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What Robert McFarlane Still Doesn't Know About Afghanistan
John McCain's point man on Afghanistan is Robert "Bud" McFarlane, an Iran-Contra holdover who, sadly, hasn't learned much about the Middle East since the 80's, argues Josh Strawn.
March 7, 2008 - 12:25 am
Just about a month ago, a small but significant meeting took place in Washington that should have garnered more attention. The Afghanistan Advocacy Group, a coalition of Afghan Americans and Americans founded to enrich communication between concerned citizens and U.S. and Afghan policymakers, invited the foreign policy advisers of major presidential contenders to discuss their candidates' positions on security and development in the war-torn country. Advisers for McCain, Huckabee, and Obama accepted the invitation, but among the newcomers, it was a familiar face that stood out most.
Anybody who remembers the 1980s couldn't miss Robert "Bud" McFarlane, Iran-Contra celeb extraordinaire, who spoke on behalf of the McCain campaign. McFarlane was like a soft-spoken elephant in the room asking to be let back into the china shop (or the South Asia shop in the this case). Since he served as National Security adviser to Ronald Reagan during the salad days of radical Islamic terrorism, McFarlane even knew personally some of the men who were attacked in the infamous Hezbollah bombing of the Marine barracks in Lebanon.
All of the participants including McFarlane at least agreed on certain basic points, mainly the idea that what is most needed in Afghanistan is ongoing and increased military support and an integrated plan to bring political and economic stability. But watching the videos of the event, one hears a familiar narrative of Cold War triumphalism from the McCain camp that isn't altogether unproblematic: America was right to support the Afghans against the Soviets, our only crime was withdrawal. McFarlane talks about his "sense of debt and betrayal, by our country, of Afghanistan" and says that, "we withdrew, ignoring the scale of loss and sacrifice this country had experienced on our behalf." This is fair enough on many counts. Debt, betrayal, and sacrifice have been the lot of the Afghan people in their battle against communism. But where American involvement is concerned, unpacking the words "on our behalf" and "this country" reveals a great deal of messy complexity under the gloss.
The war that was waged against communism in Afghanistan has a long history that extends beyond what was done "on our behalf." It started as a rebellion of Afghans against Afghans — against the Khalq party led by Nur Muhammad Taraki, a careless zealot who thought that Afghan society would be as enamored of Marxist orthodoxy as he was. Later, it was a battle against invading Soviets who hoped that the Khalqi regime would become a permanent Soviet satellite in the region. The Afghan resistance considered it a holy duty to resist foreign invaders, the struggle was deemed a jihad by many who fought, and its fighters were the mujahideen.
Most Afghan Muslims followed the Hanafi tradition in Islam which is the oldest, most liberal, and places the most emphasis on reason. But as foreign money filtered into the war, different investors demanded different kinds of repayment. When the Reagan administration asked King Fahd to bring Saudi money into the fight, it helped bring Wahhabi extremism into the equation.
Wahhabi Arabs filtered into Afghanistan, bringing with them a rigid tradition of Islam and adding an element to the struggle beyond that of Afghans protecting their sovereignty from the bloodstained boot-heels of Soviet totalitarianism. They used the Afghan land as a testing ground, and it was there that the extremist movement now referred to by some as globalized Islamofacism developed its international character.
While there were some Afghans who had an affinity for extremism, most of the Afghan mujahideen fighters were not easily disposed to foreign Wahhabi presence or ideology. The tactics of the Arabs were known to be exceptionally brutal and their ideas often clashed with Afghan culture and common Afghan understandings of the Koran. One could no longer say that the mujahideen strictly represented "this country" of Afghanistan in its fight against tyranny. The mujahideen had become a patchwork of Afghan national resistance and ideological elements, the latter of which were as foreign to peace and national liberation as they were to the Afghan people themselves. It should be at least mildly disturbing that McFarlane's years of first-hand experience with Islamic extremism has not yet taught him to speak more specifically.
Leaving aside for a moment his shady comments about Afghan history and American involvement in it, McFarlane says of the present that Afghanistan policy under McCain will offer "more resources, more troops, better command and control," than what we've seen in recent years and that they intend to "go after the narcotics problem." But that "problem" wouldn't need be thought of as such if old-fangled conservatives could stop thinking in terms of Reagan's War on Drugs and, as Christopher Hitchens has suggested, notice the gaping market demand for pharmaceutical painkillers that could be produced legally with Afghan opium.
McFarlane cites a major failure in Afghanistan strategy as the reliance on its weak central government and proposes "channeling our assistance down to tribal leaders, down to village chiefs where there is a measure of pluralism." When he uses words like "tribal leaders," "village chiefs," and "pluralism," he might take care to explain why we should trust that they aren't as slipshod as his usage of other terms — why, in other words we should not also see the word "warlord" when he says "village chief," and how the pluralism to which he refers will be different from the "pluralism" that we saw among competing parties of the Afghan civil war in the 1990s.
If a new approach is what's needed in Afghanistan — as most on both sides of the partisan divide seem to agree — it's hard to see how McCain is offering anything markedly different from the disastrous policies of the last two decades. If American efforts are intended to purge the region of what the Wahhabis brought to the Afghan war, it hardly seems sensible to ask the person who helped bring those elements for advice. Especially when he doesn't show any signs of having developed the ability to distinguish a national liberation movement from the fascistic forces that co-opted it.
It looks more probable each day that John McCain will be competing with Barack Obama for the presidency, a contest where McCain will undoubtedly assert experience as a primary virtue which he possesses and which Obama, unarguably, does not. AAG's summit on Afghanistan gives one the impression that, if this is the brand of experience he plans to bring to the War on Terror, perhaps McCain should find a different selling point.
Josh Strawn is a musician and writer in New York. His band is <a href="http://www.listofblack.com"Blacklist.


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Trevor submitted three essays and his resume, and was one of two interns from the U.S. market selected for this highly competitive program that allowed him to spend a day job- shadowing Mr. Moritz, who is essentially the CEO of the company. This was the first time someone from the Salt Lake office had been chosen to participate in this event. During his visit he was able to attend meetings with the PwC board of directors, regulators from Europe, and PwC clients. He also attended a live interview Mr. Moritz did with Fox News.
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Boehner joins Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) in supporting the idea of debating the change, which they believe will discourage illegal immigrants from crossing the border, CNN reports.
"To provide an incentive for illegal immigrants to come here so that their children can be U.S. citizens does, in fact, draw more people to our country," Boehner said on NBC's Meet the Press.
"I do think that it's time for us to secure our borders and enforce the law and allow this conversation about the 14th Amendment to continue," he added.
While Boehner noted that he is not an "expert" on the issue, he encouraged Congress to consider debating whether it is worth amending the Constitution, which would involve a laborious process that would necessitate state-by-state voting, Newsmax reports.
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Opinions & Experiences of the Braun 590cc-3 Series 5 Shaver
Braun 590cc-3 Series 5 Shaver Reviews (1–10 of 11)
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- W Leicester
The Shaver its self is ok but as for the parts well that is another thing I think that I would rather go out and buy cheap wet blades from pound land then pay for a piece of foil that would not cost its weight in gold not even the cutting blades on this shaver are that thick.
I think that I will look around for another make of shaver without the expensive parts.
Reviewed; 30th September, 2011
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- Tony, Norwich
Tested the website's claim and placed my order just after half past midday. Back from work pm the following day and guess what, no parcel. Ha... so much for "guarateed next day delivery". No sooner had I sat down for my dinner, Next door neighbour turns up on the door step with a box in his hand. Yes it was the shaver he had taken it from Parcel Force as there was no one in at ours.
A very user friendly website and did what it claimed.
As for the shaver having used Braun 5000 series for many years which I thought was a very good shaver especislly for my thick stubbles, The quality of the shave with the 590 is much better and smoother. The comfort settings are a great option. Very impressed
Reviewed; 9th January, 2011
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- Tony
I am very satisfied with my Braun shaver, cuts very well,easy to use, always have Braun shavers.
I paid the 4 pounds for Express delivery, and it arrived the next working day. Also it was the NEW series 5-590cc-3 model, at half the price of Amazon and other dealers.
I will be shopping at Shavers.co.uk again, and will recomend them.
