7.5mi. John and I did a warmup 1/2 mile with Teresa upon arrival. Then we did 4 laps of bridge miles before I skipped out to the men's room. John waited for me and did the 5th mile side-by-side. Then he waited as I did lap 6. Lap 7 we both ran with Suzanne and … Continue reading West wind hills
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10 miles. Today was a workout from Erica's coach. It called for us doing 10 miles switching each mile's pace from 7:30 min to 7:00 min. I brought a gel to eat at the inlet, I think they help on the faster runs. John stayed with us for the first half, then came home himself. … Continue reading Alternate between fast and faster
5 mi. John didn't wake up for this track day, Steve kept us on different intervals for the 3 miles of speed. 1 mi warmup jog 800m w/200m recovery 300m w/200m recovery 500m w/200m recovery 800m w/200m recovery 400m w/200m recovery 400m w/200m recovery 800m w/200m recovery 200m w/200m recovery 300m w/200m recovery 300m w/200m recovery 1 mi cooldown jog - I did this in … Continue reading Following the path
7 miles. Big crowd today! Besides Teresa and Jen, john and I saw plenty of runners on the bridge this morning. Rick and Lanae, Adrienne was a walker, Kylan, Lilia, Sharon, Randi, Steve amd Mary Monks, Kacie, and a few others I didn't know. 6 laps of hills and a half lap of warmup cooldown … Continue reading A crowd climbs today
10 mi. Erica told me about her workout for today - 10 miles with a steep decrease in pace every two miles. John said he'd try it, same here, I committed to staying with the pace as long as I felt good. We started a tiny bit late, Erica, John, Alicia Schultz, Mike Reinhardt and … Continue reading On her pace…
5mi. Paul wasn't running today, Steve Monks said he had the workout duties for the next two weeks. We had slightly cooler conditions than last week. My left hamstring is still bubbling as something is not correct down there, but less each week. John does very well today, staying very much near the lead on … Continue reading John and the 400m dash
7mi. A good crowd shows up today and there's no wind. Or breeze. Or anythhing from any direction. It's very calm, which makes for sweaty laps in both directions. I run with John, Teresa and Jen for the first 5 laps. John and I do #6 together, then I add a cool down lap with … Continue reading Rolling minus all breezes
5mi. John woke up early to run the track with me. It was still and calm when we arrived. We noticed no breeze or cool areas near the wooded side of the tracks. Steve Monks led the workout today, it was so humid, no breezes anywhere on the track. Here;s what he organized for us... … Continue reading Dawn and the thick air
7.5 mi We went early and had time to run a warmup lap with Teresa and Jen. Today we missed Paul, but we did have a breeze from the west. That makes a big difference both ways. We ran and talked with the two girls, John did very well being it was definitley early for … Continue reading Bridge with John
5mi. Today was again, like last week, cooler than the weather should be for mid June. 82 and humid is what I should get at track, instead it was 74 degrees. I ran behind Seth, Steve Monks, a new runner named John and the same guy from last week whose name I don't know. Paul … Continue reading Hamstring warms to perform
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