2007 Races

Larry Robinson 10M: 59:35
Brian Honan 5K: 17:10

Week 16

Sunday December 30 through Saturday January 5

Sunday -- Treadmill: 10 miles (2:00:00) (incline 7)

Monday -- Rest

Tuesday -- Treadmill: 10 miles (2:00:00) (incline 7)

Wednesday -- Rest

Thursday -- 6 miles (43:00)

Friday -- 3 miles (20:00)

Saturday -- 7 miles (1:00:00)

Week 17

Sunday December 23 through Saturday December 29

Sunday -- 16 miles (1:55:00)

Monday -- 4 miles (35:00)

Tuesday -- 4 miles (35:00)

Wednesday -- Rest

Thursday -- 7 miles (1:02:00)

Friday -- 6 miles (54:00)

Saturday -- Treadmill: 10 miles (2:00:00) (incline 7)

Week 18

Sunday December 16 through Saturday December 22

Sunday -- Rest

Monday -- 7 miles (56:00)

Tuesday -- 4 miles (35:00)

Wednesday -- 6 miles (43:00)

Thursday -- 7 miles (46:00)

Friday -- Rest

Saturday -- Rest

The Best Running Cartoon Ever?

You decide.

Week 19

Sunday December 9 through Saturday December 15

Sunday -- 14 miles (1:38:00)

Monday -- 4 miles (31:00)

Tuesday -- 5 miles (36:00)

Wednesday -- 5 miles (37:00)

Thursday -- 8 miles (1:02:00)

Friday -- Hills: Six (2:16, 2:20, 2:16, 2:22, 2:19, 2:19)

Saturday -- 14 miles (1:47:00)

Making Running Easy

Everyone has a different trick to make the miles -- whether running, rowing, or biking -- go by faster. Some enjoy watching television. Others use music when training and when racing, despite the recent ban of iPods from official USA Track & Field events (including the Boston Marathon). Although I would not want to erg in a silent boathouse, I never run with headphones. But apparently I use "dissociation" when I run, focusing on breathing and posture and not the miles to go. An old coach of mine would yell "Clear your mind!" and the effect of heeding those three simple words can be startling.
A friend from law school (a triathlete) sent me a link to this excellent article about tricking yourself into performing better. "The moral of the story? No matter how high you jump, how fast you run or swim, how powerfully you row, you can do better."

My favorite line?
"[M]aximum performance is associated with pain."

Training Photographs

Thanks to my sister for standing out in the cold and snapping a few action shots . . . .

Running Indoors

I received some unusual advice the other day: "Run indoors occasionally." And this from a veteran of several Boston Marathons! But the reasoning was sound: "We train all winter in the cold, yet we race in the heat!" Given that most gyms are a balmy 62 degrees, what better place to escape the ice and snow? (Maybe Phoenix. Check out the Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon and the course map.)
The bottom line is, when the streets are a mess I will likely run at the BU Fit Rec on a lovely Precor M9.57 and watch SportsCenter. Although perhaps I will row on a brand new Concept2 Model D. Then again . . .