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Thursday Apr 30, 2020 #
Run 23:09 [1] 2.8 mi (8:16 / mi) +60m 7:45 / mi
End of the month past 240, well shy of 300, but not injured.
Went out for a short run, chest felt tight. CORONA?!
Felt a little better but shied away from any hills, got home. Not corona, but an air quality alert.
Went out for a short run, chest felt tight. CORONA?!
Felt a little better but shied away from any hills, got home. Not corona, but an air quality alert.
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020 #
6 AM
Run 22:47 [1] 2.8 mi (8:08 / mi)
Sunrise 6k! I got out around sunrise (but it's marine layer here, so it's gray, and people hate it, and it's just 65 and cloudy) and ran to the beach. Then ran down the road a ways, then cut to the boardwalk, then finished on the sand. Not a bad run.
Run 5:25 [3] 0.9 mi (6:01 / mi)
Oh and, yes, I took the CR down Diamond, by just 3s. Previous CR holder was 35th at Olympic Trials. Now, sure, he ran the CR during a 21 miler where he averaged a 6:05, but still, I went faster on this arbitrary segment. Strava!
Run 51:29 [1] 5.7 mi (9:02 / mi) +52m 8:47 / mi
Then I had to run home. I tried to spell out #NPContinues on the beach, and did a decent job, except I got carried away with the # and forgot the first N.
So that went well.
Also running on sand is hard.
So that went well.
Also running on sand is hard.
Note
April is up to 248 mi. Won't hit 300, but I averaged 8+ miles per day (with more running to come) and so far am uninjured. Ran a 26.2, ran a 70+ mile week. This is a higher average than I've ever made before for a 30 day period, now too bad there are no races until … ever?
5 PM
Core 15:00 [1]
Quick workout, lots of sweat.
Legs was tired.
Legs was tired.
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020 #
9 AM
Core 45:00 [1]
Core yoga was hard this morning. Lots of sweating with the weights.
Run 36:22 [1] 4.3 mi (8:27 / mi) +148m 7:38 / mi
Then a run up the hill part way and then down through the park, which has a super nice grassy slope and once May rolls around and I am allowed to do more ski-specific training definitely some bounding.
Monday Apr 27, 2020 #
6 PM
Run 37:00 [1] 3.2 mi (11:34 / mi) +34m 11:12 / mi
5k to the beach with N. Turns out that 12 minute miles is just about the slowest I can run, below that I have to walk because running brakes too much and messes with my knees.
Beaches back open, lots of surfers, but given the length of a surf board it looks okay.
I have ordered a wetsuit.
Beaches back open, lots of surfers, but given the length of a surf board it looks okay.
I have ordered a wetsuit.
Run 31:20 [1] 3.6 mi (8:42 / mi) +137m 7:47 / mi
Then groceries via a hill.
Sunday Apr 26, 2020 #
5 PM
Run 1:29:49 [1] 10.7 mi (8:24 / mi) +300m 7:43 / mi
Evening run, first up to the top of the hill, park now open. Great view! Then down, and there's an old road which is private but open to foot travel which is quite nice.
Then into deepest darkest La Jolla, scoping out what is actually a climbing loop, where you run across a bridge and then the road curves around and goes under itself. In a residential neighborhood. Plus a nice looking trail starting here, might be part of an upcoming loop.
Then back without going back up over the hill. Nadia went to put her bike away and found the garage is a black widow colony, so we might have some fun with poison tomorrow.
Then into deepest darkest La Jolla, scoping out what is actually a climbing loop, where you run across a bridge and then the road curves around and goes under itself. In a residential neighborhood. Plus a nice looking trail starting here, might be part of an upcoming loop.
Then back without going back up over the hill. Nadia went to put her bike away and found the garage is a black widow colony, so we might have some fun with poison tomorrow.
Saturday Apr 25, 2020 #
10 AM
Core 40:00 [1]
Moar coar.
7 PM
Run 35:40 [1] 3.0 mi (11:53 / mi) +30m 11:32 / mi
Beach and back, slow pace.
Run hills 34:16 [1] 3.9 mi (8:47 / mi) +165m 7:46 / mi
Scorcher today. 80s again, hot sun. Evening run. Marine layer moved in, so clammy but not particularly cold. Good time to take off the shirt (nipple chafing). But a nice run with some hills mixed in.
Weather didn't cooperate with tons of miles this week, but looks like it should get progressively a little cooler and dryer this upcoming week.
