Ed Towne

Stats from today's run. 4.03 mi, 34:08.58, 8'28" /mi, 619 kcal. White text over black background.

Wanted to try a run that doesn't end with me up at my max BPM, so I took it easier today. Final stats were the same as always. Just slower. Still nearly max BPM. Whattyagonnado!

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Cleveland baseball guys I remember. Jody Gerut, Jason Donald, Ronnie Belliard, Grady Sizemore, Jake Westbrook, Matt LaPorta, Chris Pérez, Bob Wickman, Brian Giles (technically not in Cleveland past 1998, but he was one of my first favorite guys so he gets a pass)

First half of the quarter-century Cleveland Guys

Nope he's from Cleveland!

Hello Jester!!

White and gray curly-haired poodle mix dog laying on a dark gray blanket on a bed, completely on his back spread eagle.

The same white and gray curly-haired dog, but in an upright lay where you can actually see his face.

We just got a rescue a few weeks ago. I think he's comfy here!

Stats from today's run. 4.07 mi, 32:51, 586 kcal, 8'04" /mi. White text over a black textured background.

Dropped almost 0:30 per mile off the last time I ran this out-and-back. Can't tell if I'm getting faster because I'm training more or because it's not 90 degrees outside. We'll never know!!

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Stats from today's run. 4.01 mi, 34:32, 603 kcal, 8'36" /mi. White text over black textured background.

Great run at lunch today. Legs were good, cardio was good, and I felt strong on the second half hills today. Fantastic weather today, low 70s with a light mist in the second half. Hope to get moving more often.

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Stats from last night's run. 3.59 mi, 31:43, 543 kcal, 8'50" /mi. White text over black textured background.

Good run last night. It was still above 80F at 8:30pm. Didn't feel nearly as good as last time, but ran slightly faster and still no stops. Hopefully the next run can be nice and flat to give me a break from these hills.

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Stats from tonight's run. 3.60 mi, 32:18 total time, 545 kcal, 8'59" /mi average pace. White text over a black textured background.

I felt good tonight. Didn't push anything, not setting out to prove anything, just making sure I can run the whole time with no stops on very hilly terrain. I had plenty left in my legs and lungs at the end. Amazing what a couple of flat runs will do for your hilly endurance.

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Stats from today's run. 3.61 mi, 31:03, 530 kcal, 08'37" / mi. White text over a picture of a blue running track, zoomed in on the marker for lane 7.

Lunchtime run! My new workplace is a block away from the Towpath, so I ran a quick out and back. Out was downhill, back was uphill. Not great, but not bad! Run and scenery were good. Our shower facilities, not so much.

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Stats from this morning's run. 3.20 mi, 27:59, 476 kcal, 08'45" /mi. White text over a picture of a wide mountain stream flowing through forested hills and peaks.

Up and at em this morning! Haven't found time to do a lot of running, so I'm making/forcing time to get some in. 3.2mi around the neighborhood, hills and all. It's good for you, they say.

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Monkey Business by tchimes Intense Monkey Espionage Action

Finally got a web version of my silly little game jam game about a monkey that commits corporate espionage. It's short, but it's the first game I have ever finished and released, me and my buddy did it in a week, and I am proud of that. Give it a quick play!

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Stats from today's run. 3.47 mi, 28:28, 493 kcal, 08'12"/mi. White text over a picture of a mountain river, with tree-covered hills rising to the right and behind the river.

Had a gorgeous 65°F lunchtime run along the towpath. The weather was so good I went out way too fast and my loop back was not fun at all. Lung and leg power have a lot more to go, but! Good to get out and go.

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Stats from tonight's run. 3.32 mi, 29:58, 516 kcal, 09'01" /mi. White text over a picture of a starry night sky, with I assume the Milky Way running north to south down the middle of the image.

Beautiful evening to run, and maybe the weather's turned enough to make this a regular thing again. It's been ~4 mths since I badly sprained my ankle, and the up/down movement is strong and stable so running should be a full go. Just gotta make the time.

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Stats from tonight's run. 3.25 mi, 30:02, 390 kcal, 09'14" /mi. White text over a picture of gray cliffs in the middle distance, with a lush but steep mountain incline in the foreground.

Photo of an empty pint of ice cream. The container is white with a powder blue lower half, and a purple circle in the middle that says "Bing Cherry Chocolate Chunk". The ice cream is from Mitchell's in Cleveland, and it's the best ice cream in the world.

More treadmillin' tonight; who knows when the temp will get consistently above freezing to head back outside. Treated myself to my fav ice cream after a shower, and I'm in heaven.

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Stats from my last run. 3.25 mi, 30:01, 410 kcal, 09'14" /mi. White text over a picture of a starry night sky with a blazing blue and white streak of (presumably) the Milky Way running top to bottom.

Been a couple months since I've truly ran. Severely rolled my ankle on a hike two days after Thanksgiving, so I'm building it all back. It's also v cold now, so I'm treadmillin' it until it's a skoch warmer. Really feeling it in the legs! Go run!

