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As Dutchie would say - it's a brand new week, let's make it a good one.
San Francisco - 7/29/12
Warrior Dash Ohio II - 8/26/12
Chicago - 10/7/12
In case you missed me, I'm back. If you didn't miss me, then I never left.
I was sick for almost two weeks. That sucked. What sucks more is that getting back into the flow is really hard. My legs are killing me, especially when I wake up in the morning. Once I start running, though, they seem to feel better. Maybe the trick is to not stop running.
veggies on the runMartial Artist Runners
Imminent Catastrophe
21 miles in Central Park Monday. Lots and lots of trees down, some sections of the bridle paths were closed. They had a violent windstorm a few days ago and it did a number on the park. Anyway I got in a nice long run, the last 20-miler of this cycle and felt pretty good, steady pace throughout and didn't run out of gas. Got my gels and lube figured out. Almost.
Taper starts now. Yay!
MTA: Glad you're better Gig. It's only 2 weeks, you'll rebound quickly.
Today: 6.3 easy recovery run, with 1 mile on desert trail. That's fun! But, man Phoenix is hot. 9 a.m. and it's 97°F. But it's a dry heat.
"Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"
"The most common question from potential entrants is 'I do not know if I can do this' to which I usually answer, 'that's the whole point'.--Paul Charteris, Tarawera Ultramarathon RD.
"They just couldn't believe that somebody would do all that running for no reason."--Forrest Gump
√ Boston Marathon 15 April
√ Big Sur Marathon 28 April
√ Bighorn 50 Mile 15 June
Tahoe Rim Trail 100M 20/21 July
Dog-Love
Well I have been out of town trying to get some runs in but way too many conflicts. You would think that a work retreat would allow for a good 2 hour run sometime!
Ran 5 x 400 at 1:40 and they were all on the money! Felt pretty good. Have a 5 K race on Saturday but I have no goals for that other than to keep my daughter in view. My fun race is on the 11th and I run a 12.8 mile leg of a 10-person relay. I am so not ready for the 12-miler.
Sorry you were sick Gig but perhaps I get to catch up with you. Still have 4 months
I can't even imagine running in Phoenix right now.
Good luck with your 5K Crabby!
Ran 11.5 miles in the pouring rain (52 degrees) and I am so not ready for Fall here in Juneau. Saw a bear cub in a tree...no sign of mom. Felt pretty good but could use another long run pretty soon
me too, glad you're back Gig
12 miles so far this week in Halifax, my new town. I'm going to revise the running schedule (completely trashed due to moving) Maybe a 10 miler this weekend.
Boy is this place hilly,
A
Nature is unable to make a really first-class job of anything if she is hustled...
Valley Harvest (Nova Scotia) HM October 2013
Toronto Waterfront HM October 2014
me too, glad you're back Gig 12 miles so far this week in Halifax, my new town. I'm going to revise the running schedule (completely trashed due to moving) Maybe a 10 miler this weekend. Boy is this place hilly, A
Nova Scotia???? You are one lucky runner. Never too hot...sometimes too windy. I was in PEI but really wanted to head over to Halifax for a little bit. Maybe next time I get over to PEI! You must get to have a lot of lobster?
Yup, Nova Scotia! But I'm all lobstered out since we moved from Maine (where lobster can be cheaper than chicken)...
The weather here in the NorthEast is pretty good from the spring through Xmas - outside of some stingingly cold rain. then the snow/ ice cycle starts. I'm a clutz so I usually hit the treadmill (Crabby you have to give me some snow pointers later)- hopehully this year I'll learn to swim well enough for some laps..
First day of new job today!
In other news, DW is doing very well in her beginner 5K training program. Her target race is Halloween. I'm gonna run it with her which will be cool. It'll be her 1st 5K and I think I'm more excited about that than I am about anything else I'm doing.
Cheers - we're almost to Friday.
Wednesday, a "rest" day, did 2 miles in VFFs with the dogs. Today, 8.4 with 4x600m @5k pace. Man I hate those. One more with 3x1600m (ugh) and I'm done with the accursed VO2 workouts. Yay!
Good timing today, I just got back and now it's pouring rain.
9 days until my HM and my up and down training season continues. I can't decide if I am ready for a PR or the hospital tent. I will have one great run followed by two crappy ones. I had an awesome 3 mile tempo yesterday, almost a PR for 5K it was so good. I think it's going to come down to the weather.
VIFL 14K 9 Feb - 58:31 (PR)
Boston Marathon 15 Apr
16-miles today, the first time I've run with a group (Chattanooga Track Club), it was kinda fun and I had no idea where we were going. I just happened to luck onto a bunch running the right pace. This is the long taper run for this week.
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