Friday May 31 |
 | Trail/Road Run 27:00 [3]3.75 mi (7:11 / mi) | |
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| Caught in Smith woods when huge thunderstorm with gale force winds blew by. Trees and branches coming down around me. Unplanned speed workout going home. |
Thursday May 30 |
| Orienteering 1:30:52 [3]6.6 mi (13:45 / mi) | |
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| At the Notch. Warm and humid (and carried no water) so went at an easy pace. No big mistakes. |
Tuesday May 28 |
| Trail/Road Run 50:26 [4]7.0 mi (7:12 / mi) | |
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| Mill River loop from home. Good effort, muggy conditions. (6:08; 23:00; 34:35) |
Monday May 27 |
| cycling 1:07:08 [3] | |
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| Haydenville loop, 20 mies. Felt great to be on the bike. 11:19; 19:27; 27:32; 38:28; 47:55; 67:08. |
| Trail/Road Run (mapreading) 35:00 [1]3.0 mi (11:40 / mi) | |
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| Jog around Smith fields to try out my new light training shoes. Beech Hill map. |
Sunday May 26 |
| Trail Run 1:14:48 [3]8.0 mi (9:21 / mi) | |
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| Mt. Tom. M&M to Quarry to Keystone to Teabag to M&M. Felt dead. |
Saturday May 25 |
| Road Run (road race) 27:45 [5]4.33 mi (6:24 / mi) | |
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| Hadley road race. 60's and sunny. Ran a steady pace, a little better than expected. 7th place. Glen S., Graham, and Barry well ahead of me (in that order). |
| Road Run 20:00 [2]2.5 mi (7:59 / mi) | |
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| warm-up, cool-down. |
Thursday May 23 |
| Trail Run 49:23 [3]6.0 mi (8:14 / mi) | |
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| Juggler. |
Wednesday May 22 |
| Trail Run 1:15:21 [4]9.0 mi (8:22 / mi) | |
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| Bull Hill loop on Mt Toby with Peter. I pushed up to the power line; then Peter took over and dragged me through the rest. Legs felt good, but conditioning way off. |
Tuesday May 21 |
| Track 13:00 [1]1.5 mi (8:39 / mi) | |
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| Warmed-up doing an 8:21 mile with Adam. |
| Track 12:17 [5]2.0 mi (6:08 / mi) | |
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| 2 x 1600 x 400. 6:06; 6:11. Still in respiratory distress. |
Monday May 20 |
| machines 36:00 [3] | |
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| bike, 18; stepper, 18. |
Sunday May 19 |
| Trail Run 2:17:05 [4]14.5 mi (9:26 / mi) | |
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| Soapstone Trail race. Went out real easy and felt pretty good until final climb. Nice cool weather, but very wet and muddy. Lost 2-3 minutes by missing right turn up final ascent. (Made the same mistake two years ago; at least I'm consistent.) Aid station splits: 33:28; 1:03:03. |
| Trail Run 6:00 [2]0.75 mi (7:59 / mi) | |
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| Warm-up. |
Saturday May 18 |
| Trail Run 40:21 [3]5.0 mi (8:04 / mi) | |
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| To Flat Hills and back. (21:34. 18:46) |
Thursday May 16 |
| Road Run 36:39 [3]4.7 mi (7:48 / mi) | |
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| UMass short loop. Wasted from yesterday. |
Wednesday May 15 |
| Trail Run 1:31:10 [3]10.3 mi (8:51 / mi) | |
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| With Peter on Mt Toby. Felt sluggish. Need to build endurance back up. |
Tuesday May 14 |
| Track 13:12 [4]2.0 mi (6:35 / mi) | |
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| Cut it short. Still congested -- and unmotivated. |
| Track 16:00 [2]2.0 mi (7:59 / mi) | |
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| Before and after. |
Monday May 13 |
| machines 24:00 [3] | |
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| Stepper (324c.). Lifting. |
Sunday May 12 |
| Trail Run 54:29 [3]6.0 mi (9:05 / mi) | |
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| Mt. Tom loop (backwards: Whiting Peak, then Goat peak). Legs OK but remnants of cold still dragging me down. |
| Road Run 4:33 [2]0.5 mi (9:05 / mi) | |
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| To and from. |
Saturday May 11 |
| Track 13:08 [4]2.0 mi (6:34 / mi) | |
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| To see what running faster would feel like after a month. Not great. |
| Road Run 25:00 [2]2.0 mi (12:29 / mi) | |
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| To and from the track. |
Friday May 10 |
| Trail Run 46:11 [2]5.0 mi (9:13 / mi) | |
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| To Flat Hills Rd. and back. Snail's pace. |
Thursday May 9 |
| Trail Run 48:27 [3]6.0 mi (8:04 / mi) | |
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| Out and back to Juggler Meadow Rd. (25:03, 23:24). Feeling a little better. |
Wednesday May 8 |
| machines 24:00 [3] | |
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| Stepper. Put in some effort. (Hills, L12, 319 c) Still sick. |
Tuesday May 7 |
| Road Run 22:32 [2]3.0 mi (7:30 / mi) | |
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| In the midst of a bad cold. Looks like serious training will have to wait another week. |
Sunday May 5 |
| Trail Run 8:00 [2]1.0 mi (7:59 / mi) | |
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| warm-up. |
| Orienteering 1:07:34 [4]6.3 mi (10:43 / mi) | |
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| O-meet at Brainard, sunny and around 70 degrees. 6.3k, 67:34 excluding 2:20 copy time. Fast pace for me (10.7m/k); but due more to the many trail legs, rather than good orienteering. Around nine minutes of mistakes. |
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Red - Splits |
Friday May 3 |
| Orienteering 1:27:31 [3]6.6 mi (13:15 / mi) | |
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| At the Notch. |
Thursday May 2 |
| machines 30:00 [3] | |
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| stepper. No time to run. |
Wednesday May 1 |
| Orienteering 1:20:19 [3]6.4 mi (12:33 / mi) | |
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| A Mt. Tom course (from '97, when I followed Peter around on snow and ice while he picked up controls). 6.4k. Nice and easy. |