Friday, January 4, 2013
2012 Recap
I enjoyed this rundown courtesy of Active.com. I remember two of these well: the Olympic marathon trials (well discussed here at runningprofs) and the Olympic 10,000m. I was watching the latter on the tube at the Boulder Running Company, surrounded by what was (euphemistically) a knowledgeable crowd.
Because Spencer raises Google . . .
in the comments to the below post. What explains it? One doesn't normally think of Chairman Liebowitz as shying away from a populist skirmish. Or has Google out-populized (?) him?
I was intrigued by a justification for the decision made in a NY Times article: Google's conduct must have been efficient because competitors' imitated it. So now we laud a gas station price increase because the station across the street matches it?
Where does the theory of harm fail? Is the monopoly that fragile? Is Google's conduct simply a question of a better mousetrap? Or is Google better represented than the government in a way that Microsoft was not? Beth Wilkinson is impressive, but (with much respect) David Boies she ain't.
I was intrigued by a justification for the decision made in a NY Times article: Google's conduct must have been efficient because competitors' imitated it. So now we laud a gas station price increase because the station across the street matches it?
Where does the theory of harm fail? Is the monopoly that fragile? Is Google's conduct simply a question of a better mousetrap? Or is Google better represented than the government in a way that Microsoft was not? Beth Wilkinson is impressive, but (with much respect) David Boies she ain't.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
The Libor scandal and antitrust
Why is antitrust barely a blip on the radar of the Libor interest rate scandal? If the government has the facts, then the defendants engaged in a per se unlawful conspiracy to rig the interest rates. While there is some private treble damage litigation, apparently the Antitrust Division had nothing to do with the investigation or the settlement. What am I missing?
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
I ran ...
about 100 yards
3-4 times on a 3.5 mile power walk in Buenos Aires my last day there. Looked like a great city for running except for the day it was 103 with crushing humidity.
And it didn't hurt ...
Too much.
Now back home in Chicago about 70 degrees colder than B.A and back to power walks on 5% or greater on tread mills and stationary bikes. Still not clear why all sports medicine people hate ellipticals. Watched Ted (the movie not the blogger) on an Itunes rental over a 23 hour period to pass the time. Prefer the blogger for diversion during long runs (see 2006 NYC marathon and 2011 Hamptons marathon). Ted the Movie may has a foul mouthed stoned teddy bear but this blog has Ted the mighty marathon Rabbit!
3-4 times on a 3.5 mile power walk in Buenos Aires my last day there. Looked like a great city for running except for the day it was 103 with crushing humidity.
And it didn't hurt ...
Too much.
Now back home in Chicago about 70 degrees colder than B.A and back to power walks on 5% or greater on tread mills and stationary bikes. Still not clear why all sports medicine people hate ellipticals. Watched Ted (the movie not the blogger) on an Itunes rental over a 23 hour period to pass the time. Prefer the blogger for diversion during long runs (see 2006 NYC marathon and 2011 Hamptons marathon). Ted the Movie may has a foul mouthed stoned teddy bear but this blog has Ted the mighty marathon Rabbit!
Committed (or, ought to be)
I have just submitted payments for (1) Mountains of Misery cycling 200K in the mountains around Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg Virginia. This will be trip 4 to that ride; (2) the National 24-hour Championships in Michigan in June. This will be attempt number 1 at riding around the clock; and (3) the Big Wild Ride 1200K, riding from Valdez to Anchorage via Fairbanks and Talkeetna in July. This is attempt number 3 over that distance and attempt number 2 on that particular course.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
New Orleans
Will any of you be in NO this weekend for the AALS? I'm arriving latish on Friday, and could run Saturday, Sunday or (early) Monday.
Waiting for Stuff to Heal
Happy New Year to all!! So, my first New Year's resolution is to give stuff time to heal. Like all resolutions, this one may be tough to keep.
The run up to a marathon is always a bit of a tight rope walk. Various things hurt, but not enough to make you stop training, or racing. We stretch. We cross train. We run through it. We explain to ourselves that even though it hurts a bit, it's not affecting our form.
This Fall was definitely that way for me. My left hip and hamstring were tight for much of October. I also rolled my right ankle in early October, but ran through it. Every morning I woke up, my plantar fasci announced their presence. Still, I was running better than ever. I had two of the best races, and many of the best runs of my life. So, who's complaining? After all, there was always December for all those things to heal.
Here's the paradox. Slowing down just seems to make everything hurt more. It's now January, and I'm still not getting full extension with my left leg. My right ankle is super stiff, and I now seem to have some traditional Achilles tendonitis. I haven't run more than 5 miles in weeks. I've jogged to the gym and gotten on the bike and/or swum in the pool. Everything should be getting better right? Well, not so fast, anyway.
I'm itching to start ramping it up again for Rome, and there are two voices in my head. One says, "just do it! The injuries will take care of themselves regardless." The other says, "Give it another week or two, your base fitness is good, so there will still be time to get ready for Rome." Yesterday and today, I just swam. Tomorrow I'll hit the bike. Maybe Thursday I'll give the legs another tentative test.
The run up to a marathon is always a bit of a tight rope walk. Various things hurt, but not enough to make you stop training, or racing. We stretch. We cross train. We run through it. We explain to ourselves that even though it hurts a bit, it's not affecting our form.
This Fall was definitely that way for me. My left hip and hamstring were tight for much of October. I also rolled my right ankle in early October, but ran through it. Every morning I woke up, my plantar fasci announced their presence. Still, I was running better than ever. I had two of the best races, and many of the best runs of my life. So, who's complaining? After all, there was always December for all those things to heal.
Here's the paradox. Slowing down just seems to make everything hurt more. It's now January, and I'm still not getting full extension with my left leg. My right ankle is super stiff, and I now seem to have some traditional Achilles tendonitis. I haven't run more than 5 miles in weeks. I've jogged to the gym and gotten on the bike and/or swum in the pool. Everything should be getting better right? Well, not so fast, anyway.
I'm itching to start ramping it up again for Rome, and there are two voices in my head. One says, "just do it! The injuries will take care of themselves regardless." The other says, "Give it another week or two, your base fitness is good, so there will still be time to get ready for Rome." Yesterday and today, I just swam. Tomorrow I'll hit the bike. Maybe Thursday I'll give the legs another tentative test.
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