MCT - Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 10:02:18 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 5 miles in Teaneck NJ. Mostly in Overpeck Park where it was a "wildlife" run. Saw 4 different skunks, at least 20 rabbits, and a baby opossum. http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/602963928 lrb - Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 23:06:00 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Managed a mere 1 hr 1 min run toward West Hartford and back home. Rained on the entire trip. May run Apple Harvest. Anybody in? ceb - Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 00:53:59 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) ... Thanks Tracy. I hope your running goes well this winter for April 2015 So, here we are in October! I ran 5 miles yesterday, 9/30 in a 9:23 pace. Tonight, 10/1 it was 6.5 miles in a 9:16 pace. Like Lee's run, it rained the whole way but not too heavy -- a chilly 51º. MCT - Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 10:38:59 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 5 miles in Bristol. 10:50 pace. lrb - Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 15:32:36 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) About 19 miles in just under 4 hours. To Res 3, around short loop, back home. Little rainy. Real nice easy run. Will do 3x1000 at Fleet Feet track workout tonite after work at 6:30. From Alli (track coach) "This week's workout is going to be a short but intense workout of 3x1000 meters with a focus on keeping a consistent time. 1000 meters is two and a half laps around the track. The recovery for the run will be a 200m rest/walk back to our starting point." LMC - Thursday, October 2, 2014 at 23:21:16 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 6 miles outside in 57 minutes. Also found 7 pennies! tlz - Friday, October 3, 2014 at 00:21:29 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 5 miles/8:40 pace ceb - Friday, October 3, 2014 at 04:10:21 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) ... Before logging in my workout, I just wanted to say I enjoyed reading about the 4 skunks, the 20 bunnies and NOW 7 pennies found (on Lea's) run! I found 1 penny on a bike ride today! (7 is a lucky number!) Nice long run Lee. 10/2/14 interval workout #3 Ideal estimated splits on line A Actual splits on line B ==================================== A 2 x 200 = 400 0:43, 0:43 B 0:41, 0:41 A 3 x 400 = 1200 1:38, 1:35 1:37 B 1:33, 1:34 1:31 A 2 x 800 = 1600 3:40, 3:40 B 3:28 3:34 A 1 x 1200 = 1200 5:51 B 5:34 A 2 x 800 = 1600 3:40, 3:40 B 3:37, 3:45 A 3 x 400 = 1200 1:38, 1:35 1:37 B 1:43, 1:45 1:44 A 2 x 200 = 400 0:43, 0:43 B 0:45, 0:46 ==================================== total k 7600 total miles 4.471 total time 33:03 (expected) ave mile pace 7:01 (expected) total time 32:41 (actual) ave mile pace 6:56 (actual) split 1 ... faster than expected by 2 seconds | split 2 ... faster than expected by 2 seconds | split 3 ... faster than expected by 5 seconds | split 4 ... faster than expected by 1 second | split 5 ... faster than expected by 6 seconds |--- sum = 54 sec split 6 ... faster than expected by 12 seconds | split 7 ... faster than expected by 6 seconds | split 8 ... faster than expected by 17 seconds | split 9 ... faster than expected by 3 seconds | split 10 ... slower than expected by 5 seconds *** | split 11 ... slower than expected by 5 seconds *** | split 12 ... slower than expected by 10 seconds *** | split 13 ... slower than expected by 7 seconds *** |--- sum = 32 sec split 14 ... slower than expected by 2 seconds *** | split 15 ... slower than expected by 3 seconds *** | Net gain in speed = (54 secs fast - 32 secs slow) = 22 secs faster. Summary: The total time devoted to speed (not including jogs and walking between reps) was 32:41. The total distance for speed was 4.712 miles. This equates to an average mile pace of 6:56. From above, it appears I was faster than expected by 5 seconds in pace per mile for the workout as a whole. One variable (which most likely contributed to the faster than expected speeds per rep was that I did more walking between reps and got a bit more rest even though the distance of those walks was shorter (on average) than 2x the rep distance. Note: The expected paces for this 3rd interval workout were taken directly from the exact results of the last workout. Once again, I was surprised by the overall speed increase of 5 seconds per mile despite the slightly higher total distance. MCT - Friday, October 3, 2014 at 10:18:10 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 6 miles in Bristol at a 11:08 pace. I have no idea what I am doing this weekend for running. Have to think about it. Have a sore right leg for a week now. Not terrible and not in any specific spot just sore all over. As I cut back my mileage this week and take some rest days hopefully it will go away. http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/604303731 lrb - Friday, October 3, 2014 at 13:43:28 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) ran about 4 at about a 9:30 pace this morning We would like to present the winners and the losers in the first known effort to rate runners by their vo2 max index (verbosity overachiever 2 the max index). The method is simple: count the number of letters they typed in their internal log entries in a given month. Placing 1st and leaving all others in the proverbial dust ... Chip Bradley, weighing in at (in the current month) 3226 Mike 842 Lee 772 Lea 135 Biggest loser Tray 96 ceb - Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 00:27:46 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Man, I think I should reduce my vo2 max index level! Thanks for letting me know with my award. I sometimes (often actually) think my entries sound too impressive - as in "SEE WHAT I DID?" - so I just want to say I hope my entries aren't a turn-off. When I started to run, I so needed