One of the major issues for me right now up in Orono is a lack of money. So on last Thursday I decided that coming home to work at the Running Company would be the best best in order to pay rent. Having $40 in the bank account is not necessarily the best thing. Running has been getting better over the past few weeks as well. I have been somewhere between 70-80 miles a week I believe. Nothing crazy, just slowly increasing the miles, and started doing workouts about a week to a week and a half ago. More tempo and five minute pace right now than anything. I am gonna focus on Aerobic strength over the next few weeks to few months with an emphasis on hills. I believe that hills really make me, personally, stronger than any other workout. Jeff Caron is back in New England and look forward to beating him in the first thing that I can think of. Most likely will be drinking related but not guaranteed. OK I will guarantee that it is drinking related.
I also think that since I have been home I have developed a smaller than normal gambling problem. I also think that the way to get out of a gambling problem is to gamble more.
Fri 11/21 - 3 pm - 10 miles on Colonial Greenway, 1 hr 5 min. 6xstrides
Thurs 11/20 - 8 am - 5 miles on OCA. 4pm - 7 miles on Treadmill at store.
Wed. 11/19 - 9 miles on Bronx River Bike path
Tues 11/18 - 6:30pm - 2.5 warmup, drills, 4x1200 (2:37-2:41), 3.5 cooldown
Mon 11/17 - 7am - 10 miles w/ Joseph, Stanley and Mike at Rockies, Pretty dam fast
Sun 11/16 - 9am - 16 miles with Stephen, Richard Kiplagat, Aidan Walsh and some other 2:09 marathon guy at Rockies. First part was pretty relaxed but then we hammered the second half of the run.
Sat 11/15 - OFF - Watched NCAA DI Regionals at Vanny
Fri 11/14 - 1 hour at Vanny with the Maine team
Thur 11/13 10 miles at Colonial Greenway, felt pretty relaxed after 7 hour drive back to NY
Wed 11/12 - 9 miles from apt in Stillwater. 4 min faster than normal
Tues 11/11 - 3 mile warmup, 1 mile 4:55, 27 min of 2 min on 1 min off, 3 mile CD
Mon 11/10 - 7 miles in AM with Donny real easy, 5 miles PM with Jette
Sun 11/09 - 14+ miles at Eagle Lake, Bar Harbor with Goode and Judson Cake, ridiculously hilly run, but I really liked it. Jette and Bridget came with us and they did their own run. Ate a very expensive breakfast afterwards.
Sat 11/08 - 3 mile warmup, 5x1000 (3:06) on Bangor track with Goode and Brenna, 3 mile cooldown
Fri 11/07 - 9-10 miles
Friday, November 21, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Total Recall.....Alas this will not have Arnold
I will attempt to recall all the things that have occured in the past 3 months in the shortest time possible. 1st, I continued to run for 3 weeks after the Beach to Beacon, ran the 5 mile Club Road Race Championships at Central Park...26:20. Pretty sweet time for not really training and running at like 8am, but I did end up with about 12 NASTY blisters on both feet that were there for literally a month. I'm pretty sure in the month of August I picked up a slight drinking problem, but countered that with a large eating and running problem. I wasn't taking anything too seriously in August because on Sept. 3rd I was having my Deviated Septum fixed. 2nd issue: I had my septum fixed from the time I broke it in 2nd grade. I will be pretty dam honest and say that this procedure SUCKED. I will also say that the doctor who did it was one of the best in New York and he said that within his 30 year career with this, I was the 2nd person to have the complications that I had. 3rd Issue: Because of how badly deviated my septum was, it caused a blood clot to form at the top of my septum. This caused more bleeding, longer recovery time and numerous/extremely painful visits to the doctor's office. Hopefully I can get one or two of my pictures up. Pretty much I had thick long Gauze pads shoved up towards my brain at all times and when I went to get the blood clot taken out, he had to inject my Septum with novacaine like 6 times, then sliced open the septum then sucked out the blood clot.....NOT COMFORTABLE. Now it is November 7th, and I have to go back next week with the high chance that he is going to have to remove scar tissue...pretty excited about that.
