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Weight Today

181

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200+ Miles Running

202 MilesI've now run over 200 miles, and the picture to the right says "202" right now (201.89 miles).

Here's a weekly look at my mileage. The "1" on week 1 is due to the fact that DailyMile weeks start on Mondays and January 1 was a Sunday. :) The gap came when I took ten days off to rest my calves. Something, it turns out, I may be doing a bit more of now.

Mileage

I've lost around 15 pounds, conservatively, and even people who see me fairly frequently have commented on how much thinner I look. I'm still eating largely the same - I simply eat smaller portions and mix in a few healthier choices when possible. My legs, which always had decent "muscle memory" in terms of definition, are now even more defined. The upper body, well, it's slimmer. I'm working with a personal trainer too on developing and maintaining at least a little core and upper body strength.

All told, yay. Happy to be past 200 miles!

How Many Login Items Do You Have?

How many Login items do you have on your Mac? I have, if I am capable of counting this high, 13:

Login Items

Five Miles

I ran five miles today. Farthest I've run, and frankly, it was nowhere near as terrible as I thought it might be. The key is simply to have the right kind of distraction. :-)

If I run 1 and 3 miles Friday and Saturday, I should hit 200 miles total on Sunday since joining DailyMile in November of last year. I still remember when the numbers were two digits long, so it'll be pretty nifty to see the number tick over to one that starts with a "2."

Wanting a Canon 5D Mark III

I blame this review. Dammit.

I won't be getting one, though. My Mark II (and, heck, the original 5D I have) are still great cameras. But I have $4k set aside for something - a new Mac Pro, most likely - but if Apple officially kills that line (goodness I hope not!) or something, then a 5D Mark III may fit the bill.

More information on the 5DIII and setting up your 5DII or 5DIII.

Running Boxers Typo

I got two pair of running boxers at Sam's Club for $4.81 total. My first run in them went pretty well. As I was putting the pair in the wash, I noticed this bit of Chinglish (or a typo) and decided to take a picture.

Mednium

9-Year Old Ski Jump

This video is making the rounds. It shows a helmet cam view of a fourth grader trying a larger ski jump for the first time. Make sure you have the audio on.

Update on the Wine Drinking :-)

Still haven't finished a bottle. And the next morning after my three glasses, I've woken up with a teeny tiny hangover. :)

Not a Better Winter

With highs reaching the 70s in the next week and winter pretty much behind us, I must say: I couldn't have picked a better winter to start running.

Seriously.

I think we're going to cancel our YMCA membership soon. Maybe we'll resume it next fall because I hate the treadmill that much, and at least the tiny track there will offer some sort of motion.

Ready for Minimalist Running?

I can move my knee well outside of my toes and lift my big toe up farther than 45°. Can you (even if you have no plans to run at all)?

Principles of Natural Running

iPad 3 – I’ll Probably Pass

In the weeks leading up to the event, I'd mentally prepared myself to finally buy an iPad.

I think now I'm leaning the other way, towards still not owning an iPad.

We're a family of three, and we have more iPods than I can count (I regularly use three myself if you include the one that's hooked up permanently in my car), three iPhones (and a few sitting on a shelf), four Macs (Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Air, 12" PowerBook), and so on.

I'm finding that, given the size and weight of the MacBook Air, I simply never find myself needing an iPad. I like having an actual keyboard. I like having more storage space, access to my DropBox files, etc.

The only things currently in my "Pros" column are "can stream DirecTV to my desk so I can watch TV while I work" (you could argue I should just buy a Slingbox) and "can play some more games on it that I can't really play on my iPhone."

I guess I'll wait for the iPad 4.

P.S. I'd have probably ordered if iOS for the iPad had multiple user support.

Instagram – the New Blog

People used to post pictures of their cats and what they had for lunch on their blogs.

Then Twitter came about, and people used that to post pictures of their cats and tell everyone what they had for lunch.

Now, we have Instagram for that.

What's next in the cats/lunch series of technology?

GT Rebound and a New Bike

My wife is looking at buying a new bike. Her current one is a heavy GT model from Dick's Sporting Goods, and she's just about fed up with it.

She's leaning towards the Trek 7.3. It's a "hybrid" but more of a road bike than anything, with thin tires and relatively low weight so she can cruise around the trails at Presque Isle.

I still have the GT Rebound mountain bike (in black and yellow) that I got in 1998 or so in North East. It's still in pretty good shape from what I can tell - and I read some good reviews just now - but I'm considering picking up a new bike as well. I'm leaning towards "no" because I should still be able to keep up with the wife on my fat-tired mountain bike just fine.

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