Monday, September 22, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Week 6
Sunday September 21 through Saturday September 27
Sunday -- 9 miles (1:06:00)
Monday -- 9 miles (1:05:00)
Tuesday -- 9 miles (1:04:00)
Wednesday -- 9 miles (1:05:00)
Thursday -- 9 miles (1:04:00)
Friday -- 4 miles (28:00)
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Week 7
Sunday September 14 through Saturday September 20
Sunday -- 20 miles (2:29:00)
Monday -- 4 miles (33:00)
Tuesday -- Rest
Wednesday -- Rest
Thursday -- Rest
Friday -- Rest
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Is this goodbye?
What about NYC? Did Boston mean nothing to you?
Best luck my friend. Perhaps we will meet down the road.
Till then.
Best luck my friend. Perhaps we will meet down the road.
Till then.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
National Parks
Last Sunday was Difficult Run. Not just a difficult run, but the Difficult Run. (Clever, right? Right?) I ran with a few others. (One ran sub 2:29 at St George 2006, one ran sub 2:39 at Boston 2008, etc.) We ran for 2:20. Lovely jaunt through the woods. I was hurting by the end -- of the first thirty minutes.
Today I explored the famous Rock Creek Park. (Excellent map -- click to zoom.) One of the largest urban parks in the world, this wooded preserve contains a wide range of natural, historical and recreational resources in the midst of metropolitan Washington, D.C. (Yes I ripped that from some government publication. Fair use!) I wanted to run the Western Ridge Trail -- in green on the map -- bottom to top, twice. Alas, I took many wrong turns. I arrived at the end of the trail (almost in Maryland) after 1:52. (Looking at the map now I see I was about 200 meters from Boundary Bridge. I will go to the bridge next time.) Getting back took much longer than I anticipated, mostly because I took a few more wrong turns. The result -- 2:57 this morning on the roads and trails. Awesome.
Summary: (1) I did not run the entire trail (not even close); (2) I never saw the Peirce Mill (although I did see the Jean Jules Jusserand Memorial. Close to the Peirce Mill, I know.); (3) I have no idea where I went wrong; and, NPS take note, (4) The trails are not well marked.
Next time: Bottom to top on the Western Ridge Trail. Three times.
Today I explored the famous Rock Creek Park. (Excellent map -- click to zoom.) One of the largest urban parks in the world, this wooded preserve contains a wide range of natural, historical and recreational resources in the midst of metropolitan Washington, D.C. (Yes I ripped that from some government publication. Fair use!) I wanted to run the Western Ridge Trail -- in green on the map -- bottom to top, twice. Alas, I took many wrong turns. I arrived at the end of the trail (almost in Maryland) after 1:52. (Looking at the map now I see I was about 200 meters from Boundary Bridge. I will go to the bridge next time.) Getting back took much longer than I anticipated, mostly because I took a few more wrong turns. The result -- 2:57 this morning on the roads and trails. Awesome.
Summary: (1) I did not run the entire trail (not even close); (2) I never saw the Peirce Mill (although I did see the Jean Jules Jusserand Memorial. Close to the Peirce Mill, I know.); (3) I have no idea where I went wrong; and, NPS take note, (4) The trails are not well marked.
Next time: Bottom to top on the Western Ridge Trail. Three times.
Week 8
Sunday September 7 through Saturday September 13
Sunday -- 24 miles (2:57:00)
Monday -- 8 miles (1:00:00)
Tuesday -- 4 miles (29:00) and 14 miles (1:37:00)
Wednesday -- 9 miles (1:03:00) and 5 x 1000m
Thursday -- Rest
Friday -- Rest
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Week 9
Sunday August 31 through Saturday September 6
Sunday -- 19 miles (2:20:00)
Monday -- 4 miles (30:00)
Tuesday -- Rest
Wednesday -- Rest
Thursday -- 9 miles (1:05:00)
Friday -- 9 miles (1:03:00)
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