(from the Monterey Bay Aquarium today)
Training Journal – 5/18/12:
Four-day weekend officially started! A trip to Monterey, some chillin’ at home, Bay to Breakers, and more!
WooHoo!!!
Training Journal – 5/17/12:
My brother is visiting for a few days and we went out for a post-dinner 5k run. It was nice to do a leisurely run and talk…all leading to Sunday’s Bay to Breakers.
WooHoo!
Training Journal – 5/16/12:
“Ever wondered why it’s so hard to walk with a cup of coffee without spilling? It just so happens that the human stride has almost exactly the right frequency to…”
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Training Journal – 5/15/12:
In my revised half marathon training program, on Mondays I’m changing things up with a cross training/bike day.
NOTE: I haven’t ridden a bike in a few years, so I wasn’t sure what to expect…
I dusted off the bike last night, inflated the tires, located my helmet, and went for a 1 mile test ride. It felt pretty good, so this morning was a “GO” (it’s true, you don’t forget.)
I checked out routes last night and planned an 8-mile loop course, hoping to cover in 45 minutes. At about mile 7.5 this morning, I was feeling good and still had about 10 minutes on the ride, so I extended to 10 miles – ending up with 10.2 in 45.3 minutes @ an average speed of 13.4 mph. Overall a good morning workout. I’m not sure I’ll do more than Mondays…maybe at some point.
One item noted for next time – it’s cooler on the bike than running: next time, I’ll grab a windbreaker.
Giddy – up!
Training Journal – 5/14/12:
…two to go.
Training Journal – 5/13/12:
Saw this in a tweet today:
“For some, change is life. For some, change is death.
For all, change is difficult. And for all, change is mandatory.”
Training Journal – 5/12/12:
I’ve only seen these at O’Hare, so maybe the inventor is the
brother/cousin/uncle/or-something of the airport manager…
Training Journal – 5/11/12:
Question: You finish your meetings a little bit early than planned and need to drive to Newark for the night before catching an early AM flight home. What to do, what to do?
Answer: Run another 10k on the Delaware and Raritan Canal Towpath – this time heading north from the Millstone Aqueduct. So much better than running on the hotel treadmill!
Very nice run – not as muggy today and a little breezy. I think I could get into trail running…
Some photos:
Turtles!
Lake training:
Millstone Aqueduct Foot Bridge:
Training Journal – 5/10/12:
I’m on a short business trip to Princeton, NJ and squeezed in a quick run this evening after work.
I did an out and back on the Delaware and Raritan Canal towpath, starting/finishing at the Millstone Aqueduct entrace at Lake Carnegie.
Weather-wise, it was a slightly muggy, 70 degrees with overcast skies. It had rained the night before and this morning, so the path was damp with occational puddles, but it was a nice run. This was my first run after three days of post-half marathon rest. I’m still a bit stiff (sitting with some ice as I write this), but it felt good to run.
As is the case, I forgot to take photos along the way, so these are some I shot after the run:
The Towpath:
Bridge at Millstone Aqueduct:
Millstone Aqueduct:
Lake Carnegie:
Lake Carnegie:
Training Journal – 5/9/12:
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