Monday: Lifted upper#1x3. I was supposed to go to Plymouth State to watch the girls' varsity play in the semifinals but I was zonked. I slept from 3pm to 4:30pm. The girls ended up losing to a tough Groveton team. Groveton has won 15 state titles since 1990 in girls' division IV hoops. Our girls had an off night shooting which is just bad timing after an undefeated regular season. The school and town are very proud of them.
Tuesday: 3 w/Jimmy on RT. Lifted upper#2x2. I didn't want to get out the door today, but I willed myself to at least walk Jimmy in running clothes. My achilles was a nonissue. My back is tight, so I decided I better lift again today.
Wednesday: 0. No school because of snow and sleet. I watched a Rambo marathon with Greg. It's interesting to note that Rambo III was dedicated to "the gallant people of Afghanistan."
Thursday: 0. I tried to run, but my back wasn't having it. I walked for 20 minutes instead with several failed attempts at running. It feels like my A.S. is coming back. Maybe not. Later at night I tried to lift, but the little school gym was locked. I was 0 for 2. Took advil. I'm hoping this isn't as bad as it seems.
Friday: 0. I hiked in the woods behind the house with Jimmy. My back was manageable at work, but I took advil after school. Tomorrow lift and run then head over Fyffe's to make maple syrup.
Saturday: Lifted upperx2. 5 miles on roads w/Jimmy. I ran from my house to the school to pick up Gina's car. Fun running through town. The ice fishermen were having a good day. I saw two people hoist nice bass out of the setbacks.
Sunday: 3 miles roads of Hdale w/Jimmy. My calves are sore from yesterday's road run. In the pm I shot guns with Fyffe. I haven't fired a gun in about ten years (maybe more).
Weekly total: 11
Days lifting: 3
Last week: 10.5
2013 YTD: 104.5
Jimmy
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
2/18 - 2/24/2013
Monday: Went for an hour walk on the RT in am. Cold, sunny conditions. High teens with strong wind gusts. The ice fishermen looked happy on the CT River.
Tuesday: Lifted upper#1x3. Shot hoops after lifting w/Brandon (former athlete I coached for Bball). 1.5 on the RT w/Jimmy. I was finally able to go beyond 3 minutes. My achilles felt fine. I didn't want to overdo it, so I kept it short. I'm feeling good about today's run!
pm: I scored the girls' playoff game. They were down 8 - 6 after the first quarter, and ended up winning 46 - 14. Talk about DEFENSE! I'm pumped for them. Our school hasn't won a state championship in any sport since 1995. The girls are the number 1 seed after finishing 18 - 0 for the regular season. Fingers crossed that this is the year!
Wednesday: Lifted upper#2 x 3.
2 miles up Reservoir Rd w/Jimmy. Trails were incredibly icy, so I kept it short.
Thursday: 4 on RT w/Jimmy. I could have used ice skates on the trails today. Besides the ice, it was an awesome blue sky day.
Friday: Lifted upper#1 x3. Tried running, but my achilles was bothering me. I probably did too much yesterday, or maybe it didn't like the roads.
Saturday: Walked the wolves w/Greg at Daniels Mtn. Played hoops w/Greg.
Sunday: 3 miles on RT w/Jimmy. The 1 inch of new snowfall really improved the traction. The ice underneath has softened up. My achilles felt fine today.
Weekly total: 10.5
Days lifting: 3
Last week: 0
2013 YTD: 93.5
Tuesday: Lifted upper#1x3. Shot hoops after lifting w/Brandon (former athlete I coached for Bball). 1.5 on the RT w/Jimmy. I was finally able to go beyond 3 minutes. My achilles felt fine. I didn't want to overdo it, so I kept it short. I'm feeling good about today's run!
pm: I scored the girls' playoff game. They were down 8 - 6 after the first quarter, and ended up winning 46 - 14. Talk about DEFENSE! I'm pumped for them. Our school hasn't won a state championship in any sport since 1995. The girls are the number 1 seed after finishing 18 - 0 for the regular season. Fingers crossed that this is the year!
