This went about as well as it could have. One of the reasons I include training updates in this blog is to have a record of input (training) and output (race results). Or, to use a financial term, Return on Investment (ROI). And today’s race provided a pretty decent ROI. We can also track myContinue reading “5/29/21: Infinitus 8-Mile Trail Race”
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5/27/21 Training Update: Ready for the Trails
In two days, I am entered to run the 8-mile Infinitus Race. Infinitus is a series of “rugged trail races” presented by The Endurance Society. While I am sure I am underestimating the course, the 8-miler is only one that seems “do-able” to me. The others range from the ridiculous (trail marathon) to the insaneContinue reading “5/27/21 Training Update: Ready for the Trails”
1/26/21 “Training” Update: Those Winter Miles
It’s been a couple of weeks since I wrote a blog entry, and a lot longer since I have written a training update. Part of the reason is that I’ve been in a particularly busy and draining time at work. But part of the reason, I’ll admit, is that I’m not really sure what toContinue reading “1/26/21 “Training” Update: Those Winter Miles”
12/1/20 Training Update: The Winding Down
Some say that time is a human construct that doesn’t really exist in the natural world. I don’t know about that, but I do know that the calendar is a human construct. We find it helpful for planning and organizing our lives, but nature knows nothing of the calendar. It’s not like anything actually stopsContinue reading “12/1/20 Training Update: The Winding Down”
8/25/20: CVR Participation Series Barre Heritage Trail Run 5K
After a big flurry of CVR Participation Series races in June and especially July, I sat here in the later part of August with two of ten races still to go before the September 6 deadline: The Adamant Half Marathon, which I am running at the very end, and the Barre Heritage Festival 5K TrailContinue reading “8/25/20: CVR Participation Series Barre Heritage Trail Run 5K”
7/13/20 Training Update, which includes some talk of cycling
It’s just miles right now, and maybe a little too complacently. Good miles, sometimes even fun miles. Hilly miles. But just miles, and not a lot of them at a time. This isn’t a bad thing, necessarily, running 4-5 miles at a time. I’m still recording 20-25 miles per week, and I’ve hit 100 milesContinue reading “7/13/20 Training Update, which includes some talk of cycling”
6/22/20 Training Update: Slowing it Down
Maybe I’ve said this before, but maybe not. I’m in this in-between phase of my running year when there are still no real races to run, so nothing to “train” for. Other than to be in shape, I guess. It’s different for me this year than last. After my broken leg put me on theContinue reading “6/22/20 Training Update: Slowing it Down”
6/11/20 Training Update: Mixing It Up
It’s been another week of enjoying the freedom of not “training” for anything. Other than one last CVR Social Distancing race, which turned into a bit of a disappointment, I have felt free to not put any pressure on myself. And it’s been great. CVR has cancelled all races through August, and has a newContinue reading “6/11/20 Training Update: Mixing It Up”
6/4/20 Training Update: It’s Good to Not Have Goals
When I started this blog six months ago (has it been that long?), it seemed like a good way for me to document what has gone into my new-found running journey. I wanted to chronicle the highlights of past races. And more so, I wanted to keep a log of my results and preparation forContinue reading “6/4/20 Training Update: It’s Good to Not Have Goals”
5/30/20: CVR Social Distancing 10K Trail “Race”
I put “race” in quotation marks, because (as with others) the race signup was really just a vehicle to make sure I committed to the run. This was for all intents and purposes a fun run with some training elements. To the extent that the Social Distancing series is competitive, there was no way thatContinue reading “5/30/20: CVR Social Distancing 10K Trail “Race””
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