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career_move wrote: »Congrats on the podium finish
I think the goose is just misunderstood - I'm sure he loves you really!
Thanks. Probably should be embarrassed at bling for that time ... but I effort wise I earned it.
Not so sure about the goose ...actually I thought he was remarkably clear in communicating his objectives. I didn't stop to inquire about his childhood - we're not that close despite the amount of time we've spent together.You're like an anti Dr Dootlittle!
Yeah, but in fairness the dog and the goose started it
....and .....
Sunday: 10 miles @8.35
I caved. I did an out and back along the canal rather than my usual route - all to avoid another encounter with the goose. Fantastic weather ... maybe even a bit warm. I had to stop about mile 7 to get a drink.
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Hey!! Congtrats on the podium! Don't worry about your time, just enjoy your moment in the sun.
And regarding your angry goose, I googled solutions to ridding yourself of this pesky creature, and among the suggestions I found were - to get either a snapping turtle, a swan, or a border collie. However, the most "reasonable" solution for you in this situation may be to run with a Scarecrow Kite. I'm not sure if it will distract or disturb the goose, but it should work!
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Hey!! Congtrats on the podium! Don't worry about your time, just enjoy your moment in the sun.
I realized that since I last raced I have jumped into a new age group (50+ **gasp**) ... so for a while I can claim every result as a new AG PB. Still, hopefully I get back to sub20 soon, and sub 40 for the 10k.
It also has allowed me to reset my training paces ... 7.10 approx for LT pace ( much more manageable than trying for my old pre injury pace).And regarding your angry goose, I googled solutions to ridding yourself of this pesky creature, and among the suggestions I found were - to get either a snapping turtle, a swan, or a border collie. However, the most "reasonable" solution for you in this situation may be to run with a Scarecrow Kite. I'm not sure if it will distract or disturb the goose, but it should work!
Yesss... I see .... so the proposal is that I run with a flying scarecrow attached. Not sure this would work. With the fake owl I wear for the pigeons there might not be room for a scarecrow. ....'course if the scarecrow wore a gel belt I could carry a few more gels.
It is worth noting that this is one particular goose - a large Canadian goose - with which I have a problem. There are many other geese that I pass. Again we are not particularly close, but cordial, we would nod as we passed. So why has this one goose has taken such a dislike to me, to the extent that I provoke violence ?0 -
Tuesday: 6 bmiles (5 * 800m)
Back to the track. I am trying to up the distance gradually each week. Based on the macmillian times from the 5k results, the new more realistic target times for 800m was 3.20. (Really, really trying to train smarter) So after a 1.5 mile warmup ...
3.10(too fast), 3.12(too fast), 3.18, 3.22, 3.21
with alternating 400m/800m recoveries.
pm: 30mins gentle eliptical
Heavy rain and winds made a late day run unattractive.
Wednesay: am: 4 miles easy.
Woke up to freezing temps and .... snow :eek::mad:
. Not a lot but enough to make the paths nasty. Combined with a biting wind this made this not a fun run. As I was finishing up the sun was starting to warm thing up a bit. Hope to get out a little later. 0 -
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Friday: 4+ easy miles
Saturday: Run-like-health 5k: 20:27 ( 4.5 miles total).
My "Not the Boston marathon" race. A small local 5k ... eh ..wait... hold on I see some familiar faces, lot's of club shirts ... what's going on here ? Turns out the alignment of dates meant this was the only race in the northern part of the state which looked like easy pickings in the state road runners grand-prix. So a bunch of runners rolled up to this little 5k. The course is relatively slow across a meandering wooden walkway and a couple of climbs, so no one comes for a PB.
I was battling for position from the start, and quickly lost touch with the local rival I had hoped to shadow. Made up positions on the climbs, but when another of my local rivals floored in on the final 1/4 I could only get out of his way and the took me down by 5 seconds. 31 seconds off last weeks time ... so next one will be back under 20 ... right ? Realistically I should be happy enough ... but who's realistic ?
14th overall, 3rd AG.
Satuday pm: 6.5 miles
After hosting a post race gathering, I took of to clockup a few more miles. Not sure if this is a good or bad idea but the weather is so good right now I cannot resist.
