Catching Up

Been to Chicago and back in the last week.

Tuesday: woke up at 6 and did a 4mi run before packing up Cara's stuff onto a Penske truck; also did an afternoon 3 at Pottruck.

Wednesday: was zonked after driving through the night to Michigan. DNR.

Thursday: Ran in Chicago from SurfHaus down to the LaSalle Bridge and back. I think this was 5-6 miles.

Friday: Antsy for a longer run. Did 9.25mi down to the Bean and back.

Saturday: Did a quick 4.5mi run around Belmont Harbor

Sunday: Ran long (1h20m), 11.3mi up to Foster Ave, then back down to Grant Park where met Cara and Julie for Chicago Blues Festival.

Monday: Legs were sore. Did an easy 2.5 on the treadmill, then 15min on the bike. Hoping for Strawberry Mansion tomorrow.

17 weeks to Chicago. Back on the Higdon program now.

Pottruck

Did a hair under 4mi on the treadmill, then a quick leg lifting circuit before rushing off to Pico de Gallo for dinner.

Arizona

Week of vacation, and not much running.

DNR Friday, Saturday.

6mi in Tempe on Sunday morning plus a long hike in Sedona.

DNR Monday.

4mi Tuesday AM.

4mi Wednesday AM, 6mi PM.

DNR Thursday.

DNR Friday, hiked up into Superstitions.

Tried to run on Saturday, but was zonked and had a splitting headache.

Back to Philly yesterday, rainy US Grant run in evening.

Pottruck

Another day at the gym. Warmed up with 2mi easy, then 6x800, then just a brief cool down. It feels good to be doing treadmill workouts again, especially on a Thursday. Off to Phoenix and the HEAT! We'll see if I can bear to run in it.

Pottruck

It's been too long. Did 5mi on the treadmill in just over 35, then did a brief leg and upper body lifting circuit.

W River Dr

Ran ~7mi up W River Dr and through W Fairmount Park. Back via the Civil War memorial, Girard, Lemon Hill. Started out feeling great, but did not finish that way--kind of limped it in. Still, miles.

Chestnut Hill

Biked out to Chestnut Hill through the (pretty!) Wissahickon. Made a quick jaunt up into Montgomery County, then came back by Ogontz / Broad St. About 28-29mi total. North Philly is rough!

SuperLoop

It's been too long since I really ran long. Chicago is only 20 weeks away so it's time to start ramping up. Finally ran more than the East Falls Loop. Only ~1.5mi more, but ... more. Ran the extension up to the start of hte Wissahickon at Ridge Ave. I think this is 13+. Got caught in a great downpour on the way home.

End-of-week

Friday: ran the Loop, but only Art Museum <-> Art Museum (squeezing in Art after 5 at PMA).

Saturday: essentially DNR. Started out for a leg stretcher, but felt really tight, and it was a nice day for a walk, so I did.

Mid-week

Wed: snuck in a short workout at Hutch before hitting shrew at Shakespeare Festival with C. Knee started acting up after only 2mi on treadmill, which suited me fine because those treadmills stare at a wall of mirrors. Did an upper body circuit.

Thurs: ran to the Columbia Bridge and back in a light rain just after sunset. A fantastic run.

Tuesday

Another busy day. Did 2mi up to Lemon Hill, then 6 x hill repeats, then a (slow!) cool-down run to home. Well tired.

Pottruck

Not a lot of time for a workout last night, rushing to Penn Med's graduation at the Kimmel.

Did 3mi on treadmill in 20:3x, then an easy 2mi (~15min) as a cooldown.

Weekend

Sat: morning bike ride with C and her dad up around the regatta, evening 5mi run (Girard St Bridge on the W River Dr).

Sun: 11mi (East Falls Loop).

Same again

Another jaunt around the Art Museum. Call it 3. Knee still hurts.

Hope to get a long run in this weekend.

Thursday

All my posts seem to be staggered. Just a quick run around the Art Museum. Maybe 3mi?

I secured a place for the Chicago marathon! October 7th!!

Pottruck, East Falls

Ran 4mi on the treadmill at Pottruck. 3.6 or so in 25min, jogged the rest as a cooldown.

(Then met C to bike out to BBQ in East Falls.)

Busy

Monday: At IBM PL Day up in Westchester and so DNR.

Tuesday: W River Dr / Montgomery / Girard / Lemon Hill loop. I think this is well over 7 (maybe 8?) miles?

Weekend

Friday: sunset ride to Manayunk with a couple of jaunts up the hill to Ridge Ave.

Saturday: easy ride to the Linc to get my BSR bib... but on the way home, after stopping at Reading to pick up supplies for a big pasta meal for some other runners, I hit a hole on Spruce St and went over the handlebars. Helmet saved me, but scraped my face, shoulder, and knee up and bent my wheel.

I was still planning to race, but woke up feeling more swollen and the bruises hurt. Also didn't sleep much because Mom and Cara called me at 2hr intervals to make sure I was still lucid and didn't have bleeding in my head.

Sunday: skipped the race, obviously, but got out for a sunset run to John B Kelly. Beautiful weather, 7mi+, I just wish I could have run them on Broad Street 12 hours earlier.

Sweetbriar

Did this loop, about 5.5mi.

I am getting pretty excited for Sunday's race.

Mon -> Weds

Mon: Girard St on the W R Drive. Should be 5+?

Tues: Didn't head out until 10.30pm and straight into a huge t-storm rolling in. Turned around just before the Art Museum. Not sure of distance: more than 2?

Wed: Pottrock <-> East Falls Loop. I think this is 11 miles.