. I'm sure your body can handle a higher load. Perhaps not quite back to full load, but you can push it some I'd imagine. I'd consider a tempo and speed day max. maybe tempo later this week, and easier intervals next week, then rest up pre race. You won't gain too much fitness over 2 weeks.
Me- my LR was horrible yesterday. I had to do it after work, but before the LSU/TCU game at 8pm. So I ran at 5pm, aim was for 14 miles, it was 103. I was fine through 6 miles, but then just felt gassed. I finished up 13 miles and just stuck to a slow 8:40 pace b/c of the heat. It's kind of funny, last week I did an extra mile in 7 minutes less time. What a difference 44 degrees can make!
Anyways, finished the week at 52.15 miles. And had my biggest month since started up again 2 years ago at 215.59 miles (this beat my previous high of 191.52 from last month). Today is a rest day for sure. Racing next weekend, so I'm thinking either easy intervals tomorrow or just an easy 6 (which I would then do easy intervals Tuesday), then I would do 8 easy wed, 6 easy thurs, rest Friday, 4 easy sat, race sun. it's only a 10k, but my legs are feeling the extra fatigue, so I'd rather be rested.
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, turfy - great job you both, way to set the bar high!
Circuito Caixa 5K Race Report
Temperature: 19'C-66'F - Humidity - 85%
Location: Porto Alegre - Brazil
Distance - 5470meters
Time: 0:20:22
Garmin -> http://connect.garmin.com/activity/368698495
Max Elevation - 8m - min elevation - 3m
Training for this race started just after my last 16K race on Aug 11th. I had about 3 weeks to prepare and try to do any race sharpeners possible. However that did not happen as the first week was a recovery week. On the 2nd week I started feeling some awkwardness on my left heel, last weekend I had to bail out of the long run. In the end I was able to run around 500m at race pace during a GA run and I that made me really nervous about my initial objective of sub 18 minutes. Maybe 18:15 or even 18:30 are a better objective right now.
My 5K PR was on a short course, I guess I will edit the signature to say 4.85K record, so I really wanted to beat my 5K PR here.
Weekly mileage: 32.3, 21.7, 27
One thing of note is that before my last 5K I took 3 weeks to diet like a pro, no booze, no sweets, moderate about of red meat. This time it was the opposite, I actually had dessert twice the day before the race haha.
The race
This race was supervised by the Brazilian Athletics association so my expectations were high. There were the 5K race and the 10K race. The 10K race was part of a Brazilian version of the Diamond League, with several sub 29 minutes 10Kers coming in. The female elite runners included the pan american champion and an olympian. Even though I raced the 5K I would expect the course would be accurate, right, RIGHT?
Also, this race was the last race with my Saucony A4s, I will retire them now, and I wanted to give them a last blast.
As usual, the night before I have already pinned my BIB # into my lucky t-shirt, and I have my running shorts, shoes, socks, watch, ID, some cash ready, it's all sorted out and ready to go. I live about 2K away from the starting line, so even if I wake up very very late, I can still make it.
This is the night of UFC 164 and for the very first time in a long period I will not watch the last 3 fights so I can go to sleep earlier. It turned out to be a smart decision as the 3 fights were stoppages and I saved a ton of time by watching them in the morning
So I woke up today, had my 2 french rolls which is my usual pre-race meal. In the past I had a banana but it turned out bananas caused me to go to the toilet 6 times before the race LOL. French rolls on the other hand are quick energy and don't have any side effects.
I walked to the race location which is only 2K from my house. It's a nice race location, completely flat, no trees, no buildings, nothing to mess the GPS watch. It's also by the lake and the view is amazing.
My planned pace is 3:34/km (5:44/mi), I plan to go out hard and if I bonk, whatever.
Some quick warmup, and off we go.
1K - 3:38 - I am positioned around the front, so I go out fast and soon I realise I'm at 3:15 pace so I slow down a little. Soon after there's the 1K mark. Wait what? It's 400m on the GPS and there's a 1K mark? Something is wrong...
2K - 3:34 - I am able to settle into pace finally and I'm feeling good, maybe I can pull a miraculous sub 18.
3K - 3:44 - Woops, something's definitely wrong. We are heading to the finish line but we're not even half way through. How come? As I watch the runners ahead of me I notice some of them doing a TURN right before the finish line and going back, then I realize that we'll do 2 laps on the course. Problem being the first lap is not 2.5K, but maybe the 2nd lap is shorter, right, RIGHT?. Also, plenty of the runners who were in the first positions have mistakenly crossed the finish line believing the return would be ahead and thus were DISQUALIFIED. haha, I can't believe this. Almost the entire leading squad was disqualified. Luckily I do the right turn and go back to try to chase the other runners.
4K - 3:53 - I am able to pass 2 guys but it's all so messed up I cannot really see who's winning the race and who are my competitors. I just try to pass the guys ahead of me, though those 2 were the only ones. I am also slowing down and there's no chance for sub 18 now.
5K - 3:44 - I see on the watch that there are only 400m to get to 5K but the course is obviously long. This all messes my head and I'm not sure which strategy to use. Finally I decide to sprint the final 100m to the invisible "5K mark" and jog to the finish line the rest. So I cross the invisible 5K mark at 18:33 and immediately start jogging frustrated.
0.47K - 1:49 - Some dude tries to pass me in my jogging phase. I think, what the heck, nobody is passing me hahaa, so I sprint and pass him and the guy ahead of him before the finish line, but it's all a joke, nobody cares at this point. At the finish line there were about 40 guys protesting against the race organisers.
I go grab my stuff and when I'm back I see the 10K guys crossing the finish line in 25 minutes. Wait, what? Isn't the world record 26:17 by the glorious Kenenisa Bekele? Also, these guys crossing the line are probably 32 min 10Kers so it's obvious that the official 10K was also wrong, around 8K at most.
I wanted to stay and watch the ceremony but it's so frustrating I just walk back home. On the way I see some dudes complaining to each other that the Km markers are wrong. I can't help but grin a bit to myself.
Lessons Learned
It's painfully obvious that I must increase my mileage, though I will stick my my current plan of very slowly increasing to avoid injury.
It's also obvious that I would benefit from speed endurance training, but I'm very much scared of anything speed oriented as most of my injuries came when running fast. Perhaps I will add tempos once a week to my training regimen, I seem to do fine in tempos, provided that I have a proper warm up.
