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Sports in Five Aug 21 2007
A Temporary Moratorium on Jacque Hate + You Just Might Be a Last Place Team If... + More Help On the Way, and An Amazing Goal + End of the Road
By Jeff Webber, Steve Gozdecki, Steve Gillies & Anne Elizabeth Moore
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Cubs in Five
A Temporary Moratorium on Jacque Hate
by Jeff Webber
One: Mutant Math
So on the one hand, the Cubs just inked Carlos Zambrano to a well-below-market five-year $91.5 million extension. On the free agent market, he'd have gotten seven years easily and with Barry Zito getting $18 mil a year, the younger, more reliable Zambrano could very well have netted $20 mil annually. On the other hand, he'd only asked for $80 million over five years this spring, so dragging their feet cost Cubs brass $11.5 million. On the third, mutant, partially-formed hand, they might easily have given up and traded him during his early-season funk.
Two: Jacque of No Trades
Now that it's been more than a year since Cubs in Five began publicly petitioning for outfielder Jacque Jones to be traded, all to no avail, I may as well mix it up a bit by calling him one of the bright spots of the second half. Jones, who put up an abysmal .233/.294/.335 (BA/OBP/SLG) line during the first half of the season, has hit .348/.402/.530 since the All-Star Break. Do I really think he's suddenly turned into Bobby Abreu? Meh, probably not. But I love a hot streak as much as anyone and, bad as Jones's luck was the first half of '07, here's hoping the good luck keeps up for the latter half.
Three: Comparable Collapse?
Baseball Reference has this nifty little feature where they make note for each player of which other player's career arc his most resembles. With Derrek Lee showing a curious power outage this year, you might ask who his top comparable is. The answer is former Twin Kent Hrbek, who was only sporadically useful after age 31 (Lee's current age) and had stumbled into an early retirement by age 35. That would make my Derrek Lee jersey so much less awesome-seeming.
Four: Case Study in How to Read a Stat Line, or Conclusive Proof That Scott Eyre Still Bites
Since the All-Star Break, beleaguered reliever Scott Eyre has put up a seemingly impressive 1.93 ERA, with just eight hits in 9 1/3 innings. Why aren't we impressed? That would be because during the same span, Eyre has allowed an appalling 10 walks, giving him an average of nearly two baserunners per inning. Some of the slower-witted dinosaurs calling big league games might let the ERA get them giddy, but the walks tell the true story: Eyre has been horrid.
Five: Braun-y Is the Quicker Picker-Upper
The Brewers may stink since the Break, but with rookie Ryan Braun manning the hot corner, you can't count them out yet. How good is Braun? The 23-year-old has 24 homers in only 309 at-bats (six better than top Cub sluggers Ramirez and Soriano have managed in 63 and 135 more at-bats, respectively). He lacks only the requisite plate appearances to lead the NL in batting average (.343) and slugging average (.663). Heck, his batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentages are all higher than those of Alex Rodriguez, the highest-paid player in the game (who isn't exactly having an off year). This is more than just a great rookie season, this is one that ranks up there with Albert Pujols, Joe DiMaggio, and Ted Williams. Watch for him in the upcoming Cubs-Brewers series.
Sox in Five
You Just Might Be a Last Place Team If...
by Steve Gozdecki
First off, congratulations to White Sox closer Bobby Jenks, who set an American League record and tied the major league record by retiring 41 batters in a row over the past month or so. Jenks' accomplishment, and Mark Buehrle's no hitter against the Texas Ranger back on April 18, will give us a pair of fond memories of an otherwise crappy season.
And now, back to our regularly scheduled complaining. You might be a last place team if you...
One: ...Just Came Back from an 0-6 West Coast Trip
Even in years when the team is playing well, it's a wonder that the Chicago White Sox bother to travel out west, especially to Oakland, where it seems like the Sox haven't won a game since Britt Burns beat the A's 7-1 back on June 24, 1985. As if it wasn't bad enough to lose a pair of one-run games on the way to being swept by Oakland, the Sox then went on to get swept in Seattle, giving up 23 runs in three games while only plating 14.
Two: ...Have Fooled Yourself into Believing That One or Two Free Agents Are All It Will Take to Return to Competitiveness
Sez General Manager Kenny Williams, "I'll let you know when we're in a rebuilding mode. We still have far too many pieces that I consider championship pieces for us to go in that direction," he told the Sun-Times last week. Kenny, we love you, but your inability to differentiate between "guys who have won a championship" with "championship pieces" is what got the team into the mess known as the 2007 season in the first place. You've got holes at three of four positions up the middle, no leftfielder worth mentioning, a few questions in the rotations and a whole lot of worry in the bullpen. Even if you can sign the two best free agents out there this offseason — and assuming one of them is Alex Rodriguez to play shortstop and the other is Torii Hunter for centerfield — you're still just supplementing a team that has played losing ball for nearly an entire season and a half.
Three: ...Tie Up a Big Chunk of Your Payroll in a Declining Veteran
Jermaine Dye. Nice guy. Long fly. Makes me wanna cry. The Sox signed their rightfielder to a contract extension — two years, $21 million — last week, which is cause for celebration in the Dye household but not the best use of the team's money in this scribe's opinion. But I've run down Dye enough in this space over the course of the season, so I'll just mention again that he's become a defensive liability and is becoming a one-dimensional slugger who will likely never hit above .280 again. For a team that continually cries poverty, I count more than half a dozen players — Dye, first baseman Paul Konerko, designated hitter Jim Thome, and starting pitchers Mark Buehrle, Javier Vazquez, Jon Garland and Jose Contreras — making in the neighborhood of $10 million each per season, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the team's projected payroll over the next few years despite nary a superstar among them. This is good how?
Four: ...Only Have Two Reliable Starting Pitchers
Remember when Jon Garland looked like the best pitcher on the Sox? The guy who won 18 games each of the past two seasons? Since summer's official beginning, Garland has seen his ERA rise from 3.51 to 4.63. Never the most elusive of pitchers, Garland is suffering this year from a loss of control (he's already walked more hitters this year than he did in either of the last two) and his usual high hit rate (greater than one per inning). His struggles serve to magnify the troubles experienced of late by rookie lefty John Danks and the season-long crumminess of Opening Day starter Jose Contreras. In honor of "Spahn and Sain and pray for rain," the 2007 White Sox bring you Vazquez and Buehrle and three guys who hit the showers early!
Five: ...Pretend to Be Surprised by the Debacle That Has Unfolded Over the Course of the Season
"When we left spring training, everyone in Chicago was looking up at this team, and nobody thought we would have a summer like we had," Ozzie Guillen was quoted as saying in yesterday's Sun-Times. "It's a shock to me, as the manager of the ballclub, to run where we are running right now." Hey Ozzie, did you happen to check out what the wags outside of Chicago expected from your team? No? Well, that's your problem right there. All 10 of espn.com MLB experts predicted either a third- or fourth-place finish (though only three predicted a losing record), Sports Illustrated called for the Sox to finish in third place, the Baseball Prospectus PECOTA system projected a then-controversial 72-90 record, etc. Maybe Ozzie was just too focused on Chicagoist, which predicted that the Sox would come in second in the AL Central with an 88-74 tally?
Fire in Five
More Help On the Way, and An Amazing Goal
by Steve Gillies
One: The Latest In The International Revolving Door
After significantly strengthening their attack by acquiring Paulo Wanchope, this week the Fire brought in Columbian defender Wilman Conde. Like Wanchope, new coach Jose Osorio is familiar with the player, having coached him at his previous club Millonarios. This means we have one Senior International too many, so Thiago will likely go the way of Pascal Bedrossian. It's too bad, because the little Brazilian lit it up occasionally and scored my favorite goal that I've seen in person (his chip to himself against Chivas USA back in '05). But he's been plagued by inconsistency and, since Blanco's arrival, hasn't seen enough playing time to warrant one of the Senior International spots. If/when Thiago goes, he'll have some company on the road out of Chicago, as the Fire have waived fellow Brazilian, Willian Oliveira.
