Jerry Cameron

noontime on the CCC

i didn’t get out to run this weekend as there were a number of chores that i needed to do outside before it gets too late in the fall. i ended up bringing gear to work and ran during lunch. temps were in the mid-50’s with an overcast sky and a north wind. as i was running along the lake, a guy was walking his two dogs in front of me. as i came up behind him, i gave him plenty of space…or rather his dogs alot of space. i must have startled the little mutts as they went into a frenzy wanting a piece of me. i’m not real sure what breed they were…but they’d be classified as "ankle biters" in my book. thankfully they were leashed, which isn’t always the case. i just laughed about it and continued on my way.

shortly after spooking two pooches, i headed down the "Christopher Columbus Causeway" which is the formal name for the area on the marina that i’ve run on a few times. i made the turnaround at 2.5 miles in a little less than 20 minutes and headed back with the wind pushing me along. with a little less than a mile to go i said hello to some folks i knew from work who were out walking. i ended up back on campus with 5 miles complete in a little less than 39 minutes.

when getting prepped for a shower, i noticed that i neglected to pack a towel with me today. as gunny highway says…"improvise, adapt, overcome"…so i used my t-shirt instead. (ugh!)

today’s effort pushes the odometer over 26,000 miles.

22. October 2007 by Jerry Cameron
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noon time off the reservation

i brought gear with me to work and headed out shortly before noon. i had a strong south breeze at my back heading out northbound with temps in the mid-50’s and overcast skies. i directed myself back toward the harbor point passing 2.5 miles in about 19 minutes. i ran a little extra around the point then headed north into the wind and light rain. i rolled in just a bit above 41 miles for 5.25 miles which averages out to about 7:50 pace.

19. October 2007 by Jerry Cameron
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lakefront 2007 pictures

i took the day off from running today but instead can offer to share photos taken at the lakefront marathon along with some candid commentary.

~5 miles – sweating profusely while carrying an h2o bottle.

~9 miles – concordia college – still working hard in the heat/humidity
 

mercifully, there weren’t any official race photographers between 9M and the finish so let’s skip ahead to…

finishing

…and the finish line. (notice the completely disgusted look on my face.)

finally, a picture with my dad who also recorded a PW…but also his 11th marathon.

18. October 2007 by Jerry Cameron
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good morning waukesha

i rolled my rear out of bed this AM and got out the door shortly after 5AM for a run. while waiting for my GPS to sync with the satellites, i noticed the stars i would see directly to the south have shifted to the southwest. i had dug up a web site that shows the sky from your zip code and figured out that i wasn’t looking at any dippers…but parts of others. i guess that makes me a dip! for what it’s worth, i think i spotted the big dipper in the eastern sky. i’ll have to find that URL and figure it out.

regardless, i headed down the hill on commanche and picked up the glacial drumlin trail headed towards wales. honestly, i was moving in slow motion. i think my body and legs had grown accustomed to not having their morning constitutional. i turned around at 3 miles and headed for home on the same route. i ended up getting home with the average pace slightly below 9 minutes a mile…which is awful slow for a weekday run.

17. October 2007 by Jerry Cameron
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off the reservation

i did a "deja vu" today and ran during lunch. this time i altered my "normal" course and ran out on the harbor breakwater. there were a number of guys out fishing, some of which were cleaning their fish at the public facility. i hit 2.5 miles a few clicks past 20 minutes and made a turn to retrace my path. heading back, i had a bit of a headwind but the sun began to make its way from behind the clouds. i rolled in at 39:30 which was slightly faster than yesterday…not that i’m really keeping track of it.

MTD – 46
YTD – 1648.7
Odometer – 25,986

16. October 2007 by Jerry Cameron
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