More Notes from the Plains of Alabama
Daniel Obrzut's 2006 Log
07-31-2006 (Y:
13.45 M: 3.40 W: 3.40 D: 3.40 shoes: 13.45 Routes) Yeah me. I got up this morning around 6:30 and
took a three mile jog around Auburn. There was a pleasant fog covering
the streets as I made my way around the short loop in Auburn. While the
fog signalled the humidity to come later
in the day, at that time in the morning it meant a nice, cool
(relatively) run. I finally feel like my body is healed from the last
marathon, so maybe this time I can get into a good routine. 06-01-2006 (Y:
10.05 M: 10.05 W: 10.05 D: 3.40 shoes: 10.05 Routes) Two times in one week. I must
be coming down with something. For some reason I just couldn't stay
asleep last night. I woke up/ went back to sleep at 4:30, 5:15,
5:45, and 6:15. I gave up when I woke up at 6:45 AM. To put
this in perspective my alarm was set for 7:45. I think I can
blame this erratic sleep cycle to the birds who like to sing out side
my window. Regardless, I ran the short loop in town for 3.4
miles. I must say the temperature was down right pleasant at that
time of day. Today is officially the start
of hurricane
season. This means that http://www.noaa.gov/
is again one of my more visited sites. Hopefully nothing comes up
the middle of Alabama this
year. 05-28-2006 (Y:
6.65 M: 6.65 W: 6.65 D: 3.40 shoes: 6.65 Routes) Wow, it has been a long time since I
have updated this log. I am
sure I have run (or done something interesting) since my last entry.
Due to the long layoff, I figure that the time for starting a new page
has arrived. I have started to run a bit again. While I know this is a futile struggle against time and age, my pursuit of running has some point. When that point has been revealed, I will post it. On Wednesday, 05-24-06, I went over to Kiesel Park in Auburn and ran 3.25 miles. Today I ran the small loop listed on my running route page for 3.4 miles. On another note I recently finished a couple of books. First Europe Central by William T. Vollmann was an interesting, complex book which I picked up since it had won the National Book Award. The book is an odd, distorted look at Russia and Germany before and after World War 2. There were several parts where the reader just needs to shake their heads and continue on because the book tends to paint pictures with broad strokes which gradually make an interesting mosaic. Definitely worth the read, but patience is a necessity. I also read a collection of four short stories by Yann Martel titled The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios. He is better known for writing Life of Pi which I have been assured is a wonderful book that I need to read. This collection is described in the forward as being some of Martel's best early writing. The stories deal with human emotions in a variety of settings. It was a quick (say 3 hours max, really closer to 2 hours) but refreshing read. Anyway, I will try and update this
page a little more frequently in the next few months.
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