by Rupe | Apr 19, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 3.0 km/15 min
Mood: Very happy! I literally willed myself thru this. I really felt like taking the day off, you know – make it up later on, but I came thru for me and did it. This run would have been good for an 11 on the run, but I am looking for very low 10’s or ever high 9’s.
————————–Statistics—————————–
Week 12: 3.0 km [this week] – [Phase III- 81.7 km / (All – 284.7km)]
Week 11: 30.4 km
Week 10: 14.6 km
Week 09: 33.7 km
Week 08: 10.4 km [Phase II – 77.4]
Week 07: 22.4 km
Week 06: 27.4 km
Week 05: 17.2 km
Week 04: 35.6 km [Phase I – 123.4]
Week 03: 33.o km
Week 02: 28.9 km
Week 01: 26.1 km
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Picked up much over the last couple days regarding new position. Really looking forward to push full force ahead next week. Really feeling much better about the next few steps…..
by Rupe | Apr 17, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 7.2 km/35 min
Mood: Pretty aweson run today as well. Feel real good about my accomplishment over the last couple days. I was able to stay on point for the most part after missing a few day earlier in the week as I made the transition. Looking forward to a blockbust week coming up.
————————–Statistics—————————–
Week 11: 30.4 km [this week] – [Phase III- 78.7 km / (All – 281.7km)]
Week 10: 14.6 km
Week 9: 33.7 km
Week 8: 10.4 km [Phase II – 77.4]
Week 7: 22.4 km
Week 6: 27.4 km
Week 5: 17.2 km
Week 4: 35.6 km [Phase I – 123.4]
Week 3: 33.o km
Week 2: 28.9 km
Week 1: 26.1 km
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Picked up much over the last couple days regarding new position. Really looking forward to push full force ahead next week. Really feeling much better about the next few steps…..
by Rupe | Apr 17, 2004 | Not So Recent Reads
Author: Bob Woodward
Date: 17-Apr-04
With his unmatched investigative skill, Bob Woodward tells the behind-the-scenes story of how President George W. Bush and his top national security advisers, after the initial shock of the September 11 attacks, led the nation to war.
Extensive quotations from the secret deliberations of the National Security Council – and firsthand revelations of the private thoughts, concerns, and fears of the president and his war cabinet – make Bush at War an unprecedented chronicle of a modern presidency in a time of grave crisis.
Based on interviews with more than a hundred sources and four hours of exclusive interviews with the president, Bush at War reveals Bush’s sweeping, almost grandiose, vision for remaking the world. “I’m not a textbook player, I’m a gut player,” the president said.
Woodward’s virtual wiretap into the White House Situation Room reveals a stunning group portrait of an untested president and his advisers, three of whom might themselves have made it to the presidency. In Bush at War, Bob Woodward once again delivers a reporting tour de force.
My Thoughts:
by Rupe | Apr 16, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 11.2 km/60 min
Mood: Great run today – well worth the effort. Have not run in the last few days. Think this is my first real 60 min run….really good. Will probably go for a 7km tomorrow to close out 30+ .
————————–Statistics—————————–
Week 11: 23.2 km [this week] – [Phase III- 71.5 km / (All – 274.5km)]
Week 10: 14.6 km
Week 9: 33.7 km
Week 8: 10.4 km [Phase II – 77.4]
Week 7: 22.4 km
Week 6: 27.4 km
Week 5: 17.2 km
Week 4: 35.6 km [Phase I – 123.4]
Week 3: 33.o km
Week 2: 28.9 km
Week 1: 26.1 km
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Well I have been out of purgatory for a few days now. Does feel really wierd…I guess some may think that I feel bad about it, but if they only know how glad I am that that crazy a** crap is over… at least for now. They will all be so shocked when I pull the friggin’ rabbit out of the bag.
by Rupe | Apr 13, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 6.0 km/30 min
Mood: Pretty tired but had to get the run in. Had a big greasy double bacon and cheeze for lunch, plus had an omlete for breakfast. Won’t be having any days off, so I will have to just pick my long run days and have at it.
