MCT - Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 10:19:59 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 4 mile run at 9:01 pace. Doing a mini-taper before the Ghost Half this Saturday. Probably won't run on Friday. The body is working right now. I hope its working well on Saturday. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/239060262# LMC - Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 12:02:42 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 7 miles last night on the treadmill. Picked up the pace while commercials were on TV. Bounced between 10 minute and 9:15 minute miles. Only ate 2 pieces of Halloween candy last night! LMC - Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 18:07:01 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://www.reddingroadrace.com/ Mark your calendars to register for this small half marathon in May 2013. Registration opens January 1. It's for the COWS! lrb - Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 18:45:20 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://connect.garmin.com/activity/239192372 very slow, 13.5 to Brent / Tray / Linda's office and back tlv - Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 22:35:51 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Decided to give my knee and legs a rest and row today for 30 min. plus some strength training. LMC - Friday, November 2, 2012 at 11:52:47 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 5 miles last night on the treadmill, 48 minutes. Doing a light 4 miles tonight. Ghost Run tomorrow! MCT - Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 12:01:51 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) I got up this morning with very stiff legs. But wanted to take advantage of a nice morning so I went out and did a combo of walking and running. Did 4 miles and just enjoyed the peace and quiet. Nice race yesterday. Glad I decided to run it. I think that long gradual incline in the second half of the race did the job on my legs. lrb - Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 12:10:09 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Ghost Stories tlv - Monday, November 5, 2012 at 00:36:08 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) I concur, Mike. My legs were also sore yesterday and today. What's up with the "flat course" description? All lies! So I managed 5 miles/10:20 pace today. Weekly total: 32 miles. I'm probably running 20 miles on Sat. - the longest long run before Roxbury. Who's gonna be at Brickyard? mct - Monday, November 5, 2012 at 11:47:59 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Ran 6 miles at 10:54 pace. Legs still sore and can't keep a decent pace. But a good run for the first of the week. LMC - Monday, November 5, 2012 at 12:49:04 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Wow, those are some pretty bad race photos of me! Took the day off yesterday, legs were really sore. Wish they would start the Ghost Run from East Hampton! I'd rather run 5 miles slightly uphill than 8.1. LMC - Monday, November 5, 2012 at 15:46:04 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) I'll be at Brickyard this Saturday. Would like to run long, 12-14 miles, but slow - 10:30-11:00 min pace. Would also like to start at 8am. tlv - Monday, November 5, 2012 at 21:19:43 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Day off for me. Plan to hit the track tomorrow. Lea, I don't get what you mean about the elevation on the course? My Garmin shows the upward elevation as starting around mile 8. So we did have roughly 5 miles of uphill running. Miles 1 through 8 were more downhill. If we went the other way, it would have been worse, no? http://connect.garmin.com/activity/239851735 I can meet you at 8 a.m. in the parking lot but will be starting earlier due to the distance I'm trying to get in (20 miles). Boys have a karate tournament in the early afternoon that I need to get home and ready for. Pace sounds good to me. lrb - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 01:39:22 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Another real short (~ 4), real slow (~12) run to / around / back the track. Will have a real track workout w/ Theresa tommorow. After voting. Won't it be great not to have to listen to political ads?! MCT - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 11:18:54 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 5 miles on a cold morning. 26f here. 11 min pace not because I wanted to run slow but I just can't get into. Been that way since Saturday. Maybe more coffee! I'll be at Brickyard this Saturday and will be an early bird but not sure how long yet. Maybe 20. lrb - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 14:30:19 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://connect.garmin.com/activity/240799060 track work w/ Theresa - 800 jog. then did 4 800s, each quicker than the last, w/ 400 jog in between each. last 800 was ~ 7:30 pace. quite cold. voted before I ran. lrb - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 18:58:59 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Here's a little tutorial on some of the newer features of Garmin Connect. You can connect up with friends. Whenever they log a run you will see it on the right hand side of your Garmin Connect screen. You need to request that they connect up with you. Here's what my screen looked like today.