Reviewed; 27th September, 2010
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I broke this year my Braun 7000er which served me well for many years. I bought the new Braun 590cc shaver via shaver.co.uk, because I thought that the 590 offered the best price-performance ratio.
I am shaving now with the 590 for some month and I am still very impressed. In comparison to my old razor (which was satisfying): The cut is much closer and cleaner. I have to go over an area only one or two times and the noise level is significant smaller.
Additional improvements are the battery status lights and that the razor indicates now by itself when it is time to change the razor blade block.
Very nice product and highly recommended.
Reviewed; 26th November, 2009
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Had 2 previous Braun foil shavers which I liked - the basic issue with the 590 is that it doesn't give a clean cut - on my neck area I have to keep going over and over the same place to achieve a decent finish - causing irritation.... I haven't got the time to keep using this shaver every morning - I want something which does the job right first time!
Reviewed; 14th November, 2009
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I just bought this shaver and first impression is great.
I tried various shavers in the past and also wet shaving but always came back to the Braun models. This is my 4th Braun model and each previous one lasted about 8 years. In fact they all still work but I just fancied a change and it was also a bit more difficult to get replacement blades. I had a top of the range Philips in 2000 which I changed after about 6 month as it just did not suit my shaving... took too long and shave was not close enough. But again, thats a matter of personal taste...my dad loved that Philips.
Now, I am a heavy shaver....in fact I shave nearly every day and also my head. So in terms of reliability and quality I could not complain to much till now.
What I found with all shavers was that it took me about 6 to 7 weeks to get fully adjusted (somehow the beard grows different after a while and its so much easier to get a close shave).
This new device is great. The first shave was smooth, and incredibly fast. The progress Braun makes with every new generation is fantastic. It is also much more silent and the fact that I can clean it under water is even better.
I would say that price and performance are in good ratio...you get a very good device for this money.
If this lasts me again 8 years then I can only say it was another Braun bargain (don't forget...for me this is also like my personal hair dresser ;-)
Braun is the Mercedes of the shavers...if you want reliable, good, solid shaver with great performance...you know what to get.
Btw, I like your site shavers.co.uk
Ordered shaver at 12pm and was here next day at 1pm. Thank you very much!
Yep, you can hear I am very happy for now...so I hope the thing is not going to break down on me after sending this review...will give an update in 6 to 7 weeks:-)
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Reviewed; 13th February, 2009
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Shaver is excellent - quiet, smooth and efficient.
Reviewed; 31st January, 2009
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I have had a Panasonic shaver for many years now and thought that I would try these new Brauns to see if they had improved as much as the adverts said.
After 3 weeks now of use I am very dissapointed in it and now realise just how fantastic the top end Panasonics are! I have fairly heavy growth, but by lunch time now I need to shave again which I never did with the Panasonic, and it takes easily twice as long for me to shave in the mornings!
The shaver isn't bad, the cleaning system is fine, but it just no way as good as a Panasonic Linear motor shaver - i can not wait to go back to them.
On another note, the Braun doesnt come with a protective cap, so the chances are you will bash the foil to pieces if you travel anywhere..that is just stupid!
Reviewed; 22nd January, 2009
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Having just purchased one of these, we are unable to get the cartridge in as the base will not open fully, it appears to be jamming. BRAUN have a contact number (Proctor & Gamble UK) that when you ring you go through various automatic exchanges only to be told to ring another number as they no longer hold the brand, you have to ring a shop in Nottingham.
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Yesterday you maintained that you think Kristen Stewart will be the first of the Twilight stars to be nominated for an Oscar. I agree. Based on her work thus far, Kristen certainly deserves it first. But I wonder about all the talk surrounding Water for Elephants. Do you think the elite cast and the buzz surrounding this movie will help Rob get a nomination or hurt his chances? Or is it just too early in the Oscar year that it will be out of sight, out of mind when it comes time to choose?
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Sorry, darling, doubtful for Oscar buzz that early. But here's hoping Rob kills it! If he can hold his own next to Academy winners Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz, that certainly bodes well for his future opportunities.
Dear Ted:
Who's more famous: Twyla Babe-Sucker or Julie Bone-Jumper? And who's naughtier these days?
—Twi Vice Crazy
Dear Oldies:
I would say Twyla, although I think Julie has a larger audience who heart her. As for naughty, both gals have been pretty good, aka boring.
Dear Ted:
What is it with Charlie Sheen and self-destructive behavior? After his separation from his last wife, I was certain that he was intentionally on the road to self-destruction by alcohol, drugs and cheap babes. How does he keep getting away with it? Would really like to understand that one. I'm betting Charlie's Blind is Whip M. Off. Isn't it time to reveal the extent of his callous behavior?
—Rita, Montreal
Dear Money Go Round:
There's one reason why he gets away with it: He's bringing in the ratings for CBS. Bad-boy behavior or not, he's killing it on Two and a Half Men. And hate, hate to admit it, but if Sheen left, the show would slowly crumble. I'm sure if Mel Gibson was somewhat successful these days, he wouldn't be as much of a lost cause as he is now. Sick, ain't it? Oh, and you're off on Charlie's Vice. Kisses!
Dear Ted:
You've made it clear that you think all of the talk about Zac Efron and his costar Taylor Schilling was much ado about nothing. Fair enough. But what is your take on Vanessa Hudgens and her cute costar Josh Henderson? There seems to be some major chemistry there. Thoughts?
Dear Smoochy Costars:
You can count on Josh to certainly take a shot! Just ask fellow cuddle time pals Ashley Greene and Paris Hilton. This guy can reel the ladies in.
Dear Ted:
I love Kristin Stewart and have since before Twilight came out. I would love to see her breakout of her stereotypical role. I just finished reading The Hunger Games and thought that she would great as the lead, Katniss Aberdeen. I would love to see her in an action flick! What do you think?
Dear No Way:
While I would like to see Kristen do another mainstream type movie, I think this would be totally the wrong one. The Hunger Games is too much like Twilight in the sense it has that fantasy, hard-core fan base. Dragon Tattoo would have been more Stewart's speed if it weren't for Breaking Dawn.
Dear Ted:
There's a new picture of "Rob and Kristen" brushing their teeth in their underwear. I honestly don't think it's them—I mean the girl in the picture has meat on her bones, and as much as I love Kristen, she just has a 12-year-old's body. My sister on the other hand, believes it's them 100 percent. Can you help solve this dilemma and tell me whether the picture is real or not? What are your thoughts?
Dear Photoshop Expert:
Most likely not them. The whole thing is pretty weird, creepy and disturbing to me all at the same time. Robsten keep their friends way close. Even if the bodies looked like them, they don't have any pals who would sell them out with a picture like that.
Dear Ted:
Is my favorite celebrity crush, Pierce Brosnan, as gracious and charming in real life as he appears in the movies?
Dear Random Alert:
He's OK. Not a bad guy at all, if that's what you're asking. He just doesn't do it that much for me. I like him much better when he plays bad.
Dear Ted:
Settle an argument, will ya? Terry Tush-Trade = Nikki Reed?
– SickOfRehashing
Dear Read and It Aints:
Wrong. So who won?
Dear Ted:
With all the buzz around the movie The Tourist I was wondering if Johnny Depp has a current B.V. I mean, we all know he was a wild one back when he was dating Kate Moss and Winona Ryder, so should we really believe he's completely reformed now? Also, I don't know if this has been asked, but is Rihanna a B.V.? She strikes me as someone who's been Blind Vicing her way to the top...I could be wrong.
Dear Two for One:
Johnny's so out of the Hollywood scene, he's happy being a family man. No current Blind Vice for him. As for Ri-Ri, she isn't a Vicey vixen. Some attitude issues, sure, but who doesn't have those in this town?
Dear Ted:
Have you seen the first Breaking Dawn still? It was sweet on so many levels! This is a good sign that the honeymoon scene would be hot right? Please let it be hot.
Dear Illiterate Lady:
Trust! As I've said, it will be as hot, hot, hot as it can be. I may not have faith in Stephenie Meyer, but I certainly do in Bill Condon.
