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Today from the Penguin:
"And I think, as you get older, the end of every Summer starts to mean a little more and I think you feel the loss a little more deeply. When I was younger I thought I'd have all the Summers I'd ever want. Now, I'm not so sure.
What helps is running. Running and walking, really. Getting out there along MY lakefront, looking at MY city, moving MY body is all I can do. Most days it's plenty. Other days, there aren't enough miles to make the feelings go away."
He's in Chicago and running the lakefront. I had the pleaseure of running the lakefront last summer (it was sooo hot). The picture he has on this blog was one that I took in my mind. It's a gorgeous view.
I also like his sentiment. I went running yesterday afternoon/evening right before sunset. Fall has been in the mountains for a couple weeks, but this week it's made it into the valley. The Island trail is all yellow and the view of the Island below and the bench in the distance is great. I felt fortunate that I decided to go for an evening run instead of a pre-dawn run so I could take in the season before it's gone. I still think I have plenty of Falls left, but I'll have to wait a full year for the next one.
The way he feels about Chicago is the way I came to feel about DC through running. I'm thinking that running will also help me bond with my new home.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Monday, October 8, 2007
Zero to Boston
Dean Schuster's Zero to Boston is my favorite running blog. I love this guy's spirit; I love the way he writes. His ultra race report is classic in my book. He was on blogging hiatus for a while. I kept on checking. I was so excited when he posted in August, but so sad when it was just telling all of us fans to give him a break. So left out in the cold by Dean, I moved on I guess, not to something better, just let it go. Maybe there'll never be another Zero to Boston, it'll be the blog that got awya. I actually forgot about him after a while. Well, just like that he's gotten back in the game and gotten rather prolific. I have to catch up! So exciting. I know I shouldn't be here hanging on his every word, but it's just so good.
Dean being the way he is--just does everything better. I'm always encouraging other people to take up running. It's really hard to explain why. I just want this for other people. Not the beating ones self up that I have been doing way too much since starting this blog, but the enjoyment piece. Running is great. Here's how Dean feels. Me too!!! me too.
I'm going to save the rest for later....sure just like I planned to take more than a day to read The Deathly Hallows and the weekly Ugly Betty DVRed episode gets saved for the weekend.
If you do pick up the Zero to Boston habit, make sure to click on the links to the more detailed writings that he does, e.g., the race reports.
Dean being the way he is--just does everything better. I'm always encouraging other people to take up running. It's really hard to explain why. I just want this for other people. Not the beating ones self up that I have been doing way too much since starting this blog, but the enjoyment piece. Running is great. Here's how Dean feels. Me too!!! me too.
I'm going to save the rest for later....sure just like I planned to take more than a day to read The Deathly Hallows and the weekly Ugly Betty DVRed episode gets saved for the weekend.
If you do pick up the Zero to Boston habit, make sure to click on the links to the more detailed writings that he does, e.g., the race reports.
Delightful Run
Normally, D & I do our long run on Saturdays, more recently E has been joining us as well (3 years in Logan, so she brings some local knowledge to the group). It's been great having partners to get me through the longest runs of training. But this Saturday, the weather was just horrible (freezing rain/sleet, 35 degrees), and I had my last 20 miler before the marathon, so I wanted to finish it. I ran 13 in cold rain last week and my hips were really hurting by the end, so I was worried about the impact of cold.
Anyway, D and E decided to go yesterday instead. It was gorgeous. There was snow on the mountains and the fall foliage is still out. I wanted to get pictures of the Wellsvilles from the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, so I started out there. I completely compromised my plan to get in 10 before D & E joined me by only going 3 miles in my first hour because I was taking so many pictures. But I think that's really what I enjoy about running. It gets me out there when I wouldn't other wise and I see things that I would otherwise miss. I'm thinking that might be a better approach for me than aiming to qualify for Boston. We'll see how I feel after the MCM.
I did manage to get in 8 before D & E joined, so I was with them through the toughest part of the run. I ended up only going 18.5 though because my hips were in pain. I really hope to get off work in time to join the yoga class that D & K recommend. I think that and some swimming will help me recover.
