a barrel of this

When my training book says “get used to running on tired legs” I now have a good idea of what they mean. The IT band hurts post-run but, during I was mostly okay. Unfortunately, I didn’t set out on a very interesting course (out and back on the Embarcadero) so I ended up returning too […]

I am officially behind schedule now thanks to my little spill off of the bike. I was supposed to have done 5 miles on Wed. and 15 today but, seeing as how I probably could not have even walked those distances I am going to take this as a fast recovery and victory. I should […]

This was actually 8.26 km or, 5×1200m plus some extended jogging between repetitions. That all went fairly well. Unfortunately, later in the day I decided to ride my bike to the book store down town. As I was coming up Illinois Street a double-parked car decided to start backing up towards me. I swerved around […]

That time and mileage has a nice symmetry to it. But, that was about all that was nice about it. I think I have definitively confirmed that the ITBS is real and running two days in a row of any distance over 5 miles is unwise. After about 5 miles today my left leg cramped […]

Wine is the enemy of the distance runner. K., Steve, and I enjoyed two bottles which were quite tasty over dinner Friday night. Unfortunately, I couldn’t keep enough water coming in to stay adequately hydrated. To make matters worse I forgot to bring a water bottle out on the trail today. By the […]

Did a bit of speed work today. I tried to keep the pace under a 7 minute mile the whole way but, I was only partially successful. I felt fine for the first 2 miles and then by 3.66 I recall checking my forerunner display and thinking, “This is where I have conked out.” Unfortunately, […]

I ventured a little farther north than usual to Mt. Tamalpais near Muir Woods. I stopped periodically to snap a few pictures. There were only fleeting glimpses of the Pacific and the houses of Sausalito as the fog was rolling in fast and thick. Typical Bay area chilly summer weather. No bother though, […]

I had to pick up some cat food at the vet which took me over to the Sunset. Since the Nike Women’s Marathon course runs along The Great Highway I decided to run there. In the summer time it is always foggy in the Sunset and the last two times I have been over there […]

Back to action after a week off. It was a bit strange running in the park after having raced there last week. I kept wondering, why didn’t they take us this way? The dog leg in the course this year was a little strange but, I suppose the organizers have path size and traffic patterns […]