All posts tagged "running"
89 degrees at 9pm for a hot night run. Ran down 3rd St to Cobble Hill and went down and around Clinton St and came back on Henry St. Finished in 24:01, which is a 7:27 pace. I thought I was flying for part of this run but my pace chart was pretty steady for this one. I still need to work on pacing and pushing it for a faster run - one of these days I’ll do a group run with one of these local running groups and see how that goes.
Another rainy night-time run around the neighborhood. Went down 6th Ave to Greenwood Cemetery, up 23rd St, then up to 8th Ave and back home. Finished in 24:42 (7:40 pace). It was a nice, refreshing rain and only started to downpour right as I was finishing up. My butt meat is pretty sore from all them lunges yesterday.
Mark’s Daily Apple just started posting a Workout of the Week and since the first one was right up my alley I gave it a go on the turf field at Washington Park:
AMRAP in 12 min.
Total score: 10 rounds +6 squat jumps. I inadvertently flip-flopped the order of the pushups and jump squats, but it probably doesn’t make much of a difference. This was a great intense little workout and works really well with the equipment I have on hand. I’ll have to do it again soon.
Running in the rain, what a saucy fellow. Headed up to 6th Ave, over to Flatbush, and back around the Old Stone House for a quick 2 miles. Finished in 15:30, for a 7:45 pace. Since it was dark and rainy I had to mind my step a bit and I think it slowed me down.
Running on empty at the end of a 24 hour fast. Ran one mile (uphill) to the Prospect Park in 7:44, did some chinning in Harmony Playground (15, 10, 15, 10), then ran one mile back home (downhill) in 7:04. So slow. My legs were just feeling heavy the whole time and I felt like I was putting the brakes on in the downhill run, which is stupid.
Previously: 5/25/10
Ran down 3rd St to Carroll Gardens and then over to the Cobble Hill movie theater and back up Union. It was a hot, muggy night so I was feeling nice and loose. Finished in 16:25, for a 7:17 pace.
Went to the Huntington HS track for another crack at the Interval Challenge to find out just how out of shape I really am.
Repeat 4x
Total time: 19:23. Blech. The pushups were slow going but those runs were just atrocious. Thought some of the elderly track walkers were gonna pass me by my fourth lap.
Previously: 18:32 on 7/5/09; 4/2/08
Headed out for a run around the slope tonight. Went down 6th Ave to Flatbush and back but I felt a bit of discomfort in my hip/groin - maybe I didn’t warm up enough. I’ll have to be careful of that in the future. Anyway, finished in 13:00, for a 7:25 average pace.
Today we participated in the inaugural New York Muddy Buddy event, held at Harriman State Park in Stony Point. Since Zach went down with a broken metatarsal (thanks Vibram!) a few weeks ago, Dave took some time out of his busy triathlon schedule to be my replacement buddy. Team Cotton finished in a disappointing 47:25, 10th place in our division.
I ran 3 out of the 5 legs but also got stuck with the toughest biking leg, which really took the wind out of my sails. I’m a terrible mountain biker to begin with, but after the pounding my ass took in that fourth leg, my last run was just a disaster. Note to self: next year, the weaker mountain biker (me) has to start the race on the bike and run legs 2 & 4.
Past Muddy Buddies: 2009 Richmond, VA; 2008 Richmond, VA
Went for my standard 1.5 mile loop (uphill to the park on 2nd St, back downhill on 3rd St to home) tonight in the muggy heat. Chugged along and finished in 10:38, which is a 6:58 pace. Felt alright.
Previously: 11:02 on 5/8/10; 11:08 on 4/19/10
First time running in a while since my mysterious hip/groin pain seems to be gone. I headed up to 6th Ave, down to Greenwood Cemetary and back on this balmy summer night. 2.5 miles in 18:29, which is a 7:22 pace. Pretty flat this time and only one traffic light stop, so I was able to keep the pace pretty consistent.
Decided to tackle the serious hills heading down to the main road from the lake. I coasted almost the whole way down, averaging under a 6 min mile pace, but hit the wall at the turnaround where I had to tackle the hills. My hip really started bothering me and I had to stop and walk a couple of times. I decided to call it at the 1.5 mile mark because it was pointless. Total time: 12:10. This one knocked me out from doing any further running at the lake.
Ran on the road around the lake in the evening and kept a pretty good pace - total time 8:29 (6:32 pace). It was a there and back run, so the rolling hills went both ways. My hip only bothered my a little on this one.
Back down to Carroll Gardens for a muggy night run. I took it nice and easy since my hip still isn’t 100%, but I finished in 16:00 (8:00 pace). Not bad considering I couldn’t even walk on Friday night.
At good old Washington Park for some nighttime turf running:\
Repeat 16x
Rested about 10 breaths between runs. Felt fine during and after, but my hip is feeling fucked as of the next day. Let’s hope some light activity straightens me out.
