https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPC9LepU9rs

Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor BBC One TV Trailer - YouTube.

Whovians rejoice, it is almost time…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8g5BrLm7uQ

Doctor Who - The 50th Anniversary BBC One Trailer - YouTube.

Brilliant customer service. You reading this, Sky?

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Achieved: 8.25K in 53:13

Next Run: Monday, EASY 6.30 KM IN 38M:32S

The Royal Parks Half Marathon - Race Report - Events - Runner’s World.

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Achieved: 2.79km in 17M:12S – finished early due to rain.

Next Run: Friday, EASY 3.70 KM IN 22M:38S

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Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Achieved: 1.90km, 7:39min. My phone rebooted mid-run again, ending my run prematurely. Not a great start to my HM training…. :-(

Next Run: Wednesday, EASY 5.80 KM IN 35M:29S

Found this in Oak Hill Park during my run:

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

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?

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

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

Next Run: Sunday, 10K Race.

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Hatsune Miku v3 | Blend Swap.

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..

Every station on the London Underground in a “kind of” song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jPyg2pK11M

Jay Foreman - Every Tube Station Song - YouTube.

Lyrics:

Hornchurch Ickenham Hainault Cockfosters Ravenscourt Park Bromley-by-Bow Morden, Monument, Mornington Cresent Paddington, Plaistow, Pim-li-co Dagenham Heathway, Elephant & Castle Richmond, Sloane Square, Becontree Brixton, Barbican, Chorleywood, Amersham Eastcote, Alperton, East Finchley Kenton, Kennington, Fairlop, Farringdon, Mile End, Baron’s Court, Maida Vale Barking, Barkingside, Debden, Hammersmith Vauxhall, Wembley Park, Tottenham Hale Northwood, Oakwood, Wood Green, Woodford, Collier’s Wood and then Croxley Charing Cross, King’s Cross St. Pancras, Brent Cross, Hatton Cross, Osterley. Balamb, Borough, Chesham, Hampstead, Loughton, Leyton, Leytonstone. Stanmore, Snaresbrook, Greenford, Northolt, Northfields, Southfields, Marylebone. Kingsbury, Queenbury, Queensway, Queens Park Park Royal, Royal Oak, Burnt Oak, then Algate, Southgate, Highgate, Moorgate, Notting Hill Gate, St. Paul’s, Neasden. Oxford Circus, Piccadilly Circus, Lambeth North, and Northwick Park. Upton Park and Westbourne Park, and Wimbledon Park and Stonebridge Park. Warwick Avenue, Waterloo, Watford, Walthamstow Central, with Wanstead. Hounslow West, and Hounslow East, and East Ham, West Ham, West Hampstead. Putney Bridge, Knightsbridge, Redbridge, London Bridge. Uxbridge, Perivale, Leicester Square. Goodge Street, Baker Street, Bond Street, Warren Street, Old Street, Liverpool Street, Edgware….. West Acton, West Harrow, West Finchley, Kew Gardens, and Lancaster Gate, and Gunnersbury Westminster, Upminster, Russell Square, Euston Square, Totteridge & Whetstone, East Putney… Ealing Broadway, Fulham Broadway, Tooting Broadway, Arsenal. Stockwell, Chigwell, Seven Sisters, Blackhorse Road, Blackfriars, Temple. East Acton, Oval, Bow Road, Colindale, Archway, Angel, Upminster Bridge. Clapham Common, Clapham North, and Clapham South, and Swiss Cottage. Acton Town, and Camden Town, and Chalk Farm, and West Kensington. Canning Town, and Kentish Town, and Sudbury Town, and West Brompton. Theydon Bois, and Tooting Bec, and Stamford Brook, South Kensington. Rickmansworth and Mansion House, and Marble Arch, South Wimbledon. Dollis Hill, Gantts Hill, Grange Hill, Sudbury Hill, Tower Hill, Hillingdon, Aldgate East. Southwark, High Barnet, Earl’s Court, Bayswater, Pinner, Victoria, Mill Hill East. High Street Kensington, Kensington (Olympia), Ealing Common, Bermonsey Heathrow Terminals 4 and 5, and Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3. Epping, Euston, Kilburn, Kilburn Park, Chalfont & Latimer, Cannon Street, and Canon’s Park, Embankment, Canada Water… South Ealing, South Harrow, South Kenton, South Woodford, Canary Wharf, Harrow & Wealdstone. North Acton, North Ealing, North Greenwich, North Harrow, North Wembley, and Highbury & Islington…. Caledonian Road, and Edgware Road, and Finchley Road, and Gloucester Road, and Goldhawk Road, and Holloway Road, and Latimer Road, and Preston Road. Elm Park, Regent’s Park, Green Park, Holland Park, Hyde Park Corner, and Upney. Moor Park, Tufnell Park, Chiswick Park, Newbury Park, Finchley Park, Roding Valley. Hendon Central, Hounslow Central, Wembley Central, Belsize Park. Finchley Central, Covent Garden, Tottenham Court Road, Woodside Park. Wood Lane, Hanger Lane, Chancery Lane, Rayners Lane, Turnpike Lane, Turnham Green, Buckhurst Hill. Golders Green, Kensal Green, Parsons Green, Stepney Green, Willesden Green, Bethnal Green, Harrow-on-the-Hill. Arnos Grove, Ladbroke Grove, Boston Manor, Manor House, St. Jame’s Park, and St. John’s Wood. Shepherd’s Bush Market, Shepherd’s Bush, Harlesden, Holborn, Northwood Hills, Stratford. White City, Whitechapel, Willesden Junction, Wimbledon, Ruislip, Ruislip Gardens, South Ruislip, West Ruislip, Ruislip Manor, Great Portland Street, Dagenham East, Bounds Green, BANK

