Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Marine Corp 10K Results
Here's how we finished ---
E-Man - 00:52:22 chip time and he finished 389 out of 2692 runners. WOW - Emmaunel ran a tremendous race especially considering our first mile was a slow 10 Min due to heavy traffic and the dreaded walkers and this was his first race.
Almo & Joe - 01:00:42 chip time. We finsihed 1000 and 1001. Joe's first race and a great one at that. He had a great time and is looking forward to his next race. I can't wait to run the next one with him.
Stacie & Raj - 01:03:23 chip time, they finished 1199 and 1200th. Also Raj's first race and he did great as did Stacie.
Stacie's boyfriend Rich, was on hand to offer moral support, he won the 2000 Marine Corp Marathon in 02:25:50 - yikes!
We all had a great time, it was an excellent day weather wise and I think we'd all do it again. My experiment with the blogging was a success, I definitely will do this in NY. The belly pack also worked out fine and for me, this was a nice tune-up for the NY Marathon. Obviously I won't keep a 9:46 pace for 26 miles but maybe, just maybe I can break 5 hours.
I guess we'll find out Sunday.
E-Man - 00:52:22 chip time and he finished 389 out of 2692 runners. WOW - Emmaunel ran a tremendous race especially considering our first mile was a slow 10 Min due to heavy traffic and the dreaded walkers and this was his first race.
Almo & Joe - 01:00:42 chip time. We finsihed 1000 and 1001. Joe's first race and a great one at that. He had a great time and is looking forward to his next race. I can't wait to run the next one with him.
Stacie & Raj - 01:03:23 chip time, they finished 1199 and 1200th. Also Raj's first race and he did great as did Stacie.
Stacie's boyfriend Rich, was on hand to offer moral support, he won the 2000 Marine Corp Marathon in 02:25:50 - yikes!
We all had a great time, it was an excellent day weather wise and I think we'd all do it again. My experiment with the blogging was a success, I definitely will do this in NY. The belly pack also worked out fine and for me, this was a nice tune-up for the NY Marathon. Obviously I won't keep a 9:46 pace for 26 miles but maybe, just maybe I can break 5 hours.
I guess we'll find out Sunday.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Marine Corp 10 K
5:58 on the way to the train station. Slept pretty well. Ready to go.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
Shikky B
Thsi is Bill Shikrallah who has helped me figure out some things with both the iPhone and also with audio editing on my Mac. Thanks Shikky B!
Attempting to blog from DC this weekend
The grand plan here is to blog from the NY marathon in 10 short days. Since I'm running the marine Corp 10k with my friend Joe this weekend, I will test this out.
Based on the test messges, it should work.
We'll see ........
Based on the test messges, it should work.
We'll see ........
Saturday, June 02, 2007
May 2007 Golf Update
May was golf month. There were boatload of tournaments, the golf league,other outings and of course the infamous Ocean City Golf Trip. A quick summary follows -
We had charity events at Pine Barrens in Jackson - an excellent course and one on which our hero played extremely well, Cream Ridge - a 2 man scramble, Ralph and I played very well but couldn't make any putts and finally an event at Trump National - an awesome course that will someday host a US Open.
The Ocean City trip found us at Newport Bay - good start to the trip, Lighthouse Sound - maybe the best course in OC (don't call it that) but unfortunately the weather was dreadful, Rum Pointe - errr ..... whoops - I mean War Admiral at Glen Riddle. We thought we were booked at Rum Pointe, our trip schedule confirmed this but something went awry behind the scenes. Worked out fine though as War Admiral was very good and Ralph and I managed to thump the lefties and avenge our defeat last year. I needed a bogey on 18 for a 79 and of course - doubled, D'oh. Finally we ended the trip at Eagles landings which quite frankly did nothing for me this year. Of course I finished double double for an 83 so maybe that's why I was unimpressed.