Next topic: Orono. So I am back in the ridiculously large and underpopulated state of Maine to finish the last part of my Masters. All I have to do left is finish a small internship with the Maine XC and Track team. As of right now I have not done too much because there are already 2 coaches and there is only so much you can do in XC. It is definitely weird being back up here. Everything is as I remember: Quiet, slow and wooded. I won't lie, the first couple weeks up here were pretty cool because I was just running and exploring again and it was pretty sweet, but that gets old quick when you really don't have anyone to do this with. I more or less just hangout all day, get my run in and then don't hang out with anyone. I do talk to one or two people on the team on a frequent basis but the age difference is very apparant and those peeps are doing their own thing, which is cool, but sucks for me. Whatever. I will finish my hours and then figure out what I am doing. (This is the typical Mainer by the way)
Next topic: Running. So all I have been doing for the past 2 months is running, no workouts. It has taken me a while to feel comfortable with my running that I am gonna start attempting to do workouts this week and from here on out. I also am going to get a nice little blood test to see where my iron levels are, because I have not been feeling that good for the past few weeks and I have had issues with Iron in the past. One plus is that I get to run with Adam Goode on frequent occasions. The only down side is that it is usually at 6:30 in the AM. Goode on the plus note was just elected to the Maine Legislature this past weekend. Now if you don't believe the strength of Flannel and a beard, that is all the kid wore when he campaigned and waited at the polls. Its amazing. He is one of the positives of being up here, getting to run with him has been fun.
So I have been running between 50-80 miles a week for the past 5 weeks and plan on being consistent around 80-85 for the next few weeks.
Oh yeah, plus I have not really been making money since I have been here...subbing is on the block but have not been called to frequently. I am gonna be heading back to NYC for 2 weeks to do some working and then come back up. That will be pretty sweet cause I can run with my old teammates back in NY and they can kick my ass into shape.
Next topic: Orono. So I am back in the ridiculously large and underpopulated state of Maine to finish the last part of my Masters. All I have to do left is finish a small internship with the Maine XC and Track team. As of right now I have not done too much because there are already 2 coaches and there is only so much you can do in XC. It is definitely weird being back up here. Everything is as I remember: Quiet, slow and wooded. I won't lie, the first couple weeks up here were pretty cool because I was just running and exploring again and it was pretty sweet, but that gets old quick when you really don't have anyone to do this with. I more or less just hangout all day, get my run in and then don't hang out with anyone. I do talk to one or two people on the team on a frequent basis but the age difference is very apparant and those peeps are doing their own thing, which is cool, but sucks for me. Whatever. I will finish my hours and then figure out what I am doing. (This is the typical Mainer by the way)
Next topic: Running. So all I have been doing for the past 2 months is running, no workouts. It has taken me a while to feel comfortable with my running that I am gonna start attempting to do workouts this week and from here on out. I also am going to get a nice little blood test to see where my iron levels are, because I have not been feeling that good for the past few weeks and I have had issues with Iron in the past. One plus is that I get to run with Adam Goode on frequent occasions. The only down side is that it is usually at 6:30 in the AM. Goode on the plus note was just elected to the Maine Legislature this past weekend. Now if you don't believe the strength of Flannel and a beard, that is all the kid wore when he campaigned and waited at the polls. Its amazing. He is one of the positives of being up here, getting to run with him has been fun.
So I have been running between 50-80 miles a week for the past 5 weeks and plan on being consistent around 80-85 for the next few weeks.
Oh yeah, plus I have not really been making money since I have been here...subbing is on the block but have not been called to frequently. I am gonna be heading back to NYC for 2 weeks to do some working and then come back up. That will be pretty sweet cause I can run with my old teammates back in NY and they can kick my ass into shape.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Beach to Beacon
So this past weekend I was up in the upper upper Northeast, Maine. This was the weekend of the great Beach to Beacon. I got to see so many people that I have not seen in so long and it was tough leaving. The weather was pretty good for the most part, a little rainy on the race day but that helped to keep it cool. Anyways, despite a quick poop break after Mile 4, and not running for 3 weeks, I ran as well as I had planned on going. After the race we went back to Jeff Caron's parents place in Auburn and took pretty sweet naps while Jeff prepared for his annual Jeffapalooza. I will quickly take you back to two years ago where the party was first initiated. The party was rainy and 55 degrees the entire day, I was partying EXTREMELY, first one naked in the pool and then yelled at Sean Steinhagen for about an hour at the top of my lungs. So there were some big expectations...
This years party started pretty early, roughly 5pm with the arrival of Tony Morgan, Troy Irvine, Pat Guerette and Donny Dizzle. They went at the beer early, which led to much more fun night in my eyes. Maybe an hour or so later more people showed up and then began the volleyball. Tony and I lost to Kaili and Dallas, Kaili being a former Umaine dominator in V-ball. So there were no hard feelings. We partied all night and I can truthfully say that it was the most fun I have had in months, maybe a year. I was very sad to leave Maine, but its all gravy cause it had to be for now. I also did get to see LV and she was my partner for all the games that we played throughout the night. With a combined height of 12'5" we dominated and set a new standard about what it takes to win.
