Below are my numbers for January. Everything generally on track for where I hoped to be. I did miss one day of my 4×10 challenge during the month, but am not going to beat myself up too much as I did manage to run a 50K that day. February looks to be more of the…
So Fast It Took No Time
My first speed workout was scheduled for yesterday and went so quickly it took no time at all. I mean that literally though since it never happened. If you’re like me and living in Southeastern PA, then you know that there’s currently 20-24 inches of white stuff still sitting on the ground. Now it’s true I’ve…
Blizzard Run!
OK, it wasn’t quite a blizzard out this morning, but there were a couple inches of snow on the roads. There were still some snow flakes drifting down and portions of the run had some sort of sleeting/frozen pellet precipitation falling out of the sky. The conditions were far from the worst I’ve ever run…
When Less is More
I’m only 3 weeks into my C&O Canal training cycle and I’m already starting to rethink things. Back in the day (like last year), this never happened. I got out my excel spreadsheet, plotted out my daily runs over the next 20 weeks, and did them. I never changed the schedule. I didn’t change what…
Phunt 50K Race Report
What: Phunt 50K When: January 16, 2016 9:00am Where: Elkton, MD Distance: 50k (31 miles) Time: 6:19:42 (12:15 pace) Place: 53rd of ??? overall What a thoroughly enjoyable race. A lot of that is attributable to the great weather (mid-40s, sunny), but the race organization and course also made it a lot of fun. The…
Phunt 50K Preview
This is gonna leave a mark. I’m not really sure what I was thinking when I signed up for a mid-January 50K. It may have been that a nice long run would be a good way to kick off C&O Canal 100 training. Or maybe that a 50K in the middle of winter would be…
Digits: 1/9/16 MAF Test
So how do you know if you’re getting better at running? Races are a good way of judging your performance, however each course is a little different. Or the race distances are different. So while race times can get you in the ballpark, they won’t give you an exact answer. You could use a normal…
Haiku Wednesday: 1/6/15
switchbacks ascending body strives for the summit spirit soars beyond
2016 Race Calendar
Here is how my 2016 race calendar is shaping up. Phunt 50K – January 16th – Elkton, MD Naked Bavarian 40 Miler – March 5th – Leesport, PA C&O Canal 100 – April 30th – Knoxville, MD Eastern States 100 – August 13th – Waterville, PA Cloudsplitter 100 – October 1st – Pine Mountain, KY…
Digits: Year of 2015
Below are my annual totals for running, walking, and my supplemental daily exercises. These numbers are presented entirely for informational purposes only. These are not good or bad totals, just what I did last year. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend anyone going out and duplicating my numbers, but it worked for me. None of the numbers below…