D was really positive with me, it reminds me of how I talk to other runners; but I've really gotten away from "easy does it" for myself. She told me to not over do it. Basically, the only thing that can go wrong now is to over train and injure myself. I ran 22 two weeks ago, 18 this week and had another 19 miler in my build up. In my head, I know I can run a marathon, but I don't feel all that strong. I don't know if it's that the altitude has taken such a toll or if it's because I have been working myself harder or if I've actually lost fitness.
While we were running yesterday, I remembered that it was the day of the Chicago Marathon and I thought of the Capital Striders in DC that were planning to run it. It was such a lovely day for a run (here) and I thought about how nice it would be to be running Chicago. Of course, it turned out horrible for them. My heart goes out to the people that trained so hard and traveled there only to have such bad conditions and canceled race. When conditions were so horrible in Boston this year, it just seemed like it made the runners tough and it would be a bonding experience. This is something entirely different. Boston is known for being tough. Chicago is known for having a lot of positive energy and being newbie friendly. I think it goes to show that if you're going to run marathons, you should probably enjoy the journey as much as the destination.
-Reformed Penguin
Anyway, D and E decided to go yesterday instead. It was gorgeous. There was snow on the mountains and the fall foliage is still out. I wanted to get pictures of the Wellsvilles from the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, so I started out there. I completely compromised my plan to get in 10 before D & E joined me by only going 3 miles in my first hour because I was taking so many pictures. But I think that's really what I enjoy about running. It gets me out there when I wouldn't other wise and I see things that I would otherwise miss. I'm thinking that might be a better approach for me than aiming to qualify for Boston. We'll see how I feel after the MCM.
I did manage to get in 8 before D & E joined, so I was with them through the toughest part of the run. I ended up only going 18.5 though because my hips were in pain. I really hope to get off work in time to join the yoga class that D & K recommend. I think that and some swimming will help me recover.
D was really positive with me, it reminds me of how I talk to other runners; but I've really gotten away from "easy does it" for myself. She told me to not over do it. Basically, the only thing that can go wrong now is to over train and injure myself. I ran 22 two weeks ago, 18 this week and had another 19 miler in my build up. In my head, I know I can run a marathon, but I don't feel all that strong. I don't know if it's that the altitude has taken such a toll or if it's because I have been working myself harder or if I've actually lost fitness.
While we were running yesterday, I remembered that it was the day of the Chicago Marathon and I thought of the Capital Striders in DC that were planning to run it. It was such a lovely day for a run (here) and I thought about how nice it would be to be running Chicago. Of course, it turned out horrible for them. My heart goes out to the people that trained so hard and traveled there only to have such bad conditions and canceled race. When conditions were so horrible in Boston this year, it just seemed like it made the runners tough and it would be a bonding experience. This is something entirely different. Boston is known for being tough. Chicago is known for having a lot of positive energy and being newbie friendly. I think it goes to show that if you're going to run marathons, you should probably enjoy the journey as much as the destination.
-Reformed Penguin
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Am I Training Hard Enough?
I was reading Runners World this weekend and ran across the comment that speed workouts in a training program build on each other. Crap! I've probably ran 50% of mine. They're just not my favorite thing to do. When I do them, I'm not sure that there's enough intensity.
This morning, I really pushed it. 1 x 400, 1 x 800, 1 x 1200, 1 x 1600, 1x 1200, 1 x 800, 1 x 400. I recalled the instructions wrong and cheated myself on recovery time in between. I'm sure it showed in my times, I could feel that I needed more job time. Anyways, I was dead tired at the end, which is how I should probably feel at the end of a speed workout.
I haven't done everything that I could possibly do thus far to be prepared to do my best for the MCM, but I have been turning things around lately.
I was just reading CRN and ran across a reference to this NYT article about young women runners not acheiving their full potential. The reasons given are that women don't feel as compfortable being competitive and they have been discouraged by the easy miles concept (which helps when you're starting to run, but not with performance).
I'm a big advocate of easy miles. They are more enjoyable for one thing. But I've known for a some months that if I want to see what I can do, I'm going to have to trade in some of the easy miles for speed workouts and tempo runs. I just have a nasty hait of turning my structured workouts into easy runs or skipping them all together.
