1st full week of March, and perhaps the last week of wintry weather.
Monday: 0
Tuesday:
7 miles morning beach run. 13 degrees, but sunny.
4 miles. Deep snow running in Wahaneeta with Yaktrax. Average 13:41 pace belies the effort, as I had to stop a number of times just to catch my breath. Beautiful and fun out in the woods, but quite an effort.
Wednesday:
6 miles on the dreadmill in Needham, MA. 2 mile warm-up, then 10 * (1-minute @ 5-flat pace, 30 seconds recovery), 1 mile cool-down.
Thursday:
7 miles in perhaps the last snowstorm of the winter. Ran through Misquamicut, and back on the beach. Beautiful big white flakes.
5 more in the falling snow. The bank closed early on account of us getting an additional 8" of fresh powder; how I could resist getting back out there? Ran the quiet streets of Misquamicut to avoid cars.
Friday:
5 miles in downtown Wakefield with Muddy and Paul Gray. Really tough running along the snowbanks on narrow streets. Jumped onto the plowed bike path for a bit, but that was icy. Made me really appreciate the diversity of quiet streets I have at my disposal for running choices.
Followed up the running with dinner and drinks with five of my teammates to celebrate our Super 5K men's win. Drinks: Long Trail Limbo IPA - really like this, and Glenlivet 18-year old single malt - SMOOTH! Fortunately, the rest of the guys helped subsidize this one for me, as it was $20.25 a pop. Thanks guys!
Saturday:
5 miles. Quiet roads of Chin Hill, No Bottom Pond, and Misquamicut neighborhoods. Even though it was mid-morning on a Saturday, I saw nary a car.
Sunday:
18 miles. Ocean's Run truncated Half Marathon, including warm-up and cool-down. Write up to follow.
Weekly Mileage Log:
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57 miles. Happy with this effort, especially given a race week.
Monday: 0
Tuesday:
7 miles morning beach run. 13 degrees, but sunny.
4 miles. Deep snow running in Wahaneeta with Yaktrax. Average 13:41 pace belies the effort, as I had to stop a number of times just to catch my breath. Beautiful and fun out in the woods, but quite an effort.
Wednesday:
6 miles on the dreadmill in Needham, MA. 2 mile warm-up, then 10 * (1-minute @ 5-flat pace, 30 seconds recovery), 1 mile cool-down.
Thursday:
7 miles in perhaps the last snowstorm of the winter. Ran through Misquamicut, and back on the beach. Beautiful big white flakes.
5 more in the falling snow. The bank closed early on account of us getting an additional 8" of fresh powder; how I could resist getting back out there? Ran the quiet streets of Misquamicut to avoid cars.
The Misquamicut Snow Wolf. Crutch, looks like there's a surfboard in the background. |
Westerly Land Trust's Winnapaug Farm Preserve. Beautiful and peaceful in the new-fallen snow. |
Misquamicut Beach - fun to run the beach in the snowstorm. |
Friday:
5 miles in downtown Wakefield with Muddy and Paul Gray. Really tough running along the snowbanks on narrow streets. Jumped onto the plowed bike path for a bit, but that was icy. Made me really appreciate the diversity of quiet streets I have at my disposal for running choices.
Followed up the running with dinner and drinks with five of my teammates to celebrate our Super 5K men's win. Drinks: Long Trail Limbo IPA - really like this, and Glenlivet 18-year old single malt - SMOOTH! Fortunately, the rest of the guys helped subsidize this one for me, as it was $20.25 a pop. Thanks guys!
Saturday:
5 miles. Quiet roads of Chin Hill, No Bottom Pond, and Misquamicut neighborhoods. Even though it was mid-morning on a Saturday, I saw nary a car.
Sunday:
18 miles. Ocean's Run truncated Half Marathon, including warm-up and cool-down. Write up to follow.
Weekly Mileage Log:
0
0
57 miles. Happy with this effort, especially given a race week.
Solid week! Great job, and a great time with you guys at the Mews on Friday. Looking forward to the Ocean's writeup!!!
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