Weather didn't cooperate with tons of miles this week, but looks like it should get progressively a little cooler and dryer this upcoming week.
Friday Apr 24, 2020 #
9 PM
Run 1:02:38 [1] 7.0 mi (8:57 / mi) +247m 8:04 / mi
Long, zoomy day, then it was warm in the afternoon, and then I found that the state updated its traffic data, then dinner, so a late night run. Dark, headlamp, and very very few cars. Still hot, except for the hollow on Alta La Jolla where the road dips into a eucalyptus grove and the temperature went down 5 or 10 degrees.
Legs feeling okay, not great.
Legs feeling okay, not great.
Thursday Apr 23, 2020 #
Note
I have gone 102 mi in 7 days by foot. Mostly on trails, of course, but 8200m of vert. I should probably try to break that if I'm going for 100. Biggest mileage training week was at MSA, 145 mi. Most hours, 33, hut traverse. Most vert: >9000.
Of course, in pre-AP days, I logged 165 miles in a week on an aborted PCT attempt, and 169.4 on my biggest week on the AT. And of course, I have those data.
Of course, in pre-AP days, I logged 165 miles in a week on an aborted PCT attempt, and 169.4 on my biggest week on the AT. And of course, I have those data.
6 PM
Run 31:08 [1] 2.8 mi (11:07 / mi) +23m 10:51 / mi
I talked a good game and then …
It was (still is) in the 80s. Hot.
I have had a full long day of zoom.
Legs were tired (but not pain really).
Also, I think after running 45 miles in three days I needed to eat more food.
So after a short run I decided dinner was a better idea, especially since we'd roasted a tray of vegetables.
Should get cooler this weekend.
It was (still is) in the 80s. Hot.
I have had a full long day of zoom.
Legs were tired (but not pain really).
Also, I think after running 45 miles in three days I needed to eat more food.
So after a short run I decided dinner was a better idea, especially since we'd roasted a tray of vegetables.
Should get cooler this weekend.
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020 #
8 AM
Core 35:00 [1]
Yoga with weights again. I had a webinar and listened on earbuds during it. I did the first bits, got nice and sweaty, and then had to skip a few minutes of nap time for a meeting.
6 PM
Run 1:14:57 [1] 9.1 mi (8:14 / mi) +61m 8:04 / mi
Oof, warmer this week. Waiting for the sun to be down a bit before going for the run. Not bad, although I was struggling at the end. The stairway leading up to one of the bridges was open so I have somewhere to do COVID-19 minutes of stairs.
Ran down Mission Beach and came back just in time to see the sun slipping down to the ocean. Getting dark by the time I was getting home, though.
Ran down Mission Beach and came back just in time to see the sun slipping down to the ocean. Getting dark by the time I was getting home, though.
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020 #
Note
Ooh!
SD reopened some parks, including the nice bounding hill up the street.
No need to pound my legs into more concrete than necessary.
SD reopened some parks, including the nice bounding hill up the street.
No need to pound my legs into more concrete than necessary.
4 PM
Run 1:31:05 [1] 10.7 mi (8:31 / mi) +186m 8:05 / mi
My legs feel way too good right now.
26.2 at 8s, and no pain. No chafing. No DOMS. So, why not go for a 10 miler? They reopened the trails so I took a route which has a couple miles of trails, some hills, mostly roads. Legs feel good. Feet feel good. Nice and easy 8s again, no need to open up too much, and it felt like a four miler.
I think I may go for 300 this month. Only have to average just over 12 for the next 9 days. If I can manage a half for the next five days, I'll run 100 miles in a week. Never done that before.
26.2 at 8s, and no pain. No chafing. No DOMS. So, why not go for a 10 miler? They reopened the trails so I took a route which has a couple miles of trails, some hills, mostly roads. Legs feel good. Feet feel good. Nice and easy 8s again, no need to open up too much, and it felt like a four miler.
I think I may go for 300 this month. Only have to average just over 12 for the next 9 days. If I can manage a half for the next five days, I'll run 100 miles in a week. Never done that before.
Monday Apr 20, 2020 #
Run 3:33:41 [1] 26.3 mi (8:07 / mi) +154m 7:59 / mi
Don't run Boston.
But do run 26.2.
Headed out at 7 a.m. = 10 a.m. eastern. No buses, no start corrals, no national anthem, no shuffling to the start line. No 6:15 mile down the hill, either. Ran 7s out around Mission Bay with the Mission Beach extension, which is exactly a 9 mile loop. First loop went pretty well, carrying water, cool and cloudy, sprinkling a touch at the start, just about 8s, a little faster at the start. Stopped in, filled water, ate snacks. That's nice.