Sunday: 3.5 miles
Spent the rest of Saturday and early Sunday wrapping, loading and moving furniture to the new house. So I felt very virtuous when I stepped out for a
very gentle paced run with a stop to say hello to the nesting eagles who've moved into the neighbourhood.
Week: 45 miles ... inching back up to the 50s again. Will start to add some tempo miles in this week with a few races to use a basis for training pace.0 -
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Sunday: 5 miles
A very peaceful sunny Sunday morning ...
Week: 47. Nice to finally see a few weeks of consistent work strung together.
Later to Toshi's memorial. Remarkable event, remarkable woman - many great stories. She had this tradition of taking off her shoes after every run and rubbing each toe while thanking her feet for carrying her so far.
There was even a shirt :cool:.
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This break in the wet, cold weather is nice!! And I hope my times look as good as yours when I finally get back into the swing of things! Speedy splits there!!
Just in from a 14 mile romp. Long may these conditions last. How soon before I start moaning about how warm it is.
Well (with due deference to your coach) tempo pace is supposed to be between 10k and HM pace OR the pace you can hold for an hour. So realistically ... these splits are way too fast and the problem is doing this can compromise the rest of the week. The problem is the legs are remembering tempo pace from three years ago and trying to get back ... while the central govenor is leaning over the balcony is shouting "Oi, are you trying to f**kin' kill us down there"
In short too fast.
BTW, I didn't realize you were in such discomfort going into Boston (unable to put weight on the leg without pain). Yikes - makes your effort in Boston a very brave effort. I salute you !
Saturday: 14 miles
A relay race of a type. Got messed around by a contractor so this was a set of 3 mile out and backs from the house so that I'd never be more that 20 minutes away when he called. Meanwhile Mrs P ran the same route so as we passed the person heading towards the house took the phone.
Of course he never did ring ! :mad::mad::mad:
Sunday: 14+ miles
Set out to try to maintain my "can run forever" pace. So continually adjusting the pace to slow to never go faster than 8.30mm. Glorious day. I set of to finally track down a camp site on an island in the river. I had failed twice to find the path the bridge. This time I was determined and finally found it (had not gone far enough). Not your father camp site complete with bathrooms and working water fountain ! Nice discovery for the future. Even better I found a pedestrian bridge that leads to the far side of the river.
A little further than I wanted to go but I did allow me try out my newest nutrition experiement - namely pouches of baby food. I was really very skeptical about this but they seemed to work well for me, and I think I might find them easier to take ( guess this means that there might be another marathon something down the line). Oddly I felt a little better on the finish of this run that Saturdays run - go figure.
Week: 54 miles ... oops probably overdid it a little (broke the 10% rule) ... but I seem to have got away with it. This week I will reduce mileage. I have a 5 mile race Sunday so it works with the schedule.0 -
Pouches of baby food??? Oh, do tell.
And yes, my fiercely competitive spirit rosy disposition concealed just how injured I have been. Not good. Especially when I tend to be too stubborn for my own good too optimistic to those who are guiding me in this process. This has been a hard lesson to learn....especially realizing now that if I had dealt with the injury via rest over 2 months ago, then I wouldn't have jeopardized my "A" race that is in 5 weeks. Lesson learned.0 -
Pouches of baby food??? Oh, do tell.
This stuff : http://www.peterrabbitorganics.com/veggie-blends/carrot-squash-and-apple.php and other varieties. It's in the health food store I hit post run so I tried it and quite liked it post run. So I decided to take it on a run. Comparing to e.g. Hammer gels it has more simple sugar, less "sodium" and and no fat so it is probably not ideal. But I have never fueled properly on a marathon as I get to the point where I cannot face the sweetness of another gel but I find the veggie based versions of this good and the packets are very easy to handle on the run and there is no need to take with water. I might alternate with some gels or add the missing ingedients by tablet.And yes, my fiercely competitive spirit rosy disposition concealed just how injured I have been. Not good. Especially when I tend to be too stubborn for my own good too optimistic to those who are guiding me in this process. This has been a hard lesson to learn....especially realizing now that if I had dealt with the injury via rest over 2 months ago, then I wouldn't have jeopardized my "A" race that is in 5 weeks. Lesson learned.
