Rants, Inc. http://www.subtleimages.com/blog ...because my life is just as boring as yours. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:29:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 New Year’s Resolution http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2012/01/03/new-years-resolution/ http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2012/01/03/new-years-resolution/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:29:43 +0000 dalegaspi http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/?p=790
  • 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.

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    ]]>     http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2012/01/03/new-years-resolution/feed/ 0     New PC Build http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/12/24/784/ http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/12/24/784/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:02:38 +0000 dalegaspi http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/?p=784 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.

    ]]>     http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/12/24/784/feed/ 0     Big Chill 5K: FAIL! http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/12/11/big-chill-5k-fail/ http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/12/11/big-chill-5k-fail/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:29:02 +0000 dalegaspi http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/?p=779 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!

    ]]>     http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/12/11/big-chill-5k-fail/feed/ 0     Next Year http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/11/23/next-year/ http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/11/23/next-year/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:26:38 +0000 dalegaspi http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/?p=775 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.
    ]]>     http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/11/23/next-year/feed/ 0     Philadelphia Marathon http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/11/21/philadelphia-marathon/ http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/11/21/philadelphia-marathon/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:18:01 +0000 dalegaspi http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/?p=771 Somewhat better. 4:41.

    ]]>     http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/11/21/philadelphia-marathon/feed/ 0     Atlantic City Marathon http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/10/18/atlantic-city-marathon/ http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/10/18/atlantic-city-marathon/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:27:20 +0000 dalegaspi http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/?p=769 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.

    ]]>     http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/10/18/atlantic-city-marathon/feed/ 0     5K FAIL http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/10/10/5k-fail/ http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/10/10/5k-fail/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:40:20 +0000 dalegaspi http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/?p=766 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.

    ]]>     http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/10/10/5k-fail/feed/ 0     Nikon Mirrorless http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/09/21/nikon-mirrorless/ http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/09/21/nikon-mirrorless/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:17:23 +0000 dalegaspi http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/?p=761 I have one word about Nikon’s recent mirrorless camera announcement: stupid.

    ]]>     http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/09/21/nikon-mirrorless/feed/ 0     Minimalist Running Progress http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/09/19/minimalist-running-progress/ http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/09/19/minimalist-running-progress/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:34:00 +0000 dalegaspi http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/?p=762 I think I’m getting the hang of going minimalist…I ended up with a VivoBarefoot Neo. 8:30 minute-mile! YEEEZZZ!

    ]]>     http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/09/19/minimalist-running-progress/feed/ 0     2011 Maine Lighthouse Ride 40-Mile http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/09/19/2011-maine-lighthouse-ride-40-mile/ http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/2011/09/19/2011-maine-lighthouse-ride-40-mile/#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:26:28 +0000 dalegaspi http://www.subtleimages.com/blog/?p=759 One thing’s certain: I’m probably not doing this again. It’s too boring. I’m pretty sure there’s less than 50 of us for the 40-mile race.

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