Second loop was a bit more of a struggle, but kept in the low 8s. Sun came out right about the end.
More water, restroom … each stop about 5 minutes. Brain not at 100%, but I made it out, with a pacer/support vehicle (Nadia on a bicycle) and a bottle of ice water. Warmer in the sun, but just did the out-and-back down Mission Beach, so no climbs up over the bridges. I narrated the whole way "okay, so now we're passing the November Project cheer station, and now we're coming into Chestnut Street" and even pushed a little up some of the "hills." A little faster on this leg, right around 8, and a nice push the last mile up the hill to the finish line (a parked UPS truck).
I am super-duper bummed to miss Boston, but this helped, somewhat.
Still, right now it's 47 in Boston, with only a touch of headwind, and appears that the winds have been pretty much calm along most of the course. My Bostons have been 45 and pouring, 70 and sunny, 45 and pouring. This would have been damn near perfect, the best weather since 2013.
It's possible that September will be 65˚ with a tailwind (actually, a tailwind is more likely then than April). It won't be 55 … Boston has never stayed below 55 on September 14. (Most likely, it won't happen, because Covid and all.)
Well there's always next year. I'm not injured, so far, and only have to run 12.5 per day the rest of the month to hit 300 miles. At 174 miles for the month, I'm just 26 short of my biggest month ever. I think I can get there!
But do run 26.2.
Headed out at 7 a.m. = 10 a.m. eastern. No buses, no start corrals, no national anthem, no shuffling to the start line. No 6:15 mile down the hill, either. Ran 7s out around Mission Bay with the Mission Beach extension, which is exactly a 9 mile loop. First loop went pretty well, carrying water, cool and cloudy, sprinkling a touch at the start, just about 8s, a little faster at the start. Stopped in, filled water, ate snacks. That's nice.
Second loop was a bit more of a struggle, but kept in the low 8s. Sun came out right about the end.
More water, restroom … each stop about 5 minutes. Brain not at 100%, but I made it out, with a pacer/support vehicle (Nadia on a bicycle) and a bottle of ice water. Warmer in the sun, but just did the out-and-back down Mission Beach, so no climbs up over the bridges. I narrated the whole way "okay, so now we're passing the November Project cheer station, and now we're coming into Chestnut Street" and even pushed a little up some of the "hills." A little faster on this leg, right around 8, and a nice push the last mile up the hill to the finish line (a parked UPS truck).
I am super-duper bummed to miss Boston, but this helped, somewhat.
Still, right now it's 47 in Boston, with only a touch of headwind, and appears that the winds have been pretty much calm along most of the course. My Bostons have been 45 and pouring, 70 and sunny, 45 and pouring. This would have been damn near perfect, the best weather since 2013.
It's possible that September will be 65˚ with a tailwind (actually, a tailwind is more likely then than April). It won't be 55 … Boston has never stayed below 55 on September 14. (Most likely, it won't happen, because Covid and all.)
Well there's always next year. I'm not injured, so far, and only have to run 12.5 per day the rest of the month to hit 300 miles. At 174 miles for the month, I'm just 26 short of my biggest month ever. I think I can get there!
Sunday Apr 19, 2020 #
Run 38:29 [1] 4.8 mi (8:01 / mi) +91m 7:34 / mi
Easy run to the burrito truck / farmers market. Got a little lost at the end, but only tacked on a few hundred m.
Saturday Apr 18, 2020 #
Run 1:01:17 [1] 7.4 mi (8:17 / mi) +155m 7:47 / mi
Headed east to cruise some new hills. Fine, suburban whatever, nothing really worth writing home about, although perhaps a long run via a canyon trail (shh) one of these days back that way.
Going was fine until about a mile to go when my body said it had to go. Somehow made it back through those struggles.
Going was fine until about a mile to go when my body said it had to go. Somehow made it back through those struggles.
Friday Apr 17, 2020 #
6 PM
Run 54:44 [1] 7.0 mi (7:49 / mi) +67m 7:36 / mi
Afternoon nap, and a nice cool breezy evening. Ran diagonally via alleys, mostly so I could name the Strava run Diagon Alley. But a nice run.
Thursday Apr 16, 2020 #
6 PM
Run 35:19 [1] 3.0 mi (11:46 / mi) +28m 11:26 / mi
Running out with Nadia, who had some cramping, so I ran 3 with her.
