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Tuesday Mar 31, 2020 #
8 AM
Core 20:00 [1]
Yoga sculpt.
This had weights. I can log it.
This had weights. I can log it.
5 PM
Run 40:47 [1] 4.2 mi (9:43 / mi) +207m 8:25 / mi
Out to try the new carbon hiking poles for a go. Park was closed but on the other side it didn't say anything. Ran a loop and then a few bounds of the park. Not a very long bound; only about 20m up, but steep. Was out of breath at the top, but my legs are tired.
April beckons.
April beckons.
Monday Mar 30, 2020 #
5 PM
Run 1:09:56 [1] 9.0 mi (7:46 / mi) +62m 7:36 / mi
Ran the other way around Mission Bay, avoided some 6 foot boundaries, and there was very little traffic when I was running in the shoulder of a highway. Sea World was eerily closed, and then the bike paths around the bay were sort of closed, so I ran some in the road, which was kind of silly, but again, no traffic.
Didn't feel great, but not too bad. Mid-7s.
Didn't feel great, but not too bad. Mid-7s.
Run 29:07 [1] 2.6 mi (11:12 / mi) +16m 10:59 / mi
There was sunset, so Nadia and I ran down for it at her speed, which was a nice cool down.
And a decent sunset above an abandoned beach.
And a decent sunset above an abandoned beach.
Sunday Mar 29, 2020 #
Event: Eastern States POSTPONED
1 PM
Core 20:00 [1]
"Yoga sculpt" so it was a decent amount of core and had some burning. About 20 minutes of work, ten of lying down at the end.
Planning to do some yoga every day. I have the time.
April plans:
Read books
Bake things
Run
Yoga
Learn how to dance
The last two I will have some help with. And the baking, too, which will be necessary.
Planning to do some yoga every day. I have the time.
April plans:
Read books
Bake things
Run
Yoga
Learn how to dance
The last two I will have some help with. And the baking, too, which will be necessary.
C • Time 3
4 PM
Run 1:19:54 [1] 10.1 mi (7:55 / mi) +301m 7:14 / mi
Nice run, up the mountain, with a little extension, then whee down the other side to La Jolla, then back, and finding some hills on the way back. First up a little hill to the old trolley ROW, then a super punchy hill up to Kate Sessions, and then a little loop to hit 10 miles.
By super punchy: 77 ft in 0.07 miles: a 19% grade. Strava segment is "Loring Cliff" the bulk of it at 22%.
Also spied a nice bounding hill and my hiking poles arrived when I got back!
By super punchy: 77 ft in 0.07 miles: a 19% grade. Strava segment is "Loring Cliff" the bulk of it at 22%.
Also spied a nice bounding hill and my hiking poles arrived when I got back!
Saturday Mar 28, 2020 #
3 PM
Run 22:00 [1] 2.0 mi (11:00 / mi) +11m 10:49 / mi
After yoga (pretty chill, good stretching, but not really much core) Nadia wanted to learn to run. Last time was a mile, this time was two. To the beach and back at the end of sunrise. Beach was 1.3, and I said we could stop when we reached the lemon box on the way back, or two miles, whichever came first. They came at the same point.
I wish I could double my distance every time I went out running.
I wish I could double my distance every time I went out running.
Friday Mar 27, 2020 #
5 PM
Run 9:50 [1] 1.2 mi (8:12 / mi) +10m 7:59 / mi
Out and back to the start of Strava Art!
Run 59:04 [1] 7.7 mi (7:40 / mi) +93m 7:24 / mi
Dani posted on TheFacebook that we should all go out and make Strava Art, first challenge, make a robot. And I am living on a street grid. So I went to make a robot, well, a robot on a surfboard, because the city banned surfing. And the beach.
I did have to run one block on the closed boardwalk above the empty beach to do this. And halfway through the run I realized I could make a slightly more-realistic surfboard by changing up my route (deftly scribbled onto a piece of paper) and would just have to remember what to retrace. Almost effed up a couple of times but stayed the course.
Did see a couple of groups not social distancing well, alas. Although one was a group of Gen Z-ers who had repurposed a street intersection as a kickball diamond, so that's not too bad.
I did have to run one block on the closed boardwalk above the empty beach to do this. And halfway through the run I realized I could make a slightly more-realistic surfboard by changing up my route (deftly scribbled onto a piece of paper) and would just have to remember what to retrace. Almost effed up a couple of times but stayed the course.
