urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisbnzchrisbA day in the lifenzchrisb2008-05-21T11:05:46Zurn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:11298Weekly Summary for May 18 20082008-05-21T11:05:46Z2008-05-21T11:05:46ZNot much to say. Sunday felt hard, but I ran it at 5.48/km so I actually did pretty well. That doesn't include stopping to push a broken down car off the side of the road (I stopped the watch).<br /><table border="1">
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<td>Date</td><td>Time of day</td><td>Location</td><td>Category</td><td>Distance (km)</td><td>Time</td><td>Avg. pace (min/km)</td><td>Avg. speed (km/h)</td><td>Calories</td>
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<td>Monday</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td>
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<td>Tuesday</td><td>Midday</td><td>City</td><td>Running</td><td>4.75</td><td>0:28:06</td><td>5:55</td><td>10.1</td><td>410</td>
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<td>Wednesday</td><td>Midday</td><td>City</td><td>Running</td><td>7.60</td><td>0:43:12</td><td>5:41</td><td>10.6</td><td>675</td>
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<td>Thursday</td><td>Midday</td><td>City</td><td>Running</td><td>3.72</td><td>0:22:12</td><td>5:59</td><td>10.0</td><td>282</td>
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<td>Friday</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td>
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<td>Saturday</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td>
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<td>Sunday</td><td>Morning</td><td>Home</td><td>Running</td><td>20.06</td><td>1:56:27</td><td>5:48</td><td>10.3</td><td>2,085</td>
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<td>This Week</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>36.13</td><td>3:29:57</td><td>5:49</td><td>10.3</td><td>3,452</td>
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<td>Last Week</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>39.45</td><td>3:57:50</td><td>6:02</td><td>10.0</td><td>3,878</td>
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<td>This Month</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>100.97</td><td>10:11:59</td><td>6:04</td><td>9.9</td><td>9,969</td>
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<td>Last Month</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>121.15</td><td>12:30:35</td><td>6:12</td><td>9.7</td><td>12,499</td>
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</table>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:11171Weekly Summary for May 11 20082008-05-11T06:22:59Z2008-05-11T06:22:59ZAnother good week. Pretty sore midweek and not quite as fun on the long run, but what the hey I made it! The "half marathon" time would have been 2:13:13, not exactly the sub two hours I thought might be possible. Still I think my current plan of sticking around this distance with very slight increases will pay off. I have pretty much no soreness today, which I'm taking to be a good sign.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2481782309/" title="Running Home 10-05-2008, Pace - Distance by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2258/2481782309_229932e66b_o.png" width="800" height="480" alt="Running Home 10-05-2008, Pace - Distance" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><table border="1">
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<td>Date</td><td>Time of day</td><td>Location</td><td>Category</td><td>Distance (km)</td><td>Time</td><td>Avg. pace (min/km)</td><td>Avg. speed (km/h)</td><td>Calories</td>
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<td>Monday</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td>
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<td>Tuesday</td><td>Midday</td><td>City</td><td>Running</td><td>4.86</td><td>0:26:42</td><td>5:30</td><td>10.9</td><td>397</td>
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<td>Wednesday</td><td>Midday</td><td>City</td><td>Running</td><td>6.82</td><td>0:37:35</td><td>5:30</td><td>10.9</td><td>606</td>
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<td>Thursday</td><td>Midday</td><td>City</td><td>Running</td><td>4.59</td><td>0:27:33</td><td>6:00</td><td>10.0</td><td>462</td>
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<td>Friday</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td>
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<td>Saturday</td><td>Midday</td><td>Home</td><td>Running</td><td>23.18</td><td>2:26:00</td><td>6:18</td><td>9.5</td><td>2,413</td>
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<td>Sunday</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td>
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<td>This Week</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>39.45</td><td>3:57:50</td><td>6:02</td><td>10.0</td><td>3,878</td>
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<td>Last Week</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>34.53</td><td>3:43:00</td><td>6:27</td><td>9.3</td><td>3,554</td>
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<td>This Month</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>64.19</td><td>6:34:50</td><td>6:09</td><td>9.8</td><td>6,453</td>
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<td>Last Month</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>121.15</td><td>12:30:35</td><td>6:12</td><td>9.7</td><td>12,499</td>
