Simple, right?

 Sun, 7/26/26-

After a three-week hiatus from the track, my intention was to do 4x200 in 35 and 4x150 in 24. Simple, right? The warmup and first two 200s felt fine. The third 200 did not. I stopped after that, feeling something in my hamstring. Sadly, I called it quits. 

Idaho-Salmon River

Sat, 7/25/26-Went to Y. Treadmill mile in 9:00. Stretched and did PT exercises for 9 min. Ran 8:30 mile. Barbells and lat machines for about the same amount of time. Ran 7:56 mile. Did more lifting, including fly machine, for about the same time, then headed out with V. Pool work.

Fri, 7/24/26-2.6M at Natirar in 21:30. pool work.

Thurs, 7/23/26-2M around neighborhood in 17:15.

Wed, 7/22/26-took off

Tues, 7/21/26-too busy. Took off.

Mon, 7/20/26-arrived home at 1:30 am from Idaho. Took off. Tired.

Sun, 7/19/26-Idaho-Salmon River

Sat, 7/18/26-Idaho-Salmon River

Fri, 7/17/26-Idaho-Salmon River

Thurs, 7/16/26-Idaho-Salmon River

Wed, 7/15/26-Idaho-Salmon River

Tues, 7/14/26-Idaho-Salmon River

Mon, 7/13/26-left for Idaho

Sun, 7/12/26- took off

Sat, 7/11/26-Went to Y. Treadmill mile in 9:00. Stretched and did PT exercises for 9 min. Ran 8:30 mile. Barbells and lat machines for about the same amount of time. Ran 7:56 mile. Did more lifting, including fly machine, for about the same time, then headed out with V. Pool work.

Fri, 7/10/26-2M around neighborhood in 17:00.

Thurs, 7/9/26-took off

Wed, 7/8/26-2M around neighborhood in 17:00.

Tues, 7/7/26-don't recall

Mon, 7/6/26-don't recall

I'll keep things simple: My body is a mess!

Sun, 7/5/26-Jogged to the track, did a combination of slow jogging and walking on the track, and walked back home. Total: 3.5M

Sat, 7/4/26-Went to the Y with V. Walked on treadmill, did some stretching and knee strengthening exercises, and lifted some.

Fri, 7/3/26-Went to the Y with V. Walked on treadmill, did some stretching and knee strengthening exercises, and lifted some.

Thurs, 7/2/26-took off

Wed, 7/1/26-Still in Grand Cayman. Went to the fitness center. Did a combination of slow jogging and walking on treadmill. Included a bit of lifting.

Tues, 6/30/26-Sun, 6/28-Grand Cayman. Calf is still a problem. Went to the fitness center. Did a combination of slow jogging and walking on treadmill. Included a bit of lifting.

Sat, 6/27/26-up bright and early...en route to Grand Cayman.

Fri, 6/26/26-Went to the Y with V. Walked on treadmill, did some stretching and knee strengthening exercises, and lifted some.

Thurs, 6/25/25-Mon, 6/22/26-Spent time in pool. Calf is strained, in addition to hamstring stitch plus meniscus tear. I'll keep things simple: My body is a mess!

left hamstring acting up

Sun, 7/21/26-

Met up with Bruce, John, Harris, and Ursula at Audubon.

The workout was a fast 250m, 90 sec rest, then a fast 150m. The idea was to have the combined times fall below 60 sec. John hit the 250m in 35.4, and Bruce and I came in at 35.9. John then hit the 150 in 22-mid, while Bruce hit 23-low and I hit 23-mid, on account of slowing up due to my left hamstring acting up. The crew then went on to do 2x150 pick-ups. I nixed myself from these in favor of a couple of light strides down the homestretch.

Sat, 7/20/26-

Went to the Y. 8:55 on treadmill, stretched/lifted/did knee-strengthening exercises, 8:25 on treadmill, etc.

a dip in the pool afterwards

6/19/26-On this breezy morning, I made my way to Natirar and did 3M in 25:40 (~9:15, ~8:30, ~7:55). I started off quite modestly on purpose, a kind of stroll in the park. The rest of this easy run just fell into place. I took a dip in the pool afterwards.

Mission accomplished.

Thurs, 6/18/25-

Went to the track. 3x200 with 3:00 rest, followed by 3x150 with 2:30 rest. Goal pace: 32 and 22, respectively. Mission accomplished.

