Monday: 5
Westerly, RI. Easy recovery run at Woody Hill with Brady. Legs sore from yesterday's 20-mile long run / workout.
Tuesday: 9 run, 2 walk
Westerly, RI.
AM: CCC session leading a team of three clearing blowdowns at Barlow and Grills.
PM: Workout - 5 x (600 meters at 5K pace, 50% recovery), sandwiched between a 3-mile warm-up and 3-mile cool-down. From/to Westerly Town Beach. Paces for the 5 600-meter splits:
- 5:35, 5:34, 5:35, 5:31, 5:27
OK, so a little faster than intended pace, but also slightly wind-aided with a tail wind, so I'm fine with it. Finished on the beach and plunged into the ocean. Nice!
Wednesday: 6 run, 5 walk
Hopkinton, RI.
AM: Walk Hopkinton side of Grills Trail Race course, with four others. Assessed and planned out trail maintenance duties.
Westerly, RI.
PM: Mid-afternoon run with Brady at Wahaneeta / Woody Hill. Easy recovery pace.
Thursday: 11
Richmond, RI. Ran an 11-mile section of the North South Trail, entirely within Richmond. Started at Carolina North (checkpoint on Pine Hill Road) and ran up to Browning Mill Pond. We parked a car at either end to make for easy navigation.
It was good to get this section in, much of which I had never been on before, but I really didn't care for this section. There was a very long road section, including busy Route 138 with a narrow shoulder where I had to keep the leash very short and close to me. After that, sections were quite overgrown, including the "Baker Pines" sections that I have run several times before. Glad to be done. Temps in the 60s. Finished up with a jump and dive into the Wood River. That water was COLD!
Friday: 5
Charlestown, RI. Easy pace run with Brady. Burlingame North loop, plus loop down to North Camp Beach and back. Frolicked and took a dip in pond at North Camp. Today is the last day of September and temps in the 50s. Not sure how many more post-run dips are left this fall.
Saturday: 18
Westerly, RI. Run for the Pumpkins trail race in a downpour, including course marking and break-down. Fun mudfest times. Separate write-up to follow.
Sunday: 6
Narragansett, RI. Had planned a 16-mile final long run for today. Then after watching Matthew run the Ocean Road 10K, I ran 6 miles with him on his cooldown, and after that just decided to defer the long run to another day (hopefully tomorrow). Easy to justify most any point of view, but maybe it was better given I just ran 18 yesterday and was sore.
Brady joined us as well. Mix of trail (Canonchet Farm Trail), bike path, and roads. This was my first ride in my new New Balance RC Elite V2, and after my personal negative experience with the Saucony Endorphin Pro 2, I was a little nervous as to how it would go. Fortunately no issues! When I adjusted the lacing this time, it was because I needed to tighten it up to get a better heel lockdown. Much better than the Endorphins, where I had to keep loosening the laces because my midfoot hurt and my toes went numb. I read and watched many reviews (these shoes aren't cheap at $225!) and took comfort in that several noted that unlike many other carbon fiber marathon shoes, the midfoot and toe box space was more spacious.
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| New Balance RC Elite V2: Wouldn't be my color choice, but at this point with one failed carbon-fiber experiment and just two weeks to marathon day, color is the least of my worries. Fortunately, it appears we finally have a winner. |
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| Spent the afternoon drying out our club's soggy signs, and flags, and streamers, and ... |
Weekly mileage: 61 run, 7 walk/hike
Weekly synopsis: Got the weekly miles in, even if not as planned. A workout, a race, and a mix of runs on trails and roads, so not bad overall. Just no long run.
Weekly highlight: Most fun was clearly the Run for the Pumpkins 10K in a downpour. Most satisfying was finally getting a shoe locked down for the Detroit Marathon. Lesson learned to figure out these things a little earlier next time.
Weekly lowlight: No long run.
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