A nice little site that will give you a calendar with sunrise/sunset (and twilight) times as well as moonrise/moonset times. I think this is great for me as I am doing lots of training during the winter monthes early in the morning, so it is nice to know when the moon is coming up as I plan.

http://www.sunrisesunset.com/

19:19 (6:13/ mile pace)
44 overall (out of 1270)
7 in age (out of 61)
Overall results
This was my second race that I ran with my now 13 year old nephew. He shaved almost 2 minutes off his 5K time from back in May. He is only 13, and his time of 19:18 is pretty darn good. I didn’t run that fast until I was 16 years old. He has the potential to be a pretty fast runner, actually. I will try my best to keep him motivated and running. I don’t want to see that potential go to waste.

The course was ultra simple, a simple out and back loop along one main road. This might be one of the biggest (in terms of runners) 5K races I have ever run in. The weather was great, about 43 degrees at race start. Little wind and a flat course made for a fun little race. I can tell I have not run a 5K race since May. It felt REALLY short.

11Nov06
DNF (well, sortof, see below)
Finished second loop (of 3 loops) total of 34.2 miles in 5:09:30
Recieved 50km finishers medal.
Well, it must happen to the best of us, my first DNF (did not finish) In the grand scheme of things, I probably should not have attempted the run in the first place. Yes, I know excuses are like bowel movements, everyone has them and they all stink, but I will give three valid reasons. Take them or leave them, it is how I am going to get through my dejection.
1. My cardiovascular system was severly broken.
On Tuesday of this week I noticed a tickle in my throat. By wednesday I was coughing up serious lung crap and feeling pretty aweful. Thursday and Friday saw me get worse. I was hopped up on Robitussin, Dayquil, Zycam, Vitamin C, and oranges. I had no appetite whatsoever and tried and failed to finish many meals in those last days. On race morning, 3 hours before thr start, I coughed up a piece of phlegm that had the same consistency,
but not quite thr size of a gummi worm. Yeah, it was pretty gross. I made the attempt anyways, having come this far.
Because I was so sick, my heartrate was higher than it should have been. Early in the week I went for two 6 mile runs with my heart rate monitor. In both cases, I ran about 7:45/mile pace and my heart rate stayed right about 150. During the race, when running a full 1 minute per mile SLOWER, I could not keep my heart rate below 170. My body had shut down. With my heart racing and me trying to keep some semblance of competitive pace, my legs began to show the effects of reduced stamina. My legs are now jello, with it hurting to just move.
I tried everything, twice as much sleep as normal, drugs and healthy food trying so hard to recover quickly, and yet I failed.

2. Running the Detroit marathon two weeks beforehand.
2 weeks ago I run 26.2 miles at 7:35/mile pace (and taking my time and feeling great) but in the ultra, I run 34.2 miles at >8:45 pace and feel aweful. I was a little injured afterward and it took me a few days to recover. I am not sure that was the best idea. My confidence was certainly way high afterward.

3. I started running again in fall of 2005.
I have only been running for a hair over a year. Only a psycho could believe they could survive a 50 mile race after such a short training time.

During the race I cursed myself for failing, having to walk in several spots during the last 8 mile stretch I ran. Here, almost 24 hours afterward as I write this I still feel like a horrible failure. I am not sure how to combat that and get off my self abuse. Nobody else considers me a failure, especially people who know how sick I was.

I am mortal, I guess. Whatever doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.

So I do some REALLY long runs, and after a certain distance you need to eat whilst actually running. I came accross this site that was written for cyclists, which includes cheap alternatives to energy bars, gels, and re-hydration drinks.

HOMEMADE SNACK RECIPES AND IDEAS at Cycling Performance Tips