Archive for June, 2008

Perl One Liner search and replace

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

I wanted to add this so I don't have to scour the web every time I need it: perl -p -i -e 's/oldstring/newstring/g' * This will replace all occurrences of oldstring with newstring in all of the files in your current directory. Being able to do this quickly and easily is absolutely ...

Where are the workouts? At RunningAhead.com

Monday, June 9th, 2008

As of June 1st I've started using RunningAhead. This is far and away the best running oriented site I have found. It is completely free and currently houses no ads or up sells. The creator accepts donations through PayPal and operates the site as a side project. I plan to use ...

Running Training Terms

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

The following are a list of running training terms that I wanted to get all in one place for reference. The definitions vary depending where you look, however these should be reasonably standard. I am using during my training. Perhaps it will help others. Long Run A long run is any ...

Workout - 6/3/08

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Afternoon: Biked to YMCA. Swam ~40 minutes. 500 warm up (semi hard) 10 x 50's on the 45 (med-fast) warm down Night: Ran 6 miles general aerobic in 47:33. I had to stop for about 2 minutes to direct a non-English speaking guy to the bus station.  Overall time was probably around 45:33.  The pace ...

Workout - 6/2/08

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Night: Lifted weights for the first time in months from about 8:15pm - 9:30pm. Afterwards went into the sauana for 2x10 minute blocks to get the legs to relax a bit from Monday's race. Lifting: Pullups: 3 sets of 5 (overhand) Leg Raises (calf): 3 sets of 15 with 40pds Bench press free 2 ...