Conde, for his part, will at the very least bring depth to a backline that is looking pretty thin beyond the starting three of CJ Brown, Gonzalo Segares, and Dasan Robinson (who just posted their third consecutive shutout). Reports say he should bring more than just depth though, as he's very highly regarded in Columbia, only 25, and has the skills to immediately improve the team's ability to start plays out of the back. It's funny, because the guy that did that so well for us last season, Tony Sanneh, just resurfaced in Colorado, looking solid in a 3-0 win over the Revolution. What did we end up getting for trading away his rights? A draft pick. Make that a fourth round draft pick. In 2009. Talk about a player to be named later.
Two: The Golazo
Speaking of my favorite goals, Blanco's goal on Saturday night against Real Salt Lake instantly qualifies as one of them. If you enjoy things that are awesome, check out the juggle and volley over at the MLS highlights page. If you enjoy doing the right thing, you should vote for it as Goal of the Week (not that it needs any help). It's funny, for all the talk from marquee players like Claudio Reyna and David Beckham about playing on FieldTurf, based on Blanco's performances against Toronto and Salt Lake, he doesn't seems to actually like it. It probably has nothing to do with the FieldTurf though, since Toronto and Salt Lake just aren't very good at soccer.
Three: A Sterner Test
It's been a pretty rosy month for the Fire. Blanco's certainly lived up to expectations. Paulo Wanchope may not look anything close to 100% but he already found the goal against Salt Lake. After three undefeated and unscored upon games, the playoff picture isn't looking as completely hopeless as it was for most of the season. It has to be said, though, that this run has came against teams that are also struggling in the standings. Two games against Kansas City this week should give a much clearer picture of where the team is heading. Six points could put us up with the pack jockeying for playoff seeds, while less than three and the Fire will still be in a pretty big hole.
Four: Didn't They Move To LA or New York or Something?
It was weird to see a story about MLS on Pitchfork this week, but it seems the marketing gurus have wrangled together a bunch of bands with local ties write anthems for their city's MLS teams. You can hear them all, including OK Go's song for the Fire here. Peter Wilt, you know the guy they fired, came up with this idea six or seven years ago when he commissioned actual Chicago Fire fans, Deals Gone Bad, to record a version of one of the Section 8 songs. (I also have it on good authority that Wilt once lost his cell phone in a mosh pit at a Deals Gone Bad show). As for the current crop of songs, let's just say I'd prefer it if the league didn't try to convince people how "cool" and "hip" it is. Plus, it feels like some kind of weird bizarro universe when Bad Brains are playing jock jams.
Five: A Really Silly Non-Fire Related Note
This Thursday the Primetime ESPN2 game will be the big LA-Chivas USA local derby. The game has made for some compelling television in the past and I'm sure ESPN executives were excited about promoting the Spiceboy's first appearance in one. The problem is that, Beckham, along with Landon Donovan, will be playing for their national team in Europe. This is what happens when you ignore the international soccer calendar. With LA's playoff hopes in critical condition, the current plan is for Becks and Donovan to play their games on Wednesday, then fly home and play in LA on Thursday. I think we should all take a second to think about how insane that is. Nobody, as far as I can tell, has ever played back-to-back professional soccer games. Coaches rightly complain about wear and tear when teams play two games in a week. Now take this one impossible feat and add to that a flight from Europe to LA. Both players have had question marks about their characters before (though nobody's ever questioned either person's desire to be on TV in front of a national audience). They should be commended for being willing to put themselves through this, but they shouldn't have to. Possibly, just for health and safety reasons, they shouldn't be allowed to.
Sky in Five
by Anne Elizabeth Moore
One: The Big Gross Out
"I don't know what she was goin' for, because the ball was here," center-forward Chastity Melvin nodded at the ground to her right after the Sky's last home game at the UIC Pavilion on August 14. The 6'3" eight-year vet was averaging 6.7 rebounds, 10-plus points and an assist per game when her season effectively ended with 4:58 left in the first quarter. The New York Liberty's Shameka Christon had fumbled a steal, but bad. "It was like her whole hand went in my eye. All four fingers. It was scary and disgusting. My whole eyeball was out and I just felt it on my cheek. The whole white part. I could feel it. I mean, it was out. I couldn't see anything out of my left eye."
You must have been scared for your vision, one reporter asked.
"Yeah," she answered. "I was just praying, like . . . but then I was like, 'well, I still got my right eye.'"
And how are you feeling now? another reporter queried. Melvin was wearing dark glasses, and was animated, but the injury had so disgusted Armintie "The Athlete" Price from her spot on the bench that she couldn't play for half the game.
"I'm feeling good," Melvin replied. "I mean, because her fingers went in my eye I have like three scratches on my cornea but it's not anything really serious. And I can still play. Hopefully it'll calm down a lot before Thursday and I can get back in the game. I'm sure Georgia, my trainer, will make me wear goggles, but I don't mind lookin' like a freak."
But, the first reporter prompted, you were pretty shooken up.
"Yeah, my brother and his wife were here and his wife's gonna stay the night with me," Melvin admitted. "I feel like I'm gonna have nightmares. I mean, I really felt my eyeball coming out. I felt it sitting outside of my face. It's gonna take some time to get over this."
Two: Still, a Victory
After Sky minority owner and Destiny's Child Michelle Williams belted out the National Anthem at the Tuesday game in front of a record crowd of 5,443 fans, Jia "Jia" Perkins made the 200th assist of her career, Dominique "The Beast" Canty made her 700th rebound, the Sky kept the Liberty to a record low number of points in a quarter (7 in the 3rd), and Chicago trounced the Liberty roundly in a 77 to 65 victory.
Unfortunately, the losses of the game still tallied up, even beyond the injury suffered by Melvin. At halftime, the crowd and head coach Bo Overton found out that the Washington Mystics had won their game. Which meant: no matter the outcome of this game, the Liberty would go on to the playoffs while the Sky could not. Overton, however, "didn't tell 'em. They were having too good a time."
A reporter clarified: so they did not know the Mystics had won during the entire game?
"No," Overton said. Still, he asserted, they were "amazing." After all, Chas was out with her injury, and The Athlete was terribly shaken up. And on top of that, he explained, "Katye [Christenson] was out and Carla [Thomas] was out. How Candice ["The Gum Chewer" Dupree] and Brooke [Wyckoff] and Liz [Moeggenberg] fought that team, it was just amazing."
Three: A Final Win of the Season
A handy away victory by the Sky (81 over the Houston Comets' 70) despite a field goal success rate of only 39 percent was boosted in part by a 94.7 percent free-throw rate. This number has been in flux all season, though, so it's been difficult to count on our girls when called to the pity line. They improved overall shooting, however, with Canty, Dupree, Dales, Wyckoff and Perkins each bringing in greater than 10 points. The biggest scorer of the game, however, was Tina Thompson, a 32-year-old, 6'2" forward whose superstitious beliefs force her to wear lipstick at every game — WTF, I know — who singlehandedly scored 33 points for almost half her team's total.
