Sunday: 65+ minutes with Steve Dowsett on snowy trails around Winnekenni in Haverhill. Slipping and sliding a good amount, but kept a steady pace and had fun out there.
Monday: 66:13 / 10.2 in Westford from the in-laws'. Ran my favorite road loop with a 1.5 mile add-on in the woods. Really slow through the snowy portion but otherwise I was movin' out there... couple 5:50s near the end.
The daily meanderings of a New England runner
Monday, December 31, 2012
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Catching up! 12/21 - 12/29
Friday: 11.2 fast with Alex
Saturday: 10 miles fast trail running in Harold Parker with Alex
Sunday: 8 easy. Sick and just logging miles.
Monday: 7 easy. Still sick. Slogged it.
Tuesday: 9.4 steady. Feeling better, but not 100%. Merry Christmas!
Wednesday: off. Exhausted from several days of travel.
Thursday: 95 minutes on trails around Andover. Great run!
Friday: Off. Worked a shift at the store and skied for 5 hours at Crotched Mtn by night.
Saturday: 10 miles, 72 minutes
Saturday: 10 miles fast trail running in Harold Parker with Alex
Sunday: 8 easy. Sick and just logging miles.
Monday: 7 easy. Still sick. Slogged it.
Tuesday: 9.4 steady. Feeling better, but not 100%. Merry Christmas!
Wednesday: off. Exhausted from several days of travel.
Thursday: 95 minutes on trails around Andover. Great run!
Friday: Off. Worked a shift at the store and skied for 5 hours at Crotched Mtn by night.
Saturday: 10 miles, 72 minutes
Friday, December 21, 2012
Thursday, 12/20
7.5 miles / 45 minutes with Alex McGrath! Picked up Alex at Logan Airport and headed out once we got home. A solid "hammerful" run! It felt good to run fast, but man, I am HEAVY. Finally found the courage to weigh in and I am a solid 162 lbs. At at a generous 5'9", that is pretty dense! I've been spoiled by Christmas gifts from my students like chocolate, cookies and DD gift cards. I'll try to practice a little discipline over the holidays... Mostly, I'm looking forward to chasing some real miles next week!
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Wednesday, 12/19
8 miles / 61 minutes. No workout. Out the door by 4:20 to chase some miles. Tired, but had a nice cruise through some AVIS system trails to the Phillips Bird Sanctuary and back. Rocked the headlamp for the first time in a while. I thought I'd have a tougher time moving around on trails in the dark, but the headlamp really did the trick. Hoping for snow soon so I can bust out the snowshoes!
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Monday 12/17 and Tuesday 12/18
Monday:
8 miles nice and easy on a treadmill at the gym.
Tuesday:
10.2 miles / 64 minutes. Slow to start but rolling after 3 miles. Workout tomorrow!
8 miles nice and easy on a treadmill at the gym.
Tuesday:
10.2 miles / 64 minutes. Slow to start but rolling after 3 miles. Workout tomorrow!
Monday, December 17, 2012
Friday - Sunday
Friday:
I had just enough time to run about 9 miles if I made it quick, and I was pleasantly surprised to feel great from the start. Guess I took it easy enough yesterday... Garmin took about .25 to connect, but I had 4 miles sub 6 in there and simply felt fantastic.
http://connect.garmin.com/splits/252326415 1 mi cool down not included on Garmin
Saturday:
Jose woke me up with a phone call at 7:15 telling me he was outside of my apartment... Oh %$!@! I let Jose in and then proceeded to slam a mug of coffee, eat an english muffin, throw on the running clothes and out the door a little after 7:30. We warmed up 5 miles progressing to about 6:30 pace and then I went 5:43, 5:37, 5:29, 5:34, 5:28 for miles 6-10. 4 miles cool down feeling awesome! Great run and somehow these workouts are always easier with company. Many thanks to Jose for keeping me honest.
Sunday:
Off. Planned rest day and fine with it after several solid days of running this week.
Weekly total: 51 miles on 5 days.
Feels like I'm starting to get back in the groove. Gunning for at least 6 days running this week with two harder days. The tempo running I've been doing has made running 5:30s drastically more fun than it was a month ago. This week I'll probably keep with the tempos and maybe add a few cruise intervals at a slightly faster pace. (5:10ish)
I had just enough time to run about 9 miles if I made it quick, and I was pleasantly surprised to feel great from the start. Guess I took it easy enough yesterday... Garmin took about .25 to connect, but I had 4 miles sub 6 in there and simply felt fantastic.
http://connect.garmin.com/splits/252326415 1 mi cool down not included on Garmin
Saturday:
Jose woke me up with a phone call at 7:15 telling me he was outside of my apartment... Oh %$!@! I let Jose in and then proceeded to slam a mug of coffee, eat an english muffin, throw on the running clothes and out the door a little after 7:30. We warmed up 5 miles progressing to about 6:30 pace and then I went 5:43, 5:37, 5:29, 5:34, 5:28 for miles 6-10. 4 miles cool down feeling awesome! Great run and somehow these workouts are always easier with company. Many thanks to Jose for keeping me honest.
