Route: 18 miles (Here's the map)
Listened to: Wait, wait…don't tell me; Speaking of Faith ("Exodus, Cargo of Hidden Stories")
Weather: 45-50 degrees F (9-12 mph winds SES)
Afterward: Nice run
I couldn't have asked for a better long run. The total run took 2:41 which puts me on pace for a 4-hour marathon pace. About the only [...]
I found this site in a running magizine this week and been quite happy that my routes were fairly accurate (and, maybe a bit longer than I thought). Using GoogleMaps, the site allows you to plot out a route and it'll kick out mileage and elevation and you can save maps to share with others.
Here's [...]
Route: Berkey hill and back (3 miles)
Listened to: iTunes New Music Tuesday; music
Weather: 40 degrees f
Afterward: Fine
So, I effectively convinced myself yesterday morning that it was too cold and too early to run. 2 Maintenance runs this week to set up the 18-miler.
Not the best way to train, eh?
I had a bad dream last night: [...]
Miles: 3 Route: 8th to Wilson
Listened to: Music
Weather: 49 f ish
Afterward: good…a bit tight from only two days rest from the long run, but by Mile 1, legs were fine.
Lots of traffic.
Route: 13.5 miles (Berkey to CR11 to 111 and back): Time: 2 hours 2 minutes
Weather: Good: 64 degrees f with a nice West wind (around 10 mph)
Listen to: Speaking of Faith: Planting the Future with Wangari Maathai; music
Afterward: Good run…pushed that last 5 miles
Speaking of Faith was a good show (again). Here's the site's synopsis:
Wangari [...]
Route: 3 miles (Berkey hill and back)
Listened to: iTunes New Music Tuesday
Weather: 50 degrees f, clear (in the dark…nice moon though)
Afterward: fine.
So, I skipped my run yesterday because my two short-sleeve running shirts have stains on them…pretty sad, eh? But, to justify the slothfulness, I decided (or convinced myself) that I should work on a [...]
Route: 3 miles (8th to Wilson)
Listened to: Music (Rent and Genesis)
Weather: 40 degrees f (but I thought it would feel colder)
Afterward: Nice quick run.
Now begins the work up to 20 miles…got 18 in two weeks and then 20 in 4. This morning's felt fast and I probably should have gone 4 miles out Berkey, but [...]
Route: 15 miles (same as last week: 32 to 9 to 36 to 111 to 13 and back)
Listen to: Wait, wait…don't tell me; "Neighbors" (This American Life); Seasons of Love (Rent); Domino (Genesis).
Weather: Beautiful (55 degrees f) and just plan the best day of training thus far.
Afterward: Fine; lots of fluids and eats and typical [...]
Route: 3 Miles (8th to Wilson)
Listened to: "Seasons of Love" (Rent)
Weather: Warm: 48 degrees f
Afterward: Good
Let's get caught up: Saturday's long run was 15 miles (32 to 9 to 36 to 111 and back home on 32): Good run, longest one of the season and an important one in training. Listened to: Wait, wait…don't tell [...]
Route: 3 miles (8th to Wilson)
Listened to: Train (My Private Nation)
Weather: Clear and sunny (it was 8 a.m.) 48 ish
After: nice
Did some fartlecing the last mile or so of this run just to say I did some speed work. The second day of Spring Break and the past 24 hours has taught me how to: [...]