something to stay motivated. I appreciate having this virtual "place" to record things! Actually, my guess (I hope) is that I'm not sounding too impressive and that, if anything, it's just *a LOT words* in an otherwise brief collection of friendly running reports. As for today's entry? Rested! lrb - Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 14:32:54 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) About 4. To NHS track from home, about 3 miles. The Army guys and gals were running. Easy run. MCT - Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 14:51:13 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Bristol Mumathon 5K. Unofficial 26:23 at a 8:30 pace. Nice little flat race. Chip...your details are impressive so no need to worry if you're the lead writer here. Interesting stuff. http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/605107033 ceb - Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 20:07:17 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Thanks Mike. I appreciate it. I hope this week the right leg sensations go away. Doesn't sound too serious, so you'll probably be OK after the slightly reduced training. Nice 5k Mumathon! I ran 5 this afternoon. The weather was cool, cloudy and damp. MCT - Sunday, October 5, 2014 at 14:20:16 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Southington Apple Festival 5 mile Race...43:54 unofficial at a 8:50 pace. Roughly as fast as the last time I ran it in 2012. Big crowd this year. Looked like about 700+ runners between the two races. Good final hard run before Hartford next week. Now the final taper starts. Can't wait to see Tracys report after Nipmuck. http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/605977981 Lmc - Sunday, October 5, 2014 at 16:04:15 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Week in review: Monday - Tuesday- 5 treadmill Wed- 6 outside Thursday- Friday - 6 outside Saturday - 6 treadmill Sunday- Lani and I ran the 8K cross country route. 5.15 miles - we had to do a little bit of backtracking. 28 miles total. ceb - Sunday, October 5, 2014 at 21:58:02 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://connect.garmin.com/activity/606473594 9 miles on moderately challenging trails today. Got lost but asked for directions from hikers in the woods. Got back to the apartment earlier than expected and added on 2.1 miles to make it 9. Weekly Summary Mon 6 Tue 5 Wed 6.5 Thu 4.7 intervals Fri rest Sat 5 Sun 9 ------------------ 36.2 miles tlz - Sunday, October 5, 2014 at 22:51:19 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Aya yai yai, what a day! No mud though! So I'm laughing when I get my bib this morning and it's got this bright yellow sticker that says "HIGH FALL RISK." Apparently, anyone who has never run Nipmuck before gets that or a bright orange sticker which says the same thing. Not sure of the color significance - there probably isn't any. I told Joe I felt like a dementia patient. LOL So the race starts and it's single track with everyone running right behind one another. It's a little nerve-wracking. I never want to hold anyone up but I don't like going too fast and risk falling either. I was initially in front of Wanda and Michelle. About 2 miles into the race, Wanda comes up behind me and asks how I am and I tell her that trail races stress me out! She says I have to relax and look up or around or something like that. I told her I can't because I have to watch my footing or I'll fall. No sooner did I say that then I went down and pretty damn hard right on my quad. I think I slammed it into a rock. I got up pretty quickly but my leg was throbbing and it continued to hurt through the rest of the race. I even took 2 Ibuprofen pretty soon after the fall but that didn't too much to help with the pain. Right after I fell I started running behind 2 people who seemed to be taking it pretty easy - Brenda and Dane. I ended up running the rest of the race with Brenda. Dane took off after a few miles. Brenda and I picked up Kelley along with the way and the 3 of us had a fabulous girl bonding time. Honestly, without these 2, I don't know how I would've made it through the day. It definitely would've been a suffer-fest instead of the positive experience it was (even with the leg pain). Nearly 7 damn hours to do this race. I think our time was 6:52. Yes, I know that is slow but I don't care! I didn't kill myself. I had fun. I met 2 wonderful ladies. I'd say that's a success. Obviously, I seriously underestimated Nipmuck, thinking I would be an hour or more faster than I was. Still not sure how Bimbler's will go but I know I will finish, barring any unforeseen circumstances. It would be cool to find runners going my pace, like I did for this race. It really makes all the difference to be out there with people versus all by your lonesome. MCT - Monday, October 6, 2014 at 10:08:14 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Rest day!! Congrats to Tracy, Joe, and Wanda on the Nipmuck Marathon. Very impressive. The 14 mile Nipmuck is tough so can't imagine a full marathon. There are some very technical sections of that trail. lrb - Monday, October 6, 2014 at 15:57:06 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) About 18 in just under 4 hours. Home to Res 3, around once, back. Wore knit hat, tights, gloves, sweatshirt. Removed shirt, hat and gloves about 5 miles in. It's getting to be that time of year. ceb - Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 01:26:08 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Hey - Nice running there everyone! The Nipmuck FALL experience sounded actually pretty pleasant (Tray)! Yes it must have been a _____ to take the spill but it was impressive how you blocked out what could have been a totally tough day. Nothing like bonding! I just finished Amby Burfoot's book: "A Runner's Guide to the Meaning of Life" and (if you haven't read it) you sooo ran Nipmuck with best possible