Ok so on my last post I talked about how the competition down at the Larry Ellis wasn't going to be that crazy....I was wrong. In order to enter the race I had to seed myself at 3:50 for the 1500. I thought this was obsurd! Then I found out that I was the 13th seed in the 4th section, which I also found obsurd. Whatever, people like to lie. So I wasn't really too worried about where I was seeded, just annoyed that I was that far back with my seed. There were some really good runners at the meet. The winning time in the first section of the 1500 was 3:40 and three peeps ran that: Andrew Bambalugh from Georgetown (forgive the spelling, I don't want to look it up), Sam Burley and Matt Debole. I was real nervous before my race as well just due to the fact that I haven't raced in a while. Coach Mike and I talked the night before and we agreed that it would be best that I go out slower and come back harder since I have been working on a lot of strength work and not much speed work. He told me that it will feel fast and not to worry about that during the race. The goal was to hang out till the last 300 and then start picking it up and work hard the last 150 and try to win, where ever I was just to be in contention to win. The race SUPPOSEDLY had a rabbit from Iona who was supposed to run 2:02 for the half. He ran 58 for the first quarter then dropped out....WEAK. So I was 60 at the quarter and I actually wanted to be a little slower so I backed off a tiny bit. We were 2:04 at the half and somewhere around 3:07-3:08 at the 1200. I had slid up into 3rd I think with 300 to go and felt really comfortable, and with 200 to go I felt really in control and just took over the lead and cruised in to run 3:52.5. Aerobically I felt great, my legs felt pretty good as well but on the last 50 meters or so I could feel them, but I know it is because I am not used to that pace. I was happy with the results for the day and then went for a nice and easy 4 mile cool down along the river and then stretched out while watching Bobby Curtis run 14:02, no big deal. The weather was beautiful, sunny and about 80 degrees. I did my normal 15 minute run 1 hour before and then my drills, followed by 4 slower longer strides, and then a couple of quicker ones on the track right before the race.
The next day I worked and then drove up to Boston to stay with Jeff and watch the Women's Olympic Trials marathon followed by the Boston Marathon on Monday. It was my first Boston Marathon experience and I felt that it was AWESOME and worth the trip. I didn't sleep as much as I wanted to or eat exactly what I wanted but it was still awesome. Rich Heffron and Jay Lumpkins were staying with us and they were running on Monday. They both ran awesome! Jay ran a 35 minute PR and ran 2:28:15 good for 38th overall and Rich ran 2:45 while only training 20 miles a week for the past 6 weeks due to injuries. It was awesome to watch. Then I drove back yesterday afternoon and followed up my drive with a workout up at Irvington. My legs felt heavy but it still went well for having driven 4 hours right before a workout.
Next on the schedule is the Oregon Twilight Meet on May 9th at the University of Oregon. I am pretty excited for that meet, it really should be fun. Plus I am gonna be staying with Jeff Caron more or less while I am out there. We are on the same flight from Salt Lake City to Eugene and then will be in the same hotel. Hopefully won't need to mooch too much off of his team for rides, but the possibility is there.
Wed. April 23, 2008
9 miles easy after work on BRX bike path
Tues. April 22, 2008
DROVE HOME FROM BOSTON
3 mile warmup, 3x800 1x400, 3 mile cool down
(2:13, 2:10, 2:05, 60)
Legs felt pretty heavy from driving
Mon. April 21, 2008
OFF - watched Boston Marathon
Sun. April 20, 2008
13 miles @ Fells in Boston with Jeff, Nieskins and Lansing
Sat. April 19, 2008
Easy 1hr run, legs are a little heavy
Fri. April 18, 2008
LARRY ELLIS INVITATIONAL, PRINCETON NJ
1500 meter Elite, 7:20 pm, 13th seed 4th heat
3:52.5, 1st in heat, 31st overall
Thurs. April 17, 2008
4 miles + strides
Wed. April 16, 2008
1 hour on BRX bike path
Tues. April 15, 2008
3 mile warmup, 2x800 2x400, 4 mile cooldown
(2:07, 2:06, 59, 60)
Nice night, felt very smooth
Mon. April 14, 2008
8 miles + strides
Sun. April 13, 2008
13 miles w/ Bill on Palisades path in NJ over GW bridge
Sat. April 12, 2008
3 mile warmup, 3x2 min hill 5x50 second hill, 3x25 second hill, 3.5 mile cooldown
Fri. April 11, 2008
9 miles easy with Kirby at Rockies
Kirby raced at Bear Mountain and won the 10k in 52:15.....WOW that is friggin painful
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Signed up for a few meets
Ok, so the other day I booked 2 plane tickets. The first one was to LA to race on June 7th at the USATF Southern California Championships, which was the first meet that I ran at last year out in Cali. The other plane ticket is for the Oregon Twilight meet on May 9th. The only worry that I have about the Oregon Twilight is that I booked a plane ticket buuuuuuuut I am not sure whether or not I will be accepted. Kinda risky, but I would think that my times are good enough, but I just have to wait to hear back.
