New Running Trail

I found a new running trail and did my 3 miler on it today. Map It was mostly uphill so it was somewhat strenuous. I did the red Honey Hollow trail up to the Copper Hill Trail to parking. It took me 14 minutes up and 14 minutes down hill on the way back. It was also used by horseback riders so I had to dodge piles for the first part of the route. Next time I plan to continue on the white Ridge Trail and down the Summit Trail back to the road . From there I will run along Fiddler's Creek road to parking on Brick Road. So it should be a 4 or 5 mile run. Some of the trail was not very worn so I had to jump over thorn buses. I avoided deer ticks or I didn't see any on me. No animals other than a ground hog under a bridge near the creek.

New Old 97s album

Listen here.

Or Watch

While Bruce was mourning Clarence

this other titan of music passed away

Wild Man Fisher

Rest In Peace

So this is how it works!

very cool animation of a piece from an exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Der Mensch als Industriepalast [Man as Industrial Palace] from Henning Lederer on Vimeo.

Learning to Sing

For some strange reason, my left elbow has developed tendonitis. I don't know whether to attribute it to different way I need to hold my arm when I play the banjo. But I get a sharp pain when I grip something tightly. I am thinking of laying off the banjo lessons for awhile until it improves. I might even curtail my guitar playing to see if that helps. It is something I am loath to do. I have often thought of what I would do if when I got older, arthritis or some other debilitating condition prevented me from playing. It would remove something from my life from which I derive a lot of pleasure. So maybe I will take singing lessons instead. I ordered a few basic texts complete with audio CDs to get myself started. I have no visions of being a great singer, just better than I am now.

Banjo Song

I am trying to learn this song.

Very competent rhythm guitar

New favorite Song

I hope to see this band soon. They are on tour.

Good Cause

Good Cause

Douchebag

And to think, I liked this guy (see below.)

Very humorous

Favorte New Site

Literally Unbelievable

Run To Remember

It was a humid day although not all that hot: upper 70s. All the same, the humidity took its toll on my stamina. I had hoped to exceed my personal best of 1:47.16 from 2009. I had trained very hard and my long runs during training were at a pace which should have beat it. But I just had no 2nd or 3rd gear during the race. I ran a comfortable pace and would slow down when I felt that I was tiring. In the past under cooler conditions, I could take the speed up a bit and then recover for a mile. I didn't dare do it this time as I feared that I'd be totally drained. That happened in Philly last year. I was running a good race and decided around mile 8 to pick it up. Then came a long sunny stretch and I started to really tire. By the end I was in survival mode: I just wanted to finish. I finished at 1:47.40 . I had no energy for an end of the race sprint. This time I was in the same mindset: just finish. Though I did have energy for a sprint if you'd want to describe it that way. The spectator might not have thought it was. I finished in 1:53, not terrible but not as good as I had hoped. Combined with Manchester's thrashing at Wembley, it wasn't the results I was hoping for on Friday afternoon.