Dangerous things too close to our new place: smoothie shop, running store, TJ Maxx
I can’t overstate how nice it is to not deal with yard work or mowing this year
Kid one asked to walk around Harriet, so here we are
Like Sam the Butcher bringing Alice the meat…
— Shake Your Rump
At least Chicago is on a losing streak
The Wild are the only team in the playoffs with a negative goal differential (-5), while Chicago leads the league at +53
Saw someone hit a $5226 jackpot on a 10-cent Konami machine at Little Six
Not sure if I can listen to the rest of this game – heading out to Mystic Lake soon
Backstrom is one-for-one so far – keep it going, buddy
Hockey on the radio from Colorado, Gamecenter up for Detroit and Columbus and one eye on Twitter
Shot a rusty 93 from the whites at The Summit in Cannon Falls and it was glorious
First day of golf in Minnesnowta
I think we all felt owed one after some hit and miss weather lately in Minnesota and today did not disappoint. This was my twelfth Get in Gear 10K in a row and it was a great one – sunny skies, temps near 50F at the start and a big turnout of smiling, happy runners.
After not using my Garmin all winter, I actually forgot how it worked and almost missed getting accurate info. My watch time was two seconds off the official time and reported rough splits of 6:30, 6:59, 7:13, 7:30, 7:25 and 7:24. I really couldn’t believe that first one and was afraid I blew any chance of a PR. After getting to the midway point around 20:00, I started dreaming of a sub-44 (or better).
Alas, that was not to be, but I did hang on for a seven second PR. Very happy to set the new mark, as I’m not getting any younger. Felt a bit of regret, though, as I really thought I could do better. Next time, perhaps…
Some other stats from the results page:
- Official time of 44:40 (7:12 pace)
- Overall: 255 out of 3141
- Men: 191 out of 1374 Males
- Age Group: 23 out of 184 Males in the M40-44 Age Group
Up next: TC 1 Mile on May 9
Website time is still listed as unofficial, but it shows a 7 second PR and an overall place of 255 out of 3141 runners – I’ll take it!