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My top secret training is now available to the public! I will fill in further details later. My extensive training, kicking weekends, and 2 summer jobs are occupying much of my time, and the blog has suffered. It's bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
7.5.05
AM: 28min, 4 miles, a few easy loops around the local, grassy park.
PM: 18:18 warmup (2.75 mi), 22:18 for 4 mile rolling hill tempo on Radnor trail, 25:34 cooldown (3.75 mi). Saw a tiger cat = good omen. Hot and sticky, I ran following a summer thundershower. I left my shoes to dry during the day out on the shed, and they were soaked. I culminated the day with about 140 pushups in 3 sets. I've done a lot of pushups lately, and workouts with my "I can barely lift them" 20 lb dumbbells. Suddenly, I've become a pushup ninja. I did 75 in a row the other day, a major record. Perhaps ballooning up around 180 lbs made me a man. Don't worry, a few more 100 mile weeks and I'll be 100 mile weak. Like woman.
7.4.05 HAPPY 4th of JULY!
AM: 65 min, 10 miles at a good, healthy pace. Ran around the Willows park trails. Tripped and, for a millisecond looked like superman, before faceplanting on some roots.
PM: 35.5 min, got out for another 5 mi. today around the crappy ankle-breaker park. I hit many plants and cross my fingers it's not poison ivy. So far, so good.
7.3.05
1 hour 40 min, a dandy of a run at Valley Forge. Mt. Joy over to Horseshoe trail (I think). Much cooler in shade, swell to be on trails. Stacy studied in grass as I ran. Saw deer by the bushel. What this park lacks is a few cheetahs to thin out the herd.
Went to Phillies game tonight. Dropped by Geno's on the way in and got authentic Philly Cheesesteaks. Phillies blew the game, but fought a good battle. I suggest that the catcher learn to catch. I knew I was at a Philly event when a big hombre gave double middle-fingers when the "fan cam" highlighted him at the beginning of the game. Pretty funny.
7.2.05
57 min, a good 8+ easy in the morning, found a mini trail in a private neighborhood along Montgomery Rd. Ran prior to heading out to Live 8 in Philly. This megaconcert was a good time, but try as I might, I couldn't see the stage. Only could watch on jumbo-tron screens and of course, listen, which is what it was all about anyway. I unabashedly came for the music and the scene, not the politics. Sure, helping people is good, but people shouldn't let celebrities brainwash them before reviewing all the facts. I got jiggy with it to the extreme maximum.
7.1.05
AM: 35min, 5 miles. Guess who got kicked out of Presbyterian Children's Village Today? (It's me, it's me). I like running around the large campus in my neighborhood (close to a mile around and grassy). Some chump asked me to leave the premises because "there are little girls around." (I think my path may have unwittingly cut by the munchkin's dorms). I politely departed, but I mean come on, WWJD? Kick an innocent runner out of God-town? Unlikely...
PM: 53min (15 min warmup, 2:51 half mile uphill, 3:27 easy half mile, 2:35 quicker half mile, 3:2
6 easy half mile, 2:36 quicker half mile, 3:31 easy half mile, 5:05 quicker (downhill) mile, 14.5 min cooldown). I wanted to do something to remind my legs what sub-6 pace felt like, but couldn't muster a real workout. This sufficed. One of these days I ran during a thunderstorm, I think it was today. "I ain't afraid of no ghosts"
6.30.05
AM: 35 min, 5 miles
PM: 56 min. 8+ miles? Maybe ran around Bryn Mawr grad college. I've seen a fox on the playing field twice here. I believe it's his home!
6.29.05
AM: 35.5 min, 5 miles.
PM: 81:42 min, really hot day. Ran to Willows. First time on these trails in a while, and I stuck around for a while. Portions felt tropical and appeared as visions from the Amazon--steam rising from little creeks, tiny waterfalls, large plants overgrowing the paths... I also discovered stinging nettle/burnt hazel that ouched like nobody's business.