You may also edit your own profile. One of the things you can do is upload a picture of yourself. You may see what my profile looks like by going to http://connect.garmin.com/profile/tinyctim LMC - Tuesday, November 6, 2012 at 23:20:28 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 5 mile round trip run to the polling station! Got my run and my vote on tonight! Forgot how DARK it gets - wore my vest but forgot to put my blinky light on. MCT - Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 12:42:32 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Much better run today. Did 7 miles at a 10:24 pace. Felt good. Saw a few snowflakes out there. tlv - Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 15:21:41 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Forgot to log yesterday: 5.5 miles on the track, 6 x 400 repeats. Today: 6 miles with 8 x 30 sec. strides. Tryin' to get the legs used to turning over quicker. May be a lesson in futility - we shall see. lrb - Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at 17:21:56 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) another short, slow track workout. about 5 miles at about 11:30 pace. snowing heavily on way home. nice 400s yesterday Tray. mct - Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 12:02:38 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Did 4 miles in the snow. Used my Duenorth traction aids. Even though dodging plows and traffic I did a 10:42 pace. Snowing hard at 5am and windy. Here is a link to the Duenorth site with photo of the type I use. http://www.surefoot.net/products_apo.cfm Also good for shoveling snow on slanted driveways. LMC - Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 14:10:05 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Was not about to run last night in the snow! Hope to go to the gym tonight. I have to teach a CPR class on Saturday at 11am in Cheshire so I will have to cut my Brickyard run short to 10 miles to be back at my house for 10am. Unless by some miracle my butt gets up to meet the 7am group.... tlv - Friday, November 9, 2012 at 00:34:30 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 5.5 miles/9:39 pace. My plan for Sat. morning is to start at 7 at the VDP parking lot and run to the Brickyard parking lot. I'm running 20 miles so I'd prefer not to go back and forth too many times and if I start at Brickyard, I'll REALLY be running back and forth several times. So when I meet up with the 8 a.m. folks, I'm assuming we'll run back toward the VDP, which will give me 11 miles. At that point, I'll decide how to tack on another 9 in a way that allows me to run longer with the group (i.e. most likely more back and forth :)). Lee, I keep forgetting that you can see my Garmin info. now. I was wondering how you knew about my 400s, since I didn't post my times. I was wondering whether my watch was broken! LOL Seriously, when I used to run 400 repeats, they were always between 1:48-1:52. The ones I did on Tues. were around 1:40, so a definite improvement. MCT - Friday, November 9, 2012 at 11:55:05 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 5 miles this morning at a 10:19 pace. Nice day for a run. For Saturday....I will run to the Brickyard VDP from my house and meet Tracy at 7am, run with her to the original Brickyard parking lot and then back. Once back at the VDP I'll peel off and run home. That should be about 20 miles for me. Today's run: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/241577536# LMC - Friday, November 9, 2012 at 13:23:56 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Quick 4 miles on the treadmill last night. lrb - Friday, November 9, 2012 at 17:59:18 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Falcon Ridge loop - 11.29 mi - 2:07:58 - 11:20 min/mi - see everybody tommorrow ... wonder when the Early Birds'll catch the Worms ... tlv - Friday, November 9, 2012 at 20:08:43 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) I was just going to walk today and then changed my mind once I started. I walked .5 then ran .5, alternating this pattern for a total of 6 miles (so 3 miles of running and 3 miles of walking). Average pace was 10:45/mile, even with walking half of it. I'm excited to build my walking speed, as I'm going to need this ability for the ultras I do in 2013. Mike, see you and any other early birds at 7 at VDP. See all of the worms at 8 at Brickyard. MCT - Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 15:18:35 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Nice 20 miles today. 10:50 pace. I went back on some decent hills with a 400ft elevation. Had to walk a bit between 17-18 on those hills. Check out the Garmin graphs. Big week for mileage as I hit 47 miles with the run today. BTW---It was Wild Kingdom day. Lani saw a bear and I had a bobcat run across the street on my way back. Sunday will be a day off. Back at it again on Monday with the HTC 8K Cross Country race next weekend. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/241897679 lrb - Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 16:34:32 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 10.90 mi - 2:01:23 - 11:08 min/mi - my inaugural appearance as a worm - went well - great to run w/ Lani initially, then Lea, Mike, Tray and Dave. One by one, all but Tray peeled off / turned back. Got to VDP and was finally completely abandoned - Tray continued past VDP, leaving me no choice but to fend for myself and make it back to the old parking lot. Lani, Linda and Tracy "lectured" me on running too much before the Weston 1/2 tomorrow morning. Mr. Mike looks like a winner this week in the mileage department. Let's see ... Sunday 0 Monday 3.85 Tuesday 4.69 Wednesday 5.03 Thursday 0 Friday 11.29 Saturday 10.9 ... 