Training Log Archive: MiddleditchIn the 30 days ending Nov 30, 2007:
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Friday Nov 30, 2007 #
Running 1:00:00 [1]
Run on the hills around Mount Stuart with Crocodile Dundee. Then we went to the Townsville Movember Mo-Town party in the evo for the climax to the moustache growing competition. The prizes included best mo, slow mo, no mo, man of Movember, best mo sista and best dressed to match mo.
Wednesday Nov 28, 2007 #
Running 1:00:00 [1]
Run on the hills around JCU campus with a fella from the lab who looks like a cross between Steve Irwin and Mick Dundee. Stone the crows, he couldn't look more like a sterotypical fair dinkum Aussie if he tried. Trinny and Susannah, with an infinite supply of time and money, would struggle to make him look any more Australian. I was gutted when I found out that he's actually from Norway.
Monday Nov 26, 2007 #
Running 40:00 [1]
Early morning run along the river before another hard day's yakka at uni. It looks like the bad weather from Sheffield has moved over to Queensland as the temperature today has plummeted to 31 degrees. If it gets any colder then i'm going to have to change into a thicker t-shirt.
Sunday Nov 25, 2007 #
Running 1:00:00 [1]
Strike a light, I managed a whole hour running. Crikey. Took a boat over to Magnetic Island and ran on the trails through the bush. Saw a roo and a koala but i'm yet to encounter my first snake. I have, however, leaped in panic over many a stick. If I had to describe the major defining characteristics of a snake in 6 words then "looks a bit like a stick" would feature fairly highly on my list so this happens frequently. On the positive side, I think all this jumping may help to extend my stride length.
Friday Nov 23, 2007 #
Running 40:00 [1]
Cadged a lift to uni with a shelia from the lab so went for run along the ross river before work.
Thursday Nov 22, 2007 #
Running 40:00 [1]
Along the beach and then found the way up Castle Hill. It's a fair dinkum slog up the hill but I was stoked with the bonza views from the top.
Wednesday Nov 21, 2007 #
Running 50:00 [1]
Had a gander around the city in the evo. Tried (and failed) to find the route up Castle Hill after some flamin' galah directed me the wrong way.
Tuesday Nov 20, 2007 #
Running 50:00 [1]
Around Townsville. Strewth, it's an abso-bloody-lute scorcher day. ripper.
Monday Nov 19, 2007 #
Note
On a plane. Reached my boredom threshold a long time ago.
Running 25:00 [1]
Run on the beach in Townsville at midnight.
Sunday Nov 18, 2007 #
Note
On a plane. Except for a thrilling 12 hours spent in Abu Dhabi airport, along with thousands of other people, waiting for some non-existent fog to clear. The only entertainment was watching Harry Redknapp getting increasingly irate at the delays after i'd blagged my way into the business class lounge. Still bored.
[ Poker Log ]
Week 5: spent £860, won £130 = -£730 (-£750t, +£20c)
Total: spent £3740, won £4165 = +£425 (+1020t, -£595c)
[ Poker Log ]
Week 5: spent £860, won £130 = -£730 (-£750t, +£20c)
Total: spent £3740, won £4165 = +£425 (+1020t, -£595c)
Saturday Nov 17, 2007 #
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On a plane. Bored.
Friday Nov 16, 2007 #
Poker (-£250) 4:00:00 [0]
£500 main event at the Sheffield Poker Festival. 10th place. I'm sure there must be many more productive ways to spend a monkey.
Thursday Nov 15, 2007 #
Poker (-£300) 5:00:00 [0]
£300 freezeout tournament at the Sheffield Poker Festival. bubbled in 14th place again.
Poker (+£20) 1:00:00 [0]
Cash game. spent £110, won £130.
Wednesday Nov 14, 2007 #
Running 43:00 [1] 8.0 km (5:23 / km)
round the reservoirs and back along the top of rivelin.
Poker (-£100) 5:00:00 [0]
£100 rebuy tournament at the Sheffield Poker Festival. 15th place. Got outdrawn in a hand that would have made me chip leader with 14 players left and with £12,000 prize money - stupid bloody game.
Tuesday Nov 13, 2007 #
Road Biking 30:00 [1]
Decided I needed a new colour so cycled from Lodge Moor to Crookes and back. I've now got yellow. How exciting. I'm not sure whether cycling qualifies as "proper" training though so I feel like i'm cheating a bit.