Run 24:24 [1] 2.4 mi (10:10 / mi) +118m 8:49 / mi
Then out with the poles to bound Loring. This is hard! Only about 35s, but steep enough to fully redline. Concrete, so the rubber pole tips are probably better than the carbide ones, which I probably won't use until/unless I find some real trails. 4x up. Third was the best. 4th I died. I should probably find a shorter, mellower bounding hill.
C • nope 2
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020 #
9 AM
Core 40:00 [1]
40 minutes of yoga with weights.
Well, 55 minutes, but I'm not logging sleepytime at the end.
Well, 55 minutes, but I'm not logging sleepytime at the end.
4 PM
Run 41:41 [1] 5.3 mi (7:52 / mi) +86m 7:29 / mi
Afternoon run, maybe earlier than I would have liked because it was legit hot today. Well, 75˚ and sunny, but hot enough. Ran 8s-ish, mostly in alleys, because why not. Pros for alleys: no cars and very few people. Cons: need to be more careful at cross streets, all concrete not great for knees.
Speaking of weather, I will not be bitter at all if there is good Marathon day weather, nosireebob. Which looks reasonably likely. I kind of hope it rains (won't be hot) with a headwind, I'll feel better about not running Boston.
Speaking of weather, I will not be bitter at all if there is good Marathon day weather, nosireebob. Which looks reasonably likely. I kind of hope it rains (won't be hot) with a headwind, I'll feel better about not running Boston.
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020 #
5 PM
Run 20:55 [3] 3.0 mi (6:58 / mi)
3x1. First was with the wind starting at the top of a bridge. 6:54. Second was with the wind, down the middle of a street (narrow median, no traffic, ran the median), 7:02. Third was back into the wind, but 6:59. Felt decent. Warm out.
Run 55:12 [1] 6.0 mi (9:12 / mi) +60m 8:55 / mi
First couple of miles with Nadia, then the work with miles in between, and then a two mile cooldown exactly (turned out that way).
Monday Apr 13, 2020 #
5 PM
Run 46:24 [1] 5.8 mi (8:00 / mi) +191m 7:15 / mi
Legs felt tired for the first mile and then the hill was steep, but 6:30s down the other side felt great.
Sunday Apr 12, 2020 #
3 PM
Run 1:14:21 [1] 9.7 mi (7:40 / mi) +163m 7:17 / mi
This week's Strava art challenge: a whale! I ran singing the Whalom Park jingle of course.
Thought it was longer than it was since I'd pared back the tail of the whale a bit, and I had to be back for family Zoom Boggle. Pretty fast for a while, and took a couple of 8s up the hills, but made it back in plenty of time.
About a mile in I got to a road with a fence/gate across it, which Strava did not know about it. Not out of the way enough to mess up the whale, at least.
Thought it was longer than it was since I'd pared back the tail of the whale a bit, and I had to be back for family Zoom Boggle. Pretty fast for a while, and took a couple of 8s up the hills, but made it back in plenty of time.
About a mile in I got to a road with a fence/gate across it, which Strava did not know about it. Not out of the way enough to mess up the whale, at least.
5 PM
Core 35:00 [1]
After Boggle I caught most of the yoga weight class.
The leg parts were harrrd.
The leg parts were harrrd.
Run 20:49 [1] 1.9 mi (10:57 / mi) +20m 10:37 / mi
Post-yoga baby run with Nadia. Dark-ish, with headlamp.
Miles are miles.
Miles are miles.
Saturday Apr 11, 2020 #
11 AM
Run 1:07:01 [1] 8.5 mi (7:53 / mi) +47m 7:45 / mi
Let's go to the farmers market! How far is it? Oh about 8 miles. Oh, but that route is some bizarre Google Maps which takes you on a freeway. Let's go the other way.
Nadia biked along with, so I could grab at water whenever I needed it.
First five miles were nice, last three meh. Felt pretty okay.
Nadia biked along with, so I could grab at water whenever I needed it.
First five miles were nice, last three meh. Felt pretty okay.
Run 1:05:59 [1] 8.4 mi (7:51 / mi) +68m 7:40 / mi
Get to run back, too. Took a slightly nicer route on the other side of the 5. Around Mission Bay, there were a decent number of people out running on the road, but not a ton, since the pathway alongside is closed. There were police blocking every parking lot. Did they close the road to cars? Non! Why would you do that? Why have three police blocking the places to get on the road when you can have nine, with one at each parking area? Then we got yelled at to move to the side of the road by some guy in a car, and honked at by another (most people were fine).