————————–Statistics—————————–
Week 11: 12.0 km [this week] – [Phase III- 60.3 km / (All – 263.3km)]
Week 10: 14.6 km
Week 9: 33.7 km
Week 8: 10.4 km [Phase II – 77.4]
Week 7: 22.4 km
Week 6: 27.4 km
Week 5: 17.2 km
Week 4: 35.6 km [Phase I – 123.4]
Week 3: 33.o km
Week 2: 28.9 km
Week 1: 26.1 km
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Today was my first day outside fo purgatory. How liberating….lots of folks seemed understanding of the circumstances, but no one really understands how relieved I am – literally. Now I get a chance to dig in and show some good stuff. Now stand back and watch the artist at work.
by Rupe | Apr 11, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 6.0 km/30 min
Mood: Not too bad. Still had to push a little, but it was a good short run. Long way from having to push thru the whole run to get to 6.0, only had to do so at the end.
————————–Statistics—————————–
Week 11: 6.0 km [this week] – [Phase III- 54.3 km / (All – 257.3km)]
Week 10: 14.6 km
Week 9: 33.7 km
Week 8: 10.4 km [Phase II – 77.4]
Week 7: 22.4 km
Week 6: 27.4 km
Week 5: 17.2 km
Week 4: 35.6 km [Phase I – 123.4]
Week 3: 33.o km
Week 2: 28.9 km
Week 1: 26.1 km
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Got called in today about some B… oversight. Clearly at a point now, where I am far too fed up with these idiots. Will move on… and gladly do so.
by Rupe | Apr 10, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 8.4 km/45 min
Mood: Had to push, but very good run. And to make matters even better the MACHINE IS FIXED! Was able to run all out with no problem at all. Look forward to a few good hard runs in the next few days.
————————–Statistics—————————–
Week 10: 14.6 km [this week] – [Phase III- 48.3 km / (All – 251.3km)]
Week 9: 33.7 km
Week 8: 10.4 km [Phase II – 77.4]
Week 7: 22.4 km
Week 6: 27.4 km
Week 5: 17.2 km
Week 4: 35.6 km [Phase I – 123.4]
Week 3: 33.o km
Week 2: 28.9 km
Week 1: 26.1 km
by Rupe | Apr 5, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 3.0 km/15 min
Mood: Mad as heck the friggin’ machine totally gave out….will have to get it look at.
————————–Statistics—————————–
Week 10: 3.0 km [this week] – [Phase III- 36.7 km / (All – 239.7km)]
Week 9: 33.7 km
Week 8: 10.4 km [Phase II – 77.4]
Week 7: 22.4 km
Week 6: 27.4 km
Week 5: 17.2 km
Week 4: 35.6 km [Phase I – 123.4]
Week 3: 33.o km
Week 2: 28.9 km
Week 1: 26.1 km
by Rupe | Apr 2, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 6.0 km/30 min
Mood: Similar to yesterday. Machine again crapped out at the climax of my run. Whoa! probably don’t want to use that word too many more times here.
————————–Statistics—————————–
Week 9: 33.7 km [this week] – [Phase III- 33.7 km / (All – 236.7km)]
Week 8: 10.4 km [Phase II – 77.4]
Week 7: 22.4 km
Week 6: 27.4 km
Week 5: 17.2 km
Week 4: 35.6 km [Phase I – 123.4]
Week 3: 33.o km
Week 2: 28.9 km
Week 1: 26.1 km
by Rupe | Apr 1, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 6.0 km/30 min
Mood: Great run! First day back on nights. Hopefully this goes by fast. Yes the machine did mess up again. Did my HPA.
