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 LaFortune double
Posted by Brad in Training on 04. May, 2008 | 4 Comments
Today is the first time I’ve made it more than one loop around LaFortune Park. Usually I burn myself out near the end of the loop and decide to just stop after three miles. So I throttled it back for the first two miles but was feeling good so pushed the pace just slightly. I [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Getting back on the trails
Posted by Brad in Gear, Planning on 20. Mar, 2008 | 0 Comments
It has literally been ages since my last run. I think it might have been all the way back in October when I decided to stop running Palo Duro after my second loop. My base mileage wasn’t good then and it’s even worse now. Of course, it wasn’t so hot when I ran Lean Horse [...]