Wed, 6/17/25-

2M run around the neighborhood. 17:15. Sluggish.

swam instead

Tues, 6/16/26-Went to Natirar. 2.8M in 23:00 (8:40, 8:10, 6:10).

Mon, 6/15/26-swam instead

the gang

Sun, 6/14/26-

Made my way to Audubon and met up with about 20 members of the team! It had been a while since I saw some of the gang. While one group did 500s and another practiced with implements, I joined the group doing 100s. We ran 100m and walked back 50m, ran another 100 and walked back 50m. We did this until we made our way around the oval. That meant seven 100s. The walk-back rest ranged between 85 seconds (first one) and 2 minutes (7th one). My times fell in the 14-sec range.

same pace

Sat, 6/13/26- Went to the Y with V. Treadmill mile in 8:30, followed by 7 min of stretching and knee work, then another 8:30 mile on treadmill. I then worked the barbell and some machines before heading back to the treadmill for .5M at the same pace.

Fri, 6/12/26-took off. Busy!

Goals met

Thurs, 6/11/26-

8x100. Goal for first set: 16s; Goal for second set: 14s. 2:00 walk-back-to-start rest.

Goals met

Wed, 6/10/26-Natirar. 2.65M

Tues, 6/9/26-took off

Mon, 6/8/26-took off

Sun, 6/7/26-3x200 in 33 with 3:00 rest; 3x150 with 2:30 rest in 23. Hit all 200s in 32 and all 150s in 22.

around the block

Sat, 6/6/26-Went to the Y with V, per usual. Hit the treadmill for 2 miles (16:57), then did some stretches and PT exercises. After that, it was time for a little lifting, followed by another mile on the treadmill (7:27). I finished off my time with a bit more stretching and lifting.

Fri, 6/5/26-Two miles around the block... 16:50

Thurs, 6/4/26-Hit the track for 8x150 with 2:30 rest. Goal pace was 24. After a measly 25-second first try, I managed 24-high, 24-mid, 24-low, 23-high, 23-mid, 23-low, 22-low.

Wed, 6/3/26-took off

3M

Tuesday, 6/2/26-Went to Natirar. Did 3M... 24:50 (8:35, 8:20, 7:55).

or was it

Monday, June 1, 2026-

Your basic 2M run...in 16:45 (8:35; 8:10)

Sunday, May 31, 2026-

Drove to Audubon to meet up with Bruce, John, and Rob. It was a short sprint day: 3 x (30m, 60m, 100m). We were supposed to be running at 95%. Wishful thinking. The break between efforts was 3:00, between sets 4:00 (or was it 6:00?). I timed all of my efforts. The 30s got progressively faster, starting at 4-high and coming down to 4-low. The 60s started in the high-8s and ended in the low-8s. The 100s were 13.8, 13.4, and 13.6.

Walked some of it!

Sat, 5/30/26-Went to Y with V. Did 2M on treadmill in just under 17:00, followed by stretching, and knee strengthening exercises, and lifting. I then returned to the treadmill for another mile in just under 7:30. I then did more lifting.

Fri, 5/29/26-Went to Natirar and did 3.2M in 28:00 and change.

Thurs, 5/28/26-Went to the track for 8x150 in 25 with 2:00 rest. 27, 25, 25, 24, 24, 24, 23, 22

Wed, 5/27/26-Did 3M around neighborhood. 26:30ish

Tues, 5/26/26-took off

Mon, 5/25/26-Memorial Day. Went to Natirar and tried alternate route covering lots of rolling hills. Walked some of it!

Sun, 5/24/26-Went to Y with V. Did 2M on treadmill in just under 18:00, followed by stretching, and knee strengthening exercises, and lifting. I then returned to the treadmill for another mile in just under 8:30. I then did more lifting.

hamstring started to get angry

Sat, 5/23-Went to the Y...by myself! 2M on treadmill (9:00+8:30=17:30). I had intended to start at 8:30/M, then drop down to 8:00, but my knee was bothering me, especially during the first mile. I stretched, lifted some, then did some knee-strengthening exercises. I hopped back on the treadmill for an 8:00 mile. I finished up with a few machines.

Fri, 5/22-2M around neighborhood. 18:00 Bad knee day.

Thurs, 5/21-set out to do 8x200 in 40 sec with 1:20 rest. I started at 40, then went 39, 38, 38, 38...and my hamstring started to get angry. I did a 37, then called it quits on account of my hamstring acting up.

