Sunday Jan 20 |
 | Road Run 8:37 [2] 0.9 mi (9:34 / mi) | |
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| Jog to Smith gym. |
| Trail/Road Run 1:00:25 [2] 5.9 mi (10:14 / mi) | |
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| After an hour of S&S, did the Mill River loop backwards. Slow pace, nursing a sore quad. Some icy trails. |
Saturday Jan 19 |
| Snowshoeing 40:33 [4] 3.3 mi (12:17 / mi) | |
| weight:148lbs |
| My first snowshoe race, at Savoy. Nice conditions: low 20's, no wind, plenty of snow. The course went out the same as the 20 miler, then turned right to make a loop around the pond. The 300' climb between .5 mile and 1.5 mile did in my left quad; but otherwise I hung in all right. Somehow I managed to get the front cleat of one shoe wedged into the back of the other shoe and did a face plant (in soft snow). Took a while (30-40 seconds?) to dislodge the cleat (with help) and get going again.
Weight's still creeping up. Like the squirrels, I always seem to bloat for the winter. |
| Road Run 5:00 [2] 0.5 mi (10:00 / mi) | |
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| Warm-up on the road. |
Friday Jan 18 |
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| Watched Adam run his second indoor mile race for Northampton High. He surprised me (and himself) by taking 15 seconds off the time of his last race a month ago, running a 5:24, even though he's done very little training since then due to an injury and winter break. I love the way he finishes races: a 35 second final 200. |
Thursday Jan 17 |
| Road Run 56:12 [3] 7.2 mi (7:48 / mi) | |
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| Long UMass loop; chilly, but roads and sidewalks clear. Wanted to be about a minute faster, but my legs were too tired and sore to pick it up over the second half. Rest day tomorrow. 6:58, 5:46, 12:29 (25:13), 7:42, 7:07, 8:25, 7:43 (30:59). |
Wednesday Jan 16 |
| Snowshoeing 1:02:15 [3] 4.7 mi (13:15 / mi) | |
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| Ellsworth-Barnard loop. Hard work in the deep snow: the middle three miles. I often had a choice between a narrow but packed ski track and a barely broken out snowshoe track; neither was very satisfying. But I have a sense this might be good in the long run for my hip and hamstring problems. |
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| C • Aside from runnability issu... 8 |
Tuesday Jan 15 |
| Track 22:49 [4] 3.25 mi (7:01 / mi) | |
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| Smith track after lifting. Planned workout got messed up by time constraints, and an overcrowded track. But got some good running in as follows: 1600 in 7:10, then 800 in 3:02, then 400 in 1:32, then 1600 in (about) 6:55, then cool-down 800 in 4:10. |
Monday Jan 14 |
| Snowshoeing 35:44 [3] 3.1 mi (11:32 / mi) | |
| weight:146lbs |
| Noho Cross Country course, with nearly a foot of fresh snow. The Dion 121's were sweet: it doesn't feel much different from running, but the upper-leg/butt muscles get a good workout, especially when the snow is deep. Only problem was that I clipped my inside ankle a couple times. Ouch! 11:57, 11:09, 11:32, 1:05. |
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| C • Although its very close to ... 2 |
| squash 45:00  | |
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| Six games with Adam. He almost got me in the last one (10-9). Strokes were OK, but not very coordinated moving around the court: on my butt once, and one near CMC on the back wall. |