Training Log Archive: ultra_amy

Again, no idea on the distance/pace, but felt really good. Ran at Earl's trails, and cruised around. Legs felt amazing!

Training run at VT100 course - previewed from Camp 10 Bear to finish, plus the first 4 miles of the course. Cut out the 10-miles of roads in the middle of the run. Felt ok - relaxed pace so I ran some of the uphills that others walked. Did trail clearing as we went.

No idea the distance - but went to Pike on M&M, then ran on Old Holyoke till Reservoir, and around to get to upper Res and back to house on trails. Started at 8pm, so had to switch lights on towards the Pike. Went well - ran w/ Nick.

Lifted in the hotel gym in Exeter...was interesting to be in a 'gym' rather than lifting while watching Biggest Loser! :)

So - this ended up being a bit shorter of a run than I wanted. But, with the stress of work this week and the heat/humidity, I didn't want to overdo it. I went to Whiting with Kim and did the tempo surges. We did 2 laps, including going up to the bottom of B17 and up to Rt. 141 to add some climbs (since the reservoir is relatively flat). We warmed up for 15 minutes, then did a 6 min, 5 min, 3 min, and 2 min interval surges. They were perhaps a bit faster than I would have liked (Kim was on a mission!), so I felt just faster than my comfort zone.

Easy 8 w/ Kim and Laura through Holyoke. Felt a bit sluggish towards the end of the run - but I'm down a few pounds these last few days (regardless of how much I think I'm hydrating) so I'm sure that didn't help.

So - the goal was to do 1 hour at 7:15s. I did this workout during a small window I had at work (around 2pm), so I got the heat of the day, and I hadn't eaten a good lunch. It started out well (getting 7:15-7:20 for my first few miles), but I faded about halfway through and ended up averaging around 7:30s for the hour. I ran alone at the reservoir, so I was excited to even get through the workout on my own, but it wasn't as good or as fast as I wanted.

Went to B17 w/ Nick and did two intervals up the hill. The first one hurt, but the second one was amazingly better. Unfortunately, we were short on time so we only did 2 repeats.

Easy run behind the house - to 202, then upper Reservoir, then short way to hill, then up around neighborhood and back. Ran w/ Brian so he lifted the pace slightly, but felt good to spin the legs. No idea the distance.