As I was running this morning, I was thinking. This is something I do all the time, and it helps clear my head for the day ahead. Today I was actually thinking about running, only half-listening to the podcast I had on my iPod. What motivates me to run? There have been other times in [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2008
New Slogan: Motivated by General Geekery
Website Highlights: Lifestream and the Archive
Two recent additions to the website are the new improved Archive and the LifeStream page.
The Archive page is simple, it’s an archive of all posts and pages here at der5er. Click on a month or date and it will give you a thumbnail of each post, and clicking it again will take you directly to the [...]
13.1 Miles! I CAN DO IT!
I’m incredibly stoked. Sunday morning I completed the equivalent of a half-marathon, 13.1 miles. And it only took me 2 hours and 3 minutes. My average pace was 9 minutes, 24 seconds per mile. I wasn’t going for a fast pace or anything. Yesterday was mainly just a proof of concept. To be able to [...]
Midlothian Blaze 5k Race
The Midlothian Blaze 5k was held today to benefit the Midlothian Volunteer Fire Department. This was a nice fun race that I had a pretty good experience with. I made good time today, finishing the race in 25:31 (it’s a little over 3 miles). It’s always fun to go out and race because race courses [...]