35.76 miles. Yup, he's a winner. Way to go today, everybody. 'specially Mike and Tray w/ 20 a piece. LMC - Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 19:37:21 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 10.5 mile today at Brickyard. So glad I got up early! Thank to Lani for running with me. lrb - Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 21:24:19 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) I ran an 8 minute pace and placed 1st in 60+. tlv - Monday, November 12, 2012 at 00:39:28 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 20 miles at Brickyard and toward Collinsville on Sat. Average pace was 10:29. Last mile was 8:30. After eating so much last night, today's 5 mile run turned into 8 miles. I threw in a few walk breaks during the first 3 miles and then ran the rest of the way. Tried to incorporate some hills. Average pace 10:19. Still feel like I need to run another 20 miles! MCT - Monday, November 12, 2012 at 11:55:13 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 6 miles this morning at 10:49 pace. Funny how one week makes a difference in temp. Nice out. Congrats to Lee again on another top finish. Interesting finish on the track. LMC - Monday, November 12, 2012 at 20:41:11 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 10 mile run today at Brickyard. 1:40:22, 10 minute pace. It was very warm outside! No bear sightings! Also worked out in the yard for 2 hours. Did not run yesterday. tlv - Monday, November 12, 2012 at 22:36:25 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Guess you got the day off, Lea. Great day for running. Almost too warm. I did 6 miles/9:57 pace with 6 x 30 sec. sprints during the last 2 miles. I know I'm planning ahead but is anyone interested in a long run on Fri. after Thanksgiving? We can meet at Brickyard or Ferry Landing or Cheshire. Many options. MCT - Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 11:34:47 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Ran 6 miles and I have a slight cold. Feel like crap. In NJ. Lousy 11:30 pace because I couldn't get myself going. LMC - Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 13:18:32 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Tracy - I am working the day after Thanksgiving so I can't run. First time working that day in almost 10 years. Figure it will be a nice quiet day here at the office to get a lot of work done. I'm doing a solo run the day of Thanksgiving since it's guaranteed that my husband is working. My back is really sore from packing close to 12 bags of leaves yesterday. Tells me I need to start strength training again! 4 mile run on the treadmill tonight plus a yoga class. lrb - Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 16:59:04 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 9.64 mi - 1:52:48 - 11:42 min/mi Ran to Wethersfield Cove and back. Mike, look at my pace and consider yourself a speed demon :) Tray, if Linda and I are here for Thanksgiving I'll go long on Friday. Either Ferry Landing or Cheshire would be good. We're still trying to figure out if we'll go to Vermont or stay here. I think Linda's leaning here right now. Which I would love. I can't think of a better way to spend Friday than to run long w/ as many Brickyarders as we can muster. LMC - Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 20:30:37 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-bear-moose-wildlife-population-20121109,0,3291799,full.story In Connecticut, Where The Wild Things Are: Bears And Moose And Bobcats Increasingly Making State Their Home MCT - Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 11:31:52 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Much better today. 6 miles in Albany around the university. 10:42 pace. Still have a cold but actually felt better. On the day after Thanksgiving....I'll decide next week based on activities. lrb - Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 17:01:07 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 8.53 mi 1:38:54 11:36 min/mi - to Conard HS, around a few times and back tlv - Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 23:45:04 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 10 miles total today - mixed pace. Ran 4 miles on the road near Wolcott High School to warm up. I think I tired myself out too much though because Wolcott is very hilly! By the time I got to the track, I only had enough steam to do 4 x 400s. I ran 2 more miles on the track with some short sprints thrown in and then back on the road for a 2 mile cool down. LMC - Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 00:38:00 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 6 mile run tonight in Wallingford with Bob Najarian. Slow pace, 1:10:03. Still not used to running in the dark. MCT - Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 11:23:07 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Did not run. Cold is worse today. Coughing and very congested. tlv - Friday, November 16, 2012 at 01:47:56 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 5.5 miles/9:45 pace. So frustrated with Asics. Have to send back my new shoes because nimbus 14 is worse than nimbus 13! They constructed the top of the shoe so that there is an extremely uncomfortable seam that