Just completed a 5.18 km run with RunKeeper
Month: February 2010
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RunningBlog: Week 8
So when I last updated, I’d just found out that I do not have plantar fasciitis and that my doctor cleared me to run. Of course, I still had a raging cold. Well, the Snook and I went off to Kiama and did a 4.2km hike through the rain forest. It was a pretty good workout, and my foot felt fine through it. This week I’ve walked home from work twice, and on Tuesday I felt good enough to go for my first run in nearly two weeks. I wore my New Balance shoes instead of my Newtons, reckoning that my feet would welcome the extra padding. It was a warm day and I’m not at 100%, so I went slow. I aimed for more of a mid-foot strike, as I suspect in my Newtons I’m landing a bit too far forward. It felt fine at first, but after 20 minutes the niggle in my foot came back. It’s not really pain. It’s like a sort of a tender ache. My right arch felt like I’d just spent 12 hours walking around at DisneyWorld. You know that feeling? Not a sharp pain by any means, but a tightness and tenderness along the whole arch from the ball of my foot to the start of my heel. I still finished the run, taking a few walk breaks when necessary to keep my heart rate low. That night I went through the whole spiel my doctor had prescribed: self-massage, stretch, strengthen, and ice. I went to Spudds on Wednesday and it didn’t bother me at all. So the problem is specifically related to longer periods (20 minutes or more) of continuous running. Good to know. From now on, I’ll be taking preemptive walk breaks on all my runs.
Feb. 20: 4.2km (hike)
Feb. 22: 2.54km (walk)
Feb. 23: 5.06km
Feb. 24: 2.53km (walk)
Total this week: 14.3km
Total in 2010: 151.5km (94.7mi)I’m counting the walks and hike this week because it was the only exercise that I could do. I am now 2.3km behind schedule to meet my 1000km goal. That’s okay. I’m just about over this cold, and I think my running distances will creep back up.
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Oscar Contest
I know the 2010 Web-Goddess Oscar Contest is late, but it will start this weekend, I swear. And that will give you a week to make your picks. On the plus side, I’m hoping that by leaving it so late, my regular readers will stand more of a chance of winning! DeskCam holds one final teaser for this year’s prize…
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Women drive like this, and men drive like this!
Do women take the backseat to men? I actually reflected to the Snook on the weekend how much I appreciate the fact that I get to do all the driving in the relationship. Which is kind of a weird observation in and of itself, because he’s not really giving up any task he wanted to do anyway. From my perspective, I’m thinking about particular women I knew back in Indiana who never drove and wouldn’t even pump their own gas. From the Snook’s perspective, he just really hates to drive and I’ve got a lot more experience with it. So we both get what we want, really.
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Shared today on Twitter
@VenessaHunt @venks79 That’s why our last move was NEXT DOOR. We carried everything we own by hand. 🙂
@redambition Yay! Ooh, should’ve told you to join the GGR team. We’ve got several folks signed up! Might have a meetup afterwards. 🙂
Just completed a 2.53 km walk with @runkeeper, check it out http://bit.ly/cx1pta #RunKeeper
@VenessaHunt Ha! I hope you called in all the favors that Mark and Sean owe you. 🙂
Spudds PLUS walking home? Why yes, Virtue *is* my middle name! (However, now I have to cough my brains out.)
@redambition That sucks! Did you try the delete/reinstall trick? Turn off Wi-Fi during your runs?
@redambition That fixed it for me completely. Good luck!
Snook: “So I’m on yet another of the amazing World of Warcraft POOP QUESTS. Except this time, I’m doing the pooping.”
Insomnia! Time for codeine, I guess.
Thinking of separating my two twitter accounts and using @geekgirlrunner for all the running stuff. Should I? Or keep all together?
Okay, I’m officially separating @web_goddess and @geekgirlrunner. Feel free to switch which one you follow if you just want running stuff!
@Opheli8 I only created it a couple days ago, mostly to keep other people from nabbing it. Then I decided to actually use it. 🙂
Okay, all my @runkeeper updates are now going to @geekgirlrunner, so the rest of you won’t see them unless you follow that account!
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Shared today on Facebook
Just completed a 2.53 km walk with RunKeeper
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Shared today on Twitter
We have a new microwave at work. I don’t get it. One button says “POWER / MELODY.” I assume that cooks your food with an 80’s rock ballad.
@gilmae Oh great. Now I’ve got the creepy little blind girl stuck in my head.
@kelownagurl Thanks! I’ve heard you mentioned on many other running podcasts… 🙂
@stufromoz I’m still the last one in the office. Somehow I’m most productive after 4pm. 🙁
Officially welcoming @eileenDCoE Down Under! If you’re in Melbs and want to make friends with an awesome chick, look her up.
@tinkabel All the in-ear ones fall out on me. I got these from Dick Smith: http://bit.ly/9l3uMI. That’s the only thing that stays on!
@uknick50 Done! 🙂
@squozen I got one today too. Are you an affiliate, or was somebody just extra nice?
Sleepy Snook + hotplate mistakenly left on all night = OUCH! We can haz induction now pleaz?
@DDsD Old Southern US attitude that even a drop of African blood made one black. Seriously.
@randomknits CRAP. Guess I really need to finish my project!
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Selleck Waterfall Sandwich
Selleck Waterfall Sandwich – a tumblr devoted to pictures of Tom Selleck with waterfalls and a sandwich. I am in love. (Link courtesy of Max’s Facebook, where he indicates his SO WRONG preference for Bea Arthur Mountains Pizza.)
I just have to say that I LOVE random tumblr sites the way I used to love lolcats when they were fresh and new. THAT MUCH.
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Tim Tam Cookie Pops
Hey Sis! Check out Tim Tam Cookie Pops, aka cake balls made with ground up Tim Tams. Whoa.