My first race is lined up for next Friday down at Princeton at the Larry Ellis Invitational where I will be running the 1500. Should be a good opener, not too crazy of competition but should still be very good. Then probably one more, maybe the Yale Springtime Invite where I would run the 800. Then off to Oregon. The Oregon meet will be sweet cause I will be meeting up with Jeff Caron on the 2nd plane that goes from Salt Lake City to Eugene, then hopefully we will be staying at the same hotel which is right across from campus. I hope that everything works out with the meet because I am really excited thinking about it.
New news about my housing as well. In a few weeks I will most likely be moving into an Apt. in Riverdale down in the Bronx like 1.5 miles from Van Cortlandt with Stephen and 2 other guys on the team. The apt. is pretty kick ass, really roomy, ridiculously nice area, quiet and really close to great training.
Thurs. April 10, 2008
9 miles w/ Josh at Rockies at 7 am
Wed. April 09, 2008
9 miles by myself on Bronx River Bikepath
Tues. April 08, 2008
3 mile warmup, 2x1200 1x800, 4 mile cooldown
(3:26, 3:24, 2:05)
Mon. April 07, 2008
8 miles on BRX bike path plus strides
Sun. April 06, 2008
14 miles w/ masters crew at Rockies - legs were a little tired. Ran the hilly side of the park and were moving at a good clip.
Sat. April 05, 2008
2.5 mile warmup, 1200 tempo, 6x400 hills, 6x150 hills, 3.5 mile cooldown
Good strong workout
Fri. April 04, 2008
9 miles w/ Stephen at the Rockies - River loop - Strides
Thurs. April 03, 2008
9 miles
My first race is lined up for next Friday down at Princeton at the Larry Ellis Invitational where I will be running the 1500. Should be a good opener, not too crazy of competition but should still be very good. Then probably one more, maybe the Yale Springtime Invite where I would run the 800. Then off to Oregon. The Oregon meet will be sweet cause I will be meeting up with Jeff Caron on the 2nd plane that goes from Salt Lake City to Eugene, then hopefully we will be staying at the same hotel which is right across from campus. I hope that everything works out with the meet because I am really excited thinking about it.
New news about my housing as well. In a few weeks I will most likely be moving into an Apt. in Riverdale down in the Bronx like 1.5 miles from Van Cortlandt with Stephen and 2 other guys on the team. The apt. is pretty kick ass, really roomy, ridiculously nice area, quiet and really close to great training.
Thurs. April 10, 2008
9 miles w/ Josh at Rockies at 7 am
Wed. April 09, 2008
9 miles by myself on Bronx River Bikepath
Tues. April 08, 2008
3 mile warmup, 2x1200 1x800, 4 mile cooldown
(3:26, 3:24, 2:05)
Mon. April 07, 2008
8 miles on BRX bike path plus strides
Sun. April 06, 2008
14 miles w/ masters crew at Rockies - legs were a little tired. Ran the hilly side of the park and were moving at a good clip.
Sat. April 05, 2008
2.5 mile warmup, 1200 tempo, 6x400 hills, 6x150 hills, 3.5 mile cooldown
Good strong workout
Fri. April 04, 2008
9 miles w/ Stephen at the Rockies - River loop - Strides
Thurs. April 03, 2008
9 miles
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Back to the routine.....no more sickness
Ok so last post I put up involved a rough few days for myself, but everything seems to be back in place now. It was weird, I was sick on Wednesday and was cautious on Thursday so I took the day off, ran a steady 9 on Friday feeling very good, and then later that night I started feeling crappy again. So "the sickness" as I call it, hung around for a few days, but it was of a very low intensity after Day 1. Since it started catching up with me on Saturday, I decided to take Saturday's workout nice and steady and not really hammering. It was still a quality workout, but it was in control. Then Sunday was a nice easy long run with Stephen and Bob, but my stomach again was giving me problems and made me feel kinda crappy for most of the run. Half way through I had to take a pit stop, and from there on....MUCH BETTER. That was the deal breaker for that run. Once I stopped and got the bad JUJU out I felt much better. We went for a solid 1 hour 30.
Afterwards we joked around and stretched which was then followed up by a kick ass massage. In the past, all the massages I have ever received from women have really lacked in relation to how deep I want them to go on my legs. So I went to a local woman that many people have recommended from the Westchester Track Club, Julie McElroy, and she was PHENOMENAL. She really did an extensive job on my legs, and it was at a really good intensity. It lasted probably like an hour and 20 min, which consequently made me late to brunch with the boys, but it was well worth being late.
Monday was another day that I ended up taking off becuse it was supposed to be Yankee's Opening Day. We got down there nice and early and were tailgating in the parking garage next to the stadium with the DIEHARDS. Every few minutes there was another chant or cheer going out. Such as PAPI TAKES IT UP THE ASS DOO DAA DOO DAA....and so forth. However since the sky pissed all day the game was postponed till Tuesday night at 7:05pm. This presented a problem for me since my workouts are usually Tuesday night at 6pm. I called Barnow and told him that I would workout with the guys from the Bronx on Wednesday morning at Van Cortlandt, and he was cool with it and told me to enjoy the game, which I did. YANKS won 3-2 over the Blue Jays. It was a kick ass game, and was very happy to be able to attend the last ever opening day at the current Yankee Stadium.