This morning, I really pushed it. 1 x 400, 1 x 800, 1 x 1200, 1 x 1600, 1x 1200, 1 x 800, 1 x 400. I recalled the instructions wrong and cheated myself on recovery time in between. I'm sure it showed in my times, I could feel that I needed more job time. Anyways, I was dead tired at the end, which is how I should probably feel at the end of a speed workout.
I haven't done everything that I could possibly do thus far to be prepared to do my best for the MCM, but I have been turning things around lately.
I was just reading CRN and ran across a reference to this NYT article about young women runners not acheiving their full potential. The reasons given are that women don't feel as compfortable being competitive and they have been discouraged by the easy miles concept (which helps when you're starting to run, but not with performance).
I'm a big advocate of easy miles. They are more enjoyable for one thing. But I've known for a some months that if I want to see what I can do, I'm going to have to trade in some of the easy miles for speed workouts and tempo runs. I just have a nasty hait of turning my structured workouts into easy runs or skipping them all together.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Feeling Strong
This weekend I ran 14, the first 8 with D. I set out hoping I would get to 16, but quickly settled on 14. I was tired. However, I felt so strong yesterday (easy 5 mi) and this morning (50 min freestyle laps). I'm beginning to think my Boston dream isn't too out of reach. My next race is the Huntsville Half Marathon on Saturday.
My right ankle has hurt for almost a week, but I'll not dwell on that.
My right ankle has hurt for almost a week, but I'll not dwell on that.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Utah Race Calendar
I need a place to keep track of all the races in the area. I'm sure there's some more sophisticated way of doing it, but I'm going to start here. I just haven't found a single complete source. This probably won't be complete and will have a Cache Valley/Norther Utah bias. Dates will change over the years, but races typically take place on the same place every weekend.
June 22nd -23rd - Wasatch Back Relay. Logan to Park City
July 4th - Lots of "Independence Day" 5k's in various cities.
July 14th - Farmington Festival Days 1/2 marathon, 10k and 5k. Farmington City Pool. 7am.
July 14th - Xterra Snowbird Challenge 10k.
July 14th - Midnight Mountain Ultra-Marathon; 30 mile trail run. 6am. Smithfield, UT. Paul 801-649-0605
July 21st - Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon. 6:30am Bruce 800-444-6689
July 24th - Deseret Morning News/KJZZ TV marathon, 10k and 5k. SLC, UT Bob Wood 801-333-7473
July 28th - Xterra Sundance.
August 4th - Crazy Bob's Bair Gutsman.
August 4th, 2007 - Cache Valley Classic Triathlon, Hyrum
August 4th, 2007 - Kat'cina Mosa 100K Mountain Challenge Run, Springville
August 4th, 2007 Skyline 10K @ 1ok, Fairview
August 11th - Garden of Eden 10 miler and 5k. Eden Park, 8am.
August 11th, 2007 - Half Road/Half Trail 8k, City Creek Canyon
August 11th, 2007 - Provo River Trail half Marathon, Provo
August 17th and 18th - Xterra Mounatin Championship (Triathlon). Ogden City for expo and Scramble Race. Ogden Valley for Triathlon.
August 25th - Park City Marathon and Relay.
August 25th - Top of Utah 1/2 marathon. Logan, UT
August 25th, 2007 - Jordanelle Triathlon, Park City
September 1, 2007 - Salt Lake Half Marathon and Relay
September 1, 2007 - The Trails River Run Half Marathon & 5k, St. George
September 8, 2007 - Downhill Dash 8k, Alta
September 8, 2007 - Provo Canyon Trail Marathon/Relay/18M
September 8, 2007 - Utah Marathon Relay, Lehi
September 8th - Huntsville 1/2 marathon and 5k. Huntsville, UT 8am
September 8th - Wasatch 100 Endurance Run, SLC
September 15th - Top of Utah Marathon Logan, UT. 7am
September 15, 2007 - Ogden Valley Triathlon
September 15, 2007 - Snowbird & Alta Silver Spur Half Marathon, Snowbird
September 22nd - The Standard Examiner Classic. Layton, UT. 10k, 5k and 2 mile walk.
