Monday and Tuesday, 7/20/2015 and 7/21/2015: Rest days
Sometimes rest days are necessary ... but I felt like a slug on Tuesday.
Wednesday, 7/22/2015: 8 miles, 1:06:18, 8:17 pace, 72F, 57% RH, 13 mph WNW wind, sunny
Garmin Connect Activity from Out to Brooks Ave and back
I brought my running gear to work so I could do a very rare noontime run from B601. The Canal Path is 1 mile from B601 so I just ran over there and then south to Brooks Ave and back. I took it nice and easy since my right knee hurt a bit for the first 3 miles. But ... it went away and I continued onward. I saw a woman with lots of baggage hanging off her fenders and with a solar charger. I thought about asking where she was from and where she was going but she was too busy fiddling with her phone to be much of a conversationalist.
Thursday, 7/23/2015: Rest day ...
Friday, 7/24/2015: 2 runs of 1 and Karknocker 5K, 81F, 39% Rh, 9 mph NNW wind, mostly sunny
Tonight was my third Karknocker 5K (2012, 2014 and this year). It's a nice 5K in East Rochester held on a Friday night during the East Rochester Fireman's Field Days. This 5K is flat, fast and usually hot. It begins and ends at the East Rochester High School and winds through the streets of East Rochester. I ran my 2nd fastest 5K of 20:18 here back in 2012.
I got home from work on time, ate the my usual pre-race bowl of Cheerios, dressed, got my gear and left with my darling wife, Christine at 5:52PM. We arrived around 6:15PM in plenty of time to get my bib and cotton T-shirt before the 7PM start. I got out for a nice 1 mile warmup run at 7:59 pace, link here. I went back to the Equinox, got a drink of water, kissed Christine and got ready.
I saw Tom Dutton, the 69 year old youngster, before the race. We both remarked how we were getting older and slower. But we were both out there toeing up to the line anyway. There is a certain satisfaction and anticipation to that. I was lined way to the left and about 20 feet behind the start line.
And ... we were off! I weaved a bit and got up to speed quickly. I put Tom behind me in the first 100 yards. It was hot and dry ... I passed the first aid station up and hit the first mile in 6:45. The second mile seemed to take forever and I knew I slowed ... a 7:27. I take a sip on water on the run at the second aid station. I shortened my stride and held on. I passed a few runners. I knew I was getting close ... I could see the finish ... bring it in ... the clock was barely under 22 ... sprint ... and done in 21:56, 7:05 pace!
I was really parched and soon had 3 cups of water. I was a bit worried about Tom and saw him come in to win his M65-59 age group at 23:45. I walked around a bit and then went to the Equinox to tell Christine that I was done ... which she already knew because of my eCrumb. I went into the carnival to have my free hamburger and adult beverage. Mmm ... tasty and well earned!
Then it was home with a side trip to Wegmans for some essentials like coffee creamer, bananas, grapes and the like. I prowled the PCR timing website until I saw that the results were posted. I saw that I was 58th out of 183, link here. I was just off the podium, 4th out of 12 in my M55-59 age group, link here.
Saturday, 7/25/2015: Rest day.
Housework had to be done so I got up early and got at it. I swept and mopped the kitchen and bathroom, then I did 5 loads of laundry. My darling wife, Christine, thanked me for my hard work!
I troweled Facebook and saw that the Burning River 50 and 100 mile Trail Run was being held in OH. Some runners from the Rochester area ran: Michael Ryan and Patrick Milligan. I read that the conditions were brutal. Pat finished 3rd in the 50 mile despite what happened to his heel at mile 20.
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| Pat's heel |
His Facebook post says that he completed the first 26 miles in 4:22 and the last 24 miles in 7 hours. His heel does look gruesome ... but awesome! Lots of other Facebook posts were from people either prepping or spectating at Ironman Lake Placid (IMLP) which was being held the next day.
In real life ... Christine and I went out to see "Jurassic World" at the Regal Greece Ridge 12. It was a good movie ... that redhead sure could run fast in her heels!
