Monthly Archives: January 2010

Last Long Run Before the Marathon

Today was the last long run before the marathon on February 14, 2010. We were to run the final 20 miles of the marathon. We’ve already run this path a few times. The pacers were to run with us too. I arrived before 6 AM (an especially early start) and we were to run between [...]

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3M Half Marathon

I got up early to avoid the traffic, and arrived at 5:40 AM. I sat in the car with the heat on until 6:15 and then did a 1.5 mile warm-up. It was windy out. While waiting for the start I kept worrying that I had on too much clothing, but the temperature and wind [...]

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Running log week of 2010-01-24

01/24 – Sunday – 3M Half Marathon – 13.1 miles – 1:50:1101/25 – Monday – Neighborhood – 4 miles – 40 minutes (no core and no rollers, no tightness, good run)01/26 – Tuesday – Class Amacattack – 10 miles – 120 minutes (core and rollers in morning, thermolyte before class)01/27 – Wednesday – Neighborhood – [...]

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Running log week of 2010-01-17

01/17 – Sunday – Neighborhood – 8 miles – 80 minutes (core and roller, no right leg tightness, light tightness back of left knee)01/18 – Monday – Neighborhood – 4 miles – 40 minutes (core and roller, no right leg tightness, light tightness back of left knee)01/19 – Tuesday – Class (Ruth’s ladder) – 6.5 [...]

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4×2000m Class Workout

Ran 2000m or 5 laps of the track at 15K pace [8:30/M or 2:07 per lap] with a 1 lap recovery times 4 for the advanced runners – that’s me. Here’s what happened. The first set: 2:02, 2:07, 2:06, 2:09, 2:10 for 10:34. The second set: 2:10, 2:05, 2:07, 2:05, short?. The third set: 2:05, [...]

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Running log week of 2010-01-10

01/10 – Sunday – Neighborhood – 8 miles – 80 minutes (core and roller, no tightness)01/11 – Monday – Neighborhood – 4 miles – 40 minutes (core and roller, no tightness)01/12 – Tuesday – Class (1 mile warm-up, 4 x 2000m @ 15K w/ 400m recovery, 1 mile cool-down) – 8.4 miles – 85 minutes [...]

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New Shoes

A week or so ago there was a shoe sale at Rogue and I bought a new pair of running shoes. I started using them this week on Monday 01/11 for my 4-mile run. I had started using the previous pair the week of 11/15. Since then I’ve kept a shoe mileage record on my [...]

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Running log week of 2010-01-03

01/03 – Sunday – Neighborhood – 8 miles – 90 minutes (core and roller, unknown tightness)01/04 – Monday – Neighborhood – 4 miles – 40 minutes (core and roller, no tightness)01/05 – Tuesday – Class – 8 miles – 80 minutes (no core or roller, light tightness)01/06 – Wednesday – Neighborhood – 6 miles – [...]

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Last 19ish Miles of Marathon

It was colder this morning than expected at 28 degrees F so I put on long-johns and tights at home. The group took off at about 6:30 AM. During the first 2-3 miles my ankle was tight again. Ugh! People would pass me especially some of my running classmates. I just couldn’t run any faster. [...]

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