6.28.05
AM: 35 min, easy 5 miles. Nothing like some cobwebs in the face from AnkleBreaker park to wake you up in the morning!
PM: 18 min warmup,22:10 4 mile hilly tempo on Radnor Trail,14 min cooldown. Really steamy day.
6.27.05
PM: 67 min, 10 miles somewhere.
6.26.05
1 hour 33 min 51 seconds, 15 miles. Super-dooper, I can't believe it's not butter, hot. Drove up to the rail trail north of Baltimore, where the miles are marked. This forces me to press the pace, but this is good once in a while. Gladly, there was a fountain about 7 miles in that I soaked myself in. I was swimming in sweat (as I side note, this creates some brilliant chafage). Anyway, the pace was around 6:15/mile most of the run. The trail is pretty flat, and tow-path like.
6.25.05
64 min, easy 9-9.5 miles around Charm City (up to Dru Hill through Hopkins). Did this run after a long day in DC so I was rather weary. The zoo rocked. Radical gorillas could've entertained me for days. Another favorite event was witnessing the elephants get their daily baths (hot, I must say). Of course, the cheetah kitten unveiling was also momentous. Stacy and I also swung by the Smithsonian, which was having a festival. No kidding, on my run, I saw a midget. I felt like I was back at the zoo. Luckily, I was wearing sunglasses and could stare at him while pretending not to!
6.24.05
PM 55 min, Friday morning run.
6.23.05
AM: 27.5
53 min
6.22.05
74 min
6.21.05
AM 28 min
14 warmup, 22:26 4 mile tempo, 14.5
6.20.05
AM 35 min
47 min
6.19.05
72 min
6.18.05
66 min
6.17.05
49 min
6.16.05
55 min
6.15.05
AM: 37.5 min
29.5 min
6.14.05
58 min
6.13.05
52 min
6.12.05
50 min
6.11.05
42 min
6.10.05
55 min
6.09.05
43 min
6.8.05
33 min
6.7.05
43.5 min
6.6.05
40 min
6.5.05
35.5 min
6.4.05
30
6.3.05
???
6.2.05
29 min
7.5.05
AM: 28min, 4 miles, a few easy loops around the local, grassy park.
PM: 18:18 warmup (2.75 mi), 22:18 for 4 mile rolling hill tempo on Radnor trail, 25:34 cooldown (3.75 mi). Saw a tiger cat = good omen. Hot and sticky, I ran following a summer thundershower. I left my shoes to dry during the day out on the shed, and they were soaked. I culminated the day with about 140 pushups in 3 sets. I've done a lot of pushups lately, and workouts with my "I can barely lift them" 20 lb dumbbells. Suddenly, I've become a pushup ninja. I did 75 in a row the other day, a major record. Perhaps ballooning up around 180 lbs made me a man. Don't worry, a few more 100 mile weeks and I'll be 100 mile weak. Like woman.
7.4.05 HAPPY 4th of JULY!
AM: 65 min, 10 miles at a good, healthy pace. Ran around the Willows park trails. Tripped and, for a millisecond looked like superman, before faceplanting on some roots.
PM: 35.5 min, got out for another 5 mi. today around the crappy ankle-breaker park. I hit many plants and cross my fingers it's not poison ivy. So far, so good.
7.3.05
1 hour 40 min, a dandy of a run at Valley Forge. Mt. Joy over to Horseshoe trail (I think). Much cooler in shade, swell to be on trails. Stacy studied in grass as I ran. Saw deer by the bushel. What this park lacks is a few cheetahs to thin out the herd.
Went to Phillies game tonight. Dropped by Geno's on the way in and got authentic Philly Cheesesteaks. Phillies blew the game, but fought a good battle. I suggest that the catcher learn to catch. I knew I was at a Philly event when a big hombre gave double middle-fingers when the "fan cam" highlighted him at the beginning of the game. Pretty funny.
