Took a day off on Friday and did the sites in DC including a couple of museums then down to Georgetown for some beers by the river. It was a beautiful 80f day.
Saturday I actually went on my first hash with Mount Vernon H3. It was fun to be hashing again and they are a friendly group. But it starts at 10am, which is a bit early for me to be drinking! One slight incident - I was checking trail when I tripped over a log and came down hard on my knee. I could hardly walk for a while then gradually I managed to start running again. Fortunately the trail was well marked as I was right at the back by this point. Afterwards it hurt like hell and was cut up and very swollen. No serious damage I hope.
On Sunday we went on to our new biking clubs annual picnic. Fortunately when I woke up my knee felt OK. Did a 43 mile ride in 2 hrs 40 mins, which is my longest ride for a while and at a pretty decent pace as well. The weather was great and the food was yummy.
This morning my knee was hurting again but I still biked to work. Hopefully I'll be OK for the speed work tomorrow night.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Thursday, May 1, 2008
back in training
As I said below we have recently joined a running club. Since the Army 10-miler back in October I have not run any races. But I have still been running around the local area and on the track. The other week I ran a 15:35 2 mile on the track which is pretty good for me.
At my first visit to the running club we ran 6 x half mile laps around a park with a bit of a hill at the end and about a 100yd/1min rest in between. My splits:
lap 1 4:10
lap 2 4:12
lap 3 3:56
lap 4 3:54
lap 5 4:05
lap 6 3:56
I am reasonably happy with these times for my first attempt. My first goal is to get each split below 4 mins.
At my first visit to the running club we ran 6 x half mile laps around a park with a bit of a hill at the end and about a 100yd/1min rest in between. My splits:
lap 1 4:10
lap 2 4:12
lap 3 3:56
lap 4 3:54
lap 5 4:05
lap 6 3:56
I am reasonably happy with these times for my first attempt. My first goal is to get each split below 4 mins.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Life update...
I have no excuses, just lost interest in blogging for a while. I've been keeping track of everyone back in Colorado Springs. Congrats to C4 and Net on their new family addition, congrats to Dani on her new house and congrats to Tits on her 25k.
I got a job out here eventually working for the City of Alexandria. It's a whole different ballgame from working for the City of Colorado Springs. I have a lot more responsibility and I am working long, long hours, lots of evening and weekend meetings. Fortunately we get comp time which is a welcome supplement to my annual leave. The thing that makes this worthwhile is my salary is almost twice as much as it was in the Springs (but still below the median income for Alexandria!!).
We still haven't been hashing. Something else I have temporarily lost interest in. With Boob's arrival in town (he will be working in Alexandria about 2 blocks from my office) we may be encouraged to start going. Apparently one of our Planning Commissioners is a hasher, so it should be interesting if our paths cross!
We went to New Zealand back in February which was fantastic. It was great to spend time with my sister and brother-in-law and we did lots of hiking, camping, mountain biking, kayaking, body boarding and of course drinking and eating. It's still at the top of our list of places to retire to!
We are starting to make friends here - a couple of people from my work-out class and from work. Also we have joined a cycling club and more recently a running club.
I got a job out here eventually working for the City of Alexandria. It's a whole different ballgame from working for the City of Colorado Springs. I have a lot more responsibility and I am working long, long hours, lots of evening and weekend meetings. Fortunately we get comp time which is a welcome supplement to my annual leave. The thing that makes this worthwhile is my salary is almost twice as much as it was in the Springs (but still below the median income for Alexandria!!).
We still haven't been hashing. Something else I have temporarily lost interest in. With Boob's arrival in town (he will be working in Alexandria about 2 blocks from my office) we may be encouraged to start going. Apparently one of our Planning Commissioners is a hasher, so it should be interesting if our paths cross!
We went to New Zealand back in February which was fantastic. It was great to spend time with my sister and brother-in-law and we did lots of hiking, camping, mountain biking, kayaking, body boarding and of course drinking and eating. It's still at the top of our list of places to retire to!
