Training Log Archive: Bags

First time in long time dog got after me. I was about quarter mile into my walk...millionth time in 25.5 years of living here on that street...I walked by one driveway where someone was loading or unloading their SUV. Being the super friendly social guy that I am (not really) I even looked over to see if the guy might turn and see me and say hi. He didn't.

About half block later which would be about 45 seconds later I hear someone yell, "Rumble!" I didn't think anything of it until I heard it a second time. My brain began to formulate the thought I should go to General Quarters...all hands on deck when the pitter patter of a killer began to echo in my soon to be lifeless ears.

Some medium sized, half poodle-half Tasmanian Devil bared its teeth and began snapping at me...in the past I would have went ape-shit wild screaming and carrying on. I tried to keep my dignity just waving or flicking my hands enough and kinda huffing or some sort of breathy type noise. Gradually I got turned around and made contact with the guy. He should have been in a mad sprint down the hill to save me but he just stood there in the driveway still yelling out the dog's name...as I made eye contact I made a motion towards the dog as if the communicate, "Come get your F-ing dog." I know the guy just froze seeing his dog act like that but that was no comfort to me at that moment. Luckily the dog took off back for his owner.

I didn't scream any curses or call down fire from heaven I just walked on.

Wind cost me 2 to 3 minutes...this is a hilly course in the middle third of the 2.75 laps so that cost me a min or so also. Had to fight things to get around the hills and wind.

Nice day high 50's breezy out of south but not unbearable. Slow start and was not sure I would ever get going but last 2.5 I managed to get down to 9:50 pace. Little by little building up overall endurance and strength which hopefully will lead to a little more quickness next spring AND will help my speed work...work. This year the speed work really did not seem to have very good returns. Keep doing extra work with 10lb ankle weight to strengthen right knee and leg. Seems to be working.

Decided to swap workouts...didn't even trot along any today...beautiful day...right knee sore but not hurting...did not bother me during walk so its fine...just no energy in spite of coffee, vitamin b12, etc etc.

Very slow start but at halfway I was almost to the second of what I was last week (on different route) but I was pretty sure I would not run in nearly as quick...actually ran much slower by at least 30 seconds from what I had expected even with this lowered expectation but it was still a good run...I concentrated on just moving along and getting it done accepting even a slow pace was still helping build my endurance back.

High 20's with WC in mid to upper teens.

New trend...up my training and about a week or two later I begin to slow down not speed up.