The endurance world is where I live. I love it. It’s what I’ve grown up with and one that I feel provides both a mental and kinesthetic therapy that few other modes of exercise can deliver.  However, too much of a good thing is not a good thing and while I love to [...]

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Activity

Route:
–
Elev. Avg:
99 ft

Location:
Campbell, CA,
Elev. Gain:
-177 ft

Date:
04/15/09
Up/Downhill:
[+85/-262]

Time:
09:16 AM
Difficulty:
2.4 / 5.0

Weather:
Partly Cloudy

 
49 F temp; 56% humidity

 
49 F heat index; winds NNW 17 mph

Performance

Distance:
13.44 miles
Goal:
50:00 duration

Time:
0:47:11

Speed:
17.1 mph
Attained:
94%

Pace:
3' 31 /mi
Heart Rate:
156 bpm (Avg)

Calories:
689

181 bpm (Peak)

Notes

Headwind!! Tabata intervals on Central Expressway.

Map

 
Elevation (ft)

 
Speed (mph)

 
Splits

Mile
Pace (min/mile)
Speed (mph)
ElevationGain

actual
+/- avg
actual
+/- avg

1
3' 49
+0' 18
15.7
-1.4
-36 ft

2
3' 51
+0' 20
15.6
-1.5
-23 ft

3
3' 26
-0' 04
17.4
+0.3
-29 ft

4
3' 17
-0' 13
18.3
+1.2
-27 [...]

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This is hard to describe…

Steph Davis – Castleton And Diamond Free Solo from Andrew on Vimeo.

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This is not what I normally do.  I don’t articulate motivation/inspiration.  I don’t dwell on it.  It’s not that I am anti-motivational, I just think I’m slightly cynical/clumsy about the whole thing.   There are plenty of people willing to motivate and inspire us, so why do I need to add to the noise right?  This [...]

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