Training Log Archive: cmorse

Perfect running weather - 60ish, cloudy, intermittent showers.

Wasn't sure what to expect, started back mid pack, first 800m had a lot of slowing down and stutter stepping as young kids weaved and bobbed in the masses, finally broke free of the crowd on an uphill and quickly began passing folks. Opened up over the top of the hill and gradually just began picking bodies off up to the first mile in 6:22. Feeling very good, not pushing too hard, but a nice sustainable pace.

Picked a few more scalps off approaching 2miles which was on top of a slight rise 6:10 for the second mile as called by a timer at the 2mi mark. Still feeling strong, leaders long since out of sight, set my mark on a group of 4 perhaps 40m ahead. Slowly reeled them in, passing the latter runner near the cemetary. I could feel my form starting to falter a bit in the last 1000m and although I got close to the other three, they dug deep and kicked it up a notch just before the 3 mile mark (no timer) so I stayed perhaps 10-12m behind them but not enough in me to catch them.

Timing clock at the finish was whacked - it read 1873 and not changing when I crossed the line, but they were using chip timing so hopefully I got recorded ok - I did hear a loud beep as I crossed the mat.

I'm guessing I might have broken 20 minutes which I haven't done in a very long time - so very happy with the run - but we'll see what CoolRunning has to say about my exact time...

3 down, 22 to go...

- update: 16th of 359 overall, 4th of 63 age group
- 18s slower than my 5K pr set on this course in 2005

random jogging around before the races as a warmup

Met Ellen and the kids at the library before heading off for afternoon errands. Rather than go back and fetch the car, we went straight home - forcing me out the door to go fetch the car later on. Good plan huh?

A little slow out the door, then pushed it up the 1600m hill from Peter Green to Bald Hill, then flew down the back side into town. Quite winded and a bit asthmatic..

2 down, 23 to go. Cider Mill 5K tomorrow, not sure if I'm running it at my pace, or merely shadowing the boys. We'll see...

Well the boys have decided to run the 1 mile run instead of the 5K, so looks like I'll give it a go and see what kind of time I can turn in. Legs are pleasantly spent from this evenings run.

Woohoo! Training Entry...

Snuck out of work a bit early and ran out to the 2.5k mark on Hare Rd and back getting back about a minute before the bus. Decent pace, but not pushing it on the way out, pushed a little harder on the way back to try for even splits - 11:22, 11:23. Slight net uphill on the way back usually results in slower 2nd half splits.

G is back to where it was in the spring - feel pretty good - will be interesting to see how much things improve if I can drop the next 5# that I'd like to rid myself of. So far so good.

I'll try Peters method of aiming for a set # of runs between now and Stone Cat - arbritrarily set at 25 (37 days to go). We'll see if that motivates me to get out most days. 1 down, 24 to go....

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still nothing... but I've managed to rid 5# from my portly old self... Another 5 to go...

might try doing the Ross thing and running to work - or rather driving to the commuter lot and running the 7 miles from there (and back in the afternoon). Gotta try something... Need new shoes too, mine are beat...

a full week of nothing... need a life...

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