Wed, 5/20--3.25M at Natirar, alternate route.

Tues, 5/19-took off

Mon, 5/18-3M around neighborhood

on the nose!

Sun, 5/17-After a few weeks' absence, I made my way to Audubon HS for a workout with Bruce, John, and..., lo and behold, Rob. Moderate workout: 5x200 with 200m walk in-between (4:00 on the nose!). The goal was a relaxed sprint. 33-mid, 33-low, 32-mid, 32-low, 31-mid

Sat, 5/16-Went to Y with V. 8:30 mile (treadmill), stretched/exercises, 8:30 mile, lifted, 8:30 mile.

Fri, 5/15-3M around neighborhood...25:50

Thurs, 5/14-2.65M at Natirar

Wed, 5/13-1.7M around campus

Tues, 5/12-2M around neighborhood

Mon, 5/11- almost 3M at Natirar

Sun, 5/10-5x300 in 57, with 2:00 rest

Sat, 5/9-short job--trustee meeting

Fri, 5/8-2.65M at Natirar

Thurs, 5/7-3x(400m in 80+200 in 37) with 1200m job between sets

Wed, 5/6-2M around neighborhood

Tues, 5/5-MS XC course+...1.9M

Mon, 5/5-took off

Sun, 5/4-6x150 in 24/25

Sat, 5/3-Went to Y with V. 8:30 mile (treadmill), stretched/exercises, 8:30 mile, lifted, 

Did more of the same

Sat, 5/2/26-Alumni Weekend at GSB. Went to the Y with V. Did 8:30 mile, stretched, drilled, lifted, then hopped back on treadmill for a 7:30 mile. Did more of the same.

Fri, 5/1/26-2M loop in 16:50 (8:40/8:10)

Thurs, 4/30/26-Did 6x200 in 34 with 1:35 break.

Wed, 4/29/26-Drove to Natirar for 3M run

Tues, 4/28/26-took off

Mon, 4/27/26-Drove to Natirar for 3M run

Sun, 4/26/26-6x150 in 24/25; 2:30 rest.

No Penn Relays for me this year!

Sat, 4/25/26-Went to YMCA with V. Had to stop to massage out bad knee pain while warming up on treadmill. 9:00 mile. Completed a series of stretches and strength exercises. Another mile in 8:00. Used the rest of the time for dumbbells, machine work, etc.

Fri, 4/24/26-2M loop. 18:00

Thurs, 4/23/26-went to track. Did 6x150: 24-low, 23-mid, 23-mid, 23-low, 22-mid (No Penn Relays for me this year! Founder's Day Annual Day of Giving and SpringFest here on campus. Let's adjust the calendar for 2027.)

Wed, 4/22/26-took off

Tues, 4/21/26-Went to Natirar...2.6M

Mon, 4/20/26-Did the 3M loop around neighborhood

high, mid, low

Sun, April 19-cooler and light rain. Wound up doing 3x200m (goal 34), 3x150m (goal 24), and 3x100m (goal 15). 3:00 rest after each 200, 2:30 rest after each 150, and 2:00 rest after each 100. 

200s: 34-mid, 33-high, 33-mid

150s: 24-low, 23-high, 23-high

100s-15-low, 15-low, 15-low

Sat, April 18-went to the Y with V. Did 8:30 mile, stretched, did strength and mobility exercises, hopped back on the treadmill for a 7:55 mile, then worked the dumbbells and machines.

I shouldn't have let some much time go by without posting!

Fri, April 17-Did 1.85M on the XC course. 16:00. Knee continues to tire my legs.

Thurs, April 16-took off; too busy

Wed, April 15-went to Natirar for a 3M run. 25:05

Tues, April 14-2.15M farm run

Mon, April 13-Did 2M loop. 17:00

Sun, April 12-Went to Audubon after several weeks' absence. Lots of the crew there. Did hard 250m (38-low), 90 sec rest, hard 150m (24-mid). Took a three minute rest, then did 4x150 pick-ups in 24/25 sec.

Sat, April 11-at Swarthmore College for CPI. Ran 3M around the neighborhood, including over a mile on the track.

Fri, April 10-Did 2M loop. 17:00

Thurs, April 9-took off

Wed, April 8-took off

Tues, April 7-Wed, April 1: cannot remember. I shouldn't have let some much time go by without posting!