20MPW Training: 28 October 2007

Sunday: 5 miles - 35:00
Monday: 3.1 miles - 19:37. One recovery beer and one energy wine.
Tuesday: Rigorous calisthenics and three recovery beers.
Wednesday: Rest day and 10 recovery beers.
Thursday: 3.1 miles - 18:28. Nice cool, clear night.
Friday: Four recovery beers.
Saturday: 8.3 miles - 52:50

Total: 19.5 miles - 02:05:55 - 6:27 pace average

Friday Night. Crown Room Club, JFK. Just one question...

WHO LET ALL THE FUCKING SCREAMING CHILDREN IN HERE?

Seriously, did you god damn rich assholes actually pay the five membership fees so your little petulant fucking spawns can whine for an hour and a half and disturb me from surfing LetsRun.com and enjoying my coffee in peace??!

There are people in here that have been slaving away all week and simply want to go to the airport, log on, and eat some hummus and celery before boarding their long flights home--without having to put up with your little fucking brats screaming about their platinum-plated titanium Transformers.

Good God they better have some good movies on the flight...

Heps Cross Country 2007 Results

While the Princeton teams expectedly ran away from the field today, I have to give a lot of credit to Jason Saretsky, the second-year Harvard coach, for his men's and women's teams fifth place performances at Van Cortlandt Park this morning.

Click here for results.

Bear in mind that credit or blame for talent or lack thereof goes from zero percent in year one, 25 percent in year two, 50 percent in year three, 75 percent in year four, and finally 100 percent in year five. This could vary slightly due to disruptive changes in coaching philosophy that might lead to a premature skewing toward young blood in the early years, due to old-guard hold-outs who can't accept the new management and decide to quit.

The Harvard XC teams have been nothing but horrible in the last several years and today's effort, while not at a championship level, puts the team solidly in the "respectable" column after just one year of Saretsky's presence.

2007 - 5/8
2006 - 8/8
2005 - 8/8
2004 - 8/8
2003 - 6/8
2002 - 6/9
2001 - 6/9
2000 - 9/9
1999 - 9/9
1998 - 8/9

Jacob Rhoades: The Evidence is Really Piling Up

And I thought Johnson's travel blog was over the top... Must be something about Europe.

Original post by Jacob Rhoades:

I have found though that I love travelling alone. There is only internal debate as to what to do next, you can take all the time you want doing something, and as far as freedom goes, you can't beat it. Andrew, who arrived today, will be travelling with me for nearly 10 days, easily the longest time I have been with someone who wasn't a close relative. After the surprising level of enjoyment I had travelling alone and the stark realization that it was all coming to an end (at least for now), I grew a bit apprehensive. I wasn't sure how we would get along.

The verdict after day 1, pretty well. Its nice not having to carry an internal conversation with yourself. Andrew is also a wanderer, so we explored the streets beyond the edge of our maps without either one feeling anxious to go back. We saw the Van Gogh museum, the National Monument, and acres and acres of canals and bicycles. He also brings a level of brash humor that I could never attempt, like going to the windows with the lounging ladies to haggle prices with them, interested to see how low he could get them before finally turning his back or asking them to detail their services, each time asking for a clearer definition of the act. It was like I was back at Goonfest.

Now read between the lines:

I have found though that I love...internal...you can take all...you want and...beat it. Andrew...will be...with me for...easily the longest time I have been with someone who wasn't a close relative. After the surprising level of enjoyment I had...and the...realization that it was all coming...I grew. I...would get...long.

Its nice...having...internal...with...Andrew...we explored...without either one feeling anxious to go...anal...that I could never attempt...with the...ladies. ...interested to see how low he could get...before finally turning his back.

Want A Leather Couch?

Our huge leather couches are just too bulky for our new place. We're selling them for $750.00 each or $1400.00 together. Let me know if you are interested. They retail for $899 at Ikea and we have two of them. If you are in to that retro 1970's look these are the couches for you.