July 2007
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Posted by john on July 31, 2007 in Bicycling, Running
Since yesterday was a ‘recovery’ day, I took my mountain bike for the exact run that Greg and I did on Sunday. This time, I had my GPS watch. Sure enough, the run was well over 18 miles. Garmin reports 19 (18.98) miles, which is no less than what we ran. In fact, Greg and [...]
Why MySpace Blows
Posted by john on July 30, 2007 in I'll take 'What is things that suck' for $200?
MySpace should be called WasteSpace. Or AdSpace. Or SuckSpace. Anything that indicates how much it sucks. Every time I get an email from MySpace telling me that Bambi69 left me a message or HottieMcHotHot wants to be my friend, I first get to look at (and this is new) a full page ad for some product [...]
FUSAIR
Posted by john on July 29, 2007 in I'll take 'What is things that suck' for $200?, Sucky Corporate America
US Airways, listen up! YOU NEED TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS! If that came across as me yelling, it is because I was. Very much. But it makes no difference how much yelling one does, US Airways does not seem to listen.
Last month, I went on a trip to a far, far away [...]
Holy Long Run, Batman!
Posted by john on July 29, 2007 in Running
While most sane people in Rochester were sleeping in their comfy beds, I was awake, eating, stretching and just waiting for that dreadful moment when I see Greg’s car pulling up to my driveway… You see, this morning was our 18 mile run. Until today, the longest I had ever run was 16 miles. And [...]
Busted!
Posted by john on July 28, 2007 in Bicycling
Saturday, Scott, Megan and myself went for a bike ride for a local crazy-people organization. Even though the ride was only 14 miles, I managed to find time for several observations…
1.) there was no ‘registration’, other than the honor system (no bibs, either!)
2.) there was no ‘official start’
3.) there certainly was not a finish line [...]
East Rochester Karknocker Race
Posted by john on July 27, 2007 in Running
On Friday, I ran in the East Rochester Karknocker race, which is a decent, nearly flat 5K. I saw a few familiar faces - there was also a FD carnival, so there were rides and all sorts of good (but oh so bad) foodstuffs available.
I started off running a slow pace, with the intent of [...]
Genesee Valley Greenway
Posted by john on July 27, 2007 in Bicycling
The Greenway is a 110+ mile path for hikers, bikers and horses, stretching from near the Southern Tier, extending up to Rochester. From what I have read, the Greenway was either part of the canal, a railroad, or both. Since I passed through locks, and there was evidence of a rail bed, I suspect that [...]
Speedwork
Posted by john on July 26, 2007 in Running
I ended up at the RIT track for intervals last night. I would have preferred running to Brighton and using the track there, but the track is all types of torn up. The RIT track was nice and not too populated. I had trouble figuring out how to use the lanes and all that, but [...]
BTW…
Posted by john on July 26, 2007 in Bicycling, Running
…you can follow my training via my MapMyRun profile.
30 miles what?!?
Posted by john on July 25, 2007 in Bicycling
When I first started biking earlier this summer, I would go out for a few miles and come home - maybe a 10 mile ride. The Tour de Cure really kicked my butt, and I only went on the 40 mile ride. Lately, on my marathon training XT days, I have been riding my Cannondale [...]
