I have not kept up with the Daily Source Code, This American Life, and Phedippidations. But, I did hear the episode where Steve indicated that he will no longer be committed to weekly podcasts. Sounds like he has sort of burned out on put out so many which requires a significant time and financial investment on his part. I certainly understand, but will definitely miss the weekly shows.
I have been on vacation in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. What a blast! We snorkled in a cenote that led into a cave. It was totally awesome. We swam with sea turtles. We almost rented scooters for a day on Cozumel. Well, we did until one of our group wrecked with 1/2 block of the rental place. They simply switched us to jeeps and we were off again. My wife didn't want to do scooters in the first place and all of the other women lost their nerve after seeing the wreck. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but the guy that crashed lost nearly $800 to cover damages. Hint: buy the insurance. Better yet, don't rent scooters! We also visited Chichén Itzá. This place was awesome and huge. What a walk through history and majesty. I will be posting the pictures to flickr later and will post a link on this blog when I am done.
I ran several times in Playa Del Carmen as indicated below. It was nice to run in shorts and no shirt in nice warm weather. Today's run was steady and felt great despite the cool temperature. I rode with Prince and say the usual lot at Brownell. The Timex Time & Distance watch died again. So, I think it is simply time to upgrade. Nearly all of the runs in Playa Del Carmen are based on my initial run where I got a measure of a 3.4 mile loop. The run listed as 4 miles is due to my missing a turn and running a bit further. I estimated the distance to 4 miles for this run.
| I finished reading Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA, by Tim Weiner. It was a interesting read that consisted predominantly of Tim Weiner whining (pun intended) about the incompetence of the CIA. But, the read was good and it offered a very interesting perspective on America history for the last 60 years or so. I especially liked the insight it provided into the policy and personalities of the presidents during these years. Good reading. |
| Distance: | 8.5 Miles |
| Time: | 1:15:07 |
| Heart Rate: | 153 |
| Pace: | 8:50 |
| Weather: | Mostly cloudy Temperature-38° Humidity-82% |
| Route | |
02/23/2008: Playa Del Carmen
| Distance: | 3.4 Miles |
| Time: | 32:00 |
| Pace: | 9:24 |
| Weather: | Scattered clouds Temperature-72° Humidity-88% |
02/20/2008: Playa Del Carmen
| Distance: | 6.8 Miles |
| Time: | 1:01:00 |
| Pace: | 8:58 |
| Weather: | Scattered clouds Temperature-72° Humidity-88% |
02/19/2008: Playa Del Carmen
| Distance: | 4 Miles |
| Time: | 38:00 |
| Pace: | 9:30 |
| Weather: | Scattered clouds Temperature-68° Humidity-100% |
02/17/2008: Playa Del Carmen
| Distance: | 3.4 Miles |
| Time: | 31:00 |
| Pace: | 9:07 |
| Weather: | Mostly cloudy Temperature-72° Humidity-94% |
3 comments:
Could you please post Routes to your runs in Playa del Carmen? My wife and I are headed down and would like to do some running.
You can find the routes I have run in Playa here. I really recommend the 3.4 mile loop run. You run the entire length of 5th Avenue and get a good view of some of the less commercial side of Playa. The longer runs along 307 were a bit tricky. I ran off the road where you see many locals walk. It's a bit rocky and rough.
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