</tr></table>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:10851Weekly Summary for May 04 20082008-05-04T08:41:05Z2008-05-04T08:44:27ZA good week! Some speed work on Wednesday following Yuri and Mark, and a great Sunday run of 20k's. I was dreading it after last week but it was the best run I've had in ages. Felt good and was whistling at half way... maybe I could have gone a bit faster then.<br />I took a new route I've named "Park to park" as I go through Sydney Park and onto Centennial. Every city should have green spaces like this!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2463121403/" title="Running Home 4-05-2008 by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2028/2463121403_73cb31fcc4_o.png" width="800" height="510" alt="Running Home 4-05-2008" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2463965850/" title="Running Home 4-05-2008, Pace - Distance by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2366/2463965850_a1c85e8810_o.png" width="800" height="480" alt="Running Home 4-05-2008, Pace - Distance" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Ignore the km's for the midweek runs, the GPS really didn't like running fast through the city. The weekly total is therefore out too, pity because it was a big week.<br /><br /><br /><table border="1">
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<td>Date</td><td>Time of day</td><td>Location</td><td>Category</td><td>Distance (km)</td><td>Time</td><td>Avg. pace (min/km)</td><td>Avg. speed (km/h)</td><td>Calories</td>
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<td>Monday</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td>
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<td>Tuesday</td><td>Midday</td><td>City</td><td>Running</td><td>5.70</td><td>0:37:22</td><td>6:33</td><td>9.2</td><td>563</td>
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<td>Wednesday</td><td>Midday</td><td>City</td><td>Running</td><td>4.09</td><td>0:28:38</td><td>7:00</td><td>8.6</td><td>416</td>
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<td>Thursday</td><td>Midday</td><td>City</td><td>Running</td><td>4.32</td><td>0:28:40</td><td>6:38</td><td>9.0</td><td>447</td>
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<td>Friday</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td>
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<td>Saturday</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td>
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<td>Sunday</td><td>Midday</td><td>Home</td><td>Running</td><td>20.42</td><td>2:08:20</td><td>6:17</td><td>9.5</td><td>2,128</td>
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<td>This Week</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>34.53</td><td>3:43:00</td><td>6:27</td><td>9.3</td><td>3,554</td>
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<td>Last Week</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>35.92</td><td>3:34:22</td><td>5:58</td><td>10.1</td><td>3,717</td>
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<td>This Month</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>121.15</td><td>12:30:35</td><td>6:12</td><td>9.7</td><td>12,499</td>
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<td>Last Month</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>Running</td><td>10.05</td><td>1:02:05</td><td>6:11</td><td>9.7</td><td>0</td>
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</table>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:106782008 Apr 27 Weekly Summary2008-05-04T08:24:58Z2008-05-04T08:42:51ZBad week this week. Felt flat and run down all week. The Saturday run was going to be 19k's but I thought I would collapse if I went any further! Possibly had a touch of the lurgy going round work again. Can't be bothered to do each run as an entry.<br /><br /><table border="1">
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<td>Date</td><td>Time of day</td><td>Location</td><td>Category</td><td>Distance (km)</td><td>Time</td><td>Avg. pace (min/km)</td><td>Avg. speed (km/h)</td><td>Calories</td>
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<td>Monday</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td>
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<td>Tuesday</td><td>Midday</td><td>City</td><td>Running</td><td>4.39</td><td>0:25:05</td><td>5:42</td><td>10.5</td><td>458</td>
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<td>Wednesday</td><td>Midday</td><td>City</td><td>Running</td><td>8.19</td><td>0:48:47</td><td>5:57</td><td>10.1</td><td>830</td>
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<td>Thursday</td><td>Midday</td><td>City</td><td>Running</td><td>5.40</td><td>0:28:59</td><td>5:22</td><td>11.2</td><td>547</td>
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<td>Friday</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td>
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<td>Saturday</td><td>Midday</td><td>Centennial Park</td><td>Running</td><td>17.93</td><td>1:51:31</td><td>6:13</td><td>9.6</td><td>1,882</td>
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<td>Sunday</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td>
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<td>This Week</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>35.92</td><td>3:34:22</td><td>5:58</td><td>10.1</td><td>3,717</td>
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<td>Last Week</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>27.36</td><td>2:47:15</td><td>6:07</td><td>9.8</td><td>2,867</td>
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<td>This Month</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>121.15</td><td>12:30:35</td><td>6:12</td><td>9.7</td><td>12,499</td>
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<td>Last Month</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>Running</td><td>10.05</td><td>1:02:05</td><td>6:11</td><td>9.7</td><td>0</td>
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</table>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:103712008 Apr 20 Weekly Summary2008-04-20T08:01:45Z2008-04-20T08:09:26Z"Step back" week (I'm sort of following Hal Hidgon's guide) which felt good. Should have run yesterday's 12k a bit harder. I guess I forgot it was going to be easier :) 18k next weekend I think.
