Lost in Austin

Thanks to some technical issues with my airplane I wasn't able to leave today and Delta Airlines was so kind to give me a room in the Hampton Inn hotel. The good news is that the hotel is really good (I have a King Suite) and I have also a good internet connection in my room.

Well ... I was ready to leave, so I miss my home right now ... everything is sent back to tomorrow. I should be in Italy on Tuesday morning.

P.S. I'll be at REAL World this year, so I'll return in Austin in May. I'll do a session about the REAL SQL Server: Official Agenda and Sessions.

Ready to leave

Tomorrow will be a very long day for me.
I'll wake up at 5AM and I'll arrive in Austin when for me will be about 4AM.
After 23 hours I think I'll be too tired to do anything else than just go to bed.

Austin trip

Departure on 20th:

• From Milan Malpensa (10:40 AM) to Atlanta Hartsfield Intl (3:30 PM)
• From Atlanta Hartsfield Intl (6:51 PM) to Austin Bergstrom International (8:22 PM)

The question is: What I can do 3 hours in Atlanta?!?!

Austin and no marathon

I'll be in Austin from the 20th to the 25th (I'll return to Italy on the 26th) so I'll miss my first marathon (it was planned for the 25th). Today I'll run 10 or 15Km but no more ... and I haven't run for this entire week.

I go to Austin for work, but my plan is to try to run even in Texas if I'll have the time.
Do you know some good places where I can run?

Considero valore

Considero valore ogni forma di vita, la neve, la fragola, la mosca.

Considero valore il regno minerale, l'assemblea delle stelle.

Considero valore il vino finche' dura il pasto, un sorriso involontario, la stanchezza di chi non si e' risparmiato, due vecchi che si amano.

Considero valore quello che domani non varra' piu' niente e quello che oggi vale ancora poco.

Considero valore tutte le ferite.

Considero valore risparmiare acqua, riparare un paio di scarpe, tacere in tempo, accorrere a un grido, chiedere permesso prima di sedersi, provare gratitudine senza ricordare di che.

Considero valore sapere in una stanza dov'e' il nord, qual'e' il nome del vento che sta asciugando il bucato.

Considero valore il viaggio del vagabondo, la clausura della monaca, la pazienza del condannato, qualunque colpa sia.

Considero valore l'uso del verbo amare e l'ipotesi che esista un creatore.

Molti di questi valori non ho conosciuto.

Erri De Luca

Alive but with some problems...

Well ... the first 20Km was fine, no problems, a good peace, everything seems to went very well.
Problems started after 22/23Km and when I reached 25Km my knee just said me STOP NOW.
I ran 20Km last week without any issue, but it seems that today isn't a good day for a long run.

So, the good news is that I was able to run 25Km is 2:30 (I burned about 2000 calories) and the bad news is that I wasn't able to run for 30Km. Now I really need to find out the time for a good check up for my knee.

Wii and run...

I got a Wii!!!
This is my first game console... until now I like it :-)
My Wii code is: 5779 6094 6007 2393.

In few hours I should receive Zelda...
I can't wait to play with it ;-)
Tomorrow in the morning I'll try to run for 30Km (18.6 miles), if I'll not die I'll let you know my time.

Ah ... I have purchased another super cool gadget, a Garmin Forerunner 305. It is a must have for any serious runner.