All about that pace.

5:00am Mark 13 - Luke 4

I almost skipped my run today because I am so tired. My neighbor had a stand-off with the police last night. They showed up about 12:30am and started in with the bull-horn, "come out with your hands up" "we know you're in there" "this is your last warning", etc. etc. I swear they said "this is your last warning" at least 50 times! I felt like telling them to shut up and just tear gas him so I can go back to sleep! Any experienced parent knows you only give ONE "last warning" before taking care of business. Eventually he did come out so they didn't have to kick the door down and shoot him. I wonder what he did in the first place? Maybe this will drum up some interest in the neighborhood for our "National night out against crime" tonight :)

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:50
2.00    7:37
3.00    7:36
4.00    7:20
5.00    7:04
6.00    7:21
6.40    7:03
 

5:00am Luke 5-11 ...go and do likewise

Goodbye mileage board, I'll miss you.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:44
2.00    7:41
3.00    7:22
4.00    7:20
5.00    6:57
6.00    7:02
6.41    6:47
 

6:30pm

Thursday night Pub Run with Tacoma Runners at The Office in downtown Tacoma. Almost 3 miles out and back. Nice route down to the glass museum and past the marina.

Distance Split pace

1.00 7:05

2.00 6:33

2.88 7:06

8:30am Luke 11 - John 6

Anti-tapering for the Tacoma Narrows Half tomorrow. I'm pacing Kym and I don't want to be too restless and push the pace. Aren't I a loving husband? :)

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:43
2.00    7:25
3.00    7:49
4.00    7:25
5.00    7:11
6.00    7:17
7.00    7:09
8.00    7:25
9.00    7:16
10.00    7:06
11.00    7:07
12.00    7:10
13.00    7:05
13.95    6:40

7:30am

I am so proud of Kym and so glad I was able to be with her for this achievement! She is amazing! Just look at those splits.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    11:31
2.00    11:07
3.00    12:29
4.00    12:14
5.00    12:31
6.00    11:32
7.00    11:10
8.00    11:14
9.00    11:45
10.00    11:21
11.00    11:26
12.00    10:05
13.00    9:29
13.10    7:52

7:00am John 7-18

I found an abandoned shopping cart on Farwest Drive and decided to push it back to the grocery store since it was on my way home. So for part of mile 7 and all of mile 8 I was shaking, rattling, and rolling down the sidewalk and across Steilacoom Park. I got a little extra workout and some really strange looks from the walkers in the park. Gotta gave a shout out to the stroller running moms and dads. It's been over a year since I pushed Jamie on a 10 miler and I forgot just how hard it was. w00t!

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:37
2.00    7:24
3.00    7:27
4.00    7:10
5.00    7:31
6.00    7:19
7.00    7:12
8.00    7:28
8.56    6:53
 

5:00am John 19 - Acts 14

No splits, no time to blog either, except that I'm stuck at work at 9:00pm updating servers and watching the little hourglass. Did you know that all computers wait at exactly the same speed?

My Garmin went dead after 10 miles today! That's twice now that it's died early on a full charge. I think it's time to replace it or maybe do some surgery on it to install a cell phone battery.

5:00am Acts 15 - Romans 4

The Garmin was giving me the "Low Battery" warning again today :(
It looks like I'm not going to get much more than 90 minutes out of it on a full charge now.

I've had this thing for over 2 years, logged 582 hours of running time, and 4661 miles which isn't bad for a $167 watch. It still bugs me that the battery is the only thing wrong with it after all that use and they didn't make it replaceable. I can't throw out a good piece of hardware just because the battery is worn out. I'd love to upgrade to a 310xt, but $349 is stupid! I'm sure the inevitable upgrade is why the battery isn't intended to be replaced. I'm going to attempt a battery transplant on the 305 to give it some more time. I have lined up several donors(old cell phones) and just need to find one with a battery that is the correct size for the garmin. All the phone batteries I've seen are the same voltage(3.7) and with any luck, I'll be able to find one that also has a higher mAh rating than the original(750mAh) and end up with an even longer than normal run time.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:36
2.00    7:45
3.00    7:38
4.00    7:28
5.00    7:16
6.00    7:32
7.00    7:46
8.00    7:48
9.00    7:25
10.00    7:11
11.00    7:38
11.65    7:05
 

5:00am Romans 5 - 1Corinthians 14

First run with frankenwatch today. It's a little heavier than normal, but I forgot all about it being there after a mile or so. I ran 86 minutes today and it still shows 4 bars(full) on the battery indicator. I'm going to leave it off the charger for a couple days and see how it holds up.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:37
2.00    7:37
3.00    7:32
4.00    7:30
5.00    7:14
6.00    7:20
7.00    7:28
8.00    7:45
9.00    7:23
10.00    7:00
11.00    7:27
11.67    6:48