bears down on the top of the foot. Stupid, stupid, stupid shoe manufacturers. Should I hold out any hope for nimbus 15? Mike, chicken soup, ginger ale, and ice cream - the perfect meal for a cold - and a birthday. :) Lea, will you be at Hubbard Park on Thanksgiving? I'm thinking of going and may even add a couple of miles. MCT - Friday, November 16, 2012 at 11:31:55 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Ran 6+ miles today at a 10:30 pace. Still have a cold but felt better today. I am running the HTC 8K Cross Country Challenge on Saturday so I will miss Brickyard. If I'm up to it I might show up for a few miles of warm up because my weekly total is low. Tracy...I have Asics 2170s and love them. Never had a problem and have been using this brand/model for 3 years. tlv - Friday, November 16, 2012 at 20:14:42 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Did nothing today and feel like a slug. Had a pity party complete with candy and peanut butter. Just one of those days. :P Mike, I can't wear a stability shoe - I'll have never-ending shin splints. I did find older model Asics on ebay and am awaiting confirmation of my offers. Good luck on your XC race tomorrow. If you still don't feel up to par, don't push yourself too much. For everyone who is running at Brickyard tomorrow, have a great run. lrb - Friday, November 16, 2012 at 21:11:40 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://connect.garmin.com/activity/243869442 Don't fret Trace. My run, tho not non-existent, is titled "almost embarrassing" since I *drove* to the track and then managed only 2.5 miles and had had enuf. Did I mention I didn't run yesterday? My pity party *preceded* my "run;" French toast. Have a good race tomorrow Tracy and Mike at your respective K's. Vote for Zoe.
Zoe is Anola Sylvester's 1-year-old. http://apps.facebook.com/contestshq/contests/294292/voteable_entries/60084681 lmc - Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 00:31:26 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Yoga class tonight. I'm not running the Wallingford race on Sunday, but I will be running that morning. It's my week to see my niece/nephew. I will absolutely try to be at the lot for 7am. Lmc - Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 15:58:28 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Obviously 7am did not happen. But an infectious disease call from the boss did! This job just gets more interesting....so after being on the phone for an hour, then having to put together an info sheet, I am just now at 11:00am getting ready to head to Brickyard for my run. Lee - what's the name for a worm that works too much and can't get her body moving on the weekends? lrb - Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 16:02:44 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 12.93 w/ Brent and Lynda. Lynda and I started @ ~ 7, Brent joined us soon after. Great run, very chatty. Lynda did about 9.5. Brent did ~ 12. 10:53 avg. pace. So ... didn't do the 20 but it was a good run anyway. Turkey Trot w/ Tray and Brent tomorrow. Can't wait to see how Tray did @ her 5K and Mike did @ his XC 8K. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/244070618 Looks like Lea's worm gene was dominant this morning. Just got an email from her saying she's about to head up to Brickyard. She may be late but she's on her way. Good for you Lea. Brent gave me a couple of Tinsel Fun Run ap's (he got from Tray I think, who's already signed up). December 1 @ 11 AM. Berlin. $10. MCT - Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 17:24:11 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) The Race From Hell---my 8K experience...... Let me start by pointing out Kelly and Shawn did another great job managing the race. Organized, well marked, and plenty of food. BUT....my day was(excuse the language) -shitty. First I had a relapse with my cold and almost cancelled. At 4am I was lying on my couch shivering, achy, and non stop nose blowing. But that improved a bit by 8am and I went for it. The race started OK and I kept at my target of 9:30-9:45 pace. Stumbled here and there but a nice run except for the runny nose and coughing. At about 3.5 miles I come across a guy with a bloody leg who had fallen. He was hunched over. When I inquired if he was OK he said he was. But he had A car key in his pocket which had gone flying when he fell. Of course the woods were covered thick with leaves so he and I were "feeling" around but never found the key. I had stopped my Garmin and figured at the finish I would plea that they record my Garmin time instead of the tag time which was minutes longer. No big deal right? So I'm about 1/4 mile from the finish and look at my Garmin. It was OFF! I had my road ID next to it and it hit the off button. Therefore the only time on record will be the tag time which was around 50:35. And of course I coughed, hacked and shivered all the way home. Ugly day. Lmc - Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 20:34:15 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 12 miles@ Brickyard, 10:40 pace. Ran towards Avon /Simsbury. No bears! MCT - Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 15:32:32 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) I did run today. Still sick but a little better. MCT - Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 16:43:03 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Correction....I "did NOT run" today. Just noticed the mistake. Guess