attitude! Nice race! A+. The pictures of the race on the blog are great! Speaking of pictures, there's this ghost floating all over this page! Funny how he popped in here! OK, so I see that my vo2 max rating is climbing :) Gotta log in here! Today it was 7 miles just after finishing Amby's inspiring book! The moon was pretty full and the shadows reminded me of when I was 10 running in Weston on full moon August evenings in the warm wind. Ah to be 10 again!!! But I'll take 65, too! It's OK. MCT - Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 10:07:16 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 5 mile taper run around Keene State College. I believe I saw my first snow flurries this morning. Taper continues...off yesterday, 5 mile today, off on Wed. http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/607444659 lrb - Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 13:21:19 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Real short, real easy run this morning. About 4 in about 38 minutes. Gettin' colder folks. Like my little Caspers? tlz - Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 23:25:23 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Shake out run - 3.5 miles/10:11 pace. Leg still hurt. Was trying to run 4 but cut it short. Turned a pretty shade of black and blue. Lee, Casper is driving me nuts! I can't read the damn entries! :P ceb - Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 01:54:59 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Distance: 6 miles Time: 53:34 Pace: 8:57 / mile Hour: 6:44 PM Route: Fellsway West Weight: 142 Temp: 66º F ceb - Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 02:01:09 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Nice work on the size adjustment for Casper. MCT - Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 09:34:56 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Rest day!! I think Casper needs a rest day as well. lrb - Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 10:15:07 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Due to the Caspercidal preferences of Where in the World and Trailrunner Girl the board has decided to reduce his presence not completely but substantially. The meanness is shocking to your Editor but in the spirit of compliance we have further miniatured him. Only a single poster (our Brickyarder East faction) appreciated and loved our little transparent fellow. A sad day indeed for ghost lovers everywhere. ceb - Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 00:34:45 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Having a lot of trouble with my computer tonight. It's a miracle I've made this entry so far. I think I may be "losing" the hard disk. 8 Mile run to Boston The run was FILLED with traffic. Never taken this route before. Fellsway East for 4 miles out. Seemed to have let lunch slip by today due to a job interview. Pretty hungry on this one. Ugh. Tons of traffic, but remembered how to make it back -- which was a miracle. Hopefully I can still keep making posts - as this computer is having "old-age" issues. MCT - Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 10:03:12 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Last 2 mile run before Hartford. Slow and easy. Best taper I have done before a big race. I ran on Tue and Thur. Three days off. I'm ready. BTW...I am not phasmophobic!! (look it up) I just like to avoid distractions! tlz - Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 12:07:13 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 4 miles/9:57 pace. Leg still sore but getting better. I agree with what Mike said. Nothing against Casper but he floats right on top of the words! Seems like it's going to be great weather for racing this weekend. Good luck to Mike, Lea, and Adam at Hartford! lrb - Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 15:34:42 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 2 and 1/2 hours of easy running from home to Maple then back via Coppermill / Highland / Hangdog. I agree w/ Tray, weather is real nice now and hopefully will stay that way. Have decided to head out to Newport Sunday morning and jump in on the marathon to run Wanda and Michelle in. They are both doing both Hartford and Newport so will be pretty spent by the time I run with them. Good luck to all Brickyarders doing Hartford!! MCT - Friday, October 10, 2014 at 11:04:12 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Rest day today....tomorrow is my 3rd Hartford Full. lrb - Friday, October 10, 2014 at 15:50:00 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Did about 4 at about 9 min. pace this morning. Last night's Fleet Feet track workout was brief; 1 mile prediction run followed by 5x50m buildup / breakdown. I decided to see how close to 7:15 mile I could get. Did a 7:14! Went to a special screening of "The Spirit of the Marathon" at Fleet Feet after. Deena Kastor, among many others, was featured. tlz - Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 00:48:43 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 6 miles/8:41 pace. Kind of sad not to be running a road marathon this year. :( Such fond memories of running Newport a year ago with good friends. I will have to live vicariously through the Brickyarders tomorrow. lrb - Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 11:12:53 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Me too. 'cept you *are* running a road marathon this year. Roxbury. Going out this morning for a solo run for at least 10. Weather's a lot better than they were predicting. lrb - Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 13:56:14 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/762129757 Used mapmyrun app. Started recording about .25 miles into it. Ran 5.74 mi on 10/11/2014 Duration 1:20:58 Avg Pace 14:06 Newington 'Nihilator. Raining lightly. Might see some real good times from Hartford today. Saw this guy en route.
