Running Blog at FastRunningBlog.Com http://Mike.fastrunningblog.com/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:14:12 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://Mike.fastrunningblog.com/blog-11-09-2011.html <p>Lunch:</p> <p>Murph: 34:53.&nbsp; Introduced Randy to Pukey.&nbsp; And got reaquainted with Pukey myself.</p> <p>Dinner:</p> <p>Easy 4.85 with Chris and Jeremy</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:00:00 http://Mike.fastrunningblog.com/blog-11-07-2011.html <p>800s with Randy after work.</p> <p>It's been so long since I've run that my computer refuses to talk to my Garmin.&nbsp; Hell hath no fury like a laptop scorned.</p> <p>I struggled with 5.&nbsp; </p> Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:00:00 http://Mike.fastrunningblog.com/blog-11-06-2011.html <p>A friend asked me to support a fundraising walk,&nbsp;so I did.&nbsp; </p> <p>It wasn't a run, but I've been taking it easy for a while...</p> <p>It was a 5k, but we spent too much time getting tee shirts and trinkets at the booths that by the time we started, the 5k was over and the 2k leisure walk was on.</p> <p>I had planned on being done by 1 or 2, but we carpooled.&nbsp; I left my car at a friend's place&nbsp; at 0730 and I just had to go with the flow.&nbsp; </p> <p>I hadn't been to Mass since the late&nbsp;80s or early 90s.&nbsp;&nbsp;That's where they decided to go before lunch.&nbsp; The 1245 Mass.&nbsp; I was starving.&nbsp; We didn't get lunch until 3 and I didn't make it back home until 6.</p> <p>We did help raise a buttload for Women's Cancers.&nbsp; And I didn't die of starvation.</p> Sun, 06 Nov 2011 06:00:00 http://Mike.fastrunningblog.com/blog-10-21-2011.html <p>0700</p> <p>One step forward:&nbsp; 2 hour hike with 2000' evalation gain and 1.5 hour pool session.</p> <p>Two steps back:&nbsp; Carne asada/french fry burrito and everyone's leftovers.</p> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:00:00 http://Mike.fastrunningblog.com/blog-10-20-2011.html <p>1840</p> <p>Easy run&nbsp;down the Strand.&nbsp; Red tide is in and the plankton are bioluminescent when disturbed.&nbsp; The crashing waves glowed blue.&nbsp; After my run, I walked down the pier.&nbsp; You could see the fish make glowing contrails beneath the surface.&nbsp; I never knew how fast or erratic fish swam.&nbsp; It was like watching fireworks in the ocean.</p> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:00:00 http://Mike.fastrunningblog.com/blog-10-12-2011.html <p>1130</p> <p>8x400 w/ 400 jogs&nbsp;at the track.&nbsp; Roughing it without sunblock or an Ipod.&nbsp; Not on purpose though.</p> <p>Goal 1:37s</p> <p>Ave 1:36s</p> <p>93 F</p> Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:00:00 http://Mike.fastrunningblog.com/blog-10-11-2011.html <p>1840</p> <p>Tempo with Randy, Jon and Jeremy.</p> <p>7:29 pace including the minute I was standing still fumbling to stop the timer.&nbsp; You&nbsp;do the math only because I suck at word problems.</p> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:00:00 http://Mike.fastrunningblog.com/blog-10-09-2011.html <p>1630</p> <p>Easy five.&nbsp; 10:14 pace.&nbsp; </p> Sun, 09 Oct 2011 06:00:00