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A woman standing right outside her car, door open, flipping the bird to the Google Street View car.

Shout out to this lady outside the Boulder Post Office on street view

Top artists I listened to in 2024: Ayreon, Haken, Dream Theater, Pain of Salvation, Beardfish Top albums: Snow (Spock's Beard), Fauna (Haken), Virus (Haken), Mercy Falls (Seventh Wonder), The Human Equation (Ayreon) Top Tracks: all off of Fauna Top Tags: variations of Prog and/or Metal

Late on this, but a lastfm wrapped for 2024! More Ayreon than I thought, but I finally grabbed an .MP3 copy of The Human Equation and played it like crazy for a couple months. Total time listened to is probably Haken. Viva la metal I guess!

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Thanks man! Grateful the hard work paid off!

Stats from this morning's run! 6.30 mi, 50:55, 08'04" /mi

10K done! Glad to run with my cousin, who is faster than I am as she pulled my sorry and soggy butt along. Goal time was 54:00, but I had a pretty fast course and a pathological need to fill in gaps to the next runner. Really happy with the result. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

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Stats from tonight's run. 2.77 mi, 26:00, 413 kcal, 09'23" /mi. White text over a picture of a snow-capped mountain peak in the background.

Easy livin', easy runnin' tonight. We were taught in high school that the run after a hard workout day was to clear the lactic acid from the legs to prepare for the next workout or race. Never bothered to learn if that was true! But laid into the theory tonight. Thursday is 10k day.

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10k! Back on a good kick over the past few months and this race is my motivation to keep training.

Stats from tonight's run. 4.14 mi, 35:39, 622 kcal, 08'37" /mi. White text over a picture of a sunset at the beach with lots of reds and oranges in the sky.

Felt a little sluggish in my legs tonight, not unexpected with the previous run being a longer run. Maintaining away; last run I wanted to give moderate effort to. Monday will be easy. Thursday is race day.

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My general guideline: Two strides of inhale, two strides to exhale, I'm probably maintaining heart rate. More strides per breath decreases HR. Fine with one in/out each step/step for a short period, but I'll need recovery quickly, either by decreasing pace or wishing for a downhill, lol.

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Stats from tonight's run. 5.09 mi, 44:19, 777 kcal, 08'41" /mi. White text over a picture of the middle of a smooth two-lane divided road with golden brown vegetation on each side and snow-capped mountains in the background.

Only a couple more training runs until next week's 10k! Concentrated on breathing tonight. Overall breath support and cardio fitness feels where I need it. Any lingering virus-y symptoms from last week are long gone by now, and I'm back to fighting form.

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Stats from tonight's run. 4.08 mi, 34:58, 606 kcal, 08'33" /mi. White text over a picture of a towering mountain cliff in the middle ground, with a forested green slightly less steep mountainside in the foreground.

Back on the usual neighborhood run tonight. Ran it clockwise for a bit of variety. Knee felt better tonight; was a little worried it would nag at me these last two runs after having two weeks off. T-minus 11 days until the Thanksgiving 10k!

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Stats from tonight's run. 3.48 mi, 31:30, 546 kcal, 09'04" /mi. White text over a picture of a sunset at the beach with dark reds and oranges in the sky.

First run in two weeks, thanks to vacation and illnesses, plural. Wanted to ease back in before extending mileage again in prep for the 10k on Thanksgiving. Just finished up virus #2 this evening and felt good enough to run in the 40s and mist.

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Stats from today's run. 4.75 mi, 39:48, 715 kcal, 08'22" /mi. White text over a picture of a winding forest road surrounded by lush green trees.

Midday run from the office, and it went alright. Only a day and a half rest from the prior run, and my legs didn't feel 100%, but that's how it goes sometimes. 8:22/mi is a pretty good effort for this route, and I'm pretty happy with it.

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Stats from last week's run. 4.80 mi, 39:49, 729 kcal, 08'17" /mi. White text over a picture of a desert canyon, looking up at a couple cliffs.

Stats from tonight's run. 4.12 mi, 34:13, 598 kcal, 08'19" /mi. White text over a picture of a starry night sky emblazoned with stars and presumably the Milky Way running down the middle.

Last two runs, since I forgot last Wednesday. Both were hilly, both I felt great. When working uphills, I try to concentrate on my knees, making sure I get enough elevation and drive upwards to keep my momentum going through the hill. Form-wise, everything else seems to follow nicely.

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Stats from this morning's run. 4.11 mi, 34:55, 622 kcal, 08'30" /mi. White text over a picture of a two-lane road in a pre-mountain desert brush landscape, with snow-capped mountains in the distance under a partly cloudy sky.

Morning run around the neighborhood today. Each mile was faster than the last, which is huge considering the elevation change in miles 2 & 4. Really gearing up now to the 10k on Thanksgiving, and I feel I'm in a pretty good spot.

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