AM - 7 miles with 6 x 1/4 mile faster (~72-73s). Last couple miles w/ Andrea.
Comments
From Andrea on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 08:35:33 from 72.37.171.52
I still don't see how 7.67 miles = 7 miles. You drive me crazy.
From RileyCook on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 09:31:27 from 174.52.234.49
Looking ready to roll! Have fun this weekend and get after it!
@ Andrea, I think he should just blog 7.67 too. Whether he puts 7 or 7.5 or 8 it doesn't change the fact that it was 7.67.
From Jake K on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 09:45:20 from 159.212.71.200
I like round numbers, and Garmin readings are always overestimations.
Next week I'll get a pedometer on this route to verify the distance :-)
From Rob on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 10:03:04 from 63.235.131.194
Zero is as round as they get.
From Rachelle on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 10:03:39 from 199.190.170.22
I love Andrea calling you out on this. You could always go with the drive the route estimation.
Travel safely and have fun this weekend. You are primed and ready and we are all supporting you.
From Andrea on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 10:08:20 from 70.208.1.51
Just to clarify, I don't think that the Garmin is accurate to the hundredths but I do think it is to the nearest 0.5 mile :)
From Jake K on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 10:14:41 from 159.212.71.200
Its a negligible difference.
Think of all the time I save by never having to type ".0" or ".5" on daily runs... or "26.497" (for marathons)
Except in situations like this.
From Rob Murphy on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 10:43:30 from 163.248.33.220
I ran 6.38 this morning and called it 6.5
I'm betting my way of rounding is more common.
I'm glad the new job offers plenty of time for blogging!
From Rob on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:04:25 from 63.235.131.194
I don't usually round at all, I run until the distance tracking device of choice says a nice round number.
From Rob Murphy on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:37:22 from 163.248.33.220
You know who else likes round numbers? God.
Every time a millennium rolls around, people are certain Jesus will come back.
How's that for changing the subject?
From Rob on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 12:00:29 from 63.235.131.194
We don't need to worry about that happening for another 987 years. While we're at it maybe we should start getting ready for the Y3K bug.
From Josh E on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 12:34:45 from 205.235.104.4
If Jesus goes by Paul Petersen's .25 increments that could be just 12 years off.
This is by far the silliest thing that I concern myself with as a member of the blog. It's silly to round up, to round down, to round to the 1/4th, 10th, 100th. It's silly to run in circles to get to .00 on your watch at the end of a run. It's silly to run on a treadmill and estimate any amount of mileage. In honor of this silliness I am going down to run 10.47 on the treadmill to get in a nice even 257 for the month.
From Jake K on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 12:37:48 from 159.212.71.200
Are you saying that estimating / rounding is silly, or the whole idea of tracking mileage/ training volume in general is silly?
From Josh E on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 12:38:54 from 205.235.104.4
Just the whole rounding thing. I live for the rest.
From Josh E on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 12:43:38 from 166.137.209.31
And perhaps trivial is the better word since no approach ultimately makes any difference.
From Rob Murphy on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 12:59:13 from 163.248.33.220
Exactly! Considering that I never even kept a training log from 1979 to 2010 and have no idea how much I ran and still managed some pretty good times.
From Jake K on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 13:05:19 from 159.212.71.200
I think having a relatively consistent way tracking training volume can provide useful information while analyzing what you're doing and what you've done. The difference in a few miles per week due to rounding or whatever doesn't really matter for someone running a significant amount. The intuitive feel I have for the volume I am doing and how I'm responding to it matters more than the specific numbers I log on any given day, week, etc.
Saying rounding is silly, but then trusting the accuracy of a satellite watch to several decimal places is LOL to me. Its the same exact thing! They are both "close enough" estimations, and in the end, they both balance out.
Hopefully this discussion is just a fun way to waste time and no one actually cares how I keep track of things.
From Andrea on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 13:08:24 from 72.37.171.52
You deserve a hard time every once in a while! Although I think we should really be focusing on POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS - you are doing a great job tracking your mileage :)
From Jason D on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 13:28:55 from 166.147.104.174
Put Mr. Murphy in your suitcase for me will you? I'd like to hear some of his wit and banter in person.
P..S. I. am a Garmin believer! I *believe* I have several busted expensive ones and should refuse to buy any more.
From Christie on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 13:32:34 from 74.213.202.246
I always come to your comment threads for entertainment during my lunch :)
Hope you and Andrea have great races this weekend!
From Josh E on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 14:25:39 from 205.235.104.4
I have zero issues with the way anyone tracks their mileage. Even the guy who adds minutes and divides by 7. I just think it's funny how we tend to obsess over these trivial details. To each his own.
From allie on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 15:24:30 from 97.126.219.219
sorry, i meant to say candy corn.
From Jake K on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 16:11:08 from 174.255.128.189
I'll bring you some CC from Indy. They make it extra high-fructosey there, just the way you and James make your homemade version.
From Oreo on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 16:49:37 from 206.81.136.61
Candy Corn M&Ms .. Dangerous.. Extremely.
Have fun out there.
From seeaprilrun on Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 18:59:35 from 205.172.12.210
I'm with Rob, I would have ran until the Garmin said 7.7 and logged it that way lol.
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