Sunday, one more time

Posted by Brad in Training on 15. Jun, 2008 | 0 Comments

In the spirit of trying to establish a training rhythm, I followed through on my declaration that I’d hit the trail one more time today. Though it was still hot, I decided if I didn’t go around 5pm I probably wouldn’t go at all.

Morning 1 mile repeats

Posted by Brad in Training on 15. Jun, 2008 | 0 Comments

Something’s up with the Riverparks trail so my usual route from 41st to 71st and back is all screwed up. The parking lot at 41st and Riverside is in fact completely blocked off. All this is for good measure, though, as the area from 31st to 48th is getting a revamp.

Training dumpster

Posted by Brad in Training on 14. Jun, 2008 | 0 Comments

My recent training has been really bad and I’m in danger of not being prepared for Lake Tahoe next month. I’ve been meaning to get out on the trail as much as possible, but work has gotten in the way quite a bit. This week was a real challenge with long days followed by work-related [...]

First run in months

Posted by Brad in Training on 22. Mar, 2008 | 0 Comments

I went out for a nice, easy 4-mile run this afternoon and the weather was just about perfect. Not too hot, but warm enough for a shirt and shorts to be comfortable. I had new REI socks and my New Balance 608 and gear-wise everything seemed fine. If anything, the shoes are slightly too big [...]