Musings on the world of software from the sharp end of the long tail
Posted in Cogitation on Apr 11th, 2010
I think I may be becoming a ‘runner’. Late on Friday night, one of my drinking / poker buddies told me he was running in the Cary Road Race (10k) starting at 8.30a the next day. I switched from beer to water (admittedly a bit late) and decided to enter as well. The start is [...]
Posted in personal on Mar 23rd, 2010
Lef to Right : Iain, Rich, Craig enjoy a post race “sports drink” Last Sunday I completed the ATT Half Marathon (or Full Pikermi if you prefer). This series of posts is mostly for my own reference but if you’re interested you can read the rest here. My personal goal was to finish in 1:50 [...]
Posted in personal on Feb 22nd, 2010
Here’s part 4 of my running log – my 10 week journey to train for a half marathon – something I haven’t attempted for over a decade. The log is mostly for my own reference but if you’re interested you can read Part 1 , 2 and 3 as well. Well the running is going pretty [...]
Posted in personal on Feb 1st, 2010
Here’s part 3 of my running log – my 10 week journey to train for a half marathon – something I haven’t attempted for over a decade. The log is mostly for my own reference but if you’re interested you can read Part 1 and Part 2 as well. Yesterday I completed my fourth full week [...]
Posted in personal on Jan 17th, 2010
Just finished week 2 of my 10 week half-marathon training. Despite being away from home most of the week – I managed to exceed my mileage goal again – but didn’t make much progress on my pace. I have goal of finishing under 1hr 50m so need to be aiming for 8 minute miles; currently [...]
Posted in Cogitation on Jan 10th, 2010
I’ve never been much of a runner but always found running to be a pretty decent way to keep fit. It requires very little in the way of skill or technique; you don’t need any equipment; there’s nothing to set up and you can do it pretty much anywhere. If you’re busy with kids and [...]