February 8-14 Practice Running

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
4:13 pm – 4.34 mi, 696 ft elevation gain, 1:07:05. Olney Creek Rd, with dogs. Altra Superior 1.5 red #5.

There were too many cars parked at the gate where I had wanted to run. Glad it was so busy, so I got to check out Olney Creek rd for the first time. Some crusty, punchy snow part of the way. I’m looking forward to exploring out there more.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
4:14 pm – 7.44 mi, 111 ft elevation gain, 1:13:44. Warmup, 11 x 1min repeats, cool down. New Balance MR10v2 white.

I had to loop back during the warm up to use the restroom at the grocery store. I did about 2 mi warmup. At 2 mi, I waited until the next whole minute, which was 25:00, I believe. Then I did 11 x 1 min repeats with 1 min rest between. I managed to only hit a hill on one of the intervals.
I miscounted the intervals. I stopped off the side of the road in the bushes after the 7th to pee, and my 1 min rest was over when I got back up on the road. I think that’s where I messed up the count. I meant to do 10.
I’m still figuring out pacing. I end up going a little too fast to start out, then dial it back a little. But my average interval pace was good. I definitely felt worked by the end. I may have been able to push out one more, but my legs were a bit heavy on the cool down.
I stopped briefly to chat with a neighbor on the way back home. My legs were recovered enough by the end to finish hard, so I did.

Thursday, February 11, 2016
3:51 pm – 11.05 mi, 781 ft elevation gain, 1:44:56. Through town to WFSP RR Grade. Altra Superior 1.5 red #6.

Friday, February 12, 2016
4:14 pm – 6.48 mi, 1363 ft elevation gain, 1:26:58. Reiter hill gate to top, with dogs. Altra Superior 1.5 red #4.

Saturday, February 13, 2016
3:34 pm – 18.02 mi, 1878 ft elevation gain, 3:04:46. Town to WFSP RR Grade, Greg Ball, Wallace Lake. Altra Superior 1.5 red #4.

Sunday, February 14, 2016
3:52 pm – 18.08 mi, 2071 ft elevation gain, 2:59:26. Town to WFSP RR Grade, Greg Ball, Wallace Lake. Altra Superior 1.5 red #4.

Totals: Running – 65.41 mi, 6900 ft elevation gain.