dressed as a scarecrow

Sat, November 1-Went to the Y with V. Did 2M on the treadmill in 17:30 (9:15 first mile, 8:15 second mile), followed by stretching and lifting.

Fri, 10/31/25-Happy Halloween. Did 2M loop in 17:10 (8:55 first mile, 8:15 second mile). An hour later, I'd be dressed as a scarecrow.

without a doubt

Thurs, 10/30/25

Went for a track workout. Raining!

8x200 with 1:00 rest. Goal: 40 seconds.

Here's how I did: 3@39, 3@38, 1@37, 1@36

Stuck to 1:00 rest without a doubt.

bummed about the leg

Wednesday, 10/29/25-

Went to Natirar. Because I arrived later than I should have, I did only 2.65M (22:30)

Tuesday, 10/28/25-took off

Monday, 10/27/25-

Did the 2M loop. 16:50

Sunday, 10/26/25-

Stayed local. The workout was 5 x (200, wait 60 sec, then 100, followed by a 500m slow jog in 5:00). The 200s were supposed to be in 33; the 100s were supposed to be in 16 sec.

32-high; 15-high

32-mid; 15-low

32-mid; 15-mid

32-low; 15-low

on the fifth one, I felt my hamstring tug 20 seconds in...at the 130/135m mark, so I stopped. Needless to say, I skipped the last 100, leaving the track feeling good about the effort but bummed about the leg.

I stuck to this

Sat, 10/25/25-decided to take off despite waking up in enough time for a short run.

Fri, 10/24/25-Ran around the campus and farm: 3M (27:20). 9:30/9:05/8:45. Frosty, slick grass.

Thurs, 10/23/25-Went to the track with 8x200 with a short rest in mind. After a mile warmup, I figured I'd do 200s in about 36/37...with 1:20 or so rest. The idea was to start a 200m every two minutes. I stuck to this, with a 36 sec 200 meaning a 1:24 rest and a 37 sec 200 meaning 1:23 rest. Not much distinction here! My first 200 was slow and flat, 39. I then dropped to 36s. 39, 36, 36, 36, 36, 36, 35, 33

bucolic Natirar

Wed, 10/22/25-Drove to Naritar, where I did 2.25M.

Tues, 10/21/25-Ran around the block...2M (18:00)

Mon, 10/20/25-Drove to bucolic Natirar for a 3.25M run.

enough to send me home

Sun, 10/19/25-Made my way to GA to join the group. Initially, I couldn't decide whether I'd pretend to be a sprinter or a distance runner! I chose wisely--somewhere in the middle. A few (Chuck, Jeff Flock, and a couple of others) joined me in 6-8x200 at 800m pace with 2' rest. Given my lack of fitness and speed, this meant about 2:20-2:30 pace. Chuck and I wound up doing 8. 

39, 37, 36, 36, 36, 35, 35, 33

I could probably manage 37s on a minute rest and 35s on a 2 minute rest. I'll keep that in mind. 

Sat, 10/18/25-Went to the Y with V. Did 2M (9:30 + 8:30 = 18:00), then stretched and lifted.

Fri, 10/17/25-Went to Natirar for an early morning run. 3M--low-9:00 first mile, mid-8:00 second mile, low-8:00 third mile.

Thurs, 10/16/25-Tried my luck at 1000s on the farm, like the good old days when I used to run the rolling hills of Bayard Rustin HS...that is, before a housing development (now $1M+) was build on the course. I underestimated the time available to do a decent workout and underestimated the effort required to run at a good clip on the rolling and slanted hills. I managed only 4:15 on my first 1000 (.62M). I rested 3:45. I then figured I'd do a 600 to close the loop on what appeared to be a mile rectangle. In 2:20, the 600 (.37M) was flaccid as well. That was it for me! It was enough to send me home.

Wed, 10/15/25-Ran 2M around the block. 8:35, 8:15...16:50

Tues, 10/14/25-took off

Not a candidate

Mon, 10/13/25-Natirar. 2.65M in 22:00.

Sun, 10/12/25-The workout was 4x1000 with 3:30 rest. I started on the second one because I was running behind...and hemming and hawing. I managed a reasonable 3:56, 3:51, and 3:46.

Sat, 10/11/25-Hillsborough Y with V. Ran 2M on treadmill (9:30, 8:30=18:00). Stretched. Lifted.

Fri, 10/10/25-Took off. Later learned I am not a candidate for knee surgery.

Thurs, 10/9/25-6x200 in 40 was workout on 60' rest. I managed 39s for the first 3, then 38, 38, and 35.

Wed, 10/8/25-Natirar...2.75M

Tues, 10/7/25-2M

Mon, 10/6/25-2.25M farm run