Highlights of a long day
Not a long run, a long day…. I woke up at 4 to head over to Joe Walker for my workout with Karl. My glutes were feeling somewhat fatigued still […]
Easy day
I got up and ran an easy 5 with Chuck, Lance and Lauren. After school we had a hot time with the XC team. It was about 100 out there, […]
A short Twosday
I did double workouts today. First at 2 pm and around 98 degrees, the Hillview team and I ran. We stayed on the upper field for the first part and […]
Monday morning Hillview XC run.
This morning we had our first Monday morning practice of the season. I estimate that only about half the team showed up. We did a run I call the Jamba […]
130 so far
When I wrote my last post, I was unaware of how many runners I had coming out for cross country. Well, as of Friday it is in the 130s. We […]
Hillview XC has officially begun
Yesterday we had our first practice after school at Hillview. Today we had practice number two. Karl asked me today how many students I have had show up. I didn’t […]
Speedier speedy work
Clay and I were discussing my workouts yesterday. He was saying that I am set for endurance, but if I want to get faster, I need to get faster. Well, […]
Ski Erg etc.
Clay has found yet another way to torture me. It turns out the ski erg machine has a setting for downhill. It removes the resistance from the pulleys. You would think this […]
5 not so easy on the Aqueduct
This morning I drove over to the aqueduct to meet Chuck and Lance. I got out of my car and saw a couple extra bodies up on the path. Lauren […]
Fast Finish Long Run
This morning I met Chuck and Lance for our weekly early morning run on the aqueduct. We began in the dark at 5 am to avoid the heat and to […]
Really, really busy …..
First full week of school. The week leading up to the AV Fair Wave Race…. Monday, I did get in a 5 miler with Chuck and Lance Monday morning. Tuesday […]
I never do fartleks
Except of course, today. Fartlek is a Swedish word for speed play. It is a run where segments of faster running are thrown in without being too particular about exact […]
Back in the pool!
My best year of running was 2010. Lots of PRs that year. I ran 2010 miles in 2010! In 2010 I spent considerable time running in my pool. Last year […]
A couple of runs on the aqueduct
The first two days of school….. Well over 100 degrees each day….. perfect time to get up early and go for a run. I met Chuck and Lance at 6 […]
GO! 