Running is therapy

Q: Can I have more English documentations?
A: Now I’m working for it.

There are all kinds of ways to share storage on a network. AoE is one of them.

AoE couldn’t be easier to set up.

On the machine that will export a partition or hard drive, install vbladed. I installed it on my knoppmyth box here, as root:

  $ apt-get install vblade


Then fire it up on that machine, I export /dev/sda3 on eth0, as slot 0/shelf 0:

  $ vbladed 0 0 eth0 /dev/sda3


Then on the client machine install aoetools. I just used my Gutsy laptop:

  $ sudo apt-get install aoetools


Then discover, print out the drive details and mount the drive:

  $ sudo mkdir /mnt/aoe
  $ sudo aoe-discover
  $ sudo aoe-stat
      e0.0       244.249GB   eth1 up  
  $ sudo mount /dev/etherd/e0.0 /mnt/aoe/


Now, let’s watch some tv using ATA commands over Ethernet frames:

This gives us pretty cool low cost alternatives for SAN set ups.

When I was using OS X, one thing I liked was the C-a, C-e navigation when typing in text inputs or textareas (like the one I am using right now to type this).

If you are using Gnome, you can have this same functionality:

  gconftool-2 --set /desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_key_theme Emacs --type string


I headed into work early this morning to meet some people so I also headed out early.

Yesterday was one of the most beautiful days we’ve had in a long time, but I didn’t go running last night. Oh no, not me, I waited till today. Today with the cold, today with the rain.

Oh well, anyone can run when it’s nice out. Real runners go when it’s pouring and miserable.

Since I was at home and it was still light out I decided to take advantage and head out for a brisk 4 miler. I had intended to keep the pace easy, but I wanted to pound out the first half mile to get warm. After I was that far into it, I didn’t really back off of it too much.

1 Mile Splits: 9:03, 9:14, 8:57, 8:24

Not terribly consistent but about par for what I normally do with pace.

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Some stats:
Distance: 3.99
Time: 35.33 (pace: 8:54)
Average Heart Rate: 158 bpm
Calories Burned: 580

I have started a new job in the last two weeks which has been keeping me busy. Busy is good, but it’s also why I haven’t been updating my training log here.

I ran 2 more times last week after the 6 on Sunday a 3.5 on Tuesday, and a 3.5 on Thursday.

I started this week off with another 6 miler with Eric and Bill. We drove down to Newville to the rail trail and did 3 out and 3 back. We averaged 9:15 miles according to my Garmin, and 9:16 according to Bill’s. What I find interesting is that my average heart rate was 151. That is pretty low for me for that pace. It also makes me hopeful that my 8:46 goal pace for Lehigh is doable.

On the downside. The pain in my leg persists. It takes about 2 miles for it to kick in, and I am not 100% sure how to characterize it, I may try in a future post. Last night I walked down to Walmart and picked up an ace bandage. I am going to try some compression on it over this week, and perhaps some ice.

Sunday’s 1 mile splits: 9:28, 9:18, 9:21, 9:19, 9:20, 8:57 /* That last mile helped the average quite a bit :) */

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Some stats:
Distance: 6.03 miles
Time: 55:49 (pace: 9:15)
Average Heart Rate: 151 bpm
Calories Burned: 873

Don’t forget kids, we turn the clocks AHEAD next Sunday morning. Yay!

I think I will wait till 6pm to go running next Sunday, just because I can.