Hit the Dusty Trail

Mon, Mar 21, 2011

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 06:00:00

Managed to get to spin class and do about 19 miles on the spin bike before my run.

Well, I did no running over the weekend. Spent my time instead getting stuff ready for the Buffalo Run this Saturday. Things are starting to come together. Should be a good time with over 700 runners on the island. I might get one run in tomorrow, but then no running until Friday evening when I pace a friend running the 100 mile event.

Thu, Mar 17, 2011

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:00:00

Wed, Mar 16, 2011

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:00:00

Little bit of speed work at the gym. 4 x .5. Also swam 1.2 miles at lunch. Most I've done in about 30 plus years. 43 minutes for the time.

Tue, Mar 15, 2011

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:00:00

Some lovely dirrt running after work. Nice enough to wear short sleeves.

Mon, Mar 14, 2011

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 06:00:00

Only managed 1 mile. The achilles was hurting a little too much after Sunday's run. Did manage about 20 miles in spin class though. So not a total loss.

Sun, Mar 13, 2011

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 07:00:00

Ran up to the radar towers at the top of Francis Peak today with a friend. 5000' gain. 15' snowbanks in places. Gorgeous day for the run.

Sat, Mar 12, 2011

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 07:00:00

Ran the 10 mile today. Wasn't sure I wanted to race it or just go for a hard run. I missed the 10K so I'm not in contention for any age group awards this year. With that the motivation to go harder isn't as high.

Still, this year's race time was 12 seconds faster than last year and 2 minutes faster than 2008. So I guess I should be happy with my time.

I don't have any mile splits, but I know I did do a few sub 7's (downhill), and on that one hill I had to finally walk a few feet.

Fri, Mar 11, 2011

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:00:00

5 at the gym in the morning.

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:00:00

Another trail run after work with Aric. Good times. Little windy.

Wed, Mar 09, 2011

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 07:00:00

Finally hit the trail after work. Went north of Rainbow to the Polk trail and back. Trail was in excellent shape, just a few small areas of snow or mud on the north facing parts.

Tue, Mar 08, 2011

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 07:00:00

More around the track. Need to get outside.

Mon, Mar 07, 2011

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:00:00

Did 20 in spin class and followed that with another 5 around the track.

Sat, Mar 05, 2011

Sat, 05 Mar 2011 07:00:00

Last training run for the Buffalo Run. Had over 50 show up today. Perfect weather, 40's, 50's. Trails were in great shape.

Fri, Mar 04, 2011

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 07:00:00

Ran early at the gym. Did the last 1.5 barefoot just for something different. You can definitely tell that barefoot works your calves different and put a little more stretch on the achillies.

Thu, Mar 03, 2011

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:00:00

Stopped at 2 miles. Just wasn't feeling it. Been fighting a cold all week. OTOH, I did go swimming at lunch and managed 1 mile in 35 minutes. I was happy with that.

Wed, Mar 02, 2011

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 07:00:00

Tue, Mar 01, 2011

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 07:00:00

Did a few intervals at the gym today.

Mon, Feb 28, 2011

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Did 22 miles on the spin bike during class this morning. Followed that up with a 5 mile run around the track. Felt good.

Sun, Feb 27, 2011

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Pushed a little bit while on the mill. Didn't feel like going outside.

Thu, Feb 24, 2011

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Easy run this morning at the gym. Ran the last mile barefoot. Definitely a different feeling. You can tell different muscles are worked.

Hit the pool at lunch. 1250 yards

Wed, Feb 23, 2011

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Did a tempo run after work at the gym. Also put in about 8 miles on the stationary bike at lunch.

Mon, Feb 21, 2011

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:00:00

Jumped right back into the training. Spin class (18 miles), followed by 5 miles around the track. Going to the pool at noon. The run actually felt pretty good. Very little soreness or tiredness, until I went down the stairs to the locker room, then I felt it. Still, actually ran pretty quick.