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Here’s the latest, but not the greatest episode of Gravity@1053′, if you don’t already subscribe with a podcatcher/media player (e.g. iTunes, Media Monkey, Juice, etc).

In this episode, I am unveiling my 2008 Fall Marathon Selection. However, it will be modified slightly, so this ended up being a short episode because of that. Didn’t want to ramble on and on about the marathon when it was going to change some. So here is the episode. I am going to post the “update” on my fall marathon next week.

[ed: Podpress is not working for some reason... and I don't know why, so there is no player in this post for this episode at the current time. You'll have to click the link above.]

I know! I Know! This is like the 3rd podcast and it hasn’t taken 6 months. What’s even freakier is that I have audio for the next episode too! Of course, after that I got nothing. HA! but there will be something. I think I have gotten excited by listening to all the new podcasts. I am right now in a Confessions marathon. I have been capturing the feeds of the new running podcasts that I hear about.

This episode is the audio accompaniment to the Expo 10k Race Report. It goes through volunteering pre-race and my running (or attempt) of the race. You’ll have to let me know what you think of my fall.

Knoxville Track Club

Expo 10k/5k Race Website

 

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Your podcatcher (iTunes, Media Monkey, WinAmp, etc.) should have a new episode of Gravity@1053′ waiting for you.

Now, I have to apologize upfront at the sound quality. One of the big problems with using rechargeable batteries is that they leak power, so I find that my battery operated devices are dead when I want (or need) to use them. So, as I mention at the beginning of the episode, the MP3 player that I grabbed was the only thing with (working) batteries. I tried to use Audacity to take out the road noise, but I am a fledgling with that program and the result was a metallic sounding episode… which would be cool for a Sci-Fi episode.

I am also trying out Podpress for the first time with this post… it’s supposed to be cool. Let’s see if I can get it right the first time.

 

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This week has been fairly busy for the most part. It seems that I could use just a little extra time management and I would be about perfect. I guess that I can’t complain… I’m not getting overwhelmed. And I am not making it a plan to get overwhelmed either.  So we’ll do the short version on what’s been going on:

RUNNING
I have officially [woop woop ding ding] started into the spring racing season by my interval workout on Monday. I did a 4×800 interval session on Monday with some success. I was pretty surprised that I was able to get the faster speeds, at least initially. I kinda had some very slow recovery intervals at the end.

I am going to start training with a Heart Rate Monitor (HRM), to see how my conditioning is coming along. I am not going to use it as my main method of training, but I am going to use it as a tool to help me train more efficiently. I changed the battery of the watch section of the HRM, but can’t find the chest strap right now. Curious.

I will be a course monitor for the Knoxville Marathon. I know it will be toward the end of the race on a new section of course. So, I am excited. Again this year, I will have my own water station complete with gummy bears and pretzels. I will need to post some banners about the Phedippidations World Wide Half as well. Plus, I’ll have Stella (my camera) with me to take some pictures as well.

THE YOUNGER
Had his surgery last Friday and did pretty well. The morning was an ordeal, but he has been using that cast like he was born with it. He’ll have his cast on for about another week or so

GRAVITY@1053′ PODCAST
I have audio recorded for this episode, but I thought that it stunk and did not flow very well. Instead of posting what I have, I am going to re-record it, this time with a little bit more focus. It should be out near the weekend.

WEBSITE
I’ve added my 2008 Race Schedule to the Left Sidebar below my Trading Goals. I have included the date and links to the website, just in case you need that information or just want to reference the race.

UPCOMING
Photo Albums from my Christmas Photo Safari with my Neice

An update on the Ass Mirror 

I forgot to put a post about the latest episode of Gravity@1053′ (that’s my running podcast) that I uploaded on Friday January 4th. I recently posted an update  but if you weren’t subscribed to the podcast you wouldn’t have known it was released. Of course, if you were subscribed, you may not have known that I uploaded an episode seeing that it has been 3 months since my last full episode.

You can find links to my Gravity@1053′ Episodes HERE as well as the feed link if you want to subscribe to the podcast.

Subjects for the next few Gravity@1053′ 

January: My Plans for 2008

February: What went right and what went wrong at my PR setting Chickamauga Marathon race

March: Why Running is a perfect special interest for me as a recently diagnosed Aspergian

and each new episode will be released on the 3rd of each month.

I have uploaded a new episode, really just an update, of Gravity @ 1053′ which is my podcast focused on running. If don’t have the show automatically downloaded by a podcatcher (such as iTunes or Juice) you can download the MP3 file HERE (Right Click and Save As)

Running these past two days has been expectantly nice. It’s great April December weather when the temperature on Monday was over 60F and today, we might even be able to break the high of 69F and we are fore casted to get to 74F. Nothing says Christmas in East Tennessee like shorts and 70 degree weather. Of course on Saturday it’s a Mixed Bag of Rain and Snow… what’s this world coming to?

So Monday I blasted through 4 miles of Tempo pace and today, I when through 5 miles of more Tempo. I expect that tomorrow, I will do some more Tempo, as my outpatient thing is on Thursday and I really won’t feel like running for a few days and even then, I will take a couple more days off. It could be a week off, but then again, I am not too worried. I have taken a week off DURING training before and be fine. I’m not really training for anything, so it’s a nice break.

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For those of you who were wondering where Gravity@1053′ has been, expect an update episode in the next few days about the future of Gravity@1053′. For those of you who don’t know, Gravity@1053′ is my podcast companion to Planet3rry, the Blog. With everything that has been going on, I just have not been able to put together anything. I have recorded some material, but now it’s out dated and since things are evening out somewhat, I think that I have a plan for the podcast.

So what’s the status of the podcast Gravity@1053′?

Well, it’s on hold right now. I had every intention of making the next episode my Worldwide Half Marathon Experience and that didn’t happen. It’s been a month now. I even worked on editing some of the audio, but alas, it’s still in mid-edit.

I have a few ideas for upcoming episodes and now that things are starting to come more into focus, I think that I can start working on new episodes. However, I have to go to a minimal editing format or else there won’t be much in the way of episodes. So, stay tuned (or check your RSS feed).

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