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Thursday Mar 28, 2019 #
5 PM
Run 53:47 [1] 6.9 mi (7:48 / mi) +27m 7:42 / mi
My sister had a progression tempo run and did I want to come along? Well, other than my burning calves, sure.
15 minutes warm up, 15 at 7:30s, 10 at 7:00s. Did all on the other side of the river. 7:30s were easy. 7:00s was low L2.
Some time in the 7:30s, I went to spit down on the pavement next to me as a Hubway rider came by unannounced. He perceived this as some sort of slight, and started jawing at me. "You spit at me!" "I'm sorry, but I don't have eyes in the back of my head, so maybe call 'on your left' next time." He then proceeded to bike right in front of us, very slowly, so I reached out to give him a little push forward. Well that didn't go over well. He screamed some more, despite some other bicyclists telling him to cool it, and then proceeded to menacingly tailgate us for a while.
HR spiked thanks to that!
As he was tailing us, I kept saying "come past us, I know you can, give warning" but he just stayed behind. So we went off across the lagoon and he went another way. I thought of vindictively calling Hubway and telling him to deactivate his account (which I could maybe have done; a few years ago, I definitely could have, but the people I know aren't there anymore). But whatever.
Finished the speeds around the Museum, then run back to Cambridge. We saw the happy bus in Kendall, and ran down Albany to catch it for the last half mile. Not because we needed to, but because we'd done more than the cooldown and always will take an excuse to ride a happy bus.
So, a good run!
15 minutes warm up, 15 at 7:30s, 10 at 7:00s. Did all on the other side of the river. 7:30s were easy. 7:00s was low L2.
Some time in the 7:30s, I went to spit down on the pavement next to me as a Hubway rider came by unannounced. He perceived this as some sort of slight, and started jawing at me. "You spit at me!" "I'm sorry, but I don't have eyes in the back of my head, so maybe call 'on your left' next time." He then proceeded to bike right in front of us, very slowly, so I reached out to give him a little push forward. Well that didn't go over well. He screamed some more, despite some other bicyclists telling him to cool it, and then proceeded to menacingly tailgate us for a while.
HR spiked thanks to that!
As he was tailing us, I kept saying "come past us, I know you can, give warning" but he just stayed behind. So we went off across the lagoon and he went another way. I thought of vindictively calling Hubway and telling him to deactivate his account (which I could maybe have done; a few years ago, I definitely could have, but the people I know aren't there anymore). But whatever.
Finished the speeds around the Museum, then run back to Cambridge. We saw the happy bus in Kendall, and ran down Albany to catch it for the last half mile. Not because we needed to, but because we'd done more than the cooldown and always will take an excuse to ride a happy bus.
So, a good run!
C • Why? 2
Wednesday Mar 27, 2019 #
6 AM
Run 3:56 [1] 0.6 mi (6:33 / mi)
Running a little late, still need the new tube, forgot water, so warm up run became Hubway halfway and then sprint. Legs still a little tired from Gravity Ski Monday and accidental two mile tempo yesterday.
Run 22:55 [4] 1.5 mi (15:17 / mi) +524m 7:20 / mi
So, NP. Saw Alex and Maile and lots of CSU tights, and then got a start in the second group. Quickly ran past the first group and was a section behind one other runner. Felt good: upper 20s was just about right. PR? Possible.
Legs not too fresh so I was only making it about halfway up any section before going in to hands on legs walk, but that was okay. Moving down pretty well (but not flying) and keeping going. Halfway in about 11, so on PR target, but the second half doesn't get any easier.
Kept on pace: 8 mins for 13 sections, 5 mins for 8 sections: 38 seconds per section. HR was in L3 most of the way, so I knew I had something to give at the end. Bumped up towards L4 with about 10 to go, and pushed harder the last three. I was at the top of 1 at 22:30: I needed to run the last section in 35 seconds to PR.
I put my head down and went for it. Finished the section, down and up, in 25 seconds. That's a 15:25 stadium pace. That ain't about to happen, but a 10 second PR did. I was able to stop my watch after a couple of tries, and then lay down, Diggins-style, on the cold concrete for a few minutes.
PRogression:
6/6/12 32:00
7/25/12 29:32 -2:28
7/31/13 28:32 -1:00
10/30/13 27:00 -1:32
4/30/14 25:35 -1:25
10/29/14 24:19 -1:14
11/30/16 24:10 -0:09
4/27/17 23:22 -0:48
11/29/17 23:06 -0:16
10/31/18 23:05 -0:01
3/27/19 22:55 -0:10
Legs not too fresh so I was only making it about halfway up any section before going in to hands on legs walk, but that was okay. Moving down pretty well (but not flying) and keeping going. Halfway in about 11, so on PR target, but the second half doesn't get any easier.
Kept on pace: 8 mins for 13 sections, 5 mins for 8 sections: 38 seconds per section. HR was in L3 most of the way, so I knew I had something to give at the end. Bumped up towards L4 with about 10 to go, and pushed harder the last three. I was at the top of 1 at 22:30: I needed to run the last section in 35 seconds to PR.
I put my head down and went for it. Finished the section, down and up, in 25 seconds. That's a 15:25 stadium pace. That ain't about to happen, but a 10 second PR did. I was able to stop my watch after a couple of tries, and then lay down, Diggins-style, on the cold concrete for a few minutes.
PRogression:
6/6/12 32:00
7/25/12 29:32 -2:28
7/31/13 28:32 -1:00
10/30/13 27:00 -1:32
4/30/14 25:35 -1:25
10/29/14 24:19 -1:14
11/30/16 24:10 -0:09
4/27/17 23:22 -0:48
11/29/17 23:06 -0:16
10/31/18 23:05 -0:01
3/27/19 22:55 -0:10
Run 12:22 [1] 1.2 mi (10:18 / mi)
Was going to do my traditional walk home, but I saw people jogging, so I jog-chatted with them. Warm clothes are good clothes!
