- Current plan: Honolulu Marathon Training Plan
- Today’s session:Cross Train: Bike ride
- Comments: Rode 20.28 miles @ 16 mph avg
Archives For November 30, 1999
- Current plan: Honolulu Marathon Training Plan
- Today’s session: 5 mile easy run @ 9:09 pace
- Comments: I did 5.51 at 8:25
- Current plan: Honolulu Marathon Training Plan
- Today’s session:Cross Train: Bike ride
- Comments: Rode 20.52 miles @ 16 mph avg. I’m feeling a little more confident on the bike and spent most of this morning’s ride in the drops instead of the hoods.
Training Journal – 10/22/12:
- Current plan: Honolulu Marathon Training Plan
- Today’s session:Cross train: Bike ride
- Comments: Rode 17.5 miles @ 14.9 mph avg. Best part was that I got the ride in ahead of the showers that were forecast!
Training Journal – 10/16/12:
- Current plan: Honolulu Marathon Training Plan
- Today’s session: 8 mile easy run @ 9:09
- Comments: I did 8.32 at 8:30
Training Journal – 10/8/12:
- Current plan: Honolulu Marathon Training Plan
- Today’s session:Cross train: Bike ride
- Comments: Rode 17.64 miles @ 15.9 mph avg
Training Journal – 10/3/2012:
- Current plan: Honolulu Marathon Training Plan
- Today’s session: 5 mile pacing test run @8:07
- Comments: I did 5.25 @ 7:58
PHOTO: Damon Winter/The New York Times
The Honorable Clan of the Long-Distance Runner
By Amby Burfoot and George A. Hirsch
“As amateur marathon runners for nearly 50 years, we were surprised when our sport made headlines recently for an unusual reason.
Last month, The New Yorker published an article on the Michigan dentist Kip Litton, who digitally fabricated an entire marathon and outsmarted computer timing systems. Then Representative Paul D. Ryan, the Republican candidate for vice president, misstated the finish time of his only marathon. …”
Continue reading at: NYTimes.com
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Some great “quotables” from the article:
- “Focus and discipline form the core of a runner’s being; they are what make us put on a reflective vest and run six miles into the sleet at 6 on a dark winter morning.”
- “Nonrunners often imagine that people can cover 26.2 miles only because they have lean, muscled legs and a highly developed cardiovascular system. Nothing could be further from the truth. The runner’s most important organ, by far, is the brain — the source of our dreams, drive and determination.”
- “Running teaches all of us that goal-setting, persistence and tackling one mile at a time can lead to unimaginable achievements. Lessons are learned on the road, day by day, from personal feedback and experience.”
Training Journal – 10/2/12:
- Current plan: Honolulu Marathon Training Plan
- Today’s session: 7 mile pacing run @8:07
- Comments: I did 7.49 @ 8:00
September was a nice, solid month of training – mostly road running (I didn’t hit the trails this month) and bit of cycling [a spread of 73% road, 0% trail, and 27% bike.] Bike percentage was down this month as I opted to rest after the NorCal Half Marathon (probably a wise decision in the long run.)
September also continued my training program for the Honolulu Marathon in December – taking me through week 8 of the 18-week plan.
As far as new equipment, I bought a bike mount for my iPhone. It works pretty good, though I did opt for the heavy duty bracket based on reviews I read. I still wear my Garmin 210 when riding, but also downloaded and have used an app called BikeBrain, which is a product from the company that makes the bike mount and is actually pretty good.
I did have to travel to Bloomington, MN; but kept on schedule, doing my Sunday long run and a 7 miler as well.
Anyway, here are the stats for the month that was September 2012:
Photo Graham Paine/Milton Champion
I hope I’m still running at 81!
Canadian Ed Whitlock, 81, added to his collection of world records on Sunday by running 1:38:59 at a half marathon in his hometown of Milton, Ontario. Whitlock broke the old 80+ mark by 29 seconds, despite resuming regular running only in the weeks before the race.
Continue reading at: Runner’s World
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Training Journal – 9/18/12:
- Current plan: Honolulu Marathon Training Plan
- Today’s session: 4 mile easy run @ 9:09
- Comments: I did 4.76 @ an 8:45 pace.
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