————————–Statistics—————————–
Week 9: 27.7 km [this week] – [Phase III- 27.7 km / (All – 230.7km)]
Week 8: 10.4 km [Phase II – 77.4]
Week 7: 22.4 km
Week 6: 27.4 km
Week 5: 17.2 km
Week 4: 35.6 km [Phase I – 123.4]
Week 3: 33.o km
Week 2: 28.9 km
Week 1: 26.1 km
by Rupe | Mar 31, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 8.0 km/45 min
Mood: Much better run than yesterday. More controlled….did not feel as tired. As always the freaking machine copped out on me; did get a decent run in first tho.
————————–Statistics—————————–
Week 9: 21.7 km [this week] – [Phase III- 21.7 km / (All – 224.7km)]
Week 8: 10.4 km [Phase II – 77.4]
Week 7: 22.4 km
Week 6: 27.4 km
Week 5: 17.2 km
Week 4: 35.6 km [Phase I – 123.4]
Week 3: 33.o km
Week 2: 28.9 km
Week 1: 26.1 km
by Rupe | Mar 30, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 7.7 km/43 min
Mood: Not too bad run, but felt a bit pressed running at 11.0. The machine seems to have given a good effort today, but let up at the climax of my run. Not too sure how much more of this I can take. Will report it tomorrow.
I think I will start running outdoors next week. At lease once or twice to see how my back hold up under the hard pavement.
————————–Statistics—————————–
Week 9: 13.7 km [this week] – [Phase III- 13.7 km / (All – 216.7km)]
Week 8: 10.4 km [Phase II – 77.4]
Week 7: 22.4 km
Week 6: 27.4 km
Week 5: 17.2 km
Week 4: 35.6 km [Phase I – 123.4]
Week 3: 33.o km
Week 2: 28.9 km
Week 1: 26.1 km
by Rupe | Mar 29, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 6.0 km/33 min
Mood: Good run…machine got me again. Will make up for it tomorrow.
————————–Statistics—————————–
Week 9: 6.0 km [this week] – [Phase III- 6.0 km / (All – 209.0km)]
Week 8: 10.4 km [Phase II – 77.4]
Week 7: 22.4 km
Week 6: 27.4 km
Week 5: 17.2 km
Week 4: 35.6 km [Phase I – 123.4]
Week 3: 33.o km
Week 2: 28.9 km
Week 1: 26.1 km
by Rupe | Mar 25, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 10.4 km/60 min
Week 4 [8]: 10.4 km [this week] – [Phase II – 77.4 km / (All – 203.0km)]
Week 3 [7]: 22.4 km
Week 2 [6]: 27.4km
Week 1 [5]: 17.2km
Mood: Only ran one day this week – today. Not really feeling particularly good about that. Will try to put in some time tomorrow. Just been a bit overly tired after a very trying week.
A whole heap of crap when down this week. I think at the end of this coming month, things will get a whole lot better. I have 10 more days on the stump. I can’t wait to get out of this hell….really.
by Rupe | Mar 21, 2004 | Mad Musings
Okay…long day again and no workout. Today was a bear times 2. Nabbed a huge fish today. Let’s say big time duckets here bud…that’s right in the mils.
At any rate, as much as it give much professional good feeling to do this, it really really has taken a toll on me. I really miss my family, don’t really care for those…well that’s another story, and yes, it is time to go home.
Just thought I would share that with my journal. By the way, one more day and I get to take a short respite…be!
by Rupe | Mar 20, 2004 | Mad Musings
It is pretty late now and I will have to be up in the next 4.5 hours to push out again, but I have to just drop a few notes here.
Today….actually yesterday, Saturday, was a pretty dark day. Had a bad spill. Was a bit hard on myself at first for it, but then the more I thought about it…the more I realize…shoot…I am not the only one doing this crap. If I am gonna pay the piper on it then others will as well; besides by reason of position, it will happen here on my level more so than anywhere else.
