Weekly Log 20-Aug-12 to 26-Aug-12

Monday:  0
Rest day after a big running week last week and Battle tomorrow.

Tuesday: 
6 miles.  Battle of Stonington 5K.  See separate write-up.

Wednesday:
2 whopping miles.  Westerly fun runs 1-mile end of season.  My duties there kept me from a pre or post-run. 


Start of 1-mile:  Jonny and I in middle,
and Tom and Mike B on right
 

Took off together with Jonny.  After passing him, I heard footsteps right behind me at 1/4 mile, and thought it him re-taking me, but it was Tom.  Ran 3rd for a while behind Tom and 15-year old Nick.  Passed Nick out on Crandall Ave, and finished strong at 5:16 (5:10 split on GPS) for running on the road. 


Great finishing photo of top 4 all close:
Tom (5:13), me (5:16), Nick (5:20), Jonny (5:23)

Very low mileage week getting back after vacation, but great back-to-back road races Tue & Wed.

Thursday: 0
Long work day; having trouble getting back to reality schedule. 

Friday:  another 0
Ticked at myself for spending a beautiful day inside working, running errands, etc.  I've got to get back into my routine, or I'll be miserable.

Saturday:
14 miles with Mike B.  Only upper 60s, but very humid.  Two loops from the Y at 6AM, as depicted below.  11-miler out to Boombridge Road in North Stonington and back via hilly Potter Hill.  Quick water break, then ran the Schonning 5K course as a precursor to Wednesday's race.  Average pace 7:22.

Sunday:
12 miles.  Nipmuck Trail with Mike C.  Left my house in the dark just after 5AM to get this one in early enough.  Started in Ashford and ran 6 miles south to Route 44, and then 6 back.  Singletrack the whole way.  Most of the trail was in great shape, save some bushwhacking at the end.  A mix of flat and hilly trail, dirt trails, and rock gardens.  We never saw a soul the whole way!  My legs felt fatigued on the way back; didn't have the same spring jumping over fallen trees as I did going out.

Blue blazed Nipmuck Trail
single-track

At our turn-around at Route 44:
I learned CT does a good job marking
their trail heads along the roads

2 miles barefoot on the beach with Matthew.  Couldn't keep up with his sprinting.
1/4 mile from Old Town Beach out towards New Town.  Ocean was a warm 72 degrees and felt great!

Weekly mileage totals:
Run:  36 miles
Swim:  0.25 miles

Week in review: 

• Much lower mileage than I wanted. 
• The four days I did run were all great:  two great racing evenings, a fun road run on Saturday morning on quiet roads, and a Sunday morning run on trails I had never been on.
• Looking forward to the Schonning 5K on Wednesday.  RD Polly told me today a record ~50 preregistrants.