July Stats

Stats for the month of July:

Ran 77.5 miles over 16 runs, average pace of 12:19
Biked 12.7 miles in 1 event
Hiked 11.3 miles during 1 event
Walked 19 miles over 16 days
Swam 1/2 mile once
Did 9 sessions of body-weight workouts

Running @ 20 again

Weekly Stats:

Run: 20.4 mi
Walk: 5.5 mi
Bodyweight: 2 times

Hiking week

Stats for the week:

Hike: 11.4 mi (The Kinsmans)
Run: 6.5 mi
Swim: 0.5 mi
Walk: 3 mi
Bodyweight: 3 times

Done w/ the Kinsman's

Ripley
Latitude:44.1194
Longitude:-71.68134
GPS location Date/Time:07/24/2011 18:52:29 EDT

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Hiking out of Cascade Brook trail

Ripley
Latitude:44.12193
Longitude:-71.68979
GPS location Date/Time:07/24/2011 18:28:07 EDT

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Hiking by Kinsman Pond

Ripley
Latitude:44.13823
Longitude:-71.73376
GPS location Date/Time:07/24/2011 16:16:31 EDT

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North Kinsman overloop

Ripley
Latitude:44.13348
Longitude:-71.73648
GPS location Date/Time:07/24/2011 15:46:08 EDT

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South Kinsman Mountain

Ripley
Latitude:44.12292
Longitude:-71.73645
GPS location Date/Time:07/24/2011 14:58:42 EDT

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Approaching North Kinsman

Ripley
Latitude:44.13868
Longitude:-71.7294
GPS location Date/Time:07/24/2011 13:44:45 EDT

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Lonesome Lake

Ripley
Latitude:44.13853
Longitude:-71.70224
GPS location Date/Time:07/24/2011 11:34:16 EDT

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Approaching Lonesome Lake

Ripley
Latitude:44.13029
Longitude:-71.70438
GPS location Date/Time:07/24/2011 11:15:54 EDT

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Changing the week

Stats for the week (now Monday through Sunday):

Run: 23.9 mi
Walk: 5.5 mi
Bodyweight: 2x

Disappointing week

Stats for the week:
Run: 16 mi
Walk: 3 mi
Body-exercise: 3 times

The runs were so hard all week, even though I was running slowly. I just felt beat all the time and tired, legs were filled with lead. Thursday's run wasn't as bad as Monday and Tuesday's, so I thought today would be OK. I ended up waking up with a migraine - on the first sunny day in days...and slept for 3 extra hours and lost the whole day. I ended up doing a short 3 mile run because I just wanted to. I was supposed to do 20 this week so I could be "doing" 20 per week regularly...oh well

Prepping for the 48s

It's been a long time since I've hiked a 48...been running....but there are some in my future (oh isn't this what it's all about anyway?)...and I need to get my knees in shape. After the 48s there may be an ultra in my future. That is where my goals may take me. So....

I ran almost 7 miles at Blue Hills today. Originally I was planning on running the Skyline Trail 8 miles (4 out and back), but ended up running about 3 miles on it and then bailed on less rocky trails for the remainder. I also walked the last 1/4 mile. My time was awful. It may be I'm just tired from a very active week this week, or I'm just old and out of shape...Wasn't too smart to start running right up the first hill without much of a warm-up. 15 minutes in, my heart was pounding and I was gasping. I was passing a lot of people, even whilst hiking the steep parts! I went straight up Tucker then Buck hills.

Had to walk some of the downhills which were steep and gravely...then headed across route 28 and up Chickatawbut. I found some nicely packed with little rocks or root trails and ran those for awhile (the first 3 miles were knarley as hell) I also tuckered out completely at five - bugs were bugging and feet were hurting (stupid La Sportiva shoes too loose) - but once I got on green dot (very easy) trail, I was good for another two. I don't think I'm ready for the 7.5 mile Skyline race next weekend though...My GPS said it was 3172 feet of ascent, but I think it was more like 2000.

I ran 3.5 miles last Sunday at a 9:29 pace (much faster than any normal pace I do when not racing). On Tuesday I walked the treadmill at an 8 incline (out of 10) for a mile at 3 mph. Wednesday it was extremely humid (94%), but I ran almost 6 miles at a 10:11 pace.  Thursday I decided I would start trying to increase my speed - maybe for a 5K.  So, not warming up as much as I should have - I ran 3.5 miles but 2 of those at an 8:20 pace!  I didn't think I had it in me...it didn't feel all that hard.  I also didn't run with compression for the first time since the calf tear.  Yesterday I did almost 13 miles on the bike at a pretty good clip (14 mph) - but it felt easy to me.  I also started this morning doing a 2.5/1.5 walk/run for 25 minutes with Bethany.  So, I guess it makes sense that I was a bit run down today...

Stats this week:
Run: 19.5 mi
Bike: 12.7 mi
Walk: 7.5 mi