This year 23 people with the Schultz surname entered the NYC Marathon lottery. The lottery picked 10 of us to run and rejected 13. Five canceled. Two come from Germany — Tuttlingen and Oberursel. Surprisingly (to me) a John Schultz from Sacramento canceled.
Link: http://www.nycmarathon.org/entrantinfo/entrantdb.php
Seems they scrubbed the names of those the lottery did not pick sometime earlier today.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Running Journal, Tuesday, 2006-10-31
Running Journal, Tuesday, 2006-10-31
Resting heart rate: n/a (forgot)
Weather: sunny, 2 m/s wind
Temp: 17 C (62.6 F)
Time: 15:00-15:45
Terrain: mild hills
Comments: Penultimate maintenance run before the NYC marathon. Witches walked up and down Mariposa Avenue today. Noticed a didgeridoo advertisement on a license-plate frame reading, "Didgeridoo: drumsum.com." As I walked back to my home a chocolate-colored dog barked at me though a fence. Anticipating where I intended to walk, the dog circled the house and poked it's face over the fence with additional barks. Fun. Another unleashed, heavy-set white dog with brown spots barked loudly and ran across a fenceless front lawn toward me. It stopped at the street. I encountered a stream of children leaving the Skycrest Elementary School today. The multitude of cars, people, and buses forced me to stay extra alert. Weather is beautiful. Forgot my sunblock again. x_x Ugh. I'm going to turn into a raisin if I keep this up.
Time: 45 minutes
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: 7.8 km (4.8 mi) http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=521107
Total Distance For Year: stopped counting after first marathon
Weight (after run): 81.0 kg, 26% body fat.
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: None. Toe black and blue but no discomfort.
Foods eaten today: pancakes and maple syrup, home fries
Resting heart rate: n/a (forgot)
Weather: sunny, 2 m/s wind
Temp: 17 C (62.6 F)
Time: 15:00-15:45
Terrain: mild hills
Comments: Penultimate maintenance run before the NYC marathon. Witches walked up and down Mariposa Avenue today. Noticed a didgeridoo advertisement on a license-plate frame reading, "Didgeridoo: drumsum.com." As I walked back to my home a chocolate-colored dog barked at me though a fence. Anticipating where I intended to walk, the dog circled the house and poked it's face over the fence with additional barks. Fun. Another unleashed, heavy-set white dog with brown spots barked loudly and ran across a fenceless front lawn toward me. It stopped at the street. I encountered a stream of children leaving the Skycrest Elementary School today. The multitude of cars, people, and buses forced me to stay extra alert. Weather is beautiful. Forgot my sunblock again. x_x Ugh. I'm going to turn into a raisin if I keep this up.
Time: 45 minutes
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: 7.8 km (4.8 mi) http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=521107
Total Distance For Year: stopped counting after first marathon
Weight (after run): 81.0 kg, 26% body fat.
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: None. Toe black and blue but no discomfort.
Foods eaten today: pancakes and maple syrup, home fries
Getting to the NYC Marathon Start
I am tentatively choosing to take public transportation to the marathon start. Dawn and I plan to take a trial-run of this system the day before the race:
Official MTA marathon viewing PDF.
I *heart* efficient public transportation.
UPDATE: MTA Service advisoriesdue to marathon? due to ongoing construction. x_x What we'll probably do instead is take PATH to the 23rd Street PATH station and walk 0.4 mi from Avenue of the Americas to the 23rd Street Station at Park Avenue South. From there we take the 4-5-6 (#4 green train) to Bowling Green and walk to the South Ferry Terminal.
UPDATE #2: The PDF of the subway map shows how PATH trains intersect with the subways. So instead I think we'll take PATH to the 14th Street PATH Station, hop on the B-D-F-V (F orange line) to the Broadway-Lafayette Street Station, then transfer to the 4-5-6 (#4 green train) to Bowling Green and walk to the South Ferry Terminal.
UPDATE #3: This seems easier: PATH Pavonia-Newport to PATH World Trade Center Station. Walk 0.3 mi to Rector Street Station and take shuttle buses to South Ferry Station.
I *heart* redundant public transportation.
