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Leslie Living and Running Behind the Redwood Curtain -------------
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All right! I'm flattered. I'll send the link when it comes out. All that and a pinup as well. Jack is one lucky dude. Howdy guys! Not sure why I haven't popped in lately. Kitrin, I like your plan. As one who goes off the deep end in regards to reading and studying my different hobbies, I would suggest you don't get any more detailed in your training than what you have outlined. Your plan is beautiful in it's simplicity and your plan of gradually increasing time and/or volume is dead on. Run within your comfort level and advance as you see fit. Too much reading, at least for me, will lead to conflicting opinions and approaches. In the end, it comes down to stress and adaptation/rest. Just yo-yo the intensity and recovery, gradually increasing them, learning to listen to your body, and you will go far! Take it for what it's worth as one who learned that lesson the hard way. Leslie, I'm guessing you may change your plans as time goes on. A little more distance/time from your last race and maybe you'll be ready to race on more? I did 15 Saturday, 4-7:30. Not as good as last weeks run, but last week was just one of those runs where the stars align and bammo, you could go forever. This week I stumbled alot more and it was more work. I was tired by the time I was done. I may have overdone it last week. All week long I had this groin strain/pain that is only now beginning to go away. It only hurt me getting in and out of the car at first, but then graduated to my running mid week last week, hurting on my leg extension to the rear as I pushed off. It went away during my running and feels only like a minor strain now. Right achilles tight too. I went back to racing flats on three road runs last week, and, just like that, hip pain. reverted back to my trail shoes, and it's gone. Mystery solved in that area I guess. I'll give it a try again next year when I've dropped some weight and we'll see how it goes. Keeping the streak alive so far, two weeks running at least 1 mile everyday. Last night had a very refreshing 1.85 miles around the neighborhood, hr average 130. Slow, invigorating, getting the oxygen into the system. I guess it's taper time this week. The 50k is next Sunday. I'm not nervous. I think I'm going to run the first half/20 miles keepin hr <150 45="" then="" kick="" it="" up="" the="" last="" half/10.="" i="" want="" to="" break="" 7="" hours,="" though="" i'm="" quite="" nervous="" about="" the="" elevation="" profile,="" 16,000"="" of="" gain="" and="" loss!="" i="" train="" on="" that="" kind="" of="" ration="" however,="" so="" i="" feel="" ready.="" there's="" a="" video="" clip="" of="" the="" trail="" and="" the="" lookout="" from="" the="" bluff="" if="" you="" google/youtube="" bite="" of="" the="" bluff="" or="" something="" like="" that.="" oh,="" two="" weird="" things="" saturday="" morning.="" i="" run="" in="" a="" gorge,="" where="" i="" usually="" try="" to="" keep="" to="" the="" upper="" regions,="" sometimes="" dipping="" down="" and="" across="" the="" river="" at="" the="" bottom="" and="" the="" road="" that="" parallels="" it.="" about="" 2="" miles="" in,="" i="" drop="" down="" to="" the="" road="" and="" there="" is="" a="" blazer="" parked="" there.="" this="" is="" on="" forbidden="" dr="" (the="" road)="" which="" is="" so="" named="" because="" in="" 1920="" or="" something="" they="" banned="" cars="" on="" it.="" it's="" running,="" the="" running="" lights="" are="" on,="" the="" windows="" are="" down="" (it's="" 40="" degrees="" out)="" and="" there="" is="" no="" one="" in="" it.="" i="" shine="" my="" lights="" around,="" no="" one.="" i="" keep="" running,="" then="" i="" decide="" to="" turn="" around="" around="" get="" the="" license="" plate.="" i="" memorize="" it="" then="" move="" on.="" i="" look="" back="" over="" my="" shoulder="" in="" a="" bit="" and="" the="" headlights="" are="" on="" and="" coming="" in="" my="" direction.="" i="" dip="" into="" the="" woods="" back="" onto="" the="" trail="" and="" turn="" my="" lights="" off.="" i="" do="" this="" because="" when="" i="" memorized="" the="" plates,="" i="" realized="" this="" was="" a="" detective="" in="" an="" unmarked="" car.="" i="" surmized="" that="" this="" was="" somebody="" doing="" something="" inappropriate="" in="" the="" back="" of="" their="" car,="" laying="" down="" since="" i="" couldn't="" see="" them,="" possibly="" a="" dirty="" cop.="" the="" moon="" was="" out="" so="" i="" walked="" up="" the="" trail="" watching="" the="" car.