Running 31:00 [1] 5.9 km (5:15 / km)
Oli, Nails, Craney et al, watch out, i'm catching you. That's 2 training sessions in one day. That's one small step away from a triathlon. That's one giant leap away from a triathlon at the same time since I can't swim - but I digress - you get the point. Be afraid.
Monday Nov 12, 2007 #
Running 40:00 [1] 7.5 km (5:20 / km)
Round Redmires
Poker (-£100) 3:00:00 [0]
£50 rebuy tournament. spent £100, won nowt.
Sunday Nov 11, 2007 #
Running 21:00 [1] 4.0 km (5:15 / km)
Poker (+£170) 5:00:00 [0]
£150 GUKPT tournament. Road trip to the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour in Blackpool - the poker equivalent to the UK Cup. Lots of pro players that I recognised off the telly were playing. Finished 16th out of 220 and won £320.
Poker (+£130) 3:00:00 [0]
Cash game. spent £60, won £190.
Note
[ Poker Log ]
Week 4: spent £710, won £1410 = +£700 (+£865t, -£165c)
Total: spent £2880, won £4035 = +£1155 (+1770t, -£615c)
Week 4: spent £710, won £1410 = +£700 (+£865t, -£165c)
Total: spent £2880, won £4035 = +£1155 (+1770t, -£615c)
Friday Nov 9, 2007 #
Running 1:10:00 [1] 12.3 km (5:41 / km)
redmires - stanage pole - ox stones.
Thursday Nov 8, 2007 #
Poker (-£235) 4:00:00 [0]
Cash game. spent £280, won £45. outdraw city again.
Wednesday Nov 7, 2007 #
Running 30:00 [1] 5.6 km (5:21 / km)
Run on Rivelin in the wind and rain. That's commitment for you. I think winter has arrived in Sheffield. It's a shame that i'm off to Oz next week.
Poker (-£40) 3:00:00 [0]
£20 rebuy tournament. spent £40. usual bingo bango.
Tuesday Nov 6, 2007 #
Running 50:00 [1] 9.2 km (5:26 / km)
Run in peaks. redmires - stanage pole - bus stop - conduit. The furthest i've run for a long, long time. And it felt like it.
Poker (+£835) 6:00:00 [0]
£10 rebuy tournament. spent £20, won £855. 1st place. Back of the net.
Poker (-£60) 1:00:00 [0]
Cash game. spent £60, won nowt.
Monday Nov 5, 2007 #
Poker (-£100) 2:00:00 [0]
£50 rebuy tournament. spent £100 and didn't win a single hand. Bargain.
Sunday Nov 4, 2007 #
Poker (£0) 5:00:00 [0]
£50 rebuy tournament in Nottingham. spent £50, won £50 saver for 5th place.
Poker (-£360) 4:00:00 [0]
Crazy cash game and another hefty dent in the poker bankroll. spent £410, won £50. I've had more successful weekends. But it's a jet setting lifestyle. One day Leeds, then Nottingham, and next stop is the throbbing cultural metropolis of Las Blackpool. Who needs to fly to the U S of A when Britain's answer to Vegas lies but 2 hours drive away.
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[ Poker Log ]
Week 3: spent £1140, won £360 = -£780 (-£95t, -£685c)
Total: spent £2170, won £2625 = +£455 (+905t, -£450c)
Week 3: spent £1140, won £360 = -£780 (-£95t, -£685c)
Total: spent £2170, won £2625 = +£455 (+905t, -£450c)
Saturday Nov 3, 2007 #
Running 24:00 [1] 4.2 km (5:43 / km)
Easy run round reservoirs.
Friday Nov 2, 2007 #
Poker (-£100) 4:00:00 [0]
£100 freezeout tournament in Leeds.
Poker (-£325) 5:00:00 [0]
Cash game. spent £325 and lost the lot. Eric Cantona, Tetley Bitter, Sir Jimmy Saville. I'm done. That's the full and exhaustive list of all the good things to have come out of Leeds. The poker players at Leeds Gala casino are most definitely not on the list. Especially the one's that call £220 raises with a pair of 6's and then hit trips on the river.