Did see a couple of groups not social distancing well, alas. Although one was a group of Gen Z-ers who had repurposed a street intersection as a kickball diamond, so that's not too bad.
Thursday Mar 26, 2020 #
9 AM
4 PM
Run 45:22 [1] 5.6 mi (8:06 / mi) +165m 7:25 / mi
New route today, south to the bay, along a path to another path, then up Pacifica because how much of a hill can it be?
420 feet over 0.7 miles is how much. 12% average grade. Unrelenting.
I might have to go do repeats there some time.
420 feet over 0.7 miles is how much. 12% average grade. Unrelenting.
I might have to go do repeats there some time.
Run 10:41 [1] 1.0 mi (10:41 / mi) +12m 10:18 / mi
Nadia wanted to run a mile.
So we ran a mile.
The block lengths here have nothing to do with, well, with anything. No number to a mile, no feet per block, at least not a round number. It's infuriating.
So we ran a mile.
The block lengths here have nothing to do with, well, with anything. No number to a mile, no feet per block, at least not a round number. It's infuriating.
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020 #
5 PM
Run 1:03:56 [1] 8.1 mi (7:54 / mi) +309m 7:03 / mi
Lovely day here, cool and cloudy and breezy. Legs feeling better. Went up to the cutover I ran yesterday, across, up to the top of the mountain where the park was closed, then up another hill, then back down to the cutover, across, and down.
Fun little tidbit: last two miles were:
7:00.0
7:59.9
Bracketing!
They closed all the parks, which is dumb. Beaches, too, which means no surfing lessons. Good thing I didn't buy a wetsuit. There's a park nearby which has a grassy hill that looks perfect for two minute bounding. I'm ordering trekking poles. Can't stop won't stop will maintain social distance.
Fun little tidbit: last two miles were:
7:00.0
7:59.9
Bracketing!
They closed all the parks, which is dumb. Beaches, too, which means no surfing lessons. Good thing I didn't buy a wetsuit. There's a park nearby which has a grassy hill that looks perfect for two minute bounding. I'm ordering trekking poles. Can't stop won't stop will maintain social distance.
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020 #
5 PM
Run 33:24 [1] 4.1 mi (8:09 / mi) +164m 7:15 / mi
Short run, nice around the block vibe. No cars, some other runners, and free lemons with a little joggle at the end. Legs needed a break today, but felt okay.
Monday Mar 23, 2020 #
9 AM
Core 25:00 [1]
Klaebo 30 minute workout. About 25 minutes of work, and learning Norwegian (not really).
Then watched him vanquish some Russians.
Then watched him vanquish some Russians.
5 PM
Run 1:07:30 [1] 8.3 mi (8:08 / mi) +69m 7:56 / mi
Legs feeling tired. Needed a flatter run, went around the bay. Decent social distancing but running hilly roads is definitely lonelier.
Also tired from an early call this morning. But legs were definitely having the feels by the end.
Also tired from an early call this morning. But legs were definitely having the feels by the end.
Sunday Mar 22, 2020 #
Run 1:37:37 [1] 11.3 mi (8:38 / mi) +431m 7:43 / mi
Today's run was up the hill, over the other side, and then back up over it. Which was fun, but my legs felt pretty tired. Also humid, and spitting rain at the end, but cloudy at least. Didn't have the uphill push, and especially not the downhill legs. No 6:30 downhill miles.
Saturday Mar 21, 2020 #
5 PM
Run 1:05:22 [1] 8.3 mi (7:53 / mi) +231m 7:15 / mi
Variation on a theme: out along the road near the ocean, then up the hill, then down the way I came up yesterday. Fun to pound down the hills. Basically zero traffic, so the shoulder is the way to go. Heard one house party in PB (come on, people) but mostly good social distancing. Surfing is pretty good distance, right?
Friday Mar 20, 2020 #
4 PM
Run 41:33 [1] 5.3 mi (7:50 / mi) +184m 7:05 / mi
They have hills here.
There are also fewer people to socially distance from on the hills.
Up to the top of Mount Soledad, then down another road. 9 min miles up, 7 min miles down. Whee!
There are also fewer people to socially distance from on the hills.
Up to the top of Mount Soledad, then down another road. 9 min miles up, 7 min miles down. Whee!
