Ten in the Dark
You ever have one of those days? Everything was going pretty well until I got home and plugged in my computer. Pzzt! I’ve never actually seen a power supply spark before - guess I can’t say that any more. Its not the end of the world since I have another one up at my old office, but I really didn’t want to drive 45 minutes to go and get it, especially since a) I was running late already and b) there wasn’t anything hard and fast scheduled for this evening.
So I went running instead. It was absolutely beautiful outside: clear, dark, and a little over 60 degrees with a very light breeze.
Well, I say it was dark - the moon is almost full, so there’s a fair amount of light to see by, but its not exactly bright out there especially underneath the trees. I went to my local park and did 9.6 miles in 1:29, starting out pretty slowly and speeding up as I went. My first half lap was around 10:00 to warm up, my last was down at 7:45.
Add in the warmup and cooldown to and from the park, and that’s right at ten miles. I love the fact that doing an unplanned ten miler is fun and relaxing, even when I have let my conditioning slip.
Oh, and its pretty cool that my 9:16 average pace (over 9.6) is slightly faster than my 9:18 10 mile record pace. Even if this was an easier course. I’m just sayin’. At least something went right today.
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Mar 22nd 2005
10:48 PM
Ah, the beauty of a night run. I haven’t done that in a while. And during grad school I used to go rollerblading at night around a nearby lake all the time. Fun times.
That’s too cool about your 9:16 pace.
Mar 22nd 2005
11:11 PM
The power supply sounds like too much excitement, but at least it wasn’t your computer making the spark and pop! And I’m envious of your evening run. I love walking after dark. That just sounds so lovely, Richard!
Mar 23rd 2005
1:17 PM
So, are you saying that another PR may be on the horizon? Don’t you love it when all 8 cylinders are firing right? :)
Mar 26th 2005
6:29 AM
It sounds like you had a fun run! ~ I guess I’m the odd one out. Running at night scares me death. Last summer I ran at night once and I was so afraid that I nearly sprinted the whole time to get the run over with. My mind starts thinking about strange people who might be hiding in the woods or really hungry animals that want to eat me. You just never know what is out there. ;)
Mar 28th 2005
8:38 PM
Hey there…I ran across your blog on the comment you posted on Joglog (http://joglog.opencoder.org/).
Nice BLOG, by the way!
Are you running the Cap10K?
Mar 28th 2005
11:03 PM
Sounds like a pleasant run. Good for you. You turned a computer problem into a fun run.