Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Weekly Log 01-09-12 to 01-15-12
Monday: 0
Tuesday: 7.5 mile road run0
Wednesday: 7.5 mile road run
Thursday: 0
Friday: 0
Saturday: 7.5 mile road run
Sunday: 11mile trail run Big River
Weekly Total: 33 miles
Last Week: 50 miles
Year to Date: 93.5 miles
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Weekly Log 01-02-12 to 01-08-12
Monday: 7.5 mile road run
Tuesday: 0
Wednesday: 8mile road run with the wed. night crew
Thursday: 6.5mile trail run Big River
Friday: 7.5miles road run local
Saturday: 6.5 mile trail run Big River
Sunday: 14mile trail run Big River
Weekly Total: 50 miles
Last Week: 37 miles
Year to Date: 60.5 miles
Tuesday: 0
Wednesday: 8mile road run with the wed. night crew
Thursday: 6.5mile trail run Big River
Friday: 7.5miles road run local
Saturday: 6.5 mile trail run Big River
Sunday: 14mile trail run Big River
Weekly Total: 50 miles
Last Week: 37 miles
Year to Date: 60.5 miles
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Weekly Log 12-26-11 to 01-01-12
Monday:11miles nooseneck 18K road race
Tuesday: 0
Wednesday: 8miles road run with the wed. night crew
Thursday:0
Friday: 7.5miles road run local
Saturday: 0
Sunday: 10.5miles road run
Weekly Total: 37 miles
Last Week: 21.5 miles
Last year total miles: 1398.5 miles
Year to Date: 10.5 miles
Tuesday: 0
Wednesday: 8miles road run with the wed. night crew
Thursday:0
Friday: 7.5miles road run local
Saturday: 0
Sunday: 10.5miles road run
Weekly Total: 37 miles
Last Week: 21.5 miles
Last year total miles: 1398.5 miles
Year to Date: 10.5 miles
Friday, December 23, 2011
Old Mountain Trail 5K
I got up in the morning of the race and first thing I did was to check the temp. 18 that's a little chilly. My buddy Kenny picked me up around 8:15 and we headed down to the race, we pulled in and registered then got ready to run the course as a warm up. We had a good warm up and where ready for the 10am start, then we saw the huge line for registration then heard they pushed the start out to 10:30. We ended up sitting in the truck for a while to keep warm then about 10:20 started to try to warm up again, which was difficult after working up a sweat on first warm up and the cold temps made for a very chilly start.
I knew the start was going to be hard, the single track in woods is tight and the first good hill is only a half mile into the race, and didn't want to get bottle necked behind a big group. I felt gassed right off the start not a good feeling, I kept telling myself just settle into a nice pace. I pushed up the hill knowing there was a downhill I could recover on. Then we hit the new cut trail it had a couple water crossing which i was able to get over without getting wet. then we hit the fields and then back into the woods for the last section before the finish. I just never felt good, the whole race was a struggle. It was unfortunate to have a bad race because it was a nice course, rocky root filled single track.
We decided to run the course a 2nd time as a cool down, finished the day with 9miles. Even though I had a bad race it was still a fun day of running...
I knew the start was going to be hard, the single track in woods is tight and the first good hill is only a half mile into the race, and didn't want to get bottle necked behind a big group. I felt gassed right off the start not a good feeling, I kept telling myself just settle into a nice pace. I pushed up the hill knowing there was a downhill I could recover on. Then we hit the new cut trail it had a couple water crossing which i was able to get over without getting wet. then we hit the fields and then back into the woods for the last section before the finish. I just never felt good, the whole race was a struggle. It was unfortunate to have a bad race because it was a nice course, rocky root filled single track.
We decided to run the course a 2nd time as a cool down, finished the day with 9miles. Even though I had a bad race it was still a fun day of running...
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Weekly Log 11-19-11 to 12-25-11
Monday: 0 day off
Tuesday: 0 had dentist appt. no time for a run
Wednesday: 7.5mile road run, felt good pushed the pace and pr'd this run by 3mins
Thursday: 7.5mile road run leg felt good and kept a good pace
Friday: 0 day off
Saturday: 6.5mile trail run Big River
Sunday: 0 day off
Weekly Total: 21.5 miles
Last Week: 23 miles
Year to Date: 1372 miles
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Weekly Log 11-12-11 to 12-18-11
Monday: 0 day off
Tuesday: 6.5mile trail run Big River, ran my normal loop felt OK didn't see anyone else out on the trails nice and quiet
Wednesday: 0 was suppose to run at night but didn't get to
Thursday: 0 day off
Friday: 7.5mile road run normal loop legs felt good kept a good pace
Saturday: 0 day off
Sunday: 9miles 3mile warm up 3.1 mile race Old Mountain Trail 5K, then a 3.1 mile cool down. Nice course.
