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Life Lessons While Running

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I jogged today through Hampstead Heath and in the course of getting my exercise added a few gems to my likely-to-never be published book of life hints:

  1. They say the shortest distance between two points is a straight line … but they forgot to mention hills!
  2. Just because you ran during a break in the rain doesn’t mean the ground won’t be soaking wet and that strangers won’t find it funny when you lose your balance.
  3. Getting lost when you have a GPS on your phone has no noticeable downside besides the constant feeling of “vuja de” (aka, the experience of never having been somewhere before).

Now onto more mundane topics … while not a long run it still topped off a good month for me. 15 runs during the month totalling 77.2 miles. My longest distance for a month so far (although not by much).

 

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I Would Walk 20 Miles for You

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Well I think the song claims I’d walk 500 miles for you but that’s just silly. At least I’m putting my feet on the pavement for you and I got 20 miles out of it today along with my beautiful wife Kabuki and our lovely friend Tasha. For the detail oriented among you you might quibble that we didn’t actually walk for you but rather a charity (the NSPCC). Technically you’re right but I’m sure you either supported us monetarily through our Just Giving site or simply forgot to write that check because you were so busy with your own charitable work. Right? Well maybe you just supported us emotionally but felt parting with money for abused children wasn’t justified. Maybe you just don’t like children. That’s fair, you don’t have to. Regardless, it doesn’t matter … we walked for all of you even if you too cheap or heartless to contribute. Sarcastic smile

Damn we have such big hearts (and swollen feet). Feel free to congratulate us or donate (post facto) using the link below the pictures.

Kabuki, myself, and Tasha at around mile 4?Kabuki and Ken ... past the finish LineTasha and Ken ... feeling good but it's still earlyNSPCC Charity PosterThe London EyeHyde ParkAlong the canalsAlong the canals

Cholesterol … the good, bad, and the triglycerides

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I’m playing around with HTML5’s charting capabilities and I just got my cholesterol readings back from the doctor. Why not combine them? Come on, you were thinking the same thing, right? Well voila, there you go.

What does all this mean? Well my HDL/LDL ratio is very good but my LDL is a little too high (although much better than it was only a few months ago). Just gotta keep on my current running, tennis, and basic lifting exercise kick.

Fat Ass and the New Deal

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Vacations have a tendency to enrich the spirit and (unfortunately) the gut. My gut was definitely enriched in California. I’m weighing in at 182 this morning. Damn! I was down to as low as 163 in Feb 06 (aka, before my wedding). Time to take a break from Foie Gras and a 1/2 bottle of wine every day. As part of my own personal “new deal” I’ve bought a new gadget … the Garmin Forerunner 405:

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Hopefully this watch will get me motivated to start my running routine again. This morning I kicked off the routine which I can only say was intense. And by intense I mean “concentrated” and by concentrated what I mean is “short”. No sense in killing myself on day 1. :^)