5mi. I woke up later than the norm, but still got to the Grandiflora Road running on time. Today Paul set up some lights at 200m and the start. There was a near full moon setting in the western sky as I drove to the track and parked. I did NOT feel fast on the … Continue reading Plenty new
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An offhanded description of what I did and what I thought of during the run…
5mi. With the Benjamin track shuttered from tornado damage, we use the well-lit Alton neighborhood for our interval workouts. It's flat of course, has 1 turn and has new street lights the whole way! I came in a cotton undershirt and a long-sleeved race shirt. I wore that for the warm up mile, then went … Continue reading A surprisingly good effort!
6.5 mi. I have so many good examples of how running the Blue Heron Bridge two days after a marathon gives my legs needed recovery. I arrived on the coldest day of our year, 46 degrees. The deceiving part was the breeze. Listed at just 4mph, it was more powerful and colder at the top … Continue reading Hills to recover
5mi. We don't get mornings like this often, 62 degrees and no wind. I arrived in a tank top and shorts. The tank stayed on for the warmup up mile and first two intervals, then I ran shirtless. It was interesting to be so far behind Josh S. and James on my 900s, they were … Continue reading 62 degrees.
16 mi. I arrived at 4:50, finding Kathy Murphy and Teresa already there. It was 51 degrees, the coolest weather we've had all year. I ran south alone with a cold bottle of water in my hand - mistake! I was hovering in the 7:20-7:25 pace south to PGA Blvd. I saw Walter and the girls … Continue reading Cooler weather delivers results.
5mi. I arrived in good time, time enough to enjoy a 64-degree warmup with a shirt on! It has been so out of character warm as of late. I leave windows open in my house, but no cool weather arrives - so it's time to seal up and rely on air conditioning. I ran near … Continue reading A small commitment
26.22 mi. Our substitute run for the canceled Palm Beach Marathon went well! We had 13 runners attend, many completing the half course. A few broke off from before the half course to find their stashed water and to continue on ~ completing 17 miles. There weren't many people out at 5:15 am when I … Continue reading Palm Beach Marathon 2016 long group run
5mi. Ordinarily, today would have been an easy effort of six 800m repeats at marathon pace. This year, we will not have a Palm Beach Marathon, it will hopefully pick back up next December. Money, sponsors, etc. have melted the current situation down to a 5k race Friday night. Today we ran a familiar workout. … Continue reading What would have been
5mi. I didn't want to miss the track workout today. Surprise, it's mile-for-time day! I wanted to run at 65% for all of the intervals. I did better than that, credit going to the 6 mile solo run I did after flying back from NYC on Tuesday. Mile went well, I didn't check my splits … Continue reading Post race surprise
8.4mi. I left the house with the wrong set of car keys. That should have been the signal things would be peculiar today. I seemingly had to stop at every traffic light, opting for the I-95 route to Blue Geron Blvd as I do when I don't see a "green" path down Northlake Blvd. Once … Continue reading Midday hills
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