Following my pitiful miles covered in April, and my so-so run on Saturday, I made it a point to continue getting work in in on Sunday and Monday, even though it turned out to be 10pm on Sunday and 10:45pm on Monday. The important thing is that I was able to get 3 days of [...]
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Back on the horse with a little 4 miler
May 2, 2009 – Posted in: East River Park runningFeeling much better after being sick all week. Still a little on the congested side, but running is good for loosening up, and getting out, all that extra congestion. Since it was my first activity in a week, I decided to run my simple 4 mile run to the end of East River Park and [...]
Hot weekend
April 26, 2009 – Posted in: bike runningWow, it was hot hot hot this weekend! Managed to get a nice bike ride in before it got hot on Saturday, and then waited the heat out today and went out for a run in the relatively cool evening. First, the bike ride. Was up at 6:30 yesterday and out of the house by [...]
Nice mid-week activity
April 24, 2009 – Posted in: running swimAfter getting a so-so run in on Tuesday night, my intention was to get two more good efforts in Wed and Thurs. I'd have preferred to bike ride, but it was still simply too cold for me after work. So, on Wed, I went to the gym for a swim. Half hour in the pool, [...]
Lower Manhattan Loop run
April 22, 2009 – Posted in: injury New York City Triathlon runningWas going to write this last night, but I happened to be watching the Mets game, which turned my stomach and put me in a really bad mood. I'm getting over it now... Did my typical lower manhattan 6.5 mile loop run last night. I thought the weather was great. Cool at 53 degrees, somewhat [...]
Central Park loop
April 10, 2009 – Posted in: runningWent for a great run around Central Park last night. I very rarely have the opportunity to go on a regular training run in Central Park, so when I do, it always feels wonderful. Especially now when I'm not training for anything in particular and can slow down and enjoy the park, the hills and [...]
Created my own race
March 30, 2009 – Posted in: East River Park injury runningWith races routinely selling out in Central Park now, I've resorted to creating my own race! Well, not really. I only had time for a short 4 mile run yesterday, so figured, why not make it a speed workout, and treat it as a 'race'. The course was my usual 2 mile out and 2 mile back [...]
6.5 miles
March 28, 2009 – Posted in: runningCircumstances didn't let me get to the gym Thursday night, the timing was bad for the gym yesterday, and I'm not quite ready for after-dark training rides on my bike, so I went for another run late last night. Did my 6.5 mile 'downtown loop' (see course here). I like running at nighttime, the later the [...]
Invigorating run
March 25, 2009 – Posted in: runningWas able to get out for a 5.2 mile run down 1st Ave and East River path down to Wall St and back. See here for the map taken using my iPhone and GPS. I was surprised it held the signal underneath the FDR drive - good to know. Had a fantastic run. Since it [...]
Didn’t know I had it in me
March 11, 2009 – Posted in: running Speed WorkoutSpeed workout last night consisted of a 2 mile interval around the lower loop of Central Park, then a 1 mile interval into the marathon finish line and then, finally, a 600 yard interval to finish up the workout. First interval started out free and easy, with a good hard pace. I fell just a bit behind [...]