Dear Ted:
Your reply in your recent Bitch-Back regarding what you've known about David Boreanaz got me wondering. Did his wife know, or at least have suspicions before he was caught by Star and later admitted it to People? Why has she bothered to stay with him? Especially since I remember you saying he is only trying to look like he's changed his ways.
—Dignity anyone
Dear Once a Cheater...:
I think a woman always has a hunch. But if you can forgive and forget? Or turn a blind eye, then a (quasi-) happy marriage that can make.
Dear Ted:
I cannot believe the press is still constantly pairing Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston with rumors and comparisons. Speaking from breakup experience, it sounds like a nightmare to endure this for years! Who do you think it more annoyed with the unending binding together: Angelina, Jennifer or...Brad Pitt?
Dear Never-Ending Threesome:
LeAnn Rimes. She wants to know why it worked so well for Angie and not for her!


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I have been meaning to post this for quite a while, but since it was recently posted over at Welfare Music (who also has lot's of other great stuff) I will just post a link over there. This is Blazes first album, and also the infamous album that the master tapes were confiscated by the DEA and never released. Apparently the executive producer on this album, Bill French, was caught up in some kind of drug thing and the DEA confiscated the tapes as drug evidence. Crazy…just like most things in Blaze's life. Called many things through they years such as The Vital Album (the label it was released on) or The Muscle Shoals Album (where it was recorded) it's actually a damned good album…just like everything else of Blaze that has surfaced.
I will also take this opportunity to mention that there is (finally) a release date for the Blaze Foley documentary "Duct Tape Messiah"…It will premier in Feb. 2011 in Austin. Can't wait for this doc to come out. Here is the trailer that has been floating around for a couple years:
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Do yourself a favor. Click on "compare to" and look for Paul C, post #169. Paul is why Coach did this. Paul is why I come here, to the comments, every day.
Cheers, Brother. Hope your trail run today, through the Fall foliage on 40yo feet and with eyes open, is a highlight for the day. Reading your post, again, is already one of mine.
Monostructural....pose is a wreck...I'm rowin' it
Myself and Jason ran this on Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan.
Kim Malz NOOO fear... I'm here, here is the real turtle time. This is gonna blow. FML. I SUCK at running.
Just read the post #169. Good stuff. It sums up a lot of what this community is about. Thanks again, to all that contribute to Crossfit.
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bingo, thanks for the referral to paul's post
Nice! Just ran a 5k 2 days ago in 19:45 after working to a Snatch PR and a 500m PR.
PAUL C~ honored to be a part of your reflection back in July.
I'll try my best to add a little extra hitch in my giddy up early Thursday morning.
3m - 19.36
Oh man! That Suburban was BRUTAL!!!! This was painful!!! Nice job to my team! Who can stop or slow down when you have Mikko, Tommy and Kris pushing right alongside you!
The Rogue/Again faster showdown is awesome. One question after this last event, is Miko Salo bionic? His speed is off the hook.
That was the funnest event to watch, thus far. I was actually cheering in my living room...!
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Bingo, thanks for the mention of Paul's post. It was enjoyable to read.
Last 5k was about mid Oct. and did 22:03. I've never been a runner and that may have been the longest I've run without stopping. I've played many sports all my life, lax middie with lungs and legs for days when I was in top game shape. I've run timed miles before but never more than that. I look forward to seeing if I can beat my only 5k time ever.
5k with 20lb vest-it's on!
#1 Kim - it cant be your turtle time cuz its MINE!!! Yes, old folks in walkers pass me by! PRd my 5k saturday 33:02 - - i know most walk faster than that but I was dang PROUD!!
Mikko is the new version of the 6 million dollar man. That guy is amazingly fast
Gonna sub the equivalent of a 5k run:
50x 45# KB swings; 50x 20" box jumps; 1k row; 50x 85# squats; 50x Jmp Pull-Ups; 2.5k bike; 75 dbl unders; 25 burpees; 800m run
Mikko was chasing Heather like she was John Connor and he was the T-1000. Nutz!
Rogue/Again Faster video
Moving the bumper plates / load and pushing the car. So basic, so real life so freaking hard. Ten to one many gyms this weekend will employ the same tactic. Great wod.
Love dat udder team too, BUT GO ROGUE!!
event 6 = be prepare for the unknown and unknowable
BoZ your moustache rules
What!? No WOD video to show? Oh yeah, it's running...(insert sarcasm here) fun.
Thank you POSE.
I just cant decide who to cheer for... Rogue, or again faster! choices choices
Has anyone tried the Inov 8 flite 195's and how do they compare to the 230's or 220's for crossfit?
Ran a half marathon Saturday but not for time. Tomorrow I'll see what I can bust out on 5K.
Damn Mikko. Awesome.
Mikko was running like a man possessed. That was great.
@#27. I have a pair of the 195's. They are comfy yet minimalist. Nice flat shoe. I have narrow feet and the feel nice and secure. Never worn the 200's but according to inov8 the difference is the amount of material in the sole. I also have a pair on New Balance MT101's, also a flat shoe that might be worth checking out. Good luck.
Run: 5k
About 26:50, feeling truly awful with a cough, just ground it out.
Run 800M/10 DU/50 BJ (24")
Run 400M/20 DU/40 BJ
Run 200M/30 DU/30 BJ
Run 100M/40 DU/20 BJ
Run 100M Backwards/50 DU/10 BJ
Compare to:
100501 - 20:29 (track at park)
090720 - 23:11 (neighborhood route)
090307 - 22:58 (track at park)
080810 - 25:35 (neighborhood route)
080311 - 22:11 (track at park)
080116 - 26:51 (neighborhood route)
071228 - 22:51 (track at park)
While Boz may not possess the genetic ability of Rory to grow the sweet Ron Jeremy 'stache, his philosophy of, "Don't be a dickhead" is something that, while said in jest, are words we can take away for application in our daily lives. Great video, looks like it was a fantastically fun weekend reminiscent of the first couple of Games. No reason why most boxes can't do stuff like this for family-fun and team-building. Gives me a lot of ideas for my wife's MBA class trip coming up in December. Keep them coming!
Anybody else hear Dave Lipson saying "I never lie on ze metkohn" when Mikko finishes his first run? hahahhahaha
Adam S. - Dude, I was catching myself cheering them on as well. Mikko was a beast and Heather pushed hard at the end. Great job Team Rogue and Again Faster.
Ran it twice this week. :(
1st 5K: 18:17
2nd 5K: 20:08
Both with VFFs.
Outside, finishing uphill (Ugh).
About 1:30 improvement over last time, but last time was on a flat track, this one was outside with some very slight hills. Wore VFFs, footstrike was good the whole way through. I'm mostly happy that I finished hard and I don't feel like I'm going to die right now.
Cut about 2 mins off the last time a few months ago :)
That was one of the best team events I've seen !
I was glowed to my seat the whole 15 minutes, incredible. Got to try it, real soon.
BTW clicked on compare to and read #169, that is why i crossfit. thank you Bingo !
new route
As rx'd with 20kg vest
Damn the freemantle docker it almost blew me over on the first half!
24:35 rx
19:11. Trail Run
17:45 with 25 lb vest
28 Oct 10
Run 5K barefoot: 25.??
1.5 mile @12:41, 8mph pace minus warmup
5k time: 25:xx, was @3.25 when I hit 26 mins, was just in the groove and wasnt watching. After 1.5 mile marker I slowed to approx 6.5 mph pace.
5K Row
best time since baby M was born 10 months ago--yay!
early morning before breakfast, felt great! Been a while since just mono...
30:10 work run
Mikko was stupid fast on that run. It looked like the video was being fast forwarded he was running so fast.
Then again, I think we could all find another gear if we got to chase after Heather :-)
I am stepping off doing the main site WODs for a while will only do the WODs that I am weak at the most or never done the movement or to practice the stuff that I am weak at and work at my affiliate on my weakness. :) Bingo thanks for the remind of paul's post. I love this community.
What's up FRAT? Thought I would spice up my regular weightlifting and join ya'all for a little morning run!
"Turtle time" as Kim would say :-)
Way to go Cookie!
23:20 (last time 22:25, before 22:06)
Felt smooth and fast, but it seems like I actually become slower and slower everytime I do this.
Mikko was motoring! Holy Crap that whole workout was awesome!
