Today I was fortunate to get a "two a day" workout in. This morning my family headed over to spend the day at Pineland Farms to partake in the Winter Carnival being hosted there. I attended a ski waxing class while my kids headed over to the sledding hill for some fast and furious downhill time on plastic discs. After my class I headed to the waxing room and applied what I learned and then took my "new" skis out on the wicked fast snow we had this morning. My skate skiing is coming along, thanks largely to Monday's clinic and time on my skis. I got in a little over two hours of skiing on the River Loop and Gloucester Hill trails and enjoyed every minute of it. It is definitely nice to get a sweat going and a workout from something other than running some times. My kids also enjoyed their time on skis and on the carriage rides.
A couple hours after mid-day I was responsible for bringing Riley and Quinn back home for nap time while Kelly hung out with her Dad for some classical skiing. This worked out great as the kids were asleep in the car before we even got away from Pineland. I took advantage of this kid downtime when I got home by jumping on the treadmill for a 7-mile run which I completed in about 55 minutes. It is amazing how much a good movie will take away the pain of a hot run when you are tired. I am currently watching "Saving Private Ryan" on my runs and the battle scenes get the heart rate up and mind focused away from the whir of the treadmill belt. I felt good running with the exception of my outer left knee. Since my ski outing Monday, my knee has been tender to touch in a very localized area. I believe it is the attachment point of my IT band so I have been focusing my stretching and rolling on my IT. Hopefully this will help. I'll let you know.
And here's my To Do list for this upcoming week: check out flights to WS100 (!) and send in my cash for the Vermont 100.
Upcoming Races
Race Results
- 2009 Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 - 26:29:17
- 2009 Boston Marathon - 3:29:45
- 2008 Maine Marathon - 3:13:30, BQ
- 2008 Bradbury Bruiser 12 Mile Trail Race - 1:40:57, 10th Place
- 2008 Vermont 100 - 21:28:08, 30th Place
- 2008 L.L.Bean 4th of July 10K - 38:17, 3rd AG
- 2008 Mount Washington Road Race - 1:26:19
- 2008 Bradbury Scuffle 6-Mile Trail Race - 42:40, 3rd Overall
- 2008 Pineland Farms 50 Mile - 7:50:10, 1st AG, 6th Overall
- 2008 Eastern States 20 Mile - 2:47
- 2008 Mid Winter Classic 10 Mile - 1:04:55
- 2007 Bradbury Bruiser 12 Mile Trail Race - 1:41:36, 4th Overall
- 2007 Maine Marathon - 3:19
- 2007 Vermont 100 - 20:27:37, 16th Place
- 2007 Cranmore Hill Climb - 1:28:18
- 2007 Pineland Farms 50 KM - 4:12:19, 1st AG, 5th Overall
- 2007 Sugarloaf Marathon - 3:05:31, 1st AG, 16th Overall
- 2007 Boston Marathon - 3:09:35
Personal Records
- 100 Mile: 2007 Vermont 100 - 20:27:37
- 50 Mile: 2008 Pineland Farms 50 Mile - 7:50:10
- 50K: 2007 Pinleland Farms Trail Challenge - 4:12:19
- Marathon: 2005 Richmond Suntrust Marathon - 2:59:55
- 10 Mile: 2008 Cape Elizabeth Mid Winter Classic - 1:04:55
- 10K: 2004 Beach to Beacon - 36:46
- 5K: 2004 Portland Sea Dogs Mother's Day 5K - 17:52
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Pineland XC and a run
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Nice job on the workouts! We missed you today at Bradbury, but looks like you had some time well spent. I'll be booking my airfare out to WS in a few weeks. Let's keep each other posted on any deals we see.
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