Now, I know he looks like a fat fucker… well, he is a fat fucker… ~ Turkish
And in related news, Colorado is officially the leanest state with only an 18.4% obesity rate. Mississippi rounds out the bottom of the list with nearly a third of its residents classified as obese.
I am not sure that 18.4 is a number to be proud of but I suppose I’ll take it.
Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts. ~ Jim Morrison
Went for a long slog on Sunday that turned into a bit of a death march. My original plan was to spin about 15 miles around Golden Gate but then I started trying to figure out where I would be able to get water during the journey and decided to just go for the mega loop.
I headed out around 8, planning to be home by noon but when it was all said and done, I had ticked off nearly 22 miles and had been out for just under 5 hours. Miles 13-18 were brutal (about 1700 feet of climbing in the heat of the day with little tree coverage). Overall though, it was a good run. Just not too pretty.
The next day I was very excited that I was only really sore from what I would consider impact stress (hips, feet a little). My legs felt fine. Sweet! I went back out on Tuesday and did some interval training around the neighborhood. After warming up for a couple of miles, I started in on 1×1 intervals and did 10 of these. Man, interval training is grim. After I got done with those, I waited until I got my heart rate back down and then ran at 80%+ for 15 minutes for a total run of about 1:15. Good stuff.
Wednesday got away from me and Rach and I are planning to go see Wall-E today so we’ll see what happens on the training front. I am going to postpone my Leadville decision until I can get to the point where I feel confident that I can finish without thoroughly destroying myself so that will have to wait until I log a solid, 20+ run without feeling like I might die.
Skiing tomorrow with the usual Crüe. Should be fun.
~stubert.
It’s Al Gore’s fault. ~ Plethora of Global warming deniers
Ladies and gentlemen, this Fall we could witness an event never before seen by human eyes. The polar ice cap may completely melt away. This, my friends, is not good (in case you haven’t been paying attention).
It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year.
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Seasoned polar scientists believe the chances of a totally ice-free North Pole this summer are greater than 50:50 because the normally thick ice formed over many years at the Pole has been blown away and replaced by huge swathes of thinner ice formed over a single year.
Yikes. Read a synopsis here.
On a lighter note, Luke and I went for a singlespeed ride yesterday on the Sourdough Trail north of Nederland. Though I thought I would be able to hang, Luke pretty much kicked my ass as usual. I am going to fit the Humuhumnukunukuapua’a with a shock ASAP. Maybe that will help me keep up.
Hanging with Rach today and working on the deck. Hope to have that completed before we run up to the Melamed’s for dinner.
~stubert.
It is with deep regret that we announce today that the 35th running of the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run has been cancelled. ~ Greg Soderlund
On the super-mega-bummer-front, the Western States 100 which was to be held this weekend has been canceled due to spreading wildfires in the area. Currently, California has nearly 850 wildfires burning (Yikes!) and several are threatening the area around Squaw Valley in which the annual endurance run is held.
The Western States run is one for which runners have to qualify and is kindof a big deal in the UltraMarathon world so I really feel for those who prepared and anticipated being able to participate. In the grand scheme of things, the fires themselves are more of a bummer, affecting wildlife, property and people. Just a drag all around.
I have been working on my 70% training the last couple of days logging a couple of good efforts while trying to keep my heartrate down. Yesterday, I did a cool run up to the Park and around the Raccoon loop (roughly 8 miles) in 1:30 and followed that up today (paying much closer attention to my 70%) with a 7 miler along a similar route in 1:15. Good stuff.
That’s it for now. Think non-firey thoughts.
~stubert.
You’ll recoup your costs in 15-20 years. ~ Solar industry dipshits
Ok, after reading yet another article tying costs of solar solely to one’s reduction in energy costs, I had to voice in.
I am so sick of this particular analysis regarding the benefits to adding solar to one’s property. Listen, people… solar panels are an investment that will be recouped not only in lower energy costs (immediate cost recoup) but in increased home equity (delayed cost recoup). Anyone who sits there and tells you that this isn’t a worthwhile investment because it will take x number of years to recoup is completely missing the point.
I hear this all the time (and have even been discouraged from adding solar to my home by people IN THE INDUSTRY) due to this argument. “How long do you plan to stay in your home? 8 years? Then it isn’t worth doing.” Seriously guys, you are perhaps the worst sales people on the planet. Improving your home’s energy efficiency directly influences the value of your property. Jeez.
Ok. I feel a bit better now.
~stubert.