Road races are not exact, well I already knew that, but today was an obvious example. Unfortunately there are no track meets for folks as slow as myself, as that would be a more accurate way to learn my proper fitness level.
What's next
I have a HM in November 24th, I guess I will try another 5K before that, hopefully I can find one with a decently accurate course.
Eat less cake, haha, this is the toughest one
Sorry about any grammar errors, English is a tough language
hatulz - That race was a mess, very disappointing. I disqualified myself from a race once because of a poorly marked course. The man behind me was trying to catch me and followed me right in to the finish area prematurely and disqualified himself too. Nothing to do now but to move on to the next race.
philly - For me it depends how strong I feel on race morning and how I feel about the rest of the runners that day. If I feel strong, I line up near the front and if not I will hang around a few rows back. You will probably finish with more miles than me this year at this pace. I am going to miss some training time this month when I go to New York, NY.
redtel - Good to see you back on here although I am sorry to hear about the injury. I think in two weeks that is not enough time to gain any significant fitness. Focus on the mileage and tempo runs without over-doing it and burning yourself out so close to race day. You just cannot cram for running.
Joe - 4:48 is a long time to be on the course for a run after a 100+ mile bike ride. 2nd overall is a great result however and valuable experience to use for your next long race.
DJW - Nice 14 miler this morning. Sunset is my favorite time of day to run. I am not much of a morning person to be quite honest.
PK - It is too bad the dog didn't work out. Many factors to consider when selecting a breed as some dogs need to be very active as part of their nature. Others are more suited for leisure. Yours looked like a shepherd of some variety. Beautiful dog, but needs lots of attention and activity or they will tear up the yard with all that energy.
turfy - You absolutely nailed it! Way to hang with the leaders and finish it off strong. Passed him with authority, like a boss! You will not forget this day. Congratulations.
me - Back on the road this morning for 8.4 miles at 9:14/mi. I managed to beat most of the heat but found myself in a few stretches where I was without shade and no cool breeze. Not nearly as bad as Friday thankfully where every square inch of my shirt was soaked with sweat by the 5 mile mark. Going to try and hold steady at 50 miles this week again.
Redtel - sorry to hear that. I'm sure you realize two weeks is not enough to really make or break a race. I'd do one more tempo about 8-10 days out from the race, then keep it low volume and easy, do one race sharpener low volume interval (like 4x400) at race pace about 1-2 days out.
Philly - another big week for you, keep it up. You'll do great in the 10k, best of luck to you. Very true, just 10 degrees difference can be night and day for the run.
hatulz - man what a mess! that reminds me of my DNF this last July down in Virginia. The course was unmarked at a fork, and us 3-4 leaders were all DNF. We all had some very choice words (more than words) when we got back to the start. Just shake it off, nothing really can be done about it now. Stick to your plan of slow increase in mileage and the times will drop for sure.
TGS - morning runs blow, there's no doubt about it...and I am an early morning person in general. Probably 350+ days per year I am up before 5 AM (some of those before 4 AM), and I still hate attempting to run before the afternoon.
Kiwi - put the hammer down on rest day!
Finished last week at 61 miles. 7x800m on the docket for today.
PK: I read your RR. Nice pics, great race. 4th place and that time with winds makes it remarkable. Sorry about the dog, but it's the best for both.
Turfy: Awesome win and result... Very smart race strategy.
Angel: If you are reading us, best recovery wishes, you had a double HM this weekend.
Hatulz: It's a shame on the organizers. When you live close or when it's a fund raising I don't care too much, but when it's a big race, runners might have invested time and money for it, call it race fees, travel expenses. I would be mad. Plus 2.5K loop is plainly ridiculous.
Joe: Great 2nd place... Being out there for 11 hours is serious stuff. Time to recover, I think you can nail it pretty well.
DJW: Good luck on your intervals, I'm a morning runner for many reasons: light, temperature, family routine.
Gold and Philly: You both are running tons, and both had high temps this weekend... Congrats on the milestones.
Brent: I read the interview, pretty nice how you became coach and got outstanding results.
Me: On Thu and Fri I ran 10K, on Sat 12.2 K. So I got near 32 miles this week... I'll stick with easy running for another week. I rode my bike yesterday for 25K, at 30KPH, and will run later today.
Got a question for the US guys: A friend from Colombia challenged me for a HM in a fun city in the US. A party is at stake. So I need to find a nice HM in a city with decent night life. It should be after October 6, any advice?
PRs: 5K: 19:50 Aug '13 10K: 42:24 Mar '13 HM: 1:28:31 Apr '14 FM: 3:14:07 May '14
hey, there's one upside thing about this race. I went to the sports store to pick up my t-shirt and BIB # the day before (They don't deliver these on race day) and the store was having a massive sales, I got a pair of Asics Gel Lyte 33-2 for the equivalent of US price (USD 90), I almost cried I was so happy LOL. I'm walking around on it and it feels awesome, I hope it is still awesome when I take it for a run this week.
Oh, and the race organizers promised a refund today, so there's that as well
I have edited my signature by the way reflecting my real 5K PR of 18:33, I feel much better now!!!
I was tweaking my running spreadsheet today to build a sort of high level plan for my next 21K (not sure yet if it's HM, but my bet is 21K instead) race in november 24th.
I have 12 weeks in preparation.
The idea will be that each week has 1 LR, 1 midweek medium run with warm up + some fast K's @ 4:00/km|6:24/mi pace in the middle + cool down, and recovery runs on the other days.
Plus my bodyweight routine which consists of alternating pushups + leg raises + crunches on one day and pull ups + bridges on the other day, resting on Sunday only.
And I'll make an effort to have sweets only 3 times a week as opposed to every day LOL, jeez, I must get my weight below 80kg.
Bar any injury sub 1:30 minutes is in the bag, maybe even 1:28.
I don't know about you guys but I also follow the sub3 hour marathon and the moose mugs threads, just for the entertaining value in them, haha, just kidding, awesome knowledge being shared over there as well
Last but not least, DAMN you guys are posting some impressive stuff
Jaime - I suggest Rock and Roll Halloween Half Marathon in downtown Los Angeles on 10/27. I'm sure LA has a pretty great night life. (I'll meet you at the start line).
hatulz - at least you got some sweet kicks out of the deal then. I follow the moose mug thread loosely too. I kind of stay away sometimes because of their impressive training loads that make me feel inferior, lol (100+ miles / week with some of their full marathon paces as fast as my 5k pace).
