Category: Daily Training

Recovery run day. Nice and easy to start. Very, very stiff and sore, but it felt better after a mile or so.

Today’s run was a 2.18 mile rather flat route. Pace was 9:40. Weight was 146.8.

Race day. Just about the worst conditions: near 100% humidity, no breeze, and the fog burned off by 8:30 or so (race started at 7AM). I totally died by about mile 10.

Lots of people were doing what I was doing: mixing running and walking. Races/results like this are a real wake-up call: It’s obvious that more work is needed, and to be out in the daytime as much as possible.

Today’s race was the Mad Marathon in Vermont. Pace was a terrible 11:16.

One more warm, humid early morning. Clear and not much of a breeze. Good training weather. The race on Sunday will be in similar weather, except that the Sun will be up.

Time to focus on recovery and race prep.

Today’s run was the 11.0 mile rolling hills route I usually run two days before a race. Pace was 9:46. Weight was 145.8.

One more 110% humidity early morning. It’d be better training if it was after the sun was up.

The run was interrupted by a freight train that blocked the road for about 25 minutes. Nothing to do but try to stay loose. This is the second time that I’ve been stuck at that crossing.

Today’s run was a 12.5 mile rolling hills route. Shoes were the Carbon X3. Pace was around 10:00. Weight was 146.2.

Decided to trim the run to just a short recovery run. My back felt rather stiff when I woke up. Relax and listen to the messages you body is sending.

Same weather: mild and 110% humidity. No complaints — good for training.

Today’s run was a short 2.18 mile mostly flat run. Pace was 9.50. Weight was 146.6.

A very, very humid morning for a run. The goal was a 17-mile route, but after about 10 it was time to intermix some cool-down walking with running. This is really good training weather, but whew!

One thing I’m re-thinking is the Camelbak. It’s a small backpack, and I bet it’s not the best on hot, humid days. Wearing something that keeps the heat in is not going to work. There are water stops at all the races, but the amount of fluid you get doesn’t cut it. You can lose 4 to 6 ounces per mile. Getting may 2 or 3 ounces every 4 miles or so is just asking for trouble late in a race.

Today’s run was roughly a 15 mile rolling hills route. Pace was a slow 10:14. Weight was 145.2.

One more relaxed early morning run. Take it easy on the knee. Also a nice, mild, clear morning. The Bondi 8 shoes are working just fine. I’ll start to mix in the Carbon X3 shoes so that I get the work from both. The X3s are the shoes for race day, since they’re lighter.

Today’s run was an 11 mile rolling hills route. Pace was 9:59. Weight was 145.2.

A mild, humid, typical summer early morning for a run. I just relaxed and focused on good form and footwork. The knee didn’t really complain much. The Hoka Bondi 8 shoes are also a help. More pad there than the Carbon X3.

Today’s run was a 12.5 mile rolling hills route. Pace was a cautious 9:58. Weight was 146.6.

Decided to give the knee one more day without the impacts from running. Nice to have the bike on the indoor trainer to put in some work without having to be out on a bike in a thunderstorm.

Today’s ride was about 36 minutes. Weight was 145.2.

A short, un-timed test run in the new Hoka Bondi 8 shoes. I’ll mix runs from now on between the Carbon X3 and Bondi. I’ve thought about doing this for a while, and after some reading it makes even more sense.

Today’s run was a 1.05 mile short loop around the house. Easy, un-timed pace. Weight was 145.6.