Entries Tagged as 'Running'

What has been on my brain in the last week?

Post 1

Disc, Running
Product Sales Velocity
Schwartzian Transform (Perl is rad)
I need to spend more time on <insert project>
I need to be playing MORE disc.
The power of MySQL GROUP BY
Garrison Keillor is not funny and possibly just an idiot.
Disc, Running
Shoot! I didn't spend any time on <insert project> this week!
George Lange Photography
Nikon Lens Purchasing
Europe is coming soon [...]


Go!

Post 2

I could not wish for a fairer first of February.
Time to enjoy myself a bit, to run for a spell in the dying of the light.


Glimpses of the San Francisco Marathon

Post 3

My lovely mother, Melanie, took photographs of Chuck and me. View them here.
My lovely friend, Whit, shot and produced a video of the marathon weekend. Watch the video in QuickTime here. (16 MB)


3:20:56

Post 4

Two and a half weeks later, I can finally bring myself to write about the marathon. I apologize for the delay.
The race started well. I was full of nervous energy and raring to go when we were finally released at 5:35 AM. Chuck thought I started too fast but I did not back off much [...]


Is This It?

Post 5

This is it.
When next I write, I will have finished the San Francisco Marathon.
In a few moments, I will leave Claire and Whit's apartment and ride the bus to the race expo. I will pick up my race packet, bib/number, free T-shirt, and other goodies. I will meet my mother soon after to try to [...]


Upping the Ante

Post 6

Chuck and I talked on the phone this evening and we reached a decision.
If we are not striving to qualify for the Boston Marathon, why run at all? Was our training worth nothing? Are we not fit and fast and raring to sink our teeth into this course?
Two hundred and fifty feet of total elevation [...]


The Same Life in a New Place

Post 7

I live in Seattle, in the neighbordhood of Wallingford, in a spacious, airy studio with a great kitchen and wonderful light. I have no fulltime job---I am attempting to support myself as an independent contractor, as a web designer. There is little pressure in my daily life but I become antsy with the lack of [...]