Four: And a Final Game of the Season
Even with a seven-point lead in the fourth quarter, Chicago was unable to bring home a victory in their final game in New York, which ended with the Liberty's 58 over the Sky's 51, and closed out the season leaving Chicago in last place in the Eastern conference with a 14-20 record, and stuck at home watching the Detroit Shock, the Indiana Fever (AKA Tan White), the Connecticut Sun and the New York Liberty (the only team in the playoffs with more losses than wins — 16-18) battle it out starting Wednesday on ESPN 87, or whatever channel they show the games on.
Over in the slightly less aggressive Western conference, Phoenix, San Antonio, Sacramento and Seattle (this last with only a .500 win average themselves) will vie for the title, with Houston, Los Angeles, and Minnesota sitting it out on the sidelines.
Five: The Future Looks Bright, So Melvin's Wearing Shades
Had the Sky even gone on to the playoffs, the future looked bright for The Athlete's Rookie of the Year spot, Jia's Sixth Woman nomination and Bo Overton's Coach of the Year bid. Still, despite Overton's merits, the first two remain attainable. Even playoff team Connecticut Sun Coach Mike Thibault is an Athlete fan: "She's one of the greatest kids I've ever met, by far," he told Ned Griffen of theday.com, an online Connecticut paper. "I could adopt her. She could live in my house. ... She's the real deal. If Chicago ever wants to change their mind, I'll be at the front of the line [to trade for her]."
(Proving his mettle, Overton kindly listed what exactly it would take to trade the Athlete away from Chicago: "Katie [Douglas], Asjha [Jones] ... we can just keep going. No, for our young franchise, to have a young player like that to go along with Candice, she's just a great kid.")
And as to Jia's Sixth Woman bid, your fondest sports reporter was overcome with shyness when confronted with the awesomeness of the 11.7-point-averaging, 3.3-rebound-gettin', three-year pro single mom, and found she could only mutter the insipid, "So, uh, Sixth Woman, huh?"
To which Jia — clearly more concerned about Chastity Melvin than the competition — could only respond, "I think there's some good players who are up for it, so I'm just happy to have my name mentioned."
So, with my team officially shut out of the playoffs (which start up Thursday August 23rd), and with only my ESPN 74 and two — count 'em! Two! — Sky Guy bobbleheads on which to practice my voodoo incantations, your humble sports reporter goes back to her regular duties of writing books about global economics, editing ones about comics and blogging about these and all other matters in an irregular, misspelled kind of way. But, like Hunter S. Thompson and Gabriel Garcia Marquez before her, rest assured that your humble sports reporter will never forget her true love: nationally organized athletic competition.
anne elizabeth moore / August 22, 2007 10:21 AM
Photographer Jennifer Brandel suggested the following new slogan for the Chicago Sky (to replace this year's Stand Tall and last year's even dumber Touch the Sky): Where Women Fucking Yank Out Other Women's Fucking Eye Balls. She was also kind enough to accompany me to a recent game and post some photos of the experience on Flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/newneonunion/sets/72157601380174988/.
Please enjoy them responsibly.
Andrew / August 22, 2007 3:39 PM
I almost want to see a photo of this frightening site, but I think I'd be too grossed out.
Sad that the Sky didn't make it to the playoffs, but what a vast improvement over their first season. (They had nowhere to go but up, but still.)
Jeff Webber spends hours and hours every day taking in every printed, spoken, and broadcast word he can find about the Chicago Cubs, and each week till the end of the season he's boiling them down into five simple crib notes you can use to stay on top of any watercooler or corner bar Cubs discussion. Send comments to cubs@gapersblock.com.
Steve Gozdecki has been a White Sox fan his entire life, with the exception of an ill-advised flirtation with the 1984 Cubs in the days when his town wasn't wired for cable. Because he swears by the work of the "baseball outsiders," who believe that statistical analysis trumps old truisms like subjective evaluation and team chemistry, he found himself pleasantly surprised when the Sox won it all last year. Each week through the season, Steve will bring you five crucial talking points you can use the next time someone says, "Hey, how 'bout them Sox?" Send comments to sox@gapersblock.com.
Steve Gillies has been a Fire fan since he stood in a torrential downpour while the Fire beat New England 6-0 and he realized watching American soccer games in person was a lot better than watching European football matches on television. Each week he'll give you five things to talk about if you happen to get cornered by one of those soccer people at a party. Send comments to fire@gapersblock.com.
Anne Elizabeth Moore didn't go to professional blogging school or anything like some of these sports writers today, but she's been nominated for more comics awards. That's gotta mean something. Send comments to sky@gapersblock.com.
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Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity for Older Persons
The 2030 Agenda sets out a universal plan of action that seeks to eradicate poverty as its overarching goal. It envisions shared prosperity and respect for the human rights of all people. It calls for ensuring that no one is left behind and that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are met for all segments of society, at all ages, with a particular focus on the most vulnerable—including older persons.
Population ageing is a major global trend that affects all countries and reflects significant achievements of human development such as improved health, greater longevity and lower mortality (UN 2017). In 2017, there are an estimated 962 million people aged 60 or over, comprising 13 percent of the global population, and this number is projected to reach 1.4 billion in 2030 (UNDESA 2017). Over the next 15 years, the number of older persons is expected to grow fastest in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a projected 71 per cent increase in the population aged 60 or over, followed by Asia (66 per cent), Africa (64 per cent), Oceania (47 per cent), Northern America (41 per cent) and Europe (23 per cent) (UNDESA 2015). At the same time, what matters is not only the numbers but also the diversity of older persons in terms of their needs, capabilities and experiences that are shaped by their age, gender, health, education, income, family status and other factors.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations in New York, UNDP, UNDESA, HelpAge International, along with other partners in the UN system and civil society, are convening a special event on "Making Sustainable Development Work at All Ages: Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity for Older Persons" during the 2017 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) on 14 July 18.15-19.30 in conference room 6, UN Headquarters in New York.
The meeting will focus attention on the issues of ageing, poverty and prosperity in the context of the 2030 Agenda. Participants will discuss existing evidence related to the situation of older persons in different regions, countries and local settings, and across a range of SDGs. The discussion will also explore ways to more effectively work together to enhance and mainstream ageing issues in support of SDG implementation, promote the rights of older persons and develop sustainable partnerships, while building on good practices and supporting better collection of age-disaggregated data.
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Not every dog bred by the 341st TRS Military Working Dog Squadron Military Breeding Program makes it through training to become an official Military Working Dog. Disqualified dogs are adopted out to the public. Our organization was founded by former and current Dept of Defense (DoD) Puppy Program fosters after disqualified dogs were being left in shelters or listed on Craigs list when owners were no longer able to care for them.
First we'll start with the "Mal" portion of our name....each dog in our program is a Belgian Malinois from the DoD MWD breeding program.
Now, why two "FF's"? Each litter of puppies bred for the DoD MWD program is identified by using a letter of the alphabet in pairs, such as AA or BB, through the entire alphabet. In fact, the program is now entering the sixth round through the alphabet meaning upcoming litters will be named AA6, BB6, CC6 and so on. Each puppy in the litter is named a corresponding double letter name like AAmanda, AAlfred, AAlexander, etc. We thought it only fitting to carry on this naming structure....hence the FFunctions.
"Not every dog, despite great breeding, has the 'Right Stuff' to be a Military Working Dog, and when they don't the 341st TRS Military Working Dog Squadron Military Breeding Program, located at Lackland AFB offers them, as appropriate, to other agencies, to Law Enforcement and finally to the community as pets. Mal-Ffunctions Disqualified Military Working Dog Rescue supports the people who adopt these dogs by providing community outreach which includes education and social programs, as well as a closed community group on Facebook . In addition Mal-Ffunctions rescues and/or rehomes those disqualified MWD's that can no longer stay with the original adoptive family, who end up on Craig's list, or are abandoned in shelters.
