I went over to Cheslen Preserve yesterday for what has become my bread and butter long run workout. This one went much better than the last time I was over there. The nature preserve has about 15 miles of trails through meadows and woods. It has a nice variety of trails from single to double…
Digits: 6/18/16 MAF Test
Here are the results from yesterday’s MAF test: Time Pace HR Overall 49.8 10.0 140 Mile 1 Mile 2 Mile 3 Mile 4 Mile 5 Pace 10:04 09:54 09:53 09:43 09:38 HR 140 140 139 140 140 I finally broke 50 minutes! I was able to set a 12 second PR yesterday, which…
Trail Blazer 5 Mile Race Report
Hi, my name is Brian. OK, that’s not really my name, but that’s the name I raced under yesterday. I know bib swapping is a huge issue for marathons where people get faster runners to use their bibs so they can get qualifying times for certain marque races (i.e. Boston Marathon), but that’s not what…
Not The Run I Had Planned
They stole my water. They stole my water! I couldn’t believe it. I had an extra bottle of water by the side of the trail for the last hour of my run, but now it was gone. I had passed these 3 teenagers and I’m sure they’re the ones that had taken it. My first…
The Secret of My Success
Does anyone else love a good Michael J Fox movie? Here’s a down to earth Midwest boy (hey, I know someone like that) who moves to New York City (I did that, too!) and becomes the CEO of a big corporation (um, no). Well, 2 out of 3 ain’t too shabby. And I bet I…
Digits: May 2016
I never did get around to posting my April digits so you can see those below. I spent the first couple days of the month catching up on the sleep I missed running the C&O Canal 100. The next several days were spent getting my race report done to please my demanding followers (Craig, I’m…
Be Very, Very Afraid
I’m still about 3 months out from Eastern States 100, but I’m already more than a little afraid of what the race has in store for me. You see, this is quite possibly the hardest 100 miler on the east coast and one of the more difficult ones anywhere. Last year only about 40% of…
Back In The Saddle
I’m considering today day 1 of my next training cycle. It’s not that I haven’t been running since C&O Canal. I’ve been out every day since the race finished, however I haven’t been training. I haven’t even been maintaining. The past 3+ weeks have been all about recovery. While I’ve been running consistently, it’s been rather modest…
Why Do The Right Decisions Always Have To Be So Hard?
I would love for someone to tell why it’s so hard to do the right thing. It’s incredibly easy to know what you should do, but can be frustratingly difficult to actually do it. Right is good and everyone wants to be good. It’s always easy and straightforward in the abstract, however once you actually…
Being Happy With A Poor Race
I mentioned in my C&O Canal 100 Race Report that I was equally happy with my race as I was with my Oil Creek finish, however this shouldn’t be the case. I ran an awful race from a performance standpoint. This course was pancake flat vs. 17k+ of elevation gain so I should have run…