http://www.jbwr.net/web/jp/jennblog Words from a writer, a runner, an academic, a red-head… Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:37:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dante Shepherd on Survivingtheworld.net created this lovely 2-d (chalk and board) mapping of Alternate Universes: When anything is possible, everything is possible. Some of his universes are quite amusing. http://www.jbwr.net/web/jp/jennblog/index.php/archives/169 I recently finished reading the Revelation Space "series"-- the first four books and the novella Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days. There are apparently 8 short stories out there and another book set in the same universe but stand-alone from the first four. The first four books are no small accomplishment. Each ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/jp/jennblog/index.php/archives/168 Here is a great comic on some of the joys of being a triathlete: We can't do much about the clothes. They don't give us much in the way of options. http://www.jbwr.net/web/jp/jennblog/index.php/archives/166 What has your mayor commissioned lately? How about a safer, more environmentally friendly bamboo taxi? No? Well, according to this article, mayor Rustico Balderian of the Philippines rice farming town of Tabontabon recently commissioned some. These 90% bamboo taxis run on galleon of coconut biodiesel for eight hours and ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/jp/jennblog/index.php/archives/164 Did my first swim and bike workout : 450 m swim mix of strokes and 9.23 on the bike including 2 miles warm up/cool down. The water did not feel as good as it did in my first swim, and I was actually slower. I had issues with the Expresso ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/jp/jennblog/index.php/archives/157 As high heels continue to infiltrate the few spaces left where society doesn't deem them necessary, such as running, there is one place I never considered high heels going--on babies' feet. However, someone not only did imagine high heels on babies, but created a company that makes them: Heelarious. The ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/jp/jennblog/index.php/archives/161 This comet ride was a bit slower than the last, but we did start later and it was a very hot day. This may have been one of my longest bike rides. Workout: Bike (distance on the comet) Time: ~2:00 Distance: 30 Average Speed: 15.2 Total training distance to date: ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/jp/jennblog/index.php/archives/156 I've been a bit hesitant to get back in the water and lazy. It is harder to get the swims in. The swim went very well, however. It was fairly easy and I enjoyed being in the water. It seemed easier than I remember it being. Maybe I have improved? Workout: ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/jp/jennblog/index.php/archives/155 I'm getting behind on my posting of workouts! Workout: "Easy" run Time: 48:23 (11:31 splits) Distance: 4.2 miles Total training distance to date: 25.35 (since starting back up June 4th) Body condition: Rather slow and painful run with lower legs hurting from shins to inside to calf muscles. Beginning to get ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/jp/jennblog/index.php/archives/154 While vacationing in Maine, I got two runs in. The first I did with my brother. Last year for his birthday I bought him Galloway's Book on Running , which Bill and I read when we started. My brother has been thinking of starting and I thought a run with ... http://www.jbwr.net/web/jp/jennblog/index.php/archives/153