Masters Weekend Runs and Races

Love the drama from the Worlds. An American doesn't have to medal for it to be a great story.

Another nice build-up week for Cross. Around 70 miles.

Tues - mile breakdown. 4:58 - 3:42 - 2:22 - :64

Sat - Alumni 5k XC on twisty twist course (2nd to my son - so fun) - 17:19

The rains are back. Ahhhh!

Cheers

.ynot

wow, nice x-c race for both of you.

so much focus on worlds, so little on my long run so I need to bump this to page 1

20 miles this am with 2 X 3 at marathon pace (3:00 recovery) 19:38/19:21, 3:00 recovery, and 2 miles at half-marathon pace (12:25). Second 3-mile segment in up direction and too hard. Longer segments should take care of that in coming months.

back to school tomorrow. time to pack my lunchbox......

Dave

May some of that rain head south to California.

Wonder if there is a video of Master 800 in Beijing?

Hello Masters,

A decent week of training for me. Monday through Saturday I had 7 runs for a total of about 42 miles (67 Km). Felt good on my mid week 16km run with 2 ten minute intervals at MP.

Sunday was a 10km race. The first 2 km is downhill, starting steep and evening out. The next 3km is a slight incline along a closed two lane road to the turnaround and then back. I thought I took it easy to start, and compared to the rest of the field I did. By the 3km mark ( 10:06) I was in 7th or 8th place, 25-30 seconds back and feeling good. The incline, the winding road, and the half marathoners ( who started 10 minutes before the 10k) took a toll but I got to halfway in 17:15, about 20 seconds behind the leader in third. I caught 2nd by the 5k race ( which started 5 minutes after the 10k. 4 races in all. Full, half, 10 and 5k) turnaround and made my attempt to catch the leader.

Dodging runners and walkers, I got to the intersection, leading back into the city, a km and a half from the finish where a traffic cop tried to stop me. I could see that the other cops had stopped traffic and my guy didn't see that, so I just started yelling " ship kilo" ( korean for 10k) and gave my best Roger Craig impression. It was not impressive, but I made it through the intersection. I felt bad since these guys really have a thankless job, and being yelled at by a foreigner is high on the list of things that piss off the police.

In the end I was 4 seconds behind the winner in 34:46. Pleased with the result, but I know that the next few weeks I need to start speed work. Next race is a 10km on my 43rd birthday, so hoping for a high age group score.

Hope everyone has a great week.

Bob

busy last couple of weeks for me--traveled through the midwest to look at colleges with my son (u of michigan ann arbor, northwestern, u of illinois) and managed a couple of races that i'd prefer to look at as "good training sessions," since the alternative would be "races where i got my ass kicked." thought i finished in the masters money at the crim 10 miler, but some 41 year old kenyan marathoner kicked all our asses and i finished 4th.

funny side note with a dash of TMI: i knew two americans--greg mitchell and clint verran--were well ahead of me since both had raced the mile the night before, so i felt there was a good chance i was in 3rd (which would have been worth $500), but around mile 7 i had to really go to the bathroom; however, at every portapotty i passed, i kept thinking if i stopped, it could be a $500 $#!+, and i would have been right because one of my teammates was right behind me. unfortunately, it didn't matter....

that said, i enjoyed the trip and seeing/meeting old and new masters competitors. i also met a couple of letsrun posters, though i have to admit i find it a little amusing when people introduce themselves by their letsrun handles; that said, i totally understand the desire for some to have anonymity in today's crazy world.

first cross country race this saturday--stay healthy my friends,

cush

I'm trying hard to watch the World Championships without great skepticism and failing. Maybe I'll be able to watch some good College XC this Fall.

Good week with a solid 21min hilly tempo and a good steady state 10mi. About 4-5 weeks ago I decided to start doing strides again 3 times per week. I can really see the difference in my stride already. After 1.5yrs of injury / recovery, it is nice to be able to make a plan and stick to it without being derailed immediately. Even thinking about San Fran. Clubs. Now if I could just get something resembling mileage and consistency...

socal cush wrote:

i also met a couple of letsrun posters, though i have to admit i find it a little amusing when people introduce themselves by their letsrun handles; that said, i totally understand the desire for some to have anonymity in today's crazy world.

Ha!....Yep...guilty as charged. I probably did that because you wouldn't have had any idea who I was if I used my name...

Dave...my real name.

good to meet you dave :)