8mi I ran the warmup 1st lap alone, second was with Paul. For the first four bridges, I stayed with Megan and Missy, yapping about all of the local 5k races that are seemingly every weekend in our area. Megan won the last 5k in Carlin Park on Saturday, with a 19:35 time. I'd consider … Continue reading Someone else’s recovery day
7.5mi I was first on the scene, followed closely by Paul. The Harbormaster's office is a polling place, so we spoke about the election while we watched the setup and line of voters begin to form. The air was crisp, not much of a breeze, with temps in the high 60s. This is good running … Continue reading Share the road
4mi. When I pulled into the parking lot and saw our group gathering near the cars, I knew there was something new brewing. Apparently the work to paint the stripes on the track was happening today, and the Benjamin School hired a gal to sit in a car to make sure none of the Thursday … Continue reading Breezy and stripes
2000 yards I did the early am LA Fitness swim today. There was a senior citizen lady slapping laps in a lane next to me. For most of my workout, we went about the same pace. I would be faster on the straight swimming, I think she did good rapid turns and caught some time … Continue reading The wet truth
40 i ride/4 mi run A 6 am start time first morning of Daylight Standard Time means only 10 minutes of darkness followed by the empty roads of, "I get to sleep late another hour" mentality. I rode to the end of Gomez road with Lanae, who is tapering for MiamiMan Tri next weekend. We … Continue reading Early and chatty
10mi. New start location as the Tri Running Sports store has moved across the street into what was Cycle Science. I met all of our displaced NY Marathoners, many wore the "flight shirts" I made personalized with each runner's name. I ran first with Lisa Reiss to let her know I'd be moving soon and … Continue reading The one I thought I’d miss
4 mi. For all the people that say they will "taper", "do less" and generally relax before a race, I say it's not tough for me. Today was a track workout I felt fine to run well, but slogged a slow series of intervals to be fresh for NYC Marathon. Paul cast a few 1000m … Continue reading Relax in the back
50mi. Today I started with the group at 6:45 - maybe 10 people were on the ride. Wind from the NW made it a climb heading up, but our group was ready to paceline into that breeze. We morphed into a smaller group at Bridge Rd, then smaller again at Gomez and some took Dixie … Continue reading Take a windy turn on wheels
10 mi. Starting at the store (for the last time since they are moving) allowed me to slowly slog the 10 mile run. I wore the trail shoes to see how that felt. I glued the sole tips back on after they peeled off for the second year in a row in Atlanta. I ran … Continue reading Dark and windy taper
5mi run/21 mi ride They say the more adverse the conditions get, the better the workout. I believe! Hurricane Sandy is heading up the coast from Miami, it won't directly hit us but it will bring wind and rain through Saturday afternoon. Today's track workout was a smattering of shorter distances topping out at 800m … Continue reading Rolling heavy in the big winds
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