josethompson:

Drinking beer with @rivercitysinger at the Capitol Hotel, critiquing @arkansascello’s performance.

Thanks for coming guys!!!

Very hot bike ride complete. Was supposed to be 45 mins, but I decided to do the whole river trail again. Really should have had more water before I left, but I made it somehow!!

Run is going to get pushed to tomorrow once again…not enough time and way too hot!

16.54 miles in 1:18:16

Not my fastest, but I’ll take it!!

runalwaysrun replied to your photo: Hey guys!!! I started a facebook page for myself…

You need a new pic of you. I like the ‘can’t you motherfuckin read music’ one.

I’ve been trying to schedule a photo-shoot…will have some new pics in the next  few months or so! 

Hey guys!!!

I started a facebook page for myself so I can update everyone on all the concerts I’m doing…go ahead and search for “David Gerstein”…or you can try clicking this link.

Thank you!

The BF had a little birthday get together for me tonight…complete with a cake and everything!!!

Thank you everyone for all the birthday wishes!!!

I moved around my workouts so I could sleep late this morning and took a rest day…tomorrow is back to the grind!!!

rivercitysinger:

If there is a place such as hell, then I just ran through it. Wow, today’s 4 miles was extremely tough. I couldn’t breath and my glasses were covered in sweat. Anyway, to the times for my run today. Oh and before I give times, Just a reminder that I am training for the Chicago Rock N Roll Half Marathon that is in mid July. 

• Distance: 4.12 Miles
• Time: 39:34
• Average Pace: 9.36
• Calories Burned: 562

Not a bad run for such a hot day as today. Now, it is time to go and grab some grub because this boy is hongry!!! Then the bf and I have to get back and get this apartment cleaned up and looking like a home. His birthday party that I am throwing him is tomorrow night at 7:30. Oh, and if you all can remember, tomorrow is the bf’s birthday. I hope that you all can remember to wish him a wonderful day!!

Off to eat!!!!!

He’s doing so well!!!!

(and yes, my birthday is tomorrow)

Just a shout out to all of Central Arkansas:

The Quapaw Quartet (my string quartet!) will be giving a free recital in the Capital Hotel lobby this Friday evening at 5pm. There will be a cash bar open…and everyone there will be invited to mingle with us following the performance. The program is informal, featuring short portions of larger pieces, and we will be talking about each piece before we play it.

The program is:

• Prokofiev: String Quartet No. 2, I. Allegro sostenuto
• Borodin: String Quartet No. 2, III. Nocturne
• Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 130, IV. Allegro assai
• Ives: String Quartet No. 1, IV. Allegro marziale
• Schubert: String Quintet, I. Allegro ma non troppo 

Hope to see some of you there! 

Too hot to run. For me at least. I still did it though.

4 miles in 44:04…11:01 pace…

That’s slow for me, but I’m just gonna say lessons learned:

• don’t expect to run your fastest after swimming in the morning
• don’t expect to run your fastest after doing a “triple” the day before
• don’t expect to run your fastest after setting a 5k PR a few days before 

and most importantly…

• when it’s going to be hot, get your *** out of bed and run in the morning. 

I need a shower…

Bike-swim-run DONE!!

(can I call myself a triathlete now? maybe I should finish a race first…)

Here’s how it went:

• “30 minute bike” was 10.21 miles in 43:21
• “20 minute swim” was 1200 meters in about 35 mins
• and I ran 3.1 miles 33:29…10:48 pace (slow!)

And that’s my first triple day ever. Bike was pretty easy (down to the quarry and back), legs were a little tired for the swim (met Drew, my Ironman friend at the pool), and by the time I got outside for the run I was tired and it was hot…so I was slow (but it wasn’t as hot as the past few days that I was running).

Made it through all the scheduled workouts, and actually did a little bit more than I needed to in some areas! I have never kept on top of training this well since I’ve been training for races…I WILL keep it up!

(and right after I finished running, I got my hair cut…so it’s not totally out of control anymore. Although I did feel bad, because it was all sweaty and gross when I showed up, but she washed it…so I guess its all good)

4x7 laps in about 49 minutes in the pool. That’s 1400 meters…I had been swimming sets of 6 laps, but I need to increase endurance, so I’ll up it a little at a time. Maybe next week will be 8??

4 mile run coming up this afternoon (after I teach a lesson!)

Wow it’s nice outside. If only I had gotten up to run…gonna have to brave the heat this afternoon to take care of that one…and I’m going to squeeze in a swim after I teach this morning.

Keep moving everyone…and enjoy the day!!!

kirstdoeslife replied to your photo: Dinner is served!!! Salmon + whole wheat pasta…

What did you do to the salmon? It looks delicious.

I’ve actually gotten this question before…literally all I did was sprinkle Garlic Pepper on plain salmon, and cooked it in the broiler. Its actually really tasty and ridiculously easy.

Pasta is just whole wheat rotini with frozen veggies and jar sauce, with some fresh basil chopped up to make it seem like I actually prepared something. 

Dinner is served!!! Salmon + whole wheat pasta with veggies.

Yesterday was the last outreach performance of the year for my quarter (it was a long day of six demonstrations down in Hot Springs….) Just one more recital (this Friday) to go and I’m done with symphony services until September!!!!

I’m sitting at Starbucks now, going through emails and prepping myself for today’s quartet rehearsal and my first swim-bike-run day ever!

I’m. So. Excited.