These 45 mile weekends are tough. I joined up with some BARC folks today at the Seabrook trails. I left my watch and Garmin at home today. It turned out that we were running a pretty good pace on our jaunt over to Kemah. When we got on the trails the pace slowed a little, [...]
Archive for May, 2009
And another long run
Posted in Uncategorized on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Old Acquaintances
Posted in easy running on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Julie and I went down to Jack Brooks Park in Hitchcock for some trail running. It’s been over 5 years since I’ve been out there for a run. I wound up losing my way a couple of times, but nothing too bad. The best part of the trails are actually the mountain bike path. There [...]
Track Night
Posted in interval training on May 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After some bad funk last week, I got to enjoy a terrific track workout tonight. With the summer heat upon us, vacations, and no big races, the usual track crowd is thinning. Julie did make it out there. Considering our similar pace, it was nice to have her there to keep pushing the pace. The workout [...]
And Another 14 Miles
Posted in Marathon, easy running on May 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Triple long run for the weekend. I ran a 15 and now a couple of 14s. My body is holding up well to this stress. I took it out fast this morning with my average pace at 8:14. A few of those miles were at or below 8 min miles. It was a pleasant start [...]
Another 14 Miler
Posted in Uncategorized on May 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I put in another 14 miler today at the Seabrook trails. It was a very easy paced run. After playing some golf, my hips were hurting some, but after a few miles, all was well.
It certainly got warm out. It was nice to have BARC set up. It was very nice for Alfonso to stick [...]
Long Running
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I met with some BARC folks at the Red Bluff trails. We went for about 14.5 miles. It did got warm out there. Along the way I saw that the Brookwood Golf course has been shutdown. It was leveled and looks like either housing or a warehouse is going to go in its place. It’s [...]
Two easy runs
Posted in easy running, running on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After my debacle at the track on Tuesday, it’s been nice to get a couple of easy five mile ”Zen” runs into the schedule. The good news is that my body and mind still feel good. My training partner is having problems with her ITB. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for her. Not only do I hope [...]
Complaints
Posted in Uncategorized on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The recovery from the Ultra has gone very well. I got out on Sunday afternoon for a six mile run and followed that with a five miler on Monday. I’m very happy with how my body has recovered from this event. Although it is further than a marathon, the trails and the pace are so [...]
Hog’s Hunt 50K – First Ultra
Posted in Ultramarathons, tagged Ultra marathons on May 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I survived and almost made it to my goal time of 6 hours. I finished at 6:04. It was a warm day with some sun at the end. I was doing real well up to the marathon point. My legs were just tired. Getting over the tree roots was getting tricky and the sandy sections [...]
Track Workout
Posted in intervals on May 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I wasn’t sure about tonight’s workout. It was warm, and Sam and Julie both backed out. I thought I was going be out there by myself. If no one showed up, I knew it was just going to be tough to hang in there. However, Virginia showed up and a surprise visit by Les was [...]