I have written to the mayor and city council and suggested that they better utilize police resources by closing the road entirely. It's 45 feet wide, plenty of room to social distance.
Felt pretty good at the end of the run. Having a moving water bottle holder alongside was great. Let's she if she's up for 26.2 next Monday …
I have written to the mayor and city council and suggested that they better utilize police resources by closing the road entirely. It's 45 feet wide, plenty of room to social distance.
Felt pretty good at the end of the run. Having a moving water bottle holder alongside was great. Let's she if she's up for 26.2 next Monday …
Friday Apr 10, 2020 #
5 PM
Run 20:32 [1] 1.9 mi (10:48 / mi) +26m 10:22 / mi
Where should we run?
Well we could run to the ocean I guess.
What about the creek instead, I wonder if it's running high.
It was. Such that I was sent on a mission to go back and run to take pictures.
Well we could run to the ocean I guess.
What about the creek instead, I wonder if it's running high.
It was. Such that I was sent on a mission to go back and run to take pictures.
Run 1:08:08 [1] 8.1 mi (8:25 / mi) +104m 8:05 / mi
Out along Rose Creek to take pictures of the creek. Which was a pretty raging torrent over its banks in places.
Ran out pretty easy to the bike path, seeing a beer truck and one guy running, then turned back. Then it started raining, for the way back. 55˚ and raining, felt like the East Coast. San Diego has gotten 20% of it's annual complement of rain in the past 24 hours.
Long line of cars for drive thru at InNOut. I might have to go on a long run that ends there one of these days.
Ran out pretty easy to the bike path, seeing a beer truck and one guy running, then turned back. Then it started raining, for the way back. 55˚ and raining, felt like the East Coast. San Diego has gotten 20% of it's annual complement of rain in the past 24 hours.
Long line of cars for drive thru at InNOut. I might have to go on a long run that ends there one of these days.
Thursday Apr 9, 2020 #
4 PM
Run 6:04 [4] 1.0 mi (6:04 / mi)
Yesterday's run showed me a PR for a segment on Diamond towards the ocean. Slightly downhill, but I've only run it slow, at about a 10m mile.
But the CR was 5:28 for a 0.9 mile segment. That's doable! So I warmed up a bit, and then ran it.
And am going to have to do it again, because friggin' Strava caught a bit of my turnaround at the ocean.
If I take it, which should be doable, I will take it from someone who was 35th at the Olympic trials, so that's something.
But the CR was 5:28 for a 0.9 mile segment. That's doable! So I warmed up a bit, and then ran it.
And am going to have to do it again, because friggin' Strava caught a bit of my turnaround at the ocean.
If I take it, which should be doable, I will take it from someone who was 35th at the Olympic trials, so that's something.
Run 32:48 [1] 4.0 mi (8:12 / mi) +124m 7:29 / mi
Ran back, via some hills.
Wednesday Apr 8, 2020 #
8 AM
Core 40:00 [1]
Longer CorePower workout today, but it wasn't quite as intense. I think I forgot to log one of these last week, too.
5 PM
Run 29:27 [1] 2.7 mi (10:54 / mi) +23m 10:38 / mi
Rain in the morning, zoom all day, and then a zoom seder, running after wasn't feeling great and my side-of-foot blister didn't look great. So the three miles with Nadia was fine.
Tuesday Apr 7, 2020 #
7 PM
Run 32:41 [1] 4.0 mi (8:10 / mi) +52m 7:51 / mi
Long call, long day, and rain most of the day = easy run in the evening. I don't need to run a half every day.
Road running is a lot of fun when you can run down the middle of every road with no cars.
Road running is a lot of fun when you can run down the middle of every road with no cars.
Monday Apr 6, 2020 #
Run 1:58:28 [1] 13.3 mi (8:54 / mi) +246m 8:25 / mi
So I got the idea, wouldn't it be fun to go out and run every street within n miles of where I am living? Sort of a walk shed: how far can I walk/run within half a mile?
Turns out, I bit off more than I could chew, kind of. It was 13.3 miles, all told, with only a few mistakes, and probably some less than perfect routing choices, but this was a traveling salesman problem I didn't want to solve.