Sunday:
Off. Planned rest day and fine with it after several solid days of running this week.
Weekly total: 51 miles on 5 days.
Feels like I'm starting to get back in the groove. Gunning for at least 6 days running this week with two harder days. The tempo running I've been doing has made running 5:30s drastically more fun than it was a month ago. This week I'll probably keep with the tempos and maybe add a few cruise intervals at a slightly faster pace. (5:10ish)
Friday, December 14, 2012
Thursday
Drained... I was running on fumes today. After about 3 slow miles I was so tired I honestly thought about trying to hitch a ride home. I was home early from work and excited to finally get in some daytime running. I geared up and headed straight out the door by 3:50. Ran into Verrington and Dunham in the first few minutes which was cool. Looking back I wish I joined up with them and just ran an easy 4-5 instead of the 8 grueling miles I managed. Last few miles in the dark. Only positive thing about this run is it wasn't a 0 and it was on trails which made everything just a little bit better.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Wednesday
Home by 4:30 and running by 4:45, just in time to witness the last glimmer of daylight slip beyond the horizon. I clicked on my headlamp only to find it had less than 3 minutes of battery life, so I headed for the track. Both tracks I ran to were occupied by large groups, so my options were to either hit the roads with rush hour traffic or to run home, drive to the gym, and take a ride on the dreadmill. I opted for the former, and chose roads I know to be super smooth and generally clear of debris.
At this point I was just looking for any kind of harder effort. I ran 4 x mile with 800m of cruising recovery (7 min pace). My miles were 5:25, 5:21, 5:34 (hilly) and 5:25. Short cooldown for 9.5 on the day.
I felt pretty good overall, but I definitely miss running in the daylight and having the option to hit the trails. I think running in the dark slows me down just a small amount because I'm constantly wary of injuring myself, especially when my headlamp isn't working. I can't wait for the days to start getting longer and to feel the approach of spring. More than anything, I want to feel fast again! Hopefully a hard effort over the weekend will get me one step closer. Although, to run at the level I'm aiming for, improving my consistency to at least 6 days a week of quality running is probably the most important determinant. Meanwhile... I'll try to respect and enjoy the process.
At this point I was just looking for any kind of harder effort. I ran 4 x mile with 800m of cruising recovery (7 min pace). My miles were 5:25, 5:21, 5:34 (hilly) and 5:25. Short cooldown for 9.5 on the day.
I felt pretty good overall, but I definitely miss running in the daylight and having the option to hit the trails. I think running in the dark slows me down just a small amount because I'm constantly wary of injuring myself, especially when my headlamp isn't working. I can't wait for the days to start getting longer and to feel the approach of spring. More than anything, I want to feel fast again! Hopefully a hard effort over the weekend will get me one step closer. Although, to run at the level I'm aiming for, improving my consistency to at least 6 days a week of quality running is probably the most important determinant. Meanwhile... I'll try to respect and enjoy the process.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Monday and Tuesday
Monday: 0. I'm getting tired of these goose eggs, but here's another one! I was up at 4am to grade and plan, school until 3:00, faculty meeting until 4:15, Whirlaway 4:30-8, home by 8:30, one quarter of the Pat's game, and I was done. Possibly could have sneaked out for a couple miles somewhere in there, but just didn't make it happen.
Tuesday: 10.1 miles / 70 minutes in the dark around Andover. It took about 7 miles to get into a groove today. Just one of those grinds. Workout tomorrow!!
Tuesday: 10.1 miles / 70 minutes in the dark around Andover. It took about 7 miles to get into a groove today. Just one of those grinds. Workout tomorrow!!
Monday, December 10, 2012
Thursday - Sunday
Thursday: 7 easy solo
Friday: 10 steady solo
Saturday: 10 easy solo
Sunday: 10 miles with 6 mi tempo in 33:40 at the Toy's race in Merrimac. 3 x 2 mile loops. Splits were super controlled. 5:45, 5:37, 5:42, 5:36, 5:30, 5:20. Totally in control and not feeling any worse for the wear on Monday morning, so I'm feeling really positive about the effort. A few more efforts like this one and a few more track sessions and I'll be excited to race!
Friday: 10 steady solo
Saturday: 10 easy solo
Sunday: 10 miles with 6 mi tempo in 33:40 at the Toy's race in Merrimac. 3 x 2 mile loops. Splits were super controlled. 5:45, 5:37, 5:42, 5:36, 5:30, 5:20. Totally in control and not feeling any worse for the wear on Monday morning, so I'm feeling really positive about the effort. A few more efforts like this one and a few more track sessions and I'll be excited to race!
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