back-to-back days, so limited myself to 30+'.....legs a bit weary from the long run the day before, but not too bad.....day off today for a meet.....will be working the watch.....it seems this thread is being dominated by 50 somethings.....i like it.....maybe we can teach these kids a thing or two.....
Hey O2, I'm only a 40ish year old thank you very much, well at least for a few more months.
Tonight was a nice solid 21k/1h 40m trail run. Started at the north entrance to Spring Plains forest and ran to the south entrance and returned. Hilly through the middle section. I think my best on this run is 96 or 97 so 1.40 is ok. Could have run faster on the return but it was dark by about 13-14k. Felt good, felt strong.
today:
villa pamphili
20 minute wu
8x500m in 1:49,1:48,1:47,1:47,1:47,1:46,1:46,1:45.
Recovery 1:15
2k cool down
Hot. felt easy
Skuj wrote:
I went from being the instigator of DYRT
instigator
noun
1. someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel"
TPCB, Nice progression on the 500's.
Hang tough there @49 mopak. Slippery slopes lie ahead.
Rested Sunday.
30 min. catski at 60% on Monday AM. Donated blood PM.
80 minutes @ 140HR (77% of Max.) Tues.AM.The roads felt soft and the Sun uplifting.
My CA bro-in-law is Swiss. It won't take much nudging to get my sister and him enlisted to trek to the "Old Country".
Gimmelwald 2011. It's already become part of my daily Intentions.
Such are the musings of a dominant(?) 50 something.
dictionary.com wrote:
Skuj wrote:I went from being the instigator of DYRT
instigator
noun
1. someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel"
Dictionary.com : Go to the corner and do not come out until you can talk running and running only. Both Skuj and RD have been behaving themselves. Don't start things up again.
I was small and left-handed. Almost always got stuck out in right field.
left field, you play the position well.
"Cheers", from the cheap seats.
O-K! this Gimmewald 2001 thing is possible. Intuitively alpine "convergence window" will open in approximately 730 days and stay open for about 120 more.
That's a lot of daily running descriptions and one heck of a goal.
I am on.
For starters, looks like mopak coming from furthest away, so i motion he sets the time line. I might be closest so i can offer some level of ground assistance. driske, you might want to oversee the whole damn gig, making sure we don't end up in left field. Where, luckily there's left field... Is this hapening because i read the definition of "instigator" ...? oh, could i be darned...
PM: some fine walking to kids gymnastics, savouring the lunchtime effort...
Noun 2. instigator - a person who initiates a course of actioninitiatorleader - a person who rules or guides or inspires othersaggressor - a confident assertive person who acts as instigator
dictionary.com wrote:
Skuj wrote:I went from being the instigator of DYRT
instigator
noun
1. someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel"
The thread has a decidely giddy feel to it lately.TPCB,LOL,
That chain of repartee'was classic. Reminescent of the lead in to Abbott and Costello's epic, "Whose on First".
Can't you feel the gathering in Gimmelwald growing wings??
The last thing that promoted this much excitement in my bones was getting into NYCM.
PM 2.3 miles with Colonel.
5 miles easy today, getting back into my rhythm.
Thinking of going on the stationary bike for 10 mins tonight, I should have free use of one at my club gym but I've never tried it out so who knows. I'm actually quite excited about it, although I'd prefer it to be an outdoors bike, apparently the stationary one is a much better idea as you don't get the strain with anything that's not flat (i.e. inclines and uphills) and it's meant to be on a low resistance. If it goes well maybe I could buy one for my flat or make going to the club gym a regular thing.
No run tonight. 30 mins on the windtrainer. Also some weights and dips and chins.
Track chick, the windtrainer/magnetic trainer is worth some thought. I was fortunate to pick one up cheap off a work colleague. I hook up an old road bike or an old mtn bike and turn up the cd player. The fact I can just hook up one of my own bikes is great.
Hopefully the stat bike at the gym has some type of toe clip/strap. Given your knee issues you need to make sure your foot is attached to the pedal. Otherwise the pedal action tends to be predominately downward. The goal is to spin, exerting force through the whole pedal stroke,rather than just pressing the pedal downwards.
leader? inspires? confident? dude you are so full of yourself
Skuj..... wrote:
Noun 2. instigator - a person who initiates a course of action
initiator
leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
aggressor - a confident assertive person who acts as instigator
Looks like my ID was registered. Won't be able to play left field anymore.
Actually and weenohoour ... there aren't going to be enough corners to put you in pretty soon. Everyone behaves themselves and you have to come in post something like this. Can't you just be happy TC is using her gym membership?
left field gone, penalty box welcome.
We are evolutionary types; we accomdodate adaptation.
today:
25mins sunny wu in Villa Pamphili
8x180m hill (from waterfountain to Campone) in about :43-:46s; no-flat-land active recovery in about 1:50 - 1:52. Total 8 hills, 8 recoveries, 21 minutes.
2k cool down
Felt it.
Now Feel Awesome.
729 days to Gimmewald 2011 DYRT Convergence.
Please set your watches.
Awesome, just Awesome.
You will no doubt see some anti-Skuj posts from "left field" soon. It will never ever ever end. With or without me here. It's just the way it is.
penalty box wrote:
Looks like my ID was registered. Won't be able to play left field anymore.
Actually and weenohoour ... there aren't going to be enough corners to put you in pretty soon. Everyone behaves themselves and you have to come in post something like this. Can't you just be happy TC is using her gym membership?
[quote]Skuj wrote:
You will no doubt see some anti-Skuj posts from "left field" soon. It will never ever ever end. With or without me here. It's just the way it is. [quote]
Skuj : Don't start in. You've been good. Just stick to talking about running.
Made some more "me time" today. It's there if you look hard enough. Got 50 minutes worth on some busy roads leading to a quiet aqueduct, dirt road, and empty playing fields. Good stuff! No time for striders or stretching, though, but some sacrifices must be made. Ha, ha!
Tomorrow's sched is chock full and Friday looks the same. Saturday looks busy too! It's going to be tough, but I'll try to get out at least once more before Sunday.
Keep up the good work, all!
WEds. AM @ Timm's Hill.
14.4miles with a 53YO "Fish" along. Pace was not as slow as the preceding week.2:24 to cover the distance as a light mist fell.
Finished with a 5 minute soak in icy Bass Lake.
The Hills are Alive, with ---