We are an all volunteer foster/rescue/educational 501,c(3) organization and do not operate a shelter or kennels. the Our scope is currently limited to dogs who were bred or purchased into the 341st TRS Military Working Dog Squadron and subsequently disqualified and adopted to the public.We are not funded or directly affliated with this Military Squadron. We partner with other NPO MWD rescue programs.
As the importance of MWD's becomes more visible to the general public, the demand for the primary breed, Belgian Malinois, also increases. As current or former fosters in the DoD MWD breeding program, we recognize not every foster can or should keep their foster dog in the event the dog is disqualified. We were concerned about the lack of a safety net for these dogs and their owners, and that many people who adopt are not aware of the scope of the requirements of working dogs like Belgian Malinois. Taking action on these concerns, The Mal-Ffunctions Disqualified MWD Rescue was initiated.
To assist in rehoming adopted, disqualified Lackland DoD MWD Puppy Program Dogs into appropriate, permanent, loving homes & serve as a resource to adopters of those program dogs
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Michael Reis
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Located in the hills of Ceará, Brazil - near the town of Massapé - the quarry for Nacarado quartzite was opened by Richard Sardelli four years ago, and it is now operating under the name Everest Export, which owns, operates and distributes the material.
Educated as a landscape architect at Syracuse University in New York, Richard Sardelli first came to Brazil 22 years ago to work for acclaimed landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx. This led him into several related industries, such as raising exotic plants in the southern part of Brazil. Ultimately, contacts back in the U.S. led him into stone sourcing, and today, he is the sole owner of Everest Export, which owns and operates several quarries in the state of Ceará, Brazil, including Nacarado quartzite.
"I was asked to do some block selection for North American companies," Sardelli said, adding that he developed a number of contacts in Brazil over the years. He formed a partnership to establish Vulcano Export four years ago, and the company opened several quarry sites for exotics across the state of Ceará, including the Nacarado quarry as well a number of others. Recently, Sardelli and his partners branched in different directions, with Sardelli establishing his own firm, Everest Export, taking with him the quarry sites for Nacarado and Nougat as well as other developing quartzite deposits. "I'm going to continue development of the Nacarado extraction activities and the implementation of more environmentally friendly practices," he said. "We are getting some very clean, gold material out of the Nacarado right now. It is getting cleaner as we go along."
In addition to the established quarries, Sardelli plans for Everest to open new quarry sites for quartzite in the state of Ceará. "I want to focus on long-lasting materials that will have staying power in the marketplace," he explained. "The goal right now is to have seven different quartzites that will remain popular for a long time. I am also moving into slab production, and cutting blocks of exotics for export to the U.S."
Production for materials such as Nacarado is highly specialized, as the blocks have to be slabbed using multi-wire diamond saws, and the processor also has to be able to recognize the best methods for surface polishing. "I've been very fortunate to develop a relationship with a factory that does an excellent job with the material," Sardelli said. "I think they're the best in Brazil."
A total of eight workers are involved in the extraction of Nacarado quartzite.
Nacarado Production
Located deep in the hills outside of the town of Massapé, Ceará, the Nacarado quarry averages 40 to 50 cubic meters of production per month, although it yielded 80 cubic meters during the month of Stone World's visit to the site.
"The quartzite deposit for Nacarado is 2,200 acres," Sardelli said. "The reserve is estimated to be between 11 and 13 million cubic meters. This has the potential to be the largest quartzite quarries in South America, but it is also one of the most difficult, with fissures and masses of different materials." A total of 38 core drilling procedures have taken place over the past 18 months, and they confirm solid quarrying for the foreseeable future.
The name "Nacarado" was derived from the material's unique color and patterning, which traditionally has a golden background with waves of maroon, wine, white, black and green. "If you look up 'nacreous clouds' and see a photo, the sky looks like a slab of this stone," Sardelli explained. "Nacarado is the Spanish translation of nacreous."
Due to the nature of the material, diamond wire saws are essential to the extraction process. "We go through two diamond wires per month; three when we're cleaning," Sardelli said. "The newer wires are used for the large cuts on the quarry wall, and the older ones make the other cuts. The only drilling is for pilot holes for the diamond wire, and we don't use explosives."
Caterpillar loaders are also used during the extraction process, and at the time of Stone World's visit to the site, one of these rigs was used to pull down a 250-ton block from the quarry face.
A range of Nacarado quartzite varieties are extracted from the quarry. "There is Nacarado Gold, and there are areas with varying degrees of the wine color," Sardelli said. "The quartz veining is the distinguishing feature of Nacarado. There is also a whiter type of stone with black and green veining. We also have cross-cut and vein-cut slabs in all varieties. The stone is also semi-translucent; when it is cut to 1 cm, it is translucent.
In addition to selling polished slabs in a traditional format, the company is also offering four- and eight-slab bundles of bookmatched slabs. "You're really selling them as a piece of art," he said.
Additionally, Everest Export strives to use as much of the extracted Nacarado quartzite as possible. "We really want to use all of the pieces that come out of the quarry," Sardelli said. "If you look at the color and texture of some of the boulders, they would be great for landscaping - not as part of a rock garden, but for a water feature. We could saw them to 1 x 1 or 1 x 2 meters and ship them in bulk to the U.S., and it would be like offering a 'piece of Brazil' for someone's garden."
Due to the nature of the material, diamond wire saws are essential to the extraction process. "The only drilling is for pilot holes for the diamond wire, and we don't use explosives," Sardelli said.
Exploring for the Future
In addition to the active quarries and the ongoing move into slab production, Everest Export is also exploring a range of other quarry sites for quartzite. Among them, the company has the mineral rights to a deposit for a unique, beige quartz called "Nocciola" - the Italian word for "hazelnut."
Workable blocks of stone were taken from the quarry earlier this year, and finished slabs were on display at the Vitória Stone Fair this past February. "The stone has a lot of pure quartz crystals, and it looks almost like an onyx," Sardelli said. "The geologist that originally had the site opened it up two years ago, and people loved it. My geologist is friends with him, and so he put us in touch."
The quarry site is located in the general vicinity of the city of Sobral, and the roads leading to the site are still in development. The government of Sobral is currently in the process of improving and re-grading the roads, which will help transport to and from the quarry.
Ultimately, Sardelli sees Nocciola as a specialty material to complement Everest's line of materials. "I see it as a quarry where you're extracting around 30 cubic meters per month," he said. "I still want to develop a quarry for white quartzite, and that might come first, but this is a beautiful, unique material."
In addition to selling materials from its own quarries, Everest Export also entered into an agreement with Minete Mineracao Ltda. to market blocks of Red Dragon granite. Located at the city limits of Sobral, the quarry produces 100 cubic meters of stone per month, although that could be increased to 200 cubic meters. A typical block size is 300 x 190 x 150 cm. The material has drawn favor with major slab producers within Brazil, and its color has appeal for the Asian marketplace.
The Nacarado quarry averages 40 to 50 cubic meters of production per month, although it has yielded as much as 80 cubic meters during a month.
Everest Export has also moved into slab production, and finished slabs of Nacarado are available for export to the U.S. market.
A range of Nacarado quartzite varieties are extracted from the quarry, with different colors and veining.
Everest Export strives to use as much of the extracted Nacarado quartzite as possible. "We really want to use all of the pieces that come out of the quarry," Sardelli said. "If you look at the color and texture of some of the boulders, they would be great for landscaping - not as part of a rock garden, but for a water feature. We could saw them to 1 x 1 or 1 x 2 meters and ship them in bulk to the U.S."
