= 51
49 more. today it is 97 out and 10 at night. this is getting difficult.
Slow plodding progress tonight. Just over halfway there and while I feel fine physically, the heat is making it less an less fun to run. I am soaked by the time I get about three minutes into my run. I have to wear a shirt even though I really want to run without one. The upside is I am on the downward side of the 100 I set out to do. I can make it but every day from now on will be a mental battle to force myself out into the oven like world.
Also it is mothers day and I would be remiss not to mention that mine is one of the best going.
May 9, 2011
May 7, 2011
+ 5
= 46
nearly half way there. 54 more.
Today was a rough one not only is it hot as all get up out there but last night I went out drinking and thus I was sweating out all the good stuff. Also I went out to the desert for the hash this afternoon and it was a long walk in 100+. thus not the best day to go running again. I think today is either day 14 or 15 so I am just about on track I will need to pick up a few miles extra this week just to be sure that I will make it. I love the running and it is giving me tome to listen to lots of new music. Life for the moment is making me smile. Been a long time since it did that.
nearly half way there. 54 more.
Today was a rough one not only is it hot as all get up out there but last night I went out drinking and thus I was sweating out all the good stuff. Also I went out to the desert for the hash this afternoon and it was a long walk in 100+. thus not the best day to go running again. I think today is either day 14 or 15 so I am just about on track I will need to pick up a few miles extra this week just to be sure that I will make it. I love the running and it is giving me tome to listen to lots of new music. Life for the moment is making me smile. Been a long time since it did that.
May 5, 2011
+ 5
= 41
59 more
today was a warm and sandy one. it is 93 degrees out right now and it is almost 8 at night.
finished the week working. Just 20 more teaching days. This weekend I have a cinco de drinko party at the US embassy. Tequila and corona here I come.
59 more
today was a warm and sandy one. it is 93 degrees out right now and it is almost 8 at night.
finished the week working. Just 20 more teaching days. This weekend I have a cinco de drinko party at the US embassy. Tequila and corona here I come.
May 4, 2011
+ 6
= 36
64 more and i feel good.
sand storms happening fairly regularly thus my running schedule has been interrupted. Hopefully it is just a week long event and not a long term situation.
So Osama bin Laden has been reported killed. Of course not a single one of the students or the converted teachers here believe that it is true. I really don't know what to say about it except there are a whole host of people here that hate the US so much that they would prefer that OBL be alive than give the US special forces that risked their lives any credit. Everything that gets said in the media is twisted to prove that OBL is still alive, or at least that he wasn't killed recently by US troops. Here is a typical exchange I overheard. "Did you see that the US has warned that the threat level has been elevated since they announced it? Yeah they (US) must be planning to stage another big attack against themselves to get another war." This would be one thing if I were hanging out in conspiracy cafes but this was said by two British Muslim teachers at my school in the office that i work in. They believe that the CIA was responsible for the Sept. 11th attacks and that OBL is made up by the CIA to give a reason to dislike Muslims. It makes my head hurt. 2 months then good riddance. They can keep their ignorance and I cant wait for the oil to run out.
64 more and i feel good.
sand storms happening fairly regularly thus my running schedule has been interrupted. Hopefully it is just a week long event and not a long term situation.
So Osama bin Laden has been reported killed. Of course not a single one of the students or the converted teachers here believe that it is true. I really don't know what to say about it except there are a whole host of people here that hate the US so much that they would prefer that OBL be alive than give the US special forces that risked their lives any credit. Everything that gets said in the media is twisted to prove that OBL is still alive, or at least that he wasn't killed recently by US troops. Here is a typical exchange I overheard. "Did you see that the US has warned that the threat level has been elevated since they announced it? Yeah they (US) must be planning to stage another big attack against themselves to get another war." This would be one thing if I were hanging out in conspiracy cafes but this was said by two British Muslim teachers at my school in the office that i work in. They believe that the CIA was responsible for the Sept. 11th attacks and that OBL is made up by the CIA to give a reason to dislike Muslims. It makes my head hurt. 2 months then good riddance. They can keep their ignorance and I cant wait for the oil to run out.
May 2, 2011
+ 8
= 30
70 more and 21 days to go.
I would have run yesterday ,but a sandstorm blew in just as I got home. Not one of those little ones either. This thing blotted out the world. I darkened the earth. I could not see the street lights across the street. It was impressive. Needless to say I could not go and run through it. Thus I fell a day behind on my schedule and I have to make up distance if I am going to finish this challenge. So today was 8 miles.