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<td>Date</td><td>Time of day</td><td>Location</td><td>Category</td><td>Distance (km)</td><td>Time</td><td>Avg. pace (min/km)</td><td>Avg. speed (km/h)</td><td>Calories
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<td>Monday</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td>
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<td>Tuesday</td><td>Midday</td><td>City</td><td>Running</td><td>4.70</td><td>0:24:11</td><td>5:09</td><td>11.7</td><td>495</td>
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<td>Wednesday</td><td>Midday</td><td>City</td><td>Running</td><td>6.30</td><td>0:40:11</td><td>6:23</td><td>9.4</td><td>659</td>
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<td>Thursday</td><td>Midday</td><td>City</td><td>Running</td><td>4.27</td><td>0:27:51</td><td>6:31</td><td>9.2</td><td>448</td>
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<td>Friday</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td>
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<td>Saturday</td><td>Midday</td><td>Home</td><td>Running</td><td>12.09</td><td>1:15:02</td><td>6:12</td><td>9.7</td><td>1,265</td>
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<td>Sunday</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td>
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<td>This Week</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>27.36</td><td>2:47:15</td><td>6:07</td><td>9.8</td><td>2,867</td>
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<td>Last Week</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>32.67</td><td>3:19:58</td><td>6:07</td><td>9.8</td><td>3,315</td>
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<td>This Month</td><td> </td><td>(Multiple)</td><td>Running</td><td>75.44</td><td>7:50:13</td><td>6:14</td><td>9.6</td><td>7,803</td>
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<td>Last Month</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>Running</td><td>10.05</td><td>1:02:05</td><td>6:11</td><td>9.7</td><td>0</td>
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</table>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:10082Running Home 19-04-20082008-04-20T07:59:07Z2008-04-20T07:59:07ZThought I'd manage a sub 1 hour 10k. Then all of a sudden I hit 1 hour but not 10k. Oh well.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2427513926/" title="Running Home 19-04-2008, Pace - Distance by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/2427513926_309a4d0849_o.png" width="800" height="480" alt="Running Home 19-04-2008, Pace - Distance" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2426699765/" title="Running Home 19-04-2008 by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2140/2426699765_a3a122b903.jpg" width="500" height="319" alt="Running Home 19-04-2008" /></a>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:9788Running City 17-04-20082008-04-20T07:57:09Z2008-04-20T07:57:09Z<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2426698907/" title="Running City 17-04-2008, Pace - Distance by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/2426698907_9f5107ca7e_o.png" width="800" height="480" alt="Running City 17-04-2008, Pace - Distance" /></a>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:9648Running City 16-04-20082008-04-20T07:56:29Z2008-04-20T08:11:18ZBit of a new course for a change of scenery. The GPS didn't kick in for at least a 1k, so I'm claiming 7k's for this one.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2426698057/" title="Running City 16-04-2008, Pace - Distance by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2307/2426698057_10fa0fea05_o.png" width="800" height="480" alt="Running City 16-04-2008, Pace - Distance" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2426698849/" title="Running City 16-04-2008 by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2123/2426698849_1444517634.jpg" width="500" height="319" alt="Running City 16-04-2008" /></a>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:9278Running City 15-04-20082008-04-20T07:54:43Z2008-04-20T07:54:43Z<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2426698007/" title="Running City 15-04-2008, Pace - Distance by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/2426698007_1375985c63_o.png" width="800" height="480" alt="Running City 15-04-2008, Pace - Distance" /></a>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:9129Weekly Summary for Apr 12 20082008-04-13T02:33:33Z2008-04-13T02:40:26ZBit painful as I get the data via copy from SportTracks and use it to make the table. I'll either write a hell Textpad macro or Excel it I guess.<br /><br /><br /><table border="1">
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<td>Date</td>
<td>Time of day</td>
<td>Location</td>
<td>Category</td>
<td>Distance (km)</td>
<td>Time</td>
<td>Avg. pace (min/km)</td>
<td>Avg. speed (km/h)</td>
<td>Calories</td>
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<td>Monday</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td>Tuesday</td>
<td>Midday</td>
