Month: September 2021

Decided to take two days off after Sunday’s 24.5 mile run,. Sunday’s pace was the fastest pace I’ve ever run for a distance of around 25 miles,.

Nice weather for an early morning run. Temperature around 50 degrees, mostly clear skies and a gentle breeze. I’ll take it when I can.

Today’s run was a 7.1 mile fairly flat route. Pace was an easy 9:43. Weight was 148.8.

This is the last “long run Sunday” before the last (planned) marathon for the year. There are no plans to really slack off on the distance too much, but if something comes up in November that takes out a Sunday run then it’s not as important as a Sunday prepping for an upcoming race.

I’ve signed up for the Newport Marathon several times. Never ran it. Something always happens. One year it was a twisted ankle one week before the race. I could just barely walk the next day. Ugh! I can’t remember what the issues were for other years (suppressed memory??). Whatever. If something nutty happens again then I give up on entering until the very last minute.

Today’s run was a 24.57 mile route with some hills. Pace was 10:01, which is my best for any run over 20 miles I think. It translates to about a 4:23 marathon, also a PR. We’ll see. Weight was 148.8 before the run and 146.2 after. Interesting. I drained my Camelbak of about 35 fluid ounces at mile 23 so I managed the hydration just about perfectly.

Today’s run was a 12.5 mile somewhat rolling hills route. I need to keep up the distance, since the Newport Marathon is a bit over two weeks away. Pace was 9:52. Weight was 147.0.

Decided to take two days off to rest after the half marathon on Sunday. A little healing time is not a bad thing. Now back to it.

Today’s run was a 7.1 rather flat route. Pace was 9:45. Weight was 148.4.

First cool morning of the early Fall. Temperature was about 49 degrees with clear skies. Nice and dry.

Today’s run was a 5.1 mile recovery run on a hills route. Nice and easy. Pace was 9:47. Weight was 146.0.

Another race day. Today is the Manchester MA half marathon. It’s a somewhat flat route (or at least nothing like the Mad Marathon).

Results: a personal record! My previous best was 1:53:46 or so. Today’s time was 1:52:53 (pace 8:37). I started with pushing the pace a bit. I usually start slow. I passed the five mile point at about 43:00 and the seven mile point at right about an hour. Shock! I decided to push and try for a fast time. Today it worked. I was pretty tired at the end but it was worth it.

First day back after a few days off. Tomorrow is another race, so today was an easier, not-too-long run.

Today’s run was a 7.1 mile mostly flat route. Pace was 9:32. Weight was 146.2.

First run after the Mad Marathon. Didn’t feel too bad.

Today’s run was a 5.1 mile recovery run on a hills route. Pace was 9:46.

Race day! Whew, The Mad Marathon in Vermont. it’s a route that’s either climbing or descending. The first nine+ miles include two climbs that are on the order of a mile long and have parts that are over a 20% grade.

I made it to just past mile 25 before the legs totally turned to rubber. Ugh! The last mile was uphill a bit. I had nothing left. I managed to get it done though. It was satisfying to finish at 4:27:36. That’s about 30 minutes faster than two years ago.

Today’s run was the last run before the Mad Marathon. I was torn between taking it really easy and putting in some work to put a stamp on all the prep work. I just forgot about it during the run and let the pace set itself.

Today’s run was a 10.6 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:49. Weight was 147.0.