Yes, ya see, this is the problem with whole American "can do" thing. I have this out with Mrs P all the time. It makes a nice change from Irish fatalism, but it can lead to get-rich-quick infomercials, over-training, the occasional invasion and training injury.
Two months ago ? I have to read you log again - or you kept that well hidden. Seriously. one big advantage of a log is that nice people step in tell me if I am doing something risky. It has helped. (my last few years are I think down to something "structural" that could not have been foreseen).
Channel a little Toshi ( about 44-55 seconds in is a message for you). She hammered (very gently) this home to me over the last few years as I have tried repeated comebacks.
The good part is that it does come back. My first first (if you know what I mean) post injury run lasted 1.8 miles (yes 1 point 8) and left me walking home wiped out. Took about 6 months to get back to where I had been. As for 'A' races - it's not much fun .. but there's _always_ another race.0 -
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This stuff : http://www.peterrabbitorganics.com/veggie-blends/carrot-squash-and-apple.php and other varieties. It's in the health food store I hit post run so I tried it and quite liked it post run. So I decided to take it on a run. Comparing to e.g. Hammer gels it has more simple sugar, less "sodium" and and no fat so it is probably not ideal. But I have never fueled properly on a marathon as I get to the point where I cannot face the sweetness of another gel but I find the veggie based versions of this good and the packets are very easy to handle on the run and there is no need to take with water. I might alternate with some gels or add the missing ingedients by tablet.
Yes, ya see, this is the problem with whole American "can do" thing. I have this out with Mrs P all the time. It makes a nice change from Irish fatalism, but it can lead to get-rich-quick infomercials, over-training, the occasional invasion and training injury.
Two months ago ? I have to read you log again - or you kept that well hidden. Seriously. one big advantage of a log is that nice people step in tell me if I am doing something risky. It has helped. (my last few years are I think down to something "structural" that could not have been foreseen).
Channel a little Toshi ( about 44-55 seconds in is a message for you). She hammered (very gently) this home to me over the last few years as I have tried repeated comebacks.
The good part is that it does come back. My first first (if you know what I mean) post injury run lasted 1.8 miles (yes 1 point 8) and left me walking home wiped out. Took about 6 months to get back to where I had been. As for 'A' races - it's not much fun .. but there's _always_ another race.
Hmmm....
- the baby food looks interesting. And it tastes pretty good?? I totally know what you mean about gels being too sweet in a race, but I've found if I alternate between Clif shot bloks and Clif gels (either the chocolate, vanilla, or mocha) I don't have that problem.
- yes, over two months ago. It's that cheery disposition thingy I got goin' on.
- discipline NOT to run. !!! She's amazing. She was amazing. And what a beautiful person she was.
- unfortunately some of us only learn the valuable lessons through our mistakes and struggles. I've learned mine. And I'm also learning patience. Ugh!!!!
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Hmmm....
- the baby food looks interesting. And it tastes pretty good?? I totally know what you mean about gels being too sweet in a race, but I've found if I alternate between Clif shot bloks and Clif gels (either the chocolate, vanilla, or mocha) I don't have that problem.
I find the Cliff shot blocks too big to manage. I have to choose between breathing and eating. Not really the greatest trade offs at mile 20.
Dunno - I'm looking at the contents of the hammer gels I usually use and these things. Guys in shop asked me if I was buying for myself and told me that a lot of the local cyclist use them.Good luck this weekend. What race/distance are you doing??
It's my local club's 5 mile "classic". Last year I marshalled at a busy corner. Mrs P arranged a little surprise for me. She got a few of her running mates to stop and kiss me. Hard to maintain the dignity and detachment required of a marshall in these circumstances ... Ahem.
Anyway first time I have run this in a few years. Likely to be ... ugly .... but it is the next step.
Friday: 5.5 miles
Pace is starting to drop when I loose focus which is a nice problem to have. Still feel "unbalanced". Definitely need to find a chiropracter and get "adjusted" and see if that makes a difference.
