LaFortune Park and the road runners
Posted by Brad in Training on 24. Apr, 2008 | 1 Comment
I started running at LaFortune Park this week after deciding I should look for other trails in the midtown area. The Riverside trail is nice, but it can be a bit monotonous. LaFortune is a nice 3-mile loop of mostly small gravel with a few asphalt sections (one 1/10 mile section through the side of [...]
Rocky Hill Ranch 50K
Posted by Brad in Race reports on 20. Apr, 2008 | 1 Comment
Highlights Fantastic soft-pine covered single track throughout most of course (just overlook the big rocky climbs at the beginning!) Well stocked and staffed aid stations at 5-mile intervals on 15.5 mile loop (you’ll meet veterans who know how to help, encourage, and be sure you’re doing things right) Easy 45-minute drive from Austin’s airport makes [...]
Lake McMurtry 25K
Posted by Brad in Race reports on 13. Apr, 2008 | 1 Comment
Highlights Exquisitely planned route with aid stations every 2 miles or so (no need even for a hand bottle) Trail markers every quarter-mile! Mostly single track, occasional jaunt through a field, a little bit of asphalt–almost entirely runnable Opportunities for improvement Start time was pushed back 30 minutes but I had no idea until I [...]
Afternoon river run
Posted by Brad in Gear, Training on 06. Apr, 2008 | 0 Comments
I wanted to get in another 6-8 miles this afternoon to help prepare for this Saturday’s 25K at Lake McMurty but I ended up just logging 4 miles. I’m having a bit of a seam issue with the Under Armor tights I’m wearing underneath my shorts. So about half way through the run, I realized [...]
Midtown to Jenks, out and back
Posted by Brad in Training on 06. Apr, 2008 | 0 Comments
Yesterday’s weather was near ideal so I took advantage of it to get in some longer miles. With a 25K just over a week away, I wanted to get at least 10 miles in and I did just that. I made it 8 without any sort of stop but around there my energy started to [...]
Treadmill, yeah right
Posted by Brad in Training on 01. Apr, 2008 | 0 Comments
So the week of treadmill training I had planned turned into nothing at all. Work consumed many more hours than I expected and the hotel gym was not open during the hours I needed. I did manage to salvage the week with a 4-mile run this past Sunday. I managed a decent and consistent pace, [...]