Anyway, I am really miffed off, but I will just get over it….sometime next week, or next month, it will be something else. The world goes on, and I will move on with it. How about that….I feel better already…..Ciao!
by Rupe | Mar 19, 2004 | Not So Recent Reads
Author: Michael Moore
Date: 19-Mar-04
He is the scourge of Stupid White Men everywhere. He’s taken on fat cats, gun nuts, lying politicians. The Guardian describes him as “a wake-up call, a kick in the mental backside.” And now, Michael Moore is back, daring to ask the most urgent question of these perilous times: Dude, Where’s My Country?
Michael Moore is on a mission in his new book: Regime Change. The man who slithered into the White House on tracks greased by his daddy’s oil buddies is one of the many targets in Mike’s blistering follow-up to his smash #1 Stupid White Men, the biggest selling nonfiction book of the year. Now no one is safe: corporate barons who have bilked millions out of their employees’ lifetime savings, legislators who have stripped away our civil liberties in the name of “homeland security,” and even that right-wing brother-in-law of yours (yes, we all have one) who manages, year after year, through his babbling idiocy, to ruin Thanksgiving dinner.
Fearless, funny and furious, Michael Moore’s new book is the call to arms we’ve all been waiting for, the kind of book that comes along once every so often that rallies citizens with humor and insight, and changes the course of the country.
My Thoughts: Loved it. Don’t really consider myself a liberal on many topics, but I found this book to be lucid and full of things that make you go…hmmmmm?
by Rupe | Mar 19, 2004 | Not So Recent Reads
Author: Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon’
Date: 19-Mar-04
Daniel Benjamin and Steven Simon began working on this project shortly after leaving the National Security Council, where, as director and senior director for counterterrorism, they watched the rise of al Qaeda and helped coordinate America’s fight against Usama bin Laden and his organization. They warned about the appearance of a new breed of terrorists who were determined to kill on the grand scale. More than a year before September 11, 2001, they began writing The Age of Sacred Terror to sound the alarm for a nation that had not recognized the gravest threat of our time.
One of their original goals has remained: to provide the insights to understand an enemy unlike any seen in living memory – one with an extraordinary ability to detect weakness and exploit it, one with a determination to inflict catastrophic damage, one that will not be deterred. But after September 11, a second, equally crucial goal was added: to understand how America let its defenses down, how warnings went unheeded, and how key parts of the government failed at vital tasks. The Age of Sacred Terror also describes the road ahead, where the terrorists will look to draw strength, and what the United States must do to stop them. A year after the attacks America continues searching for answers about those responsible, and explanations for the glaring gaps in our defenses. The Age of Sacred Terror provides both with unique authority.
My Thoughts: Definitely a great read and well recommended. I just could not put this book down. Long and good…that’s what I can say.
by Rupe | Mar 19, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 6.0 km/30 min
Week 3 [7]: 22.4 km [this week] – [Phase II – 67.0 km / (All – 192.6km)]
Week 2 [6]: 27.4km
Week 1 [5]: 17.2km
Mood: Good is becoming a cliche for this. And the damn machine did me in today again…it seems as though everytime I go over 14km it messes up. Not sure how I am gonna get my speed workout. Think I will go check out a machine from the store – maybe I will find a used one….can’t be that expensive.
by Rupe | Mar 18, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 8.0 km/42 min
Week 3 [7]: 16.4 km [this week] – [Phase II – 61.0 km / (All – 186.6km)]
Week 2 [6]: 27.4km
Week 1 [5]: 17.2km
Mood: Felt really good today. The friggin machine kept stopping abruptly….starting to wear down I guess. I think I was in for close to a 9.0. That definitely will be the goal.
by Rupe | Mar 17, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 8.4 km/45 min
Week 3 [7]: 8.4 km [this week] – [Phase II – 3.0 km / (All – 178.6km)]
Week 2 [6]: 27.4km
Week 1 [5]: 17.2km
Mood: Felt relatively good after a few days doing nothing due to workload. Have quite a while to go before 9:40 event day, plus will be noturnal which provides my optimum chance. Looking forward to it now. Will try the twice a day starting tomorrow…45 morn and 45 even.