MCT - Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 20:18:47 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) The Hartford Marathon....#7 in the books. Finish time was 5:07 which was not good at all considering I was trying for 4:30. My rt heel was killing me about half way through. I believe I have plantar fasciitis. But had a good time and actually enjoyed the rain. Congrats to Lea and Adam who did very well. Great to see everyone today. http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/610344434 tlz - Sunday, October 12, 2014 at 22:57:02 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 8.5 miles/9:41 pace. Oh no, Mike! Not the dreaded plantar fasciitis. Well, it sucks to run when you're in any kind of pain and it definitely slows you down. My near 7 hour trail marathon last week is a testament to that. I'd like to think it toughens us though to push through and gut it out, so to speak. So well done on persevering. There will always be another race. Lee, you are right - Roxbury IS a road marathon. I guess I meant I was feeling left out on all the October prime season road marathons. I am mildly looking forward to Bimbler's though. LOL We were supposed to have glorious weather. Now it's looking like AM showers and high of 61. I'll just be happy not to take any tumbles on this one. lrb - Monday, October 13, 2014 at 01:32:17 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Ran about 10 mostly w/ Michelle and some w/ Wanda at Newport full. Race started 15 minutes late (7:45, not 7:30) so Linda and I were worried when we didn't see them at the 16 mile mark at our estimated time. Wanda finally arrived and I ran a couple with her then I split off and finally found Michelle at the turnaround in the out and back. Ran her in. Together these two girls covered 104.8 miles this weekend. Saw Kim Marchand and Jeanne Corey. Linda and I did the Cliff Walk after, spent too much money at a local restaurant and watched the sun set on Ocean Drive.
Wanda finishing
Kim, Jeanne and Wanda finishing
Lee and Michelle
Heron seen on the Cliff Walk MCT - Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 10:32:46 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Back at it again. Was off for two days. Did 5 miles at an easy pace. I'm sure I have Planters Fasciitis as the lower heel hurts when getting up from sitting or sleeping. Then loosens up. Always something. ceb - Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 14:37:02 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Well, I see a lot has happened in 5 days! I now have a working computer and got the internet connection to work. Was given this machine several months ago from my employer. It works like a charm! I hope the foot improves over time, Mike. Lee's right - your looking up as best you can. Good to read about your run, Lee in Newport with Wanda and Michelle. Some pretty amazing performances in Hartford. Nice job to everyone. Good pics. I saw the ghost in the ET tree, Lee. I also now know what phasmophobic means, Mike. I'm feeling "less distracted" now also! OK, so to catch up with my logging, here's a review: On Thursday, 10/9 I ran 5.16 miles in an 8:42 pace. The next day I ran 5 miles in a 9:30 pace. I rested Saturday and then ran a 5 mile race in Haverhill, MA on Sunday. I had been feeling a feeling preoccupied about some stuff before and during the race so my time was a little off, but it was a great day to race weather-wise. Great crowd. Enjoyed connecting with others before the train ride home. For the week, I ran 36.2 miles. Garmin Map for 28th Annual 5 Mile Bobby Bell Race in Haverhill, MA 'Gender Graded' Race Results Chip's Story & Pictures tlz - Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 23:36:19 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 5 miles/8:32 pace. Would you believe my leg is still sore from Nipmuck? Mike, I'm sure Dr. Mike could fix you right up but I don't know when you could see him with your work/travel schedule. You have nothing big coming up until Roxbury, right? Chip, nice race write up and pics. Can't believe the food spread for a 5 mile race. lrb - Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 00:48:42 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Ran about 3 in West Hartford in the morning and then later about 3 to and around NHS track. Chip, great report. Tomorrow I will do better. Longer. Quicker. MCT - Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 10:33:21 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 5 miles in Bristol. Another easy run. Taking it easy for a few weeks then will plan for Roxbury. lrb - Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 23:23:34 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Ran about 18 to Res 3 and back. Used MapMyRun on my phone but the phone died at about mile 15. I did about 13 minute pace I think. Got off the main Res 3 loop road briefly and ran in the woods. So ... I got the longer part in but not the faster part.