The next day was a rough one, but getting woken up to eat is always a great way to start the day....after a long slow breakfast I took a nap and headed off back down to Worcester, MA to hang out with Pat for the night and play video games. The next morning I was awoken by Pat @ 7 am cause he had caught a bat in his bedroom. It must have taken skill so I don't know how he did it. Now I am back in NY and getting back into the training and trying to get myself to be happy again.
Tues. Aug 5, 2008
45 min - OCA
Mon. Aug 4, 2008
45 min - BXR bike path
Sun. Aug 3, 2008
OFF
Sat. Aug 2, 2008
Beach to Beacon
2.5 mile warmup, 10k, 2 mile cooldown
34:09
Fri. Aug 1, 2008
4 mile run with Jeff
Thurs. July 31, 2008
9.5 miles with Josh and Jeff - Fells
This years party started pretty early, roughly 5pm with the arrival of Tony Morgan, Troy Irvine, Pat Guerette and Donny Dizzle. They went at the beer early, which led to much more fun night in my eyes. Maybe an hour or so later more people showed up and then began the volleyball. Tony and I lost to Kaili and Dallas, Kaili being a former Umaine dominator in V-ball. So there were no hard feelings. We partied all night and I can truthfully say that it was the most fun I have had in months, maybe a year. I was very sad to leave Maine, but its all gravy cause it had to be for now. I also did get to see LV and she was my partner for all the games that we played throughout the night. With a combined height of 12'5" we dominated and set a new standard about what it takes to win.
The next day was a rough one, but getting woken up to eat is always a great way to start the day....after a long slow breakfast I took a nap and headed off back down to Worcester, MA to hang out with Pat for the night and play video games. The next morning I was awoken by Pat @ 7 am cause he had caught a bat in his bedroom. It must have taken skill so I don't know how he did it. Now I am back in NY and getting back into the training and trying to get myself to be happy again.
Tues. Aug 5, 2008
45 min - OCA
Mon. Aug 4, 2008
45 min - BXR bike path
Sun. Aug 3, 2008
OFF
Sat. Aug 2, 2008
Beach to Beacon
2.5 mile warmup, 10k, 2 mile cooldown
34:09
Fri. Aug 1, 2008
4 mile run with Jeff
Thurs. July 31, 2008
9.5 miles with Josh and Jeff - Fells
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Running is now on a Break
SO I have had a long period where I have not taken more than 1 day in a row off, since August of 2007. My training has been steadily declining and I feel that now is a good time to call it quits for the season. I am most likely going to take like 10 days or so completely off and just relax and then get back into some easy running for a while. I can't say that I am completely or remotely happy with how my season went. I raced just about 2 times, 3rd time ending abruptly, and just trained more or less all year. The worst part was the fact that I did not run as fast as I wanted to in the season. I was very disappointed with myself, but such is life.
I will have to reconsider my goals for next year and I will make 2 nice scheduled breaks after the seasons, so hopefully I can make it further in the year feeling fresher. This was a little bit of a transition year for me, coming back to NY and training with the Westchester Track Club and all the crazy runners here.
Also from June 28th - July 7th I was out at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, OR with Jeff Caron, Lansing, Ira, Fenton, Brendan Carr and many many others that we knew. It was friggin sweet being out there. All we did was run, eat, sleep and watch track......and drink. I will also say that probably one of the coolest runs that I have ever done was at the McKenzie River National Park I believe. We went for an easy 10 miles along the river, and it felt like we were in the EWOK Forest from Star Wars, it was NUTS. The trail would go along the water for a while then go back inland and then back to the water and so forth. Everytime that we got near the water the air temp cooled about 10 degrees at least and it was really awesome. The Men's 800 was the race of the trials with the Men's 100 also being unreal. So in retrospect, I was so happy being out there with everyone and wish that it did not have to end.
I am going to try to recall what my running has been over the last 5 weeks, I can remember the workouts no prob but the running might be tough.
Thurs. July 17, 2008
Off
Wed. July 16, 2008
Off
Tues. July 15, 2008
Off
Mon. July 14, 2008
Off
Sun. July 13, 2008
Off
Sat. July 12, 2008
3 mile warmup, 2x mile, 7x40 sec hills, 2.5 mile cooldown
4:43, 4:34
Felt ok, not great, it was really hot and I have not been sleeping very well the past couple of nights since coming back from Oregon.