Wednesday: Lifted upper#2 x 3.
2 miles up Reservoir Rd w/Jimmy. Trails were incredibly icy, so I kept it short.
Thursday: 4 on RT w/Jimmy. I could have used ice skates on the trails today. Besides the ice, it was an awesome blue sky day.
Friday: Lifted upper#1 x3. Tried running, but my achilles was bothering me. I probably did too much yesterday, or maybe it didn't like the roads.
Saturday: Walked the wolves w/Greg at Daniels Mtn. Played hoops w/Greg.
Sunday: 3 miles on RT w/Jimmy. The 1 inch of new snowfall really improved the traction. The ice underneath has softened up. My achilles felt fine today.
Weekly total: 10.5
Days lifting: 3
Last week: 0
2013 YTD: 93.5
Monday, February 11, 2013
2-11 - 2/17/2013
Monday: 0. I ordered new shoes - Brooks Ghost 5. I'm excited to run, but I can wait for my new kicks.
Achilles was not an issue at all today. My hamstrings are pretty destroyed from shoveling.
Vs
Tuesday: Lifted upperx2. I was a little sore from Sunday's session still. I had to score the girls' games at night.
Wednesday: 0. I scored the girls' varsity game. They are 17-0. One more game to go in the regular season. Senior night at home on Friday against a 16-1 team. Should be a battle and possibly a preview of a postseason matchup. Go Pacers! Shoes should be in tomorrow. Achilles is a nonissue in day to day activities.
Thursday: 0.
Friday: 0. Scored the girls' games. Varsity girls went undefeated in a thriller!
Saturday: Lifted am upperx3. Shot hoops w/Joe. I tried running today w/Jimmy in Pisgah. My achilles bothered me. Two tears in a bucket. I guess I'll focus on getting huge until it's ready.
Sunday: Lifted #2x2. Shot hoops after lifting.
Weekly Total: 0.
Days Lifting: 3
Last week: 3
2013 YTD: 83
Achilles was not an issue at all today. My hamstrings are pretty destroyed from shoveling.
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| The old standby (new cool color) |
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| The shoes that bothered my achilles |
Vs
Tuesday: Lifted upperx2. I was a little sore from Sunday's session still. I had to score the girls' games at night.
Wednesday: 0. I scored the girls' varsity game. They are 17-0. One more game to go in the regular season. Senior night at home on Friday against a 16-1 team. Should be a battle and possibly a preview of a postseason matchup. Go Pacers! Shoes should be in tomorrow. Achilles is a nonissue in day to day activities.
Thursday: 0.
Friday: 0. Scored the girls' games. Varsity girls went undefeated in a thriller!
Saturday: Lifted am upperx3. Shot hoops w/Joe. I tried running today w/Jimmy in Pisgah. My achilles bothered me. Two tears in a bucket. I guess I'll focus on getting huge until it's ready.
Sunday: Lifted #2x2. Shot hoops after lifting.
Weekly Total: 0.
Days Lifting: 3
Last week: 3
2013 YTD: 83
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Around the house
Barred owl chilling in our tree over our driveway on Thursday.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
2/4 - 2/10/2013
Monday: 0. I'm still resting the achilles + a little tired from the late night watching the Superbowl.
Tuesday: 0. I ran for 3 minutes, but my achilles just wasn't ready. It's not terrible, but I would rather take a few days off (4 so far) rather than need 6 weeks off. I saw 3 ruffed grouse sitting on the ground at the end of my driveway. Maybe they were getting gravel from my driveway? I've heard they do this to aid digestion. I lifted in the pm and had to score the boys' games.
Wednesday: 0. I made it another 3 minutes today on the RT. My achilles didn't bother me at all today in school. Stairs weren't an issue, but I felt it on my run. More rest and maybe some new shoes will fix it.
Thursday: 2 w/Jimmy RT. I wore my old shoes on this one. I could feel a little twinge today. I'm happy to get anything over 3 minutes today.
Friday: 1 mile at Kilburn w/Jimmy. I turned back because of my achilles. I wish it felt like the achilles in the above clip instead of the one in the below clip. I'm going to take a few more days off and buy new shoes. I lifted upperx3 in the am. No school today because of the impending blizzard.
