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word, strong recommendation.

i started using goodreads last year or the year before (had an account before that but never used it). previously i just kept a written list of what i'd read. goodreads is a niftier way to keep track of books read and especially books to-read. anytime i hear about something interesting i look it up on there and add it to the list. handy reference when i'm trying to figure out what to read next. also for looking back: i read ~30 books a year (37 last year, actually).

repost because i just watched it again six times. be sure to watch the rockets' bench in the first shot. don't often see opponents reacting like that. one of the greatest in-game dunks ever.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOzo4pHTZ-M" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOzo4pHTZ-M</a>

again, zion:



from an interview with the photographer who took that shot:

I tweet during timeouts, so I was kinda going through the stuff on the camera and looking, and I just zoomed in to see how sharp it was, because there was good action in the frame,” Kamenish said. “And I was like, ‘Oh god, look at that.’ And I showed it to the guy next to me, a seasoned basketball player back in his day, he’s like, ‘Oh god, look at that.’

shin is not okay. fuck.

- ran 5.01 km in 24:25
shin started bugging after 1 km, wasn't too bad until after 4 km, should have stopped then. wanted it to go away but it didn't and ultimately overcame ego.

- stretch

damn it. did a little research earlier. confirmed that it's not a shin splint, which are definitionally >5cm in length. this is too localized for that. one other possible diagnosis is a stress fracture, but that seems unlikely because the pain isn't that bad. still may go get an x-ray. if anyone has other ideas let me know. ice and rest for now.

- run 12 km in 1:05:58

- stretch

did not look at watch. 5:30 pace is quicker than i meant to go (was shooting for ~5:40), but that's okay. shin (and corresponding spot in soleus) started bugging a bit in the second half of the run. not as bad as the other week but i'm icing it now just in case. rest tomorrow.

total for the last seven days is 52.4 km, most weekly mileage in a long while.

- run 8.56 km in 43:30

- stretch

- treadmill extensive tempo: 10 mins @ 11.5kph, 10 mins @ 15.1 kph, 10 mins @~10.5 kph
total distance 6.15 km. 15.1 kph is 19:52 pace, although treadmill caveat applies. challenging without being too draining. good.

- stretch

- run 8.56 km in 42:38 [last km in 4:24]
smoothly accelerated over the last km, felt nice. overall pace 4:58, with only first and third km splits over 5:00. it poured rain all day but stopped right as i got home. still had to pick my way around some mud and puddles and the track was slippery. i had it almost completely to myself. props to my 2-3 rainy-day track homies.

- stretch