Sunday Feb 3 |
 | Road Run 1:49:48 [3] 13.2 mi (8:18 / mi) | |
| weight:143lbs |
| The defunct Childs half-marathon loop, but from my house (via Fort Hill) instead of the Y. Forerunner: 13.16; Sportstrack: 13.29. Net climb (top of Chestefield just past 8 miles) is 395 ft; maybe 500 ft total climb. Nice day in the 40's, and felt warmer with the sun out. Pacewise, I ran within my comfort zone the whole way. Some of the usual leg problems, but very pleased to get through this without any serious trouble. Trying to build mileage up a bit: maybe for the 10 miler in three weeks; and then the US long and Billy Goat are only two months away. 1:00:37 at corner of Sylvester & Chesterfield. |
Saturday Feb 2 |
| Snowshoeing 46:41 [4] 4.0 mi (11:40 / mi) | |
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| Northfield Mtn, my second snowshoe race, and felt much better than my first. Although the temperature was 40, and it had rained a ton over the last 24 hours, the conditions for snowshoeing were fine. The uphill slog to the summit, 820 feet over the first two miles, felt difficult (though at least I didn't reinjure my quad); the downhill was a lot of fun. I passed three people going up, one of which passed me back coming down. About a minute ahead of Barry A. Splits from Sportstrack, which had the distance as just over 4 miles: 12:52, 14:12, 10:07, 9:29. Garmin distance was 3.68. WMAC called it 3.8. |
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| Snowshoeing 20:00 [2] 1.4 mi (14:17 / mi) | |
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| Short warm-up (got there later than planned); about a mile cool down. |
Thursday Jan 31 |
| Track (tempo) 20:28 [4] 3.0 mi (6:48 / mi) | |
| ahr:148 max:154 |
| Smith track, 9:00 AM. 4800 m. tempo run, just under my goal (20:30). Felt pretty good, just a little soreness at the top of the left hamstring. 6:50, 6:51. 6:47. |
| Track 7:56 [3] 1.0 mi (7:56 / mi) | |
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| Warm-up mile. |
| Track 14:00 [2] 1.5 mi (9:20 / mi) | |
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| Some junk at beginning and end. |
Wednesday Jan 30 |
| Road Run 58:54 [3] 7.2 mi (8:10 / mi) | |
| ahr:139 weight:146lbs |
| Long UMass loop, after dark, with patches of invisible ice on the road. I hadn't eaten anything all day except a piece of toast at 8:00 AM. So it took dedication to get started, but I felt OK doing it. 26:57, 31:57. |
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Tuesday Jan 29 |
| Road Run (hills) 48:29 [24] 5.7 mi (8:30 / mi) | |
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| 4 Amity hills, somewhat slower than I wanted (sub 3:30's). Couldn't get my legs to move faster, or my HR above 150. 3:36, 3:37, 3:39, 3:37. |
Monday Jan 28 |
| machines (elliptical) 25:00 [3] | |
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| After lifting, after dark. |