MCT - Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 10:20:18 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 4 miles in Tarrytown NY. lrb - Friday, October 17, 2014 at 00:27:48 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 2x800, 2x400, 2x800. Fleet Feet track workout. Newington HS track. I did about 3:40s for the 800s and about 1:45s for the 400s. Theresa was there. Wanda came at the end. She's now on the Fleet Feet racing team. ceb - Friday, October 17, 2014 at 01:56:02 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Well, I have some catching up to do again here! First though, about that race food Tray: Yes, there was a ton of it! They do it up big each year. It's a loud, beer-drinking, Irish family food fest! Mike, good luck in Roxbury when it comes. And Lee, your 400 and 800 time are extremely similar to mine. I may need a jet-pack assist when we do the 1/2 together in Wolf Hollow on 11/23. Wow!!! And, as far as Casper goes, he blends in quite nicely in the trees when he floats over the trees and path at Reservoir 3. Very nice. Still feeling a bit "off" these days but trying to keep the running going. Monday, 10/13 I ran 6.5 in a 9:00 pace. Tuesday, I did 4.0 miles in a 9:25 pace. I didn't feel like running Wednesday, but put in quite a few bike miles that made up for it. About 35. Took a lot of fall foliage pictures and didn't do much of anything else that day. On Thursday (today) I was going to run 6.5 but put in 7 miles in a steady rain the whole way. The pace tonight was 8:41. About two days ago I decided NOT to do any more intervals before the 1/2 in late November, but to focus on more distance runs instead. Today I made a lot more progress on some "stuff" at home that's been weighing on me, so I'm beginning to feel better about that. Will try to put in 6.5, 6.0 and 9.5 (on Fri, Sat and Sun) to end the week with just under 40 miles. Maybe I'll tack on .5 to make it 40. tlz - Friday, October 17, 2014 at 02:26:52 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 5 miles/8:25 pace. AAARGH! I CANNOT READ THE LOG ENTRIES BECAUSE CASPER'S FAT GHOST ASS IS PERPETUALLY FLOATING OVER THE WORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE NEEDS TO GO BYE BYE OR BE REDUCED TO A MISNISCULE GHOST! PRONTO! YES, I NOW FULLY ACKNOWLEDGE (AND EMBRACE) MY CASPERCIDAL URGES. :P lrb - Friday, October 17, 2014 at 11:14:31 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) If poor little totally underappreciated Casper ain't tiny enuf for Trail Runner Girl now we will finally bow to her incessant bickering and blow him away forever. Me, I practically need a magnifying glass to see his smallest self and his biggest self covers about three letters when he's over letters which isn't always and yes I love runons and Happy All Hallow's Eve to you all. MCT - Friday, October 17, 2014 at 11:17:18 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Nice and easy 6 miles to Sessions Woods today. Not sure what I'm doing this weekend as I have lots of home projects to get caught up on. Casper.....isn't a ghost supposed to be transparent? If Casper was a real ghost we could read right through him!! ceb - Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 00:34:16 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) My take on little (excuse me; infinitesimal) Casper is that he is kinda cool. At first, when he really DID have a fat ghost ass, he WAS like totally in the way and, at that time, I was hoping my mouse would scare him off to the side, by way of dragging him off into an unseen ghost hibernation land. But my mouse had no powers and he persisted in his big, gray, OPAQUE, fat way -- until said runner girl pointed out he had some "in your face" issues. NOW he is even more interesting while (true - not in one's face anymore) he floats around because he makes the whole log look like a ghost aquarium with one tad-ghost in it! A tad-ghost is a very small creature found only in text ponds and which, over time, is reduced in size by runner comments. He persists as he swims though. He never gives up. His [at some point literal] disappearance may only take place in the event of a passing holiday or, better yet, the introduction of another. Just my guess. I say, let him stay for a while longer. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/614539958 6.5 miles in 9:05 pace. lrb - Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 14:35:34 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/768958255 Brickyard: to Sperry Park and back. About 10 miles at about 13 minute pace. Love your take Chip on "tad-ghost" etc. And yes, you may look forward (or dread if you're Ultra Girl) future holiday-specific flying objects. December's already decided.
