tlz - Monday, November 1, 2021 at 22:25:25 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Should've posted this on Sun. Week in Review: Mon. GYM + 5 m/9:48 Tues. 7 m/9:34 Wed. GYM Thurs. Rest Fri. 6.2 m/8:57 Sat. GYM + 5 m/8:36 Sun. Middletown 10K 52:01/8:23 My goal for the 10K was to be under 54 min. so I did much better. When I saw how close I was to being under 52 min., I really booked it but couldn't quite make it. Hilly course - worse than Apple Harvest. I thought my time was 52:04 but just saw the official results right now. So 2 seconds hurts! LOL But, I was first in age division, which they listed as 45-49. There were 15 other runners in my age group. lrb - Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 14:40:31 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Brent ran the Delaney Dash in Old Saybrook on Saturday - 8:21 pace 91 Brent Stratton Middletown CT 150 65 M 16:60-69 33:19.0 33:24.0 8:21/M Well done Tray! I am running two races this Sunday: Jamie's Run in Old Wethersfield in the morning and Tarzan Brown at 1:30 PM. lrb - Monday, November 8, 2021 at 10:54:50 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/7786009800 Jamie's run - about 13 min. pace - Brent ran it, Tom Walsh ran it. Cold! Well attended.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/7786009739 Tarzan Brown - about 15 min. pace - out and back. 2nd time I've run it. Afterparty to celebrate Michele O'Neil's 169th town.
lrb - Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 20:50:26 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Took 6 days off after my double race last Sunday as my lower back was a bit sore. Went OK today in the Hot COCO 5K in Cheshire. My pace was about 13 minutes. Brent ran 8:30s. Linda took lots of pix. We ran into a gal we met at Tarzan Brown so it was great to chat with her after the race. Lee and Eliesia
Brent
Eliesia
Laurie and Guy
Older lady in foreground (who placed) and Lee and runner I ran w/ for the last half ceb - Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 20:40:19 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) I was about to enter my report below when I could not help but notice the picture of the ice leaf Linda took today -- 11/14/21 -- and which now appears on the home page of the Brickyarders site. I was pretty much blown away by it because I took a very similar photograph this morning too. A pin oak leaf had frozen on my car's windshield. When I removed it, I was struck by the beauty of the imprint it left behind. It appears we were doing the same thing at the same time in two different places! Wow!
So, as far as my running goes since my last entry here on October 26, nineteen days ago, it was on: Sun 11/7 - 4.01 miles at 6:14 am, 12:14 pace, 27 degrees and clear I plan on 3 miles later this afternoon and will report back today. tlz - Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 20:42:46 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Week in Review: Mon. 6 m/9:18 Tues. Rest Wed. GYM + 5 m/8:59 Thurs. 4 m/mixed pace + GYM Fri. GYM/rowing, stair climber Sat. 7.5 m/8:47 + GYM Sun. 5.5 m/8:59 Big gym week, apparently! Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Turkey Trot! ceb - Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 23:41:13 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 3.0 miles at 5:06 pm. Pace 12:09/m. Through Ayer center and back. Felt slow but rested. Took it easy. Ave heart rate 121 bpm. Summary for 11/9-14: 3 miles [Note: I (Chip) removed much of my last post so that's why this month appears shorter. I didn't feel comfortable with the post. MCT - Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 02:03:07 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) So....I haven't posted anything in a long time. My "running" has been mostly walking and some running. In July I developed persistent atrial fibrillation. Basically my right atrium just vibrated 24/7. One can live with Afib but there is a high risk of stroke so I had to go on blood thinners and beta blockers until I reverted to a normal rhythm. I never did revert. The condition, combined with the meds, reduced my capacity to exercise. After four months and switching to a new cardiologist I finally had a procedure called cardioversion to get back to a regular rhythm. At Hartford Hospital they put me to sleep then shocked my heart much like defibrillation. Ended up with a nasty chest burn but it worked. My heart is beating normal again. Which means I started running again. In the four months I had afib I lost all my physical fitness. But that's OK as long as I can run again. I entered the Wallingford Turkey Trot 5K this weekend to see what I can do. Probably not much but it will be fun. I will see some of you there.
ceb - Friday, November 19, 2021 at 18:08:39 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Didn't run Monday 11/15 Tuesday 11/16 Dist: 4.0 m Time: 0:41:21 Pace: 10:19 / m Elev Gain: 78' Route: Past Tiny's to Groton Shirley Rd and back Weather: no data Comment: good run - some improvement on pace Map: Didn't run Wednesday 11/17 or Thursday 11/18 tlz - Monday, November 22, 2021 at 13:11:43 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Week in Review: Mon. Rest Tues. 5 m/8:38 + GYM Wed. 6 m/8:52 Thurs. 6 m/9:40 Fri. GYM Sat. 4 m/8:53 Sun. Wallingford 5 mile Turkey Trot - 40:53 So nice to see all of the old peeps (not age-wise, LOL) at the Turkey Trot. I was about (or exactly 57 sec. off from my goal). Oh well, live to race another day. ceb - Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 17:46:12 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Minimal running if that last week (3 miles) Starting again today. Dist: 3.02 m Time: 0:32:06 Pace: 10:38 / m Elev Gain: 46' Route: Thru town, past Tiny's to mailbox 38 and back Weather: Sunny, chilly 37 deg. https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/7863133538 ceb - Saturday, November 27, 2021 at 15:47:05 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Mon 11/22 0.0 m Tue 11/23 3.0 m Wed 11/24 4.0 m Ran 3.17 miles with Lee and Eric Thanksgiving morning on woodland, hilly Vermont trails from a point at the end of Garden Drive (a right turn off East Darling Road) which looped eventually back to that point. A chilly 27 degrees. Although Eric made a considerable effort to confirm weather or not a local race was or was not going to take place in Barton, it was not until after the race that he was told it had. We enjoyed our own woodland run despite the late news. Mary and Linda, once again created a masterpiece of a Thanksgiving dinner later in the day at the Wildflower Inn apartment where we stayed. https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/7872590481 tlz - Monday, November 29, 2021 at 01:03:59 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Week in Review: Mon. GYM Tues. 6 m/9:19 Wed. GYM Thurs. 12 m/9:29 Fri. 3.5 m/9:17 + GYM Sat. Rest Sun. 7.5 m/9:08 + GYM It's been awhile since I've run over 10 miles. Wow, so I ran 14 miles on 11/7/2020, well over a year ago, and only about 4 10 mile runs since then. What a slacker! LOL I actually felt really good until the end (because I ran a negative split and was pushing the last miles). I need to go back to slow and long for my body's sake. This upcoming 2 miler is going to kill me. LOL