Sunday May 27 |
 | Trail Run 53:38 [3] 5.3 mi (10:06 / mi) | |
| weight:145lbs |
| Mt Tom loop. 80 degrees and a bit more humid than yesterday, but not too bad. Started out as a moderate effort, but I felt pretty good so I was pushing pretty hard by the end. I finally seem to be making some progress in fitness. 12:19, 8:43, 12:11, 7:45, 5:33, 7:05. |
| Road Run 7:00 [2] 0.8 mi (8:44 / mi) | |
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| Jog before and after from outside the gate. (Why pay?) |
Saturday May 26 |
| Road Run (hill!) 35:50 [4] 4.3 mi (8:20 / mi) | |
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| Wachusett Mtn. road race, first race in the northeast mountain running series. Starts from the ski area and climbs to the summit. They say the ascent is 1095 feet, but I don't know if that is net or total climb. (There's one significant downhill at 2.5 miles.) According to forerunner, the distance is between 4.1 and 4.2. I'd never done this race, never even been on the mountain, so I figured it would be interesting, and good training. It was warm, low 70's with sun, but not too bad. I ran at a measured, plodding pace, a minute or two faster than I would have predicted. Good news: I was never all that tempted to walk, though a number of others succombed early and late. I messed up my splits by hitting the wrong button on Forerunner, but best guess is: 8:50, 8:08, 7:49, 9:08, 1:55. |
| Road Run 18:00 [2] 2.0 mi (9:00 / mi) | |
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| Half mile before jogging to the start. Then about a mile and half coming down from the summit, road at the top, then ski slopes. I didn't see anyone else taking what was obviously the best route choice down to the ski lodge. I was one of the first two or three runners to reach the bottom! |
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| C • Down the ski slope 3 |
Friday May 25 |
| dirt 33:44 [2] 4.0 mi (8:25 / mi) | |
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| After lifting. Easy jog with temperature near 90. |
Thursday May 24 |
| Track 16:12 [5] 2.63 mi (6:10 / mi) | |
| weight:146lbs |
| Eaglebrook track, with temp in the upper 80's and full sun. Dropped down to the "minis" and did 800x800x1000x800x800. Big group tonight with some fresh blood. Felt OK during; great after. 3:06, 3:04, 3:56, 3:04, 3:02. |
| Track 17:00 [2] 2.0 mi (8:30 / mi) | |
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| Mile before, mile after. |
Wednesday May 23 |
| Trail Run 23:24 [3] 3.0 mi (7:48 / mi) | |
| weight:147lbs |
| XC course, minus out and back from start and to finish. Had a little more energy today. |
| Trail Run 18:31 [2] 2.1 mi (8:49 / mi) | |
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| Slow jog before and after. |
Tuesday May 22 |
| Road Run (hills) 38:57 [3] 4.5 mi (8:39 / mi) | |
| max:150 |
| UMass loop with three repeat Amity hills. Legs had nothing going up - zilch, nichts, nada. 3:46, 3:42, 3:34. |
Monday May 21 |
| Trail/Road Run 34:10 [3] 4.0 mi (8:31 / mi) | |
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| Around Smith fields from home. Not feeling too bad. |