Approximate time: 106 minutes (1:46), so roughly 2-2:30 hours I'm guessing depending on business, lateness, waiting, and so forth. Used the Sunday timetables for calculations.
- Walk 0.5 mi to PATH Pavonia/Newport Station (15 minutes)
- Journal Square-33rd Street line (yellow line) to Christopher Street PATH Station (14 minutes) Every 30 minutes from 2:50-6:45 (2:50, 3:20, 3:50, and so forth)
- Walk two blocks to IRT Christopher Street-Sheridan Square Station (10 minutes?)
- 1-2-3 (#1 red train) to South Ferry Station (~15 minutes) Every 20 minutes until 10:00 (approximately 4:08, 4:28, 5:08, and so forth)
- Walk to South Ferry Terminal (5 minutes?)
- NYCDOT Staten Island Ferry to St. George Ferry Terminal (25 minutes) Every 60 minutes (5:30, 6:30, and so forth)
- MTA bus S51 to South Beach stop (17 minutes) Every 30 minutes after 5:00 (5:00, 5:30, 6:00, and so forth)
- Walk two blocks to marathon staging area (5 minutes)
Official MTA marathon viewing PDF.
I *heart* efficient public transportation.
UPDATE: MTA Service advisories
UPDATE #2: The PDF of the subway map shows how PATH trains intersect with the subways. So instead I think we'll take PATH to the 14th Street PATH Station, hop on the B-D-F-V (F orange line) to the Broadway-Lafayette Street Station, then transfer to the 4-5-6 (#4 green train) to Bowling Green and walk to the South Ferry Terminal.
UPDATE #3: This seems easier: PATH Pavonia-Newport to PATH World Trade Center Station. Walk 0.3 mi to Rector Street Station and take shuttle buses to South Ferry Station.
Based on a quick check it appears about a four to five hour trip to the start from Jersey City given the early Sunday service frequency. Dawn and I will test this on Saturday.
- Walk 0.5 mi to PATH Pavonia/Newport Station (15 minutes)
- Journal Square-33rd Street line (yellow line) to PATH Grove Station (3 minutes; runs every 30 minutes until 07:12; 01:01, 01:31, 02:01, and so forth)
- Newark-World Trade Center (red line) to World Trade Center Station ( 7 minutes; runs every 30 minutes until 07:00; 03:15, 03:45, 04:15, and so forth)
- Walk 0.3 mi to Rector Street Station (15 minutes)
- Shuttle buses to South Ferry Station (30 minutes?)
- Walk to South Ferry Terminal (5 minutes?)
- NYCDOT Staten Island Ferry to St. George Ferry Terminal (25 minutes) Begins boarding at 5:00 a.m. and every half hour between 6:00 and 8:00 a.m.
- MTA bus S51 to South Beach stop (17 minutes) Every 30 minutes after 5:00 (5:00, 5:30, 6:00, and so forth)
- Walk two blocks to marathon staging area (5 minutes)
I *heart* redundant public transportation.
Kevin *heart* NYC
Feel the love:
Thanks Paul, Mynga, and Jennifer for sharing the idea and Dawny for stenciling, the heart, and sharing the fumes.
Thanks Paul, Mynga, and Jennifer for sharing the idea and Dawny for stenciling, the heart, and sharing the fumes.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Running With Lance
Lance Armstrong chose to run the NYC Marathon this year for the first time. They're setting up a special LanceCam.
Sunday, October 29, 2006
NYC — A Running Itinerary
Guggenheim
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island
Central Park
Empire State Building
Natural History Museum
Top of The Rock -- 70th floor of the Rockefeller building -- completely clear view
Broadway show -- get rush tickets (cash only) at a TCKTS booth in Times Square
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Junior's Cafe -- cheesecake
Teany — Moby's tea house and vegan restaurant. Note: cash-only establishment run by his wife Kelly.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Statue of Liberty / Ellis Island
Central Park
Empire State Building
Natural History Museum
Top of The Rock -- 70th floor of the Rockefeller building -- completely clear view
Broadway show -- get rush tickets (cash only) at a TCKTS booth in Times Square
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Junior's Cafe -- cheesecake
Teany — Moby's tea house and vegan restaurant. Note: cash-only establishment run by his wife Kelly.