Everest is also actively mining a site for Nougat quartzite, just outside the city of Sobral in Ceará. The material is sold to major slab producers around the world, and it can be found on display at several international trade fairs.
The company is using a combination of drilling equipment and diamond wire saws for extraction of Nougat, and it is continually working to determine the most cost-effective methods at the site.
When using diamond wire saws during the extraction process at the Nougat quarry, the saws are used to open up 26-foot-high walls of material.
A typical block of Nougat quartzite measures 300 x 190 x 110 cm in size.
Everest Export is also exploring a range of other quarry sites for quartzite. Among them, the company has the mineral rights to a deposit for a unique, beige quartz called "Nocciola" - the Italian word for "hazelnut."
Workable blocks of Nocciola quartzite were taken from the quarry earlier this year, and finished slabs were on display at the Vitória Stone Fair this past February.
"The stone has a lot of pure quartz crystals, and it looks almost like an onyx," Sardelli said of the Nocciola.
In addition to selling materials from its own quarries, Everest Export also entered into an agreement with Minete Mineracao Ltda. to market blocks of Red Dragon granite, which is quarried near the city of Sobral.
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You have probably heard a lot about the hassle of car repair and dealing with auto body repair shops after you have been in an auto accident. At Liberty Collision, we are here to help you identify what are auto body repair myths.
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William Frederick Logan (March 15, 1907 – November 6, 1955) was a Canadian speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and in the 1932 Winter Olympics.

He was born in Saint John, New Brunswick.

In 1928 he finished eleventh in the 500 metres event, 21st in the 1500 metres competition and 29th in the 5000 metres event.

Four years later he won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres event as well as in the 5000 metres competition. In the 500 metres event he finished fifth. He also participated in the 10000 metres competition but was eliminated in the heats.

Personal Bests: 500 - 45.2 (1928); 1500 - 2.35.6 (1928); 5000 - 9.58.3 (1928).

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Q: Sending Kinect Body[] data over MQTT I am trying to send Microsoft's Kinect v2 body data over MQTT to effectively map skeletal data without direct connection to the Kinect, but I can't seem to deserialize a Body[] correctly. I am publishing the a list of Bodys every frame in Update().
My current setup is using Newtonsoft's JSON.Net to serialize a List taken from Body[] and publish it to MQTT (using https://github.com/vovacooper/Unity3d_MQTT). I used this since the Body class isn't serializable (so I can't use JSONUtility?).
Essentially I have:
 void Update() {
     ...
     //trackedBodies is a List<Body> that contains the tracked Bodys
     //client is MQTTClient that is connected
     string bodyData = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(trackedBodies);
     client.Publish("test", System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(bodyData));
     ...
 }

And:
 void client_MqttMsgPublishReceived(object sender, MqttMsgPublishEventArgs e) {
     //Check MQTT for data, then deserialize
    List<Body> bodyData = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<Body>>(System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetString(e.Message));
     Debug.Log(bodyData);
 }

When the List is empty, I am able to receive an empty List of Bodys. When it is nonempty, the code halts for that method, and I am no longer able to receive messages at all. The Update() method still works properly.
I would appreciate it if anybody knows how to help with what I currently have, or suggest a better alternative to my problem.

A: It might be too much data for converting to JSON. Maybe you should 1) look for alternative JSON libraries or 2) decode and encode the object yourself and only transmit the data you need.
Something like:
void Update() {
...
    //trackedBodies is a List<Body> that contains the tracked Bodys
    //client is MQTTClient that is connected
    string bodyData;
    foreach(Body body: trackedBodies)
        bodyData += "|" + body.X + ";" + body.Y + ";" + body.Z;

    client.Publish("test", System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(bodyData));
    ...
}

Also have a look here: https://www.newtonsoft.com/json/help/html/Performance.htm#ManuallySerialize
Could you please show what kind of data is inside trackedBodies?

A: I see that some people also may have the same question. I have finally gotten a working solution for myself. I personally just exposed the Body object by creating a custom 'pseudo' class to represent the body and hold the Joint and JointOrientation arrays. I was able to send a list of these custom objects through MQTT by serializing them with Json.NET.
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After two 40 mile weeks in a row, the longest I've ever run in a single week, I decided to take it easy this week and just do 10 miles on Sunday, a tempo run and a couple easy runs.
Creek crossing at River Park. There's a bridge up further.
Since I was only going to do 10 miles, I decided to run from River Park in Brentwood. There is a nice paved path that connects River Park, Crockett Park and Smith Park. There's not quite enough mileage running from River Park to Smith Park and back again to get 10 miles. I could have picked up some miles in Crockett Park and/or Smith Park, but Smith Park is trail and I didn't want to do Crockett Park. So my husband suggested I run along Splitlog Rd to get the rest of the miles so I could do a straight out and back.
After giving Tanna (my horse that is on stall rest recovering from a knee wound) his breakfast and meds, I headed out to run.
I set my watch to remind me to turn around 5.25 miles in. That would give me enough mileage to do a warm up and cool down and arrive back at my truck at the right mileage.
It was about 66° when I started. I got to wear my favorite lululemon running shorts and my favorite inknburn rose print t-shirt. No gloves, no hat, no jacket. Awesome! But I was tired and grumpy and the first 3 miles were a real struggle. I was so glad I was only going 10 miles.
Intersection of Wilson Pike, Splitlog Rd and the entrance to Smith Park.
At mile 4, I turned left onto Splitlog Road. I'd never run this before. A little over a mile down the road, my watch beeped for me to turn around. I was at the bottom of a small hill and I wanted to see what was over it, so I went up it and around until I could see down the other side. It looked like the trail ended at the 4 way stop, so I decided to run down to see.
A pretty view along Splitlog Rd.
Splitlog Road actually turned to the right at the stop, so the trail turned with it. At this point, I was 1.5 miles in and I thought the trail was only 2 miles long, so I decided to go ahead and run to the end just so I could see the whole thing. I ran another mile before coming to the abrupt end of the trail.
I turned and ran back to Wilson Pike. While running along Splitlog Road, I decided I needed a restroom break and a water bottle refill. I could have gone to the little rest stop just south of Moore's Lane, but it was further than Smith Park's facilities since I was already at the entrance to Smith Park when I reached Wilson Pike.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that not only the bathrooms were open (which I was really hoping for), but the water fountains were working also! Yay. I splashed my face, took a nice long drink, refilled my water bottle and headed back toward River Park and my truck feeling much refreshed.
While running back, I began doing calculations and came to the realization that I would reach 14-14.5 miles due to my detours and curiosity. So much for my 10 mile run! A 14 mile run is on the long end of a medium length run. Long runs (in my world) start at 16. So...I figured if I ran my usual Crockett Park loop, I'd add enough to reach 16 miles. I wasn't feeling great, but not nearly as bad as I had during the first 3 miles, so I decided to go for it.
I had taken enough fuel and I even had an extra gel left because I forgot to take my pre-run gel. I ate every 33-35 minutes. 6 shot bloks, taken 2 at a time and 2 gels.
Since I overdid my long run for the the week, I decided to just do 3 easy runs and bag the tempo run for the week. Tanna ended up getting part of his cast adjusted on Monday and I didn't want to be away from home if he needed something, so I ran these runs on the treadmill. All the same iFit program. Run at 13:03/mi for most of a half mile, walk the balance of the half mile, repeat. All at 0% incline.
I've decided my long run schedule is too aggressive. This training cycle I've already run 5 16-milers and an 18-miler. The first 2 16-milers were really hard on me with some good amount of pain in the last couple miles, but the other 3 and the 18-miler, while not easy, were not especially hard either. I hit pretty close to my average pace for each of those runs, without slowing down the last miles. In short, I paced them well.