Thursday Mar 19, 2020 #
Note
jet lag + hangover = tired
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020 #
11 AM
Run 39:02 [1] 4.7 mi (8:18 / mi) +16m 8:13 / mi
Out to pick the car up, via the stadium.
It was open, but not a lot of social distance. Didn't run stairs.
Then off to SAN.
It was open, but not a lot of social distance. Didn't run stairs.
Then off to SAN.
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020 #
4 PM
Run 44:28 [1] 5.4 mi (8:14 / mi) +16m 8:10 / mi
So, here's a crazy thing.
This is something which would have been crazy three weeks ago and it's still crazy but compared with everything it's normal.
I have a friend, who I drove across the country with, in San Diego. She lives alone. She just moved there and barely knows anyone. It would be good isolation. The flights are cheap and empty. I'm working entirely from home. I've tried to find a reason not to do this and haven't really yet.
I also needed to get the winter tires off my car, so I took ski season out, got the tires, made it from Melrose to Watertown in 27 minutes at peak rush hour, and ran home for a meeting with my Congresswoman (alas, a phone meeting, because coronavirus of course).
This is something which would have been crazy three weeks ago and it's still crazy but compared with everything it's normal.
I have a friend, who I drove across the country with, in San Diego. She lives alone. She just moved there and barely knows anyone. It would be good isolation. The flights are cheap and empty. I'm working entirely from home. I've tried to find a reason not to do this and haven't really yet.
I also needed to get the winter tires off my car, so I took ski season out, got the tires, made it from Melrose to Watertown in 27 minutes at peak rush hour, and ran home for a meeting with my Congresswoman (alas, a phone meeting, because coronavirus of course).
Monday Mar 16, 2020 #
12 PM
Run 1:01:05 [1] 7.1 mi (8:36 / mi) +41m 8:27 / mi
Out to take some photos. Beautiful day. Cold. Back along the river.
Almost felt like winter.
Almost felt like winter.
Sunday Mar 15, 2020 #
10 AM
Run 46:14 [1] 6.0 mi (7:42 / mi) +34m 7:34 / mi
Up super early to go to Market Basket and Russo's. Then I'd brain farted and forgotten two things at MB, so I ran back there. It wasn't that crazy. Nice run along the river, good day, but I slept poorly last night so didn't have the oomph to go further.
Now everything is shut down for weeks. I'll be at home, it seems, maybe going to run in the Blue Hills or Fells. At least it's light until 7 and there will be absolutely zero traffic. Or anything to do.
If they tell us to shelter in place I'll see if I can sneak off somewhere like Maine.
Now everything is shut down for weeks. I'll be at home, it seems, maybe going to run in the Blue Hills or Fells. At least it's light until 7 and there will be absolutely zero traffic. Or anything to do.
If they tell us to shelter in place I'll see if I can sneak off somewhere like Maine.
Saturday Mar 14, 2020 #
Note
Realizing it's the first year since 2014 I haven't been training for a spring marathon, so this is … weird. (In 2014 I didn't start until after Boston, but still.) That's basically my entire log.
I'm guessing that 7S and the Billygoat are probably on life support. 7S we could run on our own, maybe, but the tight quarters of that trail won't help. Billygoat (and other O) seem like the most socially-distant sport (especially if we had SI-air punching), but mass starts seem less prudent. I would guess West Point, which I might have finally been able to put on a calendar this year, will be canceled, because West Point.
Probably a lot of roads, trails and O on your own this spring. And riding bikes. And rollerskiing once May comes around. Time to start building the base.
I'm guessing that 7S and the Billygoat are probably on life support. 7S we could run on our own, maybe, but the tight quarters of that trail won't help. Billygoat (and other O) seem like the most socially-distant sport (especially if we had SI-air punching), but mass starts seem less prudent. I would guess West Point, which I might have finally been able to put on a calendar this year, will be canceled, because West Point.
Probably a lot of roads, trails and O on your own this spring. And riding bikes. And rollerskiing once May comes around. Time to start building the base.
1 PM
Ski 2:01:45 [1] 14.0 mi (8:42 / mi) +556m 7:44 / mi
Drove up to Jackson to ski the Hall Trail with Lincoln and Jess, all at a safe distance. We didn't do the race in the morning, so the trail was beat up in places. 5k climb to start, chatty pace, some thin spots, and we went around Maple on the crust. Lovely, slow, and hard at times. I broke the ski longer than you drive rule, but this week, I think rules can be broken.