New Jersey and NYC — Lodging
We chose to stay just outside Manhattan. The Holland Motor Lodge seems to offer what we want — reasonable rates (~$91 before AAA discount), clean rooms, easy access to public transportation, quiet, and most important, consistent, glowing praise. They also have nice bonus amenities like free wifi and breakfast. ^_^
Searching for lodging within Manhattan represented a learning experience for me. TripAdvisor provided helpful insights, letting me know which hotels' rooms were not much bigger than the bed (literally), which ones had reliable hot showers, which ones had cockroaches, and which ones doubled as college overflow housing. It seems to me a general rule is that less than $100 in Manhattan means one will encounter some form of discomfort. A few exceptions do seem to exist. None had rooms available for all the nights we wanted due to the crush of people arriving for the marathon.
Searching for lodging within Manhattan represented a learning experience for me. TripAdvisor provided helpful insights, letting me know which hotels' rooms were not much bigger than the bed (literally), which ones had reliable hot showers, which ones had cockroaches, and which ones doubled as college overflow housing. It seems to me a general rule is that less than $100 in Manhattan means one will encounter some form of discomfort. A few exceptions do seem to exist. None had rooms available for all the nights we wanted due to the crush of people arriving for the marathon.
New Jersey -- Getting From Point A to Point B
Drafting our trip itinerary this evening for the NYC Marathon trip. First step — getting from Newark Liberty International Airport to the Holland Motor Lodge in Jersey City.
Holland Motor Lodge attendant Quentin told me the way to get to the lodge using public transportation was to take the #62 New Jersey Transit bus from EWR to Newark Penn Station ($1.25/ea), then take the PATH red-line train to Grove Street ($1.50/ea), then either 1) a cab to the lodge for $5, or 2) the PATH yellow-line train to Pavonia/Newport and hoof it the last half-mile. Total cost: $5.50-$11.50 (latter includes $1 tip). The confusion on our part is that the New Jersey Transit Bus #62 schedule prohibits luggage greater than 22"x16"x8". x_x Not sure if driver's enforce this restriction since the bus routinely stops at Newark Liberty Airport.
Taking a train to Newark Penn Station represents a way around the luggage restriction. Newark Liberty Airport's terminal-to-terminal AirTrain ends at the Newark Liberty Airport Train Station. From there the New Jersey Transit Train's blue-line or red-line ($9.50/ea) represents a six-minute trip to Newark Penn Station. Total cost: $22-$28 (latter includes $1 tip).
After some thought we've tentatively chosen an airport taxi. The $42 fare (includes 20% tip of $7) from airport to hotel is fixed-rate and sounds to us like money well-spent. Especially considering our 04:00 PST start time, 7.5 hours on a plane, and the prospect of lugging baggage through unfamiliar public transportation systems at night.
Other ground transportation options exist but the taxi comes out on top financially.
I'm curious to test New Jersey public transportation. Perhaps on the return trip from the lodge to the airport we might try it out.
Holland Motor Lodge attendant Quentin told me the way to get to the lodge using public transportation was to take the #62 New Jersey Transit bus from EWR to Newark Penn Station ($1.25/ea), then take the PATH red-line train to Grove Street ($1.50/ea), then either 1) a cab to the lodge for $5, or 2) the PATH yellow-line train to Pavonia/Newport and hoof it the last half-mile. Total cost: $5.50-$11.50 (latter includes $1 tip). The confusion on our part is that the New Jersey Transit Bus #62 schedule prohibits luggage greater than 22"x16"x8". x_x Not sure if driver's enforce this restriction since the bus routinely stops at Newark Liberty Airport.
Taking a train to Newark Penn Station represents a way around the luggage restriction. Newark Liberty Airport's terminal-to-terminal AirTrain ends at the Newark Liberty Airport Train Station. From there the New Jersey Transit Train's blue-line or red-line ($9.50/ea) represents a six-minute trip to Newark Penn Station. Total cost: $22-$28 (latter includes $1 tip).
