Good Week, No Rapture.

Well, I made it over 50 miles this week, with some quality and fun runs, and like Dylan says, on Saturday I was "Tryin' to get to heaven before they close the door." But alas,  Brother Camping must have made a slight error in his calculations.  Maybe Boj can help him with his math.  Still, the running was good.  Tuesday I missed the Northampton 5K, but I ran all of Bray Road in Buckland, about 8 miles, with about 3+ miles of some serious hills.  Then the Wednesday workout, and Boj & I went up the rail trail to the dump.  On the way back we decided to see if we could break 30 minutes for the 4.6 mile return.  Ended up at 29:34, a 6:25 pace, and a new pr for me, and I only got Nick Cashed once.  Another pr.  Friday I made it out for my double George loop before FART, and did it in 40 minutes, which was good, considering the first mile or two were pretty slow.  Saturday I wanted to get in one good run before the Rapture, so I headed back out to the dump.  I figured that would be as good a place as any to shed this mortal coil, but even though the clouds got dark and ominous, no Rapture.  At least not for me.  Sunday I made my third trip to the dump, this time heading past it to Stuart & Johns for pancakes, and to say good-bye to Maggie as she heads off to Nebraska and the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory.  I would have thought the RMBO would be in the Rocky Mountains, but I guess Nebraska is a better spot for watching birds.  Anyways, she will be greatly missed on our Friday and Sunday runs.  I hope she finds a good group to run with, but not so good that she doesn't miss us every now and then.


Week of 5/16 thru 5/22
MON. : -

TUES. :8 w/ lot of hills

WED. : 10 mi w/pr for 2nd half of Dump

Run (29:34, 6:24 pace), thanks boj

THU. : -

FRI. : 10 mi

SAT. : 9 mi, no Rapture!

SUN. : 15 mi, to Stuart & Johns

Pancakes, still no Rapture

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 52

TOTAL MILES FOR 2011: 676

Week of 5/9 thru 5/15
MON. : -

TUES. :8 w 5k (20:01)

WED. : 11 mi w/2/4/6/8/12/ 4x2

36/1:23/2:09/2:58/4:37

39/39/38/38

THU. : 5 mi, easy w/hills in Hurraches

FRI. : 5 mi

SAT. : -

SUN. : 10 mi

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 39

TOTAL MILES FOR 2011: 624

Dedicated to Commitment

Or is it Committed to Dedication?  That's been my little meaningless catch phrase for a while, and it's time to get back to it.  Boston was a bit of a let down for me.  Still my 2nd best marathon ever, but I just never felt like I got going.  The best I can say is that it was a struggle the whole way.  Merriam Webster defines perseverance as "Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no indication of success."  That just about sums it up how I was feeling for most of the way.  So at least I persevered, and all in all, I really enjoyed the day.  Now it's time to dust off, get a goal, set my sights, and all the other things we've all done a hundred times or more after coming up short.  At least my running has been fine in the 3 weeks since Boston, with no issues to speak of.  I've tried to keep it easy so far, with just 1 good long run of 18, and a couple of other work outs.  But now I'm ready to get back into it.  I am trying to do the Northampton 5K every Tuesday.  It should be a good test for overall fitness.  My goal would be to do a low 19, or possibly break 19 by the end of the summer. That would be a pr since High School.  Jeff Petro, Roma & Michael are all planning to run them, and it's a good excuse for exercise, a change of scenery and some good food.


Here are the totals for the last few weeks.

Week ending 4/17:

MON. : -

TUES. :4 mi @ gym w/ Nautilus

WED. : 9 mi w/ 6x400

1:19/1:20/1:21/1:22/1:19/1:20

THU. : -

FRI. : 3 mi easy

SAT. : -

SUN. : 3 mi

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 19

TOTAL MILES FOR 2011: 574

Week ending 4/24:

MON. : 26.2 (3:19)

TUES. :2 mi

WED. : 4 mi

THU. : -

FRI. : 5 mi easy

SAT. : 5 mi

SUN. : 8 mi

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 50

TOTAL MILES FOR 2011: 624

Week ending 5/1

MON. : -

TUES. :4 mi @ gym w/ Nautilus

WED. : 9 mi w/ 6x400

1:21/1:20/1:21/1:19/1:21/1:20

THU. : -

FRI. : 5 mi easy

SAT. : -

SUN. : 9 mi

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 27

TOTAL MILES FOR 2011: 651

Week ending 5/8:

MON. : -

TUES. :5 mi 

WED. : 6 mi w/ 4/4/2/4/2/4/2/2

1:19/1:18/:39/1:17/:39/1:19/:37/:37

THU. : -

FRI. : 5 mi easy

SAT. : -

SUN. : 18 mi

TOTAL FOR THE WEEK: 34

TOTAL MILES FOR 2011: 685