Sunday, June 30, 2013
Saturday, June 29th
8mi/55min in Pisgah. Jen and Griffin were out there
as well. We ran into Glenn and Jimmy. Legs
are feeling good.
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Friday, June 28th
Am: 5mi/35min in Friedsam solo. It was pouring and the streams were raging.
Pm: 10mi/65min on the Putney dirt roads with Ferenc, Fyffe and Najem. Legs a
bit tired. Good run though. Last day of school!!!!
Friday, June 28, 2013
Thursday, June 27th
5mi/38min in Friedsam with Griffin. We had
8th grade graduation. I was only able to sneak
in a short run. Tomorrow is our last day (finally)!
Bring on summer!
Wednesday, June 26th
Am: 5mi/38min in Friedsam with Griffin.
Pm: 11mi*/72min. Track workout.
3x4x300m. 200rest after the 300's. 500rest
in between sets. Result: (51,50,50,49-50,50,
49,48-51,51,50,49).
Good workout. My calves wanted to cramp in
the last set so I backed off a little. I would have liked to run
under 50 for all of them in the last set.
Ran with Najem and Andy. We had a nice cooling
rain during the workout and the sun came
out for the cooldown.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Sunday, June 23rd
10mi/64min in Pisgah. Great run. Stomach
feeling better. I felt like I gained some
fitness today. Went fishing with MC for
creek chubs in his stream. My back has
been very stiff. 38mile week.
Wed,Thurs,Fri June 20-22
0mi logged running but lot's of time logged
on the toilet. Had a stomach bug.
Wednesday, June 19th
7mi/47min in Pisgah with Griffin. Gorgeous day.
Had the sports awards. Did 25 pull-ups.(not all
in one set - I'm not Boj)
Tuesday, June 18th
11mi/77min on the Putney dirt roads with Ferenc,
Fyffe,Najem. We were joined a few miles into
the run by Caleb and Anna. They work at the
Putney School at a summer camp. Anna ran for
Bowdoin and could really roll, Caleb was
trying to impress Anna and was able to hang
on with us. I was impressed, hopefully Anna was
too.
Sunday, June 16th
10mi/70min in Pisgah with Ferenc, Lena and Ellie.
Good run. Not sore today. Played wiffle with
Boj and MC.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
June 15th - Mt. Washington
1:21:28 - 67th place. I'm not sure what to
say about this race. It sucked and was awesome
at the same time. It was ridiculously difficult and
also easy. It sucked because I ran like a wimp.
Any parts of the race that were tough, I'd give
up on myself and back off. I felt good through
the half way point hitting it in 38:12. At
5miles was when I just ran without any toughness.
I hiked on a lot of the steep stuff. I realize
I have no low gear. When it was steep I had nothing
in the legs. I was faster than the people around
me on the less steep sections. This is what
made the race easy. Me being a wimp and not
hurting enough. I feel like going into a race
like this you need to have your A game. I was
in sub par shape and knew it, which gave me
zero confidence. It was a lot of fun hanging out
on the top, cheering runners on. The weather was
glorious if you were out of the wind. I'm not sure
if I'll ever race this one again. I'd want to
be in monster shape with some of the other mountain
races in my legs to help with my low climbing gear.
Friday, June 14th
7mi/44min in Pisgah solo. This is one of the
best runs I've had in 2 months. I felt strong,
relaxed and smooth. I was just floating along
easily. I had to hold back a bit to save something
for Mt. Washington tomorrow. Drove up to Andy's
lake house in Acton, ME after. What a gorgeous
spot. Perfect weather day. Legs feel great.
Wednesday, June 12th
10mi*/68min - KMS track workout.
5x600 + 4x200 (1:48,1:48,1:47,1:45,1:50 +
32,31,30,29).
200 rest for everything.
With Najem, Andy, (Thomas, Fyffe, James and George
there too).
I'm pretty pleased with this effort. My
fitness seems to be coming around. I still
have a lot of work to do though. Watched the
Bruins at Boj's house. Left at the end of
regulation.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Tuesday, June 11th
7mi/47min in Pisgah with Griffin. It poured the
whole run. Griffin is not a fan of the rain, but
we both started having fun after 10min. The
streams and ponds are really high right now.
We flushed a great blue herron at Fullam Pond.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Sunday, June 9th
15mi/1:43 - Gilsum trails with George. This was
a beautiful day for a run. It was sunny but cool
with low humidity. George was feeling good and
he worked all the climbs and most of the flats.
At least the downhills were relaxing. I was all
out on some of the climbs trying desperately
to hang onto George. He wasn't wearing a
watch and was surprised to hear how fast we
ran. He's never broken 1:50 before on that
loop. This was a good fitness builder for me.
Total for the week: 63miles. 1 workout, 1 race, 1 good long run and a set of hill sprints
Saturday, June 8th
9mi*/60min - Keene Healthy Start 5K - 18:02.
2nd place. This course was long but I still
ran pretty slow. My splits were meaningless as
the course was not measured well but here they
are: 5:57,5:09,6:53. I struggled after the
2mi mark and could feel Andy reeling me in.
I was able to hold him off. I must have
looked back 5 times in the final half mile.
Not only am I out of shape, but I'm not race
tough at all. That will come with fitness
and more racing. Mt. Washington should be
a real adventure next week.
Friday, June 7th
9mi/61min on the Putney dirt roads with Ferenc.
I'm glad I had someone to run with as it was
raining fairly hard the whole time. Legs felt
good but my left shin is sore.
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Wednesday, June 5th
10mi*/67min - Track workout at KMS with Andy,
George, Chris, Miller, Najem and James.
4x1200m with 400rest.
(3:51,3:54,3:00,3:45,52).
I had to take a pit stop 900m into the
3rd one so I added a 300 at the end. Not a
stellar day, but glad I'm back in a routine.
This is the 2nd real Wednesday in a row and
the rust is coming off the old legs.
Tuesday, June 4th
10mi/67min in Pisgah with Ferenc, Fyffe, Najem,
George, Lena and Ellie. Nice weather again.
Finished with 3x8sec hill sprints with
Najem.
Monday, June 3rd
10mi/75min - Westmoreland tracks with Fyffe,
Najem, Ferenc, Lena and Ellie. Nice and relaxed.
Gorgeous day. No humidity.
Saturday, June 1st
11mi/1:23 - Gilsum trails with George. Hot
weather. A nice and easy run. I have no voice
from having a cold and yelling at the track
meet yesterday.
Sunday, June 2, 2013
May total mileage
I ran 209mi in the month of May. That is a
47.2 mpw average. My fitness is poor but I'm
on an upswing and feeling motivated. Mt.
Washington should be interesting. I hope to get
over 300mi for June and then really crank it
up in the summer.
Friday, May 31
0mi - Had the Middle School CVL Championships.
It was hot and a loooooong meet. We didn't get
home until 1:00am! My kids ran like warrior poets.
They had lot's of pr's and we set 4 school
records and placed in 4 events. The high light
for me was when the girls 4x200m crushed their
old school record, winning their heat and placing
3rd overall at 11pm. It was way past their
bedtimes!
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