RPHM Training

9 February 2015 #

My plan has been setup and starts this week. First run is on Wednesday and is a 4.3 km run with a 7:16 min/km target pace.

Royal Parks Half Marathon

7 February 2015 #

I have got a place in the Royal Parks Half Marathon. Now waiting for my race pack to arrive. In the meantime, I will be adjusting my training plan.

One Active Year

13 January 2015 #

Christmas Run

25 December 2014 #

So, it’s Christmas Day, and rather than lie in, I let my alarm go off this morning, got up, and did an early morning run. Not a long distance, mind you, since it was only 6 deg C, but a nice, quiet run. No cars on the road, just me, my music, and the pavement in front of me.

Training Systems

22 December 2014 #

5210K - Week 1, Day 2

13 December 2014 #

I completed Five to 10K Week 1 Day 2 (7.04 km), in 46:21, pace 06:35 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/k5NK

A delay between my last run and this run due to work pressures, reasonably good on this run, dropped to a walk just before the end.

Kernel Tinkering, SuSE, and SteamOS

15 November 2014 #

This is what I like about studying for certifications. They force you to look into subjects at a deeper level than you may otherwise have done. One of the topics in LPIC-2 is Kernel maintenance - understanding the kernel, how it works, the concept of dynamically loaded modules, compiling the kernel and modifying the configuration prior to compiling. It is very intriguing learning about this low-level part of the Linux OS.

It is a complex topic though, and compiling a kernel can take a while, depending on configuration. I managed to compile and install my first kernel today. :)

Meanwhile, since I’ve now obtained my SUSE 11 CLA from Novell (not sure if anything will come through in the post, though), I must really refresh my memory on openSuSE. My primary distributions have been Ubuntu and Fedora.

Whilst downloading various linux distributions including the latest versions of Ubuntu and Fedora, I found out that I could download SteamOS, which is Valve’s own distribution for running its Steam platform. Problem is it only supports x64 which I don’t have (yet)

LPIC-1

13 November 2014 #

Nearly two weeks after I obtained the qualification, I finally got the physical version in the post - and now also doubled up as a SUSE CLA.

5-10K Training - Week 1, Day 1

12 November 2014 #

I completed Five to 10K Week 1 Day 1 (7.04 km), in 44:09, pace 06:16 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/h5HU

First one of the 5K to 10K plan. Boy was it a tough one. Several intervals of 1.28K with a short walk in between. Still, lasted the session, but my legs are hurting now.

5k Training

10 November 2014 #

I completed C25K Full 5K (5.00 km), in 31:43, pace 06:20 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/55FY

Finished the last run in the C25K training plan. Next up is to try to extend it further, but I think I’ll still with 5K’s for a while to get my endurance back. Hopefully.

Also finished S3M1 of ZR3, but won’t be including the track here.

Zombies, Run! Revived

7 November 2014 #

Yesterday was my first run on the ZR3 app since stopping back in June. Resuming from S3M1 (Season 3 Mission 1), even though I’ve done that mission before, so I can pick up Season 3 from scratch again. And guess what, I picked up a new Achievement: Well-earned Rest. Stop using ZR3 for a month or more and then use it again, and you’ll get this achievement.

By the way, I am still not updating the Achievements list on my BitBucket repository.

Zombies Run - The End

Milestone

3 November 2014 #

I hit the 7-digit milestone.

Zombies Run

2 November 2014 #

After several months, I have upgraded my phone from an HTC Sensation to a Samsung Galaxy S5 and the first thing I did was root my G5, which surprisingly was VERY easy, just use ODIN and the ODIN tool. My HTC Wildfire S was super hard to root (had to use the XTC hardware tool), and now I have Titanium Back restoring my apps. I am considering flashing CFW, but I want to make sure I have a Nandroid-compatible recovery installed first.

I also have redownloaded Zombies, Run!, and I am going to try to catch up with the storyline from where I left off. My last mission was "Veronica" back in June (Mission 15), but I'm going to redo the entire Season 3 missions again to be sure.

Zombies, Run now supports (albeit at an experimental level) external media players (somewhat obsoleting my Google Music tutorial), but I haven’t tried this feature and it does note that by enabling this mode, ZR will not allow you to select music lists internally. Not that it matters to me right now, since I have loads of music stored locally on my device.

LPIC-1

2 November 2014 #

I have received confirmation of my LPIC Certification. So I expect I’ll get something in the post to confirm this. Now starting work on LPIC-2. Whether or not this changes my employability, we shall see.

Interestingly, I decided to look at some other courses offered by the online course site I got my learning material from and there’s some Ethical Hacking and Computer Forensics courses there. I might look at these courses at some point in the future, perhaps after I finished LPIC-2.

Lpic-1

LPIC-1

1 November 2014 #

Finished my second LPIC-1 test. Scraped through with a thumping migraine and half-blindness, but literally, just made it. Quite a few gaps in my knowledge which I need to work on. Next step, LPIC-2

C25K - Week 9 Day 3

16 October 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 9 Day 3 (4.83 km), in 27:32, pace 05:42 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/R5BK

The final run of the training plan. I went slow on this run, but kept the speed fairly constant throughout the run.

The next run is a full, non-stop 5K. Aiming for around 28:00 (my current 5K PB is 21:28), then will try out the Nike+ 5K trainer again, then either use the C210K at RunDouble, or Nike+’s 10K trainer.

Work has been interfering with my running schedule recently, and my Fuelband picked up on that:

Running

10 October 2014 #

It has been pretty depressing this month in terms of running. I have hardly done any running this month due to weather and work pretty much making me out. I’ve dropped in my rankings amongst friend on Nike+, and now sit 4th out of 12, with 6 still to log runs this month. My current mileage this month: 5.6km. Position 3: 10.4km, Position 2: 29.1km, Position 1: 32.6km

C25K - Week 9 Day 2

7 October 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 9 Day 2 (4.83 km), in 21:06, pace 04:22 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/S5t3

C25K - Week 9 Day 1

Should I Run Today?

7 October 2014 #

Runner’s World helps your decision making.

C25K - Week 9 Day 1

24 September 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 9 Day 1 (4.83 km), in 25:50, pace 05:21 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/h5qt

A successful non-stop run today. Felt really good during the run, even after a busy day at the office. No records broken today, but being able to clock 4.8km without stopping is an achievement.

Nike+ Track

C25K - Week 8 Day 3

19 September 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 8 Day 3 (4.43 km), in 22:59, pace 05:11 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/x5lg

Succeeded in completing the run non-standard. My pace was a little slower than yesterday, but I’ll blame the heavy lunch of Chicken Schwarma for that.

Nike+ Track

C25K - Week 8 Day 2

15 September 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 8 Day 2 (4.43 km), in 22:38, pace 05:06 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/z5kA

A better run today. Only dropped to a walk once, and it shows in my pace time. It’s been a while since I hit close to 5:00 min/km.

Nike+ Track

C25K - Week 8 Day 1

C25K - Week 8 Day 1

14 September 2014 #

I completed C25K Week 8 Day 1 (4.44 km), in 24:11, pace 05:26 min/km, with @RunDouble http://rndb.co/u5iq

First successful run in a long while - and work hasn’t exactly helped matters. My overall fitness has therefore been diminished somewhat.

Week 8 is a toughie. 4.4km. I reverted back to an old 5km running route, but still dropped down to a walk a few times. Going run run Week 8 several times before moving on.

Nike+ Track