I just finished my 7’th Flemming Bond novel: Dr. No. So now I’ve read the first 7: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia with Love, Dr. No and Goldfinger. I’ve also read 4 Dexter Inspector Morse Novels: Last Bus to Woodstalk, Last Seen Wearing, The Silent World of Nicholas Quinn and Service of All the Dead. I’ve also read Run Silent, Run Deep by Beach.
The idea was to jump start my brain and to turn myself into a reader again. With the academic year coming up, my pace of pleasure reading will slow. But I’d like to set a “novel every 2 weeks” pace.
I’ll say more about the books later; let’s just say that I enjoy the character development in the novels and that the Inspector Morse character of the tv series is much more likable than the novel character! But I enjoy Dexter’s writing.
Workout notes:
Saturday: 3 mile walk in West Peoria (16:20 pace) after a deadlift session:
Straight bar: 10 x 134, 10 x 184, 10 x 225 (hard!)
Wagon wheel with the 60 lb trap bar: 10 x 250, 1 x 300
Sunday: though the weather was perfect, my pace wasn’t. I made 10.2 miles in 2:38:11 (15:06 pace). I did the West Peoria course to Heading, entered Bradley Park, did the spur plus a lower loop (4.2 miles) in 1:06, struggled to a 15:06 mile then puttered around campus to get over 10. I didn’t drink that that was a mild mistake. Endurance is there but I have no speed at all.
1/2 marathon is slated for September 28, provided the USC game is not a night game. I will NOT miss the game. My guess is that it will be a 2 pm kickoff after which I’ll drive to the Quad Cities and spend the night. I won’t make 3:03 (last year) as I have no speed at all. So, 3:15 seems realistic (if dreadfully bad).
Life of an old goat 