There is absolutely no good reason to sub some other workout for a 5k. The people doing the "equivalent" of a 5k by incorporating some sort of squats or pull-up workout are only fooling themselves. Run the workout.
No POSE no trick
CC and 1 mile track runner in high school ftw :)
23:54 a PR
27:14 a full two minutes off my last time
Love both videos... the GSX playing on rings left me speechless at their poise, and I was on the edge of seat cheering and gawking at the athleticism displayed by Team Rogue and Team Again Faster. You athletes are so inspiring!!!
5K- 29:33. First time back with distance after a sprained ankle. It's all good :).
Good morning, KB. Welcome to the wide world of Crossfit where "you vs. you" involves everything YOU bring to the table each day. All the good stuff, stuff you are really good at, as well as all of bad stuff, stuff at which you either stink or stuff that you just can't do.
What? bingo, you bring this up about a run? Surely you jest (because everyone around here would talk just like that!). It's a run. The simplest thing we do. EVERYONE can run.
Ah, Grasshopper...were it t'were so. For you see, KB, some of us don't run very much because we are NOT fooling ourselves. We have some infirmity, often due to a pre-CF life of doing stuff like...wait for it...running. I have a hip and back issue. My close friend and fellow doc has a nagging not-so-little bone-on-bone issue in both knees. Unlike me this particular friend truly laments that he cannot, should not run.
"Absolutely no good reason..."? Meh. It's like wearing gloves, ya know. For some folks it's a mandatory part of doing Crossfit despite the admonition to "match your purse" if you do. Such declarations as "absolutely no good reason" don't really prompt a whole lot of helpful discourse downstream.
I'm absolutely sure of that!
28:32 in five fingers.
I love running! At least I keep telling myself that.
5000 m on the C2 rower (WU & CD done separately)
18:30.1 (PR by 50 secs!)
I've been doing a combo of CF and CFE. Alternating running and rowing on CFE.
Life's good.
on treadmill 28:43 (2:09 past PR)
slept great last night, so i ran a 10k- 51:09
Man-crush on James Hobart. Regular crush on Camille LeBlanc-Bizenet. Yow-za.
woke up this morning and decided that I would run a 5K since I've missed the last few. Thought I'd look at the WOD just out of curiosity and what do you know.
My, how far I have fallen in the last couple months - 24:08. About 1.5 min. off my PR.
BAZINET! Noooooo! Now she won't like meeee!
23:04, felt like I did not work hard enough.
23:16 on a treadmill. did 3.12 miles
Well, we'll just add running back into the laundry list of things to improve upon. A year ago when I was running outside consistently my 5K was in the 24-25 minute time frame.
Running to improve has gone down the crapper and it showed with a 31:47 outside 5K time today.
Knocked out "Grace" in support of Barbells for Boobs~ Mammograms in Action 3 hours later.
All of you nailing 20 something and under 5K's~ STANDING OVATION TO YOU! :)
All of us just gettin' it done and not cherry picking~ STANDING OVATION TO US TOO! :)
In the spirit of what Bingo highlighted in #2 above, 5K run on the little x-country course behind my CrossFit barn, on an absolutely flawless Fall upstate NY day.
To Coach and The CrossFit Community:
Thank you.
And to Bingo, though I am agnostic, I have to say it: AMEN.
Mikko and Tommy H. were crazEEE!!!!
Great work everyone!
Running like a man on fire!
Okay, okay, all you guys think those were turtle times? Mine will be terrible. Been doing CF for 2.5 months and only tried to run 5K once. Just wait til about 12:30 and check back. You'll see a turtle time. LOL
I've been out of the loop for a few weeks.
Run 5K: 28:36
My last 5k was 27:09. Need to be more consistent.
I typically don't appreciate it when people post there own modifications to main site wods. Today I modified the Main site wod, and I'm sharing my results.
-2k warm up run
-Bergener Warm up
50kg Snatch for technique
-1 mile for time (5:52)
-2k cool down run
26:33: my best 5K run time since my Army days.
5K through the neighborhood - 24:09
out the front door
severn twd fulton
left at fulton
left at martin
left at murray
right at sherwood
right at mercer
right at bedford
right at murray
right at martin
left at dover
left at graham
right at murray
right at severn
end at the front door
2010-10-11:23:18 (3.5m. 2nd WOD)
2010-09-29:23:00 (3hrs after "Jack")
2010-08-16:22:00 (3.3m)
2010-08-13:30:00 (4m)
2010-07-28:21:00 (3.15m)
2010-03-31:20:12 (2nd WOD)
2010-02-09:20:18 (2nd WOD felt good)
2010-01-21:20:25 (2nd WOD max effort)
2010-01-15:20:37 (Rest Day)
2010-01-13:20:52 (2nd WOD)
5K Time: 19:21
Just broke my Middle toe! No crossfit makes me sad
OK, my posts keep getting caught up.
maybe it's b/c my time was like a turtle with 2 legs..done outside 31:47
Clearly need to get back in the running game!
Snatch/Dip/KTE from ystd, details there.
20:19...kinda mad since I thought I would take Austin on this one. Did heavy deadlifts before running as part of a strength program I am using to augment my training. Probably had something to do with the tired legs, but no excuse.
I had an ACL replacement in my right knee back in 1998, so it's always been my weaker and sore knee. However, recently I've got a new issue. After squats on Saturday, I have real pain when trying to bend my leg all the way.
Left leg: touching my heel to my butt is no problem
Right leg: while i always had to stop short of touching my heel to my butt due to "tightness", i've now got a sharp pain (like a really bad sprained ankle feeling) when I try to touch my right heel to my butt.
it almost feels like i need to keep going...and maybe "pop" something...kind of like popping your knuckles..you feel a little pain, then the pop allows for more movement. that said the knee pain is pretty high when i approach the heel to the butt, so i am a little hesitant to "go for the pop".
i have full strength and no pain if i squat to just parallel, but any deeper and the pain starts.
26:41 with 20lbs weight vest
5K - 22:29 on treadie
I was going to do an easy LSD run ala Sealfit active recovery day b/c I'll be on M-F this week. Wanted to have a somewhat day off.
Anyway, I changed my mind after the first 1 1/4 miles and went a little faster. I ended up finishing real hard with a 5:42 pace the last mile. I haven't run a mile that fast since HS. Overall time not bad for a non runner.
11:56 out
11:57 back
Happy to have finished. This cold has really taken it's toll on my cardio. Suprisingly enough the first 1/4 mile was at a 6 minute pace and felt really good, then I fell apart.
very happy with this :) havent been running 2 much at all! rowed 30mins last night in a 2:07 pace soo for sure thats helping the running too!
26:17 Good to see running is not a fav amongst the crowd!
15k cross-country. 68mins.
I love crossfit. Its provided the most useful, intense, varied approach to training I've ever used. It seems well geared towards combat pt, which is awesome, and truly works.
However I have one small concern - that is the lack of a good hard genuine endurance session. In my experience, an elite/decent combat infantryman needs to be able move fast over a long distance, over difficult terrain, in almost every theatre of war. And whilst normal crossfit training definitely achieves high overall fitness, I worry that (very short) 5k run every few weeks just isn't quite enough to prepare your body for good old fashioned soldiering!
Not a complaint - just a small personal concern, and wondered if anyone else shares it?
5k Rx'd
I hate running. So, I:
5K Row w/ SCBA Mask & Turn-Out gloves.
Here it comes. Turtle time. 32:00. PR by 5 minutes though. Yes 5 minutes.
That time is not bad compared to mine:
Today's 5K 34:50
Rowing is not a useful sub for running, the demands and movement are nowhere near similar. Why are people using it. Running is basic human movement, suck it up.
Walked to the track for a warm up
Jogged with my body but nice consistent pace. Was quite chilly this morning though
I have not run that far non stop in awhile. I felt great afterwards.
time 30:52
Now it felt good.
and my excuse is I don't really trust my mesurement. I just clocked it in my car. I will go on line and trace it out and see if I'm colse.
Now the run felt fine. Better then I though it would. Pushed on the hills. ran harder on the down hills. kicked at the end everything. So I'm fine with the run. Either way it was good to get a 10 k in.
Thanks for the referral to Paul C.'s comment. That is something worth sharing at the box.