Fri. July 11, 2008
I will have to reconsider my goals for next year and I will make 2 nice scheduled breaks after the seasons, so hopefully I can make it further in the year feeling fresher. This was a little bit of a transition year for me, coming back to NY and training with the Westchester Track Club and all the crazy runners here.
Also from June 28th - July 7th I was out at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, OR with Jeff Caron, Lansing, Ira, Fenton, Brendan Carr and many many others that we knew. It was friggin sweet being out there. All we did was run, eat, sleep and watch track......and drink. I will also say that probably one of the coolest runs that I have ever done was at the McKenzie River National Park I believe. We went for an easy 10 miles along the river, and it felt like we were in the EWOK Forest from Star Wars, it was NUTS. The trail would go along the water for a while then go back inland and then back to the water and so forth. Everytime that we got near the water the air temp cooled about 10 degrees at least and it was really awesome. The Men's 800 was the race of the trials with the Men's 100 also being unreal. So in retrospect, I was so happy being out there with everyone and wish that it did not have to end.
I am going to try to recall what my running has been over the last 5 weeks, I can remember the workouts no prob but the running might be tough.
Thurs. July 17, 2008
Off
Wed. July 16, 2008
Off
Tues. July 15, 2008
Off
Mon. July 14, 2008
Off
Sun. July 13, 2008
Off
Sat. July 12, 2008
3 mile warmup, 2x mile, 7x40 sec hills, 2.5 mile cooldown
4:43, 4:34
Felt ok, not great, it was really hot and I have not been sleeping very well the past couple of nights since coming back from Oregon.
Fri. July 11, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Who cares if I like gambling
Wed. June 11, 2008
20 min warmup, 2x Vanny flats, 15 min cool down
7:14, 6:53
Tues. June 10, 2008
48 min with Joseph at Vanny
(ran early cause it was 87 degrees at 7am, rough start to the day)
Mon. June 09, 2008
Got a late start to the day, no running, 101 degrees throughout the day
Sun. June 08, 2008
10 miles with Bo up @ Rockies. Riduculously hot and humid at 10 am, 94 degrees and humid. Bo was not used to the heat and we had to pack it in early, and I will admit it was a rough day with the heat
Sat. June 07, 2008
Ran 5 miles from the store after working 8am - 6:30pm (sidewalk sale, absolutely CRAZY.....also 97 degrees)
Fri. June 06, 2008
1 hour run
20 min warmup, 2x Vanny flats, 15 min cool down
7:14, 6:53
Tues. June 10, 2008
48 min with Joseph at Vanny
(ran early cause it was 87 degrees at 7am, rough start to the day)
Mon. June 09, 2008
Got a late start to the day, no running, 101 degrees throughout the day
Sun. June 08, 2008
10 miles with Bo up @ Rockies. Riduculously hot and humid at 10 am, 94 degrees and humid. Bo was not used to the heat and we had to pack it in early, and I will admit it was a rough day with the heat
Sat. June 07, 2008
Ran 5 miles from the store after working 8am - 6:30pm (sidewalk sale, absolutely CRAZY.....also 97 degrees)
Fri. June 06, 2008
1 hour run
Friday, June 6, 2008
Thurs. June 05, 2008
52 minutes with Joseph and Bo at Vanny (quick pace)
Wed. June 04, 2008
25 min warmup, 2x1 lap of Vanny flats, 20 min cool down
6:54, 6:59
Tues. June 03, 2008
1 hour at Vanny with Joseph
Mon. June 02, 2008
No run on (Calf was KILLING)Calf cramp in middle of night
Sun. June 01, 2008
12 miles from Teri's to Vanny
Sat. May 31, 2008
3 mile warmup, 2x80 second hills, 6x90 second hill, 1x50 second, 2.5 mile cooldown
Jeff came down to watch Reebok Grand Prix....nothing like missing a World Record cause you left early
Fri. May 30, 2008
Thurs. May 29, 2008
Wed. May 28, 2008
Tues. May 27, 2008
Mon. May 26, 2008
Sun. May 25, 2008
Off, BACK WAS REALLLLLL TIGHT
Sat. May 24, 2008
2 mile warmup, drills, Boston High Performance 1500
3:59....Got tripped up and thought I pulled something in my Hammy
Fri, May 23, 2008
30 min, massage, drove to Boston
Thurs, May 22, 2008
45 min
Wed. May 21, 2008
off, massage
Tues. May 20, 2008