I am sick. MCT - Monday, November 19, 2012 at 11:35:14 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Ran 6 miles this morning. Took it easy with a slow pace of 10:54. tlv - Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 01:29:42 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Took the day off. Plan to run in the AM. Mike, so glad you gave yourself a day of rest. Thought you were nuts when I first read that you ran yesterday. Any thoughts about running on Fri.? Lea, are you going to be at Hubbard Park on Thanksgiving? MCT - Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 11:37:20 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Another 6 mile run at 10:52 pace. Still coughing although better every day. I am available on Friday for a run otherwise I'll run near home. I may not run Malibu because they moved it to Berlin. I didn't notice that before. Have to get home early to start the turkeys on Thursday morning so can't go too far. lrb - Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 14:48:15 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://connect.garmin.com/activity/245138478 6 w/ Theresa @ a "decent" pace (9:47) - in her neighborhood (Highland / Highcrest / Coppermill etc.) - heading to Vermont tomorrow - will run Barton, VT 5K on the 22nd - looking for company to run 20 on Saturday (up there) - have an awesome Thanksgiving everybody! tlv - Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 21:38:28 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 6 miles/10:19 pace. Mike and anyone else interested, Brent and I plan to run about 16 miles at Ferry Landing on Fri. morning. Start time 8 a.m. The address I plugged into the GPS last time we ran there is: 240 Meadow Road, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. Hope to see you there. MCT - Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 11:45:46 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Another 6 miles today. 10:44 pace. Still congested so any faster is out of the question. But I feel better! On Friday I have to be back early for yard work. I'll be in Chicago next week for a convention and must get caught up so I'll run at 5am as usual near home. I still might run the Malibu on Thanksgiving. Saturday I'm not sure what I'll do, Sunday on a plane to Chicago where I'll run the streets around the Magnificent Mile shopping district. lrb - Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 17:00:10 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://connect.garmin.com/activity/245432246 short run to, around and home - NHS track.
(and there is one "t" in "but.") From Bart Yasso on Facebook ... Running is the ultimate faith healer, restoring belief not only in oneself but life’s possibilities. Happy Thanksgiving!!! LMC - Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at 20:42:47 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) I will be at Hubbard Park tomorrow to casually run the 6.2 mile route to the Castle and back. Have to work on Friday. Hubby has Saturday off so I don't know if I will be at Brickyard. tlv - Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 01:43:51 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 6 miles/9:15 pace. Just spent over 2 hours in the kitchen making side dishes for tomorrow and I'm exhausted! I'll be at Hubbard Park in the AM. May go up, down, and halfway up again and then back down to make it 9-ish miles. tlv - Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 16:00:06 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Morning run up to Castle Craig. Ran with Lea for a few miles. She made awesome mile marker signs. She must have also powered up the worst hill because she stopped for a bathroom break, took pics of her signs, and wasn't even a minute behind me getting to the top! I turned around twice while running back down the hill to add some more mileage/hill repeats. Ran a total of 9 miles and walked for 1 mile at the end. My hips and buns are killing me. Tomorrow is going to be painful. Lea, the elevation chart reflects my 2 additional hills but you can see the elevation gain from the start to mile 3, the top of the hill. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope those who raced did well and had fun. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/245685877 lrb - Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 18:02:57 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Barton 5K Awesome job Tray and Miss Lea. I wonder how Mr. Brent did. Took me just under 25 minutes to run my 5K in Vermont. Lots of friends came. 400+ runners and walkers. Especially happy to hear Tray thought Lea did well and totally impressed that Tray did what she wanted to do. 9 miles. Look forward to seeing how Barbara and Dave did at the 5K in Farmington. I am about to walk w/ Mary Donnell, Erek Heminghausen and maybe others for a bit before we have a Thanksgiving dinner here in East Burke, VT MCT - Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 23:26:41 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Ran the GO Fitness 5K in Farmington(old Malibu fitness course under new name). 26:39 at a 8:36 pace. I still have a cold and not 100%. 