After some thought we've tentatively chosen an airport taxi. The $42 fare (includes 20% tip of $7) from airport to hotel is fixed-rate and sounds to us like money well-spent. Especially considering our 04:00 PST start time, 7.5 hours on a plane, and the prospect of lugging baggage through unfamiliar public transportation systems at night.
Other ground transportation options exist but the taxi comes out on top financially.
I'm curious to test New Jersey public transportation. Perhaps on the return trip from the lodge to the airport we might try it out.
Running Journal, Sunday, 2006-10-29
Running Journal, Sunday, 2006-10-29
Resting heart rate: 52 bpm (60 second test)
Weather: sunny, 2 m/s wind
Temp: 18 C (64.4 F)
Time: 08:20-10:20
Terrain: flat
Comments: Volunteered with the Cal-Trans Adopt-A-Highway program this morning. Tons of trash. I filled up six large bags. Looking much better!
Time: 120 minutes (2:00)
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: n/a
Total Distance For Year: stopped counting after first marathon
Weight (after run): 80.6 kg, 24% body fat.
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: None
Foods eaten today: Multi-berry yogurt, orange juice, raisin-bran cereal
Resting heart rate: 52 bpm (60 second test)
Weather: sunny, 2 m/s wind
Temp: 18 C (64.4 F)
Time: 08:20-10:20
Terrain: flat
Comments: Volunteered with the Cal-Trans Adopt-A-Highway program this morning. Tons of trash. I filled up six large bags. Looking much better!
Time: 120 minutes (2:00)
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: n/a
Total Distance For Year: stopped counting after first marathon
Weight (after run): 80.6 kg, 24% body fat.
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: None
Foods eaten today: Multi-berry yogurt, orange juice, raisin-bran cereal
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Four Bridges Half Marathon at Lake Natoma
Saw signs on my run today reading "Bike trail closed from Hazel Ave. to Folsom on Oct. 29 for special event." They don't list what the special event is though.
Internet sleuthing reveals it to be the Four Bridges Half Marathon 2006. Fun.
Internet sleuthing reveals it to be the Four Bridges Half Marathon 2006. Fun.
Running Journal, Saturday, 2006-10-28
Running Journal, Saturday, 2006-10-28
Resting heart rate: 56 bpm (60 second test)
Weather: sunny, 1 m/s wind
Temp: 25 C (77 F)
Time: 14:24-16:47
Terrain: mild hills
Comments: Probably will not use the cheap sunglasses I purchased during the NYC marathon itself because they left marks. I want a pair of nice sunglasses designed for athletic use but the prices of the Oakleys and others put me off. x_x Weather was beautiful for running — calm, balmy, and bright. Passed about 100 fishers attempting to catch the king salmon as they swim upriver to spawn and mate. Lots of people out on the trail today walking dogs, biking with their children, or enjoying the fall foliage. Dawn ran with me for 22 minutes then turned back while I continued. This represents my last long run before next Sundays marathon. Can't wait.
Time: 143 (2:23)
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: 16.13 km (10 mi) http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=516280
Total Distance For Year: stopped counting after first marathon
Weight (after run): 80.8 kg, 26% body fat. Not understanding the increase in body fat. Hmm.
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Left big toe black and blue but not hurting. Concerned how this might affect the marathon next Sunday. The muscles behind my right knee felt a bit sore on the return run. I think I might attribute this to running on the uneven, rocky surface in locations to the west of the Nimbus Dam and Lake Natoma (Pioneer Express Trail). The cheap sunglasses I purchased bobbed up and down on my nose occassionally, leaving marks.
Foods eaten today: Multi-berry yogurt, orange juice, whole-wheat bagels with Smart Balance and cinnamon-sugar, raisin-bran cereal
Resting heart rate: 56 bpm (60 second test)
Weather: sunny, 1 m/s wind
Temp: 25 C (77 F)
Time: 14:24-16:47
Terrain: mild hills
Comments: Probably will not use the cheap sunglasses I purchased during the NYC marathon itself because they left marks. I want a pair of nice sunglasses designed for athletic use but the prices of the Oakleys and others put me off. x_x Weather was beautiful for running — calm, balmy, and bright. Passed about 100 fishers attempting to catch the king salmon as they swim upriver to spawn and mate. Lots of people out on the trail today walking dogs, biking with their children, or enjoying the fall foliage. Dawn ran with me for 22 minutes then turned back while I continued. This represents my last long run before next Sundays marathon. Can't wait.