Probably last skiing this year. Oh well, it would have been nice to socially distance and work from home up to Craftsbury for a few days if it was like last year. Oh, look, Craftsbury is closed.
Probably last skiing this year. Oh well, it would have been nice to socially distance and work from home up to Craftsbury for a few days if it was like last year. Oh, look, Craftsbury is closed.
Friday Mar 13, 2020 #
Run 32:55 [1] 4.0 mi (8:14 / mi)
At the beginning of the week, I had a plan. Long Tuesday, stairs Wednesday, speeds Thursday, run to and from hills Friday, ski Saturday, long run Sunday (or maybe New Bedford). I think the plan was something like a 60 mile week.
Now?
Hard to be motivated to run as much with everything going down. But Blue Bikes points were motivated! So I went out and got 35 bike points (worth $3.50, also I'm in 3rd place overall by a lot right now so that's worth $50) in about an hour and ran four miles. Kind of fun I guess?
Now?
Hard to be motivated to run as much with everything going down. But Blue Bikes points were motivated! So I went out and got 35 bike points (worth $3.50, also I'm in 3rd place overall by a lot right now so that's worth $50) in about an hour and ran four miles. Kind of fun I guess?
Wednesday Mar 11, 2020 #
Note
Wow.
Boston is cooked, I'm pretty sure.
Not sure I have the motivation to go out and do all the specific training for it.
This is all very weird.
Boston is cooked, I'm pretty sure.
Not sure I have the motivation to go out and do all the specific training for it.
This is all very weird.
6 AM
Run 26:22 [1] 2.7 mi (9:46 / mi)
Jog to and from NP
Run hills 44:16 [1] 2.0 mi (22:08 / mi) +624m 11:14 / mi
37-18, 37-18, 37-32. Hard after 16 and then World Championships.
Someone saw my old NNHS tights and said "do you XC ski." Well, yes. "Oh I skied in college." Where? "Macalester."
So then we talked about things. 10 years after me. We're everywhere!
Someone saw my old NNHS tights and said "do you XC ski." Well, yes. "Oh I skied in college." Where? "Macalester."
So then we talked about things. 10 years after me. We're everywhere!
8 AM
Run 8:00 [1] 0.9 mi (8:53 / mi)
Run to get some Hubway points.
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020 #
Note
Heh, when I was looking at how many km of skiing I needed to do to equal previous years, I was looking at miles. Not about to ski 200km over two weekends (especially when I *only* skied 70k last weekend).
COVID-19 is making things interesting here.
First, I had two meetings canceled tonight, so I go to Worlds. Of course, one got pushed to next Tuesday when I am supposed to go to Mpls for actual Tuesday Night Worlds, so who knows.
Then this weekend, I have the Jackson Hall Trail race on Saturday and then an event up there Saturday night. I was going to maybe drive back south on Saturday evening and then run New Bedford on Sunday, but it done got canceled! So, I guess I'll stay up there and maybe find somewhere for a long run.
I wonder if they'll cancel the OOB 13.1 the next weekend.
COVID-19 is making things interesting here.
First, I had two meetings canceled tonight, so I go to Worlds. Of course, one got pushed to next Tuesday when I am supposed to go to Mpls for actual Tuesday Night Worlds, so who knows.
Then this weekend, I have the Jackson Hall Trail race on Saturday and then an event up there Saturday night. I was going to maybe drive back south on Saturday evening and then run New Bedford on Sunday, but it done got canceled! So, I guess I'll stay up there and maybe find somewhere for a long run.
I wonder if they'll cancel the OOB 13.1 the next weekend.
7 AM
Run 2:06:10 [1] 15.6 mi (8:05 / mi) +138m 7:52 / mi
Planned to wake up early and go for a long run. Was thinking about 20, but got started a little later than planned. Ran out along the river to Walnut Street, then up to Comm, and then home via Kenmore. Even splits (8s); mile 14 down Beacon a bit faster. Felt decent. Not perfect, but decent. Just 10 shy of a few weeks from now …
6 PM
Ski race 15:41 [3] 3.1 mi (5:04 / mi) +49m 4:49 / mi
I wasn't planning to go to Worlds but then my evening meetings got canceled, so why not. Got to Worlds 8 minutes before the start, traffic wasn't bad. Conditions were better than expected. Sure, it was 60, but the snow was reasonable aside from a couple of slushy bits, and we actually had the full horseshoe. Surprisingly not bad given the garbage winter we've had.