Can anyone give me some advice on kipping...
What has been happening lately is that as I kip hard, I start to gain more and more momentum each pullup, until I get to about the 7-10th pullup and then I'm completely out of rhythm. Any tips?
Thanks. Scott
Ran a 5K trail run a week ago: 21:28
subbed 45 minutes of ultimate frisbee 3 on 3 today. too nice of a day to not play.
Check out CrossfitEndurance, they specifically address your concerns.
22:37 - a great run after a 300 yard swim to warm up . . . After that wrestling match of jumping under all those snatches yesterday, it was nice to run free.
Walter Mitty in #91 (above:) Be very careful of that knee; I had the same condition three years ago - pre-CrossFit and without a previous injury. That tightening, worsening feeling that I could sometimes pop, exactly like a knuckle, turned out to be meniscus damage. I would get it after running, back when I was burning 5 and 6 milers a few times a week. I'd try to stretch the knee, or my quad, but I couldn't bring my foot anywhere close to my rear end. The other leg was perfectly fine and quite loose by comparison.
As a matter of fact, I thought of this while running today's 5-K. I can remember exactly where I was and what it felt like when the meniscus finally gave way. I had to have arthroscopic surgery to snip off the hunk that was tearing away.
The lesson I got is that when a structural and specific and sharply painful problem does not change over time, despite rest or mobility work, then some kind of repair is probably in order.
Mobilize; see what K-Star's blog can offer, but if the specific issue does not improve, you might have a date with an MRI machine. Good luck.
Subbed 5k ROW
Had my AF Fitness test today so that'll be in place of the 5k.
1 min max push ups - 68
1 min max sit ups - 59
1.5 mile run - 10:13
Total points - 97.9 (out of 100)
Ran 27 sec slower than last year but took some time off. Test again in 6 months and want to get back into crossfit shape and see if I can post a 100, just need to run a 9:34... easy.
Here is a question: why do so many of you lie when posting your times on the WODs? I count at least 5 sub-18 minute times here....so you guys all run sub-6 minute miles for each mile, huh? Just like the last crossfit total when multiple people were posting 500 and 600lb deadlifts and squats. I'm sorry, but it's just not that common to run repeat sub-6 minute miles. Some can do it, yes, but the number of people who claim this is a little suspicious. Kudos to those who post honestly. Anyone else call BS?
Thanks TRN III.
When I have my ACL reconstruction in 1998, there was meniscus damage already. The Dr. removed some that was flapping around, and the also tacked some down. I plan to ice it daily and not squat for a week and see how it goes from there.
4 mile run
I'm mad. I need to check out some five fingers.
8/13/10: 24:11
10/28/10: 24:05
getting closer to the sub 23's.
to Eric the Red: it is crazy that so many people can run that fast for so long, 5-6 minute miles? repeats of that!! my hats off to those that can run like that.
Eric the Red:
I DO NOT lie on my times.
Maybe stop and thinking about other's times and focusing on your own.
Why do I run 5 min miles and a 17min 5k? Because I just so happen to be a professional triathlete.
Just the same, if some people post high lift scores, perhaps its because its THEIR specialty.
My heavy lifts suck but I have no problem posting a 205PR 1RM C&J.
People who make up false scores are only cheating themselves and the site itself. However, I don't think that many people are doing this. I think that people just have particular strengths and weaknesses.
If you happen to live in the SF area, lets meet by the track. I'll teach u POSE running and u'll see why sub-20min 5K's are a piece of cake :)
M 186 34 yo 6ft.
You are right on with pose running. I attended the Endurance Cert a year ago and it forever changed my ability to run longer and faster. I was running sub 20 min 5K's before but they were a taxing experience. Once I learned and kept practicing pose, running became effortless, quick, and smooth. 10K's and Marathons are easy to conquer now as there is no more pain in my ankles/knees/hips/back. It is much easier to do sandbag runs and partner carries. With pose running 17-19 min 5K's are very possible to people who have been plagued by distance running. Check it out.
I am not a competitive runner, but quickly googling "5K Race Results" and looking through times, it would appear that there are lots and lots of folks more than capable of running a 5K in less that 20min. Many less than 18min.. a few in the 15min range.
I would imagine the same sort of thing might happen if I looked at weight lifting competitions and deadlift above 500lbs.
Of all the places for people to brag and lie about times. The crossfit site seems to be pretty low on the list.
AM WOD @ CF Morristown : front squat medley #135 for 15, #95 for 30, #95 for 35.
PM rx 5k for time on a 400m track 16:39.
I second #72....Camille LeBlanc-Bazinet is a total hottie...Good God
It was great. I ran it in 18:34. Felt great.
School course 23:23(PR I think)
Al (comment 97)
As a soldier who has deployed in a variety of environments, I can definitely appreciate your concern. I would point out, however, that Crossfit can be considered for many of us a solid foundation for what we do in life. Consider soldiering, whatever that may include for you, (rucking, running, carrying heavy loads for long periods of time) as your sport. In the same way a triathlete or a surfer or a rugby player may use CrossFit as a good foundation that will truly benefit them in their sport, it is still necessary for them to train in the specific avenues of what their sport requires. CrossFit is an outstanding foundation for soldiers, but we do still need to train in our specific "sport" of soldiering in order to stay at the top of our "game" which just so happens to be war.
This is simply the way I think about it. Hope that helps.
First 5k in a good while. Felt good. Goal is to get back under 20.
Brian P -
Great, thanks!
As RX'd
Can we eat bread now?
Nike Air Luna? Good all round trainer, no more than 5k run and to complete Met Con with?
19:50 treadmill 5k
29:31- town run with a few hills
WJC 5:42 mile for a non-runner is pretty sweet.
25:12.17 w/hip pain for some reason. Might need orthodics for my shoes...
97/Al - look up www.crossfitendurance.com
I'd say that, unless you have an injury or honest physical debility that prevents you from running, there is no reason that you should not run. Everything short of debility is an excuse, and sometimes debility is an excuse.
That said, for everyone who hates running, or sets themselves up in a negative mindset such as "I suck at running," maybe your times will get better if you learn a little skill and stop being negative about the action. Instead of saying "I suck," you could say - "I have room for improvement." Check out the POSE videos in the journal, take a POSE clinic (or other running form of your choice if you insist), and develop the skill like you do with snatches, KB work, double unders and every other physical action that requires some practice.
Didn't run a 5k today, not doing mainsite WODs (affiliate+CFE+my own programming). I did run a 1 mile for time to establish a baseline for improvement. 1 mile in 6:56, goal is a sub 6 minute mile, a sub 20min 5K, and a 400lbs squat by January 1st, 2011, and then a sub 4 hour marathon and 500lbs squat by the 2011 Marine Corps marathon. My overall goal is to be stronger and faster at the age of 36 than I was at 18.
It was a gorgeous day in Maine, did a 4+ mile trail run on a hilly course. Felt great! Don't know what my 5K time would have been.
37 min for a little over 4 miles on a hilly route.
5k- 24:12
I like my new nike free's! they feel completely different running versus traditional shoes!
As Rx'd,
5KM Run, 24:58 minutes.
snail pace but fun
~3 1/4 miles in 30 flat
at Blanchard Wood's cross country course:
(3 Minutes slower than pr)
previous 29:06
Took a wrong turn on my route. Ended up making it just 3.0 miles instead of 3.2
W/U: skipped.
As Rx: 20:52.
C/D: skipped.
Off PR by 0:28. Outside road course (46F, 60% humidity, 15 MPH wind, wearing VFF). Cold toes! :)
Asthma attack midway, but managed to do a 21.02.
19:32 (59 second PR)
5k at about 70% pace. Still under the weather and asthma didn't like cold air. Decided not to push it, just wanted to get the run in. (See log for details).
Ran on beach up at GC.
If it was exactly 5km - a new PB!
27.29 (around the block)
27.09 last time
24:23 on singletrack trails (PR for this route)
32:37 5k which for me just may be a personal best. I am in the Air Force and physical fitness is really starting to take shape. It's no longer your dad's Air Force, or Chair Force as some like to call it.
