Red's Ramblings v.2 » Running

That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run.

Redsmartie — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:31:01 +0000

I ran to the end of the road, and when I got there, I thought maybe I’d run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I’d just run across Greenbow County. Now I figured since I’d run this far, maybe I’d just run across the great state of Alabama. And that’s what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason, I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured since I’d gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. And when I got to another ocean, I figured since I’d gone this far I might as well just turn back and keep right on going.

Well I didn’t quite run that far but it was a personal best. I started a 2 mile run and then felt fine to carry on. At 30 mins in I thought I’d do a 45 min football half and when I got there I decided to carry on till the hour mark.

5.37 miles
1:00’03″
11’10″/mi

See it here

iPhone and the Nike+

Redsmartie — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:37:29 +0000

Frustratingly and not for the first time this week I was half a mile into a run and realised that I hadn’t activated the sensor. Or I should say that I did activate it but it went to sleep again before I started running. It may have been that the auto-lock on the phone kicked in before I started as I’d been playing with the settings on the treadmill. I’d decided to use one of the interval programs that adjusts speed and inline automatically. I have no idea of the benefits of this, I usually just start it and run a couple of miles at 5mph.

So having had a false half mile start I cancelled the workout I was on and started it again with a nominal mile as I was following the treadmills 20 min workout, not the Nike+. I got going again and checked my pace, pressing the home button, to find that while the voice told me I was x miles in the corresponding number on the display matched what she said but was displaying Kilometres. I did a screen shot after the 1 mile was up but after I’d done it it reverted back to miles. The screenshot showed miles too. Must be a glitch in the system.

One disappointing thing that doesn’t seem to be on the iPhone is the celebrity voices acknowledging personal bests, etc. I’ve not heard any yet so I’m assuming they aren’t there. Its either that or they are staying quiet because I must try harder.

Progress

Redsmartie — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:06:30 +0000

You may have noticed I’m having a little online virtual race with Choobs and while I’m winning I have the advantage of a few days head start and not being a smoker. That said, I’m a bigger lad than him so that makes it all square.

Its made my running more regular and I’m feeling better for it. I just did a couple of miles and only stopped as time was against me. I was up for a marathon

The race

Redsmartie — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:53:57 +0000

I’ve dusted off the Nike+ kit

Redsmartie — Sat, 31 May 2008 14:42:22 +0000

That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I’d run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I’d just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I run this far, maybe I’d just run across the great state of Alabama. And that’s what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I’d gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I’d gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going. When I got tired, I slept. When I got hungry, I ate. When I had to go… you know… I went.