Saturday: 0. Shoveled all day.
Sunday: 0. Lifted upper x 3 in am. Walked Jimmy on the RT. Nice sunny day. Temps were in the low 20's when I went for my walk.
Weekly total: 3
Days lifting: 3
Last week: 9
2013 YTD: 83
Tuesday: 0. I ran for 3 minutes, but my achilles just wasn't ready. It's not terrible, but I would rather take a few days off (4 so far) rather than need 6 weeks off. I saw 3 ruffed grouse sitting on the ground at the end of my driveway. Maybe they were getting gravel from my driveway? I've heard they do this to aid digestion. I lifted in the pm and had to score the boys' games.
Wednesday: 0. I made it another 3 minutes today on the RT. My achilles didn't bother me at all today in school. Stairs weren't an issue, but I felt it on my run. More rest and maybe some new shoes will fix it.
Thursday: 2 w/Jimmy RT. I wore my old shoes on this one. I could feel a little twinge today. I'm happy to get anything over 3 minutes today.
Saturday: 0. Shoveled all day.
Sunday: 0. Lifted upper x 3 in am. Walked Jimmy on the RT. Nice sunny day. Temps were in the low 20's when I went for my walk.
Weekly total: 3
Days lifting: 3
Last week: 9
2013 YTD: 83
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
1/28 - 2/3/2013
Monday: 0. Whipped from waking early to finish my grading.
Tuesday: 2 miles w/Jimmy on the HRT. I wanted to go farther, but I had to score the girls' home game at 5.
Wednesday: 3 on RT w/Jimmy. We had a 2hr delay so I got out early.
Thursday: 3 up Daniel's Mtn. w/Jimmy. Trails were 85% clear. I forgot how ridiculously tough this run is. Nice windy view at the top.
Friday: 0. Lifted in the early am before school. Upperx2. I had to score the boys' bball games. I could have squeezed a short run in between school and the games, but I was feeling lazy.
Saturday: 1 mile RT w/ Jimmy. I was feeling pumped for this run. The trails were clear. I felt great EXCEPT my darn right achilles was bothering me the entire way. I decided to walk it back after the mile mark. I felt it a little on Friday going up stairs. I'm a little bummed. I need to get in the weight room more, so my form is better. I really think it might be bugging me from all the slipping on snow and possibly my new shoes. Rocky said it best when asked if he was mad...
Late morning - lifted upper x2
You won't find that in any of the Hollywood Rocky movies. It's in an HB production from the late 80's.
Night: I rolled down to Boston and the Reggie Lewis Center with Greg, Coach Mangean, and 4 of my senior athletes to watch the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. What a blast. The meet was very spectator friendly. The events were run right on schedule, they handed out thunder sticks, and the races were exciting. We got to cheer on Chariho's Bryce Kelly in the boys' mile and talk with Coach Hab. We saw Galen Rupp, Tirunesh Diababa, and other top pros. We also saw high school phenom Mary Cain run into the record books in the elite 2 mile. It was a raucous good time! I'm excited to watch it on ESPN2 today.
Sunday: Will the achilles be ready to roll tomorrow? No
Week total: 9
Days lifting: 2
Last week: 20.5
2013 ytd: 80
January total: 80
Tuesday: 2 miles w/Jimmy on the HRT. I wanted to go farther, but I had to score the girls' home game at 5.
Wednesday: 3 on RT w/Jimmy. We had a 2hr delay so I got out early.
Thursday: 3 up Daniel's Mtn. w/Jimmy. Trails were 85% clear. I forgot how ridiculously tough this run is. Nice windy view at the top.
Friday: 0. Lifted in the early am before school. Upperx2. I had to score the boys' bball games. I could have squeezed a short run in between school and the games, but I was feeling lazy.