I was diagnosed with compartment syndrome in my calves back on about the 9th of June and was on a medical waiver for no running more than a quarter mile until 23 Aug. This is my first time running more than 2 miles since before June.
Doctors wanted to do surgery, but I said no no. I decided to get me some VFF KSO's and haven't looked back since. Changed my running form, and the pain in my back, knees and calves went away when running.
I will probably be doing another 5k this Saturday and then here at the base I am at we do a wing run, which is 5k, the first Monday of every month, so I will be doing ANOTHER one on Monday weather permitting.
just a bit short
Did this after 20minAMRAP... ouch.
Treadmill 1 incline. Pace was all over the place. Not a lot of running so sufferfest. Hold onto 6.7-9min pace down to 6-10min
9:09 (62/82)/10:27 (61/70)/9:31 (66/73)/0:47(70/73)
Total- 29:12 (163/182)
24 rxd
As Rx'd on treadmill with 1 degree incline:
20:08 My favorite - running in the dark early morning - cold air and leaf lined roads.....complete BLISS! Not a PR, but I'll take it for 6am :)
Im with ya fit mom on turtle time
cool, windy, hilly in the park
Laura f/48/5'7/155
D @ 29's
5000m row
1st day back after 5 week vacation....feels GOOD!
5k-23:06 felt good. Haven't ran in a while though
Overhead squat work followed by back squats.
I gave it my all but not a PR. It was a serious wake up call that I need to supplement some running into my training program.
Just ran 1K in the rain with the dogs. bingo's rain multiplier is 5x. Ergo, as Rx'd!
Man... Had to do a 3rd 5K this week. uggh!
3rd 5K: Ruck March 50lbs bag + 30lbs of body armour: 32:00
Sedona Airport Loop Trail 43 min
22nd of Feb. 28:01
1st of May 26:27
Today: 23:26
Only extra running was playing some soccer and skipping some crossfit running. Best time with the new ACL :) I'm hoping to get back down to sub 20 before surgery.
Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan
5.2 in 27:18
hills suck
19:53, subbed row at station.
4.22 km in 26:20.
36:31 PW (Personal Worst)
warm up plus 5 min running warm up
A 26:20 w/3 short breaks
Ran 7.2k outside in -1C.
Though my running isn't that fast yet I have noticed massive recovery post workout. By the time I got my timer out to check my heart rate right after the run it had already dropped to 120bpm and by the time I was up the stairs in my apartment I was breathing normal and felt totally fine. I'm left wondering... did I even just go running?
Changed it up a bit. I hate running.
Run .75 mile
20 pull ups
Run .75 mile
15 pull ups
Run .75 mile
10 pull ups
Run .75 mile
5 pull ups
Ended up totaling just about a 5k and 50 pull ups.
trying to get back into my ranger/sapper shape from 1.5ya... and far from it.
25:00/3mi. trying to get back into the 36-37min/5mi again.
3.2 miles w/ broken pinky toe: 24. 40
27:30 3.13mi on a treadmill
24 / M / 5'9" / 135lbs
Five rounds for time of:
Bear crawl 100 feet
Standing broad-jump, 100 feet
Do three Burpees after every five broad-jumps. If you've got a twenty pound vest or body armor, wear it.
Didn't wear extra weight.
This was my first metcon in a while since I've been out with a weird upper back injury. I didn't push too hard today.
POSE is not "total" BS. I run on a rubber track, and I find if I try and focus on POSE concepts, I do not hear the little squeek you get when your foot makes contact with the track - resulting from poor foot placement. No reason to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Take the good parts from POSE and enjoy your run!
21:22 on a eliptical. Treadmill doesn't work and I don't have a way to measure my running distance on base. Yet.
As rx'd 25:45, one minute slower than pr
Haven't posted a time in a while but I'm proud of this.....
last time 27:56, this time? 24:24
Thanks Crossfit!
Mike Kelly
m/36yr/5 11/200
My 60th officially logged WOD:
On 400m track:
02:01.6 / 02:06.3 / 02:05.0 / 02:06.0
02:07.2 / 02:06.4 / 02:06.6 / 02:01.5
02:04.4 / 02:05.8 / 02:05.2 / 01:58.2
0:51.7 (1/2 lap)
- HR Avg 165 / HR Max 181
- Doubt this is a PR (can't check b/c my NYRR membership has expired), but still pretty good seeing as how I've run maybe 5 times in the past 6 months. Last time I was anywhere near this was when I was running regularly.
- Still had plenty of gas in the tank, will push harder next time
- Ended my early morning fun by playing with my new 30lb slam ball for 15 min. My new favorite toy!
3 mile run
10 K's to E's
50 sit ups
I did a 5k row last week, so in the spirit of constant variety I went for a shorter duration event - 400m swim, 6:56, pr by 2 seconds ... I am fully aware how pathetic that time is, but I love to swim and as they say, work on what you suck at.
24:25 (beach path)
#184 Pleepus
If you know anything about 5k running, you'd know that 17 min is not an elite time. There are a number of high school athletes that can hit a 17 min 5k, and won't even be near tops on their cross country team. I'd be willing to bet that anybody that did any distance running during their hs years, and kept up with it after that could definitely hit 16-17 min 5k times. You have to remember that a lot of people came into crossfit with a major strength, such as distance running. Those strengths will show more so in single mode wod, like the 5k.
First post, but I felt I needed to address it.
sub'd PRT
Decided to ruck with 55# plus water, 43:00. It sucked, hadn't rucked in a while.
Still cannot run because of a tight Soleus muscle in my right leg.
Ran 8 miles in prep for PB Half Marathon - Dec 5
Subbed rowing
Time: 21: 19. Recent times: 21:21 and 21:09. In my PR for 6250, I "Cruised by 5K at 20:30." I used the following strategy: For the first 3K maintain 2:05 for 500m, then 2:10 for 500m; for the next 1K, allow 2:15; then back to 2:05/2:10 strategy. In my faster days, all time goals were 5 seconds less; need to work back to that.
m 29/6'1/183
f 28/5'7/123
subbed 5K row for run.
24:52 Anyone in St. Louis wanna help a fella with learning pose running?
¡Vamos CrossFit Alfa!
tt = 25:01 on treadmill
Run 5K, outdoors on usual route.
PR is 24:22
Uphill and into the wind...both ways...
jordan 23:20
tiff 30:17
b. 28:42
28:10 on tmill.
last time: 20:36, 20:43
I thought I was going at a great pace to beat my last record. But apparently I was a minute behind. I did this at dusk and could not see my watch, and I always feel that I am running a lot faster at night, so that might be the factor here.
CFWU x 3
Ran at YHS track; 59F, brisk wind
31 yom, 190 lbs
23:20 on a high school track. Not as fast as I was aiming for. It started to hail in the middle of the run, then cold rain, which felt great.
Gunnar: 2036
Chris: 2313
Harold: 2444
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29:00 min
Rowed 5K in 19.23
Previous times were 28:25 & 28:03...did both of those in the metroparks on a course that starts at cedar point...did this one around Cress...stopped and walked about 4 times...legs felt good just didn't have the drive to keep going for whatever reason
ran 5k after 30-155# C&J
probably should have done this by itself and gotten a minute or two faster, oh well
Did 3 rounds of the crossfit warm up and completed the 5k in 42 minutes which is pretty good time for me.
Took about a month off from exercising but getting back into it. I love how crossfit motivates me to make the most out of my exercise time and push myself
22:16 on the road
20:36 on the track (PR)
20:49 on the road
21:01 on the road
23:02 on the road
21:59 on the road
21:08 on the track
21:40 on treadmill
22:15 on the road
fastest time in almost 2 years. (personal best 21:11 set in jun'08)
@ home
I did a modified workout from the one posted on 10/28/10 today.
I rowed 5 kilometers (5,000 meters) for time.
This was my first time back on the rower since August, which is when I re-injured my low back trying to blast through a workout. The rower's clock reset on me at 3000 meters and I think I was about 12.5 minutes into the workout. I finished the last 2000 meters in 9:34.
Pennsville loop
24:29 pr
Done on Thursday Oct. 28:
7.2k run: 34:51
As Rx'd.
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M.36.168 27 min.
27:42 for time
Ran 7.28 km on single track hills.
