Sunday Mar 2 |
 | Snowshoeing 1:10:29 [4] 4.7 mi (14:59 / mi) | |
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| Hawley Kiln snowshoe race in the Berkshires, from the fire station. Cold, bright, pristine, on about a foot of new snow. The course was almost entirely on single track trails, following a narrow, beaten path snaking through the woods. This was a tough workout for the legs, even at the pace I was going. The odd thing was that I was convinced that the course was climbing a lot more than it was descending, so that by 3 miles I was looking forward to some substantial downhill before the finish. 3.5 miles, 4 miles, 4.5 miles, still climbing ... It never came. |
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| C • '4.5 miles, still climbing ... It never came.' 2 |
| Snowshoeing 7:00 [3] 0.5 mi (14:00 / mi) | |
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| Some warm-up right before the start. |
| Road Run 5:00 [2] 0.5 mi (10:00 / mi) | |
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| Some warm-up on the road when I arrived. |
Saturday Mar 1 |
| Trail/Road Run 50:29 [3] 5.5 mi (9:10 / mi) | |
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| Another day, another snowstorm. Passed on the local WAMDA 5k in Look Park (cancelled?), and went to the gym later in the day for (too much?) stretching and lifting. Then more or less the Mill R. loop, but took the road up Hospital Hill. Lots of body parts not working properly. |
Thursday Feb 28 |
| Trail run/Woods run 55:00 [2] 5.0 mi (10:59 / mi) | |
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| From Mill R. in N. Amherst, on a mix of trails, including Eastman trail spur on the east side of the tracks, and a longer than expected bushwhack through crappy woods to the golf course. Lots of ice, which I expected; so I had my studded o-shoes. |
Wednesday Feb 27 |
| Road Run 32:59 [3] 4.1 mi (8:02 / mi) | |
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| UMass loop. Being cautious, but back held up OK. Left Achilles sore, though. |
Tuesday Feb 26 |
| machines 30:00 [2] | |
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| Bike 15, elliptical 15. Back not too bad, but not ready for running. Started aching on the elliptical, so I cut that short. |