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I wear sweats. Running tights are better though as they flop less.

Too cold to run today. we had three of four nice days and today it's -15C (5F) Who said spring has sprung? Not here

Just coming back to this thread and the forum after an absence from it. Good job on all the stories. I like running stories as the tend to be about new beginnings, or return visits... I ran 5K (3.1 miles) today at lunch. Was one of very few outdoor runs this winter. It's been a long and very cold winter... I am very excited for the warmer days.

You don't really need a track. Its certainly helpful, but not necessary. All you need is something to track distance and time. Evenly spaced street lights, or around the block or whatever. I used to use a parking lot that I figured was about 400m. The trick is something consistent. Try doing something like this: Run at your normal pace (or a bit slower) for say 1mile. Do the middle 1.5 miles alternating 400 m fast and 400 m recovery(3 of each should give you 1.5 miles). The fast should be faster than regular pace(but not so fast as you can't do 400m maintaining pace), and the recovery should be slower. Recovery is to get heart rate back to reasonable pace. You could even start your recovery with a walk, (50m or so) and gradually jog for the rest. Then a nice easy 1 mile. Don't over do it. I promise that your speed will improve.

Awesome Work Justin!! And others on here of course! I did my first triathlon of the year this past weekend, and ended up pretty happy. The swim was in a pool, which is quite a bit different than open water. My event times were: 500M swim - 10:32 Transition 1 - 6:33 - (including a 600-700 meter run from the pool to the bikes...) 36KM bike - 1h 08 minutes Transition 2 - 1:20 5KM run - 23:35 My total time was about 1hour 50 minutes. I am especially happy with my 5k run time as my legs were like jello. I am disappointed in my swim, not of the time, but as I had to stop and rest at a wall. I am still struggling with pacing while I swim, and in a pool it's a bit more troublesome. They start people every 10-15seconds, and seed you based on a time you think you can swim 500M in. So you are always acutely aware that there is someone right behind you. Getting passed in the pool is unnerving, so I try to keep my speed up, and tend to start too fast.

Yeah, that 0 indexing of a list is a bugger sometimes too (which is basically what you are saying with 0-127 or 1-128). Many programming languages, have lists (arrays - or whatever) that start with the first element being at index 0 (so the nth element is at position n-1). What's even more 'awesome' in when some datatypes are indexed starting at 0, and some are indexed starting at 1. Copying between them, or working on them together, is just pure bliss.

That's not right, but binary is confusing. 10 in binary is 2 in decimal. 11 in binary is 3. 1 in binary is 1 in dec. You are confused as to what the 1s and 0s mean.... 1 means on for that digit 0 means off for it ... 2^4 2^3 2^2 2^1 2^0 but the 1 means include that digit, and the 0 means -don't-. So for 10, the only digit turned on is 2^1 ; which is 2. I have seen it expanded like: 0010 in bin = 0*(2^3) + 0*(2^2) + 1*(2^1) + 0*(2^0) = 0 + 0 + 2 + 0 = 2 another example. 10011 in binary is 1*(2^4) + 0*(2^3) + 0*(2^2) + 1*(2^1) + 1*(2^0) = 16 + 2 + 1 = 19.

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wow!! Fast time. Congrats to her

Hey all, just a quick update. I did the Ottawa half marathon last week, and ran 1:44:21, and am super happy. I could have gone faster, but it was nice to finish in relative comfort, and have my legs heal quickly. Part of the reason I eased up on the race pace is that I have registered for a few different types of races this year. On May 18th I did a VERY short triathlon. It's called a try-a-tri, and intended for people who have never done a triathlon before. I probably should have gone up a distance level, as I finished 2nd overall out of 250 people. Anyway, it did the trick, and I am very interested in doing more. I have one (a longer one) coming up next week. I am also going to do a spartan sprint race the following week. Basically a 5k race for idiots that want to climb walls, run up ski hills, and crawl through mud, and lift cinder blocks, and throw spears, etc... while they run 5k . Happy running all...

I did a 21K (about 13miles) training run on saturday, and it went very well. It got hot, so I was very happy when the wind picked up.

thanks e-keys. This time last year I was doing 5k almost 2 minutes faster (21:21) so I have some work to do. It was a long tough winter....

Good for you man. This winter running was tough for me. I did some treadmill, but not enough. I got back at it, and am making steady progress. My last 5k (3.1miles) outdoor run was 23 mins, and I am starting to stay out longer on my long runs too.

Very scary... I am shocked and saddened.

Re: Ed Whitlock. I didn't realize that people outside of Canada knew who he was. Amazing talent. He's awesome and and huge inspiration. Very well known around here, I would LOVE to be able to be doing those speeds now, let alone at his age.