5mi. The humidity has topped out, it cannot be any thicker today. One slow warmup lap and I am dripping with sweat. Paul guides us through a good set today, anyone who has been running track with him kinda figured out what the intervals would be - the old standard workout we have run so … Continue reading The Old Standard
9mi run, 19mi bike - I made a great move by finding out from Lanae if she and Rick and Lilia were doing the ride I sometimes see them involved with after bridge running. They were, I committed to go. It was so steamy hot and almost breezeless running the bridge. Teresa, the two Jens … Continue reading Two for Tuesday
5mi. Even if it's the middle of summer with crushing humidity, running intervals helps. I feel it working as I'm doing it. I probably should do another interval workout of mile repeats once every two weeks, with 800s in the middle weeks, all for time. I do enjoy yapping with Jen Davis before the runs, … Continue reading This still works
5mi. It was advertised as a 2mph wind. What I saw from the track as I looked towards the parking lot was mist, fog - translation: HUMIDITY! We did a rough workout, after the first four 200m dashes, I joked about it being 24 of them. All good until Steve Monks says he used to … Continue reading Still and Stiller
3/8mi swim/13mi bike/5k run - First time back in the last 3 years! I checked my bike in Friday night as did Jessica, that was a fail. A HUGE storm came within 20 minutes, blew the racks over and subjected my well-cared for bike to "out back behind the shed" type of treatment. I knew … Continue reading Loggerhead Triathlon 2015
5mi. I pulled up with only a few minutes before the running began. Paul is back from his injury, Francie was away this week. Temps were low 80s plus the humidity was all out crushing. Everyone felt it and said it affected their times. Jen Q and Cody told me about their trip to NYC … Continue reading It’s all back in place
30mi. Same situation, off from work and I have time to ride. It's not as sunny as yesterday, and I am starting 2 hours later so I opt out of sticky spray sunscreen. The road is full of commuters and I'm not so lucky at the big intersection traffic lights. I feel really good getting … Continue reading Try it again…
29mi. I have been riding with wind this season since Thanksgiving, with only a few workouts having less than 12mph breezes. I started in hot conditions, Apple phone equipped for a loop to the Inlet. Plenty of time spent riding into the wind, since it came from the east. I pressed into the wind to … Continue reading Using the wind
11 mi. Erica asks me if I'll do her "long run" with her, calculatd to be 11 miles at 7 min pace. I was going to do the track workout at 5 miles total, but in the spirit of training harder as per my Vancouver runs, I agree. It begins with a one mile warmup … Continue reading Sure, I’ll go…
Stanley Park, an urban playground of trees, lakes, trails and other natural attractions is home to a most unique feature - the Seawall. This paved path circles the westernmost boundary of the park. It yields tremendous views of Victoria Island, Lion's Gate Bridge, the mouth of Vancouver harbor leading out to the Pacific, and ships … Continue reading Vancouver’s Seawall
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