Re: The other half
On May 9, 2010, at 12:45 AM, Malcolm Smith wrote: I used to loath the thought of running. So did I. I still remember the day our PE teacher made us run around the field for 12 minutes and recorded how many laps we did. These days I enjoy running, especially longer distances. The downside after the race is that I get to look forward to about another three days of mentally hitting the wall at 3pm. I won't put the running shoes on again until next weekend at the earliest. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
OT: The other half
I had my second half-marathon race this morning. Last week's race was very hilly; this week was pretty much flat but on roughish ground, and my official time for today was 1:50:03. The race was a pretty hard one; the first 10km was run into a head wind and I had a little muscle pain to deal with, undoubtedly a bit of a hangover from last week. A couple of km after we turned around, that nice tail wind dropped off. Sod it. For most of the race I was keeping an eye on my pace thinking I was doing terribly but I was bitten once again by my complete inability to perform basic mathematics while running and I was actually going a bit quicker than I thought. The event was sponsored by a winery and most of the running was through vineyards with quite a bit of that going down between the grape vines. Most of them had been harvested already so I didn't do any sampling. As a bonus everyone was given a bottle of wine after finishing. That's pretty good considering they had about 1700 entrants. I just entered for another half marathon in my home town in early June. For only $15 I could have super-sized to a full marathon but I'm not quite ready for that :) We're staying in Hanmer Springs tonight so tomorrow I'm going to try and take a couple of decent photos from my favourite part of last week's course. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: The other half
Well done - I'm very impressed by anyone who can run further than I can. Which is to say, I'm very impressed by most people who can run. The furthest I've ever run without stopping is 5 miles, and that took me nearly an hour. Bob I had my second half-marathon race this morning. Last week's race was very hilly; this week was pretty much flat but on roughish ground, and my official time for today was 1:50:03. The race was a pretty hard one; the first 10km was run into a head wind and I had a little muscle pain to deal with, undoubtedly a bit of a hangover from last week. A couple of km after we turned around, that nice tail wind dropped off. Sod it. For most of the race I was keeping an eye on my pace thinking I was doing terribly but I was bitten once again by my complete inability to perform basic mathematics while running and I was actually going a bit quicker than I thought. The event was sponsored by a winery and most of the running was through vineyards with quite a bit of that going down between the grape vines. Most of them had been harvested already so I didn't do any sampling. As a bonus everyone was given a bottle of wine after finishing. That's pretty good considering they had about 1700 entrants. I just entered for another half marathon in my home town in early June. For only $15 I could have super-sized to a full marathon but I'm not quite ready for that :) We're staying in Hanmer Springs tonight so tomorrow I'm going to try and take a couple of decent photos from my favourite part of last week's course. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: The other half
Bob W wrote: Well done - I'm very impressed by anyone who can run further than I can. Which is to say, I'm very impressed by most people who can run. The furthest I've ever run without stopping is 5 miles, and that took me nearly an hour. As am I. I used to walk a six mile circuit every day and I'd like to be able to run that. I doubt I'd do a mile at present. I take the camera with me on the walks though! Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: The other half
Well done - I'm very impressed by anyone who can run further than I can. Which is to say, I'm very impressed by most people who can run. The furthest I've ever run without stopping is 5 miles, and that took me nearly an hour. As am I. I used to walk a six mile circuit every day and I'd like to be able to run that. I doubt I'd do a mile at present. I take the camera with me on the walks though! Malcolm I started jogging about 5 years ago, having not run outdoors since school, and only on the treadmill when I had gym membership. I followed a plan I found on a squash training site (I'd started playing squash again, and needed to fitten up) which basically tells you to build up slowly on alternate days. http://www.unc.edu/student/orgs/squash/Squash_Fitness/squash_fitness.html Scroll down to Conditioning Suggestions from Coach Tom Generous. I followed that to the letter, and it worked. One of the key psychological tricks I used for cold, wet, windy, rainy winter evenings was to tell myself to go out and I would not regret it, but if I didn't go out I would regret it. That worked too. I also think it's important to have a pleasant circuit to run. Once I was able to run for 20 minutes easily I started extending it until I was running 5 miles in about 55 minutes, but at that stage my knees started to suffer, so I cut back. My normal run at the moment is about 3.5 miles in 30 minutes, and I'd like to build up the running time again, gradually. Last year I had a problem with my iliotibial band, and stopped for a while, and I've found it quite hard to get back up to a decent level again for various reasons. However, I think I have now got back into the routine. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: The other half