Kiwi - at least after your HM you get a little bit of rest instead of a couple 20+ milers right away. Or is it?
Did my 7x800m on the road last night in the middle of a total of 10.5 miles with warm up and down. Goal was PR 5k pace or better which I did hit according to GPS. (I've got my suspicions of full accuracy though as I've stated before). I averaged 2:38, which is sub 16:30 pace. One of two things...I'm much better on the road than on the track, or the Garmin is splitting short. I need get to the bottom of this...
Piwi - wonder what kind of times you would put up if you stop talking, lol.
Turfy - very nice half marathon! Wow, overall win and a smoking fast time!
Hatulz - nice 5.5k! Too bad you didn't enter the 10k and get a major PR
Jaime - I did nail those rest days, but we did go shopping at Ikea on Sunday in Ottawa ... wow, that place is huge so that was a lot of walking. Haven't tried to jog today but yesterday I honestly could not jog faster than a 15:00/mile pace so I stopped after like 0.05 miles, haha. Here in Columbus we have a marathon and half marathon on October 20th. As far as partying, there is a brewery district here that is good at night, a lot of clubs if you like EDM type of music, and then a ton of places where you can just go, drink and have fun.
Pictures of my race can be found here and my race report can be found here
I biked the most mileage I have ever done in a day, 112 (114.4 miles by GPS) and ran the most miles I ever have in a day, 30 (1.3 miles warmup, 2.5 mile first run and 26.2 mile "run"), so I can't really run yet, lol. I am going to rest up this week and then it's time to start training for marathon on October 20th. My 4:48 marathon was in about 80 degree heat with 80% humidity while I was beat down from the previous 6+ hours of exercise. October usually is in the 40's here and weather is not too crazy around that time so I am looking forward to the next 1.5 months of training and then seeing what kind of pace I can hold for the full.
Edit: Hatulz is right, no need to justify why my FM was 4:48, haha.
pk - I'm pretty sure your 1:21 half PR is already enough street cred for those guys. They have a problem when some dude comes over, says:
"I have a 1:25 HM PR, run 10 miles a week and do ballet 3 times a week, do I have a shot at sub 3 marathon?".
By the way, I believe you mentioned you are originally from Germany, do you still speak German?
djw - haha, agreed there are some beasts over there, this pablo04 guy runs sub 15 5Ks, it's a pitty we don't have more elites like him on the forum(at least that I can find), I find it very motivating and interesting to read their training routines, the thing is the faster guys care about details that me as a snail can't even think about right now.
joe - LOL at you trying to justify your 4:48 FM after 112 DAMN miles on the bike. Dude, you did more exercise that day than all of us combined haha. Also, about the race, although it was a mess it ended up being funny in the end, and also I was able to realize that I was way in over my head with my sub 18 target. I'm also glad to have a 5K PR without question marks
Hatulz- great job on the race, sorry about the screwup. It's sad when a big race is poorly organized. You did well though. It would mentally mess me up when the distance is so far off. Awesome about the shoes and good about the refund. As far as impressive stuff, you're times are great off your mileage.
Tgs- I think my confidence is building where I can start lining up closer to the front now. I'll miss some miles too this month. This week will be less b/c of the 10k. but then from the 19-29th I'll be on vacation in Europe. Last time I went, I only ran once. Hopefully I can at least get in 6 runs over those 10 days, nothing crazy, but easy 6 milers would be very good. Good luck at getting 50 again this week. You're just cruising right now.
Pk- lol little do you know, it's the neighbors cats actually and not yours. I recently read a story about how 50% of outdoor cats have more than one family.
Djw- solid week. Way to rock those 800s.
Jaime- glad you're still getting a mixture of miles in. you're going about it the right way. Like djw said, you can do the LA RnR. Also on oct 12 is the Baltimore running festival.
Joe- I agree with hatulz, 26.6 after all of that is amazing.
Me- took a rest day Sunday and another one Monday. Doing a ladder workout today, 4/8/10/12/16 @10k pace. My last workout before the 10k Sunday. Easy runs the rest of the week and prob a rest day Friday too. I think I should be fine with 4 easy days before the 10k, but does anyone think I should back off on the ladder or is it ok?
Hatulz - Bummer about the race... man, that's really a bummer when you get geared up for a race and then it's a disappointment because of the organization. I think we've all run them. Sounds like you ran pretty well, though, so at least you've got that to hang your hat on!
Redtel - Here's an excerpt how time off affects your overall training from Jack Daniels Running Formula:
Up to 5 days — no loss7 days off — 0.6%14 days off — 2.7%21 days off — 4.8%28 days off (one month) — 6.9%56 days (two months) — 15.3%
I wouldn't pick up right where you left off. That seems like just asking to get hurt again. I had a goofy lead up to my first half marathon this year. I was in killer shape and then had a health issue (not injury) that led to me being put on a medication that really affected me. Once I got off the med, I had about 10 days of normal running before my half. The first few miles went alright and then the wheels fell off. Two weeks later, I actually ran the time that I though I was capable of. So, it certainly comes back, but I don't know how much you can expect in two weeks. Any chance you can run this race, but try to target a race maybe a month or so after this one that gives you a better chance at running a faster time (btw - based on a 60 minute 10-miler coming off of injury, you are going to run a time 99.9% of us will consider blazing fast anyway...)
PK - Awesome job on the half, but bummer that you lost out on third. Really enjoyed the report and the pictures. Get rid of that wind and I think you are right on PR pace. No more puppy?!? That's a bit of a bummer, but understandable. We've got two and they are a big responsibility. That's a lot of money to learn a lesson, though! Glad to hear you had such a good week. Once again, our weekly totals are within a few miles.
Turfy - Crazy awesome race! You must've been on a dead sprint that last 0.1! Is that the same Angel that used to post here quite frequently that just broke 3 for a full this spring? Congrats on the great time, the win, and the three night stay! I need to win something like that to justify to my wife all these hours I'm putting in training!
Philly - I think you have to do what works best for you. Some people like to take a big taper. You'll notice I'll probably still run 50 miles the week of my marathon because in the past, taking too much of a taper has seemed to be counter productive to me. I felt stale instead of fresh. I'd go based on what's worked well for you in the past. I think you'll get 10 different opinions from 10 different people. Nobody's wrong, but I'd go with what's worked best for you.