Weekly Total: 23 miles
Last Week: 32 miles
Year to Date: 1350.5 miles
Tuesday: 6.5mile trail run Big River, ran my normal loop felt OK didn't see anyone else out on the trails nice and quiet
Wednesday: 0 was suppose to run at night but didn't get to
Thursday: 0 day off
Friday: 7.5mile road run normal loop legs felt good kept a good pace
Saturday: 0 day off
Sunday: 9miles 3mile warm up 3.1 mile race Old Mountain Trail 5K, then a 3.1 mile cool down. Nice course.
Weekly Total: 23 miles
Last Week: 32 miles
Year to Date: 1350.5 miles
Monday, December 12, 2011
Weekly Log 11-05-11 to 12-11-11
Monday: 0 Day Off
Tuesday: 7.5mile road run legs felt good
Wednesday: 7mile road run in the rain felt tired
Thursday: 0 Day Off feeling tired
Friday: 7.5mile road run, legs felt OK but I just feel burnt out
Saturday: 0 Day Off, still feeling tired overall
Sunday: 10mile trail run Buck Hill, ran with Kenny nice technical and hilly 10mile loop lots of rocks water and steep climbs, legs felt good but still just feeling blah no energy.
Weekly Total: 32 miles
Last Week: 41 miles
Year to Date: 1327.5 miles
Tuesday: 7.5mile road run legs felt good
Wednesday: 7mile road run in the rain felt tired
Thursday: 0 Day Off feeling tired
Friday: 7.5mile road run, legs felt OK but I just feel burnt out
Saturday: 0 Day Off, still feeling tired overall
Sunday: 10mile trail run Buck Hill, ran with Kenny nice technical and hilly 10mile loop lots of rocks water and steep climbs, legs felt good but still just feeling blah no energy.
Weekly Total: 32 miles
Last Week: 41 miles
Year to Date: 1327.5 miles
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Weekly Log 11-28-11 to 12-04-11
Monday: 7.5Mile road run, Laten Knight Rd. loop legs felt good ran a nice pace
Tuesday: 7.5mile road run Laten Knight Rd. loop felt good
Wednesday: 0 day off
Thursday: 7.5mile road run Laten Knight Rd. legs felt heavy and still feeling the effects of giving up coffee
Friday: 7.5mile road run Laten Knight Rd.legs still felling heavy felt better at end of run
Saturday: 0 day off
Sunday: 11mile road/trail run with Kenny nice run and then checked out the cyclecross race nice sunday run.
Weekly Total: 41 miles
Last Week: 13 miles
Year to Date: 1295.5 miles
Tuesday: 7.5mile road run Laten Knight Rd. loop felt good
Wednesday: 0 day off
Thursday: 7.5mile road run Laten Knight Rd. legs felt heavy and still feeling the effects of giving up coffee
Friday: 7.5mile road run Laten Knight Rd.legs still felling heavy felt better at end of run
Saturday: 0 day off
Sunday: 11mile road/trail run with Kenny nice run and then checked out the cyclecross race nice sunday run.
Weekly Total: 41 miles
Last Week: 13 miles
Year to Date: 1295.5 miles
Weekly Log 11-21-11 to 11-27-11
Monday: 0
Tuesday: 0
Wednesday: 0
Thursday: 3.1 miles Greeley Turkey Trot 5K, this was my first ever race last year and I did it in 34:36 this year I finished it in a PR 23:18 it was a fun race that I ran with my family.
Friday: 0
Saturday: 10mile road run
Sunday: 0
Weekly Total:13 miles
Last Week:26 miles
Year to Date: 1254.5 miles
Tuesday: 0
Wednesday: 0
Thursday: 3.1 miles Greeley Turkey Trot 5K, this was my first ever race last year and I did it in 34:36 this year I finished it in a PR 23:18 it was a fun race that I ran with my family.
Friday: 0
Saturday: 10mile road run
Sunday: 0
Weekly Total:13 miles
Last Week:26 miles
Year to Date: 1254.5 miles
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Li'l Rhody Run Around race report
Wow is all I can say Nov. 20th and in the mid 60's and sunny couldn't ask for better weather. It was nice to have an 11am start let me sleep in a bit got up at 7am had my coffee and small breakfast a nice warm shower and out the door around 9am. I got to the race around 10am picked up my number, and as I was about to leave the reg. area there was an old cycling buddy Kenny I hadn't seen him in years. we pinned on our numbers and then ran a nice little warm up.
