5 mi With a new surface, Benjamin HS track still doesn't have all the air bubbles out of the track nor does it have lane lines painted yet. It is a great place to run, and those little details don't stop some of the north county's best runners from their Thursday workouts with Coach Paul. … Continue reading Laneless track
Month: August 2012
Spin class for 3+ hours? That was Teresa's great idea for our storm-scuttled Sunday morning. She opened up KrankIT spin studio and twenty of us showed up at 5:30am to ride indoors and air conditioned instead of outdoors, wet and wind-blown. We watched Hangover Two, that took most of two hours, then pedaled through an … Continue reading 184 minutes
19mi. I ran at 5am which means at least a 16 miler. Suzanne S. is now training for the NYC marathon, so her Saturdays will be spent running long before the Amelia Island 1/2 Ironman, then maybe one after that. IT was raining hard at times, with wind and the beginnings of the hurricane/tropical storm … Continue reading Long run with Suzanne
8 mi. "You run through the pain with your head." This statement from Megan Hartman summarizes my 6 miles of hills. She is a local runner, friend of Teresa and Angie's that came in second overall at Saturday's Dreher Park Dash. She ran in high school and at Clemson, with a best ever 5k in … Continue reading New hill mentality
50mi. I could have guessed today's ride would be different... While driving to the park, it was dark at 6:20am? How would a group be starting at 6:30 I though. I arrived to a mostly empty parking lot. I knew Suzanne M. and Rick were going to the Key Biscayne Triathlon, maybe they took Sal … Continue reading 50 early and alone
13.1 mi. This race and the prep leading up to it was filled with so much fun and enjoyment for me. Travel, friends, fun and FUN, (the band) made for a great weekend in Vancouver . Charlotte, Stanton and I drove up Friday afternoon from Seattle. From home - I knew Teresa and Robert, Lanae, … Continue reading Sea Wheeze 2012
I've done this race ight times in twelve years, not verified, but that's what I think I have in my bag of experiences going into this year's "World Championships of Jupiter." Many of those years were spent chasing Rick Opton down on the bike, trying to transition faster than him to outrun him in a … Continue reading Loggerhead Triathlon 2012
40mi. I rode with the group today, starting at 6:45am when some opted to ride at 6:30. I told Suzanne M I'd only be going 40mi vs the group's planned 50 since I really didn't need to blast out any more to do well at Loggerhead Tri next week. We rode as a group of … Continue reading 40 more done well.
8mi. I came and ran the bridge warmup and run all solo. Adrienne and Lilia showed up, as did Kylan and a few others later than I. I t was very humid and still, maybe a relief breeze from the east but not much. I brought and drank water every 2 laps on the hill. … Continue reading Pre Sea Wheeze hill run