By about mile 12 I was struggling; I hadn't brought water and it had gone from sun to rain and back to sort of humid and breezy. Not bad, though. It was also a bit of orienteering, even though by halfway I was using the tracking feature on my watch because I couldn't remember where I had and hadn't gone, it also had a good deal of route finding; other than the street signs, everything looks pretty much the same.
Also the blister on my L foot should be fun.
Turns out, I bit off more than I could chew, kind of. It was 13.3 miles, all told, with only a few mistakes, and probably some less than perfect routing choices, but this was a traveling salesman problem I didn't want to solve.
By about mile 12 I was struggling; I hadn't brought water and it had gone from sun to rain and back to sort of humid and breezy. Not bad, though. It was also a bit of orienteering, even though by halfway I was using the tracking feature on my watch because I couldn't remember where I had and hadn't gone, it also had a good deal of route finding; other than the street signs, everything looks pretty much the same.
Also the blister on my L foot should be fun.
Sunday Apr 5, 2020 #
5 PM
Run 1:56:02 [1] 14.3 mi (8:07 / mi) +331m 7:34 / mi
This week's Strava art club: bunny rabbits! I found two in PB, one 14 miles, one 13, with a bit more climb. I did the 14 miler today, because why the eff not. The ears were up hills and then along the coast, at mile 9 I felt pretty great, but then got pretty bonky, the feet were flat and rough. Pushed a bit at the end over the last hill, at least. The 26.2 in a couple of weeks will be interesting, at least I don't have to BQ!
Saturday Apr 4, 2020 #
5 PM
Run 1:00:11 [1] 8.1 mi (7:26 / mi) +81m 7:12 / mi
Out for a reasonably fast-ish lap of the west side of Mission Bay in the evening. Pushed to make it 8 miles in an hour.
Friday Apr 3, 2020 #
7 PM
Run 38:11 [1] 4.7 mi (8:07 / mi) +67m 7:47 / mi
Nadia wanted to run fast for a mile. She left the house sprinting, and it was pretty fast. Felt like 7s. First couple blocks were at a 6:30 pace.
But wheezing set in, apparently yoga != running. We made it a mile in under 9, and I took 8s the rest of the way home with no real route in mind. Stopped to watch the disc of the sun slip below the Pacific horizon, which was pretty magical.
But wheezing set in, apparently yoga != running. We made it a mile in under 9, and I took 8s the rest of the way home with no real route in mind. Stopped to watch the disc of the sun slip below the Pacific horizon, which was pretty magical.
Thursday Apr 2, 2020 #
5 PM
Run 1:24:56 [1] 10.2 mi (8:20 / mi) +157m 7:57 / mi
New run today. Up the canyon up the new bike path, then up that for a ways. Then across the railroad and onto some trails. The park is apparently closed, too, but the trails had no one out there. I used the trail back down the canyon for a ways, took a wrong trail across a sketchy stream crossing and dead-ended at the railroad construction (light rail, plus duplicating the existing single track main line) and back, then a not well-used trail which had some nice bits, then went through some river bottom and then ended in a fence at the back of a parking lot. Then a road home.
There are probably better routes to do with these trails! But legs felt okay.
There are probably better routes to do with these trails! But legs felt okay.
Wednesday Apr 1, 2020 #
Note
So April.
Not exactly the April I'd been thinking of. I was assuming right now I'd be doing my last hard track workout, and then ramping down towards the marathon.
And now, not.
So what does April hold? Well, I have bounding poles now, so some bounding. Yoga/stretching or strength every day. And, running.
I've never managed a month with more than 8 miles per day in a month, which would be 240 for the month. 300 as a reach goal. Without injuries obviously. And 26.2 on April 20, because, of course.
Not exactly the April I'd been thinking of. I was assuming right now I'd be doing my last hard track workout, and then ramping down towards the marathon.
And now, not.
So what does April hold? Well, I have bounding poles now, so some bounding. Yoga/stretching or strength every day. And, running.
I've never managed a month with more than 8 miles per day in a month, which would be 240 for the month. 300 as a reach goal. Without injuries obviously. And 26.2 on April 20, because, of course.
5 PM
Run 1:17:50 [1] 8.8 mi (8:51 / mi) +287m 8:02 / mi
Ran out to the beach with Nadia, then she turned back for a three miler and I turned up the hills and … didn't exactly start going faster. Up to the top, down across Alta La Jolla, then a left and down and up.
Felt slow and tired. Humid out. Legs feeling the miles?
But then pizza. Always pizza.
Felt slow and tired. Humid out. Legs feeling the miles?
But then pizza. Always pizza.