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Saturday Oct 14, 2017 #
11 AM
Trail Run 2:04:24 [3] 5.4 mi (23:02 / mi) +1415m 12:42 / mi
Adams Challenge, or, I haven't been to the Northern Presidentials in way too long. Still feeling like a cold, but my sister and BIL wanted to go up to NH, and everything was booked solid, but the OH wasn't, so they provided the ride and I provided the lodging. They hiked something in the Carters, but I wanted to hit the peaks. So I did!
Legs still felt a little tired and cold was certainly still there. Not a lot of get-up-and-go but I figured I'd have no trouble making it up within the allotted time frame. Ran what I could, hiked what I couldn't, passed a lot of goofers on the Air Line, and made the summit soaked in sweat and glad I had a different shirt to put on. Ate lunch, listened to very goofery conversation as long as it took to scarf half my sandwich.
Legs still felt a little tired and cold was certainly still there. Not a lot of get-up-and-go but I figured I'd have no trouble making it up within the allotted time frame. Ran what I could, hiked what I couldn't, passed a lot of goofers on the Air Line, and made the summit soaked in sweat and glad I had a different shirt to put on. Ate lunch, listened to very goofery conversation as long as it took to scarf half my sandwich.
Trail Run 1:43:07 [1] 4.3 mi (23:59 / mi)
Running down. Well, my legs didn't feel great, so the bottom part was much more hiking than running, but no slips or falls on the VW.
5 PM
Hiking 16:35 [1] 0.8 mi (20:44 / mi) +58m 16:55 / mi
Did some work sitting on a bench looking up at Mount Adams. Then went to hike up the South Imp branch to meet the others. After 10 minutes going up the trail I realized I was going up the north branch. Uhm, whoops? Went to turn to run down and my IT band was having none of it. Better 10 minutes from the road than at the Madhaüs like last time. Also, left IT band, so a new injury! Seeing a lot of double poling in my future.
Friday Oct 13, 2017 #
5 PM
Run 27:25 [1] 3.2 mi (8:34 / mi)
So I ran Chicago, and came down with a cold. I guess I might as well get the legs and body out of commission at the same time. Running road marathons is dumb.
Tuesday Oct 10, 2017 #
Note
Quick Chi Marathon notes:
1. Marathons are so dumb. If I don't go sub-3 at Boston I probably won't push to do something else to requalify and let the chips fall where they may. (I say this now …)
2. Having said that, marathons are so cool! Three hours of just flat out running, with lots of people, crowds, cities. Such fun!
3. No marathon ever has enough port-o-johns at the start. Which is why guys use trees/bushes/fences/whatever. Although the guy dropping a deuce in the bushes in a park, well, the rain won't wash that away as easily.
4. Chicago really could stand a better finish. 800 meters to go huge crowds running up South Michigan and then? Right turn, no crowds, incline up over the IC, then another left turn where they have grandstands, but it's so goddamn hard to get there that few people cheer. If it just went straight north on Michigan to Balbo, it would be 100 times better.
1. Marathons are so dumb. If I don't go sub-3 at Boston I probably won't push to do something else to requalify and let the chips fall where they may. (I say this now …)
2. Having said that, marathons are so cool! Three hours of just flat out running, with lots of people, crowds, cities. Such fun!
3. No marathon ever has enough port-o-johns at the start. Which is why guys use trees/bushes/fences/whatever. Although the guy dropping a deuce in the bushes in a park, well, the rain won't wash that away as easily.
4. Chicago really could stand a better finish. 800 meters to go huge crowds running up South Michigan and then? Right turn, no crowds, incline up over the IC, then another left turn where they have grandstands, but it's so goddamn hard to get there that few people cheer. If it just went straight north on Michigan to Balbo, it would be 100 times better.