Saturday: 1 mile RT w/ Jimmy. I was feeling pumped for this run. The trails were clear. I felt great EXCEPT my darn right achilles was bothering me the entire way. I decided to walk it back after the mile mark. I felt it a little on Friday going up stairs. I'm a little bummed. I need to get in the weight room more, so my form is better. I really think it might be bugging me from all the slipping on snow and possibly my new shoes. Rocky said it best when asked if he was mad...
Late morning - lifted upper x2
You won't find that in any of the Hollywood Rocky movies. It's in an HB production from the late 80's.
Night: I rolled down to Boston and the Reggie Lewis Center with Greg, Coach Mangean, and 4 of my senior athletes to watch the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. What a blast. The meet was very spectator friendly. The events were run right on schedule, they handed out thunder sticks, and the races were exciting. We got to cheer on Chariho's Bryce Kelly in the boys' mile and talk with Coach Hab. We saw Galen Rupp, Tirunesh Diababa, and other top pros. We also saw high school phenom Mary Cain run into the record books in the elite 2 mile. It was a raucous good time! I'm excited to watch it on ESPN2 today.
Sunday: Will the achilles be ready to roll tomorrow? No
Week total: 9
Days lifting: 2
Last week: 20.5
2013 ytd: 80
January total: 80
Monday, January 28, 2013
Belleville Pond 10k Trail Race
I headed down with Greg on Saturday to my parents' house in Charlestown. Jonny came over at night and we talked about his upcoming race. I decided I would give it a whirl. I had to grade some midterms on Sunday night, so the plan was to not kill myself in order to save a little energy for grading. The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry!
We arrived with plenty of time to register and enjoy pre-race chatter. Mother Nature kept chatting to a minimum. The temp was in the high teens and warming to the low 20's by race time, but there was a brutal wind which made the conditions much less comfortable.
The gun went off and I tried to stick to my plan of not overextending myself early. After the first view of the pond I began to pick it up. After about 5 minutes I realized that I was working pretty hard already. I heated up and proceeded to work on the zipper on my top. It wouldn't unzip. I patiently tried to wiggle it down for the next minute or so while trying not too panic. I wasn't that hot... yet! I kept working on it while steadily heating up. Finally, I took off my gloves and ripped it in a slight state of claustrophobia/fear of death by heat exhaustion.
I felt a little relief and kept working through mile 2 which was somewhere near the powerlines. It was nice of Mike to put out mile markers. I hit the second mile right at 16 minutes. I immediately figured I would be around 50 minutes if I could sustain my pace. The third mile was tough. It had a lot of little, steep climbs on beautiful single track. I was in full race mode as I passed a few runners and got passed by a couple others. I was relieved to see Greg because I knew he would be at the approximate half way point.
Mile 4 was a grind. I definitely worked harder than I intended on the 3rd mile and I was really feeling it now. Mile 4 was more hilly single track, but thankfully it seemed to be less sun exposed. My sleeves were rolled up, my ear flaps were up on my hat, my sunglasses were fogging, and I was considering ditching my gloves. Somehow I was still managing to pass some runners. I followed a fellow racer for at least a half a mile before I passed Matthew Walker. He pulled right over for us to pass. The racer I was closely trailing asked if he was alright and he seemed ok - just tired. I could relate!
Right before the long straight section near mile 5, I heard the pitter patter of light, quick foot strikes. A speedy 12 year old girl glided past me. She would be the only runner to pass me from the 3 mile point on. She kept motoring and ended up finishing four places ahead of me.
Once I saw the five mile marker I began to grind. My form felt pretty good (nice quick cadence) and I was able to pass another runner right after the crazy bridge over the pond. I had one more guy in my sights, but I ran out of real estate. I mustered a kick and brought it home in 51:49 for 45th place. I had clearly worked harder than I originally planned as evidence by my slower pace in the middle miles of the course. I slapped some high fives, grabbed a water, then jumped in Greg's truck to make his meet in Providence.
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. The snow was fun. It was really well marked. The weather wasn't that bad. And I felt decent out there. I was pretty zonked while cheering for Greg's WR (check his blog it's the Pisgahtwin link). Thanks to Mike Galoob for putting on such a fun event. I had no intentions of doing this race, but I'm really glad I did.
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