fall

Thurs, 8/26-After 10 days away, I went to Mountainview Park for an "easy" 5 miler.

8:25, 8:05, 7:45, 7:35, 7:13...39:03

Tentative schedule for the fall:

Mon-road around YMCA

Tues-YMCA

Wed-campus track/hills

Thurs-Mountain View 

                    Fri-YMCA (treadmill) 

Sat-Delaware Raritan Canal/Skillman OR Duke Island Park 

Sun-track

S-l-u-g-g-i-s-h!

Wed, 8/25-

Didn't sleep well. Got up anyway to make. my way to Pingry's track, crippled, arthritic right big toe and all. Despite the fact that I had taken ibuprofen last night and this morning, I could still feel the stiffness and was worried about running. I got over it.

Having taken off yesterday, took it easy on Monday, had a ton of food (and drink!!) Monday and Tuesday on account of a retreat, I was feeling fat and slow. As a result, I eased into what would become a moderate workout on this humid morning.

2x600 in 2:05 with 3:00 rest, 2x500 in 1:38 with 2:30 rest, 2x400 in 1:15 with 2:00 rest. I had planned to do 2x300 and maybe even 2x 200, but I was running outta time...and gas! S-l-u-g-g-i-s-h!

600-39, 41, 43

500-38, 39, 20

400-(18), 37, (55), 38

Tues, 8/24-

Took off

Mon, 8/23-

Went to Y and struggled with toe.

Mile in 8:30

stretched for 4:00

Lifted for 5:00

Mile in 8:00

Once I got going

August 22, 2021 

8x600 at Hillsborough's track. It was raining, and I decided not to go to GA. Took 2:00 between 600s.

Run 1: 2:14
Run 2: 2:15
Run 3: 2:13
Run 4: 2:13 
Run 5: 2:12
Run 6: 2:12
Run 7: 2:12
Run 8: 2:00 

My idea was to run the first 200 in 42/43 and the other two between 44 and 46.  

Once I got going, it wasn't so bad. The hardest efforts were probably numbers 3, 5, and 8.

My right big tow is stuck;: arthritis. 

midway

Sat, 8/21-Went to the Y for a light workout.

Did not feel well. Right hamstring (right behind knee) was an issue.

Started on treadmill. Had to stop my warmup midway through to deal with hamstring.

4:15ish/stretch for 2:00/4:15ish for warm up

2:30 stretched

7:55 mile

4:00 lifted

7:55

Fri, 8/20-Went to Duke Island Park on this super humid day. The plan was to do 5M at an easy pace.

8:45, 8:15, 8:00, 7:45....stopped while in woods to remove shirt and stretch for a min. Then resumed to do last mile in 7:20.

hamstring was starting to throb

Thurs, 8/19-

Went to the Y to do 5 x (~8 min mile + 3:30 of stretch/lift).

mile warm up in 8:25 (7.1 speed)

stretch for 3:30

mile in 7:55 (7.6 speed)

lift on machines for 3:30

mile in 7:55

lift on machines for 3:30

mile in 7:55

ab exercises

half-mile in 3:58 (7.6 speed)...had to cut things short, as I was running late and my hamstring was starting to throb

for the longest time

 8/18/21

Made my way to Pingry's track for 6x800 at 3:00 (goal pace) with a 3:00 recovery between each. It was a humid, swampy 75 degrees. This made for a mess of a workout. I felt like I was working too hard for the measly 
2:59, 
2:59, 
2:59, 
3:00, 
2:58, and 
2:57. 

At least I made it through..., as I haven't committed to a workout like this for the longest time. 

Will I ever get back there?

8/17/21

Ran my 5.75M route from the Y. It wound up being 5.74M today. 46:03 (8:00/M pace). Started at 8:30, then 8:15, then 8:00, then about 7:45, then about 7:30, then under...finished up at around 7:15 pace pace. Weird to think I consistently ran this route at about 7:00 pace a couple of years ago. Will I ever get back there?