It’s early Saturday morning and everyone’s still asleep. I’m just grabbing a bite to eat before the race and catching up on stuff in Google Reader. I learned more about the race from a colleague at work. She’s run the race around a dozen times. Apparently, once you get over Paris Mountain, the rolling hills continue as you head down to State Park Road and then back to Furman. Mile 10-11 is all uphill, and then it’s a gentle downhill to the finish. I’m going to try and be somewhat aggressive once I get over Paris Mountain. We’ll see if the Shut-In conditioning is still there. I might try and hit the lap button on my watch to see how things go mile by mile. I’ve always worried that I’ll hit the wrong button and stop the watch! No real strategy – just run, enjoy, cheer others on, and try to push it and finish strong.
Author: mwiniski
Maintenance Run
6:30 am – The purpose of this run was just to stay moving. I’m running the Paris Mountain 20K this weekend, so this was a steady run from the house, to the back gate of Furman, around the lake, and around the mall once, before heading home. My knee was/is stiff, so I’m icing it as I type (and probably will for the next few months). Pretty steady run. Good tunes. Good way to start the day. Tomorrow rest, and then the race.
Time: 40:30
Distance: A little over 5 miles (I’m guessing)
No Turning Back
There’s no turning back now. Last night I paid my 80 bucks and hit the submit button on the sign-up form for the Atlanta ING marathon. I feel like I have a decent base from running the Shut-In Ridge Trail Run in November, but I still have a lot of work to do. I hope the knee holds up! I started a running blog to keep up with my training, so I don’t muddy the edtech discussions here, but I figured by writing this here, I’d be ramping up my commitment level even further. There are quite a few people from Furman signed up for the race, and my brother-in-law is running as well, so that should be fun. The race will be a Boston qualifier, but I’d have to have an extraordinarily good run to hit that mark, but a guy can dream ….
Timeline software with AJAX
You’ve probably experienced AJAX through google maps and other websites. It makes for a great web experience, especially for the impatient. Dr. Lloyd Benson provided this timeline link. My colleague, Dr. Diane Boyd, had a great idea to combine timelines and maps, updating the map as the user progressed along a particular timeline. We’ll have to learn AJAX programming to do it, or perhaps it might fit into an First Year Seminar with a historical and technological focus, and the students could drive the construction. It’s definitely something to keep on the radar as we continue to strive to help students incorporate historical perspectives into their learning experiences.
Here we go!
They got me! Susannah and the kids decided to make sure everyone who saw me drive in to work knew I had crossed the 40 year threshold. See the pictures below.
Once the temperature dropped below freezing, the wet cotton balls anchored nicely to my truck and left me no choice but to leave them on. They had put so much work into decorating the truck, how could I walk or ride my bike to work (which was tempting)? By the time I got to work, they were warm enough to start dropping off, but I certainly got some looks on the short drive in.
Prodded by my friend Tim, I’ve decided it’s time for me to practice what I preach in regards to growing through reflection, so I’m starting a blog. Mostly, I intend to focus on educational technology, and what I’m doing here at Furman as an Instructional Development Consultant, but I’m sure a few additional ramblings will hit the page.
GIS, Data Visualization, and Teaching 