We lined up for the start, I had no idea how I was going to feel seeing a week ago I had finished my first ultra marathon. The gun went off and down the road we went my plan was the same as usual just a steady pace. All my races this year are just training, I spent the whole year just building up my base miles slow endurance miles no speed work. I was once a decent road cyclist so I know it takes time to get fast and first thing you need to do, is build your base endurance miles then work on speed. I felt good on the trails, but when we hit the roads I would get passed seeing I have no leg speed. I passed at least 10 people in the last 2 miles but we had 3 quarters of a mile on the road before the finish were I was passed by at least 7 people, but all and all I was happy with my run and had a great time.
The best part of the whole day was hooking up with my old cycling buddy Kenny, he runs with some guys on Wed's and Sun's which is what I need stronger runners to push me and help with my leg speed. Looking forward to things to come.
We lined up for the start, I had no idea how I was going to feel seeing a week ago I had finished my first ultra marathon. The gun went off and down the road we went my plan was the same as usual just a steady pace. All my races this year are just training, I spent the whole year just building up my base miles slow endurance miles no speed work. I was once a decent road cyclist so I know it takes time to get fast and first thing you need to do, is build your base endurance miles then work on speed. I felt good on the trails, but when we hit the roads I would get passed seeing I have no leg speed. I passed at least 10 people in the last 2 miles but we had 3 quarters of a mile on the road before the finish were I was passed by at least 7 people, but all and all I was happy with my run and had a great time.
The best part of the whole day was hooking up with my old cycling buddy Kenny, he runs with some guys on Wed's and Sun's which is what I need stronger runners to push me and help with my leg speed. Looking forward to things to come.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Weekly Log 11-14-11 to 11-20-11
Monday: 0 day off recovery
Tuesday: 0 day off recovery
Wednesday: 7.5mile easy road run
Thursday: 7.5mile easy road run
Friday: 3mile active recovery hike
Saturday: 0 day off
Sunday: 8miles Li'l Rhody Runaround
Weekly Total:26 miles
Last Week:47 miles
Year to Date: 1241.5 miles
Tuesday: 0 day off recovery
Wednesday: 7.5mile easy road run
Thursday: 7.5mile easy road run
Friday: 3mile active recovery hike
Saturday: 0 day off
Sunday: 8miles Li'l Rhody Runaround
Weekly Total:26 miles
Last Week:47 miles
Year to Date: 1241.5 miles
Monday, November 14, 2011
RI 6hr ultramarathon race report
I had to work till 11pm on Saturday night, so by the time I got home and in bed I only got about 4hrs sleep before my alarm went off. I felt OK when I got up I didn't feel too tired, made some coffee had some oatmeal, then off I was to the RI 6hr ultra. I rolled into the parking lot and picked up my race number and got ready for a nice 6hr run. Couldn't have asked for better weather cool and sunny at the start.
We all lined up at 8am and off we went, my plan was to run 9:2* min. miles just nice and steady. I carried a hand bottle an a few gels and salt tabs. I kept telling myself you need to drink got to stay on top of this I was drinking HEED, and planned on taking a salt tab every 45mins. It was going as planned until I hit about 13miles then I started to feel off. My stomach went south, but even more concerning was the fact my body was just totally dumping water. I could not figure out what was going on I was drinking plenty of fluid and taking my salt, but soon I was starting to cramp. At 4hrs into the race I was about to drop out when I saw by kids cheering me on and that gave me a boost to keep going. For the final 2hrs I switched to drinking just water and didn't eat anything else. I got a second wind and started to feel much better, but my legs were trashed from the cramping. I suffered through and ended the day running a total of 29.77miles, it was less than I had planned but glad I had the mental toughness to keep going when everything was going wrong.
I think I may have drank to much so my body started to expel the fluid and salt leading to my cramping and stomach issue lesson learned
We all lined up at 8am and off we went, my plan was to run 9:2* min. miles just nice and steady. I carried a hand bottle an a few gels and salt tabs. I kept telling myself you need to drink got to stay on top of this I was drinking HEED, and planned on taking a salt tab every 45mins. It was going as planned until I hit about 13miles then I started to feel off. My stomach went south, but even more concerning was the fact my body was just totally dumping water. I could not figure out what was going on I was drinking plenty of fluid and taking my salt, but soon I was starting to cramp. At 4hrs into the race I was about to drop out when I saw by kids cheering me on and that gave me a boost to keep going. For the final 2hrs I switched to drinking just water and didn't eat anything else. I got a second wind and started to feel much better, but my legs were trashed from the cramping. I suffered through and ended the day running a total of 29.77miles, it was less than I had planned but glad I had the mental toughness to keep going when everything was going wrong.