For the last weeks of training, I decided I'll do a long run every other week instead of trying to hit one every week. I plan to run 10-12 milers on the "off" weeks and run more miles during the week to make up the balance of my weekly miles.
Tomorrow I'm scheduled to run a 5k in Murfreesboro. The weather is supposed to be cold and rainy, so that may be all I do, but I might run 6 or 8 miles as a warm-up. I'm in a good position to PR this 5k, so that would be fun. But I'm unlikely to PR if I run 6 or 8 miles first. Decisions, decisions.
This week is a 5-day run week.
So up till now, I've felt pretty good about my workouts and mileage with the small exception of some imbalance in my muscle development. I was thinking just last week how I couldn't believe I'd been training for 8 weeks already. And now, in the middle of this week, I just got bogged down and training has caught up with me. Or maybe it's just 2 40 mile weeks in a row.
On the treadmill. On. The. Treadmill. Ugh. I chose this because it was about 30° outside and because it rained the day before, there was the possibility of ice on roads and trails. While I did drive out to see my horse, I decided I didn't want to go running outside. So I decided to do a 10 mile run on the treadmill.
I did do the 10 mile run on the treadmill. I used a custom iFit program for this. Run for 0.40 - 0.45 mile at 12:30/mi. Walk the balance of the 1/2 mile segment. As an added twist, I programmed the incline to adjust to -3% (that's as low as my treadmill will go) at the 0.25 mile mark of each mile and back up to 0% at the 0.75 mile mark. So there was either an incline or speed change at least every 1/4 mile. Just to keep things a little interesting for my brain, but also to adjust things for my body.
Round about mile 8.5 of the 10, I began to contemplate the idea of finishing out my entire scheduled 16 miler on the treadmill. So when the 10 mile program finished, I punched in a goal pace run, having the pace set to 12:30/mi. Every 3 minutes or so, I adjusted the speed down to a walk for 30-45 seconds before allowing the treadmill to resume a 12:30/mi pace. I kept an eye on the overall average pace (which is why I chose the goal pace option) to keep it at 13:29/mi, which is my long run pace. I left the incline at 0% for this segment. For some reason, the program gave me an extra 0.1 mile even though I programmed it for 6 miles.
I ate breakfast about an hour before running and took 6 shot bloks and 2 gels during the run, eating approximately every 35 minutes.
I wore my RaceReady capris, which was a mistake in 2 ways. 1) They were too warm. It was 59° in my treadmill room and I should have worn shorts. 2) They have diamond shaped seams in the crotch and I got rubs. 'Nough said about that, but I'm not wearing those on long runs again!
Tanna before surgery. He wasn't allowed to eat so the muzzle ensured that.
This was a 6 day run week. I was supposed to run 4 easy miles on Monday. But Tanna had surgery on his knee and I never had a good enough chunk of time that I felt I could get a run in and it was late by the time I finally went home. I wasn't too worried about it, though.
Another treadmill run. I didn't want to just set the treadmill to 12:30/mi and pound away the miles. So I used the Pace Goal program again. I set it to 12:30/mi and ran that for about 1/2 mile. Then I bumped it up to a faster pace anywhere between 10:55/mi - 12:00/mi and ran that for 0.3 miles and then slowed to around 13:03/mi for the balance of the mile. Worked pretty well to keep me interested. Again, the program went to 6.1, so I got a little extra and bumped my overall average pace down a few seconds.
On Tuesday evening, when I went to feed my other horses, I was messing with one of them and busted my left shoulder. It hurt a lot overnight. It got a little better with rest and ibuprofen, so decided to try running and see how far I got. So treadmill...again. That way I could quit if my shoulder wasn't up to it.
The first 1/2 mile was uncomfortable while I warmed up, but then I was able to run ok, just with a very slightly shortened arm swing on the left side. By 5.5 miles, I was able to swing my arm normally.
This was custom iFit program that I made. Run at 13:03/mi for 0.45 miles, walk the balance of the 1/2 mile. I had the incline adjust to 0.5% at the 0.25 mile mark of each mile and to -2% at 0.75. I like incorporating the incline changes.
I was only scheduled for a 5 mile run, but ran 8 to help make up the mileage I missed on Monday.
During my cool down, Kelsey decided to hop on with me! But she decided she didn't like it and hopped off again.
I did not want to run. I didn't want to drive out for my hill run and there was increased traffic on my normal hill workout outside. I played with skipping this workout altogether or at the very least doing an easy run instead.
But what I ended up doing was creating a custom map-based workout on iFit to actually do my regular hill run, but on the treadmill. My treadmill goes up to 15% incline and down to -3%, so it can approximate some hills fairly well.
This workout was HARD! It was harder than doing my outside workout and not just mentally. Physically it was hard. I don't think it got the incline % right for some of it. It was just too steep in some places. I've run that route a lot and it's just not that hard or that steep. I did get an extra 300 feet of climb, so it was harder. I didn't run any of the uphill, just walked it all, but in some places it was steep enough that I had to walk slower than 20:00/mi. And the 3% downhill was nice and I ran that at 10:55/mi, but I get better downhills in real life. So overall this was harder on the treadmill than in person.
Finally, a run outside!!!! Whoo-hoo!! I stopped in to see Tanna and headed across the street to run the park loop for 6 easy miles. There's some mild elevation on each loop (9/10 of a mile long), so I made sure to walk those since I'm still babying my leg while I figure out my muscle imbalances. I ran the loop counter-clockwise 4 times and then paused at my truck to grab a drink since I'd left my handheld at home. Then I ran the loop clockwise to finish out my mileage.
I wore a couple of pieces of clothing I'd never worn running before. One was a pair of horseback riding tights I got for winter riding, Kerrits Powerstretch Fall Tight. They are nice and soft and have a zipper thigh pocket and belt loops. I think the thigh pocket is a bit too deep for me and I really wish it had 2 pockets instead. But since it has belt loops it'd be easy to add a spibelt or something to hold more fuel. Sizing-wise, I think I'd like a size smaller for running. The size medium is great for riding, but maybe a tad too loose for running. The knee patches are a weird look for a runner! Wish I could get them without knee patches.
It was about 44° ("feels like" 38°) with a breeze while I was running. Half the loop was in the shade, half in the sun, which came out half the time.
My legs were super hot within a mile! These would probably be great for colder weather though. At least 35 or lower. I'll have to see if I want to try them again. My lululemon Toasty Tech II tights sometimes can't hold up in sub 30° weather with a breeze.
The other thing I wore was an Under Armour Threadborne Run True half-zip. This was a great shirt. I was a little cool for a couple miles, but after warming up good, it was nice. The arms are tighter than my UA charged wool 1/2 zips, so I can't really push the sleeves up very far. This shirt is appropriate for weather cold enough that I won't need/want my forearms exposed for heat dissipation. I have worn it horseback riding and absolutely love it as a base layer for that. It also has a nice drop so helps cover my rear or just keep it warm, although, paired with the tights, that wasn't needed for this outing!
I think I'm going to take a break and step back my miles a bit. Not do another 40 mile week this week. Even though I missed a day and ran 5 days instead of 6, I still got 2 more miles than scheduled for the week. So I'm going to go back to running 4 days this week and drop my long run back to a medium distance run.
This was a long and stressful week for me. My endurance gelding, Tanna, hurt his knee in early October. Sliced it open pretty good. So for the last several weeks, I've been doctoring him for that.
