Sunday, 3/11/12: 8 miles, 1:07:12, 8:28 pace, 54F, sunny, a bit windy, 1 stop, left achilles pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for Up St Paul and back
It was Spring Forward last night. So I woke up a hour later at 9AM and had to set our clocks a hour ahead.
What a difference a day makes! It was 41F at 9AM, then 44F at 9:30AM as I puttered around. I was scheduled for a run so I put on the usual clothing for a run around 40F. When I got out at 10:30AM, it was sunny and 51F so I had to go back inside to change into short sleeves!
I headed out nice and easy, downwind towards the lake. My plan was to run to the lake and back. Well, my left Achilles started aching at mile 3.6 so I turned back at mile 4. My pace up until then was 8:05. I started for a minute then headed back really nice and easy, 8:48 pace. I think I upped my mileage way too fast. Last week was 43 miles.
I stopped to get the Sunday paper and a couple of Apple Spice donuts from DunkinDonuts. Later, Christine and I watched the LA Lakers beat the Boston Celtics in LA, 97-94, link here. Also, SU got the East #1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Go 'Cuse! We also caught up on the latest Battlestar Galactica episodes off of the trusty DVR.
Monday, 3/12/12: Total rest day.
I definitely needed this rest day. My left leg just had a soft ache all day. I definitely did not move fast. Plus I was tired from not getting enough sleep.
Tuesday, 3/13/12: Another rest day.
I was scheduled for a Sehgahunda Training session down at Cobbs Hill but I decided to bag it. I just wasn't feeling it. Christine made a most excellent supper of roasted chicken with garlic and sage, homemade stuffing with celery, onions, apples and raisins along with fresh broccoli .... mmm, yummy! We just chilled ...
Wednesday, 3/14/12: Sehgahunda Training, 1:41:02, 10.5 miles, 9:37 pace, 52F, sunny, calm, 2 stops, a bit of pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for Cobbs Hill - lots of loops
I really needed to run. Tonight's Sehgahunda Training plan was for a 1:15 run, mostly on trails. So Christine dropped me off at Cobbs Hill while she went on to Fleet Feet Ridgeway for her No-Bo run. I just up and ran. I did 4 Mark's loops on trail, 4 loops around the reservoir on the road, 3 loops around the big field and 2 loops around the pond. I found that my left Achilles hurt a bit when I ran on the road and a whole lot less when I ran trail. Interesting. Meanwhile, Christine was running 2.5 miles on her No-Bo run. I just ran until I saw her pull into the Riley Lodge. A perfect evening ... for anything on Cobbs Hill. I ran by people playing tennis, running, walking their dogs, playing basketball, cooking out and fishing.
Thursday, 3/15/12: Rest day.
Just an average rest day. Christine and I just lazed around. We watched some Unforgettable episodes off the DVR. We also rooted for SU as Syracuse beat UNC-Asheville, 72-65, link here. They did have some favorable calls down the stretch.
Friday, 3/16/12: Another rest day.
My Sehgahunda Training plan called for a nice and easy hour run. But I really don't like to run the day before a race. So I just took it easy.
Christine outdid herself when she whipped up Shrimp Creole Pasta for supper. She did substitute some ingredients for what we had ... scrumptious!
Saturday, 3/17/12: 3 runs of 12.17 miles (2, 5 and 5) with Johnny's in the middle.
Pre Johnny's, 2 miles, 50F, cloudy, calm, no stops, no pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for Pre Johnny's, Just nice and easy to get the kinks out.
I was very loose as I lined up about 10 minutes before the race. Over 2400 were registered so the start line was packed. I was about 50 feet back next to Heather Danielson. Heather said that she wanted to run sub 33. Bill Beyerbach was about a yard behind.
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| And they are off! |
The start was chaotic as every runner tried to find some space to run. The first quarter mile was a bit slow but we soon got up to pace. I stuck with Heather for at least 2 miles, then Beth for about a mile. I did slow a bit in mile 4 before I picked it up with the finish line in sight. I saw the clock with under 34 minutes so I sprinted for the line and clocked in with a 33:58, a 20 second PR! Yeah, baby!!! My splits were: 6:51, 6:38, 6:47, 6:56 and 6:41. I walked for a bit and then headed out for a post run.
I appear at about 1:50 ... with my orange Fleet Feet hat.
Just after mile 4 ... I appear around 8:17
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| Steve Levitsky, Frank Quattrone, Heather Danielson and I about a 1/4 mile after the start. |
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| Going out over the Ford St bridge (about 0.8 miles) |
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| Note ... the usual grimace! |
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| My darling Christine on her way back |
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| After Johnny's in the parking garage |
Post Johnny's, 5.17 miles, 60F, sunny, calm, 2 stops, no pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for Post Johnny's
I just headed out a really nice and easy run to catch up with Christine. My joints were hurting for sure. I didn't catch up with Christine until mile 4.75. Yes, she finished last but she made the effort and lapped everyone who was on the couch!
We just hung around the Blue Cross Arena for a bit when we chowed down with some water and bagels. We caught up with some fellow runners. Bill Beyerbach won 2nd in his M55-59 age group, Matthew Roberts was 1st in his M25-29 age group. I did OK, I was 159th out of 2297, link here. I was 9th out of 167 in my M50-54 age group, link here.
We caught the last half of Syracuse - Kansas State game. SU was up at half by a point 26-25. SU ended up winning 75-59, link here, to advance to the Sweet Sixteen! We watched the latest episodes of Battlestar Galactica live, too tired to move. Then we just lazed around ... too tired to move again.