So this morning I woke up and ran a nice workout with Abiyot at Vanny in which he kicked my ass. His workout was a 3 lap loop of the flats, with each loop being 1.5 miles. My workout was do one loop with him, jog till he finished the 2nd loop and then do half of the loop on his 3rd. The first words from Barnow to Abiyot were "don't kill Paul on the first one Abiyot". Thats when you know its gonna be a quality workout. First I will start by saying that Abiyot ran his 4.5 miles in 21:30....yeah so that is pretty dam quick by yourself and with 30 MPH WINDS!!! Ok so we ran the first loop together and it was 7:30 for the 1.5 miles, which was a nice tempo pace, especially dealing with the winds and being in trainers. Then having him HAMMER me on his 3rd loop. It was good to get my ass kicked cause it made we work hard and will make me work harder. After all that we did 2 x 2min at a good clip. He dropped me on the 2nd one....Awesome. Next time I will be in light weight trainers, not those bricks that I wear for everyday runs. All and all a good workout, which was followed up by a nice day at work. First Outdoor race??? In a couple of weeks, not 100% where yet but it will be in a few weeks.
Wed. April 2, 2008
3 mile warmup, 1.5 miles (7:30), 7 min jogging, 4 min hard, 5 min jogging, 2 x 2 min with 2 min jogging in between.
Tues. April 1, 2008 (Yankee game)
58 min @ good clip on Railroad bed Vanny
Mon. March 31, 2008
Off
Sun. March 30, 2008
1 hour 30 min with Stephen and Bob at Rockies
(Stomach still a little messed up)
Sat. March 29, 2008
2.5 mile warmup, 4 x 90 second hills, 5 x 60 second hills, 2.5 mile cooldown
(stomach was bothering me still)
Fri. March 28, 2008
1 hour at a nice pace at the Rockies with James
Thurs. March 27, 2008
Off (Sick yesterday)
Afterwards we joked around and stretched which was then followed up by a kick ass massage. In the past, all the massages I have ever received from women have really lacked in relation to how deep I want them to go on my legs. So I went to a local woman that many people have recommended from the Westchester Track Club, Julie McElroy, and she was PHENOMENAL. She really did an extensive job on my legs, and it was at a really good intensity. It lasted probably like an hour and 20 min, which consequently made me late to brunch with the boys, but it was well worth being late.
Monday was another day that I ended up taking off becuse it was supposed to be Yankee's Opening Day. We got down there nice and early and were tailgating in the parking garage next to the stadium with the DIEHARDS. Every few minutes there was another chant or cheer going out. Such as PAPI TAKES IT UP THE ASS DOO DAA DOO DAA....and so forth. However since the sky pissed all day the game was postponed till Tuesday night at 7:05pm. This presented a problem for me since my workouts are usually Tuesday night at 6pm. I called Barnow and told him that I would workout with the guys from the Bronx on Wednesday morning at Van Cortlandt, and he was cool with it and told me to enjoy the game, which I did. YANKS won 3-2 over the Blue Jays. It was a kick ass game, and was very happy to be able to attend the last ever opening day at the current Yankee Stadium.
So this morning I woke up and ran a nice workout with Abiyot at Vanny in which he kicked my ass. His workout was a 3 lap loop of the flats, with each loop being 1.5 miles. My workout was do one loop with him, jog till he finished the 2nd loop and then do half of the loop on his 3rd. The first words from Barnow to Abiyot were "don't kill Paul on the first one Abiyot". Thats when you know its gonna be a quality workout. First I will start by saying that Abiyot ran his 4.5 miles in 21:30....yeah so that is pretty dam quick by yourself and with 30 MPH WINDS!!! Ok so we ran the first loop together and it was 7:30 for the 1.5 miles, which was a nice tempo pace, especially dealing with the winds and being in trainers. Then having him HAMMER me on his 3rd loop. It was good to get my ass kicked cause it made we work hard and will make me work harder. After all that we did 2 x 2min at a good clip. He dropped me on the 2nd one....Awesome. Next time I will be in light weight trainers, not those bricks that I wear for everyday runs. All and all a good workout, which was followed up by a nice day at work. First Outdoor race??? In a couple of weeks, not 100% where yet but it will be in a few weeks.
Wed. April 2, 2008
3 mile warmup, 1.5 miles (7:30), 7 min jogging, 4 min hard, 5 min jogging, 2 x 2 min with 2 min jogging in between.
Tues. April 1, 2008 (Yankee game)
58 min @ good clip on Railroad bed Vanny
Mon. March 31, 2008
Off
Sun. March 30, 2008
1 hour 30 min with Stephen and Bob at Rockies
(Stomach still a little messed up)
Sat. March 29, 2008
2.5 mile warmup, 4 x 90 second hills, 5 x 60 second hills, 2.5 mile cooldown
(stomach was bothering me still)
Fri. March 28, 2008
1 hour at a nice pace at the Rockies with James
Thurs. March 27, 2008
Off (Sick yesterday)
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