Monthly Archives: October 2007

Seasonal Affective Disorder

I don’t really suffer from SAD, but I do despise when it gets dark so early. Tonight I managed to get to the barracks trail by 6:10 and since I was only doing 4 miles I only had to run … Continue reading

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8 mile cool down

After running after that pumpkin yesterday I took it easy and ran 8 miles at a comfortable pace. Fortunately for me, my comfortable pace over 8 miles appears to be 9:15ish. I need to do some speed work though…and I … Continue reading

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Great Pumpkin Chase 2007 race report

Yesterday was the Great Pumpkin Chase in downtown Harrisburg. I highly recommend it as a race you should run, if for no other reason than the bangin’ t-shirts. My goal for this race was to grab a 7:30 first mile … Continue reading

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Ex-Smoker/Non-Smoker

Over at MaggiesMind she is discussing the process of going from being a smoker to a non-smoker. She touches on a salient point, namely: I’m not sure that I’ll ever feel quite the same as someone who was never a … Continue reading

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Brian Sell

No, not the one I went to high school with, the other Brian Sell. I have been following some of the Olympic Trials coverage and Brian Sell is sort of the underdog (with a 2:10 marathon PR). I of course … Continue reading

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OS X change program association for file type

Right click->Open With->Other->Choose Program->Always Open With

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Taking time off

I read a few running blogs, and from time to time the topic of taking extended time off comes up. I have a confession. The idea of taking extended time off scares the hell out of me. I worry that … Continue reading

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Duplicate songs in iTunes with ‘Add to Library’

I like iTunes, I like it a lot. However, if you are using the ‘Add to Library’ function to add an entire directory to iTunes, and that directory also contains a playlist (.m3u file) it will also add every song … Continue reading

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Another lonely dark run

Got up at 6 am to put in an easy 3 on tired legs. Got a side stitch in the last 1/4 mile. Done till the Pumpkin Chase. 1 mile splits: 9:35, 9:23, 9:11 (I was shooting for 9:30′s) Motionbased … Continue reading

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More running…Just what you wanted!

**Oops, when I look again I see I was 11th in my gender, I was 14th overall, edited post to reflect changes** Just wanted to post that the results are up for the Fall Down on the Trail 5K that … Continue reading

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