Archive for October, 2009
Interesting Weekend – Beach Ford 5k And A Marathon Training Run
Somewhat last minute (i.e. a couple of hours before the race), I decided to run the All American Beach Ford 5k — a well established event put on by the Kingston Elementary PTA in the Kings Grant subdivision of Virginia Beach. I was planning a Saturday morning 5 or 6 miler anyway, so figured a [...]
Progressive Baker’s Dozen
Tonight’s run initially started as a double-sock blister test (thin Newton socks against the skin, cushioned Balega socks against the shoe), but soon developed into one of those addictive progressives. Six miles turned into eight, eight into ten, before I finally called it a day at thirteen. The weather was absolutely perfect for a run [...]
2010 HAT Run
I seem to be getting quite adventurous in my old age! Not only will I be running the inaugural Seashore Nature Trail 50k in December, but now I’ve added the 22nd Running of the HAT Run 50k on March 20th, 2010 to be my race calendar too. Some time last week I was alerted to [...]
2010 Boston Marathon
Took the plunge today and signed up for the 2010 Boston Marathon! It will be my first Boston since 2000, so naturally I’m excited about the race and am keen to see how I will perform compared to 10 years ago when I faded somewhat to a 3:04:12. What a great experience though! It usually [...]
Blister On The Cape Henry Trail
Cut short my run this evening due to an annoying blister which began to develop during Sunday’s Race for Literacy 10 Miler. Not sure if it’s due to running more on asphalt and less on grass, but it started to get uncomfortable around the third mile of a planned ten miler so I decided to [...]
Spinervals 25.0 Aero Base Builder
No running today (need a rest after Sunday’s race and yesterday’s eight miles), so decided to jump on my bike and do another of Troy Jacobson’s Spinervals workouts — Aero Base Builder 25.0 — which is a combination of the best of his Aero Base Builders DVDs. The intensity isn’t super-high, but it lasts a [...]
Lunch Time Recovery Run
Decided to pop out during my lunch hour to run an easy couple of miles. Ended up running eight, and despite aggravating a blister from yesterday’s Race for Literacy 10 Miler, I felt surprisingly good. Splits: 8:10 7:36 7:28 7:17 7:06 7:18 7:14 7:18 I’ve noticed it takes a while for me to get into [...]
Race for Literacy 10 Miler
Quick post to record details of yesterday’s tremendous 10 Miler in Suffolk, VA — the 2009 Race for Literacy. If you didn’t venture out to Suffolk for this great race, I would definitely recommend adding it to your calendar for next year. As for my race, going into it I wasn’t sure what to expect. [...]
Soccer Field Six
Another six miles on the soccer fields where I really worked hard in a bold attempt to get fit for some of my upcoming races. Looking forward to the Race for Literacy 10 Miler in Suffolk, VA on Sunday’s 10 Miler. No goal at the moment, but I’ll probably tag on an extended warm-up/cool down [...]
Ten In The Park
Not my best run ever, but good to get in another ten miles. Started off with a couple of slow miles, but still found it difficult to pick up the pace along the Cape Henry Trail. I did notice some odd readings on the Garmin and now that I’ve looked at the GPS track, it [...]