Sunday, after I got home from my long run, Tanna fell on that knee and ripped it back open as bad as before, so instead of showering and eating and doing all the things I do after a long run, I took my horse to the vet. He's been at the vet hospital for the last week, with me visiting him twice a day and being active in his care. We hope he will be fine eventually. This is not life threatening, but stressful and time-consuming and of course, painful for Tanna.
Trailhead facilities at Percy Priest Dam trailhead.
This week was a return to the Nashville Stones River Greenway. I decided I need to put hills back in my workouts, but because I was too aggressive with the hills before, I decided, even if my overall pace suffered, I would walk up the hills.
Normally I have my Forerunner 630 alert me when I'm running faster than 12:15/mi, but when there are hills involved, that doesn't make a lot of sense. I can cruise down a hill with minimal impact and a low heart rate and no reason to restrict beyond feeling how well I'm doing. I'm doing a pretty good job restricting my pace and HR to something that I can reasonably maintain. By no means perfect, but better.
I parked down at the Percy Priest Dam trailhead. The dog park is finished and open! And there are bathrooms! But the bathrooms aren't quite open yet and I don't know if they'll open this winter or wait until the threat of freezing is over. There are still 2 porta potties at the trailhead, just no running water.
It was pretty cold and windy when I started, around 30°. When I finished 4 hours later, it had warmed up to 48°, but with a 17 mph wind, it was still not warm.
After missing my long run last week due to rain, I got a Marmot PreCip jacket from Amazon. I had 2 Under Armour jackets delivered, also, but I decided the PreCip jacket fit better and had better vents and hood options. Even though it wasn't raining, with the 15+ mph winds, I decided to run with the PreCip jacket for a windbreaker.
I wore my winter lululemon tights, Under Armour half zip, a headband to cover my ears, my lightweight UA skull cap, silk glove liners and knit gloves. The knit gloves came off within 3 miles. The skull cap came off later, around mile 6 or 7.
I was originally scheduled for a 16 mile run. I planned to run to the 2 Rivers Bridge and then turn around, hitting the bathroom for a rest stop and water bottle refill before returning to the dam. I carried my 18 oz Salomon handheld and had a 10 oz water bottle on my hydration belt.
When I reached the 2 Rivers Bridge, I wasn't quite at 8 miles yet, but was very close. I felt really good. I was walking the uphills and cruising the downhills and doing a steady pace on the flat. I was hitting my pace for every mile with slight variations between 13:38 to 13:22. I felt so good, I decided to extend my run and go out another mile which would make 18 total. So I ran across the pedestrian bridge and down to the Shelby Bottoms Greenway on the other side of the Cumberland River.
I headed north along the river until my watch chimed 9 miles. Then I turned around and headed back. I had not stopped for my rest stop on the way out, preferring to do that in the 2nd half of my run. So I ran along the small access road to the bathroom....and discovered it padlocked and shut down for the winter!
I was annoyed. None of the water fountains on this trail work either. Shut down for the winter. Do they think we don't need water in the winter?? Or do they think we shouldn't run/bike/walk enough to make us thirsty?? Sigh. I had 5 oz of water left sloshing in my water bottle for 7+ miles back to my truck. There was a porta potty there, so I used that and headed back.
My fuel for this run was my normal breakfast of grits, cheese and a "sausage" patty, 1 gel at the start, 6 shot bloks (2 at a time), 1 picky bar (all eaten at the same time) and 2 more gels. I ate something roughly every 35 minutes. I shortened up the time between eating, so I'm eating more.
I saved the water I had left to chase down the fuel I ate on the trip back to the truck. I think it was 2 gels. Turned out ok, but I really would have liked more water than what I had.
The PreCip jacket worked really well. I kept the hood stowed and it stayed neatly out of the way. No flopping hood back there. The jacket has arm pit vents and 2 pockets. I was able to stow my gloves in the pockets without noticing them at all the rest of the run. The pit vents were great and I adjusted them as needed through out the run. The fit of the jacket was nice. I would have preferred just a little more diameter in the sleeves so they'd push up over my elbow a tad easier, but that worked out ok as well, allowing me to leave my forearms uncovered for heat escape. It was really nice having a wind breaker as my UA jacket is warm, but wind can whip right through it.
Yay for a good run! I was so excited I took a selfie just after finishing the 18 miles before my cool down.
I had the best run longer than 14 miles I've ever had. I still had energy at the end, I was not overly sore, nothing rubbed terribly. I didn't even get an upset stomach until around mile 17 and then it was very mild and went away before I got to my truck. Usually I get a little queasy around mile 12 or 13. I wasn't overly cold or overly hot most of the run because I could control my heat escape with my jacket and 1/2 zip.
I drove home high on my run, looking forward to basking in the glow of a really good long run. And eating some really yummy food.
And then. Tanna fell. Right in front of me. I have video. He fell right on the bad knee and came up with all the healing from the past weeks wiped out. Gone were my thoughts of my run and into crisis mode. My husband got the trailer hooked up, I got Tanna's knee bandaged and Daniel took off with Tanna in the trailer. I managed to change my running tights for jeans, grabbed a 1/2 peanut butter and jelly sandwich and followed in my truck.
Tanna at the hospital waiting for the on-call vet to arrive.
This was an easy run on the treadmill. After spending all morning at the vet hospital conferring with the vets and watching Tanna be treated, I didn't feel much like running, but I did. Just an easy 4 miles. Run for just shy of half a mile, walk the balance of the 1/2 mile, repeat. I wasn't sore from the 18 miler.
After visiting Tanna in the hospital, I went across the street and ran in Thompsons Station Park. This was supposed to be a tempo run, but since I had the long run on Sunday with some hills, I decided to walk the hills at the park. They're not big, just 80 feet of elevation gain in the 9/10s of a mile loop, but when you do 7 loops, it adds up.
I also had some technical difficulties where my phone repeatedly skipped songs, changed my radio station and apparently texted one of my friends repeatedly. I didn't realize the texting until after my run when I checked my texts and had one from her asking if I was ok and saw all the random texts it had sent her!
So between fussing with my phone, stopping at my truck to change my Bluetooth headphones for regular ones (because I thought it was the Bluetooth skipping my songs at first) and walking, my pace for this run was all over the place. BUT! I did the miles and got it done. I could have easily wimped out and said no way.
It was 41° and raining the entire time I was running. I wore my PreCip jacket over my UA half zip again and while I thought things were fine, I was freezing the entire run and when I changed clothes, my UA half zip was very wet. All I can figure is I got overheated at first, sweated up and then never could recover warmth? Not sure. All this wind and rain is interfering with my ability to dress properly!
I had no extra fuel for this run beyond just eating regular meals.
Since this was an easy day, I got up and was on the treadmill by 6 AM to get my run in before going to the vet hospital. I used to have trouble running first thing in the morning, but I've had enough practice running that I can sorta do it in my sleep. Advantage, it was mile 3 before I was out of auto-pilot mode, so I only had 3 to go after that!
While running, I watched the only "Christmas" movie I like and it's not really a Christmas movie, it just takes place at Christmas time. I've seen While You Were Sleeping many times, but I hadn't seen it in awhile and it was fun to watch it again.
Bench overlooking the river on the North Murfreesboro Greenway.
This was supposed to be a hill run, but since I had hills during my long run and my Tuesday run, I decided doing a hill workout wasn't the best idea. While at the vet, I got it in my head to go to the newly opened North Murfreesboro Greenway and check it out.
They built a new trailhead at Central Valley Road and in addition to car parking, added parking for 11 horse trailers with access to the Twin Forks Horse Trail. The North Murfreesboro Greenway section runs from Central Valley to Walter Hill Dam.
I hiked/ran the horse trail until I had seen all the newly blazed trail, then returned to the trailhead and ran the Greenway section.