tlz - Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 18:49:50 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Hmm, I haven't run. I'm only posting to comment about Casper. I'm wondering if he displays differently on my computer. He's always been huge and floats right over the words - even when Lee said he made him much smaller. I tried dragging him over with the mouse too, Chip. LOL Didn't work. He's just as large today on my computer screen as he was yesterday and the day before that and the day before that. To give you perspective, he's as wide as both of my hands side by side with fingers spread! So imagine that floating over the words! He is eventually floating to the side of the screen, which is new, but he takes his sweet ole time. Anyway, Bimblers tomorrow. Oye! And just for the record, the course is notoriously long - 33 miles. Shoot me now. I've still got a lump on my leg from Nipmuck. MCT - Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 20:13:51 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Ran the Hartland Harvest 5K today. 30.44 which is a 9:52 pace. Not good. My leg is sore like a pulled hamstring but I have no idea how that could happen. Heel is sore as well. I am resting until the leg feels better. Maybe a few days or longer but I must do it now if I have any hope for a decent Roxbury. Guess I'll just sit around and watch 'ol Casper float!! Maybe a turkey will appear soon!! ceb - Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 22:59:33 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Casper Help Desk (CHD) at your service here! Lee can maybe chime in here, but it sounds like you may need the latest version of Java on your computer, Tray. Just guessing here! You may have a Mac instead of a Windows based PC. If THAT is the case then Lee will definitely need to chime in here since I'm not sure what a Mac would need to understand ghost weight loss commands which Lee has been providing. I did however just learn that MAC computers need more up-to-date Java programs as is shown in this graphic. If you DO have a MAC, then you might try downloading Java for a MAC here. If not having Java is the problem, you can find it here for a Windows-based computers. I think Casper does not recognize a good weight loss program even when one exists near by. He just needs to find one and soon he will be about as big as the word "big" in this sentence! The only other thing I can think of is that your browser may need updating in some way -- like maybe from Internet Explorer to Mozilla's Firefox. Again, Lee is the expert in the area of fully understanding Ghost weight reduction programs. I can appreciate now that Casper's been a pain in the butt. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/615225981 6 miles in an 8:42 pace today. lrb - Saturday, October 18, 2014 at 23:31:42 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) I am at a loss as to why cute little Casper is still big on Tray's computer. I will keep him for a bit but clearly he is not working on her 'puter. My bad on Bimblers date. Hope it goes well for you tomorrow Tray. Chip et al. This is NOT a Java problem. Our friendly ghost is driven by *JavaScript* which has absofrigginlootly nothing to do with Java. It's too bad the names are so similar. ceb - Sunday, October 19, 2014 at 22:45:21 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://connect.garmin.com/activity/616233166 Distance - 10 miles Time - 1:27:00 Pace - 8:42 Weight before - 145.3 Temp 52° F Calories - 1,095 Elevation Gain - 320 ft. LMC - Monday, October 20, 2014 at 00:00:43 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Week in review: 0.0 miles. I did make it to a gentle yoga class Friday night. Hoping to start up again tomorrow. I'd like to average 30 miles per week, with a long run of at least 10-13 miles, each weekend now until the start of ultra training in January. lrb - Monday, October 20, 2014 at 15:55:26 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 9+ at 13-. To Maple and back. Saw
en route. Congrats to Tray and Jo on Bimblers. And to Sri on 20 minute 5k. Looks like Sri, Tray, Lea and Lee are doing Ghost Run 1/2. Did I miss anybody? ceb - Monday, October 20, 2014 at 23:40:44 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://connect.garmin.com/activity/616908679 Last week's mileage was 40.0 miles. Today's run was 6 miles on a NEW pretty hilly course - which took me 3 miles out to the Stone Zoo and back. It was in Stoneham. Maybe that's why they call it the Stone Zoo! A few days ago, as mentioned, I went on a 30+ mile bike ride out through Arlington, Lexington and Acton. The colorful tree picture below was one of the ones I liked. To give some idea of WHERE these trees are actually located on earth, I've provided a series of other Google Map images which show this more clearly - in relation to Hanscom Field Air Force Base in Lexington. Obama lands here when he visits Boston. Kinda cool to actually see the GREEN versions Google took with their cameras! Note: The yellow circles and arrows show the trees in question.
