Another Saturday night...
Drive by blogging:
Saturday, 1/8/04
65min, 10 miles
Got a good run in during the waning daylight, up around Hopkins undergrad, muddy little trail. Waited until the rain stopped to run, but this rather messed up the rest of the day's plans. Left achilles a bit tender. Rather yawn of a day. On a side note, I've worn the same shorts for 6 stinking consecutive days. Ooo la la. Lovely fragrance/scent/odor/stench.
I am working on my Internship search for this summer. Any suggestions/offers? Email: michael.baird@gmail.com. It is not as easy as I hoped, but I will perservere and finish the bulk this break. I would like to stay in the Philly or DC area, but may consider going west if USATF or Nike calls. I am looking for sports business related jobs and financial service related jobs, and will take the best that I can get.
Friday, 1/7/04
2.5 warmup
8 mile tempo in 43:24, this is like 5:26 pace. Ran on the Rail Trail north of B-more. Rather like towpath, nice weather, was warm in a long sleeve t-shirt. Let Remus meet me, and I enjoyed crushing him. Made sure he wouldn't hang around longer than 30 seconds, opened up in 5:11. Went through 5 miles in 27:02. Most of miles were in the 5:20s. Wore normal trainers, was difficult, but not killer.
2 mile cool down. Total 12.5.
Remus also brought his girlfriend, who he let me know used to weigh 200lbs, but got down to 144 by running, even though she is asthmatic. He also informed me of all her PRs, along with his children for the 10th time. I don't plan to run with him any time soon, but it was interesting, and I don't want to be rude. To quote the concerns of my mom, "What if he is a kook?". I tried to steer Remus in the right direction in terms of training, but I'm not sure if he'll listen. He seems to alternate short sprints at the track with extremely slow long runs. At least he is always (overly) enthusiastic. (Did I mention he has a tattoo of the Olympic rings and plans to be in China in '08 along with his then-14 yearold daughter (competing). He ranks somewhere around 1000th place in the US right now in the marathon, by my calculation. Something oddly nice in his ability to dream big and believe. Still, I really enjoyed demolishing him today.)
Stopped by the grocery store on the way home and bought some gigantic turkey legs that were on sale. Figured out how to cook them and feasted later on. Gobbley Gobbley.
Thursday, 1/6/04
1 hour
This was a decent little run, nothing killer. Left calf is sore. About 9.5
Tripped on some computer wires today and took Stacy's computer out. Felt bad, especially since Stacy had to re-write an assignment. This led to some unpleasantness, but luckily warranty is still good and it will be fixed. I finished re-reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and am dying to get my hands on my copy of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Josh's new slee refuses to befriend me.
Wednesday 1/5/04
1 hour 21.5 minutes slow with Remus. So I met this Remus fellow, expecting a good run, based on how much he talks and the Olympic aspirations and all. It was a joke, 8+ minute pace much of the time. Didn't mind so much as I was sore from yesterday, especially my achilles, but this may have made it worse, even. Gonna call it 10.5 miles only.
Ciao darlings,
MDB
Saturday, 1/8/04
65min, 10 miles
Got a good run in during the waning daylight, up around Hopkins undergrad, muddy little trail. Waited until the rain stopped to run, but this rather messed up the rest of the day's plans. Left achilles a bit tender. Rather yawn of a day. On a side note, I've worn the same shorts for 6 stinking consecutive days. Ooo la la. Lovely fragrance/scent/odor/stench.
I am working on my Internship search for this summer. Any suggestions/offers? Email: michael.baird@gmail.com. It is not as easy as I hoped, but I will perservere and finish the bulk this break. I would like to stay in the Philly or DC area, but may consider going west if USATF or Nike calls. I am looking for sports business related jobs and financial service related jobs, and will take the best that I can get.
Friday, 1/7/04
2.5 warmup
8 mile tempo in 43:24, this is like 5:26 pace. Ran on the Rail Trail north of B-more. Rather like towpath, nice weather, was warm in a long sleeve t-shirt. Let Remus meet me, and I enjoyed crushing him. Made sure he wouldn't hang around longer than 30 seconds, opened up in 5:11. Went through 5 miles in 27:02. Most of miles were in the 5:20s. Wore normal trainers, was difficult, but not killer.
2 mile cool down. Total 12.5.
Remus also brought his girlfriend, who he let me know used to weigh 200lbs, but got down to 144 by running, even though she is asthmatic. He also informed me of all her PRs, along with his children for the 10th time. I don't plan to run with him any time soon, but it was interesting, and I don't want to be rude. To quote the concerns of my mom, "What if he is a kook?". I tried to steer Remus in the right direction in terms of training, but I'm not sure if he'll listen. He seems to alternate short sprints at the track with extremely slow long runs. At least he is always (overly) enthusiastic. (Did I mention he has a tattoo of the Olympic rings and plans to be in China in '08 along with his then-14 yearold daughter (competing). He ranks somewhere around 1000th place in the US right now in the marathon, by my calculation. Something oddly nice in his ability to dream big and believe. Still, I really enjoyed demolishing him today.)
Stopped by the grocery store on the way home and bought some gigantic turkey legs that were on sale. Figured out how to cook them and feasted later on. Gobbley Gobbley.
Thursday, 1/6/04
1 hour
This was a decent little run, nothing killer. Left calf is sore. About 9.5
Tripped on some computer wires today and took Stacy's computer out. Felt bad, especially since Stacy had to re-write an assignment. This led to some unpleasantness, but luckily warranty is still good and it will be fixed. I finished re-reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and am dying to get my hands on my copy of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Josh's new slee refuses to befriend me.
Wednesday 1/5/04
1 hour 21.5 minutes slow with Remus. So I met this Remus fellow, expecting a good run, based on how much he talks and the Olympic aspirations and all. It was a joke, 8+ minute pace much of the time. Didn't mind so much as I was sore from yesterday, especially my achilles, but this may have made it worse, even. Gonna call it 10.5 miles only.
Ciao darlings,
MDB
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