Saturday Long Run

Colvin had a really rough night, between teething and a bit of a cold, so Betsy and I slept in and decided to not take him for our long run. This of course meant that Betsy and I needed to run separately, so Betsy went first, while Cole and I sat at home dancing and playing (he now sings to Cold Play's Viva La Vida!!! SOOOO CUTE!!!). Betsy got home and I then got started. I was planning on running 9 miles, but by mile 2 I was already realizing that I should have eaten something more before I left and my run through Hard Bargain Farm was not quite as long as anticipated, so it ended up being 8 mile instead. No matter, the hills still did me in, pushing me out to >8:20 min/miles for miles 3,4, and 5, before digging back in and pushing out about 8 min miles from there on out. I did die out with about 1/2 a mile left, but overall still finished fairly strong. Considering this was my first real long run since Sept in Helsinki, I was pretty happy with the effort.

Easy run with Mike P and Bill A.

Got out for our usual lunchtime run together, but with Mike having a marathon in Philly on Sunday and Bill recovering from a hamstring injury we kept it short. We put in a nice easy paced 5 miles, keeping it to about 8:19 min/mile.

Morning run pushing Cole!

I was still a bit groggy this morning after my migraine and headache medicine from last night, so my attempts at working this morning while Betsy was at the dentist were a bit less than could be desired. After finishing up an additional section of the ebeam lithography mask I have been working on, I decided to go for a run, despite still being a bit sore from yesterday. It was a bit chilly and I never completely loosened up, tweaking my right knee once again at about mile 2.5, but overall it was a decent effort. I ended up averaging a 7:46 min mile, with the actual miles completed in 7:59, 7:44, 7:43 and 7:42, so a nice consistent increase in pace for a decent negative split. Think I might need a day off tomorrow though as I am now planning on reinstituting my long run on Saturday!

Afternoon Bike Ride

I had a dental appt today, so I had to leave work early. Upon getting home, I figured I would go for a ride and then do some work when I got back, so I took off on the Mt Carmel ride and felt really good... initially. But the wind was rough and took alot more out of me than I anticipated, dropping my avg speed down to 17 mph for the last few miles. However, it was still nice to get out for a bit. I did feel a bit of a twinge in my right knee towards the end, but it seemed to loosen up towards the end.

Morning run with the Family.

I am working on a mask for a lithographic patterned array for work, so I decided to stay home with Cole and work on this while Betsy drove Alex to the airport to save Cole from having to get in the car for ANOTHER long car ride. Got a good deal done before Cole got up, then was able to actually keep working while he ate and then played. Once Betsy got home, we took a quick break and hopped out with the Bob for a nice 4 mile run. Got off to a good start, putting in miles in 8:11, 8:01, 8:02 adn then 7:45 min/mile! Felt pretty good and it was a perfect sunny day for a run.

Morning 'long' run with Betsy and Cole.

Well, funny how the definition of 'long run' varies depending on the level of running effort that I have been putting in recently. Of course with the reduction in running mileage this month with the recovery from the race season, the trip to Europe, getting sick and the terrible weather recently, I need to take a step back to rebuild some of the endurance again. This morning, Betsy and I got out for our old Marhall Hall 10k route, keeping an 8:23 min/mile pace, being treated to a Alex Sink prepared Cappucino upon our return! Good times! And the Pats are on Sunday NIGHT FOOTBALL!!!

Treadmill running… ugh.

It has been raining all week, so I finally broke down and headed over to the gym to get in a short 4 mile run on the treadmill at an 8 min/mile pace. Overall it was a decent run. Need to get more in over the next couple weeks.

Lunchtime Run with Mike... First time back on the road in a week!

I was feeling much better today, so I decided to try a run and see how it went. Well, it went ok. Had to ask Mike to roll the pace back a bit because I still had a bit of crap in my lungs, but still had a good run. We finished miles in 8:19, 8:05, 8:53, 8:14, 8:19, 8:22 min/mile, finishing the 6.15 mile run in 51:23.

Home alone, recovering from a cold, lets go biking? Yeah I am an idiot.

So I had to stay home from our planned trip to Shannon's art show because I felt terrible pretty much all week. But going right along with Murphy's Law, once Betsy and Cole left, I felt much better and now realize I could have gone. Anyway, so what does this mean? Well how about I go for a bike ride? Of course. What comes out of that? MY Cough is back... Good call Josh... really good call... It was an ok bike all things considered, but I hope I didn't set myself back another week by going...

Lunchtime run with Mike.

Well after my extended European business trip and a week to get back into the swing of things, I finally got out for a run with Mike P. We went out nice and easy with the other Mike, picking up the pace around Mile 3. Kept going around the 8 min/mile pace the rest of the way, finishing with a time of 51:18. For a recovery run, just what the doctor ordered. I did get a twing of pain in my left knee on the way down the hill, but that righted itself by the end. Overall it was a decent run the day before track work tomorrow.