Bloomsday – May 1, 2011 Vancouver, WA Half-Marathon – June 19, 2011 (Father’s Day)
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Pre-Training for Bloomsday 2011
The training for Bloomsday will actually begin the week of my birthday in February…about the 3rd week. Until then, I have been doing lots of core exercises and some speed work. I want to pace myself in training as to avoid peaking before the race. It looks like a good time for a half marathon […]
Finally! Getting Back
All right! I’ve been on a hiatus since about mid July. The days in the Northwest are really long during the summer months. There has been tons to do around the house. In addition, I guess I needed a break from running. Sweat dripping into my eyes is a real hassle too. So I won’t […]
Golf! Yippee!
I had a great 11 mile run on Saturday morning. The weather has been super! Sunny, dry and not too breezy. Sunday I took a day off of running and biking and went golfing. This was my second outing this year…actually since Lucianna was born. It seems like I haven’t really had that much time […]
Taking a Little Break
I ran 6 miles yesterday. My lower legs are certainly feeling it. So tonight…after dinner I went on a 45 minute bike ride instead. I thought the break would be good. During the ride, I rode up a steep hill…straight up 57th just past the water tower on Brown Mountain. Then I enjoyed the view […]
Long Runs…
Wonderful day on Saturday for a mid-morning run. Little did I know…it would get cut short. If you are easily offended…stop reading now. Some long distance runners will understand this dilemma. I was running a slow pace (about 70% of max heart rate pace…which was about 9:30 pace) and a little over 5 miles into […]