A late 6.5 km
Thursday, November 29th, 2007Ran 6.5 km after work today in the dark. Very cold. I did it in 53:21 which is an 8:12 pace.
Archive for November, 2007
Karate 15
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007Today was fairly easy in terms of effort. We went through everything we had to know for our next grade level. We learned the cat stance. We learned 4 more katas and 5 more kihon kumites. More accurately, we were made aware of them. Learning them well is going to [...]
A run and a rant…
Monday, November 26th, 2007We now have our first permanent snow on the ground this winter. Temperature was -18 C, but not much if any wind chill and overcast. I wore my yaktrax for the first time this winter. My pace was 7:50 per km. I ran 11 km in 1:26:11.
Did I tell you that I hate winter? It’s [...]
Karate 14 - Yellow Belt achieved…
Saturday, November 24th, 2007Today’s grading was my first and we (Marilyn and me) found it a lot harder than we expected physically. The first hour was the worst with commands coming fast and furious from the Sensei. The katas were done with intensity and heart I have to say. Achieved our yellow belts. Other [...]
6.5 km hustle…
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007It was totally sunny. Of course the sun is very low in the sky so the shadows are always dramatic. It was -5 degrees. I sort of accidentally ran a fartlek today as I fell behind in my pace aspirations. So I really had to hustle to catch up to my [...]
11 km long run…
Sunday, November 18th, 2007Today was nominally 4 degrees C. The sky was partly overcast with that kind of ominous linear dark cloud formation pierced by shafts of brilliant yellow sunlight. The winds were gusting to 50 kph but fortunately at least 80% of my route was in the sheltered trees.
I saw the usual deer today but [...]
Karate 13
Saturday, November 17th, 2007Today we spent the whole morning practicing what we need to know for the ranking. Next Tuesday there is no class as the school is having a parents/teacher meeting. So the ranking will be next class, which is next Saturday.
My toe gave me grief today, especially in the front thrust and snap kicks. [...]
