Second of Three in 24 hours: Commuting to Work
I ran to work. It was great. And the morning was beautiful so the run made me feel even better. I added a little extra on so I’d hit 4 miles. When I got to work, I rushed to the freezer in the basement to cool off. With no shower, I had to stop the … Continue reading
First of Three in 24 hours
To get ready for Reach the Beach next weekend, I am doing 3 runs in 24 hours. At the race, I’ll be doing 4 miles, 8 miles, and 8 miles. For practice, today I did 8 miles, tomorrow I’ll do a 4 mile run to work, and then I will run up to 8 miles … Continue reading
To the Boat Basin and Back
Training can start to feel obligatory it seems. I wasn’t excited about another early Saturday long run alone. Good thing I had Pieter to motivate me to meet up with the Prospect Park Track Club for the 8am run. Many of us planned to run the same distance and it was nice to have a … Continue reading
The Sights of Prospect Park
Nearly getting hit by a bicyclist careening down the hill was nothing. On my way up the hill, I was pretty sure I saw a man leaning on the log with a “lady of night” kneeling in front of him. On my way back down, I was sure. I said the them “I’m going to … Continue reading
Crazy Loops All Around the Park
My run for today was one of the key workouts of the week, 2 miles at Marathon Pace with half mile recoveries, 3 times over. I didn’t want to run on the streets because of the “ozone alert” so I went to the park thinking the tree respiration would help clear the air. Don’t know … Continue reading
Run, Pegleg, RUN! 