Hi Bob, I started jogging about 5 years ago, having not run outdoors since school, and only on the treadmill when I had gym membership. I followed a plan I found on a squash training site (I'd started playing squash again, and needed to fitten up) which basically tells you to build up slowly on alternate days. http://www.unc.edu/student/orgs/squash/Squash_Fitness/squash_fitness.h tml Scroll down to Conditioning Suggestions from Coach Tom Generous. I followed that to the letter, and it worked. One of the key psychological tricks I used for cold, wet, windy, rainy winter evenings was to tell myself to go out and I would not regret it, but if I didn't go out I would regret it. That worked too. I also think it's important to have a pleasant circuit to run. Once I was able to run for 20 minutes easily I started extending it until I was running 5 miles in about 55 minutes, but at that stage my knees started to suffer, so I cut back. My normal run at the moment is about 3.5 miles in 30 minutes, and I'd like to build up the running time again, gradually. Last year I had a problem with my iliotibial band, and stopped for a while, and I've found it quite hard to get back up to a decent level again for various reasons. However, I think I have now got back into the routine. Thanks for that. I lost 4 stone last year - mainly through illness rather than trying to do so - and I've put some back on. Oddly enough, I've felt less fit since I've lost weight, but I'm sure this is down to less physical work. I enjoy getting out walking, and since Epping Forest is on my doorstep, I really have little excuse not to do so. I will read this up and get to it. I'd like to run 5 miles without feeling breathless and asthmatic. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: The other half
Thanks for that. I lost 4 stone last year - mainly through illness rather than trying to do so - and I've put some back on. Oddly enough, I've felt less fit since I've lost weight, but I'm sure this is down to less physical work. I enjoy getting out walking, and since Epping Forest is on my doorstep, I really have little excuse not to do so. I will read this up and get to it. I'd like to run 5 miles without feeling breathless and asthmatic. Walking 6 miles and running 6 miles will burn more or less the same number of calories - it's the amount of energy needed to move a certain weight a certain distance - but running does it more quickly. I think it will give your cardio system a lot more exercise though, which is more important than mere weight loss. You get an endorphin high from the exercise and start a positive feedback loop which encourages you to take more exercise still. This makes you feel better about absolutely everything, as well as improving your physical health. Epping Forest would be a great place to run, except perhaps in the dark with no lights and all those highwaymen. It's probably not more than 10 miles from here along the Lea Valley - we should meet up sometime. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: The other half
Bob W wrote: Thanks for that. I lost 4 stone last year - mainly through illness rather than trying to do so - and I've put some back on. Oddly enough, I've felt less fit since I've lost weight, but I'm sure this is down to less physical work. I enjoy getting out walking, and since Epping Forest is on my doorstep, I really have little excuse not to do so. I will read this up and get to it. I'd like to run 5 miles without feeling breathless and asthmatic. Walking 6 miles and running 6 miles will burn more or less the same number of calories - it's the amount of energy needed to move a certain weight a certain distance - but running does it more quickly. I think it will give your cardio system a lot more exercise though, which is more important than mere weight loss. You get an endorphin high from the exercise and start a positive feedback loop which encourages you to take more exercise still. This makes you feel better about absolutely everything, as well as improving your physical health. I _think_ that moving the weight more quickly will use more energy. Otherwise, why would your cv system need to work harder? Epping Forest would be a great place to run, except perhaps in the dark with no lights and all those highwaymen. It's probably not more than 10 miles from here along the Lea Valley - we should meet up sometime. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: The other half