Time: 143 (2:23)
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: 16.13 km (10 mi) http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=516280
Total Distance For Year: stopped counting after first marathon
Weight (after run): 80.8 kg, 26% body fat. Not understanding the increase in body fat. Hmm.
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Left big toe black and blue but not hurting. Concerned how this might affect the marathon next Sunday. The muscles behind my right knee felt a bit sore on the return run. I think I might attribute this to running on the uneven, rocky surface in locations to the west of the Nimbus Dam and Lake Natoma (Pioneer Express Trail). The cheap sunglasses I purchased bobbed up and down on my nose occassionally, leaving marks.
Foods eaten today: Multi-berry yogurt, orange juice, whole-wheat bagels with Smart Balance and cinnamon-sugar, raisin-bran cereal
Friday, October 27, 2006
Running Journal, Friday, 2006-10-27
Running Journal, Friday, 2006-10-27
Resting heart rate: bpm (60 second test)
Weather: sunny, 2 m/s wind
Temp: 23 C (73.4 F)
Time: 14:25
Terrain: n/a
Comments: Resting day today. New York City Marathon only eight and one-half days away. ^____^ Will run 10-12 miles tomorrow for my maintenance long run.
Time: n/a
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: n/a
Total Distance For Year: stopped counting after first marathon
Weight (after run): 80.8 kg, 27% body fat. Not understanding the increase in body fat. Hmm.
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Muscles mildly stiff but otherwise great.
Foods eaten today: Eggo multi-grain toaster waffles, maple syrup, multi-berry yogurt
Resting heart rate: bpm (60 second test)
Weather: sunny, 2 m/s wind
Temp: 23 C (73.4 F)
Time: 14:25
Terrain: n/a
Comments: Resting day today. New York City Marathon only eight and one-half days away. ^____^ Will run 10-12 miles tomorrow for my maintenance long run.
Time: n/a
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: n/a
Total Distance For Year: stopped counting after first marathon
Weight (after run): 80.8 kg, 27% body fat. Not understanding the increase in body fat. Hmm.
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Muscles mildly stiff but otherwise great.
Foods eaten today: Eggo multi-grain toaster waffles, maple syrup, multi-berry yogurt
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Running Journal, Thursday, 2006-10-26
Running Journal, Thursday, 2006-10-26
Resting heart rate: 71 bpm (60 second test)
Weather: sunny, 2 m/s wind (quite blustery)
Temp: 19 C (66.2 F)
Time: 15:00-16:15
Terrain: flat
Comments: Dawn and I walked at the American River Parkway, passing five wild turkeys before taking an access road to the power substation and then across a meadow to another wooded trail. I showed her the bees and where the hawk likes to perch. Everything was still again today, the reflection of the trees on the river quite pretty. After taking a trail north of the bike path, we happened along a family of California quail, a black cat, and a black-tailed deer. Walking back along the trail an Acorn Woodpecker greeted us on a branch just over our heads, dropping a twig with dark berries before flying to a higher perch. A late-afternoon walking day — calm, peaceful, the piles of fallen leaves and low river giving hints of the colder times ahead.
Time: 75 minutes
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: 3.87 km (2.4 mi) http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=513727
Total Distance For Year: stopped counting after first marathon
Weight (after run): 82.8 kg, 27% body fat. This was after eating. Burp.
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Muscles stiff
Foods eaten today: orange juice, bagel with cinnamon sugar and Smart Balance, soy milk and raisin-bran cereal, burritos, chips and Desert Pepper's Corn, Black Bean, and Roasted Red Pepper Salsa, and brownie.