The horse trail narrows considerably after about 1.75 miles.
I was not dressed for running. I keep a heart rate monitor and running shoes in my truck and I had a GPS unit in my bag, but I was wearing long johns under a pair of jeans and a long sleeve cotton shirt!
On the horse trail, I wore my Decade Team jacket that I got after Tanna and I had done 10 years of endurance together. But I got super hot really quick. I didn't want to sweat up my cotton shirt, so I settled into a brisk walk to keep my blood flowing, but not warm enough to sweat.
Back at the parking lot, I switched to my PreCip jacket that was in the car, but then I was too cold for the second part of my run along the Greenway! Completely missed the boat both times on that, but I had fun and got to see some new trail. I'll have to take my endurance mare there to ride the horse trails sometime.
The paved Greenway was about 1.25 miles to the Walter Hill Dam Trailhead where I turned around and went back to my truck.
Daniel took my GPS tracks and put the Greenway on Google Maps, so now it's there for others to see.
I'm pretty happy with the way my running week turned out considering I was not sleeping very much. With work and keeping up with Tanna, I could have easily skimped on my running this week, but I did run. My tempo run and hill run were not really what I had planned pace-wise, but mileage-wise, I was spot on, so I'm happy with it.
Well, I'm supposed to run my 6-day week this week. I will try to hit those workouts as well, but I do have a built-in excuse if I don't. ;-) Fortunately, it's a short work week, so I should get a little relief there.
Tanna will probably have surgery this week and will continue in the hospital, so I'll spend a lot of my time there.
As in my longest week mileage wise. I have never in my life run as many miles in a single week as this week.
This run spanned a wide range of temperatures. I knew it was going to warm up, but if I don't get out and get my long run started early, it just trashes the rest of my day and I get nothing else accomplished. So I started in the cold at 7:30 AM. At 22°.
I wore my winter running tights, regular non-winter running socks, Under Armour half zip, Under Armour full zip jacket, silk glove liners, knit gloves, headband with ear covers and a thin skull cap.
Cold me before the run.
I started at the General Bragg trailhead and ran to the Stones River Battlefield. I took the trail to the Visitor's Center where I paused to use the restroom and refill my water bottle. Then I ran back through the battlefield on their paved road before heading back to General Bragg.
I was at mile 8 when I approached the trailhead. I initially thought I would drop my jacket when I passed back by my truck, but it was still around 34° and the only thing I'd removed was the knit gloves. I decided to run the Gateway Island trail (about a mile) before coming back by the truck and see if I wanted to remove anything in another mile.
I ran the Gateway Island trail counter-clockwise. I usually run it clock-wise when I run it. So when I was approaching the turn to go back to the General Bragg trailhead, I decided to turn to the right and run down the access trail. I figured it just was an access trail for a nearby neighborhood, and sure, it was that, but it ended at Medical Center Parkway which has a sidewalk.
I still wasn't warm enough to need to drop my jacket or even my skull cap, so I turned left and ran along the sidewalk. I ran through the streets of Murfreesboro for a bit before returning to the trail.
By mile 11, I finally started to warm up and pulled my skull cap.
I ran to the Old Stone Fort trailhead and popped in to use the restroom and refill my water bottle. There was some sort of gathering happening in the main shelter, but I didn't pause to figure out what it was and just blazed in and out.
I headed back to General Bragg. I was going to hit my truck right on target for 14 miles. I was originally scheduled for a 14 mile run. But I had less than a mile to go and I felt pretty good. So I began to consider bumping my mileage up to 16.
I had two issues. 1) My bluetooth earbud headset wasn't work anymore, so I wasn't getting any music. 2) I was getting warm and wanted to ditch my jacket. Both of these things could be fixed by dropping by my truck for a couple minutes. So I stopped at the truck, left my jacket and my non-working bluetooth headset and grabbed an old-fashioned pair of earbuds and headed north along the trail for another mile before turning back to get 16 total miles in.
I felt really good about doing the 16 miles. I hit my long run pace right on for the first 9 miles, then I had some faster miles while I was exploring and not paying as much attention to my pace. My heart rate was reasonable for the entire run.
I changed clothes, stretched out really well and stopped by Starbucks on the way home to get a celebratory frappuccino.
This was an easy run on the treadmill. Run/walk. I wasn't sure how things were going to feel after my 16 mile run the day before. My left ankle was locked up, so I was running a bit awkwardly for about 1/2 mile before it finally warmed up and unlocked. 59° in the room with the treadmill.
Most of the parks around have shut off their water fountains. River Park went so far as to remove theirs!
Tuesday, my tempo run day this cycle. I went to River Park where I do a lot of my tempo runs. But I didn't do my normal route. I crossed the street and ran around the path around the library, then back along my normal route for mile, but instead of turning south, I headed through the tunnel under Wilson Pike into Crockett Park and took a turn around the ball fields before heading back to my car.
I had a hard time getting motivated on this run. I was struggling to go as fast as my tempo pace. I normally have to hold myself back and often will end up with a negative split run because I give up after a few miles. Not this time. But it was a good run even so. Mid 60s with sun and breeze. I even got to wear shorts and a t-shirt instead of all bundled up!
Not much to say about this run. It was the exact same workout from Monday. No issues. Nothing to write home about.
Things were going pretty well this week, so I felt energized when I headed out to do my hill run. It was chilly and windy. I ran over my lunch break, so I expected more sun, but most of my run was in the shade. I dressed for the temp in the sun with no wind. So...I was cold most of the time.
I pulled out a pair of lululemon Outrunner 17" crop pants for this run. They call the color Emperor Blue, but they're purple. A really beautiful shade. And these pants have pockets around the waist band similar to RaceReady, except much more hidden; less tutu-like. They also have a couple of pockets in the thigh, but on me, those are SO low as to hit the side of my knee, so not really good. I've worn them once before and was annoyed at them. But I wanted to give them another shot because they're so pretty and I love pockets. In fact, one of the waist pockets is the perfect size for my Moto X Pure phone.
So I pull them on, put my phone in the waist pocket and head out to run. And had a miserable time, clothes-wise. I was also wearing a shirt I hadn't worn before. A half-zip with mesh panels in it. That shirt wanted to ride up and the pants wanted to fall down. Not kidding. Those pants headed south with every single step. I was constantly yanking up on the pants, the waist band and the legs and pulling down on the shirt.
The crops are the same size as my winter running tights that I also got from lululemon. During my half marathon training, I dropped several pounds and toned up some. So I think I just don't fit into these. My winter tights are a little loose, but don't have a pocket big enough for my phone so they work just fine still as my phone goes in a flip belt instead.
I ordered another pair in a size 6 from eBay since lululemon doesn't sell them online in this color anymore. I really hope those work because I really like them. They're a gorgeous color and I like having my phone in a pocket that is secure, but easy to reach.
As for the ACTUAL run, :), I walked up the first hill, but did 30 second run, 75 second walk intervals up the other 3. Mistake. I should have walked more. I started feeling twinges in my right inner thigh before I got completely cooled down.
I pulled out StretchMax and did the 20 minute stretch routine before showering and getting back to work.
This was an easy run on the treadmill. Just 3 miles to finish out the week. With my leg showing signs of wear and tear, I dropped the incline back to 0. I usually run with a 1% incline, but didn't want to aggravate the leg if I could help it.
This run also ended a new running streak for me. I ran 10 out of the last 11 days. For a girl who never ran more than 3 times in a single week before this summer, that's saying something.
An easy week! I'm only scheduled for 4 days of running. I'm ready for it! I might even skip my long run and just do shorter runs this week. The weather looks gross for my long run day.


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