So ... I sold my old apartment. One of the distractions of the winter finally off my list. Of cousre it would be so much better if the attorney had not misaddressed the envelope with the check and it sent off, and even better if the delivery service had remembered to get a signature on receipt
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I hope none of those ladies you kissed just "happened" to snag a podium finish last year. (wink, wink)
:)
Congrats on the apartment....but nothing is easy, is it? :rolleyes::(
Good luck to you and Mrs. P tomorrow. Fingers crossed your unbalancedness (is that even a word?) works in your favor and leans you in the right direction - towards the finish line! 0 -
I hope none of those ladies you kissed just "happened" to snag a podium finish last year. (wink, wink):)
Ahem ** for the record ** they assaulted kissed me. I was strictly the kissee.
Sunday: HoHa 5 mile(?) Classic. 32.56 39th/ 3rd AG (3 miles warmup)
Well I'm actually a bit disappointed because - I strongly suspect that the course was short (and this race is organized by my own club). My Garmin shows 4.89 miles and my overall pace is much faster than the lap paces I saw during the race. So while I was satisfied with the result as another sign of progress on rebuilding fitness, this suspicion has taken the gloss off the race.
The night before the race I went down with a severe allergy (hay fever) attack. Whether because of that or not I was not feeling much zip in the legs in the run up. I then messed up my positioning at the start of the race and was really surprised by how slow the runners around me were when the start sounded. The course is quite tough - there is a 100 foot climb in mile 2, a steep descent followed by another shorter climb, descent and stretch of cobble stones. Checking my pace I was surprised to see that my pace was really only close to the pace I had been doing my tempo runs. By mile 3 I was struggling and tempted to cruise in, I was saved only by driving my self to overtake a couple of women having a ding dong head to head battle... and well then I could not let them over take me again could I ? But it was an ugly, heavy breathing, heel striking last two miles. I did benefit from shaking off some of my old rivals by shifting to a new age group so some bling for an AG 3rd place did soften the blow.
Getting back below 40mins for a 10k is the litmus test. I have a 10k in two week that I would like to targeted but that seems unlikely.
I think I may need to introduce some shorter faster reps to the track work.
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So, isn't this like 2 podiums in a row now?? Congrats to you! And I did the math - not a bad time in my book, especially considering you had that hay fever attack (yikes!!) and even if the course was short...I say well done! Of course perhaps there'd be a little more gloss on the race if you'd been assaulted kissed by a few random women. (strictly the kissee, my foot!)
So...was it your birthday recently?? If so, then happy, happy birthday. Do tell, was there cake? If so, what kind do you fancy? 0 -
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So, isn't this like 2 podiums in a row now?? Congrats to you! And I did the math - not a bad time in my book, especially considering you had that hay fever attack (yikes!!) and even if the course was short...I say well done! Of course perhaps there'd be a little more gloss on the race if you'd been assaulted kissed by a few random women. (strictly the kissee, my foot!)
So...was it your birthday recently?? If so, then happy, happy birthday. Do tell, was there cake? If so, what kind do you fancy?
Well, yeah, I am in a new age group. We decided to postpone cake until the new house (aka training camp #2) was ready - and that's taking a wee bit longer than expected. So cake is still pending !
Monday: 4.5 miles slow miles
Could not resist a run on the sort of morning you just wanna jump into and roll around. Stop to see the bald eagle couple (I keep thinking Sam from the Muppets) that has nested nearby on an electrical pylon.
Tuesday: 5 miles, Pace 7.51
Didn't get out in the morning - still struggling with allergies that is really making sleep difficult. So decided to head out after work to the reservoir near the office. Naturally I got delayed leaving the office. So by the time I was getting out of the car the sun was already going down. So with one eye on the sun I took off a little faster than usual. It seems that not getting caught out there in the darkness ( Bears are the big concern - they come remarkably close to the city ) so by the time I was was done I was working hard at about 7.1x.
Wednesday: 7.5 miles Pace 8.11
Again - missed the morning so this was an evening run. I drove over to a large park on the Hudson by the Statue of Liberty and did a loop and a half of the park in a light misting rain. Like last night the pace unintentionally dropped into the 7.xx range so I had to slow up, but still ended up a bit faster than I intended as I am hoping to fit in a mini track session tomorrow.
Close to the end I realised that I had left my drivers license at home ... so I ended the run at that point and drove home .... carefully. 0
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