We are starting to make friends here - a couple of people from my work-out class and from work. Also we have joined a cycling club and more recently a running club.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Army 10 Miler
I was actually dreading this event as I haven't been running as frequently as I used to and I've put on a few pounds (oops!). But I managed to finish the race and felt pretty OK all the way around despite the sweltering heat. Some poor guy actually died just before the finish line. He was only 25. There were a lot of seriously out of shape people running that race and way too many walkers. What are they thinking!
Anyway, my official time was 1:38:41, which was in the top third of women and my age group. (This is the same as my Garmin time, but my Garmin distance was 10:17 mile. My actual 10 mile time was 1:37:20, but I guess everyone was in the same boat). I was pleased with that as it was faster then the Garden of the Gods 10 which I finished in 1:45, but that was very hilly. DH ran 1:30, which was the same as his GOG time. He doesn't like the heat.
So I have been busy sorting out our new house and looking for jobs. I've had a couple of interviews and it looks like one will result in a job. So I'm going to have to get back into work mode pretty soon. There is a shuttle bus from right outside our door to the metro, which will make commuting very easy.
We haven't made it to a hash yet as we have been busy with other things, including exploring all the running and biking trails. Ironically almost everywhere we have been we have seen fresh hash markings! That must be a sign to get our asses to the hash.
"I Like Your Boobs" was in town the other weekend and we met up with him for an evening of drinkling and dancing in Clarendon. It was good to see old friends.
Anyway, my official time was 1:38:41, which was in the top third of women and my age group. (This is the same as my Garmin time, but my Garmin distance was 10:17 mile. My actual 10 mile time was 1:37:20, but I guess everyone was in the same boat). I was pleased with that as it was faster then the Garden of the Gods 10 which I finished in 1:45, but that was very hilly. DH ran 1:30, which was the same as his GOG time. He doesn't like the heat.
So I have been busy sorting out our new house and looking for jobs. I've had a couple of interviews and it looks like one will result in a job. So I'm going to have to get back into work mode pretty soon. There is a shuttle bus from right outside our door to the metro, which will make commuting very easy.
We haven't made it to a hash yet as we have been busy with other things, including exploring all the running and biking trails. Ironically almost everywhere we have been we have seen fresh hash markings! That must be a sign to get our asses to the hash.
"I Like Your Boobs" was in town the other weekend and we met up with him for an evening of drinkling and dancing in Clarendon. It was good to see old friends.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
WHY MEN ARE NOT SECRETARIES...
Husband's note on the refrigerator to his wife:"Someone from the Gyna Colleges called. They said the Pabst beer is normal. When did you start drinking beer?"
Thursday, August 16, 2007
If anyone is interested....
I'm still alive!!
We made it over to DC and after some intense house hunting we found a nice town house in a cool developement called Cameron Station in Alexandria. It has a pool, gym, basketball court which also has aerobic/weights/yoga classes, two large parks and it is right on one of the many bike trails through Alexandria. We don't close until Sept 24 so I am stuck out at Ft Belvoir for 6 weeks. Dh started work yesterday so I guess I no longer have an excuse for not looking for a new job. Fortunately there are quite a few possibilities. I just hate filling in job application forms. Time to put the BS brain cells into use again.
We made it over to DC and after some intense house hunting we found a nice town house in a cool developement called Cameron Station in Alexandria. It has a pool, gym, basketball court which also has aerobic/weights/yoga classes, two large parks and it is right on one of the many bike trails through Alexandria. We don't close until Sept 24 so I am stuck out at Ft Belvoir for 6 weeks. Dh started work yesterday so I guess I no longer have an excuse for not looking for a new job. Fortunately there are quite a few possibilities. I just hate filling in job application forms. Time to put the BS brain cells into use again.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
At last an update!!
I am still in the UK and haven't had much time to email. My sister has dial-up which makes for slow progress! Return to US on Saturday. Having a great time. The weather totally sucks. There has been massive flooding here. Went over to France for a few days which was wonderul and warmer. Great to see family and old friends.
And before I left Colorado Springs I did manage to climb Pikes Peak for the first time. It was hard work but rewarding to have completed it. Fortunately the weather was perfect all day.
And before I left Colorado Springs I did manage to climb Pikes Peak for the first time. It was hard work but rewarding to have completed it. Fortunately the weather was perfect all day.
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