DJW - You could try a find a wheel to measure. The ones used by track/XC coaches are kind of expensive (like $50). Another option would be to find someone that has a bike computer... they're generally pretty accurate. Between GPS, mapmyrun, and a bike computer, you could get a pretty good idea. And honestly, if you are +/- 10-20 meters, who really cares as you are talking about 1-3 second either way. You are getting the work in which is the goal of the workout rather than to meet a specific time. Awesome job on the mileage last week, but not awesome job on getting up so early (yikes!) Are you up that early even on your days off of work? I've been up before 5 three days in a row now and I need a caffeine IV drip!
Jamiegu - If you are going by fun cities to go to, why not go all in and just run a half marathon in Hawaii? Even if the course is hilly, the weather is hot, and the distance is off by over a mile, you're in Hawaii. I don't know if anyone else has a different opinion, but I'd stay away from the Rock N Roll Series. I thought they were expensive and somewhat disappointing. I ran the RNR Phoenix and even though it's where my current PR is set, I thought the course, spectators, and atmosphere was lacking. Plus, I was a little bummed with their decision to basically not support elite athletes anymore.
TGS - I like the new avatar. I'm pretty good at soaking shirts in sweat. I think I have my wife frustrated because at first, she told me I couldn't throw my stinking clothes in the laundry, so I just put them on the tile floor by the shower. Then, she told me I was stinking the bathroom up and I needed to put them directly down into the laundry room. Now, she tells me it smells like sweat when she walks into the house (the entry way is adjacent to our laundry room), so she doesn't want me to put them there. I don't think she appreciated my snarky comment that unless we are going to building an additional wing onto our home for just my sweaty clothes, we may need to find some sort of solution which allows us to compromise. Because I'm fairly sure my sweat isn't going to start smelling like Calvin Klein cologne anytime soon.
Me - Been busy since the last time I've posted. Ran 10 miles around my hilly gravel lake route with some of the JV members of our XC team on Friday. For guys that run JV, they are really, really good. It was about 85-90 degrees and they rocked out 10 hilly miles. Pretty good for a bunch of 9th graders! Saturday, I just ran a 2 mile warmup with the XC team but opted out of doing a workout with them since I had 22 scheduled the next day. Drove down to the Twin Cities, saw Macklemore (along with opener Talib Kweli) in concert. I did a great job of making sure I didn't really eat extra carbs or drink anything other than a few Leinenkugels because heaven forbid I actually prepare for a 22 mile long run the next morning. Got to my aunts house at 12:30 AM and set my alarm for 4:55 AM (yikes!) I put out waters and actually ran an 11 mile out and back (22 total) for the last 11 miles of my marathon that's coming up in 5 weeks. In the past, I've been done in by the hills from 20-23. I figured since I'd hit the same hills on miles 16-19, it would be a similar training stimulus as to what it would be in the real race. The run itself went fantastic. I felt like I was jogging - never once really straining at all. The hills slowed me about 8-10 seconds per mile and they didn't feel like really anything to worry about. I finished in 2:54 or 7:54/mi. As a comparison, my full marathon PR (3:26) is 7:53 pace and I worked considerably harder than I did for this long run. I know I'm in fantastic shape, now it's just a matter of staying healthy and hopefully seeing some nice weather. I finished the week with 69 miles. Got in an easy 4 miler yesterday and this morning, I woke up early to run 9 miles with 2x3 miles at tempo pace (first one was 6:52, second one was 6:48). Feeling pretty good. Hoping I've got a sub-1:30 half marathon in me on Saturday of this week!
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Joe Dumas - Phenomenal job on the race and I really enjoyed the race report. I think you learned a lot in the race... I think going into a race for the first time attempting a certain distance, having a goal of finishing rather than a goal time is big. For having exercised for over 11 hours, you looked phenomenal at the finish. Really cool that you got to "break the tape" too... I've never done that before. 2nd place overall is pretty impressive. Hell, just finishing that event is pretty impressive. I think you can feel great about your achievement. The uber-distance races are just a different cat. I was fairly sure I was in 3:15-ish shape in 2005 and wound up running a 4+ hr marathon. It just happens. You didn't walk off the course, though. You finished and now you've got a baseline for what time shoot for next time. You can correct your mistakes (knowing you'll likely make NEW mistakes next time) and hope everything goes according to plan. I'm assuming you are wanting to do one of these again Although, I don't know how you can possibly do an Ironman distance duathlon after you have a newborn!
Joe Dumas- Thanks. Phenomenal job on your monster duathlon. Just completing that race is impressive but a second place overall is really something to be proud of. Great job and I enjoyed reading your race report.
PK- Thanks. Yeah, the lunaracers were great. Lightweight, tons of cushion but still felt really fast. Sorry about the dog.
Jaimegu- Thanks. Nice mileage for the week. I hope the shin splints are feeling better.
Hatulz- Thanks. Great race. 18:33 is an excellent result. Sorry the course was a bit of a mess. I don't know if you guys have this. But I try and only run races that are certified and have been around three years or more. They always seem to be very accurate and well organized.
Gold- Thanks and nice 50 again this week. Can't wait to see you race!
Redtel- I am always reluctant to give advice because I have only been running for 10 months. But, I was just in a similar situation as you are in now. You are in great shape and have excellent speed. I know you have probably lost a bit of endurance and some confidence during your injury break. However, all is not lost. Try and get a decent amount of mileage in this week and hit a 14 mile run. Most importantly get a benchmark run in. It can be a 6 mile tempo at HM race pace or I did a benchmark run German Silva used to use (10-15 x 1000) at HM race pace with 60 second recoveries. The main goal is to nail it and give your self some solid confidence based on numbers. The week of the race I tapered pretty hard so I had as much energy as possible knowing that I was going to have to dig deep during the race. I still think your goals are achievable…it just might be a little bit more painful than if you were in peak shape. Good luck and go get 'em.
Philly- Thanks. Im sure the ladder will be fine. Four easy days is a lot of time. Like Brent said Im sure we are all different. I tend to leave taper week for very easy runs and one sharpener. Good luck and run fast.
Brent- Thanks. Yeah, it is the same Angel and he said he does still read the posts. The last .1 was a dead sprint as I only won by 5 seconds. It was funny though…I had been running most of the race around 6:09 and when I kicked really hard at the end my legs were not use to it at all. Seriously, I almost fell over coming into the finish line.
