It is mid-October, the leaves have turned here in Vermont and are dropping to the ground. Suddenly it feels like this strange running season is coming to a close, and it will close similarly to the way it opened, with an “in-person” half marathon. Of course, we weren’t qualifying races as “in person” back inContinue reading “10/12/20 Training Update”
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9/21/20 Training Update: Streets = Miles & Hills
Now that I am betwixt races, and finding running in the woods less satisfying than it was during the summer due to poor visibility, the Map Project (f/k/a the Streets Project) has kicked into a higher gear. And much to my surprise, I suddenly seem to be just a handful of runs from the end.Continue reading “9/21/20 Training Update: Streets = Miles & Hills”
9/15/20 Training Update: It’s Still Virtual Season
The Adamant Half Marathon marked the end of the Central Vermont Runners Participation Series of virtual races replacing those cancelled during the summer. And as we head into fall, it’s now time to replace the races scheduled for the rest of the year. CVR has announced the Fall Virtual Race series to cover the handfulContinue reading “9/15/20 Training Update: It’s Still Virtual Season”
9/1/20 Training Update: Adamant About Preparation
I’ve been writing pretty much all summer about the CVR Participation Race series: ten races were cancelled this summer due to Covid-19, and so the club, Central Vermont Runners, said “run the courses anyway and you’ll be entered into a prize raffle.” By the end of July, I had pretty much all of them checkedContinue reading “9/1/20 Training Update: Adamant About Preparation”
8/18/20 Training Update: The Streets Project Part 1
A while ago a guy who is in the CVR group on Strava posted a run, which he labeled as the last road to fill in the map. He had made it his project to run every road in the town of Middlesex. There aren’t actually a ton of roads in Middlesex, but most ofContinue reading “8/18/20 Training Update: The Streets Project Part 1”
8/3/20 Training Update: That 15-mile Run
When last we spoke, I mentioned doing a training run for the Adamant Half Marathon. It was a 5-mile loop that could either be the start or the finish of the race. It was a nice run to familiarize myself with the course and the terrain, but not the kind of miles that will helpContinue reading “8/3/20 Training Update: That 15-mile Run”
7/30/21 Training Update: 111 for the month
We are winding down The Month With No Real Plan, and for someone who often meanders when there is no real plan, I actually have something to show for it. I ran six virtual races in July, ranging from 1 to 10 miles. And today I went on a casual run that, assuming I stickContinue reading “7/30/21 Training Update: 111 for the month”
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”
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