Training Log Archive: DWildfogel

Los Gatos Creek Trail. 39 degrees at outset, sunny. With Phillip for first 2.8 mi. Since Phillip ran a marathon last Sunday, we start off at 10+ min pace. On the way back, at the 4 mile pole on the creek trail, I accelerate to 8 min pace for 1.5 miles. Eased back for the next 1/2 mile (and coasted the last .1), but might've been able to hold the pace for a good part of that if I needed to. First time in a long time that my legs pushed me to a pace where the breathing was the limiting factor. A big part of these recent good runs is that (for some unknown reason) my Achilles is nearly pain free.

Start and finish at the overpass behind California Cafe

S/F ---------- 4555
-----------------(127)
2.0-----115 - 4428
--------(514) - (435)
2.5-----629 - 3953
--------(510) - (359)
3.0----1139 - 3553
--------(459) - (405)
3.5---1638 - 3148
------- (500) - (402)
4.0 - 2139 - 2746
--------(215) - (209)
dam - 2354 - 2538
-------- (52) - (52)
turnaround 2446

Cool down

Pilates mat exercises interspersed with theraband and hip exercises, followed by weights. Couldn't lie flat due to the return of vertigo, making the mat exercises a little more difficult. (And had to skip Norma's pilates class.)

The usual weekly accumulation of morning stretching.

Lake Ranch Reservoir, with Louise. 47 degrees, thick fog makes it feel colder. This felt very easy; could've run much faster or much longer, but this was a good, easy workout, which was the objective. The usual 4.0 (first two miles and last two miles) in 38:53 was quite respectable. [First mile plus last 3 was 38:29]. My achilles feels amazingly better, almost normal. Louise stayed with me for about 3.5, finished :49 back.

Ran to end of lake (as usual), back to 1 mile mark, then back to end of lake, and finally all the way back to start. Usually think of this as a 6 mile run, but in truth the 1 mile mark is really about 1.1 miles, so the portion we covered 4 times is really only about .9, making the total 5.8 (equivalent to 6 if you take into account the hills).

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5713(423)5250(536)4714(417)4257(426)

Cool down

Leisurely walk in light rain on Skyline with Louise.

This morning, vertigo returned. Yesterday while doing weight lifting, my neck felt sore - dunno whether that had anything to do with it. My neck feels much better now; we'll see what happens when I try lying down tonight.

Pilates mat interspersed with theraband, hips, weights. As usual, tough workout.

Lake Ranch Reservoir, with Louise. 50 degrees, sunny; after several days of heavy rain. We started off pretty fast (because we were chilly) and I felt quite good, so half way through I picked up, really without very much effort. Felt I could have gone considerably faster. Best I've felt in a very long time, even though my legs and back were a little sore from shoveling up leaves and branches around the house.

Splits for 5 mile run (which meant going to far end of lake, back to near end, back to far end, then finish). Also did a :53 loop back (to let Louise catch up) at the one-mile-to-go mark. (Louise ran a fast 37:47 for the usual 4.0.)

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4502(402)4100(505)3554(356)3159(411)


Usual 4.0 in 36:19, just 7 seconds slower than when I ran with Ramsay on Feb 3! The last two miles were faster than any run here in at least the last two years, I believe. (See 11-19-06 for a considerably faster 4.0 in 34:55.)

C • Sounds like you need a competition. 3

Pilates mat, theraband, hips, weights.