Frank and I ended the month in first place in our division in the league - npgl.thecore.com - for those of you interested. Our goal is to simply make the playoffs and we seem to be well on the way.
Finally the month concluded with a golf date with Lisa at Mountain View which was a lot of fun and an event at Jasna Polana for which I have a whole new appreciation for. Plus we won the event so it was a great day.
Wow - June has a tough act to follow.
We had charity events at Pine Barrens in Jackson - an excellent course and one on which our hero played extremely well, Cream Ridge - a 2 man scramble, Ralph and I played very well but couldn't make any putts and finally an event at Trump National - an awesome course that will someday host a US Open.
The Ocean City trip found us at Newport Bay - good start to the trip, Lighthouse Sound - maybe the best course in OC (don't call it that) but unfortunately the weather was dreadful, Rum Pointe - errr ..... whoops - I mean War Admiral at Glen Riddle. We thought we were booked at Rum Pointe, our trip schedule confirmed this but something went awry behind the scenes. Worked out fine though as War Admiral was very good and Ralph and I managed to thump the lefties and avenge our defeat last year. I needed a bogey on 18 for a 79 and of course - doubled, D'oh. Finally we ended the trip at Eagles landings which quite frankly did nothing for me this year. Of course I finished double double for an 83 so maybe that's why I was unimpressed.
Frank and I ended the month in first place in our division in the league - npgl.thecore.com - for those of you interested. Our goal is to simply make the playoffs and we seem to be well on the way.
Finally the month concluded with a golf date with Lisa at Mountain View which was a lot of fun and an event at Jasna Polana for which I have a whole new appreciation for. Plus we won the event so it was a great day.
Wow - June has a tough act to follow.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Upcoming Race Schedule
June 9th - Princeton Fete (10k) - www.princetonhcs.org/page3633.aspx - This will be my last race in the 45-49 age bracket. If I survive I will turn 50 a mere 4 days later. remember boys and girls, 50 is the new 35.
July 8th - Calgary Marathon - www.calgarymarathon.com - Yes Calgary dammit, I'll be there why aren't you. This will be my first race is the now legendary 50-54 age bracket. Asses will be kicked. Probably mine....
July 22nd - The New Jersey Triathlon - http://www.cgiracing.com/ - Tune is as our boy attempts his first sprint Tri. For those of you new to this insanity the Sprint Distance is a 500m swim, 13.5 mile bike and 5K run. As of today not a lap of swimming has occured. Lifeguards will be on duty.
and that's it until the training for the New York Marathon starts in the fall. Yes folks, I'm in NYC this year. Woohoo!
July 8th - Calgary Marathon - www.calgarymarathon.com - Yes Calgary dammit, I'll be there why aren't you. This will be my first race is the now legendary 50-54 age bracket. Asses will be kicked. Probably mine....
July 22nd - The New Jersey Triathlon - http://www.cgiracing.com/ - Tune is as our boy attempts his first sprint Tri. For those of you new to this insanity the Sprint Distance is a 500m swim, 13.5 mile bike and 5K run. As of today not a lap of swimming has occured. Lifeguards will be on duty.
and that's it until the training for the New York Marathon starts in the fall. Yes folks, I'm in NYC this year. Woohoo!
Sunday, May 27, 2007
It's Go Time!
Ok, the World of Almo has been very slack. However now it's go time. Calgary Marathon in 6 weeks, my first Tri in 8, trips to the US Open, Las Vegas and Clagary coming up. Turning 50, John graduating High School, Lauren going to Jamestown VA for 6 weeks, Lauren and I seeing Rush - the list appears endless. Stayed tuned for details on these and other exciting Almo activities.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Almo's day in court
Well almost 5 months after the big crash my legal obligations are behind me. I had received three tickets - DWI, careless driving and not wearing a seatbelt. Well the DWI was a no-brainer as I knew my blood alcohol level ws .02 - well below the .08 legal limit. I also thought the seat belt ticket was a no-brainer as 1) I was wearing one and 2) without one I'd be dead and that should be pretty obvious to anyone with a brain.
