July 9
8mi, 1:05.11: The hottest part of the day with temps in the 90's. Alas, I could not go earlier. A little tightness in my left hip, so I started slow and "warmed" into it. Felt fine after about 5 minutes, but this is worth watching. I DON'T need to get hurt. New shoes are on the way and this is good timing. A nice soak with Max in wolf creek after dinner. A damned fine natural ice bath!
(a5)
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Monday, July 9, 2007
July 2-8
Week: 52mi. I was staring in the face of 60 miles this week... and I decided to take a nap. A good hill bounding workout AND my longest non-race ever took their respective toll. Next week? I did BIKE for a brief time today and soak my tawny legs in the cool waters of wolf creek. Hard to beat.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
July 7
5mi, 38:56: Another easy day. Back into the hour range on Sunday to polish off the week. (brn)
July 6
3mi, 28:25: Slow looking and VERY slow feeling. The next two days are dedicated to regaining some range of motion... I was comforted to realize that today's run, (despite its brevity and eventual minor contribution to the weekly miles) marked my 74th mile run in the last 7 days. 6 days of running, with last Sunday's 18mi in fairly close proximity to yesterday's 32. This is a lot for me of late, so good on ya mate! (old yellow montrails)
5mi, 38:56: Another easy day. Back into the hour range on Sunday to polish off the week. (brn)
July 6
3mi, 28:25: Slow looking and VERY slow feeling. The next two days are dedicated to regaining some range of motion... I was comforted to realize that today's run, (despite its brevity and eventual minor contribution to the weekly miles) marked my 74th mile run in the last 7 days. 6 days of running, with last Sunday's 18mi in fairly close proximity to yesterday's 32. This is a lot for me of late, so good on ya mate! (old yellow montrails)
Friday, July 6, 2007
Reality Check. Checked.
July 5
32mi, 6:17.04. A great first 5 hours. Andrews Creek drainage to Spanish Camp. From Andrews Pass to the supreme alpine meadows of Spanish Camp, it was spectaular. Our turn around point was the Boundry Trail, just 2-3 mile from the Canadian border. I must get back into this area with the family and our backpacks someday... 90+ degree temperatures and a final hour spent hoofing it over sandy trails and snags from a 20 year old fire (thusly not a hint of shade) nearly crushed me. I need to order some electrolyte tablets, because, 1 x pbj, a cliff bar, a powerbar and the 98 ounces of water consumed enroute were just simply not enough. We ran almost every step but for some hiking over Andrews Pass AND the final minor hill about 1 mile from the car. I simply had to walkfor a while -- which is certainly a good thing especially since I could tell that the heat was laying hands on my soul. 1/2 mi from the end, we sat in Andrews Creek. While I'm quite certain that this is cold water, even after 10 minutes of full-body immersion I was still cooling down. To think that I will continue for another 68 miles at some point... it will be something! (cas II)
July 4
5mi, 37:06. Happy Birthday S! An easy five miles in your honor and then off to paint faces at the annual Methow Arts Fest. (a5)
July 2
6 mi, 48:03. HILLS. Looking at the time, this run might have been longer. Perhaps not however, since I was slogging it up the hills. 6 x 2:15-2:20 A jog back down for rest. Same Sun Mt. View/Marmot Mt. hills that I have done previously. Hot today, plus on the middle 4 I bounded for the first 30sec. Meant to bound longer, but the lactic acid produced in 30sec. pretty much wrecked me. Really glad I tried that. Might feel better next time... (a5)
32mi, 6:17.04. A great first 5 hours. Andrews Creek drainage to Spanish Camp. From Andrews Pass to the supreme alpine meadows of Spanish Camp, it was spectaular. Our turn around point was the Boundry Trail, just 2-3 mile from the Canadian border. I must get back into this area with the family and our backpacks someday... 90+ degree temperatures and a final hour spent hoofing it over sandy trails and snags from a 20 year old fire (thusly not a hint of shade) nearly crushed me. I need to order some electrolyte tablets, because, 1 x pbj, a cliff bar, a powerbar and the 98 ounces of water consumed enroute were just simply not enough. We ran almost every step but for some hiking over Andrews Pass AND the final minor hill about 1 mile from the car. I simply had to walkfor a while -- which is certainly a good thing especially since I could tell that the heat was laying hands on my soul. 1/2 mi from the end, we sat in Andrews Creek. While I'm quite certain that this is cold water, even after 10 minutes of full-body immersion I was still cooling down. To think that I will continue for another 68 miles at some point... it will be something! (cas II)
July 4
5mi, 37:06. Happy Birthday S! An easy five miles in your honor and then off to paint faces at the annual Methow Arts Fest. (a5)
July 2
6 mi, 48:03. HILLS. Looking at the time, this run might have been longer. Perhaps not however, since I was slogging it up the hills. 6 x 2:15-2:20 A jog back down for rest. Same Sun Mt. View/Marmot Mt. hills that I have done previously. Hot today, plus on the middle 4 I bounded for the first 30sec. Meant to bound longer, but the lactic acid produced in 30sec. pretty much wrecked me. Really glad I tried that. Might feel better next time... (a5)
Monday, July 2, 2007
Weak
Week: 50mi. A quick summation, nothing more. Mon-Thurs was spent on the road visiting libraries. Good stuff and some cool new explorations of central WA -- especially the Dry Falls area as scoured by theorized ice aged floods. My early week running was mostly hot, dry, and on the roads. I made up for this to some small extent with two fine trail runs on Sat. and Sun. 10mi on some new trails near home (with more to explore) and a solid 2:40 run up in the Sun Mt. Hills on Sunday. Ran hard to the top of Patterson Mt. just after the 2hr mark. About 12 minutes of hard uphill running, but felt really good. Back to a much longer run again this coming week!
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