<td>City</td>
<td>Running</td>
<td>4.95</td>
<td>0:28:00</td>
<td>5:40</td>
<td>10.6</td>
<td>458</td>
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<td>Wednesday</td>
<td>Midday</td>
<td>City</td>
<td>Running</td>
<td>7.69</td>
<td>0:45:43</td>
<td>5:57</td>
<td>10.1</td>
<td>796</td>
</tr>
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<td>Thursday</td>
<td>Afternoon</td>
<td>City</td>
<td>Running</td>
<td>4.87</td>
<td>0:26:57</td>
<td>5:32</td>
<td>10.8</td>
<td>472</td>
</tr>
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<td>Friday</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td>Saturday</td>
<td>Midday</td>
<td>Centennial Park</td>
<td>Running</td>
<td>15.17</td>
<td>1:39:18</td>
<td>6:33</td>
<td>9.2</td>
<td>1,589</td>
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<td>Sunday</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td>This Week</td>
<td> </td>
<td>(Multiple)</td>
<td>Running</td>
<td>32.67</td>
<td>3:19:58</td>
<td>6:07</td>
<td>9.8</td>
<td>3,315</td>
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<td>Last Week</td>
<td> </td>
<td>Home</td>
<td>Running</td>
<td>15.41</td>
<td>1:43:00</td>
<td>6:41</td>
<td>9.0</td>
<td>1,621</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>This Month</td>
<td> </td>
<td>(Multiple)</td>
<td>Running</td>
<td>48.08</td>
<td>5:02:58</td>
<td>6:18</td>
<td>9.5</td>
<td>4,936</td>
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<td>Last Month</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td>Running</td>
<td>10.05</td>
<td>1:02:05</td>
<td>6:119.7</td>
<td>0</td>
<td> </td>
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</table>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:8741Running Centennial 12-04-2008 15k2008-04-13T02:29:50Z2008-04-13T02:29:50Z15k's! Yay feels like I'm running again. No map image because it's just Centennial and looks the same as below. Slow but happy with the HR.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2409273494/" title="Running Centennial 12-04-2008, Heart rate - Distance by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3179/2409273494_eb99d5abd9_o.png" width="800" height="480" alt="Running Centennial 12-04-2008, Heart rate - Distance" /></a>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:8518Running City 10-04-20082008-04-13T02:26:25Z2008-04-13T02:26:25ZReversed the direction for a change.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2408439027/" title="Running City 10-04-2008, Heart rate - Distance by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2200/2408439027_fa3f44fb8e_o.png" width="800" height="480" alt="Running City 10-04-2008, Heart rate - Distance" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2408438917/" title="Running City 10-04-2008 by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/2408438917_f82116250e_o.png" width="800" height="510" alt="Running City 10-04-2008" /></a>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:8247Running City 9-04-20082008-04-09T09:53:00Z2008-04-09T09:53:00ZI think this means Wednesday's are 8km days.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2399953415/" title="Running City 9-04-2008, Grade - Distance by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3155/2399953415_0bd1cb1320_o.png" width="800" height="480" alt="Running City 9-04-2008, Grade - Distance" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2399953957/" title="Running City 9-04-2008 by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3015/2399953957_154a7c1cd6_o.png" width="800" height="510" alt="Running City 9-04-2008" /></a>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:8038Running City 8-04-20082008-04-09T09:51:28Z2008-04-09T09:51:28ZNormal Tuesday run.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2399953367/" title="Running City 8-04-2008, Grade - Distance by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2273/2399953367_133f0cf498_o.png" width="800" height="480" alt="Running City 8-04-2008, Grade - Distance" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2399953309/" title="Running City 8-04-2008 by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2235/2399953309_52051450bb_o.png" width="800" height="510" alt="Running City 8-04-2008" /></a>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:76862009 Apr 1 City Run2008-04-06T03:17:07Z2008-04-06T03:17:07Z<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2391594188/" title="Running 1-04-2008, Elevation - Time by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2391594188_29bb2e4ea4_o.png" width="800" height="480" alt="Running 1-04-2008, Elevation - Time" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2390762539/" title="Running 1-04-2008 by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/2390762539_eab4b667fb_o.png" width="800" height="320" alt="Running 1-04-2008" /></a>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:76572008 Apr 05 11.5k Run2008-04-06T02:27:11Z2008-04-06T02:47:01Z<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2390700159/" title="Running Home 5-04-2008, Pace - Time