Great 69 miles and good luck next weekend. I hope you break 1:30.
Djw- Thanks. Nice 7x800 and great 61 miles.
Sunday off
Monday 6 recovery miles at 8:08
Hatulz, Joe, PK, and Turfy - Way to go men! You all did great. True stallions you all are! There is a lot of talent here for sure.
PK - Interesting video. The 2nd place guy should have knocked the "winner" on his a**!
Brent - Great build up by you for your full coming up. Keep it up!
Me - Super busy, just trying to stay consistent and get a daily run in. I have not had any time to check in here for the past several days it seems. 51 miles last week. This week is a cut back week.
PRs: 5k - 19:56 (2011), 10k - 40:03 (2012), HM - 1:29:50 (2012)
Brent - yeah I'm probably being just a bit petty, but that's me, lol. I need to know how accurate it is or I'll go crazy. Huge week for you, is that a PR for mileage? You've really rocked out those long runs lately, and sooner or later you'll have a breakout HM that you'll surprise even yourself.
Kiwi - nice "little baby" 14 miler lol. It's always nice to have the run in the bag before work. I haven't done that in a while, since I hate those runs.
bbonnell - nice week for you again despite the schedule.
9 miles @ 7:52 last night.
BTW, Joe I just read your report, just a superb effort, and huge congrats again. Just to finish something like that takes incredible fitness.
Wow really quiet yesterday.
Kiwi - I'd shorten the tempo to about 4 miles at pace if the legs aren't 100% yet, that's what I did (and will probably do next week) after a 4x1600m that thrashes my legs for 2-3 days every time. Doesn't count on the 2 miler guy passing you, lol. Don't worry about it anyway, your recovery is more important than pace. I'm pretty consistently close to and over 8 min/mile for easy runs now.
Another 9 miles at 7:50 / mile yesterday. Tempo today. Hopefully not an epic fail like last week.
Definitely really quiet yesterday...
DJW - Good luck on the tempo. As a coach, I know the need for accuracy, but sometimes I'll step back and ask myself does it really matter that much. Time and distance are somewhat arbitrary anyway, aren't they? I mean how different is a 5:30 track mile than a 5:38 mile on an undulating road or a 5:44 mile on a circuit with hills or a 5:20 downhill mile or a 5:50 mile in 90 degree heat? The effort is really what you are looking for.
PK - I only got passed once on my 22 miler despite seeing hundreds of other runners over the course of nearly three hours. It was by a girl who was probably cruising along at 7:30 pace (I was doing 7:55-ish). It did kind of tick me off though even though I was at mile 16 and had no intention of running any faster than I did.
bbonnell - Thanks - I'm hoping I can sneak under 1:30 on Saturday and hopefully rock out a good marathon in a month! Great week for you there.
Me - A couple easy runs in a row. The last two days, I've woke up early to run with our dogs. Yesterday, I did 3 miles around the bikepath wearing off some doggie energy. In the afternoon, I ran 5 miles around 8:00/mi with a group of our XC kids. Today, woke up again and ran 3 miles w/ the dogs an additional 2 miles on the TM. I'm splitting a lot of my miles up this week. I'm still getting a few miles in, but I'm trying to back off a little in hopes that I'm fresh for Saturday.
Turfy - thanks for the comments!
DJW - thanks! I left out the part about how that night I broke into a fever with chills and my wife had some tylenol and a cold rag on my forehead. I went through 2 shirts and the next morning it was gone.
Piwi - the fact is you got passed twice, no excuses. And yes, there were only 11 in my race, one of them did not finish, he pulled out somewhere after the bike.
brent - Nice 22 miler!!! And it's always tough to back off when you feel so good. Thanks for the comments, and definitely true about first time with uber distances, one small thing or a little incorrect on pacing can add anywhere from 15 minutes to over an hour to your race time or even a DNF. I definitely want to do it again, but you are right, with a newborn it will definitely be tough to be able to find time to train properly for it (which would include about an extra 2 hours/week of running compared to what I did this year and maybe an extra 2 hours/week biking as well).
Me - I nailed rest days on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. I thought about jogging tuesday and did a little bit when I walked the dog, was surprised at how quick I was healing. I meant to run yesterday after work and before Lemaze classes with wife, but traffic was horrible and I got home late. Today I did a 3.25 mile run with first mile at 8:43, then 8:10 for second and 7:41 for third. Felt great and can't wait to start putting in more mileage leading up to full marathon on October 20th. I have actually healed back and been able to start running again quicker from this race than I did from my full marathon last year in October.
Now stop feeling exhausted for me and get back to posting!
Brent- yeah, I just ended up cutting back quite a bit. I'm in new mileage territory for me so my legs have felt fairly tired as of late. I'll be going for my first sub 40 10K, so we'll see how it goes. It's sub 40 or bust for me this go around. You've been racking up the mileage. 22 miles is no joke. I can't wait to see your results when it's all over. Solid 2x3 as well. Really fast times. You're in top notch shape.
Turfy- yeah the ladder was easy doing it at (goal 10k pace). I'll do some so race pace strides Saturday and then race Sunday.
Pk- I see the numbers you guys post with these 22 and 20 milers, and even though I've done a FM before, I'm still in awe. They're so routine for you guys.
bb- nice week, enjoy the cutback.
Djw- nice and easy for you.
Joe- glad you got the rest in. you def deserved it. Can't believe you're already running after all of that.
Me- ladder went well. Did the 4,8,10,12,16 @10k pace. Since I don't know my current 10k pace, I decided to just aim for goal 10k pace (which would be 6:26/mi for a sub 40).
400- 1:35.5
800- 3:08.5
1000- 3:57.5
1200- 4:49.8
1600: 6:21.5
Avg pace 6:21.6/mi
It felt stupid easy, which was nice for a change. Hopefully, come race day, it will feel the same, although unlikely. I'm hoping I'm not hurting too much by the 5k mark, but it's not like a 10k should be easy after the first mile. Will set the gps to beep at the 1k marks, which makes it easier to judge pace since I'll be shooting for 4min/k.
Yesterday did 5 recovery at 8:20 pace. Today 8 easy on the DM.
Order of importance: effort, time, distance.
I may run tomorrow. After deciding the race this weekend would be a DNS, I have rested the leg completely. Still get some random spasms of pain, but I am just assuming that is my leg telling me it is bored.