Resting heart rate: 71 bpm (60 second test)
Weather: sunny, 2 m/s wind (quite blustery)
Temp: 19 C (66.2 F)
Time: 15:00-16:15
Terrain: flat
Comments: Dawn and I walked at the American River Parkway, passing five wild turkeys before taking an access road to the power substation and then across a meadow to another wooded trail. I showed her the bees and where the hawk likes to perch. Everything was still again today, the reflection of the trees on the river quite pretty. After taking a trail north of the bike path, we happened along a family of California quail, a black cat, and a black-tailed deer. Walking back along the trail an Acorn Woodpecker greeted us on a branch just over our heads, dropping a twig with dark berries before flying to a higher perch. A late-afternoon walking day — calm, peaceful, the piles of fallen leaves and low river giving hints of the colder times ahead.
Time: 75 minutes
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: 3.87 km (2.4 mi) http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=513727
Total Distance For Year: stopped counting after first marathon
Weight (after run): 82.8 kg, 27% body fat. This was after eating. Burp.
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Muscles stiff
Foods eaten today: orange juice, bagel with cinnamon sugar and Smart Balance, soy milk and raisin-bran cereal, burritos, chips and Desert Pepper's Corn, Black Bean, and Roasted Red Pepper Salsa, and brownie.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Running Journal, Wednesday, 2006-10-25
Running Journal, Wednesday, 2006-10-25
Resting heart rate: n/a bpm (60 second test)
Weather: sunny, 10 m/s wind (quite blustery)
Temp: 20 C (68 F)
Time: 12:10-13:00
Terrain: flat
Comments: Blustery day today. The National Weather Service issued a strong wind advisory last night due to a low pressure cell moving across the Sacramento Valley. Winds were pleasant with the occasional leaf and debris blown into one's face. Dawn and I ran west along the fire road and back along the bike path. Two fishers plied their luck near Bridge Street. I thought the fallen leaves in the water looked beautiful. The hardwood trees are changing to deep reds while the softwoods turn to shades of yellow and orange (thanks Adam). I am enjoying the contrast in weather immensely.
Time: 50 minutes
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: 5.9 km (3.7 mi) http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=511567
Total Distance For Year: stopped counting after first marathon
Weight (after run): 81.0 kg (178.2 lbs), 26% body fat
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Legs felt a bit sore today but otherwise everything working as I expect.
Foods eaten today: Powerbar, banana
Resting heart rate: n/a bpm (60 second test)
Weather: sunny, 10 m/s wind (quite blustery)
Temp: 20 C (68 F)
Time: 12:10-13:00
Terrain: flat
Comments: Blustery day today. The National Weather Service issued a strong wind advisory last night due to a low pressure cell moving across the Sacramento Valley. Winds were pleasant with the occasional leaf and debris blown into one's face. Dawn and I ran west along the fire road and back along the bike path. Two fishers plied their luck near Bridge Street. I thought the fallen leaves in the water looked beautiful. The hardwood trees are changing to deep reds while the softwoods turn to shades of yellow and orange (thanks Adam). I am enjoying the contrast in weather immensely.
Time: 50 minutes
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: 5.9 km (3.7 mi) http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=511567
Total Distance For Year: stopped counting after first marathon
Weight (after run): 81.0 kg (178.2 lbs), 26% body fat
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Legs felt a bit sore today but otherwise everything working as I expect.
