7.28 miles
57:05 • 7:56 average
Home to Audubon and back
2 laps on the bridal trail
82 degrees, sunny, humid
9:15 AM start
Merrell Trail Glove
Garmin link
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/324614051
I got a later start today than I'd hoped for. Yesterday was one of my close co-worker's last day and we had an afternoon party/send off at an interesting bar downtown called Barcadia. It's an cool concept, a combination bar with 50 or so beers on tap and lots af arcade type games, like air hockey, skeeball... that kind of stuff. So I had more than a few beers starting at around 4:00 PM and was sound asleep by 8:30. My head wasn't so great when I woke. And my legs are sore as hell from lifting this past Thursday.
Today I tried run a not-so-easy extended form drill. Despite my sore legs I tried to run just fast enough for it to tire me out early on, trying to maintain a steady pace while concentrating on keeping good form and not get sloppy. I also took along my iPod for entertainment and distraction. All in all I had a good run, pleasant (except for the soreness) and relatively successful as a form drill. Tomorrow comes my longest run in many months. My intention is to get up early, and NOT hungover, and run 12+. We shall see.
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Weeks from 4/24 - 6/7: Broad Overview
I've not posted in awhile. I'm not sure why. The easy explanation is that I just didn't feel like it. The more accurate explanation is a string of excuses: I was too busy; tired; not sleeping well... But we all know that those are really excuses.
I have been running though, and lifting. My legs are sore as hell from a long legs session following a set of 3's and 3's this past Thursday. I've run quite a few of my workouts without a watch. "Workout" is probably not the right word for those runs. Mostly they were deliberate attempts to get back to the real reason I run: I run because I like to run. More on that subject on my Smoked Fish blog.
So, here's the general Garmin link to those runs over the past month that I've worn the GPS gadget: http://connect.garmin.com/activities?cid=39805984
The gaps in the record don't necessarily represent days off. Most are runs without a watch. I've averaged 5-6 days a week for that time. And I'm just starting to feel like I'm actually running again, training, lifting, preparing myself for another Boston qualifier in Lehigh, PA. Then, if my aging body holds together, a full-scale marathon attempt at Boston '14. I have to go back.
I have been running though, and lifting. My legs are sore as hell from a long legs session following a set of 3's and 3's this past Thursday. I've run quite a few of my workouts without a watch. "Workout" is probably not the right word for those runs. Mostly they were deliberate attempts to get back to the real reason I run: I run because I like to run. More on that subject on my Smoked Fish blog.
So, here's the general Garmin link to those runs over the past month that I've worn the GPS gadget: http://connect.garmin.com/activities?cid=39805984
The gaps in the record don't necessarily represent days off. Most are runs without a watch. I've averaged 5-6 days a week for that time. And I'm just starting to feel like I'm actually running again, training, lifting, preparing myself for another Boston qualifier in Lehigh, PA. Then, if my aging body holds together, a full-scale marathon attempt at Boston '14. I have to go back.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
4/23/13 Tuesday
5.67 miles
46:35 • 8:13 average
Reily to Audubon
2 laps on the bridle trail
72 degrees, cloudy, humid, breezy
MB MR00
Garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/302232406
My legs were really dead today. I had no snap whatsoever. Almost two miles into this run I felt really crappy running at 8:30-40 and decided to try going a little faster to see if it felt any worse. So the middle, roughly two miles, portion of my practice session today was at approximately 7:30. It still felt like ass. But no worse than 9:00. The one good thing to report is that my buttock is loosening up. I'm still pretty tight deep in my hamstring. But my ass cheek didn't bother me today.
46:35 • 8:13 average
Reily to Audubon
2 laps on the bridle trail
72 degrees, cloudy, humid, breezy
MB MR00
Garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/302232406
My legs were really dead today. I had no snap whatsoever. Almost two miles into this run I felt really crappy running at 8:30-40 and decided to try going a little faster to see if it felt any worse. So the middle, roughly two miles, portion of my practice session today was at approximately 7:30. It still felt like ass. But no worse than 9:00. The one good thing to report is that my buttock is loosening up. I'm still pretty tight deep in my hamstring. But my ass cheek didn't bother me today.