7.2.05
57 min, a good 8+ easy in the morning, found a mini trail in a private neighborhood along Montgomery Rd. Ran prior to heading out to Live 8 in Philly. This megaconcert was a good time, but try as I might, I couldn't see the stage. Only could watch on jumbo-tron screens and of course, listen, which is what it was all about anyway. I unabashedly came for the music and the scene, not the politics. Sure, helping people is good, but people shouldn't let celebrities brainwash them before reviewing all the facts. I got jiggy with it to the extreme maximum.
7.1.05
AM: 35min, 5 miles. Guess who got kicked out of Presbyterian Children's Village Today? (It's me, it's me). I like running around the large campus in my neighborhood (close to a mile around and grassy). Some chump asked me to leave the premises because "there are little girls around." (I think my path may have unwittingly cut by the munchkin's dorms). I politely departed, but I mean come on, WWJD? Kick an innocent runner out of God-town? Unlikely...
PM: 53min (15 min warmup, 2:51 half mile uphill, 3:27 easy half mile, 2:35 quicker half mile, 3:2
6 easy half mile, 2:36 quicker half mile, 3:31 easy half mile, 5:05 quicker (downhill) mile, 14.5 min cooldown). I wanted to do something to remind my legs what sub-6 pace felt like, but couldn't muster a real workout. This sufficed. One of these days I ran during a thunderstorm, I think it was today. "I ain't afraid of no ghosts"6.30.05
AM: 35 min, 5 miles
PM: 56 min. 8+ miles? Maybe ran around Bryn Mawr grad college. I've seen a fox on the playing field twice here. I believe it's his home!
6.29.05
AM: 35.5 min, 5 miles.
PM: 81:42 min, really hot day. Ran to Willows. First time on these trails in a while, and I stuck around for a while. Portions felt tropical and appeared as visions from the Amazon--steam rising from little creeks, tiny waterfalls, large plants overgrowing the paths... I also discovered stinging nettle/burnt hazel that ouched like nobody's business.
6.28.05
AM: 35 min, easy 5 miles. Nothing like some cobwebs in the face from AnkleBreaker park to wake you up in the morning!
PM: 18 min warmup,22:10 4 mile hilly tempo on Radnor Trail,14 min cooldown. Really steamy day.
6.27.05
PM: 67 min, 10 miles somewhere.
6.26.05
1 hour 33 min 51 seconds, 15 miles. Super-dooper, I can't believe it's not butter, hot. Drove up to the rail trail north of Baltimore, where the miles are marked. This forces me to press the pace, but this is good once in a while. Gladly, there was a fountain about 7 miles in that I soaked myself in. I was swimming in sweat (as I side note, this creates some brilliant chafage). Anyway, the pace was around 6:15/mile most of the run. The trail is pretty flat, and tow-path like.
6.25.05
64 min, easy 9-9.5 miles around Charm City (up to Dru Hill through Hopkins). Did this run after a long day in DC so I was rather weary. The zoo rocked. Radical gorillas could've entertained me for days. Another favorite event was witnessing the elephants get their daily baths (hot, I must say). Of course, the cheetah kitten unveiling was also momentous. Stacy and I also swung by the Smithsonian, which was having a festival. No kidding, on my run, I saw a midget. I felt like I was back at the zoo. Luckily, I was wearing sunglasses and could stare at him while pretending not to!
6.24.05
PM 55 min, Friday morning run.
6.23.05
AM: 27.5
53 min
6.22.05
74 min
6.21.05
AM 28 min
14 warmup, 22:26 4 mile tempo, 14.5
6.20.05
AM 35 min
47 min
6.19.05
72 min
6.18.05
66 min
6.17.05
49 min
6.16.05
55 min
6.15.05
AM: 37.5 min
29.5 min
6.14.05
58 min
6.13.05
52 min
6.12.05
50 min
6.11.05
42 min
6.10.05
55 min
6.09.05
43 min
6.8.05
33 min
6.7.05
43.5 min
6.6.05
40 min
6.5.05
35.5 min
6.4.05
30
6.3.05
???
6.2.05
29 min
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