On an unrelated note I found out that the college I work at, which is supposed to be a good school in the middle east, found out that the mid-term exam was leaked for one of the lower English levels. It was actually posted on the student side of the school website. It was for sale in the copy center. It is in my opinion inexcusable. However I am not the administration. They decided that there would be no retake, nor would there be any recourse taken against those that posted/stole/distributed the exam. I can understand why, the kid who first got hold of the exam is apparently a prince. As in actually in line for the throne. As in of the house of Saud. So you know the whole equality and harsh retribution for theft/lawlessness seems not to apply for those that rule. Fair is fair after all and in front of allah we all stand equal. or so i am told.
70 more and 21 days to go.
I would have run yesterday ,but a sandstorm blew in just as I got home. Not one of those little ones either. This thing blotted out the world. I darkened the earth. I could not see the street lights across the street. It was impressive. Needless to say I could not go and run through it. Thus I fell a day behind on my schedule and I have to make up distance if I am going to finish this challenge. So today was 8 miles.
On an unrelated note I found out that the college I work at, which is supposed to be a good school in the middle east, found out that the mid-term exam was leaked for one of the lower English levels. It was actually posted on the student side of the school website. It was for sale in the copy center. It is in my opinion inexcusable. However I am not the administration. They decided that there would be no retake, nor would there be any recourse taken against those that posted/stole/distributed the exam. I can understand why, the kid who first got hold of the exam is apparently a prince. As in actually in line for the throne. As in of the house of Saud. So you know the whole equality and harsh retribution for theft/lawlessness seems not to apply for those that rule. Fair is fair after all and in front of allah we all stand equal. or so i am told.
April 30, 2011
+5
= 22
78 more and 23 days to go.
almost to may. this year has really flown. it seems like i just arrived here in ksa in some ways other ways it seems like this place has had me long enough to strip my soul bare. i can surely say that i will be glad to get on the plane and fly off into the sunset. 8 weeks more and the contract is over. we shall see what happens after that.
78 more and 23 days to go.
almost to may. this year has really flown. it seems like i just arrived here in ksa in some ways other ways it seems like this place has had me long enough to strip my soul bare. i can surely say that i will be glad to get on the plane and fly off into the sunset. 8 weeks more and the contract is over. we shall see what happens after that.
April 28, 2011
+5 @ 88 F
=17
83 more and 25 days to go.
Yesterday was squash and thus no measured runs. I am still holding up well though today it was windy and I had eaten a big dinner with friends so I was still feeling full but as I must run a few miles everyday or it will build up to unmanageable level i forced myself to run the 5 today.
Another week down and the weekend ahead. will be boring as usual but at least i have somewhere to run.
83 more and 25 days to go.
Yesterday was squash and thus no measured runs. I am still holding up well though today it was windy and I had eaten a big dinner with friends so I was still feeling full but as I must run a few miles everyday or it will build up to unmanageable level i forced myself to run the 5 today.
Another week down and the weekend ahead. will be boring as usual but at least i have somewhere to run.
April 26, 2011
+5
=12
88 more and I feel fine.
So the school I work at had a systematic cheat on the mid term exams. As in some of the versions for the exam were available to students before the exam day. like three days before. Just funny in my opinion. The level which it affected will probably have to retake the exam, then again I wouldn't be surprised if they just let it slide with a stern word.
88 more and I feel fine.
So the school I work at had a systematic cheat on the mid term exams. As in some of the versions for the exam were available to students before the exam day. like three days before. Just funny in my opinion. The level which it affected will probably have to retake the exam, then again I wouldn't be surprised if they just let it slide with a stern word.
April 25, 2011
+4
=7
93 more to go and a full 28 days to do it. this one should be no problem. i think i will throw in a day of squash every week and not count the runs I do in the desert.I have no realistic idea as to how far those are. Which means i really have 20 days left if i dont take any days off. awe christ that means i need to run at least 5 miles every day.
tomorrow will be a fun one. it is getting hotter every day. today it is 90 F right now outside and I just got back in. it is just after 9 pm it never cools down here.
93 more to go and a full 28 days to do it. this one should be no problem. i think i will throw in a day of squash every week and not count the runs I do in the desert.I have no realistic idea as to how far those are. Which means i really have 20 days left if i dont take any days off. awe christ that means i need to run at least 5 miles every day.
tomorrow will be a fun one. it is getting hotter every day. today it is 90 F right now outside and I just got back in. it is just after 9 pm it never cools down here.
April 24, 2011
day 1
just three short miles this afternoon.(5K) I actually have a bit of a cold and wanted to get started as I have taken my vitals. weight is at 189 lbs. or 86 kilos. resting pulse is 72 beats per minute. body feels fine (the usual aches and pains) see how this bit of fun goes.
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