First Race

On Wednesday, I ran 34 minutes on the treadmill and walked 60 minutes on Tuesday and Thursday. The running was very difficult all week because I was still very sore from yoga...those crazy groin stretching exercises...hard to lift my legs up to walk or run...

Yesterday was my first race ever. It was great fun - 4 miles (or maybe 3.66 since they cut it) of technical trails in Beverly Falls, MA. This was part of the North Shore Trail series. I did pretty well and ran it in 43 minutes (11:50 pace). Jen ran the 8 mile (or 7.34) in like 70 minutes.

I started off too fast, even though I was trying not to, but maintained it fairly well. This was the longest I've run in a few years.

Today, I went back to yoga and it was great!

Update:  Course was 3.65 and 7.3 (according to the updated website)

going to race

I found a trail-running race in Beverly Farms (North Shore) next Saturday and Jen said she'll run it with me. She is preparing for a 1/2 Marathon on October 9th - and I may go ahead and do it as well!

Today ran 25 minutes on the treadmill.

Fallout

This week my knees ached a lot but I managed to run twice, do an hour walk and start taking yoga. Well today (day after yoga), I feel like someone beat me with a bat. The yoga killed more than anything I have felt in a long time.

Also today, Bethany and I went and watched Jen at an all female triathlon in RI. It was a lot of fun to watch. Maybe I'll do it next year. In the meantime, I think I'll try doing some kind of race since I never have and it seems good motivation.

Jen coming in for the finish:

Jen and Lisa's excellent adventure wrap-up.

We hiked up Falling Waters trail, over the Franconia Ridge and down to the Greenleaf hut. Next day we hiked down from Greenleaf to our car and drove over to the Highland center. We hiked up and back Mt Jackson. Next morning we saw a young bear trying to get up the nerve to go over to a compost container, then we hiked up and back Ripley and Arethusa Falls and headed home.



We hiked a little over 18 miles, about 8300 feet of elevation gain and loss. That's over a mile and a half straight up!

The Falls

Today we are taking it easy before our drive back home. We are hiking a couple of easy waterfall hikes.

To and from Ripley Falls was 1 mile and 425 of elevation gain. This was a really nice spot with no other people present!
To and from Arethusa Falls was 3 miles and 1120 feet of elevation gain. We did this in an hour and 45 minutes, 45 minutes faster than book time. There were lots of people here...

Total mileage for today was 4 miles and 1545 feet of elevation gain.

Relaxing at the Highland Center

From the top of Mt Jackson

After hiking 2.9 miles down from Greenleaf Hut (2565 elevation loss), we hiked 5.25 miles up and back Mt Jackson: 2590 feet of elevation gain and loss: a total of 8.15 miles, 2710 gain and 5155 loss.

We actually did slightly better than book time, despite how rugged the trail and tired we were!

Sunset at Greenleaf Hut

At Greenleaf Hut!

Took us 5 hours and 15 minutes (including breaks), to hike up Falling Waters trail, over Haystack, Lincoln and Lafayette, and down to Greenleaf hut. It was a total of 6 very hard miles: 4040 feet of elevation gain and 1640 of loss.

Jen trying to text/call Peter:

From 2010-08-14

At the top of Mt Lafayette

On the Franconia ridge

We've got Lincoln and Lafayette ahead of us. It was a grueling hike up the Falling Waters Trail.

In car and on way to Franconia Notch

Moving

Last Sunday, I went for a long 1.5 hour walk at Slater Memorial Park with Bethany and Lupe. On Monday, road ran for 21 minutes and walked for 45. Tuesday, walked for 1.5 hours again. On Wednesday, a 22 minute run on the treadmill. Thursday, just to and fro work for 45 minutes of walking. On Friday, 45 minutes to and from work plus 30 minutes in the morning. Yesterday, Saturday, ran for 32 minutes at Slater and walked 15, plus another 30 minute walk after dinner. Today did another 1.5 hour 4.5 mile walk at Slater.