Week: 16 miles
Workout: Niketown - lower loop of Central Park - 72nd St. Transverse - E. Drive - 85th St & return.
A lot of people were at Niketown today despite the heat.
Time to get back to running
9 years ago
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Tempo Run
Today: 11.5 miles
Week: 11.5 miles
Workout: 5 miles on Central Park bridle path, YMCA to 59th St & West Side Hwy bike path, tempo run 15 minutes south, turn around and run back, cool down back to Y
Warmed up on my own on the bridle path. I ran too fast at the beginning of the tempo run, but I was trying to keep up with other people so that I wouldn't have to run by myself. However, on the way back, they dropped me with a little over a mile remaining. I slowed down coming back. It took me 15:29 to get back. I was probably doing about 6:20/mile overall, a little faster on the first half of the tempo.
Damn hip was hurting a lot afterwards.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Recovery Run
Today: 5 miles
Week: 46 miles
Workout: 5-mile loop of Central Park
The thermometer in Central Park read 90 degrees around 7:00 p.m. I don't believe it. Legs felt a little tired from yesterday's long run, but not bad.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Long Run
My view of the Brooklyn Bridge, as I waited underneath
the Manhattan Bridge.
Week: 41 miles
Workout: Niketown - West Side Hwy - around lower Manhattan - Manhattan Bridge and return.
Beautiful day for a run. 1hr 08m (8:00/mile) to run the 8.5 miles to the Manhattan Bridge, waited 35 minutes for other runners, 1hr to get back (7:00/mile). Felt great going to the bridge since my legs were fresh, and I was with two other people. On the way back, however, I was struggling a little until I got back to 59th Street, probably because I was running by myself and a little faster. I also should have drunk more than the ONE sip of water I took the entire run.
I started getting really weak on my way to the subway. I was having trouble walking straight. HA! Between the time I finished the run and the time I got home, I drank about 44 ounces of Gatorade. I also sat in a tub of ice water for 15 minutes. Highly recommended.
I'm feeling a little better about my marathon training after today.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Running Backwards, Uphill!!!
My new LunarGlide+2
Customized with Nike ID
Today: 6 miles
Week: 24 miles
Workout: Niketown - lower loop - 9 loops of Strawberry Fields (running up the hill backwards) - back to Niketown.
I don't think I've ever done a workout where I had to run backwards, uphill. It was definitely a workout. I could feel it in my quads.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
50/50 Mile
Today: 7 miles
Week: 18 miles
Workout: YMCA - north on West Side Hwy & return. Did this twice.
I officiated the WSY's inaugural "50/50 Mile." This consisted of doing 25 push-ups, running 400m, 25 sit-ups, running 400m, 25 push-ups, running 400m, 25 sit-ups, and running the last 400m.
Lou was the men's winner, and Emma was the women's winner. I completely forgot to time the race and take pictures. DOH!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Tempo Run
Today: 7 miles
Week: 7 miles
Workout: Warm up around lower loop. 5-mile tempo run from 72nd & E. Drive. Cool down around lower loop.
I planned to take it easy since I did a 10-mile on Sat. and 14-mile yesterday. But I felt good and ran 32:34 for the tempo (6:31/mile).
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Long Run
Today: 14 miles
Week: 49 miles
Workout: Two 6-mile loops of Central Park, and 1+ lower loop.
1 hour 47 minutes. (7:39/mile) Running with Farbod, Lou, and Rob made it easier. It seemed like everyone in the park today was doing a long run for marathon training.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Summer Streets
Today: 10 miles
Week: 35 miles
Workout: Niketown - Park Ave. - Halfway across Brooklyn Bridge and back
Nice day for a run and great to have Park Ave. free of cars.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Mile Repeats
Today: 6.5 miles
Week: 19 miles
Workout: 4x 1 mile back and forth around the lower loop of Central Park. 3 minutes between repeats. 1 mile warm up and cool down.
5:55, 5:38, 5:48, 5:57. Felt pretty good. Could have gone faster on the last one. Hip pain is getting worse. Beginning to wonder whether I'll have to skip the NYC Marathon again this year.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Yankee Stadium
Today: 3 miles
Week: 37 miles
Workout: Damon Runyon 5K race
The novelty of this race has worn off. It was still fun to run on the warning track a couple of times. But I could do without all the stairs and ramps. I'm not sure about my place. I ran about 23:28.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Strawberry Fields Hills
Today: 6 miles
Week: 24 miles
Workout: Niketown - Strawberry Fields - 9 loops and return.
I ran the loops at 9:30/mile.
Cat Hill Repeats
Wednesday: 6 miles
Week: 18 miles
Workout: Warm up from Y to Boat House. Two sets of 5 Cat Hills. Recover on the downhill. 3 additional minutes rest between sets.
1:27, 1:26, 1:24, 1:24, 1:24, REST, 1:22, 1:22, 1:21, 1:20, 1:20. Getting a little worried. My hip was hurting DURING the workout. Will this pain EVER go away?!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Monday, August 9, 2010
Recovery Run
Today: 6 miles
Week: 6 miles
Workout: One full loop of Central Park. 46 minutes.
I felt surprisingly good today, considering the long run yesterday.
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Long Run
Today: 14.5 miles
Week: 36 miles
Workout: 181st St. - Inwood Hill Park - B'way - Van Cortlandt Park - 261st St. - Riverdale Ave. - 231st St. - B'way - Inwood Hill Park - 181st St.
I didn't plan on running so far the day after the race, but once I got going I figured I may as well do a long run since I had someone to run with. Definitely a little dehydrated, however. Drank a lot of Gatorade and sat in a tub of ice water for a few minutes. I'm done for the day!
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Team Championships
iRunners and West Side Y
Week: 21.5 miles
Workout: Team Championships 5 mile race
I felt great before the race, but awful during the race. 31:10 (6:14/mile). My splits were 6:01, 6:01, 6:30, 6:28, 6:10. Hmmmm...guess what part of the race I didn't feel well???
The men were 12th out of 29 teams, and the women were 19th out of 30 teams. The race was extremely competitive.
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