Tag: running

Well this depressing

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I got up and ran 3 miles outside, not treadmill.

Just a trial  easy run to see if running in 32°F was something I wanted to do.  And I’m not convinced either way right now.  I bought lightweight gloves, Sam got me a hat with LEDs, I layered (loosely). 

And I was warm.  My hands actually sweat during the run. And it was fine.  So maybe not every morning when it’s cold, but maybe once or twice a week.

However that’s not what’s depressing.

This is:

Study: How bots influence Ohio elections on social media

I yeah, anyone with eyes knows bots are all over social media. 

But the study found that political campaigns are way more likely to be influenced by adopting talking points put forward by bots than both average citizens or the press.

Think about that.  The public, average social media users and just normal people are less likely to be influenced by, and more likely to recognize and dismiss bots than the people running political campaigns.

Good job humanity.

Getting back at it

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It’s hard.

I haven’t run in months. And before that I was starting to get in a bit of an exercise funk. I had been running pretty consistently for almost two years straight and doing push ups daily during that time too.

But my foot started to hurt, felt like a stress fracture on the outside of my right foot. I made a doctor’s appointment in late August and saw him for the consistent pain.

X-Ray’s didn’t show a fracture. Doctor said just rest and see how it heals over 4 – 6 weeks. However during the appointment I pointed out a new spot I had seen on my nose two weeks earlier that wasn’t healing.

He got me a referral to dermatology and I managed to get an appointment that day. And they did a biopsy that day. 

And pretty much I had to stop running because I had a big but on my nose that was missing a few layers of skin. Which came back as basal carcinoma.

And I eventually got in for Mohs surgery in October, which left a bigger hole in my nose.

So here it is mid November and I just ran some for the second day in a row. And even though it’s only two miles each day. And slow. It feels good.

Summer Ramp Up

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At the start of the year I set a few goals for myself.

A) I wouldn’t buy myself candy
B) I would do 100 push ups a day
C) I would 15 minutes a day on my kindle
D) I would try to run 50 miles a month

I’ve kept all of them – to one degree or another.

I haven’t bought myself candy, explicitly bought myself candy. I did buy Sam a bag of peanut butter hearts around Valentine’s Day when she was having a few tough days knowing that I would eat some. Same around Easter – buying her or the kids Easter candy knowing I get to eat some. But as far as picking myself up candy as a snack, or while out shopping, or just for myself – I haven’t done it. So totally counts.

I have done 100 push ups a day, every day except one, last week. I did 250 the next day to make up for it.

I have read 15 minutes on my kindle daily. It tracks that, so not really a way around it. And I’ve been enjoying it.

In February I ran 47 miles. It was a shorter month. But that’s close enough to count and I picked it up in March with 85 miles. I’m trying to be most lenient with this one. I run around my family. So getting up early to run or running at night. And when I don’t get at least 6 hours of sleep for one reason or another I refuse to run, and rather prioritize sleep.

And there are days like today where I come out to the living to get my running clothes on before heading out the door and Marceline is just laying on the couch with a big smile on her face. Of course I’m going to sit with her instead of running. She is too cute not to.

Rain Run

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Missed yesterday’s run due to lack of sleep.

But felt good this morning so I managed to get up. It was surprisingly warm so I decided to get out and run by instead of a treadmill run.

It… Felt good. And only rained on me a little towards the end. Which was more refreshing than chilly.

Yes, I danced a little bit while running

One Tooth Less

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Another morning where I hoped to run but didn’t. Not the best start to the week. Morning exercise takes several days in a row to get used to, but is ridiculously easy to fall out of, at least for me.

This morning’s excuses ran from my jaw was sore, Marceline was up multiple times last night – including almost an hour at 3am, bedtime lasted hours last night, all the way to tomorrow morning will be easier.

Sigh. Those are all horrible excuses. I enjoy running and it shouldn’t be this hard to do it regularly.

Interestingly, aside from being sore, and feeling really weird, my lack of tooth doesn’t hurt. Similarly to how I remember my jaw feeling after getting my wisdom teeth out 20 years ago. Nice to know my pain tolerances haven’t changed much.

Early morning run… 2

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The idea was I get up, drive Sam’s car to the auto shop and use the drop box and run the two miles back to our house before anyone else wakes up in household.

And success.

Also bone conducting headphones were a big win on the run. Comfortable, heard everything around me, sounded great.