="" he="" pulled="" into="" a="" parking="" lot="" in="" front="" of="" vally="" green,="" a="" 200="" year="" old="" inn="" in="" the="" heart="" of="" the="" park="" which="" has="" road="" access.="" i="" kept="" going,="" looking="" over="" my="" shoulder,="" afraid="" i="" was="" being="" followed.="" i="" took="" out="" my="" earbuds="" from="" my="" ipod,="" and="" kept="" my="" lights="" out.="" i="" ran="" in="" the="" dark="" for="" a="" couple="" of="" minutes="" until="" i="" was="" sure="" i="" was="" alone="" again.="" scared="" me="" a="" bit,="" but="" as="" i="" was="" running="" quietly,="" i="" heard="" a="" woman="" screaming.="" i="" mean="" screaming,="" like="" she="" was="" dying="" or="" being="" killed.="" it="" was="" in="" front="" of="" me="" maybe="" 300="" yards.="" this="" was="" something="" completely="" seperate="" from="" the="" dirty="" cop="" thing.="" i'm="" thinking="" some="" kids="" came="" into="" the="" woods="" for="" a="" campfire="" and="" a="" girl="" is="" getting="" date="" raped="" or="" something,="" or="" some="" guy="" was="" hurting="" a="" lady="" on="" the="" edge="" of="" the="" park.="" i="" keep="" running="" towards="" it,="" and="" she's="" still="" screaming,="" maybe="" 2="" minutes="" now!="" the="" trail="" bends="" back="" to="" the="" gorge="" and="" the="" sound="" is="" now="" on="" my="" right.="" a="" trail="" i've="" never="" been="" on="" goes="" up="" towards="" it.="" i="" decide="" to="" go,="" shining="" my="" flashligt="" ahead,="" and="" i="" see="" a="" building.="" i="" think,="" "whew,="" just="" some="" domestic="" violence,"="" which="" is="" bad,="" don't="" get="" me="" wrong,="" but="" is="" not="" as="" bad="" as="" someone="" getting="" raped="" or="" killed="" that="" i'm="" going="" to="" walk="" into.="" but="" as="" i="" keep="" going,="" i="" see="" that="" the="" building="" is="" standing="" by="" itself,="" and="" is="" a="" covered="" picknick="" area="" shelter="" with="" bathrooms="" attached.="" it's="" on="" the="" edge="" of="" a="" giant,="" open="" park,="" maybe="" a="" quarter="" mile="" across.="" i="" pick="" up="" a="" rock,="" now="" convinced="" i'm="" going="" to="" find="" a="" woman="" getting="" raped,="" and="" i'm="" going="" to="" have="" to="" brain="" the="" guy.="" i="" look="" around,="" nothing.="" i="" look="" for="" a="" car,="" nothing.="" i="" look="" for="" 5="" minutes,="" nothing.="" so,="" i="" leave.="" i="" went="" back="" to="" the="" trail="" and="" kept="" running.="" anticlimactic,="" i="" know,="" but="" what="" can="" i="" say?="" i'm="" sure="" somebody="" got="" hurt="" that="" night,="" but="" i="" don't="" know="" what="" happened.="" i="" didn't="" see="" anything="" on="" the="" news="" about="" anything="" happening="" in="" the="" gorge="" that="" night="" so="" i="" didn't="" say="" anything.="" the="" plates="" are="" da="" 2d-63="" in="" case="" anything="" happens="" to="" me.="" i="" can't="" see="" calling="" the="" cops="" and="" reporting="" any="" of="" this.="" there's="" no="" substance="" to="" it.="" anyway,="" there="" you="" go.="" what'd="" you="" guys="" do="" this="" weekend?="" it="" was="" a="" beautiful="" day="" here="" today="" and="" i="" got="" to="" spend="" it="" inside="" at="" ski="" school="" orientation="" at="" stowe.="" this="" will="" be="" my="" 9th="" year="" teaching="" skiing="" there="" this="" year-some="" years="" i've="" been="" full="" time="" but="" for="" the="" past="" few="" i'm="" a="" part-timer="" which="" isn't="" a="" bad="" deal.="" i="" work="" chrsitmas="" week="" and="" every="" saturday="" through="" march="" and="" i="" get="" a="" pass="" for="" me="" and="" each="" of="" my="" kids="" and="" a="" paycheck="" to="" boot!="" i="" was="" hoping="" to="" run="" today="" but="" i="" had="" to="" leave="" early="" (i'm="" an="" hour="" from="" stowe)="" and="" by="" the="" time="" i="" got="" home="" it="" was="" almost="" dark="" (darn="" those="" reps="" selling="" ski="" stuff="" cheap="" to="" us="" pros-i="" got="" a="" new="" helmet="" coming!)=""></150>
"Run slowly, run daily, drink in moderation, and don't eat like a pig" Dr. Ernst Van Aaken. Sorry ultrasteve.
Off the rails again. After two days of sleeping until noon and not showering, it is clearly time to start medicating. Sigh. So, thinking ahead. I have lost a bit of training time rather close to a race (two weeks from Saturday). Not a bunch, but enough to bother me. I am afraid that if I try to be aggressive at this time it will be counterproductive. At the same time, I need to keep some kind of base if I plan to run nine miles soon. Any suggestions? Kitrin