5:00am 1 Corinthians 15 - Philippians 1

Day two with external battery mod on Garmin. Almost 3 hours run time and still 4 bars(full) on the battery level indicator. The hills seemed steeper today. Maybe it's the extra weight on my wrist :)

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:44
2.00    7:45
3.00    7:26
4.00    7:30
5.00    7:14
6.00    7:20
7.00    7:45
8.00    7:40
9.00    7:08
10.00    6:41
11.00    6:40
11.65    6:12
 

4:30am Philippians 2 - Hebrews 4

Frankenwatch is still ticking. 4 1/2 hours and still at 100% on the battery meter. I don't think it's going to budge until it dips below the max capacity of the old battery. I'm guessing about 3 more runs.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:41
2.00    7:46
3.00    7:30
4.00    7:26
5.00    7:09
6.00    7:19
7.00    7:34
8.00    7:44
9.00    7:17
10.00    6:58
11.00    7:10
11.66    6:50
 

9:00am Hebrews 5 - Jude 1

I planned on an easy long run today. It turned out longer than expected and not so easy. I was doing ok pace-wise until this stupid little taco-dog started chasing me and nipping at my ankle during mile 5. His owner was nowhere in sight and he kept at it for about a half mile. I should have just turned around and booted him across the street, but instead I picked up the pace just enough to keep out if his bite range and strung him along until he tired out. His little legs must have been hurting by the time he gave up. Sub-7 was definitely too fast for so early in my run. After I ditched the mutt, I slowed down to chat with another runner going down Steilacoom hill and ran with him for a few miles around 8:30. After we split I was ready to pick the speed back up a little and decided to run up Chambers Creek hill and loop around Lakewood on the way home. Once I got back in the neighborhood I decided to add the Oakbrook loop. About half way around I decided that I should have skipped it, but it was too late by then. I finished up with almost 18 miles at 7:26 avg. pace. After I cooled down for 30 minutes or so I did 4 more easy miles over to the park and around the lake with Kym.

Garmin external battery still reading 100%
Oh, I finally got a response back from Garmin about my dead battery. They said they will fix it for $79! I think I'll keep my $79 and save it for a 310xt. By the time my 305 dies for good the price for a new xt should be more reasonable.

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:24
2.00    7:26
3.00    7:11
4.00    7:20
5.00    6:53
6.00    7:54
7.00    8:37
8.00    8:36
9.00    7:53
10.00    7:25
11.00    7:15
12.00    7:22
13.00    7:12
14.00    7:13
15.00    7:11
16.00    7:06
17.00    6:58
17.74    6:38

Distance    Split pace
1.00    11:16
2.00    11:27
3.00    11:42
4.00    11:46
4.27    11:50

 

5:00am Revelation 1 - Genesis 4

Sleep running...

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:49
2.00    7:49
3.00    7:36
4.00    7:34
5.00    7:26
6.00    7:36
7.00    7:40
8.00    7:46
9.00    7:27
10.00    7:19
11.00    7:24
11.68    7:13

5:00am Genesis 5-26

Something snorted/growled at me as I run under a tree on Farwest by the college. It sounded like a very angry raccoon. I'm glad it didn't jump on me.

I accidentally left my garmin on the charger after I downloaded my run to the computer Tuesday so I have to start the battery life test over now.

1:25 100%

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:38
2.00    7:38
3.00    7:28
4.00    7:22
5.00    7:11
6.00    7:23
7.00    7:31
8.00    7:35
9.00    7:15
10.00    6:55
11.00    7:14
11.68    6:52

7:00am Genesis 27-46

I planned on 18 today, but got a late start and had to cut it short. I just wasn't feelin' it anyway, every mile felt longer than the last.  I'm not sure I was up to another 5 even if I had the time. Maybe next week...

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:42
2.00    7:56
3.00    7:42
4.00    7:25
5.00    7:27
6.00    7:29
7.00    7:29
8.00    7:27
9.00    7:31
10.00    7:20
11.00    7:32
12.00    7:19
13.00    7:16
13.32    6:59
 

7:30am Genesis 47 - Exodus 15

I'm definitely feelin' it today. Good Run!

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:29
2.00    7:29
3.00    7:15
4.00    7:13
5.00    6:59
6.00    7:05
7.00    7:15
8.00    7:26
9.00    7:11
10.00    6:53
11.00    7:02
11.69    6:42

5:00am Exodus 15-35

Not as peppy as Sunday, yet still a great run! I think I'll do it again tomorrow :)

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:43
2.00    7:32
3.00    7:25
4.00    7:23
5.00    7:20
6.00    7:23
7.00    7:37
8.00    7:33
9.00    7:24
10.00    7:09
11.00    7:03
11.69    6:49

5:00am Exodus 36 - Leviticus 7

I got a cramp in my calf...

Distance    Split pace
1.00    7:46
2.00    7:35
3.00    7:35
4.00    7:21
5.00    7:06
6.00    7:09
6.03    6:12