Archive for April, 2006

Running Review April 24th - April 30th

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

Monday: 3.9 miles around the Sportsplex.
Tuesday: Easy 3 miles.
Wednesday: Easy 2 miles.
Thursday: Easy 2 miles.
Friday: Easy 2 miles.
Saturday: Easy 2 miles.
Sunday: 26.2 miles - Frederick Marathon (race review)
41.1 miles for the week

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Frederick Marathon - another PR!

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

Race report will follow in the next couple of days, but for now just wanted to post race stats courtesy of my Garmin Forerunner 305. It was a perfect day for a marathon - temperatures at the start were cool but not cold, the sun shone for much of the race but wasn’t too intense, […]

Running Streak = 150 days

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

Tomorrow is Frederick Marathon day, but today’s milestone was reaching Day 150 of my Running Streak - 150 consecutive days of running at least 2 miles.
The easy 2 mile run was quite uneventful. Made a nice change to run in a different area, but it was hardly long enough to see anything significant. The main […]

Frederick Marathon Prediction

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

Well, with only 3 full days to go before the 2006 Frederick Marathon, I find myself thinking about goal pace, mile splits and finish time predictions.
Last year I was 3rd in the 35-39 division, 16th overall and my finish time was 2:59:26 (6:51 per mile pace). With my lack of long training runs over the […]

Derby Day 5k & Party on the Green - The Fastest 5k in Virginia!

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

My latest web site project was for a brand new event to be held on July 15th, 2006 at Colonial Downs, Virginia. The interesting thing is, it’s not a horse race that’s taking place, it’s a 5k running race billed as “The Fastest 5k in Virginia”! The race starts in front of Colonial Downs and […]

Race Day Boost - the loading begins…

Wednesday, April 26th, 2006

Long time readers of this “blog” will probably already know I’m a huge fan of the E-Caps.com range of endurance supplements. Race Day Boost is another great product which I take in the build up to a big race. Today begins my 4 day loading cycle before Sunday’s Frederick Marathon and I hope to reap […]

Running Review: April 17th - April 23rd

Sunday, April 23rd, 2006

Monday: 4 miles, easy.
Tuesday: Runervals 10k Strength Builder (BP 5.0mph, 10k pace 7.5mph) Max HR topped out at 170 (courtesy of the Garmin Forerunner 305).
Wednesday: Easy 3 miles.
Thursday: Steady 4.1 miles.
Friday: Just an easy 2.5 miles.
Saturday: Easy 2 mile warm up.Pioneer Pride 5k - 17:53 (5:45 pace).
Sunday: 2 mile warm up6×800m (400m jog recovery) at […]

Pioneer Pride 5k

Saturday, April 22nd, 2006

The Pioneer Pride 5k was a fairly late addition to the Tidewater Striders Running Grand Prix. I hadn’t planned on racing it, but changed my mind when I realized GP points were up for grabs. I’m halfway through my taper for the Frederick Marathon and figured a bit of speedwork wouldn’t hurt - at least […]

Welsh Dragon MINI Grille Badge

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

Fame at last and good news for Welsh MINI owners! My CYMRU Grille Badge featuring the Welsh Dragon has been approved and is available for purchase at ToddsMods.com. The cost is a very reasonable $7.50 per badge and shipping starts at just $0.50 (USPS Regular Mail). I’m away to order mine before Todd sells out…….(and […]

Brooks Burn 3

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

With my Brooks Glycerin 3 and Radius 05’s both approaching retirement, I’m getting ready to buy new running shoes. I like the look of the new Burn which I haven’t owned since their debut model several years ago. I remember I liked the light weight and feel of the shoe, and despite it’s lack of […]