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

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

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

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.

Managers and businesses can be so hypocritical, it sometimes drives me up the wall.

I have a holiday allowance and I’m only allowed to carry over 5 days of holiday leave over to the following year - any extra days, I lose. I’ve been lectured by my boss many times about not taking all my leave. So, this year, I booked everything in advance. I had to pull one week off due to work load, and now my boss wants me to pull ANOTHER week off my holiday. When I told her about the excess doing this would cause, she told me “don’t worry, it’ll be approved”.

So, they can make me lose holidays when it suits them, and keep them when it doesn’t…

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Achieved: 2.81km, 6:27 min/km

Next Run: Tuesday, 5K Race Pace - 5:24 min/km

I’ve just started play The Sims FreePlay on my Android tablet. It’s a Freemium game (i.e. it’s free, but you have option in-game purchases) and I have to think that the people at EA seem to have some dark humour. Here’s an example. I planted some tomatoes, which have a high XP, but only if they grow. And that’s a big IF. Tomatoes, like some of the other items in the game have a chance to do something else. With some, it’s burning, with others, its spawning a monster. Tomatoes spawns a “Sim-eating Monster” and the only option is to “Negotiate” with it. Which then turns into a fight, and within the fight, you get your sim in a position which looks like s/he is… well, almost doing something a little out of the ordinary…

When you’re the winner of a race, you’re on top of the world. When you’re not, any number of things may be going through your head. Runner’s World collected some nice snippets of quotes

From this month's Runner's World magazine. It made me chuckle, but seems plausible. Runners would have more energy, and more drive than those who don't run.

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo

Achieved: 9.35km, 5:58 min/km

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

Tracks: ZR, Endomondo, Strava

Achieved: 3.12km 5:38 min/km

Next Run: Saturday 10K 5:31-5:42

Tracks: ZR (1, 2, 3, 4), Endomondo, Strava

Achieved: 3.86km, 4:48 min/km. Well short of my target today, again due to work stress. Even though I tried to do even half of my target distance today, ZR went funny part way through….

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