Carl's Place

New grill. Fun in the sun. (Pris avec instagram)

I can’t catch a break in this country (Pris avec instagram)

I can get sensitive too

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This whole album = just plain awesome.

Sounds like the way I always wanted Sleater-Kinney to sound. 

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theatlantic:

alexleo:

Most highlighted passage of all time on the Kindle via @laurenleto

File under: “Things you don’t expect”

fuckyeahmastodon:

Mastodon | “A Spoonful Weighs A Ton” (Flaming Lips Cover)

#BrannDailorIsPhilCollins2.0

Told you it was going to be different! Love it? Hate it?

I’m beyond happy to report my finishing time in the Rotterdam Marathon - 2:44:17. Following the advice of Simon Freeman, having run a half-marathon last month in 1:18 I aimed to run the first half of the marathon in 1:22, though I crossed the 13.1 mark in 1:22:39. Over the next few miles, per Simon’s advice, I tried to maintain the same comfortable pace only speeding up a few seconds per mile. Running conservatively like this, I was surprised at how good I felt at each point in the race. With 10 miles to go I started pushing it a bit harder, aiming for packs of runners ahead I could draft off of in order to cope with the wind that had picked up late in the race. I noticed that once I caught these groups however, their pace was too slow for what I was shooting for so I ran on, running alone for the remainder of the race.

I was able to pull off 4 very fast miles from miles 19-23 and again I was surprised that I was able to maintain nearly 6min/mile at this stage in the race. This pleasant surprise was short-lived though. During mile 24 I started to feel as though my energy and my will were slipping away from me, finishing this mile in 6:26. I later found out this is exactly where the top runners lost the world record pace they had maintained throughout the race. Fortunately for me at least, this slowdown was due to a strong headwind and as soon as I turned the next corner and changed direction I felt a surge of energy come back to me. The next few km were not easy but I managed to maintain my average marathon pace. My breathing got a bit funny, especially my exhalations which I couldn’t stop from coming out as three separate staggered breaths. Before I knew it though I was seeing the markers for 1000m/750m/500m to go painted on the road. With the finish line in the distance, I gave it everything I had to try and hit 2:43, which was really a pipe dream. Alas, that goal slipped away from me but I did manage to finish the race with a 60 second negative split and a PB by 8.5 minutes. When my wife finally found me at the finish about 10 minutes after I crossed the line, I proceeded to cry like a little baby in her arms which I can only guess was due to exhaustion and the joy of completing the race. Definitely a first for me.

You can check out my GPS data from the race here, which is admittedly less than perfectly accurate as it shows me running a total of 26.38 miles.

I write this the next morning after an extremely 3 mile shakeout run that felt great despite sore legs and 9 minute miles. I’m extremely happy with the race I ran and very grateful to have running in my life. 

Shouldn’t I be the one falling asleep on the train home? #RotterdamMarathon (Pris avec instagram)

Massive vending machine spotted in #Rotterdam, an entire storefront (Pris avec instagram)

I’ve already seen two little tykes sold off! (Pris avec Instagram à Lof der Zoetheid)

Working from ‘home’ at Agata’s place in Brussels. I’ve got the whole 4-floor townhouse to myself (Pris avec instagram)

#runningtrails in Portugal (Pris avec instagram)

Saw my wife at a wedding this weekend for the first time in weeks. What a knockout. (Pris avec instagram)

My mom went out and picked this up for me at 6:30am while I was working from home. Moms are unstoppable. (Pris avec Instagram à Nesconset)