Foods eaten today: Powerbar, banana
Monday, October 23, 2006
Running Journal, Monday, 2006-10-23
Running Journal, Monday, 2006-10-23
Resting heart rate: 64 bpm (60 second test)
Weather: sunny, 2 m/s wind
Temp: 24.4 C (76 F)
Time: 12:30-2:00
Terrain: mild hills
Comments: Dawn and I ran east from Bridge Street for 22 minutes then walked to the Nimbus Fish Hatchery. It was hot today in the early afternoon sun and we both felt it sap our energy. As we approached the hatchery, we met the man who maintains the cat food and water dishes near the fence. He looked like he weighed about 180 lbs., about 6'1", had a black goatee, maybe in his 50's. He had a bike with a plastic grocery bag over one handle and was listening to music through wrap-around headphones. We said hello and after confirming it was he who fed the cats, he pointed out that he feeds them every day. Two cats, one marmalade and the other a greyish-white, ate calmly in their dishes, looking up at us a few times before resuming their meal. He also mentioned he felt nervous that the cats might bolt as we approached, that he has also seen the black cat I have, and that the cats often run under the fence before they feel comfortable enough to eat. As we left we thanked him and he petted the marmalade cat a few times. At the hatchery, we saw three raceway ponds filled with tiny rainbow steelhead trout. The workers were cutting off the adipose fins of the anesthetized steelheads in the raceways so fishers might identify hatchery-raised trout. The law prohibits taking of non-hatchery fish by fishers. The sign we read claimed removal of the adipose fin does not hurt the survival rates of the fish. We noticed that for a nickel children might purchase fish food. A driver operating a motorized cart dispensed food to the raceways through a bucket and extended five-inch chute system. The fish ladder was not in operation during our visit, but at the base of the ladder we viewed the large adult chinook (king) salmon. Dawn and I enjoyed watching and learning how the salmon jump upriver (lots of rapid caudal-fin flapping combined with other muscles), although they could not pass through the metal weirs (removable fences) erected across the river. We walked to the western five raceways and noticed three workers with large brooms wading and sweeping the debris from the tanks. We left the raceways and continued our run back to Bridge Street. The return trip was downhill and a bit shadier than the ascent.
Time: 74 minutes (1:14)
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: 8.59 km (5.33 mi) http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=508452
Total Distance For Year: stopped counting after first marathon
Weight (after run): 82.0 kg (180.4 lbs)
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Legs felt a bit sore today after running 13 miles on Saturday and walking/standing for a few hours at the Crocker Art Museum on Sunday. Otherwise OK. I noticed I have a moderately-sized black-and-blue spot on my toe from the Whistlestop marathon. My left foot is about a quarter-size larger than my right so it tends to take more of a beating during endurance marathons. I'm hoping it holds up ok during the NYC marathon.
Foods eaten today: Powerbar, banana, Trader Joe's Middle East Feast, orange juice, Golden Delicious apple
Nancy Pelosi on 60 minutes
Democratic Majority Leader Pelosi on 60 Minutes:
Transcript. Video.
"Asked what she would say to Republicans, who have said that Pelosi and the Democrats do not understand the serious nature of the threat, the congresswoman says, "I, as a mother and a grandmother, 14 years on the intelligence committee. Don't tell me I have any underestimation of what the threat is to our country. So, if you want to justify your failed policy by saying we don't understand the threat, clearly you didn't understand the situation you got us into."I'm not saying this as a "ha-ha" point to end discussion. The issues between Democratic Party members and Republican Party members are complicated. I sensed spunk in her statement and wanted to remember it for later.
Transcript. Video.
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Running Journal, Saturday, 2006-10-21
Running Journal, Saturday, 2006-10-21
Resting heart rate: 55 bpm (60 second test)
Weather: sunny, 2 m/s wind
Temp: 13 C (55.4 F)
Time: 10:00-10:45
Terrain: mostly flat, mild hills
Comments: This is part one of my long run today since I have other commitments. I'll run the last 10 miles this evening. Dawn and I ran together today and I enjoyed her company.
Time: 44 minutes
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: 5.3 km (3.2 mi) http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=504221
Total Distance For Year: stopped counting after first marathon
Weight (after run): 81.4 kg (179 lbs)
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Legs felt a bit stiff today, one week after the marathon. Warmed up after 15 minutes and felt fine.
Foods eaten today: Banana
Resting heart rate: 55 bpm (60 second test)
Weather: sunny, 2 m/s wind
Temp: 13 C (55.4 F)
Time: 10:00-10:45
Terrain: mostly flat, mild hills
Comments: This is part one of my long run today since I have other commitments. I'll run the last 10 miles this evening. Dawn and I ran together today and I enjoyed her company.
Time: 44 minutes
Goal Time: n/a
Distance: 5.3 km (3.2 mi) http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=504221
Total Distance For Year: stopped counting after first marathon
Weight (after run): 81.4 kg (179 lbs)
Any irregular feelings, aches, pains, heart rate, and so forth?: Legs felt a bit stiff today, one week after the marathon. Warmed up after 15 minutes and felt fine.
Foods eaten today: Banana
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