Septmeber 22, 2007 - Bountiful Bobcat 5k Run/Walk
September 22, 2007 - Christ Lutheran School 5k run/Walk, Murry
September 22, 2007 - Hidden Peak Challenge Run/Walk, Snowbird
September 22, 2007 - Moab's Alpine to Slickrock 50 Mi
September 29th - Mountain-to-Metro Striders7 Trail race. 29th street trailhead, Ogden 5:00pm.
September 29, 2007 - Draper Historic Theater 5k Race, Draper
October 6th - St. George Marathon
October 21st (sunday) - Ogden Valley 50 Ultra-Marathon. 5:00am Kent Smith Memorial Park, Mt. Green
November 3rd - First Dam Run 10k and 5k Logan, UT Keith 435-755-9543
November 3rd - Zeitgeist 1/2 Marathon Boise, ID
November 17th - Syracuse Turkey Trot
November 22nd - Thanksgiving Charity Run/Walk (5 mile run or 2 mile walk) Ogden Regional Medical Center
December 8th - Snowman Shuffle Brigham City, UT 10am Bob 435-723-2983
December 22nd. - 3rd Annual Antelop Training Run
December 31st - 4th Annual New Year's Eve Rock-n-Run 5k and kids k. Historic 25th st.
Sources
Striders
Running in the USA
June 22nd -23rd - Wasatch Back Relay. Logan to Park City
July 4th - Lots of "Independence Day" 5k's in various cities.
July 14th - Farmington Festival Days 1/2 marathon, 10k and 5k. Farmington City Pool. 7am.
July 14th - Xterra Snowbird Challenge 10k.
July 14th - Midnight Mountain Ultra-Marathon; 30 mile trail run. 6am. Smithfield, UT. Paul 801-649-0605
July 21st - Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon. 6:30am Bruce 800-444-6689
July 24th - Deseret Morning News/KJZZ TV marathon, 10k and 5k. SLC, UT Bob Wood 801-333-7473
July 28th - Xterra Sundance.
August 4th - Crazy Bob's Bair Gutsman.
August 4th, 2007 - Cache Valley Classic Triathlon, Hyrum
August 4th, 2007 - Kat'cina Mosa 100K Mountain Challenge Run, Springville
August 4th, 2007 Skyline 10K @ 1ok, Fairview
August 11th - Garden of Eden 10 miler and 5k. Eden Park, 8am.
August 11th, 2007 - Half Road/Half Trail 8k, City Creek Canyon
August 11th, 2007 - Provo River Trail half Marathon, Provo
August 17th and 18th - Xterra Mounatin Championship (Triathlon). Ogden City for expo and Scramble Race. Ogden Valley for Triathlon.
August 25th - Park City Marathon and Relay.
August 25th - Top of Utah 1/2 marathon. Logan, UT
August 25th, 2007 - Jordanelle Triathlon, Park City
September 1, 2007 - Salt Lake Half Marathon and Relay
September 1, 2007 - The Trails River Run Half Marathon & 5k, St. George
September 8, 2007 - Downhill Dash 8k, Alta
September 8, 2007 - Provo Canyon Trail Marathon/Relay/18M
September 8, 2007 - Utah Marathon Relay, Lehi
September 8th - Huntsville 1/2 marathon and 5k. Huntsville, UT 8am
September 8th - Wasatch 100 Endurance Run, SLC
September 15th - Top of Utah Marathon Logan, UT. 7am
September 15, 2007 - Ogden Valley Triathlon
September 15, 2007 - Snowbird & Alta Silver Spur Half Marathon, Snowbird
September 22nd - The Standard Examiner Classic. Layton, UT. 10k, 5k and 2 mile walk.
Septmeber 22, 2007 - Bountiful Bobcat 5k Run/Walk
September 22, 2007 - Christ Lutheran School 5k run/Walk, Murry
September 22, 2007 - Hidden Peak Challenge Run/Walk, Snowbird
September 22, 2007 - Moab's Alpine to Slickrock 50 Mi
September 29th - Mountain-to-Metro Striders7 Trail race. 29th street trailhead, Ogden 5:00pm.