Costume race, and I sang O Canada (in French!) for Robert to start. Then we skied. No one seemed to want to go fast; Rob had waxed his skis so everyone let him go ahead. I didn't want to tangle with people, so I got out front and no one came with. Five laps, so an actual 5k, and I started gaining on Rob. By the 4th lap I was gaining up on him, and still not going too hard, and by the first hill of the fifth lap I was on his tail. Can't let the old man win. So I rode in the rest of the way and after we lapped some of recreational racers won a sprint.
With 16 miles on my legs this morning I was not planning to go hard at all.
Costume race, and I sang O Canada (in French!) for Robert to start. Then we skied. No one seemed to want to go fast; Rob had waxed his skis so everyone let him go ahead. I didn't want to tangle with people, so I got out front and no one came with. Five laps, so an actual 5k, and I started gaining on Rob. By the 4th lap I was gaining up on him, and still not going too hard, and by the first hill of the fifth lap I was on his tail. Can't let the old man win. So I rode in the rest of the way and after we lapped some of recreational racers won a sprint.
With 16 miles on my legs this morning I was not planning to go hard at all.
Ski 14:40 [1] 1.9 mi (7:43 / mi) +28m 7:23 / mi
A few cool down laps before dinner and awards. I won my age group but was maybe 4th overall? I should wax my skis, or ski faster.
Monday Mar 9, 2020 #
6 PM
Run 43:00 [1] 5.3 mi (8:07 / mi)
By the time I got home and dealt with bread dough and sweet potatoes, it was late, so just a short run.
Sunday Mar 8, 2020 #
10 AM
Ski 4:37 [1] 0.6 mi (7:41 / mi) +12m 7:14 / mi
A couple of loops to work out the legs before the ski-o.
Ski-O 22:53 [1] **** 2.6 mi (8:48 / mi) +18m 8:37 / mi
14c
Narrow trails at the Owens. Me, Kestrel, Ken and Alison, on a course set by Adrian. Trails were icy and a bit rutted but good coverage, and appropriately narrow. Nice crust on the fields.
I used old skis and short poles, which was right. I navigated pretty well, had a pretty good time, and lost to Kestrel, but he has a bit of an advantage. As he said "I would just ski towards whatever tree I needed to ski towards, plus I know all the old trails, too."
I used old skis and short poles, which was right. I navigated pretty well, had a pretty good time, and lost to Kestrel, but he has a bit of an advantage. As he said "I would just ski towards whatever tree I needed to ski towards, plus I know all the old trails, too."
Ski 23:06 [1] 3.0 mi (7:42 / mi) +43m 7:22 / mi
Crust was very nice cruising around the Owen's yard, which is about 500m long.
1 PM
Ski 51:58 [1] 7.5 mi (6:56 / mi) +239m 6:18 / mi
By afternoon it was balmy and slushy but still sort of reasonable to ski (especially in the shade) and I took a cruise around Craftsbury out to Max's Pond and back. It was very nice. I should have been running, though.
Saturday Mar 7, 2020 #
10 AM
Ski 16:39 [1] 2.9 mi (5:44 / mi) +71m 5:20 / mi
Ski-O! Warm up on Duck Pond with a little crust skiing.
Ski-O 1:02:00 [3] ** 10.8 mi (5:44 / mi) +362m 5:12 / mi
spiked:11/13c
Ski O race!
It was on big trails, so barely ski-O, but there was some route choice at least. Part of my route choice was "oh I like this trail I am going to ski this one." Conditions pretty darned nice, fast but skiable. Apparently running from Ruthie's to Sam's was a little faster, I didn't take that, but did do some skiing across the snow.
Chris started behind me and caught me near the finish. He got fast. He might do quite well at SkiWOC.
It was on big trails, so barely ski-O, but there was some route choice at least. Part of my route choice was "oh I like this trail I am going to ski this one." Conditions pretty darned nice, fast but skiable. Apparently running from Ruthie's to Sam's was a little faster, I didn't take that, but did do some skiing across the snow.