Joe: It's really amazing to put yourself thru 11 hours of constant workout. You know what? The winner lives in my town! And I checked his pictures and I have crossed paths with him a couple of times... but I also noticed he was there with all the fancy stuff, ready for war... Now that you mentioned your interest in getting a new bike, so I read about the equipment benefits, cost-benefit ratio, which I'm sure you knew already, and it's like "my neighbor" invested in his win
Brent: Good luck this weekend, you will make it
PK: 2 miles don't count for you, why would they count for the runner who passed you?
BB: Great running despite workload
DJW: RnR LA? Let me talk to my friend, I guess he prefers FL
Monday: 10K easy
Tuesday: SRD with weights
Wednesday: 10K easy
Thursday: 7 miles easy (first 0.75 with my daughter who now faces a Cooper's test in a month and she loves to baby herself)
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Hi Veggie People, this is my first time growing anything more exciting than tomatoes, so please forgive my newbieness.
I have several bell pepper plants, and while a couple bells are looking good, a few have developed light brown and/or shriveled areas. Here's a picture of two of the affected bell peppers; the inset picture at the bottom is of two healthy-looking specimens on the same plant. The following pictures are of a single pepper I removed and dissected to check for any creepy crawlies living inside. It looks like no one had made it a home. Does (did) this pepper have the same issue? Is this an example of sun scald? I've been covering my plants with cheesecloth, because I read peppers are susceptible to just that problem and with the hot and sunny weather (duh, summer) some of the leaves had previously been getting sunburned on these and other plants. Do I need to cut off the affected peppers so the plant can put its energy into new growth/fruit, or is the damage on the first two peppers not too bad? I noticed what looked like a spot of mold starting to grow on the pepper which I cut open, so of course I don't want any nasties using injured peppers as a point of infection for the plant as a whole. Thank you! P.S. What is up with my poblano pepper plant? It's maybe 2 feet tall, and it makes buds like a champion--but they rarely open into flowers and so far all have fallen off without making tasty fruit (a couple got to smaller-than-a-pea-sized, but that's it!) What gives?! The plants are in containers filled with a potting soil mix. |
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- Posted by poultrygeist IL (My Page) on Mon, Aug 1, 11 at 15:20
Thank you dan and planatus. It's good to know my poblano is not a lost cause yet! I'm still not sure if I need to remove the peppers from the first post, though. I guess I will, if only to make room for new fruit. Are they okay to eat if I cut around the scalded bits? Will they taste seriously funky, being underripe? |
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Cut out the bad parts and munch out.. they are fine, and it does resemble,BER, Blossom End Rot also, so it usually resolves itself as the season marches on, Personally I wouldn't cover them, pick off the bad ones (they won't get any better, and as you say, it gives more room for new fruits, PS... Keep the moisture consistent, and you will fare better. |
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A movie review of "Mr. Popper's Penguins," a classy and sweet movie for the whole family starring Jim Carrey as a rigid developer whose life is undone (and improved) by caring for six Antarctic penguins.
Special to The Seattle Times
'Mr. Popper's Penguins,' with Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Philip Baker Hall, Angela Lansbury, David Krumholtz, Ophelia Lovibond. Directed by Mark Waters, from a screenplay by Sean Anders, John Morris and Jared Stern, based on a book by Richard Atwater and Florence Atwater. 97 minutes. Rated PG for mild suspense. Several theaters.
It's easy to imagine a version of "Mr. Popper's Penguins" from the 1960s. It would have most likely been a glossy Disney production for the whole family, starring Fred MacMurray or Dick Van Dyke as a self-involved career man undone by the cheerful chaos of a half-dozen penguins.
If I close my eyes, I can easily dream up a pleasant, childhood afternoon built around a Saturday matinee of such a movie. That's pretty much the intention of "Mr. Popper's Penguins," the charming new comedy from Mark Waters, who gracefully remade one Disney classic ("Freaky Friday") and has brought a trademark luster to other features blending the fantastic with raw human emotions ("Just Like Heaven," "The Spiderwick Chronicles").
"Penguins" (which is not from Disney) reaches across generations in audience appeal. It stokes memories of an era of clever, adventurous and genuinely sweet movies for kids, on one hand, while planting a future memory of quality for today's tykes.
Not that "Penguins" is perfect. Its star, Jim Carrey, is unleashed perhaps one too many times to do his familiar, human-cartoon thing, disrupting Waters' careful tone.
But for the most part, Carrey is wonderful as a character he has played before ("Liar, Liar," "Yes Man"), a rigid guy who becomes a better person by shaking up his status quo. As Tom Popper, a building developer whose wayfaring father sends him six penguins from the Antarctic, Carrey successfully deconstructs a man immersed in professional arrogance and near-cluelessness toward his kids.
Carrey redeems Popper as a free thinker, ushering winter into his Manhattan apartment for the birds' sake and flowing with their anarchy. Much of the film's fun, however, follows the penguins (each of whom has a distinct personality) bringing craziness to unfamiliar territory, especially the Guggenheim Museum.
The reliable cast includes Angela Lansbury, Carla Gugino, David Krumholtz and Philip Baker Hall. There's a scene-stealer in the midst: Ophelia Lovibond ("Nowhere Boy") as Popper's delightful assistant, happily enslaved to speaking in alliteration.
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Apparently, David Duchovny's sex addiction is so powerful that even his wife has to go into therapy for it.
Star Magazine reports that Duchovny's wife of 11 years, comedic actress Téa Leoni, has started going to head-shrinking sessions to deal with Duchovny's years of infidelity.
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Re:I quit (491 comments)
I never said that it was the reason that they did, I eluded to the fact that its the primary reason for hacking the psp, coward.
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Re:I quit (491 comments)
I never said that it was the reason that they did, I eluded to the fact that its the primary reason for hacking the psp, coward.
Re:I quit (491 comments)
"I hacked my PSP because i wanted faster load times" Yea and im sure it had absolutely NOTHING to do with the fact that you could pirate the hell out of games. I know that's why I hacked mine. At least i'm honest about it
Re:Cold weather (572 comments)
Why would it not be legal to drive with a ski mask or balaclava?
What does Greek pastry have to do with this?
Re:Extrapolation games (484 comments)
You'll be joined by Roach, and the rest of the People Under the Stairs.
Re:And all the e-mails said... (178 comments)
The smells coming from the john should've been evidence enough.