image above = taken from highest elevation
image above = getting a little closer to earth here.
image above = In sky-diver's terminology, we call this "Ground Rush!"
image above = Get ready for some fall color at its best!
final image: FALL! ceb - Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at 00:24:34 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) One Historical Note: I'm not sure is this will be interesting, since it is more like a lesson in American history than anything else, BUT... There are 5 images above. On the middle THREE images, there is a label for "Battle Rd. Trail." This is where Paul Revere rode his horse on the evening of April 18, 1775 to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them. I was surprised to learn that he rode through Medford, from Boston. My Mystic Valley running route incorporates part of his ride! This link tells about his ride and where it took him (and about two others who joined him!) This next link has a map in it, which shows the course of his ride in complete detail. I suppose we would not be here today had it not been for his "LOUD" ride. He had reasons to be! The Battle on the Green (in Lexington) changed the course of history! ceb - Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 02:24:12 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Thanks Lee for fixing the text above to look right. Tuesday's run (today's) details: Hour: 8:55 pm Distance: 5.5 miles Pace: 9:31 Route: West Somerville and back Elev. Gain: 17 feet lrb - Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 16:41:41 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Home to Newington Fun Run 5k course (XC), did the course, back home. Here's Young's Farm, a huge meadow that you run about 2/3 of the way into the 5k course. Entire run took about 2 hours. Something like 9 or 10 miles. This after I walked real early to NHS track, around track and home. I ran just under an hour yesterday at a snail's pace.
ceb - Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 19:08:00 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://connect.garmin.com/activity/617987366 Distance: 8 miles Time: 1:10:25 Pace: 8:49 per mile Hour: 1:00 pm Weather: 22 mph winds. 52º F with light misty rain Course: New. Flat. Followed the Mystic River from Medford Center without leaving its borders. Ended up in Arlington. Discovered some nice bike paths + cinder trails. Windy and chilly. Dressed too lightly. tlz - Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 02:11:03 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 6 miles/8:47 pace. lrb - Friday, October 24, 2014 at 01:05:24 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Pyramid track workout at NHS track. 400, 800, 1200, 800, 400. Duncan ran it (Alli was away). Cold, windy, a bit rainy. 400 between each. MCT - Friday, October 24, 2014 at 10:25:49 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Did 5 miles at an SAS pace. Leg is OK but I'm taking it easy. I may show up at Tracys Saturday for an easy 5 miles. Will decide later today. MCT - Friday, October 24, 2014 at 10:53:55 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) BTW...ran into an adult black bear on my street. In the darkness. We stared at each other but no problems once he went on his way. tlz - Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 00:22:48 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 9 miles/8:51 pace. Forgot to mention - I finally got that bastard, Casper, to shrink to an acceptable miniscule, unobtrusive ghost. LOL It was Lee's F5 suggestion that did it. So go ahead, Lee, post your flying turkeys and Santas. I'm ready. :P ceb - Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 02:03:51 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 6.5 miles in a 9:31 pace. Lee I see your entry now on the Wolf Hollow site. You are the 211th entry. That a prime number so you're good to go! Glad you got Casper to cooperate Tray. Lmc - Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 13:54:11 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 8k XC race is Nov. 22 MCT - Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 13:56:45 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Did almost 5 miles in Plantsville with Lee, Lea, Tracy, and Joe in spirit. Nice to get together with the Brickyarders. Great weather and nice neighborhood course. My leg did OK just a little sore under the heel. Tomorrow I'll run the Burlington Bell 5K which was my 1st race 5 years ago that got me started back into running. http://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/619503276 lrb - Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 15:57:19 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Did about 13 with Tray on her roads. Great to do the first 5 with Mike and the first 10 with Lea. See y'all at Ghost. tlz - Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 21:51:29 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) It was a great morning for a run. Thanks Brickyarders for heading down my way for a run. Lee, I hate to break it to you - we did 12 even, not 13. Not sure if your watch is acting up and died before the end of the run but I cannot tell a lie! ceb - Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 00:02:36 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://connect.garmin.com/activity/619775040
