Archive for September, 2009
Got a Run In and Found a New Training Site
Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by Jeff Lambert.
Today was a run day. I’ve actually gotten more than 20 miles in so far this week! The last time I got that much training in was the week of May 31. Not counting that week, or this week, I’ve only been averaging about 8 miles per week. That’s pitiful! […]
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Out for a Hike with Sadie
Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by Jeff Lambert.
I haven’t been running as much as I really would like to and, as such, have found I’m a little bit out of shape. On the plus side, I’m pretty much injury free! Well, after a third day in a row of a five mile run in the hills around my neighborhood, the 1,000 foot climbs over the distance finally did me in. That last run yesterday totally wore my legs out and I was pretty much useless the rest of the day. I also hadn’t been taking Sadie on my runs since it has been hot and she is out-of-shape for this long a run. The last time […]
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Garmin nüvi 765t Review
Posted on 09. Sep, 2009 by Jeff Lambert.
Wow, after thinking my iPhone was a great traveling companion for navigating the highways and biways of life and finding points-of-interest, I am quite happy that I decided to give a device engineered specifically for the task a go.
The Garmin nüvi 765t 4.3-Inch Widescreen Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator is the product I went with after doing a lot of reading and sending a note out to my FB friends. I was originally leaning toward the Garmin nüvi 265WT but […]
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Uninterruptable Power Supply for the Office
Posted on 04. Sep, 2009 by Jeff Lambert.
This afternoon I shut down all the computers, network equipment and network storage devices so that I could put in a new Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS). I’ve had two previous UPS’s, one that lasted several years that was built by APC and one that didn’t last very long that was built by Belkin. […]