Monday - 30 min Stairs
Tuesday - AM - 4 miles
PM - 17 miles Town Lake Trail - Austin, TX Luna Sandals - This was a really nice run but I ended up cutting it a few miles short due to a sandal malfunction. I broke a lace and then relaced but something was off just a tad and the lace started rubbing a raw spot on my toe pretty quickly. It was getting dark and it had been a long day, so I just headed back to the hotel and called it a day. Austin is one of my favorite cities and I will probably put up a post later this week with a little more detail about the running scene in Austin.
Wednesday - PM - 21 miles, NB MT110, Town Lake Trail - Austin, TX - Really loving the 110s, even though I'm a, you know, barefoot runner.
Thursday - AM - 12 miles, NB MT110, Town Lake Trail - Austin, TX - Couldn't get out of bed at 3 am to start this run and slept in a bit and just managed 12 miles before getting the day started. Was able to grab lunch with Austin barefooters Doom and Jim.
Friday - AM - 4 miles - Just staying loose.
Saturday - AM - 20 miles - Miserable run in a cold rain but I guess it qualifies as a PR for longest barefoot run in the rain.
Sunday - PM - 6 miles, NB MT101 (Yes, 101 and not 110 and I think I have gone over 1,000 miles in these) - Really nice run and was able to catch the last bit of the sunset, thanks to the time change.
Goal - 80 - 100 miles
Actual - 84 miles plus 30 minutes of stairs
16 miles short of 100 but maybe next time... Now it is time to taper. I'll have to do some reading on this because my tapers up to this point have basically consisted of no running and gorging my face. Oh, and I do hear the 4x4 at In-and-Out calling my name!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Not a Bad Start
3.5.12 - 30 min Stairs
3.6.12 - AM - 4 miles
PM - 17 miles Town Lake Trail - Austin, TX Luna Sandals
3.7.12 - PM 21 miles, NB MT110, Town Lake Trail - Austin, TX
3.8.12 - AM 12 miles, NB MT110, Town Lake Trail - Austin, TX
My plan was to work in another 6 miles this evening and get to 60 miles in 3 days but no dice. I just couldn't muster up the energy to get out in the cold, rain, and wind after traveling all day. It looks like the next few days could be a wash out and that means more running in the rain. This is the last big push before starting to taper for Grasslands and the last push for the elusive 100+ mile week.
My performance at Grasslands probably won't be impacted one way or the other if my long runs this weekend get rained out (performance is going to be slow regardless!). However, this arbitrary number of 100 will be left unreached once again... just when it seemed like I was finally going to be able to log the "100 Mile Week" and check one more thing off the list.
3.6.12 - AM - 4 miles
PM - 17 miles Town Lake Trail - Austin, TX Luna Sandals
3.7.12 - PM 21 miles, NB MT110, Town Lake Trail - Austin, TX
3.8.12 - AM 12 miles, NB MT110, Town Lake Trail - Austin, TX
My plan was to work in another 6 miles this evening and get to 60 miles in 3 days but no dice. I just couldn't muster up the energy to get out in the cold, rain, and wind after traveling all day. It looks like the next few days could be a wash out and that means more running in the rain. This is the last big push before starting to taper for Grasslands and the last push for the elusive 100+ mile week.
My performance at Grasslands probably won't be impacted one way or the other if my long runs this weekend get rained out (performance is going to be slow regardless!). However, this arbitrary number of 100 will be left unreached once again... just when it seemed like I was finally going to be able to log the "100 Mile Week" and check one more thing off the list.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Week Ending 3.4.12
Monday - AM - 30 min stairs
PM - 4 miles
Tuesday - AM - 10 miles Luna Sandals
PM - 4 miles
Wednesday - AM - 30 min stairs
PM - 8 miles
Thursday - AM - 30 min stairs
PM - 8 miles
Friday - 2 miles
Saturday - 20 miles
Sunday - 8 miles NB MT 110
Goal - 75 miles
Actual - 64 miles plus 1.5 hours of stairs
This was one of my best weeks of running since back in mid-January. I will be looking to keep it going into next week and get in 80-100 miles and then taper for Grasslands. My legs are feeling really good and I probably should have ramped things up a bit faster after Rocky Raccoon but those extra miles probably wouldn't have made a huge difference given the short turn around.
PM - 4 miles
Tuesday - AM - 10 miles Luna Sandals
PM - 4 miles
Wednesday - AM - 30 min stairs
PM - 8 miles
Thursday - AM - 30 min stairs
PM - 8 miles
Friday - 2 miles
Saturday - 20 miles
Sunday - 8 miles NB MT 110
Goal - 75 miles
Actual - 64 miles plus 1.5 hours of stairs
This was one of my best weeks of running since back in mid-January. I will be looking to keep it going into next week and get in 80-100 miles and then taper for Grasslands. My legs are feeling really good and I probably should have ramped things up a bit faster after Rocky Raccoon but those extra miles probably wouldn't have made a huge difference given the short turn around.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Saturday
20 miles - Smooth easy run. I picked up the kids for the last part of this run and pushed them in the double BoB. Running with the kids always makes for interesting conversation and we discuss topics such as, "Daddy, why can you see the moon during the day sometimes?" and "how many fish are in that pond?" and "is that cloud a tornado?" etc.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
A Whole Lotta Vagina
(Warning - The term vagina may be offensive to some audiences)
So, Vagina and its derivatives don't typically make their way into my conversational rotation. In fact, Vagina isn't something you hear a lot of in the local vernacular in these parts. However, today... at work I am walking about minding my own business when I hear an elderly gentleman saying, "and then I hear on the TV someone saying 'broad vagina' and I couldn't believe it, 'broad vagina'... how can they say that?" this is both shocking and disturbing but I continue on my way. Then later in the day I am getting into my car after escaping from downtown on the train and what do I hear on the radio.... "deep probing of the vagina" on the local talk radio station! The host quickly let the caller go and I am not sure how that comment came to be. I would say that this combo was a Black Swan event.
So, Vagina and its derivatives don't typically make their way into my conversational rotation. In fact, Vagina isn't something you hear a lot of in the local vernacular in these parts. However, today... at work I am walking about minding my own business when I hear an elderly gentleman saying, "and then I hear on the TV someone saying 'broad vagina' and I couldn't believe it, 'broad vagina'... how can they say that?" this is both shocking and disturbing but I continue on my way. Then later in the day I am getting into my car after escaping from downtown on the train and what do I hear on the radio.... "deep probing of the vagina" on the local talk radio station! The host quickly let the caller go and I am not sure how that comment came to be. I would say that this combo was a Black Swan event.
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