by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2390700159_0f01c5ac15_o.png" width="800" height="480" alt="Running Home 5-04-2008, Pace - Time" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2391482350/" title="2008 Apr 05 by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3021/2391482350_1e0c1ab7d3.jpg" width="500" height="281" alt="2008 Apr 05" /></a>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:71872008 Mar 30 Centennial Park 10k Run2008-04-06T02:25:07Z2008-04-06T02:48:32Z<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2390702281/" title="Running 30-03-2008, Pace - Time by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2161/2390702281_ab62ce906b_o.png" width="800" height="480" alt="Running 30-03-2008, Pace - Time" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nzchrisb/2390651757/" title="2008 Mar 30 by nzchrisb, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3133/2390651757_755ce58889.jpg" width="500" height="303" alt="2008 Mar 30" /></a>urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:7097Hmmm2006-10-15T02:19:06Z2006-10-15T02:19:06ZNoneLook at that I have a blog. I wonder why.urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:6712By the way I finished.2005-09-01T04:39:37Z2005-09-01T04:39:37ZBen Harper & the Innocent Criminals - Pleasure and PainFor some reason I never posted the epilogue to this. Yes I finished, in 4:28:27. I set myself a goal of 4:30:00 so I'm stoked. Yes it was hard, especially the last 5k's. As soon as I finished I said I'd never do it again. By the time I got home I'd worked out that I could cut off 15 minutes pretty easily. Haven't really been running since though, which I'm pretty disappointed about.<img src="http://photos14.flickr.com/17946453_44c7253087.jpg?v=0" align="center"><img src="http://photos14.flickr.com/17946343_2a5559d37d.jpg?v=0" align="Center">urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:6465Dumb2005-05-29T22:00:20Z2005-05-29T22:00:20ZTurns out I'm an idiot after all. On Saturday, 8 days before the marathon, I went climbing. I've never hurt myslef climbing, until today. Took a fall swung into the rock, and ping one sprained ankle. It's not the worst sprain ever, actually I probablly got off pretty lightly, but it's not going to make running 42.2k's agy easier. Bugger.urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:6370Tapering2005-05-25T05:14:54Z2005-05-25T05:14:54ZBen Harper - FadedSo I'm now "tapering". I find this very strange as it sounds like something real athletes do. Obviously I still don't feel like a real athlete. For some reason I feel grossly under prepared. I don't know why, I did all the long traing runs, missed a few of the little ones and maintained a reasonable diet. I'm sure people do this less prepared than I am, but for some reason I'm starting to freak out! It's a damn long way poeple!!!urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:5975The big 322005-05-19T00:08:45Z2005-05-19T00:08:45ZSnow Patrol - RunWell the big 32k is done, the end is in sight! The run wasn't too bad, it was hard but just doable. I'm freaked that I'll still have another 10k's to go on race day. Oh well hopefully adrenalin will get me through. It's nice to be tapering and running less, feels like I'm getting some of my life back. Better ease up on the biking though, too much chance of damage.urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:5637The ends in sight.2005-05-09T07:22:12Z2005-05-09T07:22:12ZJack Johnson - Losing HopeDid all the runs this week, meaning 52k's total, including my best time for 15k's. "Just" 22k's on the weekend. I did a silly thing though and went mountain biking all day Saturday and ran on Sunday. The weather was bad, really bad. About 7C with occasional rain squalls. Consiquently I found it a bit harder than maybe I should have. Oh well live and learn. All concentration is now on this week and the big 32k's at the end of it. Gosh all this stress and it's still 10k's off the race distance! Lets hope this tapering thing works.urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:5622Yikes!2005-05-01T05:38:54Z2005-05-01T05:38:54ZPlacebo - The Bitter End28 kilometers is a long way. It's not a whole marathin thoough, so yikes this things going to be hard. It took me 3h:15m. Patrick took 3hr:30m for the whole marathon! Just think he'd almost be finished by the time I past maybe 30k's.... I'm starting to think that maybe this would have been easier if I was a better runner to start with. Oh well live and learn.urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:nzchrisb:5248Cold and cold2005-04-26T23:49:28Z2005-04-26T23:49:28ZBen Folds Five - NarcolepsyI've had a really bad cold so for the forst time I didn't do any mid week runs! Managed the 19k on the weekend even though I was still a bit blocked up and breathing wasn't the easiest at first. It's also gotten very cold here over the last week. It's a pain to start running with a hoody and the have to take it off and carry the damn thing. Anyway 14k's today leading up to 28 on the weekend! The ends in sight only 3 more "big" runs before I start to taper.