Monday, April 22, 2013
4/22/13 Monday
AM
5.17 miles very easy
44:21 • 8:34 average
home to Audubon and back
1 lap on bridle trail
64 degrees, cloudy, humid
NB MT10 trail
Garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/301691542
I took it very easy this morning. I'm planning on running out to City Park this evening for a "Run For Boston" event. If I do run out there and do the event that will tack on another ~8.5 miles to my "easy" day. I'm not real sure I could have run any harder this morning anyway. My buttock is still a little tight. And I felt really tired. I think my body is still getting over the stress of the past week.
Speaking of last week: All last week, in the psychological aftermath of our Boston experience, I smelled bad, really bad. I don't normally get a severely funky smell. I do sweat with the best of them. And the only deodorant I use is one of those stones that's fragrance free. (That's actually why I use the stone.) I'm, hopefully, past the stinky stage and back to myself... in so many ways.
PM
4.67 miles
40:14 • 8:37 average
home to City Park
via Octavia/Jeff Davis
72 degrees, cloudy, breezy
Brooks Pure Connect
Garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/302146633
This run was hard for me. I jogged out to the NOLA Run For Boston at City Park. I knew I was tired and not quite normal yet. I knew it would taste like shit. I even contemplated riding my bike out there. But no, I felt like I had to run. I just had to run, even if it was unpleasant. And it was just that — unpleasant, physically and emotionally. But not horrible. I knew I had a goal. I knew the reason. And I knew I had to run. I knew I had to think.
5.17 miles very easy
44:21 • 8:34 average
home to Audubon and back
1 lap on bridle trail
64 degrees, cloudy, humid
NB MT10 trail
Garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/301691542
I took it very easy this morning. I'm planning on running out to City Park this evening for a "Run For Boston" event. If I do run out there and do the event that will tack on another ~8.5 miles to my "easy" day. I'm not real sure I could have run any harder this morning anyway. My buttock is still a little tight. And I felt really tired. I think my body is still getting over the stress of the past week.
Speaking of last week: All last week, in the psychological aftermath of our Boston experience, I smelled bad, really bad. I don't normally get a severely funky smell. I do sweat with the best of them. And the only deodorant I use is one of those stones that's fragrance free. (That's actually why I use the stone.) I'm, hopefully, past the stinky stage and back to myself... in so many ways.
PM
4.67 miles
40:14 • 8:37 average
home to City Park
via Octavia/Jeff Davis
72 degrees, cloudy, breezy
Brooks Pure Connect
Garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/302146633
This run was hard for me. I jogged out to the NOLA Run For Boston at City Park. I knew I was tired and not quite normal yet. I knew it would taste like shit. I even contemplated riding my bike out there. But no, I felt like I had to run. I just had to run, even if it was unpleasant. And it was just that — unpleasant, physically and emotionally. But not horrible. I knew I had a goal. I knew the reason. And I knew I had to run. I knew I had to think.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
4/21/13 Sunday
6.94 miles easy
56:32 • 8:09 average
home to Audubon and back
1 in/ 1 out
62 degrees and sunny
NB MT00
Garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/301069971
A beautiful Sunday morning and a nice easy head clearing run. My right buttock is still tight. I ran with music and my thoughts. Today is my first run on this year's training schedule. I've decided to post links to my Garmin uploads on this site so my running is out there for all to see. I've decided to post thoughts, some of them about running and while running, some not, on my Smoked Fish blog.
Peace!
