Training Log Archive: ebuckley

Event: 116th Boston Marathon
 

Boston Marathon. 5k at pace, but knew it wouldn't last so switched to training run. Slowest marathon since 1996 (which includes Heart of America as a training run) but still beat my seed by 400 places. I promised I wouldn't whine about conditions so that's as much race report as I'm going to write.

C • even the winners were talki... 7

Easy jog along the sound with Kevin. Really nice morning. Forecast for tomorrow has not improved. Plan now is to run the first half just ahead of 3-hr pace and then use the next few miles to assess whether to go for the time or jog it in and run Kettle Moraine in June.

In Connecticut with Kevin. Jogged over to the track he uses and ran his recovery laps with him while he did his intervals. Ran the last one with him (400@85) because he was struggling a bit. Figured there's no harm in it; I've pretty much written off any chance of a good time on Monday. Still very much looking forward to it; just don't expect to go vey fast in that much heat.

Event: US Individual Championships (Sprint/Middle/Long/Trail)
 

Easy jog round the hood. Working from home this morning since I was heading to the airport midday. Stopped by the bank on the way to make the largest cash deposit of my life. Sold the Magnum last night. One normally uses a cashiers check for such transactions, but when you're selling a black 400hp car with tinted windows and dubs, your target market plays by different rules. And when the buyer shows up in the middle of the night with 95 Benjamins in an envelope, "Where did you get those?" is probably not the best way to continue the conversation. Anyway, I was somewhat relieved that the bank agreed they were actual US currency. The source will remain a mystery.

C • Have a good run - high of 8... 19

In to work in the 60.

Home from work in the 60. Followed by cutting the lawn and a whole lot of painting (want to get that done while all the cabinets are out and before the new floor goes in. All that reaching overhead with the roller was courting disaster (a back injury a week before Boston 2010 made me cancel the trip) but all ended well. The kitchen may be torn up, but at least the walls look good.

C • Behind the walls? 6

4x5:00@Tempo 2:00R on the way into work.

OK, I lied to my body about last week being the last tempo run until summer cycle. I had originally planned to do a dial-in this week, but decided to follow Daniel's schedule instead. I don't think a dial-in has much benefit when you're starting in a big mob, anyway. I'll just try to get through the first mile without spiking my HR, there are 25 more after that to fix the time if it's a bit slow (which it may not be, given that it's downhill).

Meandering around west county on the way home from work. Totally misjudged the temp; it looked so nice out, I just assumed it was getting warm. Really froze on the descent through Rockwoods Reservation and, since I wasn't trying to trash my legs, the ensuing clImb of Woods didn't warm me up much.

The new surface on Woods isn't as bad as I feared. It's some sort of sand and tar treatment but not as deep as chip seal. Frankly, it's not obvious to me that anything has been accomplished at all, but at least they didn't make things worse. Perfectly rideable going up. I'll wait for a few thunderstorms to wash off the loose stuff before going down.

C • woods 3

In to work in the 60.

Home via Hog's Hollow. Taper seems to be working. Several minutes faster than usual and I certainly wasn't feeling like I was pushing. Really nice day, which may also have put some spring in my step.