Some nice work on the track this morning, like Mary and Cynthia.  I don't know the exact temperature & humidity when I headed out the door, I think it was in the low 70's and about 100% humidity.  I ran easy to the high school track, only to find out the marching band was using it.  So I jogged a little further down Main Street to the park.  Lucikly I had my Palm handy because I had to do some quick math on the calculator (the kids are math whizzes-I'm not bragging, it's true-DS tested out of 2 grades of algebra-they get it from their mom's side).

The track there is 328m, I found out. So I did my reps there, and I won't know if I was on pace until I figure it out later. It felt right and my HR was right. Then I did my intervals, which worked out nicely because I was going to do 1000m anyway so I did 3 laps. I did those in 5:19 (my usual time for 1000m), 5:30 and 5:33, with 2-min. recovery jogs. Max HR was 173. I jogged home, and by this time it was 79 degrees and 83% humidity. My legs were like rubber. If I had gotten up earlier, I could have done another set of reps and enjoyed the run more.

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first flat run post hood2coast, ankles and hips achey but pretty good overall.  need more abs.  and montana weather.

Mariposai, I would've loved to have seen that. I wonder if the kids are talkin'....

Holly, take it easy grrl! Tired legs are understandable after your last long run, but that was a few days ago, right? Hope all is ok, time to taper now!

Perch... ditto. I worry about dogs around here... many are loose despite leash laws.

Hey, when you guys do intervals (Lou, Mary... others...) do you do them on a track? How do you know the distance? I do intervals on the treadmill usually if only cuz it's easy to track the distance/speed and total distance. Otherwise, I lose count. Also, how do you track your total distance if you're doing a bunch of sprints on a track with recoveries? Obviously, I don't do intervals much...

Another gorgeous day here. Hope this weather holds for a few more weeks. Sure don't wanna do Equinox in mud... or snow... Will try to get out for about 6-7 of hills tonight. Surprising how good these hill workouts are feeling...

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I use both a track and trail, depending on the occasion and my mood. I am liberated from the track (when I want to be) by my Garmin 305. You can set up the little jobbie to do intervals based on time and/or distance for you, and it will dutifully record them for you, counting merrily along the way. On the track, I use it as an expensive stopwatch/lap counter.

If I have the Garmin, I just press start at the beginning and stop at the end, and it reports the whole shebang, work, recovery, cooldown... the lot. If I don't (and now, I'd better be on the track), I do the math in my head and fingers ("Hmmm. 2.2k warmup plus 8x400 on plus 8x200 off plus 1600 cooldown equals.... equals.... D@mn. Gimme some coffee.")

Off to the pool soon for an early lunch workout.

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Hey, when you guys do intervals (Lou, Mary... others...) do you do them on a track? How do you know the distance? I do intervals on the treadmill usually if only cuz it's easy to track the distance/speed and total distance. Otherwise, I lose count. Also, how do you track your total distance if you're doing a bunch of sprints on a track with recoveries? Obviously, I don't do intervals much...


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Erika, I usually do longer intervals, like mile or two mile repeats, half mile recoveries, and have two great spots, both on straight shot bike paths. If I do those, I use my Garmin. If I do shorter intervals, like 800 or 1200 repeats (90 sec. rests I believe; it's been awhile), I do them on the track and just use my Timex. I'm such a poor techno geek I just reset after every repeat and recovery.

I don't do sprint intervals anymore. Just longer repeats and hills. Lotsa hills.

If you get the intervals in at the proper pace (muy importante) at the track, don't worry about the total distance for the books (drives me a bit crazy that people do so). It's GOOD. !http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|src=http://www.coolrunning.com/forums/smile.gif|border=0!




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10 M @ 8:45 m/M with a nice (high 60's F) north wind under an overcast sky.  RH was about 90%, so I soaked two shirts and two headbands.

Nice running, Boomers. CHoovie, send those temps my way.

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Must have been a positive carry-over from yesterday's speedy work, but today's lunch run of 5 miles was downright sproinky in 39:43, and it wasn't a labored, ohmygosh, but felt comfortable.  Chalking it up to a good day and sticking to it!



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The truth is you can always run faster; sometimes the truth hurts.

The weather is very nice today Mid country Lunch run and it was only 75 and cloudy it felt absolutely great. I went out for 4 but did 5 instead. time 49:55 pace 9:59.

First time the pace is below ten in this reincarnation. I am very happy about that.

Perch being a rural running I understand the dog thing. I have a couple of pairs that do that thing. Fortunately being familiar with the area I know where they are and what they respond too.

I agree with the medical care but I don't think you will really know if you are in the clear until the next full moon. Give your wife the silver bullet, she'll know what to do.

Excellent intervals and run folks.

Peace