After waiting several hours I finally had my chance to talk to the prosecutor. He readily agreed that the DWI was moot however he threatened to take me to trial and persue an aggresive stance on the careless driving charge if I did not plead guilty to the other two charges. I was to say the least, pissed off. After a shouting match with the prosecutor I came to my senses. This was going to require another day in court and probably a lawyer. I decided to cut my losses, pony up and end this nonsense. $241 later I left free of legal debt, disillusioned by the process and pissed off at the township of Howell. Somehow I don't think they care.
After waiting several hours I finally had my chance to talk to the prosecutor. He readily agreed that the DWI was moot however he threatened to take me to trial and persue an aggresive stance on the careless driving charge if I did not plead guilty to the other two charges. I was to say the least, pissed off. After a shouting match with the prosecutor I came to my senses. This was going to require another day in court and probably a lawyer. I decided to cut my losses, pony up and end this nonsense. $241 later I left free of legal debt, disillusioned by the process and pissed off at the township of Howell. Somehow I don't think they care.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
CD of the Moment - Poison
As promised my first CD of the Moment. We lead off with Poison - Best Of - 20 Years of Rock. Really not much different from their previous greatest hits package but it was a good excuse for me to rip all my Poison CDs and shuffle play them in iTunes. Not the first hair band but one of the best and certainly the most flamboyant. A good solid greatest hits package to throw on your iPod.
Friday, March 24, 2006
CD of the Moment
Lot's of blogs I've visited have a CD of the day. Frankly that's seems like too much damn work. So I'll just post one when I want to highlight a particular CD and also have the time. Look for the first entry ASAP.
Saturday, February 11, 2006
RIP - Arrested Development
Well you know the saying - all good things must come to an end. But how about truly great things like Arrested Development? Last night was the last 4 episodes of this incredible show and while I'm sad/disgusted/pissed off that a show of this brilliance can't find an audience, I take solace in the fact that it ended as brilliantly as it started. I can’t wait to download these and watch them again. Then I’ll buy the DVD and watch them again and again and again …….
In my opinion, the greatest show in the history of TV.
Friday, February 10, 2006
Return of WOA
This post serves as notice of my intent to resume - The World of Almo. Where'd I go? Well, last spring I got sick and poof, there went my race schedule. Then golf took control of my life for several months - as it should. This was followed by varicose surgery in the fall - my 30th high school reunion - 2 marathons and finally The Big Crash. More on all of these exciting topics in the days ahead - almo
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Almo Top 30 Albums for 2004
Here they are ---
#1 TNT - My Religion - Modern hard melodic rock at it's finest
#2 Tears For Fears - Everybody Loves A Happy Ending - Trippy Beatlesesque melodies
#3 Tesla - Into The Now - One of my favorite 80's hard rock bands is back!
#4 Pink Cream 69 - Thunderdome - Another hard rocker that is very well done
#5 Velvet Revolver - Contraband - Cock rock is back baby!
#6 Heart - Jupiter's Darling - Wow! A return to the early Heart sound.
#7 Dream Evil - The Book of Heavy Metal - Cheesy, fun, heavy metal
#8 Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden - The best American heavy metal band today
#9 Collective Soul - Youth - Always classy, chock full of riffs
#10 Edguy - Hellfire Club - European power metal that never fails to entertain
#11 Vintersorg - The Focusing Blur
#12 Megadeth - The System Has Failed
#13 Nightwish - Once
#14 Tak Matsumoto Group - TMG 1
#15 Jerry Gaskill - Come Somewhere
#16 Jelly Jam - 2
#17 Adriangale - Crunch
#18 Scorpions - Unbreakable
#19 Dokken - Hell To Pay
#20 Dio - Master Of The Moon
#21 Mastodon - Leviathan
#22 Butch Walker - Letters
#23 Rick Springfield - Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance
#24 Soul Sirkus - World Play
#25 Jeff Scott Soto - Lost In Translation
#26 Chris Caffery - Faces
#27 Fates Warning - FWX
#28 Seventh Key - The Raging Fire
#29 House of Shakira - First Class
#30 TCR - The Chrome Recordsings
#1 TNT - My Religion - Modern hard melodic rock at it's finest
#2 Tears For Fears - Everybody Loves A Happy Ending - Trippy Beatlesesque melodies
#3 Tesla - Into The Now - One of my favorite 80's hard rock bands is back!