Tuesday Mar 26, 2019 #
Run 39:18 [1] 5.2 mi (7:33 / mi) +23m 7:27 / mi
Cool, breezy and sunny, perfect running weather. Out for a 5m river loop, legs still heavy from yesterday. Down across the Longfellow, across the new bridge, and then hit stride along the river. Was not intending to go fast at all. I was just behind a woman who had come along the river and wound up matching her pace, except about 30m back. Then she pulled up for the end of what was probably an interval (checked Strava, it was) and I went ahead. Then she came by me again (on the parallel path) and then I pulled forward.
My watch buzzed a 7:02. It felt like 7:45. So I figured I'd keep the pace up. Or maybe that my watch was off, since there was no way I was running marathon pace (didn't wear HRM). The next mile clicked off at 6:48. Well, okay then. Across the footbridge and home at more like an 8:30 pace (but including several stair flights). Felt pretty okay!
My watch buzzed a 7:02. It felt like 7:45. So I figured I'd keep the pace up. Or maybe that my watch was off, since there was no way I was running marathon pace (didn't wear HRM). The next mile clicked off at 6:48. Well, okay then. Across the footbridge and home at more like an 8:30 pace (but including several stair flights). Felt pretty okay!
Sunday Mar 24, 2019 #
10 AM
Ski 3:35:47 [1] 22.5 mi (9:35 / mi) +947m 8:29 / mi
Got a late-ish start in the morning, so it was warming up, but still winter wonderland. I went to get Hill Farmstead at the local general store (since we missed the brewery yesterday) and saw the Pisten Bully at Highland Lodge. So, uh, yeah, I was skiing that. I got dropped off at East Craftsbury Road and skied up to the lodge, and back.
The first hour up to the lodge was slow, but wonderful. Great kick, but soft tracks. First one out, but a busload of people (well, maybe a dozen) were coming down the trail at me towards the lodge. Nothing groomed past the lodge, but the Pisten Bully had gone up another trail so, so did I.
Turns out, the PB went around the long way. So did I. Now it was getting warm in the sun. 40˚, but late March and it was sucky and soft and then sometimes my wax would ice up, and there's a lot of climbing around that way. Rossa went on, which sort of helped the climbing (but not so much the icing) and finally I got back on the main trail down towards the village.
The down was kind of slow, oh well, but at least pretty fun. The shade was still reasonable. The last bit up to the Center was a slog. I skated quite a bit of it because there was no kick and it was real slow. 22.5 miles, felt like about 40.
The first hour up to the lodge was slow, but wonderful. Great kick, but soft tracks. First one out, but a busload of people (well, maybe a dozen) were coming down the trail at me towards the lodge. Nothing groomed past the lodge, but the Pisten Bully had gone up another trail so, so did I.
Turns out, the PB went around the long way. So did I. Now it was getting warm in the sun. 40˚, but late March and it was sucky and soft and then sometimes my wax would ice up, and there's a lot of climbing around that way. Rossa went on, which sort of helped the climbing (but not so much the icing) and finally I got back on the main trail down towards the village.
The down was kind of slow, oh well, but at least pretty fun. The shade was still reasonable. The last bit up to the Center was a slog. I skated quite a bit of it because there was no kick and it was real slow. 22.5 miles, felt like about 40.
2 PM
Run 52:38 [1] 6.1 mi (8:38 / mi) +157m 7:59 / mi
Sister had a 6 mile recovery run programmed, so, yeah, run. The dirt roads were a mucking fess, so we drove to the Common and ran from there. I knew going south was a big downhill, so I figured let's try going north. Which was a big downhill. That was fun, and the up wasn't too bad (150m climb) and we did a bit more on the flat for the even 6.
4 PM
Ski 13:35 [1] 1.6 mi (8:29 / mi) +30m 8:01 / mi
I thought maybe the trails would freeze up from below later in the day, so tried a ski out around Duck Pond. It was slow. Not going to suffer through gloppy snow after 4h.
Hey, can't complain. Classic skiing in the spring is not something to complain about.
Hey, can't complain. Classic skiing in the spring is not something to complain about.
Saturday Mar 23, 2019 #
6 PM
Ski 41:33 [1] 5.3 mi (7:50 / mi) +145m 7:14 / mi
Well … EVERYONE else is up in Quebec, skiing and cheering, or cheering and skiing. I couldn't have gone up until Friday afternoon, probably with Jess, and it would have been a lot of travel, and I have a thesis to write in all.
Also, the family wanted to do a ski weekend, and today is the parents' anniversary. And Craftsbury was calling, and is about 4 hours closer. And the snow here is … amazing. Left a lot later than planned, since my sister ran 22 this morning. So we didn't get to hit the trails until 6:30, and it was amazing. Short town loop, snow dripping off the trees, blue kick, you'd think it was January except that it was light until 7:30.
Tomorrow should be amazing. Then we're going gravity skiing at Jay on Monday.
Happy spring!
Also, the family wanted to do a ski weekend, and today is the parents' anniversary. And Craftsbury was calling, and is about 4 hours closer. And the snow here is … amazing. Left a lot later than planned, since my sister ran 22 this morning. So we didn't get to hit the trails until 6:30, and it was amazing. Short town loop, snow dripping off the trees, blue kick, you'd think it was January except that it was light until 7:30.
Tomorrow should be amazing. Then we're going gravity skiing at Jay on Monday.
Happy spring!