I think I may have drank to much so my body started to expel the fluid and salt leading to my cramping and stomach issue lesson learned
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Weekly Log 11-07-11 to 11-13-11
Monday: 3mile walk recovery and taper for 6hr Rhode Island ultra
Tuesday: 3mile walk active taper
Wednesday: 5mile trail run Big River, put on my orange and off to the trails I went. What a beautiful day sunny and 63F, hit the trails for a nice steady run. My legs felt good had to keep myself in check would have loved to have gone for a longer run.
Thursday: 0 Day off
Friday:3mile walk
Saturday: 3mile shake out jog, guess I am ready for tomorrows RI 6hr ultramarathon
Sunday: 29.7mile RI 6hr ultramarathon
Weekly Total:47 miles
Last Week:39 miles
Year to Date: 1215.5 miles
Tuesday: 3mile walk active taper
Wednesday: 5mile trail run Big River, put on my orange and off to the trails I went. What a beautiful day sunny and 63F, hit the trails for a nice steady run. My legs felt good had to keep myself in check would have loved to have gone for a longer run.
Thursday: 0 Day off
Friday:3mile walk
Saturday: 3mile shake out jog, guess I am ready for tomorrows RI 6hr ultramarathon
Sunday: 29.7mile RI 6hr ultramarathon
Weekly Total:47 miles
Last Week:39 miles
Year to Date: 1215.5 miles
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Weekly Log 10-31-11 to 11-06-11
Monday: Day Off
Tuesday: 7.5 mile road run normal loop easy pace legs felt heavy
Wednesday:13.5mile road run hilly loop up hope rd to pipin orcahrd to plainfield pike to 116, beautiful day for a long run legs felt good kept a good steady pace.
Thursday: Day Off Achilles heal felt tight
Friday: 7.5mile road run easy, just my normal run didn't push the pace
Saturday: Day Off
Sunday:10.5mile road run hilly loop up hope rd, to pipin orchard, to scituate ave to 116... still felt flat so kept pace slow but steady... endurance run
Weekly Total:39 miles
Last Week:33 miles
Year to Date: 1168.5 miles
Tuesday: 7.5 mile road run normal loop easy pace legs felt heavy
Wednesday:13.5mile road run hilly loop up hope rd to pipin orcahrd to plainfield pike to 116, beautiful day for a long run legs felt good kept a good steady pace.
Thursday: Day Off Achilles heal felt tight
Friday: 7.5mile road run easy, just my normal run didn't push the pace
Saturday: Day Off
Sunday:10.5mile road run hilly loop up hope rd, to pipin orchard, to scituate ave to 116... still felt flat so kept pace slow but steady... endurance run
Weekly Total:39 miles
Last Week:33 miles
Year to Date: 1168.5 miles
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Weekly Log 10-24-11 to 10-30-11
Monday: Day Off
Tuesday: 7.5mile road run easy pace
Wednesday: 7.5mile road run steady pace
Thursday: Day Off
Friday:7.5mile road run good pace and pushed it the last 2miles
Saturday:7.5 mile 1mile warmup followed by6.5mile easy run
Sunday:3.1 miles Monster Dash 5k nice run 10min faster than my first 5K less then a year earlier.
Weekly Total: 33 miles
Last Week:51.5 miles
Year to Date: 1129.5 miles
Tuesday: 7.5mile road run easy pace
Wednesday: 7.5mile road run steady pace
Thursday: Day Off
Friday:7.5mile road run good pace and pushed it the last 2miles
Saturday:7.5 mile 1mile warmup followed by6.5mile easy run
Sunday:3.1 miles Monster Dash 5k nice run 10min faster than my first 5K less then a year earlier.
Weekly Total: 33 miles
Last Week:51.5 miles
Year to Date: 1129.5 miles
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Weekly Log 10-17-11 to 10-23-11
Monday: 7.5mile road run nice pace.
Tuesday: 7.5mile road run tempo felt good
Wednesday: 11mile trail run Big River, hard rain, lots of mud and large puddles but a fun run never the less. Drymax socks are the best and the Brooks Pure Grit were great good traction and drained well. Legs felt good for the first 7miles then felt heavy.
