Rants, Inc.

Brooklyn Half

dalegaspi — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:31:26 +0000

I’m still not sure why I ended signing up for this race…maybe subconsciously I want to do MUCH better than my abysmal performance on NYC Half.

NYC Half-Marathon

dalegaspi — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:36:48 +0000

I sucked at this race. In my defense, I just recovered from bronchitis literally 2 days ago…and I had doubts on even finishing the race, let alone finish it in 2.5 hours. Yes, I know it’s a stupid thing to do…but I know I’ll seriously regret it had I not joined the race. Die trying rather than not trying at all.

New Year’s Resolution

dalegaspi — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:29:43 +0000

137 lbs by springtime (about 7 lbs to lose).
Beat 3:50 at full marathon (Philly or NYC Marathon)
Beat 23:00 at 5K
Join 2 half-marathons (NYC and Boston Half)
Quit coffee.

New PC Build

dalegaspi — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:02:38 +0000

I just finished building a Custom PC for a friend of mine; it’s built around a Celeron G850 and an ATI Radeo HD 6850. Not too shabby for around $400.

Big Chill 5K: FAIL!

dalegaspi — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:29:02 +0000

I haven’t fully recovered from my marathon when I joined this race (not doing more than 3 runs before the race didn’t help, either)…but regardless…I will never fall below 25:30 again in a 5K race. This is beyond embarrassing!

Next Year

dalegaspi — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:26:38 +0000

So I completed all the races I planned to join earlier this year. I feel great!

For 2012, here is my short list:

NYC Half-Marathon (if I get in)
Silver Lake 5
Princeton 10K
Boston Half
Philadelphia or NYC Marathon (if I get in). GOAL: To beat 3:50

I’m probably going to join a Duathlon (bike + run). I’m most likely skipping Bike New York. If I get insane enough, maybe another marathon, but NOT Atlantic City Marathon.

Philadelphia Marathon

dalegaspi — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:18:01 +0000

Somewhat better. 4:41.

Atlantic City Marathon

dalegaspi — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:27:20 +0000

Finished. Barely. 5 HOURS.

It’s quite apparent that at mile 18 or so that I have not prepared enough for this. My longest run before the race was 17 miles.

I felt hitting “The Wall” more than once. I didn’t have the energy even to lift my legs! I have no idea how I managed to pick up my pace around mile 22!

I’m running the Philly Marathon next month…Hopefully I’d fare better…at least I know what to expect. I think.

5K FAIL

dalegaspi — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:40:20 +0000

I wasn’t even expecting to do OK today because my leg muscles were still stiff from a long run yesterday. Still a FAIL, though. No excuses.

Nikon Mirrorless

dalegaspi — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:17:23 +0000

I have one word about Nikon’s recent mirrorless camera announcement: stupid.