Update

My legs hurt.

Longest Run Ever!

I went out for a run today at about 12:30. I did 17 miles at 8:50 pace. The first half felt great, the second half was harder, partially because there was wind I didn't notice when it was at my back. I experimented with nutrition a little bit, ate 3 Gu and had ~200 calories worth of Gatorade. My stomach never felt great, but it didn't slow me down either, so I guess thats okay.

Trebuchet, etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmPUiHqJS8U

Mike and I (mainly Mike) build a trebuchet a few weeks ago to compete in a pumpkin launch held on campus. It wasn't the best machine ever, but it worked, and it could launch a pretty light soccer ball well. We ended up getting second to a gigantic (~40 ft. high) trebuchet another team built. If anyone wants to tell me how to post this in-line that would be great.
I biked 40 miles by myself on Friday after class. It was way, way harder than the 50 miles with a group (and drafting) the other week.

Steepncheap.com

I love this site. I haven't bought anything, but I want to. If anyone wants to buy me Christmas presents feel free. Props to Justin for showing me the site.

Long Bike

Hey all-
I joined the SLU cycling club on their group ride this morning at 10:30. There were about 10 of us that hit the street, it was nice having a large group to take over some roadway. I ended up doing about 50 miles. There was a long hill about 25 miles in (~1 mile long uphill) and we turned around after that. It was a good ride. I met a guy named Austin, a grad student here, that is training for Ironman Wisconsin next year! Pretty cool.