5 miles. Today was our seasonal first taste of cooler weather, our starting temp was 55 degrees at the Benjamin Track. Paul and Tim wore long sleeve shirts and cycling skullcaps. Two gals had on prior year Classics By the Sea shirts. Our PBRR Fall Social was last night at Twisted Trunk Brewery. Although I … Continue reading 55 is a great number
Month: October 2017
5mi. Today I used a different approach. If my challenge is breathing, I worked harder on the intervals and didn't jog all of the 100m recoveries. I wanted to spend the energy on the track while the time was elapsing. It worked out ok, no tremendous breakthroughs. I ran behind James and Steve. Seth was … Continue reading More on the intervals
8 miles. Last week I skipped the sprints, so it happened today. I ran the first 5 with John Reback, he is healing from the Achilles issue. Good enough to run in front of me or zip me from behind on each one. There wasn't much of a wind, unlike the last few weeks. Maureen, Mary … Continue reading Chasing at sprints
5 miles NOT any cooler nor was there a breeze today. I was the first one around the loop today, no Steve, James or Seth. I felt good, timing the intervals and resetting before the start of each one. I spun a 1:18 400m, the rest were good considering I didn't have a person to … Continue reading Low attendance for the leader
The second Abbott World Major Marathon of the year for me, and again I’m there in a unique capacity. Part cheer squad and spectator, part volunteer, this was an amazing weekend! Is there such thing as an “Elite Spectator?” Trademark, Dave Masterson, All Rights Reserved! I arrived Thursday morning before anything marathon-related was underway. … Continue reading Chicago Marathon 2017
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