Training Archive: levitinIn the 7 days ending 2008-05-04:
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Sunday May 4 | ||
| Event: Rhode Island Marathon | ||
| Road running 3:44:04 [2] 23.0 mi (9:44 / mi) | |
| ahr:148 max:167 rhr:57 shoes: BA7 | ||
| An epic LSD run. Two days prior, the forecast was for ideal marathon weather. (The rest of my Sunday gang was running the Rhode Island marathon, while I attended a conference in Chelmsford.) Then the forecast got all wet. I had packed the wrong gear, but in retrospect, I don't think I own the right gear for running in pouring rain. I would have chosen warmer tops/bottoms and brought gloves, but instead made do with what I had. Temp was 47° and rain ranging from light sprinkle near the end to drizzle to steady rain. Frequent pools along the roadside made it dicey to find dry footing out of cars' paths.
The goal was to do a 20 mile loop from my hotel to the course of the Baystate Marathon, part of whose course I've scoped out once, entailing about 4 miles to and from the marathon course, and about 16 miles of the course itself. I had a gmap-pedometer map in a plastic bag I carried alternately in my hand or under my cap, where it arguably was more useful, since it kept my head from becoming soaked and cold. The reality was that I missed a turn off Rt 110 in the first half mile, and ended up off my intended course on at least 3 occasions. Getting to the course I wandered on the wrong roads to an earlier portion of the course. Then, while near the Merrimack River, I knew where I was, and when I cut the course, it was intentional. After arriving at La Lecheur Park, the endpoint of the marathon, I took a brief walking break to try to get my bearings for the return trip. My second error took me far afield, aimed the wrong direction. I managed to stumble upon Rt 110 (my yellow brick road home to the hotel) but managed to lose it as it crossed over another highway (Rt 3?). I think I ran off the printed map I had, so I was a bit concerned. I stopped in at a police station, but it was vacant, so I bumbled along further. I wiggled and weaved through more of the neighborhoods of Lowell, and managed to reorient myself on the map at a park near an oddly shaped intersection. From there, it was a straight shot to the hotel. I arrived at the hotel perhaps 30-45 minutes later than I had hoped, soaked to the bone, but luckily not hypothermic. Intended route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1854345 Actual route: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1865151 | ||
| Note | |
| PG's note about rogaine practice reminded me of a thought that came to mind while I was in Tyngsboro, near a golf course that abuts Rt 113. I had seen all of 1 runner so far, near the Tyngsboro bridge, who had just run Boston. (He had the right rain gear on, and was thinking about running Vermont.) Anyway, there were precious few people out and about, but when I passed the golf course, there were a few people there. I thought, "Those guys must be ^&*(^* nuts to be out in the rain." They probably entertained similar ideas if they happened to notice me, looking like an ambulatory victim of a shipwreck.
Somewhat similar to the thread in http://yehudamoon.com/index.php?date=2008-03-28 | ||
Thursday May 1 | ||
| Road running 42:12 [2] 5.0 mi (8:26 / mi) | |
| ahr:142 max:168 shoes: BA7 | ||
| Hosmer loop, pushing a good pace throughout, especially pushed through the ouchies on the last long uphill. Thinking about how the last uphill compares in terms of distance and grade to the incline on Battery St in Burlingon around mile 15 of the Vermont City Marathon. The organizers call it The Assault on Battery. It's where the taiko drummers do their thing, and it's the only hill of any significance in an otherwise relatively flat course.
Push, push, push the earth backward as I push myself up the hill. Along the little stream that empties into the Assabet river, the water height was 2.40 (units? feet? certainly not meters), with quite a bit of local ponding near the pipe under Shay St. | ||
Wednesday Apr 30 | ||
| Road running warm up/down 14:00 [1] 1.5 mi (9:20 / mi) | |
| shoes: BA6 | ||
| 1.0 M w/u
0.5M c/d | ||
| Road running tempo (treadmill) 28:06 [3] 3.5 mi (8:01 / mi) | |
| ahr:158 shoes: BA6 | ||
Tuesday Apr 29 | ||
| Cycling 45:00 [2] 10.0 mi (4:30 / mi) | |
| ahr:125 max:130 rhr:57 | ||
| Moderate spin to the 2nd half of "Witness for the Prosecution." Heart not working terribly hard, but leg muscles feel like they've done some work.
WftP was not the most taut courtroom drama I've seen, but it was still a good film. I can't recall having seen other films showing modern British courtrooms. Some of the plot turns I anticipated, some I didn't. For strength of the performance, I'm partial to "To Kill a Mockingbird" and Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. I think there have also been a couple of modern dramas like Verdict that I've enjoyed more. | ||