Monday: 6
Barn Island single-track with Matthew at lunch (no school day for him). Love the single-track there. I will often try to push it harder on the few uphills and downhills in the Barn. We spooked a horse along the way, and ended up walking 'til we got past him (her?). That was a new one.
Tuesday: 0
Lower abdominal pain to the point where it was painful walking around the office. No running today. Scary. Started my internet self-diagnosing. Putting in my symptoms and location of pain, it looks like I have an ectopic pregnancy. I figured it out on the internet, so it has to be correct! What a dolt.
Wednesday: 6
Abdominal pain subsided. Woke up shocked to learn the results of our presidential election. Truth is I didn't like any of our front-runner candidates, but I just wanted to digest this and move on. Headed to Woody Hill and ran intentionally slow, taking in not only the presidential results, but many topics. Never saw a soul, and today I truly enjoyed the solitude. Stopped at the ledge on the white trail at Wahaneeta, and just looked over the edge watching the peaceful leaves fall. Running is truly cathartic.
Thursday: 6
Got in a run at Burlingame ahead of our monthly WTAC board meeting. Had originally intended to run the Rhody course, but time and a setting sun were not in my favor. Parked on King's Factory Road, and ran Sammy C's. Hadn't run that in a while, and was pleasantly surprised by the amount of rock on the trail. It was a lot of fun.
Friday: 8
Happy Veterans' Day! My father was a US Army veteran. Indeed, that's how he met my mother in post-WWII Germany. I took a Coast Guard entrance exam when I was between jobs in my mid-20s and not sure what I wanted to do in my life, but that's as close to the service as I ever got.
Anyhow, thanks to Jonathan Short for putting together today's run. Ran with Jonathan, Tom, and Jonny in the Hillsdale section of Richmond. Mostly fire roads. I felt bad for taking one of our host's Strava segments, but Jonny started running it hard and I followed. Jonny slowed at one point on the climb, and I pathetically took advantage of his post-marathon state and went past. These group trail runs of late are a lot of fun.
Saturday: 9
Fourth consecutive and final weekend at Ponaganset XC course. As there was no Westerly bus for the three WHS runners (Matthew, Randi, and Kata) that qualified for New Englands, we had to get Matthew there two hours before the race start. I reached out to a couple of the LaSalle parents to see if they were running, and fortunately they were. Ran many laps of the XC course with Fred Campagna, Dave Principe, Bob and Jackie Jackman, Bob Corsi, and several others. The first couple of laps were fine, but after that, I was searching high and wide for some single-track to get off the manicured course. Did manage to find one single-track trail that we ran, but it was pretty short. Good to run with the guys nonetheless.
Sunday: 6
Avondale 5K. Separate brief write-up to follow.
Weekly mileage: 41
Weekly synopsis: Another good week of running. Two group runs, a race for the first time in five weeks (quite a stretch for me), and enjoyable fall weather. Rhody is up next week. Excited and nervous at the same time.
Barn Island single-track with Matthew at lunch (no school day for him). Love the single-track there. I will often try to push it harder on the few uphills and downhills in the Barn. We spooked a horse along the way, and ended up walking 'til we got past him (her?). That was a new one.
Tuesday: 0
Lower abdominal pain to the point where it was painful walking around the office. No running today. Scary. Started my internet self-diagnosing. Putting in my symptoms and location of pain, it looks like I have an ectopic pregnancy. I figured it out on the internet, so it has to be correct! What a dolt.
Wednesday: 6
Abdominal pain subsided. Woke up shocked to learn the results of our presidential election. Truth is I didn't like any of our front-runner candidates, but I just wanted to digest this and move on. Headed to Woody Hill and ran intentionally slow, taking in not only the presidential results, but many topics. Never saw a soul, and today I truly enjoyed the solitude. Stopped at the ledge on the white trail at Wahaneeta, and just looked over the edge watching the peaceful leaves fall. Running is truly cathartic.
Thursday: 6
Got in a run at Burlingame ahead of our monthly WTAC board meeting. Had originally intended to run the Rhody course, but time and a setting sun were not in my favor. Parked on King's Factory Road, and ran Sammy C's. Hadn't run that in a while, and was pleasantly surprised by the amount of rock on the trail. It was a lot of fun.
Friday: 8
Happy Veterans' Day! My father was a US Army veteran. Indeed, that's how he met my mother in post-WWII Germany. I took a Coast Guard entrance exam when I was between jobs in my mid-20s and not sure what I wanted to do in my life, but that's as close to the service as I ever got.
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| Thanks to all the veterans that served our country. |
Anyhow, thanks to Jonathan Short for putting together today's run. Ran with Jonathan, Tom, and Jonny in the Hillsdale section of Richmond. Mostly fire roads. I felt bad for taking one of our host's Strava segments, but Jonny started running it hard and I followed. Jonny slowed at one point on the climb, and I pathetically took advantage of his post-marathon state and went past. These group trail runs of late are a lot of fun.
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| Ran my 2,000th mile of the year today. Against a goal of 2,315, with about 6 weeks remaining, that might be a tall order. |
Saturday: 9
Fourth consecutive and final weekend at Ponaganset XC course. As there was no Westerly bus for the three WHS runners (Matthew, Randi, and Kata) that qualified for New Englands, we had to get Matthew there two hours before the race start. I reached out to a couple of the LaSalle parents to see if they were running, and fortunately they were. Ran many laps of the XC course with Fred Campagna, Dave Principe, Bob and Jackie Jackman, Bob Corsi, and several others. The first couple of laps were fine, but after that, I was searching high and wide for some single-track to get off the manicured course. Did manage to find one single-track trail that we ran, but it was pretty short. Good to run with the guys nonetheless.
Sunday: 6
Avondale 5K. Separate brief write-up to follow.
Weekly mileage: 41
Weekly synopsis: Another good week of running. Two group runs, a race for the first time in five weeks (quite a stretch for me), and enjoyable fall weather. Rhody is up next week. Excited and nervous at the same time.
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