3 mile warmup, 1 mile tempo, 3x90 seconds harder pace, 2x25 seconds quick, 3.5 mile cooldown
Mon. May 19, 2008
1 hour run
52 minutes with Joseph and Bo at Vanny (quick pace)
Wed. June 04, 2008
25 min warmup, 2x1 lap of Vanny flats, 20 min cool down
6:54, 6:59
Tues. June 03, 2008
1 hour at Vanny with Joseph
Mon. June 02, 2008
No run on (Calf was KILLING)Calf cramp in middle of night
Sun. June 01, 2008
12 miles from Teri's to Vanny
Sat. May 31, 2008
3 mile warmup, 2x80 second hills, 6x90 second hill, 1x50 second, 2.5 mile cooldown
Jeff came down to watch Reebok Grand Prix....nothing like missing a World Record cause you left early
Fri. May 30, 2008
Thurs. May 29, 2008
Wed. May 28, 2008
Tues. May 27, 2008
Mon. May 26, 2008
Sun. May 25, 2008
Off, BACK WAS REALLLLLL TIGHT
Sat. May 24, 2008
2 mile warmup, drills, Boston High Performance 1500
3:59....Got tripped up and thought I pulled something in my Hammy
Fri, May 23, 2008
30 min, massage, drove to Boston
Thurs, May 22, 2008
45 min
Wed. May 21, 2008
off, massage
Tues. May 20, 2008
3 mile warmup, 1 mile tempo, 3x90 seconds harder pace, 2x25 seconds quick, 3.5 mile cooldown
Mon. May 19, 2008
1 hour run
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Gearing up
Things are gearing up and I am getting ready for the next few weeks of races. This upcoming Saturday I will be racing the Boston High Performance 1500 meters up @ Bentley College. Should be a good race and it will get me some more preparation for my race out in Cali in 3 weeks. I have been rolling along in workouts and runs. Right now I am working to make up some hours I missed and working to prepare for hours I PLAN on missing in the next couple of weeks.
I have begun my slow transition of moving into my new apartment with my new roommates. The past few nights we have eaten together and had a great time. I am really looking forward to the living situation. There will be great training, eating and conversations. It is a basic eating situation where we eat, meat, vegtables and Ugali (Kenyan cornmeal).
Sun. May 18, 2008
1 hour 20 min on Colonial Greenway
Sat. May 17, 2008
8am. watched Healthy Kidney 10k
1:30 pm 3 mile warmup, 4x400 58, 8x25 sec hills, 3 mile cooldown
(58, 58, 58, 58)
Fri. May 16, 2008 - 6:45am
1 hour run with Joseph at Van Cortlandt/ Van Cortlandt Golf Course
Thurs. May 15, 2008 - 6:45am
56 min run with Joseph @ Van Cortlandt
(Today was a ROUGH run, first time I had really run early in the am in a while, and first time doing the back hills at Vanny a couple times. Those hills are hard when your body does not want to run).
Wed. May 14, 2008
1 hour run from BRC on BRX bikepath
Tues. May 13, 2008 @ Rockies
3 mile warmup, 2 x mile, 5 x 300 (51 secs roughly), 3.5 mile cooldown
(4:54, 4:44)
Mon. May 12, 2008
50 min run @ Colonial Greenway (Saw some old couple getting it on in the middle of the trail)
I have begun my slow transition of moving into my new apartment with my new roommates. The past few nights we have eaten together and had a great time. I am really looking forward to the living situation. There will be great training, eating and conversations. It is a basic eating situation where we eat, meat, vegtables and Ugali (Kenyan cornmeal).
Sun. May 18, 2008
1 hour 20 min on Colonial Greenway
Sat. May 17, 2008
8am. watched Healthy Kidney 10k
1:30 pm 3 mile warmup, 4x400 58, 8x25 sec hills, 3 mile cooldown
(58, 58, 58, 58)
Fri. May 16, 2008 - 6:45am
1 hour run with Joseph at Van Cortlandt/ Van Cortlandt Golf Course
Thurs. May 15, 2008 - 6:45am
56 min run with Joseph @ Van Cortlandt
(Today was a ROUGH run, first time I had really run early in the am in a while, and first time doing the back hills at Vanny a couple times. Those hills are hard when your body does not want to run).
Wed. May 14, 2008
1 hour run from BRC on BRX bikepath
Tues. May 13, 2008 @ Rockies
3 mile warmup, 2 x mile, 5 x 300 (51 secs roughly), 3.5 mile cooldown
(4:54, 4:44)
Mon. May 12, 2008
50 min run @ Colonial Greenway (Saw some old couple getting it on in the middle of the trail)
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