WWSD?

about 5.5 miles today in 42:31

We're visiting Tampa this week, and at lunchtime I headed over to the Hillsborough River Park (a name that I may have invented) to get in a run on the paved path. During my second lap, I decided that it was getting boring and pondered what I've learned from Seebo. Of course, I can't know his true mind, and need to consider my own situation, but based on what I've learned from him and his contemporaries, I decided that he would probably take the next lap a little faster, and the one after that a little faster still, and then maybe a final lap at the fastest pace yet. I hadn't kept splits for my easy laps, but my first fast lap came in at 4:17, then 4:07, then another 4:07 and I was cooked. Not to hot today, but the air here is really heavy, especially by the river. Mapping it, I see that the path is about 2/3 miles around, so none too shabby. Still thinking Turkey Trot on Thursday.

Oh yeah, 15.8 miles in 2:14 on Sunday, with 1500' elevation change.

Groundhog's Day

Friday, 5.5 mile Hopkins loop in 43:53.
Saturday, 5.5 mile Hopkins loop in 38:45

We're heading to Tampa on Monday. Thinking about a turkey trot...

Track pants

More running than posting lately, but less than I'd like. I've been doing 20-30 miles a week for a few weeks, usually skipping Monday after a hard weekend, then oversleeping on Tuesday and Wednesday.

I joined the Piedmont track group again today for a 321 workout: two sets of 1200-800-400, with 200-200-400 meter recoveries. The reps were fast: 4:41-2:55-1:11-4:46-2:57-1:12. I fell behind my group on the 1200s but was able to hang on the 800s and 400s. Cold enough for pants during my warmup laps.

Uptempo, downtempo

6.9 miles total this morning in 48:29, including 3.5+ tempo miles that went in: 6:56 (1+, uphill)-6:40 (1 mile, uphill)-6:11 (1 mile, downhill)-3:05 (1/2 mile, downhill). The morning was clear and cool, compared to yesterday's 6.5 miles (48:28) trail run in the muck. Apparently I also ran 4.7 miles on Wednesday, but I don't remember exactly where or when.

Bagel run

5.5 miles in 46:37 with Silas.
Stopped at Berkeley Bagels and then had a snack by the BART tracks.

Silas noticed the columns at Hopkins and The Alameda and told me that "somebody died near here." He must have learned that at the Civil War cemetery in Birmingham.

Halloween run

8.1 miles in 1:00:43

I considered going for 12 miles this afternoon but had to get home in time for trick-or-treating. Felt good and a little bit fast, even listening to This American Life.

Dipping into the well

Met with the Thursday track group at Piedmont High this morning. Workout was an "inverse ladder", but seemed more like climbing into a well: 1600-800-400-800-1600, increasing effort at the shorter distances with 400 m recoveries. My plan was to go 6:30-3:00-1:25-3:00-6:30, but these went down in 6:25-3:07-1:10(!!!)-3:04-6:25, and done before sunrise. Felt great, but I can still feel that 400 in my lungs. 6.5 total including warmup and cooldown.