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Sunday, June 30, 2013

Sweating our way to the park

Another warm day. I walked Lucy early so she could avoid the heat but by the time of my run it was out there waiting for me. Dimitri and I did a run up to Foothill-Palo Alto Park again. Luckily much of the road and trail were shaded and there was water waiting for us up by the entrance to the park. We came back and hit the college in 75 minutes. I had an extra five minute shakedown at the house so 80 minutes altogether. It took me a long time to stop sweating. My running kit was soaked.

We ended up sitting inside Starbucks and sucked in the air-conditioning.

At the next table was a woman with five kids. All very young. They were swarming the section where we were seated. I had to admit, they all looked like her. Our very own cinco-mom.  Where the heck was the father? Probably out playing golf.

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Jogged

Jogged 33 minutes this morning with Tom (back from Iceland, Denmark and Norway). and Brian who is having knee problems.

It is HOT outside. This is the first big heat wave of the summer and it looks like it'll stick around until mid next week. It's not Arizona or the Mojave Desert but it's still a blast furnace by Bay Area standards.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Mature Running

Heat wave began....Ugh!

Danny and I hit the roads early and ran ( and walked ) 65 minutes. My legs felt great. Danny struggled.  We both laughed about it. The life of the mature runner.

The volleyball players are beginning to notice us. One of the guys came over and introduced himself while "hot" bikini girl stood nearby smiling at the two old men.

"We always see you walking...." He said.

Walking!

That was running!

Makes me think about goals. Maybe a sub-six on the Danny Downhill.







Tuesday, June 25, 2013

The Usual

60 minute run with Danny in the morning. Overcast and humid. Went to see Big Bad Billy. Had a late breakfast and then walked Lucy for several miles.

Sunday, June 23, 2013

The Summit

Dimitri and I ran from Foothill College to Palo Alto Park (The Summit) and back. Long uphills and equally long downhills. Despite still being a bit beat up from Tuesday's fall, I actually felt stronger as the run progressed. In a way this was a progression workout beginning very slowly and gradually increasing the effort until we were both strongest over the last part of Moody Road as it blended back into the campus.

The run lasted 75 minutes but including a short pre-run and walking we went over 80. It all counts these days.

Perfect weather. Overcast and cool. Very little wind.







Friday, June 21, 2013

Dreadmill

Walked Lucy in the morning. Out to Blackberry Farm ( hereafter simply known as the farm) and back home.

Mid afternoon. Drove over to Shawsu and did a progression run on the dreadmill. 35 minutes starting at a ten pace and ending up at an 8:30 pace. My knee was sore. The one I banged when I went splat on Tuesday. It felt like the wound on my knee was very sensitive. That's what I was feeling. I ran through it though and after a time it numbed up.

I'll be glad when things heal up. It just ain't right now.


Thursday, June 20, 2013

After

In the before and after scenario, I definitely feel like "the after".  My body feels pretty beat up and scraped up from Tuesday's tumble. I played it low key on Wednesday keeping activity to a dog walk with Lucy. On Thursday I got over to WVC early and ran for about ten minutes before Danny showed up. I felt okay. The next sixty minutes with Danny went normal.

So I can run and that's good enough.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

WHAM!

Ran an easy sixty minutes with Danny. We added in Valle Vista. Coming back down the hill near the college my right toe hit a curb and....

WHAM!

Nice skin job on my right knee and right arm above the elbow.

Bloody!!!!!

I still ran on in. Danny had a great first aide kit in the trunk of hid car and I was able to clean things up nicely. Went to breakfast anyway. Lucky that I didn't break anything.

Walked another thirty minutes with Lucy when I got home.

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Near the summit


I took Saturday off. The only thing I did was walk Lucy for about a half hour.

On Sunday I warmed up for 15 minutes and then ran 75 minutes with D from Foothill College via Moody Rd. and trails to Page Mill Road and back. So very close to the summit which is the entrance to Palo Alto Park.

Friday, June 14, 2013

Progression run on the Dreadmill.

30 minutes walk with Lucy in the morning. Blackberry Farm was nice, quiet and kid-free. Mostly women with dogs.

In the afternoon I dropped by Shawsu and did a progressive 30 minute run on the t(D)readmill starting off at a 10 pace and working my way down to 8:30. In age graded terms that's going from a 7:24 pace to a 6:19.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Bikini season

An easy 60 minute jog with Danny (DANNY...DANNY...). We ran short and long loops around campus including several run-bys of the volleyball area where bikini season is in full swing.


Tuesday, June 11, 2013

The Long(est) Day

I walked 90 minutes today. 30-35 with Lucy and at least 60 with Bob during our round trip to Tom's ( for lunch ) and back. That was close to five miles. I also ground out 60 minutes of running with Danny. Another 5-6 miles. Who knows for sure?

11 miles as near as I can figure. Maybe a bit less, certainly not more.

The long(est) day.

Sunday, June 09, 2013

Weekend runs

Saturday

30 minute easy jog around campus. Really lazy. Joined a couple of the fast runners for their warm down. Talked with Dino. Pace was robust.

Sunday

80 minutes of easy running with Dimitri up Moody and into the hills and back again. Getting close to the summit. Actually 70 minutes was with D plus I sneaked in 10 minutes ahead of time.







Thursday, June 06, 2013

Off Campus

Danny bailed so Tom and I decided to run off campus throwing in a number of long uphill sections. Tom is still taking walking breaks so we started out at 5-1 but later on dropped it to 4-1. Tom is still coming back from months of not running so he is wise to take it easy. It was an incredible morning. Cool with sunshine breaking through. All told I got in 70 minutes. My HR stayed mostly in the 120's which is very low for me. But it feels great when I can get away with it.

No dreadmill this week. Saturday will be my big day and Sunday a shorter easier run or walk.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Low Heart Rate

65 minutes of low HR running mostly around the WVC campus and on the Valle Vista course. Tom and Danny were my pardners. 

The WV track was close for resurfacing.

Sunday, June 02, 2013

Moody Road

Lousy nights sleep. Woke up early, had coffee ( big cup ) and took Lucy out on a long walk. Then I drove up to Foothill and Dimitri and I ran up and down Moody Rd. and feeder trails. Beautiful day. I kept my HR low and tried not to stress. Went to Starbucks later for coffee, a power bar and a bran muffin. All told, 70 minutes of running.

Saturday, June 01, 2013

Danny Z Run

Easy 35 minutes of running and walking with Danielle while the club did the short six.