Chris started behind me and caught me near the finish. He got fast. He might do quite well at SkiWOC.
2 PM
Ski 1:53:52 [1] 15.1 mi (7:32 / mi) +629m 6:41 / mi
Best laid plans were as follows:
Ski to Skunk Hollow, get a ride to Hill Farmstead. Get a bunch of beer.
Then I would run back to Barton on Route 14.
So the ski was pretty darned nice. Down to town, found some signal to tell the people coming to get my growlers there in the right car (Two cars and lots of car machinations) and then oh right those are hills. Lots of people out there, it was softening up mostly, some shady bits still icy, and some powder in really shady bits. Greensboro trails are so very nice.
I almost hit some people who had their dog and were going sort of triple-width up the trail which was not annoying at all, but I was able to slow down, and then one other big group that got out of the way. I had a few extra minutes and there was fresh grooming down to Long Pond so I did that bit as well. Got to the arranged pickup point at just the right time, and walked for three minutes and got a ride.
Except … in the wrong car. The right people. But my bag with dry clothes hadn't made it into the right car, so I had not the right clothes for a 16 mile run. So, alas, I will run tomorrow. I guess I skied 45k or so so that's okay. But it would have been an epic day, and Route 16 looks like it would have been a gorgeous, gradually downhill run. I even had a headlamp and a reflective vest since it would have gotten dark by the end.
Now I kind of have fomo, since there was apparently an entire pond which was drained out of this valley, by accident, in 1810.
Ski to Skunk Hollow, get a ride to Hill Farmstead. Get a bunch of beer.
Then I would run back to Barton on Route 14.
So the ski was pretty darned nice. Down to town, found some signal to tell the people coming to get my growlers there in the right car (Two cars and lots of car machinations) and then oh right those are hills. Lots of people out there, it was softening up mostly, some shady bits still icy, and some powder in really shady bits. Greensboro trails are so very nice.
I almost hit some people who had their dog and were going sort of triple-width up the trail which was not annoying at all, but I was able to slow down, and then one other big group that got out of the way. I had a few extra minutes and there was fresh grooming down to Long Pond so I did that bit as well. Got to the arranged pickup point at just the right time, and walked for three minutes and got a ride.
Except … in the wrong car. The right people. But my bag with dry clothes hadn't made it into the right car, so I had not the right clothes for a 16 mile run. So, alas, I will run tomorrow. I guess I skied 45k or so so that's okay. But it would have been an epic day, and Route 16 looks like it would have been a gorgeous, gradually downhill run. I even had a headlamp and a reflective vest since it would have gotten dark by the end.
Now I kind of have fomo, since there was apparently an entire pond which was drained out of this valley, by accident, in 1810.
Friday Mar 6, 2020 #
Note
The past two seasons I have skied+rollerskied 1046km (May 1 to April 30, since I believe it is illegal to rollerski in April and I have yet to ski in May).
I'm at 928km as of right now, but the next two weekends are ski weekends (despite what I should be doing for Boston). But this only requires 30k of skiing per day to match or exceed this!
Very tentative plans for the next week or so:
Sat: Craftsbury ski-o, plus then more skiing, then maybe run back to the rental house which is conveniently about 16 miles away. Although the dirt roads may be real muddy.
Sun: Ski in the morning, when it's fast, then maybe run?
Mon: November Project, perhaps, or some sort of running.
Tue: I have something scheduled during Worlds, but it's Robert's going away party and I want to sing O Canada in French, so I might work something out (perhaps the 6:26 train and a sprint).
Wed: NP!
Thu: Long-ish run
Fri: It's the Woahman which I haven't done this winter, but also do I want to wake up at 4:30? But stairs. IDK.
Sat: 25k Hall Trail race at Jackson, and then maybe some AT? Stuff in the evening up there.
Sun: Maybe more AT with lots of friends there. Maybe some running.
Missing New Bedford this year because it's early, planning on a half in OOB the weekend after to get some speed in and break in the shoes. Not quite the same as EWB.
I'm at 928km as of right now, but the next two weekends are ski weekends (despite what I should be doing for Boston). But this only requires 30k of skiing per day to match or exceed this!
Very tentative plans for the next week or so:
Sat: Craftsbury ski-o, plus then more skiing, then maybe run back to the rental house which is conveniently about 16 miles away. Although the dirt roads may be real muddy.