Thursday:Day off
Friday: 7.5mile road run, legs felt heavy so took it slow today
Saturday: 7.5mile road run, still a little flat but faster then yesterday, but very glad to be getting the miles in.
Sunday:10.5mile road run, 1mile warm up and 9.5miles easy pace
Weekly Total: 51.5 miles
Last Week:37 miles
Year to Date: 1096.5 miles
Tuesday: 7.5mile road run tempo felt good
Wednesday: 11mile trail run Big River, hard rain, lots of mud and large puddles but a fun run never the less. Drymax socks are the best and the Brooks Pure Grit were great good traction and drained well. Legs felt good for the first 7miles then felt heavy.
Thursday:Day off
Friday: 7.5mile road run, legs felt heavy so took it slow today
Saturday: 7.5mile road run, still a little flat but faster then yesterday, but very glad to be getting the miles in.
Sunday:10.5mile road run, 1mile warm up and 9.5miles easy pace
Weekly Total: 51.5 miles
Last Week:37 miles
Year to Date: 1096.5 miles
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Weekly Log 10-10-11 to 10-16-11
Monday: 6mile trail run Big River, easy pace did not feel all that great just kind of blah.
Tuesday: 7.5mile road run, easy pace just tried to keep an even pace the whole run.
Wednesday:9mile trail run Big River.
Thursday: 4mile road run, first run on my new road shoes Brooks Pure Connect. Shoes felt good legs a little tired this being my 4th day running in a row.
Friday: 3mile walk active recovery day
Saturday: 7.5mile road run, felt good nice pace
Sunday: 0miles I had planned running 13 but didn't have time. Spent the day with the kids
Weekly Total: 37 miles
Last Week:28 miles
Year to Date: 1045 miles
Tuesday: 7.5mile road run, easy pace just tried to keep an even pace the whole run.
Wednesday:9mile trail run Big River.
Thursday: 4mile road run, first run on my new road shoes Brooks Pure Connect. Shoes felt good legs a little tired this being my 4th day running in a row.
Friday: 3mile walk active recovery day
Saturday: 7.5mile road run, felt good nice pace
Sunday: 0miles I had planned running 13 but didn't have time. Spent the day with the kids
Weekly Total: 37 miles
Last Week:28 miles
Year to Date: 1045 miles
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Weekly Log 10-03-11 to 10-09-11
Monday: 3mile recovery walk
Tuesday: Day off yard work
Wednesday: 5mile trail run Big River, I felt good just a nice easy pace. This was also my first trail run in my new Brooks Pure Grit trail shoe and I must say very impressed can't wait to try them out on a longer run. They are much more shoe than I am use to, I have been doing all my running in NB Trail Minimus. That being said, they felt great, comfortable and better grip on slick trails I give them 2 thumbs up.
Thursday: 6.4mile trail run Big River, Weather was great nice cool and sunny around 52F. Spooked a doe, although I have seen many deer while trail running it always brings a smile to my face. My legs felt good really liking the new shoes.
Friday: Day off, took Amanda to American Girl Doll... wow that hurt
Saturday: 13.1mile half marathon trail run Big River, I felt good kept a good pace the whole run. Time difference between the 1st and 2nd lap were small, very happy with run. The new shoes felt good on the longer run no blisters or hotspots.
Sunday: Day off went and cheered for my wife as she ran Gloria Gemma 5k
Weekly Total:28 miles
Last Week: 43 miles
Year to Date: 1008 miles
Tuesday: Day off yard work
Wednesday: 5mile trail run Big River, I felt good just a nice easy pace. This was also my first trail run in my new Brooks Pure Grit trail shoe and I must say very impressed can't wait to try them out on a longer run. They are much more shoe than I am use to, I have been doing all my running in NB Trail Minimus. That being said, they felt great, comfortable and better grip on slick trails I give them 2 thumbs up.
Thursday: 6.4mile trail run Big River, Weather was great nice cool and sunny around 52F. Spooked a doe, although I have seen many deer while trail running it always brings a smile to my face. My legs felt good really liking the new shoes.
Friday: Day off, took Amanda to American Girl Doll... wow that hurt
Saturday: 13.1mile half marathon trail run Big River, I felt good kept a good pace the whole run. Time difference between the 1st and 2nd lap were small, very happy with run. The new shoes felt good on the longer run no blisters or hotspots.
Sunday: Day off went and cheered for my wife as she ran Gloria Gemma 5k
Weekly Total:28 miles
Last Week: 43 miles
Year to Date: 1008 miles
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