Marathon Milestones

Speed Goals
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S1 4 miles in 32 minutes (done)
S2 4 miles in 30 minutes (done today with a time of 29:17! Granted, it was on a treadmill)
S3 4 miles in 28 minutes
S4 6 miles in 45 minutes
S5 8 miles in 60 minutes

Distance Goals
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D1 4 miles (done)
D2 6 miles (done 4-19-2007)
D3 8 miles
D4 10 miles
D5 14 miles
D6 18 miles
D7 22 miles
D8 marathon

Isabella

Here's a couple pics I was referring to in the second post from Charity's visit. This is my nearly four-year-old niece Isabella. I love her big, if sometimes forced, smile.

Another post-call day and a running milestone

Another excellent post-call day. I got a few hours' sleep on call Wednesday night, which was enough to make the day enjoyable. After grand rounds, another resident gave me a ride down to Columbia where I have an associate membership at the fitness center. I worked out for about an hour and took a short nap on William's couch before we headed down to the Upper West Side for lunch at Harry's Burritos and a walk in Central Park, lattes in hand.

I spent the afternoon doing miscellaneous things at home and took another walk in the beautiful, almost even warm, afternoon sun in Fort Tryon Park. After noticing a girl napping on a park bench overlooking the Hudson, the temptation was too great. I folded up my sweater for a pillow and took a fifteen minute snooze on a nearby park bench, though not the one next to the girl. That would be weird.

The day ended with another run with Ezer in preparation for the Marine Marathon in October. This was my first time to do the entire loop in Central Park. (We ran not the square outer streets, but the winding road that approximates the perimeter.) I think my marathon training goals will focus of course on increasing distance on longer Saturday runs (10 and 15 miles will be natural milestones) as well as increasing my speed on shorter runs. (I'd love to get my 4 mile time back down to 28 minutes. So far this spring I haven't done 4 in under 30.) Will keep you posted.

I found this helpful map too.

Charity's visit II

I made the error of not posting some of the better pictures from the January visit. Mea culpa! I want to share a few more, along with more commentary than you want.


Riverside Church in Morningside Heights, viewed from the east on 121st Street. The tower is huge, and it has plenty of functional floor space. The cathedral is built in a neogothic (?) style, but uses modern construction techniques; i.e., steel beams. The tower itself reminds me of Saruman's tower in the LOTR.

Clearly I overlooked this artsy shot. Sarah once again made good use of a shortened focal length. The fresh green leaves, representing new life, are a good picture of grace, and I like the contrast between the delicate flora and the cold stone from which this 42nd Street building is constructed. There's a nice strong diagonal symmetry here too, along with a couple vertical stems and tree trunk and a horizontal edifice line. The various surface angles lead to interesting light/shadow interfaces.

Charity, feeling at home in my kitchen.

Charity preferred this shot of her and Sarah. I agree that it is a better picture, but I like the one from the previous post because Charity's smile reminds me of Isabella's smile when she's working just a little too hard!

Today's analogy

I had this realization recently about some words that are occasionally confused. It's not entirely precise, but perhaps generally true:

Flaunt is to blatant as flout is to flagrant.