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A “walkabout” can be defined as “a brief, informal leave from work, taken by an Aborigine to wander the bush, visit relatives, or return to native life,” and this blog can best be described as a journal of my RUN-A-BOUT. The vehicle I have chosen
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Running Math Made Not-so-Easy!
Week 6 Key Run 2Planned Workout: 6 miles--1 easy + 5 @ MT (Mid-Tempo)Actual Run: 6.8 miles in :48:13 min. (5.77 miles in 39:48 min.) @ 7:00 a.m.Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 62°F, 86% Humidity, Wind: From...
The Training Week That Was... 7/28-8/2
Midway through Summer, I have found myself being fairly successful with working through the five-day-a-week ultra-marathon plan I created using the Santa Clara Runner's Club generator. In an effort to...
Strong
Run: 6.6 miles in :48:00 min. @ 6:10 a.m.Weather: Partly Cloudy, 66°F, 90% Humidity, Wind: From WSW @ 5 mph; feels like 66°F.Training Plan Suggested Mileage: 6 milesAverage Mile Page: 7:17 min./mi....
Sixteen Point Four
Run: 16.4 miles in 2:15:57 min. @ 6:30 a.m., including four one-minute walking "breaks" at predetermined points in the run.Weather: Fog then becoming Fair as the run progressed, 62°F/72°F, 97%/62% H...
The Training Week That was... 5/26-6/1
The week following the Buffalo Marathon was primarily a recovery one, during which I employed my bicycle to cross-train my way back into running by the following weekend. While there were a few tweaks...
Countdown to Marathon
Less than twenty-four hours to go and everything seems to be in order... relatively speaking. My wife and I have reservations to stay at a hotel in Buffalo and I have a loose list in my head of what I...
Meets, Missed Workouts & Thunder... OH MY!
Having been a busy week, and with an equally busy weekend on the horizon, I have found myself unable to get Key Workout Run #2 in, so am finding myself about 9 miles behind in training. I am hoping to...
What Happened to Week 7's Key Runs 1 & 2?
"So, where have you been?" Well, since you asked, this week has been something of an "up and down" one for yours truly. In many ways related to training, it has gone well: this has been my first full ...
Week 9, Key Workout Run #3
Scheduled Workout: 20 miles @ MP + 30 sec/mileWeather: Clear, 22°F, 77% Humidity, Wind: From WNW @ 6 mph; feels like 15°F. Total Run: 20 miles in 2:42:04 min. @ 6:30 a.m.Average Mile Page: 8:06 min/...
The Training Week That Was... 2/25-3/2
Well, that didn't last very long... After roughly a week-and-a-half of training with the Intermediate Plan of the Your Ultimate Marathon Training Plan, I've decided to adjust my path and switch over t...
Run: 14.3 miles in 1:51:56 min. @ 7:10 a.m.
Scheduled Workout: 14 miles.Weather: Mostly Cloudy, 21°F, 74% Humidity, Wind: From WSW @ 7 mph; feels like 12°F.Course: Scott's 14.3 Miler on USATF's Map It!Pace: 7:50 min./per mileHaving learned fr...
Running Numbers: Doing the Math, Making a Plan
“Pacing is crucial to any training program.”Though this axiom is by all accounts true, I have managed to avoid it during any of my previous training endeavors. A mistake, I know.My “new” train...
Reflecting, Changing, Adapting, Transitioning... NOT Quitting
After two (one excellent and one not-so-much) weeks of following the Intermediate Plan of the Your Ultimate Marathon Training Plan from Runner's World magazine, I'm beginning to question the manageab...
The Training Week That Was... 2/18-24
This was the first week I have been following the Intermediate Plan of the Your Ultimate Marathon Training Plan from Runner's World magazine. I picked up on week 3 of the 16-week plan due to the date ...
Run: 4 miles in :27:44 min. @ 8:00 a.m.
Scheduled Workout: 3 miles & 5 x 100 S Weather: Partly Cloudy, 14°F, 70% Humidity, Wind: From SW @ 14 mph; feels like -1°F.Course: A neighborhood run, Three Plus One 4 Strides, made with USATF Map I...
For 13 Weeks, The "Yours" Is Mine
“If you fail to prepare, prepare to fail.”As the planets begin to come into alignment, I continue to attempt to put the pieces together for my next marathon in late May. After digging around the i...
Here We Go Again...
Yesterday afternoon, as Anne and I were relaxing and I was still mid-runner's "high" following my morning run, I suggested that maybe I really did want to run the 2008 Nissan Buffalo Marathon. Anne an...
Choices, Opportunities, Buzz and Running
While this past week has presented a few opportunities to run, many other opportunities and experiences have also been put into play which has kept me from taking advantage to the fullest. The school ...
Tis' the Season
Starting yesterday, the first day of February, one of the more challenging seasons of the year for this recreational runner began... cold and flu season. Following a very productive three consecutive ...
The Training Week That Was... 1/7-13
This was very nearly a Recovery WEEK as opposed to a training one at all with a total of five Recovery DAYS, but "it's all good." In a nod to karma, I reckon it all evens out in the end. This week was...
Run: 7 miles in :53:21 min. @ 8:30 a.m.
Weather: Cloudy, 37°F, 61% Humidity, Wind: From W @ 9 mph; feels like 37°F.Course: A loop through Highland Park, along the Genesee River, up Main Street past Midtown Plaza and the Liberty Pole (pict...
Downward Facing Gracie
Over the course of the past five days, I have not been posting my running progress, primarily because there hasn't really been anything to report that deals directly with "running," other than my effo...
Shifting Focus
Ahhh... a New Year can only mean new resolutions...As I noodle through my own possibilities for the new year, I begin to consider a slight shift in the way I go about training. I am a believer in (and...
My Running Year in Numbers
1,414.4 The number of miles, including training and racing, covered during 2007.163.5 Total miles run while participating in races ranging from 5 to 50 kilometers during 2007.31 The longest distance, ...
Run: 4.5 miles in :35:19 min. @ 10:00 a.m.
Weather: Partly Sunny, 33°F, 78% Humidity, Wind: From SSW @ 5 mph; feels like 33°F.Course: A quickie route around our neighborhood—nothing was planned in advance, I just went out and made a loop a...
Looking Towards Renewal
"There is deep wisdom within our very flesh, if we can only come to our senses and feel it."~Elizabeth A. BehnkeAs you may recall, I have been under the weather for the last four days (or so), but thi...
Yes, I Still Run!
Run: 4.8 miles in :36:06 min. @ 6:00 a.m.Pace: 7:31 min./per mileWeather: Partly Cloudy, 34°F, 78% Humidity, Wind: From SSE @ 9 mph; feels like 27°F.Course: Without thinking while typing I glossed t...
Uh… Yes This A Running Blog!
I just realized that I haven’t posted about running in a few days. More than this, I haven’t been running (or cycling) in a few days, for no other reason than life has been much too busy for me to...