male-bashing

Date	Place of run	Duration (min)	Long Sprint Uphill	Push-ups	Pull-ups	Classic Park	Long Sprint Downhill	6 flights	Start time
24-Jan	Kavaja to Univ. steps to Park	70	1:03.49	25,25	17,15,13, 11,5	49.83	58.84	31.56	7:26

            Yesterday evening after classes, my one American colleague and I made a pumpkin pie.  We’ve been planning it since last Thanksgiving when I didn’t have any holiday food.  It turned out amazingly well.  Delicious, and 100% Thanksgiving-ish.  There is a chain of medium-sized grocery stores here called The Big Market.  I was able to find all the spices I needed there—including nutmeg that is sold in a small plastic bag with half a dozen hard balls and a finger-sized metal scraper. Very cool.

pumpkin

Date	Place of run	Duration (min)	Start time
22 Jan.	Kavaja to market	32	7:16

Date	Place of run	Duration (min)	Long Sprint Uphill	Push-ups	Pull-ups	Start time
20-Jan	Kavaja to Univ. steps	43	1:21.19	25,25	17,15	7:13

Date	Place of run	Duration (min)	Start time
18-Jan	Kavaja to Univ. steps	42	7:10

            These days are days full of rest.  The one day earmarked for rest was the 18^th, a Sunday.  On the 20^th, I gingerly ran the uphill ‘sprint’ at the beginning of the run.  All throughout these days, I have felt a pull on my left hamstring that I don’t want to exacerbate.  One might notice on the pull-ups that I did 17 and 15 rather than two sets of 15.  This, because my arms are feeling quite energetic and full of life. 

Juice machine

Date	Place of run	Duration (min)	Long Sprint Uphill	Push-ups	Pull-ups	Long Sprint Downhill	4 Flights	Start time
17-Jan	Kavaja to Univ. steps	37	1:07.43	25,25	17,15	57.51	19.85	7:42

Date	Place of run	Duration (min)	Push-ups	Pull-ups	Long Sprint Downhill	4 Flights	Start time
15-Jan	Kavaja to Univ. steps	39	25,25	15,15	58.18	20.56	7:14

Date	Place of run	Duration (min)	Long Sprint Uphill	Push-ups	Pull-ups	Long Sprint Downhill	4 Flights	Start time
13-Jan	Kavaja to Univ. steps	41	1:04.89	25,25	17,15	58.19	20.21	7:56

Yesterday, the 17th, I finished the long downhill just .05 seconds slower than my all-time record from October of last year.  I wasn’t expecting such a result.  When I began the run, I was feeling groggy and uninspired.  I ran the uphill quite slowly, finishing in 1:07—I’ve done 1:03 in the past.  I finished with a respectable 19.85 for the 5 flights, .06 seconds off the record pace.

Another flip!!!

Date	Place of run	Duration	Push-ups	Pull-ups	Long Sprint Downhill	4 Flights	Start time
8-Jan	Rruga Kavaja	34	25,25	17,15	57.76	19.72	10:06

Date	Place of run	Duration (min)	Pushups	Pull-ups	Start time
9-Jan	Rruga Kavaja	39	25,25	15,15	11:25

Date	Place of run	Duration	Long Sprint Uphill	Push-ups	Pull-ups	Long Sprint Downhill	4 Flights	Start time
11-Jan	Rruga Kavaja	40	1:05.97	25,25	15,15	58.23	19.71	8:37

            On Thursday, the eighth, I ran the usual route.  I started later than usual.  I broke the record for the 4 flight sprint up the steps to my apartment—though just two days before, I broke 20 seconds for the first time.

Sub 20-seconds!!!

Date	Place of run	Duration	Long Sprint Uphill	Push-ups	Pull-ups	Long Sprint Downhill	4 Flights	Start time
6-Jan	Rruga Kavaja	34	1:07.81	25,25	15,15	58.04	19.85	8:21

            Wahoo!!!   I broke the 20-second mark for the four flights up to my apartment. It was a perfect storm today as my legs were doing well, I didn’t have anything in my arms, and I left my iPhone in my pocket. Therefore, there was absolute freedom of hand movement.  I didn’t pass anyone on the steps, so my concentration was firmly on pumping the legs and throwing the arms with enthusiasm. 

Trampo flip

Date	Place of run	Duration (min)	Long Sprint Uphill	Pushups	Pull-ups	Long Sprint Downhill	4 flights	Start time
3-Jan	Rruga Kavaja	39	1:05.64	25,25	15,15	59.35	20.34	7:01
Date	Place of run	Duration (min)	Long Sprint Uphill	Pushups	Pull-ups	Long Sprint Downhill	4 flights	Start time
4-Jan	Rruga Kavaja	39	1:07.69	25,25	15,15	59.52	20.27	6:43

              These two runs were completed in somewhat colder weather, but I will not dwell on this fact.  The locations of everyone else who might be reading this blog seem to be much colder.  Suffice it to say that yesterday, I wore a couple socks on my hands (that worked out nicely), and today I wore a pair of hand knitted mittens (they ended up in my pocket because they were too warm).