Sun: Ski in the morning, when it's fast, then maybe run?
Mon: November Project, perhaps, or some sort of running.
Tue: I have something scheduled during Worlds, but it's Robert's going away party and I want to sing O Canada in French, so I might work something out (perhaps the 6:26 train and a sprint).
Wed: NP!
Thu: Long-ish run
Fri: It's the Woahman which I haven't done this winter, but also do I want to wake up at 4:30? But stairs. IDK.
Sat: 25k Hall Trail race at Jackson, and then maybe some AT? Stuff in the evening up there.
Sun: Maybe more AT with lots of friends there. Maybe some running.
Missing New Bedford this year because it's early, planning on a half in OOB the weekend after to get some speed in and break in the shoes. Not quite the same as EWB.
6 AM
Run 1:34:26 [1] 10.8 mi (8:45 / mi) +470m 7:42 / mi
Wanted to get a long-ish run in, so I figured I'd go to sleep early enough (check) and then run to NP and back.
Nice run over to NP, stripped down to a tee, then ran front hills. We were supposed to have partners to chat with, and the penalty was doing burpies. I told Capoze that after Wednesday I had done basically 200 burpies so he could pound sand. No one wanted to do my fast on the downhills workout anyway. I was chasing Erin and Dana and then caught them near the end. 6 front hills and one back hill.
Then after ran down the hill with Malcolm, and then down to BU to pick up a bike for POINTS.
This all felt decent, although my top bits are still very sore from Wednesday.
Nice run over to NP, stripped down to a tee, then ran front hills. We were supposed to have partners to chat with, and the penalty was doing burpies. I told Capoze that after Wednesday I had done basically 200 burpies so he could pound sand. No one wanted to do my fast on the downhills workout anyway. I was chasing Erin and Dana and then caught them near the end. 6 front hills and one back hill.
Then after ran down the hill with Malcolm, and then down to BU to pick up a bike for POINTS.
This all felt decent, although my top bits are still very sore from Wednesday.
Thursday Mar 5, 2020 #
8 AM
Run 9:49 [1] 1.2 mi (8:11 / mi)
No great points available this morning but there were some out past TJs and I needed a couple of things (in compostable bags, since I needed those too).
5 PM
Run 54:29 [1] 6.7 mi (8:08 / mi) +79m 7:51 / mi
It was decided around 4 that someone really ought to go to a public meeting down in Dorchester, and I was going to go for a run after work, so why not just run to the meeting? If you show up in a Boston Marathon shirt this time of year around here it's pretty much formal-wear. So I took a nice run down the Emerald Necklace and then across Franklin Park. Probably just as fast as driving anyway.
7 PM
Run 7:11 [1] 0.8 mi (8:59 / mi)
Not that I would have driven since the Red Line home was 35 minutes, door-to-door, including a run to the train.
Wednesday Mar 4, 2020 #
6 AM
Run 26:02 [1] 2.8 mi (9:18 / mi)
Run to NP, run home from NP
Run 15:09 [1] 1.0 mi (15:09 / mi) +340m 7:22 / mi
NP today was at the bottom of each section do alternating 20 squats and 20 push ups.
It was pretty horrible.
I tried to keep good form for the push ups and after 150 this was harder so they got slower.
I have a feeling I will feel this tomorrow.
It was pretty horrible.
I tried to keep good form for the push ups and after 150 this was harder so they got slower.
I have a feeling I will feel this tomorrow.
Core 30:00 [1]
The push ups and squats
8 AM
Run 11:41 [1] 1.5 mi (7:47 / mi)
More BlueBikes running
25 points in 25 minutes.
25 points in 25 minutes.
Tuesday Mar 3, 2020 #
8 AM
Run 15:15 [1] 2.0 mi (7:37 / mi)
So when BlueBikes get unbalanced, they will give you points to rebalance them. You can get up to 6 points per ride. The first 10 points you earn gets you a free day pass (if anyone needs a day pass, let me know, they expire after 3 months). At 20 points they extend your membership by a week, and at 40, 60 and 80.
Beyond 80, they give you cash money. $1 per 10 points. And if you're in the top 3 at the end of the month, mo money ($100/$75/$50).
In the mornings, the area near my house gets very unbalanced. I can often get 5 points in 5 minutes. So I can basically get paid for running sprints. How bad can that be?