Re:It's already been open to tourists for years (207 comments)
Also some european football tournament is taking place there next year or 2012 and that will bring lots of people.
So, it's going to be Mutant League Football, then?
Re:The most dangerous man alive (124 comments)
Wonder if he gets out of the car, or beat the hookers to death?
This just in (124 comments)
No-Talent-Hack needs more money for weed. More at 11
Re:comparison image (124 comments)
about the only thing you can do, is put different clothes on Carl Johnson (our protagonist from GTA:SA), have him eat tons, and become fat, or pump iron to become muscular. there's no way to make him look like "Shagg"
Re:The most dangerous man alive (124 comments)
To hell with being the most dangerous man alive, he must be stealthier than Solid Snake... I wonder if he gets out of the car and beats the hookers he just slept with to death just to get his cash back?
Re:Missing Option (507 comments)
Ask Doc Brown.
Re:D-pad (305 comments)
for the win.
Re:Yea, Okay (305 comments)
3) Labyrinth - a game that lets you control a ball through mazes with the accelerometer - can't do that on a PSP.
Warioware Twisted for the Gameboy Advance did this years ahead of this game, Accelerometer and all.
Re:Ugh (272 comments)
Along those lines, I was out of town one weekend, and my cousin messages me over Facebook saying he received a refund check from PCMall.com or some computer component website in the amount of like 1500 bucks. I called him shortly thereafter and asked him 2 things, "did you cash it?" And "Have you ever bought anything from PCMall.com" He answered No to both questions... He did tell me, however, that he went to the police, and asked them if it seemed legitimate. The cop took a quick look at it, and deemed it "Legit to cash"
I laughed at that statement and then offered my rebuttal... "CJ, You haven't shopped there, and they're sending you a "refund check" for something you've never purchased... doesnt this throw a red flag somewhere?"
Common sense says if you haven't shopped there, or signed up for any contests, then obviously it's a scam. He tore up the check.
Re:Missing Skill (210 comments)
and now, Aunt Mildred won't be crippled with arthritis from knitting your that tacky pile. Thank you Amazon!
Re:Mountain Dew (500 comments)
My girlfriend was concerned about the amount of soda i was drinking over a 24 hour period, and she introduced me to flavored sparkling water.
Walmart sells bottles of this in various flavors for roughly what you'd pay for a can of soda.
I found myself weening off the soda, and drinking the sparkling water more and more, which is a good thing.
You might want to check that out if you're concerned about the caffeine, syrup and whatnot. It worked for me. I found my problem was the fact that i craved the carbonation.
I tried to quit soda, but inevitably came crawling back about 6 months later. I cut down to 1 can of soda a day, and drink a bottle or two of the water a day.
Re:Nope, Unsold Kinects At The Damn Launch Event (280 comments)
my mistake... i read this as 500 million units... nvm...
Re:Nope, Unsold Kinects At The Damn Launch Event (280 comments)
2/3 of 500 million is still appx 330 million sold... 330 Million * 150.00 = 4.95 Billion dollars...
I dunno about you, but i'd say that's a decent amount of change, nor would i call it a failure by any means...
Re:Where is the fun? (854 comments)
you forgot to put it in the garage, or park it properly in a parking space. They dont disappear if you do that.
Re:Sony phone? NO F'IN' WAY (124 comments)
More like:
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Me: Phone - call George.
Phone: Activating brick mode.


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World Bank Approves New Aid For Myanmar
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Pamela Cox, the bank's vice president for East Asia and the Pacific, said the bank has a further $165 million in loan assistance committed for Myanmar after it clears its $900 million in arrears to the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. Japan is helping that process, expected to be completed by January.
The World Bank is re-engaging with the country also known as Burma after a gap of two decades as its government undertakes economic and political reforms, shifting from five decades of ruinous military rule that left it one of Asia's poorest nations.
The bank opened an office in the main city Yangon in August, and its board of directors on Thursday approved a strategy for the next 18 months, providing technical assistance and advice to Myanmar's government on management of public finances, regulatory reform and private sector development. "This is a government moving at warp speed in terms of opening up," Cox told reporters. She said that in its strategy, the bank was focusing on helping build the public systems needed to foster transparency. She also stressed the need for Myanmar's people to quickly see the benefits of the reform process. The current average annual income in Myanmar is estimated at between $600 and $800, with a quarter of the population living in poverty. Myanmar ranked third from bottom of 182 nations in the nongovernment group Transparency International's corruption perceptions index for 2011. The reformist government of president and former junta member Thein Sein has taken some steps toward openness on economic policy, including the publication of its budget this year, which in the past had been kept under wraps.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Marshall Clement Kurfees 1856-1931
Biographical Sketch On The Life Of M.C. Kurfees
In the passing of Brother Kurfees, the church at Haldeman Avenue, Louisville, Ky., has lost an able preacher of the gospel; the cause of Christianity, one of its most able defenders; and the brotherhood at large, a beloved brother in Christ. It seems that the old brethren are passing away rapidly. Brother Kurfees had "fought the good fight, finished the course, and kept the faith;" hence there was awaiting him "the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge," had reserved for him.
Marshall Clement Kurfees was born on January 31, 1856, near Mocksville, N. C. He was reared on the farm and trained in all of the difficult tasks incident to farm work. His people were members of the Methodist Church and gave him such training as was common at that time in that section of the State. Young Kurfees, when but a lad of thirteen summers, became anxious to be a Christian. He knew nothing of the Bible, and no one suggested to him that he study the Bible. He sought religion after the fashion of that day. He went to the "mourners' bench" with all the earnestness of his soul and tried with all the strength of his might to " get religion." He wept bitterly and prayed fervently over his condition, but he found no satisfaction. Again he tried to "get religion" in 1871, when he was fifteen years of age, and again he tried with all the earnestness of his soul to "feel a change," but no change came. Finally he resolved to join the Methodist Church and live the best he could.
A few weeks after he had joined the Methodist Church he heard the gospel preached by a pioneer preacher, G. W. Neely. This was the first man he ever heard preach who used the Bible in teaching the people what God would have them do to be saved. This impressed young Kurfees very much, and he decided that he would read the Bible. He began earnestly reading the New Testament, and continued his reading until he had read it through.