400 runners so still a good turnout. Dave and Barb were there and also ran it. I haven't found the times yet but Dave was burning up the course and well ahead of me. Not sure where Bard ended but she and I were in the same vicinity most of the course. Rushed home to get the turkeys in and prep for the 15 people coming over. Good job Tracy, Lea, and Lee. MCT - Friday, November 23, 2012 at 12:48:58 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 6 miles today post big dinner. Pace 10:44. No to start the Christmas lights and finish raking. LMC - Friday, November 23, 2012 at 13:32:28 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Thank you for the kind words Tracy! My Garmin died before the run so I have no idea of my overall pace. It was sort of refreshing not being able to look at the watch. Pictures of the mile marker signs I made are on my Facebook page. I plan on 5 miles tonight on the treadmill plus a yoga class. I think I"ll be at Brickyard more towards 12 noon tomorrow; my hubby wants to take his bike up while I run. Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! tlv - Friday, November 23, 2012 at 22:55:19 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Congrats to yesterday's racers! Slackin' and I ran 16 miles/10:35 pace at Ferry Landing. Only saw one other runner - a youthful looking girl - who blew by us twice, probably running a 7:30 pace. Beautiful morning, almost spring-like. Outside lights are up. Pre-lit Christmas tree has been up for a week but remains undecorated. On my to do list for tomorrow. Supposed to take the day off from running but I don't know if I can! I think I need an intervention!! MCT - Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 12:24:15 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 9 miles but was supposed to do 15. My cold hangs on and I am still congested. Today convinced me to go to the clinic and find out why I can't get rid of the cold. Coughing but no fever, etc. Can't get myself to run a good pace no matter how I try. Tomorrow is a day off and I'm flying to Chicago for work. If feeling better I'll be running there on Monday. MCT - Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 17:39:16 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) --->Update on my cold....after visiting the doctor I have an upper respiratory infection and the doc put me on antibiotics. Should be fine in a few days. Lungs just not working at full capacity being all congested. lrb - Saturday, November 24, 2012 at 18:03:08 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://connect.garmin.com/activity/246296075 I ran 20.5 in Vermont this morning. About 10:15 average moving pace. Coming home tomorrow around 2 PM. Will run short w/ "Kingdom Krazies" at 7 AM tomorrow. So glad I finally got a long one in before Roxbury. Brent's talking 14 at Brickyard next Sunday after 2 miler on Saturday. Anybody else in? tlv - Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 02:16:48 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) So I managed just fine taking the day off from running. Got the tree done, as well as some much needed cleaning. Mike, I suspected that you probably had an infection, which is why you weren't getting any better. Good thing you got it diagnosed before you ended up with bronchitis or pneumonia. Lee, nice long run! Did you stop for margaritas along the way? :) I could probably make it to Brickyard next Sun. before church and at least run some of the 14 miles with everyone. I would probably start at 7:30 so I could be done by 9:30/9:45. Now that it's getting colder, it stinks running so early in the AM! lrb - Sunday, November 25, 2012 at 20:40:29 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://connect.garmin.com/activity/246763972 Did about 6 w/ my Vermont friends this morning. Some of us went on the trail, some went 8. I went 6 w/ my friend Candace. Have sniffle and a soar throat :( Finally home. Brent ran a 10K in Stratford this morning. No report yet on how that went. tlv - Monday, November 26, 2012 at 00:24:42 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 6.5 miles/9:53 pace. Went up the 1+ mile hill twice. It was much more fun running down it! Lee, rest up. Hope you feel better. Slackin' is secretly racing? We might need to schedule an intervention... http://connect.garmin.com/splits/246853340 lrb - Monday, November 26, 2012 at 02:05:07 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Ms Vroeginday has used the word "intervention" twice in recent days. She has recognized the need for some outside source to control her need not to run (which she seems to have a pretty good handle on) and Slackin's not to race (failing miserably). For a little bathroom humor, we bring you
MCT - Monday, November 26, 2012 at 12:31:22 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Ran 7 miles in Chicago this morning. Nice weather. 10:52 pace. Feeling much better and the antibiotics are working. Always fun to run in the city here because there is so much to see. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/246974433 tlv - Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 01:41:17 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Couldn't get out during daylight so went out at 6 p.m. for my run. It was awesome! Between my lighted cap and numerous houses decorated with Christmas lights, it was pretty easy to see. Ran 5 miles/9:11 pace. So I'm at work today trying to figure out a client's final account. I'm chomping on gum and all of a sudden, I started thinking about the secretary in the Carol Burnett Show clips. I totally felt like Mrs. Wiggins today. LMAO So does that make Brent Mr. Tudball? Ha ha ha! