Training Log Archive: ernst

Dreary day with snow showers and wetness. A good excuse for the stationary bike. Managed 40 minutes - almost effortless while watching live Jazz from Lincoln Center on YouTube. (Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck Tribute Shows). Afterwards some serious core/yoga stretches.

Another chilly afternoon, perfect for a run. I had no firm plan, set some intervals on my watch, which kicked in from the get go without a warmup. So I bagged the idea and just wanted to run comfortably marathon pace. I feel I am getting stronger but not necessarily faster. Quite the hilly course. And I discovered the housing development on New Ridge is a 1.5 mile gradual uphill about 60m - perfect for training. Exploring it added 3 miles extra, and running straight home amounted to 13.7 miles. I stopped at 13.1 (HM) and shuffled home off the clock for a proper cool down.

Another 10 miler. Nice weather for it - last bit a bit chilly with wind. W Foss Farm to Bennett to East Foss Farm and home through College Woods. Steady pace with a bit of fartleking at the end. Good workout.

Intervals on the Lee Hook Loop via Lee to Wiswall and home. 2.5 mile warmup over the Wednesday Hills. Starting on the last hill : I alternated 2 min HM pace (around 6:30 in the flats, then 2 min M pace around 7:00 in the flats. Did this for about 8 times (lost count) I was able to sync it such that all uphills were on the HM pace for the first 5 or so as I turned into Lee Hook Road. Miles 4 - 7 at 6:47 pace. The last couple intervals were getting hard. Very pleased with the effort.

Noodling around the neighborhood (Woodridge) in the rain. Finishing up on 1.7 mile of trial/dirt road around the hole. Rain and wind gusts will be getting worse today, so here is my jaunt for the day.

A late day outing after a bit of gardening work. Surrey to Henge, to Wiswall and a loop around Littlejohn. Then back home using alternate routes via Thompson House and Sprucewood to the hole.

After a 1 mile or so warmup that felt really slow, body seemed to be awakening. Thereafter legs felt quite strong and I was able to keep an even tempo going to the end, including a fast mile on the home stretch. Perfect temperature ~ 50 , no wind, quiet - deserted mostly, all around a nice run.