Monthly Archives: October 2013

Dilbert comic strip for 10/07/2013 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive.

 

Dilbert comic strip for 10/07/2013 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive..

10K Training – Day 37: RACE!

Tracks: ZR (Part 1, Part 2), Endomondo

Target: 10K, 5:24 min/km, 54:24 min

Achieved: 9.52km, 4:43 min/km

Next Run: Monday, 3.70km @ 6:07 min/km pace.

Today was my very first proper 10K race. Even though it’s not a competitive race (it’s a charity run), the push and pressure of being the chaser and chased during the run really drives a better time, I even broke my 5K time in this race.

My phone rebooted during this race, so I lost crucial tracking, which is why when I merged my workouts on Endomondo, it comes out less than 10K. In fact, if you zoom in on the map of the race, you’ll see a gap in the tracking which is where my phone rebooted. Had I tracked that last 0.48km at the 4:43 min/km pace of the rest of the track, then my total 10K time would be 47 minutes, 10 secs.

But, it was all worth it….

At the finish line, I heard someone shouting out runner numbers as they passed the line. Maybe I’ll get a letter with my official time in the post in a few days?

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10K Training – Day 36: Race Simulation – Day 15

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Target: 5K 7:38 min/km

Achieved: 4:36km 24:50mins (app seemed to crash)

Next Run: Sunday, 10K Race.

After switching 37,000 PCs to Ubuntu, French Armed Forces says open source cuts costs 40 percent | Apps and Software | Geek.com

After switching 37,000 PCs to Ubuntu, French Armed Forces says open source cuts costs 40 percent | Apps and Software | Geek.com.

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Dilbert comic strip for 10/03/2013 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive.

A meeting to decide upon the effectiveness of meetings. Sounds about right…

Dilbert comic strip for 10/03/2013 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive..

Jay Foreman – Every Tube Station Song – YouTube

Every station on the London Underground in a “kind of” song.

Jay Foreman – Every Tube Station Song – YouTube.

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10K Training – Day 35: Race Simulation – Day 14

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Target: 5K Race Pace – 5:24 min/km

Achieved: 5.14 km, 5:54 min/km. Over my target pace, but felt reasonably comfortable.

Next Run: Friday, 5K 7:38 min/km

What Are You Doing Here?

I kid you not:

Me: (Picks up phone) Hi, {boss’ name}

Boss: Hi, is {name of a colleague} there?

Me: No, he’s not.

Boss: And what are you doing there?

Me: I… work here? I’m at my desk….

Boss: (pause) Oh, I dialled the wrong number, sorry.