Die ZauberfLöop

Ran ye olde East Falls loop, with Mozart in my ears. My highlights CD gets me from home to the Art Museum, leaving an Overture, and Der Vogelfänger to bring it home down 22nd.

Beautiful day for running, I kind of feel like heading out for a short spin on the bike.

Catch Up

Yesterday afternoon got to do a 12mi spin with CDeux through Fairmont Park. Caught the tail end of the Philly Phlyer bike race around Memorial Hall and saw the last of the wintry trees.

Today: another run up to the Girard St bridge, this time from Levine over to the Kelly Dr side. Then back to Hutch and VB with Chris, Matt, Jen. Trying to get back in shape for Pigs reunion / Wharton tourney at the end of the month.

Girard Ave

Oy. Legs feel like lead today. Started out planning to Loop it again, then revised to Strawberry Mansion, then decided to turn around at the first post-museum bridge. Not disappointed though, and this is the beauty of running for fun vs. training, had a nice run, beautiful weather, got to catch a bit of the St. Patrick's Day parade on the Ben Franklin coming home.

KimmelLoop ®

Ran the E Falls loop, then back down the B Franklin Pkwy to City Hall and down to the Kimmel Center to swap vouchers for orchestra tix. Miles. Hooray.

Burbs

Friday afternoon was beautiful, so went for a 30mi spin out to the main line burbs. Nice hills, but it would have been nice to make it back before dark.

Pottruck

30min run=4.2mi, 30min bike=16.5 virtual miles.

Pottruck 10K

Did 10K on the treadmill in 43:24, which, coincidentally, is exactly 7min pace. Damn you recalibrated treadmills! I thought I was getting faster.

Spring Break!

And 27 freaking degrees in Philly. Woo.

Stubbed my toe pretty bad wandering around downstairs to fetch water for CDeux in the early morning, and wasn't sure I'd be able to run. It was all swollen when I pulled my running shoes on, but managed 25min on the mill. Then lifted legs (squats, hamstrings, curls, calfs). Tried to do lunges, but the curling of my toe was too painful. Then did 20min on the bike to spin down. Maybe I'll run long tomorrow.

Back to the gym...

Biking and cycling go hand in hand: my legs were not happy after yesterday's ride, but felt fine as soon as I hopped on the treadmill. Did 5mi in 35:0x, then did a full upper body lifting circuit.

Norristown

Went for an afternoon bike ride on the river path. Turned around at Norristown when the stiff headwind and snow blowing in my eyes made it ridiculous to continue. The ride home, aided by a tailwind, was significantly faster. Don't know the exact time, but a couple of hours and change, 38mi total.

Loop

Yesterday: rested, ate.

Today: Ran the East Falls Loop, starting from FitzH2O and finishing near City Hall. Rough estimate is 10-11mi, no idea of time.

Pottruck

It would have been a great day to run outside--today is one of those days that makes you realize that spring is just around the corner---but my research meeting lasted almost three hours. So, instead, I found myself at Pottruck. I don't know what came over me, but I was ravenously hungry around lunchtime, then had an afternoon snack, and cookies at DBGroup; which is to say that I was well-fueled. Nine miles on the hampster wheel in 63:xx (they've recalibrated the treadmills so they are back to a normal incline, and a bit harder, so these numbers feel more realistic.) Which means that my BSR goal should be within reach; just have to remember to eat enough cookies.

Roxborough

You thought I was going to write 'Pottruck' eh? Beautiful day today, and I wanted to take an off day from running (#7 of '07, but who's counting?) so I pedaled up the river path past Manayunk again. It's really a shame: you have to go so far to get to the interesting parts and with only an hour or so, you spend most of the time coming and going. Still, nice to get a spin in and did a few nice hills (/a wall)...

Evening 5

An identical, bookend workout to close out the day: 5mi, 35:xx, .3mi cooldown.

Morning 5

Nice, easy 5mi run to start the day with: 35:2x, .3mi cooldown.

Oh. And my identity has been stolen--someone %#!@ed with my checking account (took out a little money, then put it back--a test?--then today a large withdrawal). Freaking fantastic.

Mixing it up

5mi @ Pottruck, but with a different formula: faster-than-usual 2mi warmup (13:4x), then 3x1600s at ~6:20 average pace. Not really enough reps to make a serious workout, but wanted to do something different.

Pottruck

Getting my money's worth from my gym membership this winter... 8.5mi in 61min. This is what counts as a long run these days--it's just hard for me to do longer than an hour staring at a wall of TVs, and I've gone soft and don't like running when it's this cold out. I will have to build up to 13-15 again before BSR if I'm going to race well; my only consolations are that my weekly mileage is still up around 40, and it's feeling easy. So hopefully I'm keeping a 'base' of some kind to train against.

Pottruck

yet again. 4.4mi in 30min, 20min bike intervals.

Pottruck 8

8mi in 56:02. First 30min were slow (7:24 pace) so last 26 were fast. 5min jogging to cool down.

Pottruck

Legs still very stiff (from lifting?) so I took another easy day: ran 4mi in 27:2x, then biked the big hill for 20min.