Sunday Mar 31 |
 | trail running 1:07:15 [5]8.2 mi (8:12 / mi) | |
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| Robert Frost loop (same as Thursday). Pushing hard. |
Saturday Mar 30 |
| road running 30:15 [2]3.5 mi (8:38 / mi) | |
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| With my brother Michael in Litchfield. Decent pace, good conversation. Several hills. |
Friday Mar 29 |
| trail running 50:10 [2]5.5 mi (9:07 / mi) | |
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| Gunn-Sugar loop. Easy pace, but still breathing hard on the hills. |
Thursday Mar 28 |
| trail running 1:10:14 [4]8.2 mi (8:33 / mi) | |
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| Robert Frost loop with Phil, hard effort except for last few minutes when we slowed down a lot because it was getting quite dark. |
Wednesday Mar 27 |
| trail running 1:09:44 [3]8.0 mi (8:43 / mi) | |
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| Over to the gate on the race course. Had planned to come back the same way, but it was very wet, plus I was suffering from intestinal distress, so I cut down to the river and came back on the road the last 2 miles. Relaxed pace, felt ok except for my gut. |
Tuesday Mar 26 |
| track 29:06 [2]3.5 mi (8:18 / mi) | |
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| Warm-up/down. |
| track 20:23 [4]3.0 mi (6:47 / mi) | |
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| 4 x 800, 400 recovery. 800s in 3:03, 3:06, 3:06, 3:08, recovery at 8 minute pace. OK, but I'm not pushing as hard as I used to at track workouts. |
Monday Mar 25 |
| trail running 22:30 [3]2.5 mi (9:00 / mi) | |
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| Still mostly snowpack after last week's storm. |
Sunday Mar 24 |
| road running 5:00 [1]0.5 mi (10:00 / mi) | |
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| Warm-up. |
| road running 1:34:34 [4]13.1 mi (7:12 / mi) | |
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| Westfield half marathon. Not too bad (goal was 95 minutes), but just don't have any speed in the legs. Thought I was cooked with 3 or 4 miles to go, but managed to finish OK after a weak spell between 10 and 11. Overall, a lot of work, not much to show for it.
Looked back at my records. Ran this course in 1:24:45 five years ago, and 1:22:45 six years ago (at age 51). Seems like a long time ago. |
Friday Mar 22 |
| track 23:04 [3]3.0 mi (7:41 / mi) | |
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| Warm-up/down, a little faster than usual. |
| track 13:17 [4]2.0 mi (6:39 / mi) | |
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| A couple miles decent effort. Very cold and windy today, so taking refuge at the indoor track. |
Thursday Mar 21 |
| road running 1:09:42 [3]8.7 mi (8:01 / mi) | |
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| Twice around Old Sunderland/Taylor Hill loop in Montague. 6" of heavy snow yesterday. Relaxed effort. |
Wednesday Mar 20 |
| road running 52:15 [3]6.8 mi (7:40 / mi) | |
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| Along the river, mostly flat. |
Tuesday Mar 19 |
| track 23:24 [3]3.0 mi (7:48 / mi) | |
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| Warm-up/down. |
| track 21:36 [4]3.0 mi (7:11 / mi) | |
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| 6x(400, 400 easy), faster ones at 89, 88, 88, 87, 87, 85. Felt neither great nor awful. With Sidney. |
Sunday Mar 17 |
| trail running 23:27 [4]2.0 mi (11:43 / mi) | |
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| SMAC run from Graham's in Shelburne Falls. Run/walk up to the lookout tower on Massamett Mt. (1130' climb). |
| road running 1:21:49 [3]9.5 mi (8:36 / mi) | |
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| Part 2, after climbing the tower to take in the views -- mostly roads, some trail, a few ups, one serious down. Pretty good run. |
Friday Mar 15 |
| trail running 38:40 [3]4.2 mi (9:12 / mi) | |
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| On the Tunxis Trail north of Rt. 219 in Conn. |
Thursday Mar 14 |
| trail running 1:09:40 [3]8.2 mi (8:30 / mi) | |
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| Robert Frost loop on Mt. Toby. 39 degrees when I started as the fog was burning off, 53 when I finshed, beautiful day. |
Wednesday Mar 13 |
| trail running 47:18 [3]5.5 mi (8:36 / mi) | |
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| Gunn-Sugar loop, moderate pace, felt ok. |
Tuesday Mar 12 |
| track 23:40 [3]3.0 mi (7:53 / mi) | |
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| Warm-up/down. |
| track 20:56 [4]3.0 mi (6:58 / mi) | |
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| At the indoor track (200m). Alternating 2 laps faster and 1 lap slow. Not as painful as expected. |
Sunday Mar 10 |
| trail running 2:11:04 [3]13.1 mi (10:00 / mi) | |
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| Group run in Conway SF, some old woods roads I'd always wanted to run but never managed to. Muddy/wet in places, lots of hills, got pretty tired. |
Friday Mar 8 |
| trail running 45:06 [4]5.5 mi (8:12 / mi) | |
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| Sugar-Gunn loop on Mt. Toby, hard effort. |
Thursday Mar 7 |
| trail running 57:14 [3]6.6 mi (8:39 / mi) | |
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| With Phil on Mt. Toby. Weak on a couple of long hills. |
Wednesday Mar 6 |
| trail running 44:40 [3]5.3 mi (8:25 / mi) | |
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| Up Middle Mt, down North Mt. Sluggish going up, felt looser down than recently. Mud is frozen back up again. |
Tuesday Mar 5 |
| track 25:19 [3]3.1 mi (8:09 / mi) | |
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| Warm-up/down. |
| track 12:02 [5]2.0 mi (6:00 / mi) | |
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| 3 800s (3:01, 3:01, 3:00), 2 400s (90, 89), couple of minutes rest between, with Sidney and Bob (they were jogging laps in between, I was just breathing hard). Making slow progress. |
Sunday Mar 3 |
| trail running 42:26 [3]4.5 mi (9:26 / mi) | |
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| With Rhonda DeWeese in Canton. Very hilly, muddy. |
Saturday Mar 2 |
| trail running 46:31 [3]5.5 mi (8:26 / mi) | |
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| Sugar/Gunn loop on Mt. Toby. Felt ok. |
Friday Mar 1 |
| road running 45:04 [3]5.2 mi (8:39 / mi) | |
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| Up S. Sugarloaf and back. Not too bad. |