by Rupe | Mar 13, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 8.2 km/45 min
Week 2 [6]: 27.4 km [this week] – [Phase II – 44.6 km / (All – 170.2km)]
Week 1 [5]: 17.2km
Mood: Another good feeling day. Felt like I ran so much harder yesterday only to run at a much more even paste today with the same results. It seems that the more overall evenly I run the better it is; the result are usually the same over long distance – 30+ minutes
by Rupe | Mar 12, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 8.2 km/45 min
Week 2 [6]: 19.2 km [this week] – [Phase II – 36.4 km / (All – 162.0km)]
Week 1 [5]: 17.2km
Mood: Felt really good today, eventhough I had a couple last night – no lasting effects. Must be some good stuff. This was my first true 45er. Will do an easy….30min tomorrow. Probably won’t go over 24km for the week. Will be better next week – week 3.
by Rupe | Mar 11, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 5.1 km/28 min
Week 2 [6]: 11.0 km [this week] – [Phase II – 28.2 km / (All – 153.8km)]
Week 1 [5]: 17.2km
Mood: Really not having much fun getting runs in. Today had a late run. Did a sprint (1.48miles – 10min). Looks like my rountine will have to wait until I go back to nights….
by Rupe | Mar 8, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 5.9 km/30 min
Week 2 [6]: 5.9 km [this week] – [Phase II – 23.1 km / (All – 148.7km)]
Week 1 [5]: 17.2km
Mood: Early morning run…felt good afterwards, but this schedule is really kicking my but. Will have to double up on the off days
by Rupe | Mar 6, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 7.0 km/40 min
Week 1 [5]: 17.2 km [this week] – [Phase II – 17.2 km / (All – 142.8km)]
Week 2 [6]:
Week 3 [7]:
Week 4 [8]:
Mood: Really tough to get a workout in…..the
by Rupe | Mar 3, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 2.0 km/10 min
Week 1 [5]: 10.2 km [this week] – [Phase II – 10.2 km / (All Phases – 135.6km)]
Week 2 [6]:
Week 3 [7]:
Week 4 [8]:
Mood: Switch work patter night to days – couldn’t run 1st and 2nd and only managed a feel 2km run tonite. It will take me a little while to get thru this for sure. Do have off a couple days after tomorrow. Will get in a pretty good run then. Have quite a few miles to make up.
by Rupe | Feb 29, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 8.2 km/45 min
Week 1 [5]: 8.2 km [this week] – [Phase II – 8.2 km / (All Phases – 133.6km)]
Week 2 [6]:
Week 3 [7]:
Week 4 [8]:
Mood: Felt a bit tired today….will have to take 2 rest days per week with these long run or just run short distances in between. Like tomorrow I will probably just run for 30 min slow…Absolutely great! – Broke the 6.0 km in 30min barrier. Got the leap day coming tomorrow.
Speed test: 2.4km or 1.48 m in 10min that was runing at [13/8min and 14/2min]
by Rupe | Feb 28, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 6.0 km/30 min
Week 4: 35.6 km [current week] – [123.4 km / 76.5m – Phase I (Total)]
Week 3: 33.0 km
Week 2: 28.9 km
Week 1: 26.1 km
Mood: Absolutely great! – Broke the 6.0 km in 30min barrier. Got the leap day coming tomorrow.
Speed test: 2.4km or 1.48 m in 10min that was runing at [13/8min and 14/2min]
by Rupe | Feb 27, 2004 | Workout Log
Today’s run – 5.9 km/30 min
Week 4: 29.6 km [current week] – [117.4 km for Feb (Total)]
Week 3: 33.0 km
Week 2: 28.9 km
Week 1: 26.1 km
Mood: Aiight…just plugging away at the heart and legs – pushing to the 6.0 mark.