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P2dbwrT_fQ lrb - Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 07:11:09 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) If you were also doing your nails you should start to worry. MCT - Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 12:28:56 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 7 mile run in and around Millennium Park Chicago. 10:33 pace. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/247256125# lrb - Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 13:48:22 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://connect.garmin.com/activity/247270548 6.18 miles 10:27 pace - w/ Theresa - Newington 'Nihilator - cold is still w/ me but better LMC - Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 14:32:44 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 5 miles outside last night, 49 minutes. Tracy - where did you get a lighted cap? LMC - Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 16:33:45 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Bernie Jurale Memorial Run to Castle Craig (Meriden) will be Sunday, Jan 27, 2013. Fun run, refreshments at the end. No entry fee. I'll post start time when confirmed. tlv - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 01:10:15 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Didn't run today. :( Wasn't a scheduled day off but just couldn't muster the energy. Will go out tomorrow morning before work. Lea, search for lighted caps on Amazon in the Sports and Outdoors section. The cap I bought is no longer available but they have several different choices. MCT - Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 12:26:31 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Still in Chicago. Did 6 miles at 10:19 pace. Ran north to Lincoln Park. Love it out here but heading back tonight. Not sure who left the post about Saturday but I probably will run at Brickyard. But I start at 7am because I have to get done relatively early. I may do 8-10 miles. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/247512099# tlv - Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 02:26:54 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Beautiful morning for a run. Got in 5.5 miles/9:28 pace before work. There was a lot of black ice! Felt my feet slip quite a few times. MCT - Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 23:26:56 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Ran an easy 4 miles today. I found out I am being allowed in the Roxbury Marathon. Just a week away. I haven't trained much but who cares. I'll just have fun with it. The course is 5 loops which will be good practice for the Lake Waramuag Ultra in April. tlv - Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 23:39:15 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 6 miles/9:02 pace. Ran 3 miles mostly uphill and then back down. My ultimate goal is to run the second mile, which is the hilliest, at a sub-10 pace. Today, I ran it in 10:21. Mike, now that you're breaking into the ultra domain, I have a good book you may want to read, "Relentless Forward Progress" by Bryon Powell. It's even got a training plan for a 50 mile race based on 50 miles/week. Believe it or not, you can prep. your body to run an ultra with that amount of training. I'll bring it to Roxbury. T-9 days! lrb - Friday, November 30, 2012 at 01:26:16 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Hey Mike, Glad you're in. I've been sick for a few days so have not run for two days. Am still racing Saturday. And will run Sunday w/ Tray and Brent @ Brick. I like your attitude about Roxbury. Tracy's book sounds interesting. Put me on the waiting list for it! Lee MCT - Friday, November 30, 2012 at 11:24:25 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 5 miles today at 10:41 pace. Basic stuff. I can be at Brickyard tomorrow at 7am. I have to be home early to do yard work, Christmas Lights, etc. I might jump in one of the Sunday races. LMC - Friday, November 30, 2012 at 13:22:49 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) I will be at Brickyard on Sunday, 7:30am. 14 miles is the plan, will have to take it slow since I haven't run anything over 12 in a long time. MCT - Friday, November 30, 2012 at 23:16:28 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) After Brickyard on Saturday morning I might just show up at the Tinsel Fun Run in Berlin. Have to watch Tracy repeat her win from last year. tlv - Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 00:46:09 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) I had a plan to run "Tray's 5K" today as a warm-up for tomorrow. Running the 5K (albeit in a shitty time) the day before Wallingford seemed to work out as a good training strategy. But yesterday when I was running the hills, I felt a twinge-y kind of pain on the top part of my left foot sort of near the ankle. It's just an annoying pain but I'm always paranoid about making something worse if I ignore it and run so I took the day off and did the rowing machine for 30 min. I'm hoping I am not too sluggish from the day of rest to run fast enough tomorrow. And oh no, now Mike is really putting on the pressure. :0 lrb - Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 03:32:03 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Tracy's worried about not breaking her last year win cuz she took 1 day off. I've not run for three full days. I'll either crush the course or totally fall apart. And what's this I hear about Taricani triple dipping? Brickyard, Berlin, Glastonbury?