Team Clatterbuck

Tonight I’m going to Nation, just like that cheesy song they played on BPM that apparently didn’t get much favorable feedback. I’ve never heard Infusion but hopefully they’ll be good. Infected Mushroom was awesome live – both times I’ve seen them, but their calendar online doesn’t show a DC performance the rest of the year. Way Out West was not quite so good live, the soundsystem was horrible and very distorted. I really want to see Rabbit In The Moon again. They were awesome at Starscape. Next Friday at Nation is Scott Henry as well as a friend of a friend spinning, so I’ll be there next week also.

Went with the family to Strasburg, PA to ride the trains and visit the train museums and model train layouts. It was a terrific day, and the pics are up here. We were celebrating Ben’s birthday (a little belated because of work scheduling conflicts) and we all had a really enjoyable day.

In other news, I ran 3 miles yesterday, and am still doing pretty good with the knee strap. I need to ice it more frequently though, as it’s a little sore today. Perhaps I should take a day or two off from running…

I just signed up for my next 5k race (first race since the half marathon May 2nd).
It’s the Xterra Scramble, at Boordy Vineyards. Sunday, August 14th at 6pm. A run through the vineyards followed by a wine tasting with fruit, bread and cheese. Talk about post-race refreshments!!

I ran 2 miles last night in 20 minutes, but had to walk some. I probably should have tried to slow the pace but it’s really hard to keep a slow pace. The knee strap really helps the knee, but I still need to soak it in cold water and/or ice it after a run.

I haven’t been to the gym yet this week after straining my back over the weekend, so it’s been a pretty lazy week. While I was in Ottawa I had gotten up to 4 miles, so I’m gradually getting back into it. I’m also focusing on form to try and prevent so many injuries.

I’ve been working on the home network this week – had to replace some hardware in my main PC. I reconfigured my server with more storage to use for backups and file transfers.

Still waiting for FIOS to be available in my area Someday….