Monthly Archives: May 2012

It Passes

Posted on May 31, 2012 by larry

After over 21 hours of testing, my motherboard passed the memory check software 9 times. I can call it good. Rest day during hell week is not really a rest.  Ran 2 miles on the treadmill and still burned over … Continue reading →

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Holy Crap It Worked

Posted on May 30, 2012 by larry

In the middle of hell week and I found time to do fix my motherboard. Recall about a week and a half ago that I discovered my motherboard had some blown caps http://www.apolonio.com/blog/?p=2154 I ordered some caps for cheap, 0.59 … Continue reading →

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Hell Week… Hell Ya

Posted on May 29, 2012 by larry

Wow, so on April 23 of this year I ran the four plus in 48:46 which was my best time this year. Today I ran it in record time (for this year) Time: 48:29 This is hell week, where I … Continue reading →

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Working on New Playlist

Posted on May 28, 2012 by larry

I tried a nw set of songs to see if that would help my run, it kind of did. Ran a four plus Time: 49:14 Usually the music keeps me on pace, but with new songs, I am not sure … Continue reading →

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Little hurt, little tired, lotsa understanding

Posted on May 27, 2012 by larry

After a long run yesterday and a horrible sleep last night, I kind of took the day off. Instead, I continued cleaning out our garage.  Looks better, I actually feel more organized. One big reason is my left foot still … Continue reading →

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Hard Run Today

Posted on May 26, 2012 by larry

Recall my 4 treadmill miles on Wednesday, 4 road miles on Thursday, 3 Treadmill miles on Friday. That is a lot of running in itself, add to that todays 7 mile run. Time: 1:20:11 You can see I am tired.  … Continue reading →

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Just 3 miles

Posted on May 25, 2012 by larry

Wow, at this phase of training I get to say that.  Three miles isn’t that bad. It was on the treadmill though, but still, it was three miles. So for the week I did hit 13 miles so far this … Continue reading →

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Still Got It

Posted on May 24, 2012 by larry

Actually I think I found my mojo again. Ran a four plus today Time: 49:52 I was sure I was going to not crack 50, heck I was looking at not breaking 52 minutes, but I found it in me … Continue reading →

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Evaluating my progress

Posted on May 23, 2012 by larry

Today I looked at where I am at with my training for the Rock and Roll Half Marathon. I still don’t feel like my head is in it, but after today’s workout I don’t think I am as bad as … Continue reading →

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New Soldering Iron

Posted on May 22, 2012 by larry

My first soldering iron (one that I tried to use properly anyway) was a Hakko, it worked well and I did not know it, because I did not know how to solder. I got a second one, usually the second … Continue reading →

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