6 miles. Could it happen again, the same thing as yesterday? Yes, in spades. Today is the first day of following a self-authored marathon training plan. Sure, I'll go to yin yoga, but I think I can see a gap in the thunderstorms to get a 6-mile loop of a run in. I know rain … Continue reading Re-run
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6 miles. This will finish a 53 mile week, my longest in years. The base training I began after the RRCA Coacing Certification course is done. I went on my regular loop, but having a large omelet before the run made for a bathroom break mid-run. That break put me in the perfect spot to run … Continue reading Mother’s Day thru PGA
5 mi It's my first visit to the very western part of Texas. My hotel room overlooks... Mexico! That red "X" lit sign is the Mexico/USA southern border. I wanted to run to the border, minus the Taco Bell implications. It looked plenty closer than it was... my 5am start allowed me to go 2.5 … Continue reading El Paso
5.5 miles. It's an unnatural request to ask your body to wake up and run a fast, timed mile first thing. To be fair, we do a warmup, today for me was 1.5 miles. And other intervals came first. I tried to make sure my mid-interval pace was below 5:50 for the shorter ones. I … Continue reading Unnatural
6mi - Paul said the final 400m interval would be "cleansing" for us. After the 700s and a 900, it was good to speed up! 100m w/100m recovery 300m w/100m recovery 900m w/200m recovery 400m w/200m recovery 700m w/200m recovery 700m w/200m recovery 900m w/100m recovery 400m w/100m recovery 200m w/100m recovery 200m w/100m recovery … Continue reading Cleansing
5k - A good showing for a windy Wednesday night. I came early and met Walter and Nicole who were setting up the UFG tent 66 runners this year from the company, that put us at #5 overall from #10 last year with 42 runners. I did a brief warmup along Flagler Drive seeing how … Continue reading Mercedes Benz Corporate Run 2018
7 mi The break for schools and banks starts tomorrow - but today we had only 5 runners (including Paul) for the workout. Temp was 70 degrees at the start. I ran an extra 1/2 mile on Alton St before the gates opened to the school. I had good pace times when I glanced down at the … Continue reading Five
6mi. I can't say this "might" be our last cool track workout, we've had so many good ones this season already, they keep coming! Today Tracy M joined us. There were fewer people than usual, Spring Break travel and time off claimed a few of our regulars. We did the warmup in Alton and were … Continue reading No one will be jumping up from their desks today
Last winter, there were only a few days worthy of wearing knit gloves. This year, we have had days in the 30s. And here we are in the middle of March, and I'm showing up to track in a beanie, long leg tights and a pair of the Boston Marathon Towns gloves. I ran well, without a … Continue reading Last chill?
5 mi. Today was a good, cool morning. Only a few at the track run, I followed speedy Seth for the intervals. It's the last Daylight Standard time with a hint of light at the end of the intervals, next week is back to all running in the dark... 1 mile warmup jog 100m w/100m recovery … Continue reading Stay focused in the dark
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