Tim
56:32 • 8:09 average
home to Audubon and back
1 in/ 1 out
62 degrees and sunny
NB MT00
Garmin link: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/301069971
A beautiful Sunday morning and a nice easy head clearing run. My right buttock is still tight. I ran with music and my thoughts. Today is my first run on this year's training schedule. I've decided to post links to my Garmin uploads on this site so my running is out there for all to see. I've decided to post thoughts, some of them about running and while running, some not, on my Smoked Fish blog.
Peace!
Tim
Sunday, July 29, 2012
7/29/12 Sunday
9.5 miles easy
1:17:06 • approximately 8:06/mile
Home to Reily to Audubon Park
3 loops on the asphalt to Reily then home
9:45 AM start
88 sunny, high humidity
NB RT10
It was hot. I slept a little late and was moving slowly this morning. I ran 8 plus easy and felt pretty good except for the heat. I lifted legs and got on the stretching machines back at Reily. The run home was, shall I say, challenging.
1:17:06 • approximately 8:06/mile
Home to Reily to Audubon Park
3 loops on the asphalt to Reily then home
9:45 AM start
88 sunny, high humidity
NB RT10
It was hot. I slept a little late and was moving slowly this morning. I ran 8 plus easy and felt pretty good except for the heat. I lifted legs and got on the stretching machines back at Reily. The run home was, shall I say, challenging.
7/28/12 Saturday
4.92 miles steady
Home to AP single loop on asphalt
37:38 • average 7:33
4:00 PM start
85 overcast (post thunderstorm)
Typical high humidity
NB MT10 pink
I started with the intention of an easy shake out run. I had spent the the morning helping clean the house and purge for a later trip to Salvation Army. I spent the entire afternoon doing long overdue yard work — not just cutting the eight inch high, lushly overgrown, mildly flooded, mini-lawn out front. I had to run the weedwhacker first, followed by the old school, non-motorized push mower in order to get the grass all roughly the same level instead of looking like Sid Vicious' hairdo. Then came raking, sweeping, hosing, tree trimming, wooden fence repair, "vine tending," deck clearing, Round Up spraying, and my most favorite: moving and consolidating the small hill in our yard that we call "the compost pile." My shoulders are feeling all the shoveling this morning. The cherry on top is that for the middle hour or so I was working in a major, lightning loaded thunderstorm.
So, as I was saying: I started this run with intention of an easy shake out run. I just wanted to cruise a bit, get a workout in, then take a long, deliciously hot shower with a cold beer in my hand. But something a little different happened. I ended up feeling pretty darn good, kind of peppy. So I had one of those rare runs when I had to keep reminding myself to stay relaxed and just stride it out naturally and have fun. And that's exactly what I did. I had fun.
Home to AP single loop on asphalt
37:38 • average 7:33
4:00 PM start
85 overcast (post thunderstorm)
Typical high humidity
NB MT10 pink
I started with the intention of an easy shake out run. I had spent the the morning helping clean the house and purge for a later trip to Salvation Army. I spent the entire afternoon doing long overdue yard work — not just cutting the eight inch high, lushly overgrown, mildly flooded, mini-lawn out front. I had to run the weedwhacker first, followed by the old school, non-motorized push mower in order to get the grass all roughly the same level instead of looking like Sid Vicious' hairdo. Then came raking, sweeping, hosing, tree trimming, wooden fence repair, "vine tending," deck clearing, Round Up spraying, and my most favorite: moving and consolidating the small hill in our yard that we call "the compost pile." My shoulders are feeling all the shoveling this morning. The cherry on top is that for the middle hour or so I was working in a major, lightning loaded thunderstorm.
So, as I was saying: I started this run with intention of an easy shake out run. I just wanted to cruise a bit, get a workout in, then take a long, deliciously hot shower with a cold beer in my hand. But something a little different happened. I ended up feeling pretty darn good, kind of peppy. So I had one of those rare runs when I had to keep reminding myself to stay relaxed and just stride it out naturally and have fun. And that's exactly what I did. I had fun.
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