I had my last long run of this training cycle yesterday. It was 10 miles of Cheslen Hills followed by a 2 hour hike, where I added 7 more miles to my daily tally. I typically do my longest training run 3 weeks out from my goal race and then cut my long run way…
Walking It In: The Sequel!
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but I walked in yet another training run. Sequels are typically horrendous affairs (think Caddyshack II), however every now and again you stumble across a gem (Lethal Weapon 2, Back to the Future II). This weekend’s long run definitely goes into the latter category and not the…
Walking It In
I should have known it was going to be one of those runs. I was about 2 miles into my run on Saturday when a water bottle jumped out of my hydration pack and dropped to the ground. The lid popped off and about 3/4 of the water was emptied out before I could scoop…
Breakthrough
I have finally had a breakthrough in my running fitness. I’ve been stuck at the same level for the past year and I just started assuming that I was never going to get better. I’m no spring chicken so at some point age is going to offset whatever training that I’m doing. I figured fitness maintenance…
Digits: June 2016
I ended the month on a fast note with my running. My last run on the 30th was a five mile jaunt on my normal trail route. I typically run this at an 8.5-9 minute pace, but for whatever reason I was flying on Thursday. I’ve done this run almost 200 times over the past…