High temps cooling down a little bit and lower rain chances now.
Related Posts - A better 20 miler than last time Elevation chart:Got about a 10 am start, and temps today ended up warming up quite a bit faster than the last few days--no risk of frost this morning either. Still, the temperature was in the low 50s and sunny to start--a little chilly for a sleeveless running shirt. By mile......
- Never been so disappointed in a sub-3 hour 20 mile long run #running #twit2fit I tried to repeat the workout that I pulled off last week--5-4-3-2-1 @ MP on a long run. Last week, that run made me feel that I had a shot at 3:20 for a marathon. This week, my run made me feel I would struggle to hit my PR. While......
- Exit the monkey It's been a roller coaster year for my running. 8 PRs this year, including back-to-back 10 miler PRs (-10 minutes each time) and a PR by 55 minutes (3:39) at Flying Pig. Then came a rough showing (4:42) at the Hatfield-McCoy Marathon, followed by tendonitis and an SI joint injury.......
- Iroquois is for Runners, or How to Ruin the Best Half Marathon in the Country The Course In Question Go to the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon/miniMarathon page for the course map. Where I'm Coming From I'm a runner with modest ability. I never ran track or cross country in high school. I barely finished the mile fitness test my freshman year in high school. Those......
- Switching focus away from the marathon for a little while I've had a combination of really good marathon experiences and really bad marathon experiences at this point. The race day experience doesn't bother me too much. The marathon is a challenging distance to run well, because little problems early on (and even 24 hours before) multiply over the 26 mile......
- I laugh so that I don't cry Actually, the drama is diminished for me today. I believe I have found a mostly acceptable workout routine while recovering:30 minutes of hard biking on the StairMaster bike downstairs twice per week.45 minutes of 180 cadence elliptical work twice per week.Maybe I can work in 2 hours on Saturday morning......