Ran a couple today, got some points. #2 on the leaderboard. Going for podium this month
Beyond 80, they give you cash money. $1 per 10 points. And if you're in the top 3 at the end of the month, mo money ($100/$75/$50).
In the mornings, the area near my house gets very unbalanced. I can often get 5 points in 5 minutes. So I can basically get paid for running sprints. How bad can that be?
Ran a couple today, got some points. #2 on the leaderboard. Going for podium this month
6 PM
Ski 19:55 [1] 2.9 mi (6:52 / mi) +41m 6:35 / mi
Weston is holding on. A couple of gray areas, and we shortened the course off the driving range, but what was there was fine.
Ski 15:29 [3] 3.2 mi (4:50 / mi) +48m 4:37 / mi
Last worlds. Clear base skis ran pretty well on the old dirty snow, but not having waxed them recently didn't help. Fluoros probably would have. Started raining for the race, not heavy enough to notice or care and I was in a t-shirt anyway.
People were really pushy at the start and without Andy there I hollered "don't pass on the start you know this by now" and I think everyone heard, after two people had passed me on the inside and poles were stepped on. Then I had to burn matches to pass them on the next uphill.
Stayed with the lead pack for a lap or so (5 lap race) and then fell off in to no man's land, and didn't push too hard, and then almost caught Rob at the end.
Oh, Worlds.
Then it was raining, and I went in to change clothes, and they had the end of last year's actual World Championships, and we watched Klaebo just dust a doping Russian. He's a good skier.
People were really pushy at the start and without Andy there I hollered "don't pass on the start you know this by now" and I think everyone heard, after two people had passed me on the inside and poles were stepped on. Then I had to burn matches to pass them on the next uphill.
Stayed with the lead pack for a lap or so (5 lap race) and then fell off in to no man's land, and didn't push too hard, and then almost caught Rob at the end.
Oh, Worlds.
Then it was raining, and I went in to change clothes, and they had the end of last year's actual World Championships, and we watched Klaebo just dust a doping Russian. He's a good skier.
Monday Mar 2, 2020 #
Note
Yikes … eating a whole chicken will give major meat sweats and sleep, well, wasn't coming. Took me a while to fall asleep, so no morning run.
Sunday Mar 1, 2020 #
12 PM
Ski 1:45:19 [1] 14.5 mi (7:16 / mi) +705m 6:19 / mi
I could (should) have run more today, but 30 miles in a weekend seemed like a bit much.
Also the reports of skiing were excellent. Andy's car was full, so I slept in and drove myself up to Waterville (Green's conditions report was meh, Waterville had the best ROI). Realized I'd left my boots in the car after Worlds and they were still wet, so dried them on the floor and the insoles on the dash all the way up. Hooray. Arrived at 12:30, right in time to buy a half-day pass.
I don't know if I've ever skied the south side, but it was open, so I skied around there a bunch. Super fun trails. Very enjoyable. Got sweaty, then cold, then went and had lunch.
Also the reports of skiing were excellent. Andy's car was full, so I slept in and drove myself up to Waterville (Green's conditions report was meh, Waterville had the best ROI). Realized I'd left my boots in the car after Worlds and they were still wet, so dried them on the floor and the insoles on the dash all the way up. Hooray. Arrived at 12:30, right in time to buy a half-day pass.
I don't know if I've ever skied the south side, but it was open, so I skied around there a bunch. Super fun trails. Very enjoyable. Got sweaty, then cold, then went and had lunch.
3 PM
Ski 1:16:19 [1] 10.5 mi (7:16 / mi) +434m 6:26 / mi
I was under the drive time rule, so I went up and classic skied the north end, wanting to go up Cascade and then maybe up to Snows and down Beanbender. Turns out the ski center's km distances are a bit optimistic, so I was able to do the figure-8, which is about 17k, in 1:15 classic. Had decent kick going up, although my legs felt sore from running and kick late.
40k for the day with 1100m of vert. Felt great.
I drove to the Market Basket in Concord, did my grocery shopping, and bought a MB rotisserie chicken for the drive home. They didn't have any halves, so I got a whole.
It was picked clean by the state line.
40k for the day with 1100m of vert. Felt great.
I drove to the Market Basket in Concord, did my grocery shopping, and bought a MB rotisserie chicken for the drive home. They didn't have any halves, so I got a whole.
It was picked clean by the state line.