Training Log

6:30 am - 7 miles through Oaks neighborhood.  Had to rush through - leaving for Rhode Island today for a short vacation with my friend to visit his parents. Looking forward to meeting them and to the chance to relax.

9 am - There is a beautiful path near my friend's parents house that was converted from an old railway line through Rails to Trails.  It is paved and runs through some nice wooded neighborhoods, for use by cyclists, runners, and walkers.  It is 6 miles total, but I started at an entry point in the middle, ran out 4 miles, back 4 miles, then out and back the other two miles.  The two-mile section is very scenic and runs through a swamp where there are ducks, geese, and blue herons.  Beautiful but slightly windy and chilly morning.

Went sightseeing in Newport today and did not get a chance to run.

Another beautiful day.  65 degrees and sunny.  Ran sections of the trail and then the 1.3 back to the parents' house. 

9 am - about 8 miles.  Ran from my friend's parents house to the trail, out and back a 2.5 mile section and then out and back another 1.5 mile section or so.

Heading back to the Memphis area in the afternoon - got in late (10 pm).

Back to work today...very busy day and raining hard after work, so no run today.  I really hated missing this one.

5:45 pm - quick 7-mile run after work and before babysitting for Jacob.

4 pm - 7 miles out and back from my friend's house in Cordova.  Good hills just before the turnaround.

Rest day.

6 pm.  Town hall lake loop.  Nice evening, felt strong.

5:55 pm.  Windy, chilly, raining.   Strong headwind when running south for the first half of the run.  Ran the lake loop again.  On the way back, the rain stopped, and so did the wind, so I didn't get the benefit of a tailwind.  Felt strong.

5:30 pm - Raining very hard and dark!  7.3 mile run through Oaks neighborhood.

6:20 am - 7 mile run through my friend's neighborhood.  Good hills near the halfway turnaround point.

5:30 pm - 4 mile loop.  Very busy evening, no time for more.

Very cold and windy today - wind chill 35 degrees.  And, another busy day with no time to run.  : ( 

11 am - much nicer day than yesterday!  Still a bit cold, but sunny. I have resolved to get control of my very busy schedule this week and run 6 days.

11- miles through Schilling Farms and Johnson Park.  Felt strong.

5 pm - only enough time to do 5 miles before taking Carbon to agility class. Windy and cold.

5:30 pm - the 7.8-mile town hall lake loop.  Dark and cold, 44 degrees.

Very busy day at work.  Went in early and then had to bring home a presentation to work on.  No time to run today.  Did some arm and leg weights late in the evening.

4:30 pm - 7 mile out and back from my friend's house in Cordova.  Nice hills at the turnaround. Pushed the pace since my book club is meeting at his house, and I need to get back to cook a light dinner for them.  Felt strong.  Good tempo run.

5 pm - 7 miles, cold and windy, 35 degrees.  Felt strong, another tempo run.

2:30 pm - still very cold and windy here.  7.8 mile town hall lake loop.  Symphony concert tonight!

3 pm - run/walk with Clarice, my cocker spaniel.  Cool day.  Felt a little tired but fun running with Clarice.

6 pm - out and back run in Cordova with hills at the turn-around point.

8 pm - Went to dance practice (Rumba which is fun!) then ran to the end of Viking and back.  7.4 miles.  The hills were a little tough tonight.  Felt a bit tired.

Rest day - Turkey Trot is tomorrow.

9 am - Annual Turkey Trot 4-miler.  Beautiful day!  Chilly at first, but then the sun warmed up the temperature to about 60.  This is a fun race - located at Shelby Farms, 1600 runners, many from out of town, visiting their families here in the Memphis area.  Benefits the March of Dimes.

At the start - started out very strong and a bit too fast.  Ran hard the first two miles and was able to keep up with my triathlon team-mate (and age-group mate), Jeanine, who is quite a bit faster than me.  Then at two miles, I felt like I might puke and had to slow down the pace, so the third mile was my slowest.  Picked it back up in the 4th mile.  Finished with a PR and was about 20 seconds behind Jeanine.  She took first in our age group, I took second and was happy with my time.

Ran around the lake at Shelby Farms, then out around the parking area several times to add more mileage for the day.  Beautiful, sunny, and warm day!  Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

5 pm - Cordova - Bazemore - around the end of Walnut Grove Lake to end of Viking then to Walnut Grove Rd., then turned around, and headed back.  More good hills at the turn-around.  Had not gone that far on this road before on a regular run. 

11:30 am - 13 miles in Cordova.  The hills felt a little difficult.  Overall a good run.  St. Jude half marathon is next Saturday.

rest day