Sunday, 6 miles with Silas in :48 (?) + bagel break
Monday, 6.4 miles in :55
A timing malfunction on Sunday's run meant that I only timed the first half; on the way back Silas and I chilled for a while at Berkeley Bagels to watch the buses; we decided to stay until we saw a BART train pass on the bridge, and it was worth the wait: we saw a Richmond and a Fremont train pass at the same time!
Apropos the title of this post: I've been pleasantly surprised several times this year to find that, after spending some time at little to no mileage, I'm able to come back feeling refreshed and to speed through my daily runs. Well, apparently 5 weeks of an average 11 miles/week is the tipping point. I went out this morning for my first consecutive-days run since July 5-6, meaning to do an 8.8-mile Marin Loop. Pretty quickly I decided I wasn't up for the full distance, so I decided to cut off the last stretch and skip running down to Sacramento Ave. By the time I hit Marin Ave, I knew that I would turn south at the Circle, rather than continuing 2 blocks up the hill and across the Cal campus. I got home in 55 minutes and figured I'd gone about 7 miles, maybe a bit less; gmap disagrees, though, so I have to settle for 6.4 miles. No problem: I didn't hurt after the run, and it shouldn't take to long to get back to where I was.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Naptime, Daddy-style
6 miles in :51 with Silas
Christine had an (ultimately successful) job interview this afternoon, so I flexed my time a bit to look after Si while she was gone. Since it's usually a battle for me to get him to nap at home in the afternoon, I went with a tried-and-true tactic. We played around the house well into the afternoon, finishing with some Play-Doh time, until he couldn't see straight. Then I suggested that he pick some toys to put in his backpack, and I'd take him for a run. Today's haul was something like a SEPTA bus, a Bobcat, a bulldozer, a frontloader, a fire engine, and a boat trailer, all crammed into the airplane backpack that Christine made for him. Into the stroller, with the bag sitting comfortably in his lap - not to actually be opened! Unfortunately, the route I chose was a little too interesting for a quick nap, and Silas kept being distracted from the mission at hand by backhoes, AC Transit buses (including the beloved number 9), a school bus, and BART trains. I got wise for the return route, though, and avoided most of the distractions. The last words he said to me before dropping off were "I want to go to the bagel shop," as we passed Berkeley Bagels (closed). Success!
Successful for me, too, as I ran 6 miles pain-free.
Christine had an (ultimately successful) job interview this afternoon, so I flexed my time a bit to look after Si while she was gone. Since it's usually a battle for me to get him to nap at home in the afternoon, I went with a tried-and-true tactic. We played around the house well into the afternoon, finishing with some Play-Doh time, until he couldn't see straight. Then I suggested that he pick some toys to put in his backpack, and I'd take him for a run. Today's haul was something like a SEPTA bus, a Bobcat, a bulldozer, a frontloader, a fire engine, and a boat trailer, all crammed into the airplane backpack that Christine made for him. Into the stroller, with the bag sitting comfortably in his lap - not to actually be opened! Unfortunately, the route I chose was a little too interesting for a quick nap, and Silas kept being distracted from the mission at hand by backhoes, AC Transit buses (including the beloved number 9), a school bus, and BART trains. I got wise for the return route, though, and avoided most of the distractions. The last words he said to me before dropping off were "I want to go to the bagel shop," as we passed Berkeley Bagels (closed). Success!
Successful for me, too, as I ran 6 miles pain-free.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Long run
Friday, 5.1 miles in :42
Not really a long run, but the longest I've gone in 3 or 4 weeks. I figured I'd test myself a bit today with a 5 mile loop. Around mile 2 I came to the dirt track at MLK middle school and decided to take a few laps, and then head straight home. There were 8 or 10 other folks on the track, mostly walkers, and I took a couple laps easy. Toward the end of lap 2 I decided, why not?, and went all out for 400 meters. It was hard work, but it went down in 1:17. If I'd gone for a second rep, it would have taken a bit longer, though. I took lap 4 easy, and spun off to the south side of the track to head home. A little soreness in my knee today, but not a big deal.
Not really a long run, but the longest I've gone in 3 or 4 weeks. I figured I'd test myself a bit today with a 5 mile loop. Around mile 2 I came to the dirt track at MLK middle school and decided to take a few laps, and then head straight home. There were 8 or 10 other folks on the track, mostly walkers, and I took a couple laps easy. Toward the end of lap 2 I decided, why not?, and went all out for 400 meters. It was hard work, but it went down in 1:17. If I'd gone for a second rep, it would have taken a bit longer, though. I took lap 4 easy, and spun off to the south side of the track to head home. A little soreness in my knee today, but not a big deal.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Rehab
4 miles, untimed
I'm still recovering from the self-diagnosed tendonitis in my left knee. As injuries go, it feels pretty minor, and I don't have to think about it when I'm not running. But still it nags, and it starts to throb a bit in the last few minutes of my runs.
I've been doing 3-4 miles every other day. This morning, I went out with Silas and his big bag of backhoes (a grocery bag holding a big backhoe, a tiny excavator, a tiny Bobcat, and two tiny cars; he didn't play with them, but just seems happy to have them handy). We ran by the downtown firehouse, where they appeared to be having a party to celebrate a successful July 4th. We took a break to examine the 6 or 7 fire trucks parked on the street, then finished our loop and came home. Stretched, iced my knee, and took 400 mg of Vitamin I. Hope to get over this soon.
I'm still recovering from the self-diagnosed tendonitis in my left knee. As injuries go, it feels pretty minor, and I don't have to think about it when I'm not running. But still it nags, and it starts to throb a bit in the last few minutes of my runs.
I've been doing 3-4 miles every other day. This morning, I went out with Silas and his big bag of backhoes (a grocery bag holding a big backhoe, a tiny excavator, a tiny Bobcat, and two tiny cars; he didn't play with them, but just seems happy to have them handy). We ran by the downtown firehouse, where they appeared to be having a party to celebrate a successful July 4th. We took a break to examine the 6 or 7 fire trucks parked on the street, then finished our loop and came home. Stretched, iced my knee, and took 400 mg of Vitamin I. Hope to get over this soon.
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