Walking 6 miles and running 6 miles will burn more or less the same number of calories - it's the amount of energy needed to move a certain weight a certain distance - but running does it more quickly. I think it will give your cardio system a lot more exercise though, which is more important than mere weight loss. You get an endorphin high from the exercise and start a positive feedback loop which encourages you to take more exercise still. This makes you feel better about absolutely everything, as well as improving your physical health. I _think_ that moving the weight more quickly will use more energy. Otherwise, why would your cv system need to work harder? To generate the additional speed. I don't know that the 2 modes use exactly the same number of calories, but I don't think the difference is significant. I could be wrong - maybe I'm just recirculating garbage I've read online. What does make a difference is that it's a lot easier to eat a Mars bar when you're walking than when you're running. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
RE: The other half
Walking 6 miles and running 6 miles will burn more or less the same number of calories - it's the amount of energy needed to move a certain weight a certain distance - but running does it more quickly. I think it will give your cardio system a lot more exercise though, which is more important than mere weight loss. You get an endorphin high from the exercise and start a positive feedback loop which encourages you to take more exercise still. This makes you feel better about absolutely everything, as well as improving your physical health. I used to loath the thought of running. It was the school exercise you did when the weather was so poor as to make games pitches unplayable, heavy rain, snow...especially snow. Added to which I always came in near the very end. My target is just to be able to do the circuit I previously walked, at a quicker pace. I'm not sure I could even walk it right now, but I'll find out tomorrow morning! Epping Forest would be a great place to run, except perhaps in the dark with no lights and all those highwaymen. It's probably not more than 10 miles from here along the Lea Valley - we should meet up sometime. Even as I sent it, I was reminded of the rough ground cut up on the horse rides (the only flat bit close to me) - fortunately with longer evenings I won't have to run with a mining hat on. Once I'm able to 'walk and talk' without sounding like an old carthorse, we'll have to meet up. Malcolm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PUG Commentary - Paul Jones's My other Half
This photo has been on my mind for a week, and I've been vacillating about making a comment. It's certainly a nice, sweet memory, photo (as was noted in another comment), perhaps even ideal for putting in a family album of snapshots. However, I find it disconcerting that we don't see what is being photographed by Paul's girlfriend. Perhaps there's a little of it showing, but a better shot would have been to pull back just a bit on the zoom so the entire thing that your girlfriend is photographing is also included in the shot. There's clearly a small bag of something - perhaps nuts or bird seed - in clear view. What kind of little creature is being fed and photographed. Including it (or them) would still allow a nice memory, but you'd also have a better photograph. Feininger suggests that the more fascinating the subject the less observant the photographer. He described a session on nude photography in which students were so focused on the model that they ignored the background. The pictures included students, light stands, electric wires, and the instructor, amongst other distractions. This photo is similar, as perhaps the photographer, engrossed as he was with his girlfriend, failed to consider including a little more in the picture. So, as a personal memory, it's probably good enough, but as a photo that tells the whole story, it's a failure. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Grain is the brushstroke of photography. - Man Ray - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
Re: PUG Commentary - Paul Jones's My other Half
Shel, You are giving us a one man course on photography here in your comments! I appreciate you sharing your point of view and feel similar about this photo. Regards, Bob S. This photo has been on my mind for a week, and I've been vacillating about making a comment. It's certainly a nice, sweet memory, photo (as was noted in another comment), perhaps even ideal for putting in a family album of snapshots. However, I find it disconcerting that we don't see what is being photographed by Paul's girlfriend. Perhaps there's a little of it showing, but a better shot would have been to pull back just a bit on the zoom so the entire thing that your girlfriend is photographing is also included in the shot. There's clearly a small bag of something - perhaps nuts or bird seed - in clear view. What kind of little creature is being fed and photographed. Including it (or them) would still allow a nice memory, but you'd also have a better photograph. Feininger suggests that the more fascinating the subject the less observant the photographer. He described a session on nude photography in which students were so focused on the model that they ignored the background. The pictures included students, light stands, electric wires, and the instructor, amongst other distractions. This photo is similar, as perhaps the photographer, engrossed as he was with his girlfriend, failed to consider including a little more in the picture. So, as a personal memory, it's probably good enough, but as a photo that tells the whole story, it's a failure. -- Shel Belinkoff - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