The next preacher of the gospel that he heard was the lamented W. L. Butler. He was greatly impressed with the clearness of the plan of salvation as presented by Brother Butler, and on July 24, 1872, he was baptized by Brother Butler into Christ Jesus. Since he had become old enough to give any attention to religion, he had desired to be a preacher; so, on the day that he was baptized, he resolved to preach the gospel. His desire to preach grew until it became a determination. Brother Kurfees had small advantages for an education in that section of the State. He knew that he should have a better education if he should preach the gospel; so he determined to prepare himself better for the great work of proclaiming the gospel. He was too poor to attend college, but he studied at home and took advantage of the opportunities afforded him in the schools near him. He knew that his father was unable to send him to school. Two years after he had become a Christian his father left the Methodist Church, as did his mother. His father and mother were anxious for him to go to college, but were not able financially to send him. His father made him the proposition to release him from home duties and obligations and let him go and make his own way through college. Brother Kurfees at that time was happy, because he knew that the determination which he had would enable him to get the necessary education. It was his desire to attend Bethany College in West Virginia, but through the influence of W. L. Butler he went to Lexington, Ky., to the Kentucky State College, now Transylvania College and the College of the Bible. He did not have the money for transportation, but traveled on foot much of the distance from his home to Lexington. He entered the college in September, 1874. He was graduated in 1881 with the first honors of his class. He worked his way through college. This took him longer than had he had the money to pay his expenses.
The year after he entered college he began preaching. The same year he began to teach in the public schools in Kentucky. He would teach part of the time and preach and then go to college. He was a successful preacher from the beginning. He was a diligent student and mastered whatever subject or course he undertook. He was never satisfied to leave a subject until he had all the information concerning it that it was possible for him to obtain. He not only trained himself in thoroughness, but also in accuracy in stating facts and correctness in expressing himself. He had a logical turn of mind and thought systematically and logically. His sermons were models in diction, logic, and Scripture. He did much evangelistic work in Kentucky, Illinois, and North Carolina. He established many churches and baptized hundreds of people while doing general evangelistic work. He preached much in those days in destitute fields and met all kinds of opposition. He was brought into discussions and held debates with preachers of the different denominations in those States. He held debates with Quakers, Lutherans, Mormons, Episcopalians, Methodists, and Baptists. In all of these discussions he maintained his high standard of Christian deportment.
Brother Kurfees was a ready writer and wielded a trenchant pen in written discussions. For many years he was a contributor to the Gospel Advocate, and finally became one of the editors of the Advocate in 1908 and continued until 1924-sixteen years. During this time he covered a wide range of subjects and taught with clearness and force the Bible on all subjects which he handled. In addition to his editorial work, he wrote many pamphlets and a few books. He compiled "Questions Answered by Lipscomb and Sewell," which was published in 1921. This imposed upon him a great task in reading the writings of these brethren for more than forty years. He was the author of "Instrumental Music in the Worship," which was published in 1911. This book was a scholarly discussion of the use of the Greek verb "psallo." In this book he examined the use of this Greek verb philologically and historically. The advocates of the use of instrumental music in worship had made the claim that `'psallo" in the New Testament authorized the use of the instrument in worship. Brother Kurfees in a very logical way refuted all of the arguments that had been made in favor of the use of the instrument in worship, and also showed that the New Testament use of "psallo" did not authorize the use of instrumental music in worship. He made the very potent argument that if the use of mechanical instruments is included in the New Testament use of "psallo," then no one could do what the Holy Spirit commands by using "psallo," except by using mechanical instruments of music in Christian worship. The advocates of the use of instrumental music have never answered this argument, and, indeed, cannot answer it. Brother Kurfees used this argument with such terrific force that it has caused all of the scholars who favor the use of the instrument in worship to abandon the arguments formerly made on the New Testament use of "psallo." Brother Kurfees did a great piece of work when he wrote this book.
Brother Kurfees began preaching for the Campbell Street church of Christ in Louisville, Ky., February 3, 1886. He continued with this church until the end of his earthly life, February 17, 1931. The brethren and sisters and friends of Haldeman Avenue Church, which was the successor to the old Campbell Street Church, came together to pay their respect and honor to Brother Kurfees for his long and faithful service with the church. He had been with the church there a little more than fortyfive years, nearly one-half of a century. No man living had been with a church of Christ so long as that. His long work with this church bears sufficient evidence of the talent and Christian service of Brother Kurfees. He labored with a large and intelligent membership, and his more than forty-five years' labors with the church showed the esteem which the church had for him. No man of small caliber or meager literary attainment and scant knowledge of the Bible could remain with a church so long. No man whose life was not in harmony with the spirit and teachings of our Lord would have been kept so long at one place.
Brother Kurfees was a cultured, refined, Christian gentleman. He had high regard for honor and would not stoop to anything low or mean. He was a type of Christian manhood that adorns the doctrine of our Lord. His good wife preceded him fifteen years. Brother Kurfees left no children. He will be missed, but we rejoice in the victory which he has won.
—From Biographical Sketches Of Gospel Preachers, H. Leo Boles, Gospel Advocate Company, Nashville, Tennessee, 1932, pages 430-434
Firm Foundation, Tuesday, March 10, 1931
Signature of M.C. Kurfees Courtesy of Terry J. Gardner, 3.2010
Directions To The Grave Of M.C. Kurfees
Marshall Clement Kurfees is buried in the Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. The cemetery is located at 791 Baxter Ave. (Hwy. 31). From I-64 take Exit 8 and turn left (west) go to next traffic light (should be Hwy ALT-60) Should see the cemetery on the right. However you will need to enter the cemetery from the Hwy. 31-E (Baxter Ave.) entrance. Do this by staying on ALT-60 until you turn right on Hwy. 31-E (Baxter Ave.) (North) then entrance should be up on right. When you enter the cemetery you will take the first left. Section "B" should be on your left and section "E" should be on your right. Follow road around to the first intersection and turn left. Now "B" should be on your left and "C" should be on your right. Go to the next road and turn right. "C" should be on your right and "D" should be on your left. Stop the car and begin looking for the Kurfees grave. M.C. Kurfee is buried in Section D, # 30 For more info, click on Cave Hill website below.
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GPS Coordinates N38º 14.787' x W85º 43.300' or D.d. 38.24645 -85.721667 Grave Facing West Accuracy to 22ft. View Larger Map
Cave Hill Cemetery 731 Baxter Ave. Louisville, Kentucky 40204 #502-584-8363
Sallie Eddy Wife Of M.C. Kurfees 1853-1911 Sister
M.C. Kurfees 1856-1931
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