Training Log Archive: Hermes

-Perfect weather for a trail run in Copeland forest
-The trails were dry and in awesome condition
-Difficult effort today, I thought I would finish in 5 hours...silly me
-Up up up down down down, I'm still not sure which is the worse of the two evils...
-I was actually pretty excited to see an uphill by the 3rd lap because it meant a walking break...I need to learn to walk faster

Great day, awesome race swag (Orillia's finest honey, finishing socks, and a tee), and an honest struggle today :)

ps I stopped the gps because the battery was low from 38km on and didn't want to lose anything.

C • Walking Faster 7

-Garmin Communicator is being temper mental and won't 'parse' my most recent activity...I wonder if I need to delete old workouts, i'm frustrated now after the 5th try
-rolling hills along northshore blvd
-quick and easy out and back

C • Garmin parsing problems 7

-if Costa Rica AR was a little longer I might actually gain some core strength

-road run with Colette and Sonja...
-no garmin no precision...felt like 5:30's...

-beautiful stretch of the Bruce...zero snakes, no wipe outs and tons of trilliums
-SO hungry after 5km, perhaps back to oatmeal for breakfast...
-looking forward to PYP next weekend, I missed the cushiony trails

C • Ugh! Not looking forward t... 5

- Pretty but chilly ride at Kelso, rocks were a little slick
- I'm not sure of the distance as my bike computer fell off after I had a spill
- spill scared me so I called it a day (I probably shouldn't have been out solo as I'm still a nervous nelly)

C • and the award... 2

-reconnected with my core

-beautiful night to pass up a run
-pads of my feet are still tender, never had this before
-knee seems to nag at the start and then disappear after 3k

-dropped lots of f-bombs due to pain

Event: 116th Boston Marathon
 

incredible day at the 116th Boston Marathon. Record breaking temperatures for 2012...kinda cool but doesn't make for a PB.

The day began with a 6AM bus from our hotel to the shuttle, from the shuttle it was an hour bus to Athletes Village. Awesome vibe. Everyone is so happy and eager to hear your story - where you're from, your qualifying race to how you slept. Honest. After 2 hours at AVillage you're off to the start according to your wave. More great vibes.

The entire race is wall to wall with the happiest fans ever - The Wellesley College Girls (1 mile of beautiful happy girls cheering their hearts out), Boston College (you can literally smell the booze when you're near), and Heatbreak Hill...it's unreal. Some highlighted signs from fans included: 'You trained longer then Kim Kardashian's wedding lasted', 'You're f*&$%#@ amazing' (minus the bleeping), 'FASTER FASTER FASTER - that's what she said...', and 'you eat Heartbreak hills for breakfast!'

So many people had sprinklers and thoughtful people were handing out ice (instant magicl). I managed to see my family out on the course twice which was pretty impressive given the conditions and the amount of fans!

A tough hot go all around, it was hard to accept that after 5km it was pure survival. Even after running on Georgian Peaks and Scenic Caves I was still impressed by the downhills. I thought I ran heatbreak Hill twice before I even got there ;) ooopsie.

Awesome times, happy to go back to get my pb in b and maybe enjoy some cooler temps. I did get the jacket and I'm fully prepared to take all the piss I get next time I'm wearing it ;)

C • Congrats! 8

C • Have a great race!!! 4

fully taking advantage of the taper @ 5:38/km

-windy catch up sesh
-ended with a Starbucks...perfect

-enjoying the magical taper
-planned a loop but opted for an out and back
-steady pace until back up Burloak...terrible head wind caused some distraction

-beautiful solo cruise through Bronte Creek
-much needed after a morning hiking with 3 boys and a dog

Tuesday...what run?

-suppose to run 6-7 repeats...
-1km warm up @ 5:23
-km 2 @ 4:00
-km 3 @ 5:52
-km 4 @ 4:02
-km 5 @ 6:27
-km 6 @ 4:04
-bonk
-3km cruise home @ 5:30
-couldn't stay under 4 minutes
-I'll try this workout again on Thursday...

-road ride to Kerns Cliff Park
-legs felt pooched from Saturday's effort
-Kerns Road almost killed me...twice

-met the Phat Chicks for a trail run along the Bruce near Kerns
-good giggles and stories...massive catch-up sesh

-cold hungry ride home