No running while injured. That's what a stiff and sometimes twinge-ing left calf muscle says. I am not silly whereby I'll try to get back too soon, I have done nothing for 5 days. At lunch I can swim, that won't annoy the legs. The upside will come as I creatively find different ways to … Continue reading Listening to the obvious
Author: Dave Masterson
Father, mountain biker, runner, triathlete, endurance athlete, IT professional, meeting and event professional, futurist, ideation, all that.
1 mi warmup + 2200m intervals + 3 steps. Tax day! Usually not an issue for me, except for this year, when for personal reasons I had to wait 'til the very end to get my federal return done. No problems here. But that's not the real tax - today I pulled a calf muscle … Continue reading Taxed more than ever.
4mi. I didn't elect to run in the rain and wind at the bridge today, so this 4 mile tempo style run was the substitute. I went around Abacoa and took approx 40 minutes, so the estimate of 4 miles is safe. I know my pace was below 8 min miles for the whole thing. … Continue reading Instead.
40 mi. Yes, the saddle gets lonely when I haven't used it in awhile! This 40 mile out and back was spent wondering where my small amount of cycling competency from last season went. It was windy and overcast with a threat of rain the whole time, but I wasn't able to keep a good … Continue reading The saddle is lonely
10mi. I was supposed to meet Chiara and run from her house to Publix PGA and back. When I drove there, I found a txt message saying she felt her leg was hurt, but I figured she'd still be there. Not today, I parked off the side lawn of her house and slowly chugged through … Continue reading Dark the whole time
4.5mi. I did the full mile warmup but only half of the cooldown today. We had 27 people running today, Scott and Carolyn rode there, Dave Reback brought his new UPS van full of daughters, it was good, cool 71 degree weather with a breeze. Here are the intervals... 2 x 100m striders, 100m recovery … Continue reading Last week, 400s, this time 800s.
8mi. Good temps and a slight breeze from the east means it's Blue Heron Bridge time again. I am really confident today's run will push my mind back to the more predictable experiences of a sweat, going at a good pace, and seeing more people show up early. Today I was beaten to the run … Continue reading Back to Normal?
4.5 mi. This was a simple workout, 12 repeats of 400m each. We broke the into sets of three, inside the sets we had 100m recovery. In between the sets of three were 200m recoveries. I would say I ran at about 75%-80% speed, many times shadowing Erica and Tom Matese. I kept thinking, "Just … Continue reading Roll it over and over.
2000 yds. Today was plain and simple. I did all my yardage freestyle, no rush, but felt like I was side to side more correct than before. I didn't bother with flip turns, just swam leisurely to get better form. The air was 78 degrees. The pool water was 78 degrees. It all matched up! … Continue reading It all matches up.
8mi. I arrived on time, my time that is, right before 5am. Only Jon was there running before I began, I saw him when I drove up the bridge. It was 56 degrees and a good sustained wind directly form the west. I wore a t-shirt and my finger gloves, my first lap over the … Continue reading CSI Riviera Beach
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