#4 Pink Cream 69 - Thunderdome - Another hard rocker that is very well done
#5 Velvet Revolver - Contraband - Cock rock is back baby!
#6 Heart - Jupiter's Darling - Wow! A return to the early Heart sound.
#7 Dream Evil - The Book of Heavy Metal - Cheesy, fun, heavy metal
#8 Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden - The best American heavy metal band today
#9 Collective Soul - Youth - Always classy, chock full of riffs
#10 Edguy - Hellfire Club - European power metal that never fails to entertain
#11 Vintersorg - The Focusing Blur
#12 Megadeth - The System Has Failed
#13 Nightwish - Once
#14 Tak Matsumoto Group - TMG 1
#15 Jerry Gaskill - Come Somewhere
#16 Jelly Jam - 2
#17 Adriangale - Crunch
#18 Scorpions - Unbreakable
#19 Dokken - Hell To Pay
#20 Dio - Master Of The Moon
#21 Mastodon - Leviathan
#22 Butch Walker - Letters
#23 Rick Springfield - Shock/Denial/Anger/Acceptance
#24 Soul Sirkus - World Play
#25 Jeff Scott Soto - Lost In Translation
#26 Chris Caffery - Faces
#27 Fates Warning - FWX
#28 Seventh Key - The Raging Fire
#29 House of Shakira - First Class
#30 TCR - The Chrome Recordsings
Monday, January 03, 2005
Upcoming Races in 2005
Next up - Chill out 10 miler and 5k in Seaside NJ. Feb 20th @ 10:15 - http://www.jerseyrunner.com/races/racedetail2.asp?ID=1315 for details
E Murray Todd Half-Marathon on Feb 27th @ Brookdale Community College in Lincroft NJ - http://www.lin-mark.com/race/details.asp?race_id=309 for details
St. Paddy's 10 Mile run on March 13 @ 11:00 AM. It's held at Tighe Park in Freehold NJ. - http://www.farcnj.com/racecalendar.htm for details.
Hope to see you there!
E Murray Todd Half-Marathon on Feb 27th @ Brookdale Community College in Lincroft NJ - http://www.lin-mark.com/race/details.asp?race_id=309 for details
St. Paddy's 10 Mile run on March 13 @ 11:00 AM. It's held at Tighe Park in Freehold NJ. - http://www.farcnj.com/racecalendar.htm for details.
Hope to see you there!
Sunday, January 02, 2005
2005 Hamilton Hangover
The results are in - http://www.compuscore.com/cs2005/janfeb/hamhng01.htm looks like my official time was 46:30 but I clocked myself at 46:11. This was my fourth hangover and my second fastest time. I was looking good for a 45 minute race after 3 miles but really phoned it in the last two miles. The issue as I see it, is fitness. While I'm fit enough to run 5 miles I don't have the lung capacity to run faster. So I have to really do a better job of training this year. We'll see ....
XM radio
Got an XM radio - the MyFi - for Xmas and I gotta admit, I'm getting addicted to listening to it. My favorite channel is #41 - the boneyard. This is basically a metal, 80's hair band format but they do manage to play new hard rock music that you never hear on commercial radio. The schedule for the boneyard can be found at - http://www.xmradio.com/programming/channel_page.jsp?ch=41 while the general XM programming schedule is found at www.xmradio.com .
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