2 miles: 12:57
2nd WOD of the day
hills & wind were painful
5K run
26:50 hill course. 54 degrees fog & drizzle.
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100728 was my first CrossFit workout. Now that's something!
21:47. Real hilly terrain.
Via Stairmill. 30:42
CFWU-2. At beach condo.
24:16 at Myrtle Beach.
Felt pretty good as far as leg fatigue goes. Good job using hips.
Too slow on 3rd K - 5:01. Other laps around 4:43
7/28: 23:12
Felt great. Tried to use more hip as I saw at Games. Made down & esp up hills much better. Legs not near as tired. Did excess carbs contribute to time?
7/28: 23:14
12/9/09: 24:25
11/9: 24:37
10/9: 24:40
9/3: 24:58
7/20: 24:38
6/15: 23:25
4/9: 23:30
See 7/20/09 for further history
7:30 pace
great day for a run. ~60 degrees outside
(0:08 over PR, 0:50 over treadmill PR)
5k (road)
CrossFit Warmup
5k rowing with setting on 8 (CF) 21:53
10 L-sit pullups
20 handstand pushups.
30:36, too cold and wet to drag the kids out in the wagon
Treadmill, funning with a full stomach.
17:19 Fun run guys, i felt like i had more energy on the last 2 km.
Slow for some, but 4min pr for me! knee pain was minimal (big improvement) but I really need to get to running more often.
24:31 3 laps and up the hill around KG arena with the PWT2 team.
Nick S can run! Lead the way the first 2 laps and I pushed to catch up. He slowed down towards the end of the final lap.
Ben and Denali were right there the first 2 laps as well.
2010-11-29:20:00. Brkn@18:48. Hard.
2010-10-11:23:18 (3.5m. 2nd WOD)
2010-09-29:23:00 (3hrs after "Jack")
2010-08-16:22:00 (3.3m)
2010-08-13:30:00 (4m)
2010-07-28:21:00 (3.15m)
2010-03-31:20:12 (2nd WOD)
2010-02-09:20:18 (2nd WOD felt good)
2010-01-21:20:25 (2nd WOD max effort)
2010-01-15:20:37 (Rest Day)
2010-01-13:20:52 (2nd WOD)
for Patmo 18:06 on road
and for yvangt 19:35 on road
for the french invictus team
5k run on treadmill.
22:25 on treadmill at 1degree. $O: 30 bar muscle ups
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Chad Washington, left, describes the parameters of his research project to Ai Ling Zhou during a June 29 poster session in the Old Union Hall.
Twenty community college students from around the state got a taste of life as a scientist this summer through the Bridges to the Baccalaureate program.
"I had a phenomenal experience," said Leonardo Ortega, a Broome Community College dental hygiene student who studied pollution in the local watershed. "This has definitely given me the impetus to explore some other career avenues."
Ortega, an Endicott resident, is married and has three children. "It's nice to work on a project that's so closely related to where you live," he said. "I like the problem-solving elements of the entire thing."
Bridges aims to encourage students from underrepresented minorities to explore careers in biomedical sciences and continue on for four-year degrees. Binghamton began offering the program in 1998 with funding from the National Institutes of Health. Students receive $2,500 for their work during the five-week program and are guaranteed admission to Binghamton as long as they meet certain grade requirements in two years of community college. About 40 percent go on to enroll here.
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"It really was collaborative," Blake said. He said Binghamton faculty members are eager to participate and find that it's a great way to share their expertise. "We have more volunteers than we need," he said. "They really care."
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The Syracuse resident, a nontraditional student majoring in accounting at Onondaga Community College, studied an aquatic plant native to Adirondack lakes. The plant grows in places that are nutrient-poor. Washington experimented with different types of sediment to see how it would respond.
The 26-day experiment piqued Washington's interest in continuing on to a four-year degree, which he hopes to do this fall at Binghamton. "The environment is wonderful," he said. "There's been a tremendous amount of support."
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Faculty should work collaboratively to determine which educational outcomes to assess in their programs/departments, how to evaluate the outcomes, and how to use the results for program development/improvement. All academic areas are expected to participate in assessment. Program effectiveness should be evaluated based on assessment data. Data must be collected and used to make data driven decisions and changes. This process should be routine, continuous, and performed regularly.
2. What is our approach to outcomes assessment?
We believe that the assessment process should be transparent and as manageable as possible. There are many different ways to approach assessment. Our primary emphasis focuses on assessment of student learning outcomes. Direct alignment between the learning outcomes for the institution and program/department then program/department with course outcomes will ensure that we are assessing effectively at all levels.
3. What are the key elements of the outcomes assessment process?
- Courses should have common student learning outcomes. Faculty should agree on the most important learning outcomes to be assessed during each cycle. This does not interfere with how faculty members choose to deliver course content to their students. They are expected to teach the same course outcomes and use a common assessment for outcomes assessment regardless of how the course is taught.
- The entire department/academic area participates. Assessment of student
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the assessment activities and discussions related to the process.
- Embed assessment instruments into courses. The easiest way for faculty and students is to integrate the assessment instrument (assignment, exam, clinical evaluation, etc.) into the course rather than have an additional assignment that does not fit naturally into the course. By using course embedded assessments, faculty can use the actual work that students produce in their courses.
- Ensure consistency through common outcomes, common instruments, and common scoring.
An excellent way to have a manageable assessment process and to receive useful and reliable results is to have consistency across outcomes being assessed and the methods by which they are assessed.
1. What am I (the instructor) supposed to do?
Outcomes assessment should be faculty driven. PTC's faculty should be involved in assessment.
- Conduct course assessments to drive student learning and direct instructional strategies to enhance student learning.
- Present and share ideas and strategies with colleagues and document information for accreditation purposes.
- Engage in outlining and carrying out department and/or program assessment and collaborating with colleagues to improve department and program outcomes.
- Contribute to the institution's assessment endeavors through active participation and support.
2. What are the expectations and requirements?
- Alignment - Align program/department outcomes with the institution's general education outcomes and ensure that your program/department outcomes align with course outcomes.
- Assessment - Select outcomes that will be assessed each year (Academic Assessment Committee will assist you). It is imperative that there is faculty consensus about the outcomes and the plan to assess them. The department chairs will help encourage this consensus.
- Common instrument and scoring - A common assessment instrument should be used and scored the same way for the purposes of the Outcomes Assessment project.
- Share outcomes with students – Make students aware early on in the course of the expected learning outcomes for the course and how their performance will be evaluated. If a rubric will be used to score the assessment, students should receive this before they participate in the assessment.
- Data collection process - All faculty members are expected to record, document, and share with each other and department chair.
- Use the information - The significance of outcomes assessment is "closing the loop." Results should be used to improve the outcomes that were assessed. It is critical for departments/programs to discuss the results and use them to celebrate strengths and remediate weaknesses.
1. What is outcomes assessment?
Outcomes assessment is the process of collecting evidence that measures student performance (the "outcome") and the extent to which your program achieves its intentions. The primary goal is to use assessment feedback for the continued improvement of student learning. Effective learning outcomes assessment includes: identifying the knowledge, skills, and attitudes students should have upon graduation; collecting and analyzing data to determine how students perform relative to these learning outcomes; and using the results to improve programs to provide stronger academic experiences for students.
2. What do I gain by doing assessment?
Through assessment, you find answers to questions about your curriculum and can determine if changes need to be made. Questions might include: Are students learning the skills that they need to be successful? How strong are student skills? Are we providing the best kind of activities or events? Answers to questions like these can help you make data-based decisions. Assessment provides both information you can use to strengthen your program and evidence of success you can share with others.
3. Who benefits from Outcomes Assessment?
Learning outcomes assessment has benefits for the entire institution. For students, it will communicate clear and transparent expectations about the important aspects in a course or program in and ensure that they master the material of their degree program. For faculty, assessments helps determine what's working and what's not in their courses or programs. It also provides powerful evidence that lead to curricula development, justify needed resources to maintain or improve programs, and share what students learn. Furthermore, it benefits the entire institution by providing documented evidence of student learning and achievement, validating that the institution is meeting its mission and goals.