Distance: 6 miles Time: 52:53 Pace: 8:49 Elev. Gain: 219 ft. Cals: 662 Temp: 63º F Route: Fellsway West Hour: 2:00 pm lrb - Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 15:50:54 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 43:53 in a 6.66 mile race in Glastonbury which was 1.1 miles short. Devil Made Me Do It. So that works out to a 7:59 pace. LMC - Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 18:24:18 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Week in review Monday - 0 Tuesday - 6 treadmill Wednesday - 6 treadmill Thursday - 0 Friday - 4 treadmill plus gentle yoga class Saturday - 10 road Sunday - 4 road in 36:40 Total - 30 even MCT - Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 20:29:25 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Ran the Burlington Bell 5K today. Actually 5K+ because it was 3.116 miles which is not an accident but intended. BIG hill in the first mile with a 290ft incline in a mile. Middle was easy trails. Nice race that would draw more people if they would advertise more. My leg is slowly getting better and this week I did more miles than last. Hit 30 miles for the week. tlz - Sunday, October 26, 2014 at 23:44:36 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 6.5 miles/9:22 pace. That puts me at a whopping 33.5 miles for the week. Maybe one of these weeks I'll hit 40 miles again. Nice job on your races, Lee and Mike! ceb - Monday, October 27, 2014 at 01:20:45 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Ran 11 miles. Time was 1:34:38. A bit too fast for me today (8:36 pace) but I'm still alive. Took a long Sunday nap after. It was sunny, windy and 55º F. Ran on a new route to Winchester, MA via Arlington. Some minor hills (165' gain). Mostly on streets. Maybe 10-15% side trails along Mystic River. Not sure if my comment will show up on the blog, but if not, it looks like you all had a fun time in Glastonbury. Loved the pig outfit, Lee. The results were "interesting." I see now you adjusted them! It must have been nice to meet up with an old friend from 35 years ago - and meet someone new too. Summary: Mon 6 Tue 5.5 Wed 8 Thu 0 Fri 6.5 Sat 6 Sun 11 ========= 44 miles ceb - Monday, October 27, 2014 at 23:53:03 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://connect.garmin.com/activity/621603422 Distance: 7 miles Pace: 9:23 / mile Hour: 5:45 pm Temp: 61º F Course: Fellsway West lrb - Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 12:06:31 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) About 5 at a very slow pace in my backyard. ceb - Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 01:00:17 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Distance: 6.0 miles Pace: 9:50 Elev. Gain: 13' Temp: 55º Course: Mystic River to Cambridge line and back tlz - Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 10:50:52 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 6 miles/8:20 pace on Tues. after work. It was very warm! Day off on Wed. Have to go to a seminar after work. lrb - Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 13:52:34 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 9+ miles at maybe a 12+ pace. To Scottish Rite 5k course, the 5k course and home. ceb - Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at 23:53:43 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 9 miles in 9:31 pace. Out Fellsway West and back home. MCT - Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 11:07:56 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Off for two days. Leg still bothering me. Only walked today for 4 miles. Starting to wonder if Roxbury is possible. lrb - Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 17:31:05 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) About 9 at about 12:30 pace. Home to Scottish Rite course, course, home. Will do fartlek workout tonight at NHS track. Sorry to hear about leg Mike. Roxbury is still about 5 weeks away so maybe if you lay off for a while and then ease into it you'll still be Ok. ceb - Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 22:54:22 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) http://connect.garmin.com/activity/623377478 Distance: 8 miles Pace: 8:57 / mil Elev. Gain: 35' Cals: 876 Temp: 55º Hour: 3:00 pm On this 8 mile run out along the Mystic River, I had to make a VERY wide arc on a BIG lawn. There were some 50 Canadian geese dead center in the 12" dirt path in the lawn. Had I not taken the wide turn, I probably would have been attacked! They can be kinda mean sometimes. They were still there on my return route, but had relocated - as shown by the 2nd arc. My watch picked up the details nicely - (except for the geese of course)!
tlz - Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 23:40:47 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 4 miles/8:08 pace. Mike, my 2 cents - I think you need your leg properly diagnosed so you know exactly what you're dealing with instead of guessing and self-diagnosing. Lee is right, Roxbury is still several weeks away and plenty of time to recover - IF you don't make it worse. MCT - Friday, October 31, 2014 at 09:47:13 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Tracy you are absolutely correct. Roxbury looms and the thought of missing it prevents me from doing the right thing. I know better about injuries but my fear of not being able to run combined with male stubbornness keeps me from getting checked out. Have to think a lot today and make a decision. I know what that decision is, just have to make myself do it and plan for next year. Anyway....good luck to those running the Airline Trail Half tomorrow. tlz - Friday, October 31, 2014 at 23:34:01 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 4 miles/8:45 pace. I think we lucked out and will miss the rain tomorrow. Will be a bit chilly and maybe windy but at least we won't be wet. ceb - Saturday, November 1, 2014 at 01:15:38 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 7 miles in 9:20 pace