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Wednesday Sep 23, 2020 #
4 PM
Road running 41:23 4.43 mi (9:21 / mi) +112m 8:40 / mi
ahr:133 max:165 shoes: Ravenna 11
This route has a lovely half-mile trail segment that I nearly missed the turn for. No dog, too warm.
Sunday Sep 20, 2020 #
3 PM
Road running 35:56 3.7 mi (9:43 / mi) +94m 9:00 / mi
ahr:111 max:133 shoes: Ravenna 11
At Wheaton Regional Park, with dog. Skipped one loop on the paved trail. Pretty fast pace for this run.
Saturday Sep 19, 2020 #
4 PM
Road running 40:38 4.11 mi (9:53 / mi) +57m 9:29 / mi
ahr:114 max:146
Back in Maryland after 7 weeks in Maine. Oddly, the weather isn't a whole lot different from what we just left, 40s at night and 60s in the day. But up north it takes a little longer to reach the daytime high. And on our lake the wind is often a factor in the perceived temperature.
Saturday Sep 12, 2020 #
10 AM
Trail Running 2:41:46 13.22 mi (12:14 / mi) +1180m 9:35 / mi
ahr:118 max:150 shoes: Roclite 290 G
Mahoosuc Ridge To River trail half-marathon. Man, this was fun! The course had everything -- narrow single-track, wide grassy fields, bare rock, lots of dirt roads. Two huge climbs, and some smaller climbs here and there. And correspondingly big, big descents. The day was great, in the 50s, full sun, no wind. I finished 13th among the men, 16th overall. I was also the oldest person on the course.
I went fast on the uphills, mostly power-hiking, and passed 4 or 5 people on the second big climb. But I was really slow coming down. Almost everyone I passed whizzed by me later on in the descent. A lot of it was loose and rocky, and I've never been good at downhill in those conditions, and age hasn't helped.
They handled the social distancing well. Starts in waves of 10 people, lined up 6 feet apart. Self-serve at the aid station. Masks everywhere except on the course. The trails were mostly wide and passing was comfortable. No gathering after the race, no award ceremony. In addition to the half, there was a full marathon option (2 loops of the figure-8 course) and a 10k (half of the figure 8).
I went fast on the uphills, mostly power-hiking, and passed 4 or 5 people on the second big climb. But I was really slow coming down. Almost everyone I passed whizzed by me later on in the descent. A lot of it was loose and rocky, and I've never been good at downhill in those conditions, and age hasn't helped.
They handled the social distancing well. Starts in waves of 10 people, lined up 6 feet apart. Self-serve at the aid station. Masks everywhere except on the course. The trails were mostly wide and passing was comfortable. No gathering after the race, no award ceremony. In addition to the half, there was a full marathon option (2 loops of the figure-8 course) and a 10k (half of the figure 8).
Thursday Sep 10, 2020 #
12 PM
Road running 35:23 3.53 mi (10:01 / mi) +68m 9:27 / mi
ahr:103 max:128 shoes: Ravenna 11
Slow, with quick steps. 4 strides near the end. Race on Saturday.
Wednesday Sep 9, 2020 #
11 AM
Road running 42:53 4.59 mi (9:21 / mi) +63m 8:58 / mi
ahr:112 max:137 shoes: Roclite 290 G
Easy run with 6 strides.
Monday Sep 7, 2020 #
1 PM
Trail Running 46:04 3.26 mi (14:08 / mi) +256m 11:21 / mi
ahr:112 max:131 shoes: Roclite 290 G
Bethel Summit Ridge Trail (Mahoosuc Land Trust). My neighbor recommended this, and it's a good short run, 1.6 miles each way, and fairly gradual elevation gain. The MLT has been very active in the area, acquiring interesting land and making trails. This one has some nice ridge views looking southeast, and ends at a high point with a view facing Locke Mountain. There are evidently plans to continue building the trail.
At the viewpoint I caught up with a woman who asked me if I knew about the Ridge to River race. The answer is I did know about it last year, but wasn't able to run because it was a pretty long way from Maryland. But I didn't know it was on again this year, in fact this coming Saturday.
So I entered, in the half-marathon category. 21k with 3700 feet of vertical gain.
At the viewpoint I caught up with a woman who asked me if I knew about the Ridge to River race. The answer is I did know about it last year, but wasn't able to run because it was a pretty long way from Maryland. But I didn't know it was on again this year, in fact this coming Saturday.
So I entered, in the half-marathon category. 21k with 3700 feet of vertical gain.
Trail Running 11:31 [2] 1.15 mi (10:01 / mi)
ahr:115 max:139 shoes: Roclite 290 G
Esker Loop (Mahoosuc Land Trust). I went another 3 miles down the North Road to check out another set of trails. This loop is short, flat, and pretty scenic, around the esker and along the river. I wouldn't have identified it as an esker. I have no mental catalog of these kinds of features.
Friday Sep 4, 2020 #
12 PM
Road running 51:51 5.07 mi (10:14 / mi) +140m 9:25 / mi
ahr:106 max:131 shoes: Ravenna 11
Around the pond and up over Woodman's Peak. Yesterday the dog discovered a huge pile of macaroni salad someone had thrown into the woods right next to the road. It must have been at least 5 lbs. Who would do a thing like that? The dog was in it up to his neck by the time I got him out of it, and for the rest of the day he whined and paced around with a swollen belly. This morning after our walk he waited for me to go inside then headed straight for the salad bar. He doesn't usually leave our property, so I didn't suspect it, until he coughed up a blob of macaroni on the carpet. Dogs are great. So I went down the road with a shovel and a garbage bag, dug up what was left of it (almost nothing) and covered up the spot with dirt.
All of which is to explain why I had to leave him back at the cabin after we ran the first mile out and back, because he simply couldn't run.
All of which is to explain why I had to leave him back at the cabin after we ran the first mile out and back, because he simply couldn't run.
Thursday Sep 3, 2020 #
11 AM
Road running 48:36 5.89 mi (8:15 / mi)
ahr:127 max:146 shoes: Ravenna 11
Tempo workout on a flat stretch of U.S. 2 along the river, same course as 2 weeks ago but 4x1 mile this time, around 3 min jog in between. 1-mile times were 7:28, 7:29, 7:26, 7:30. It was fairly warm and humid, 75 with a dew point of 55, full sun with some shade along the wide shoulders. Also I didn't finish with the jog back up the hill. I drove down and parked instead. 6 miles was enough.