4. Why are we doing this?
The Higher Learning Commission requires that all institutions have a systematic outcomes assessment process. General education is the heart of higher education. As understood by the Commission, general education is intended to impart common knowledge and intellectual concepts to students and to develop in them the skills and attitudes that an organization's faculty believe every educated person should possess. From an organization's general education, a student acquires a breadth of knowledge in the areas and proficiency in the skills that the organization identifies as hallmarks of being college educated. Moreover, effective general education helps students gain competence in the exercise of independent intellectual inquiry and also stimulates their examination and understanding of personal, social, and civic values (Higher Learning Commission Statement on General Education).
5. Who is responsible for assessment?
Assessment is a collaborative process that involves everyone. All faculty should be committed to helping students learn and to ensure that their learning experiences are quality.
6. Why aren't grades enough?
Course grades are useful assessment tools and show student work for the course, often including attendance and class participation. There is a lot of inconsistency across sections and terms for grades to be considered valid for overall program assessment. Not all instructors who teach the same course assign final grades the same way (assignments, exams, weights, grading approach). So grades alone will provide very limited data on the degree to which students are meeting the proposed outcomes.
7. Does this process affect my academic freedom?
The assessment process does not interfere or violate the academic freedom of an instructor. Learning outcomes are developed collaboratively by all stakeholders at the institution, and faculty help determine if students are meeting the outcomes as well as use the information to make changes when needed. A common instrument used across sections of courses to assess core outcomes is a common requirement in higher education that is generally accepted by faculty as reasonable. This common instrument does not affect faculty's freedom to deliver course content or how they grade their students.
8. Will assessment information be used to judge my performance as an instructor?
Assessment is used to evaluate the effectiveness of programs, courses, and services, not individuals.
9. Will this be more work for us?
Yes somewhat, but we are committed to making sure the assessment process is transparent and manageable. It should not interfere with a faculty member's commitment to teaching. Faculty members will be asked to participate, contribute, and work collaboratively with other faculty in the assessment process. Faculty also will be involved in discussions about assessment and how to use data to make improvements.
10. Is this just another academic fad that will be gone in a couple of years?
No. All accredited higher education institutions across our country include the assessment of student learning outcomes as a priority.
11. Is this something that I will submit and never receive any feedback?
Assessment is a continuous process to improve courses, degrees, certificates, and programs. We are responsible for using the data to improve learning. Assessment data should be shared with colleagues to make changes. The Academic Assessment Committee will also provide feedback.
1. What is a program outcome?
Program outcomes are measurable knowledge, skills, or behaviors students are expected to gain or be able to demonstrate as a result of participating in the program.
2. What is the difference between a program goal and program outcome?
Goals are broad, general statements of what the program intends to accomplish and may include the program purpose/mission. Goals describe more a state of being and help determine the outcomes, the results in behavioral and measurable terms that describe significant and essential learning that students have achieved or can reliably demonstrate at the end of a program.
3. How do program outcomes differ from course objectives?
Course objectives define the intended content students should learn in a specific course and are aligned with what the instructor will teach. Program outcomes outline the knowledge, skill, or behavior students should demonstrate upon completion of a program and are directly related to what the instructor teaches.
4. What is embedded assessment?
Embedded assessment means that assessment activities are integrated into the curriculum of a course, research project, etc. and are more likely to identify specific curricular needs/deficiencies. Faculty commitment is essential since it requires agreement among faculty on an assessment approach across courses. The intent is to make assessment activities regular, ongoing, and as unobtrusive as possible. An embedded assessment approach also emphasizes using information you already have or collect as much as possible.
5. What is an assessment plan?
It is your instructional plan that explains what you want to assess and how you are going to measure it. This outline helps you focus efforts and emphasis on specific assessment activities. Elements include outcomes/objectives, assessment activity, measurement method, criteria or standard of performance, etc.
6. What is an assessment cycle?
It is the iteration of the assessment process, beginning with reviewing and selecting learning outcomes to be assessed and ending with closing the loop.
1. How do I decide which data gathering method to use?
Programs should use a variety of methods to gather data, not just one single method. Evidence could include exams, presentations, portfolios, performance based projects, research reports, field experience evaluations, etc.
2. What's the difference between direct and indirect methods?
Student learning can be measured using a variety of methods. The methods are commonly grouped into two categories: direct and indirect measures. Best practices recommend the use of both direct and indirect measures when determining the degree of student learning that has taken place (especially at the programmatic level). Direct measures assess student performance on specific learning outcomes (e.g. exams, projects, portfolios, assignments, licensure/certification, exams). Indirect measures imply that learning has taken place but do not specifically demonstrate that learning or skill (e.g. employer surveys, interviews, focus groups, student perception surveys, graduation rates, retention, job placement). Examples of indirect measures at the course level include reflection pieces, course evaluations, percent of class time spent in active learning, and service learning.
3. How much data do I need to collect and how often?
Assessment of student learning should be routine and ongoing; therefore data should be collected on a regular basis. Be sure to have sufficient evidence to determine whether you are meeting your outcomes. Data collection can be administered over time so that different data elements can be collected each semester or yearly on a regular cycle across multiple academic years. Our program is large, so how do we assess the outcomes of so many classes and students? For very large programs, an adequate and representative sample can be used among and within classes.
4. What is a rubric?
A rubric communicates the expectations for an assignment, project, written work, or performance. The scoring guide outlines the criteria and levels associated with quality work and what constitutes as poor work.
1. How do I analyze the assessment results?
Assessment results need to be analyzed to learn whether or not the criteria on the student learning outcomes were met. Data should be analyzed for context, understanding, and to draw conclusions. Questions to address should include: What does the evidence say about student mastery of the subject matter or crucial skills? What do the data say about students' preparation for the next step? Where are our students consistently strong or weak?
2. How should assessment results be used?
Assessment results should be shared among faculty and as a tool for facilitating discussion about improving curricula and programs. Data driven decisions are important to improve efficiency and positively impact student learning.
3. What other type data would be beneficial to look at to make improvements?
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But, Rogers says things started to change. Common Grounds became a popular meeting spot in what was becoming a trendy part of Denver. Common Grounds became the stomping grounds for presidential campaigns.
It became part of the usual routine for customers like Catherine Kerzetski.
"It's definitely part of the neighborhood," Kerzetski said. "I don't think the neighborhood even existed before this coffee shop was here, you know."
Highlands Square is now home to upscale restaurants and taverns. The area near 32nd Avenue and Lowell Boulevard has become so popular, Rogers says that's part of the reason he's closing his doors.
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Common Grounds will move to the Sunnyside neighborhood along 44th Avenue.
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Superintendent Corner October 2015 For Further Information Contact: Dr. Ron Tolman, Superintendent Recently it seems that we have had opportunity to be increasingly aware of student safety in Box Elder County School District. Keeping our students safe, secure, and protected is the top priority for BESD. … Read more
Utah schools have less money per student than any other state in the nation. FOX 13 News has partnered with the Utah Foundation to determine what it would take to spend as much as the national average.
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In the past, our schools sent home loads of flyers in students' backpacks. As part of our efforts to be more environmentally friendly and to embrace innovative technology, we are moving from paper to a digital flyer delivery.
With our Peachjar eFlyer program, the eflyers will be sent directly to the parents' email inbox as well as posted on school websites for easy access. All flyers may be accessed by clicking on the PeachJar button located on your child's school website.
Each year, our schools will save tons of paper and reduce copy costs by thousands of dollars. In addition, paperless delivery of school flyers removes a significant administrative burden from teachers, office staff, and volunteers.
School and school district-approved eflyers will keep you informed about upcoming school activities, programs, and events ... and our children's backpacks will be a little bit lighter!
On Wednesday, January 14, the Board of Education approved the attached basic calendar for the 2015-2016 school year. Recognizing the fact that some dates may change as the State Legislature makes their decisions on Professional Development days, etc., we wanted to post at least the framework within which we will be working. Classified employees may want to reference the old format calendar for clarification on working days.
https://www.besd.net/District/documents/School Fees 2015-2016.pdf
The Box Elder School District Board of Education has approved the attached schedule for their 2015 meetings.
Box Elder School District does not discriminate against their students or employees on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or age in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:
Assistant Superintendent/Personnel
960 S. Main, Brigham City Utah 84302
435-734-4800 ext. 105


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