a barrel of this

6×1200m today. It was really 6 and 1/2 since I added a sprint to the Ferry building against my bladder. My bladder is a tough opponent but, luckily I won. It is a bad idea to go into the Ferry building while running in the morning. All of the smells emanating from the bakeries in […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

This was my last run of any distance before Sunday’s race. Thr is a rest day, Friday a soccer day, and Saturday a feet up on the couch day. Actually, I might go cycling Saturday in order to get downtown to pick up my race packet. Felt a little creaky but I managed to have […]

It wasn’t 108 degrees like Sacramento would have been but, it was still quite warm for San Francisco today. I ran around 3PM too which wasn’t all that bright. I always intend to go earlier or later in the day but by late afternoon on a weekend I’m pretty antsy to get outside. Today I […]

I stupidly headed towards the ball park not realizing that the game had just let out. I took a short cut up the middle by running on the unfinished Muni tracks that now run up Third Street. It didn’t turn out too badly. Another day dead shot by work and waking up late. Thankfully Farley’s […]

At least my times are consistent. I seem to be running 4 miles in roughly the same time from week to week. Unfortunately, the ITBS that comes with it is not so consistent. Though perhaps I’m being unfair to my progress. It was not entirely unexpected that I would be more stiff today after slightly […]

I spoke last night with my friend Space, who is a tri-athelete, about the problem with my left leg. Neither of us could really come up with a certain cause or solution. Which I suppose isn’t surprising considering how I’m still not able to describe it accurately nor are either of us physicians. However, today […]