September 29, 2007 - Draper Historic Theater 5k Race, Draper
October 6th - St. George Marathon
October 21st (sunday) - Ogden Valley 50 Ultra-Marathon. 5:00am Kent Smith Memorial Park, Mt. Green
November 3rd - First Dam Run 10k and 5k Logan, UT Keith 435-755-9543
November 3rd - Zeitgeist 1/2 Marathon Boise, ID
November 17th - Syracuse Turkey Trot
November 22nd - Thanksgiving Charity Run/Walk (5 mile run or 2 mile walk) Ogden Regional Medical Center
December 8th - Snowman Shuffle Brigham City, UT 10am Bob 435-723-2983
December 22nd. - 3rd Annual Antelop Training Run
December 31st - 4th Annual New Year's Eve Rock-n-Run 5k and kids k. Historic 25th st.
Sources
Striders
Running in the USA
19
Today I ran 19 miles. It feels good to have that under my belt. It was supposed to be a 20 miler according to my schedule (which is now nothing more than a very rough guide), but I hadn't hit 18 yet. I'm confident that I can get in a couple 20 milers in the next 6 weeks before my taper.
I ran with D, who I met on Thursday at a Logan Newcomers meet up. She's thinking of doing a half in a couple weeks, so wanted to go for 10. She showed me to the Logan River Trail. It reaches the same elevation as the Bonneville Lakeshore Trail that I've been doing, but it does it starts off 200' higher and is more gradual and shaded.
The second half without her was much harder. It had gotten hotter and I didn't have company. If we do that again, I'll try to get in my extra miles before we meet up.
It made the run go by a lot quicker to have some one to talk to. She's thinking about getting a Team in Training group together. I think it'd be a blast to help her out. The target marathon will be the Salt Lake City Marathon next Spring.
I'm not sure I want to make the SLC my spring marathon. I don't like the elevation profile; it has some areas that look like rough down hill. I had set my sights on Napa, which is mostly flat with a slight 300' elevation drop over the entire course. I won't decide until after the MCM, but with Napa on March 2 and SLC on April 19, I could do the SLC half and support the team. The main point of TNT would be the commraderee in training.
My other success of the day was that I was able to stay awake all day. I have been struggling after my long runs and usually take a nap. I didn't do much (except become addicted to MythBusters --Great Show!!) and I had some lightheadedness, but I stayed awake. Now I'm going to go to bed early and see if I can get in an easy 5 mi tomorrow.
Oh, I signed up for a half in Salt Lake next week, but D knows of a half near Ogden in two weeks, we're thinking of carpooling and providing each other moral support. I think that's a much better idea. I was worried about the logistics of the SLC half. It's a point to point with limited transport.
I ran with D, who I met on Thursday at a Logan Newcomers meet up. She's thinking of doing a half in a couple weeks, so wanted to go for 10. She showed me to the Logan River Trail. It reaches the same elevation as the Bonneville Lakeshore Trail that I've been doing, but it does it starts off 200' higher and is more gradual and shaded.
The second half without her was much harder. It had gotten hotter and I didn't have company. If we do that again, I'll try to get in my extra miles before we meet up.
It made the run go by a lot quicker to have some one to talk to. She's thinking about getting a Team in Training group together. I think it'd be a blast to help her out. The target marathon will be the Salt Lake City Marathon next Spring.
I'm not sure I want to make the SLC my spring marathon. I don't like the elevation profile; it has some areas that look like rough down hill. I had set my sights on Napa, which is mostly flat with a slight 300' elevation drop over the entire course. I won't decide until after the MCM, but with Napa on March 2 and SLC on April 19, I could do the SLC half and support the team. The main point of TNT would be the commraderee in training.
My other success of the day was that I was able to stay awake all day. I have been struggling after my long runs and usually take a nap. I didn't do much (except become addicted to MythBusters --Great Show!!) and I had some lightheadedness, but I stayed awake. Now I'm going to go to bed early and see if I can get in an easy 5 mi tomorrow.
Oh, I signed up for a half in Salt Lake next week, but D knows of a half near Ogden in two weeks, we're thinking of carpooling and providing each other moral support. I think that's a much better idea. I was worried about the logistics of the SLC half. It's a point to point with limited transport.
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