DoubleJRunning

Training 08-10 - 08-16

2020-08-17T13:22:00.003-04:00

Wrap Up: 65.6 miles on 7 days and 10 runs. ....(Strava numbers).

Not terrible but still nothing special other than I continue to run everyday. I haven't missed a day since July 16 (a month ago) and only missed two days since late June. I haven't felt like I've really improved much but I've lost a few lbs here and there and know that I'm healthier than I was back in the early summer after months of down time after my surgery. I'm not sure how much more I'll be able to progress, but it really doesn't matter much right now. At this point in time, all I want to do is continue to give my lungs the workout they need in order to have the best chances against any impending infection, etc. I also want to be able to show up again sometime this fall down on the seacoast and be able to hang with those guys from start to finish in a long run. That will be a big win for me if I can pull that off. For now, nothing long this past week. Just some smaller mileage and consistency to keep things going.

08-16 - Sunday: 6 miles (roads) - solo very easy morning miles. Then 8 miles (roads) at lunch.

08-15 - Saturday: 8 miles (roads) - solo roads. Uptempo.

08-14 - Friday: 6 miles (roads) - with Darin from the house.

08-13 - Thursday: 6 miles (grass). Bangs around the baseball fields solo at lunch. Then later, 5.1 miles up and back on Lead Mine Rd.

08-12 - Wednesday: 5 miles (roads) - solo in Center Ossipee. Then 6 miles (trails) out and back on snowmobile trails from beach. Swimming after.

08-11 - Tuesday: 5 miles (roads) - solo out and back from house at lunch.

08-10 - Monday: 10.3 miles (roads) - relatively easy lake bang with Darin from beach. Legs felt surprisingly good after the previous day's long run. Swimming after.

'Most afternoons' view.

Training 08-03 - 08-09

2020-08-10T08:02:00.002-04:00

Standard beach view from Sunday after I got home...

Wrap Up: 73.8 miles on 7 days and 9 runs. ....(Strava numbers).

Good week numbers-wise and great fun down on the seacoast on Sunday to wrap up. I went way over my head w/ the long run. Was falling asleep on the drive home and was dry heaving in the driveway when I got back afterwards, but it was all good. Hot and humid most all week. Haven't felt all that spry lately but I'm still just getting out there. Was down to 145 lbs this week so that's good. Still have more to go but all I'm doing is running and seeing what happens with it.

08-09 - Sunday: 19.7 miles (roads) - Seacoast Crew run at 6:30am. Up at 4am, 90 min drive down. Not enough food (zero) or hydration beforehand. Not used to the morning run scenario, let alone a long one. I figured it would be a nice 'cool' run being that early in the AM on the seacoast. By halfway we were drenched by the humidity. Guys were dropping like flies. 10 guys at one point (with various ones being picked up along the way including my old college teammate Anthony Balakier). Ended at Pierce Island with 5. Good fun until about 16 when I started to bonk. Held on for dear life all of the sudden until about 17.5 and then had to stop for a few seconds to collect my thoughts and have a drink while the remaining group continued on. I gathered myself together and started jogging to the tune of about an 8 min mile out of New Castle and back to Pierce Island where we started. Still averaged 7:19s for the whole thing which is better than I was imagining it would go ( I was, ahem, promised it would be about 7:30s to entice me down there )... 6 hours of beach after I got home.

The 5 who made it back to Pierce Island out of 10 total at one point...various guys pulling off/out with injury and stomach issues, etc. (and one, Mike G. who actually ran longer via a different route at the end).

08-08 - Saturday: 5 miles (roads) later in the afternoon after working in the yard all day. Got an invite earlier that day from Matt Sawyer to head down to Portsmouth for a 20 banger on the seacoast. I couldn't resist even though I've done nothing even close to 20 (really half is about all I've done this year). Figured I'd take the bait so I went easy today.

08-07 - Friday: 6 miles (roads) lunch run solo. Neighborhood wandering. Then later on, 5.4 miles (roads/trails) from the beach. First 3 w/ Darin (who was going longer) and then I turned onto the dirt road behind Pine Tree Power and headed back. Cut it a little short as it was very humid and I wanted to get in the water. Beach after.

08-06 - Thursday: 10 miles (roads/trails) lunch run solo from house. Madison 5k course + railroad tracks and trails up through Chain of Ponds to Madison Shores neighborhood, then back out on Boulder Rd. and back 113 to the house. Easy run with some trails and hills.

Then later on, 6 miles w/ Darin from the beach. Very easy out and back on Ossipee Lake Rd.

08-05 - Wednesday: 6 miles (roads) solo from house. Out and back. Slightly honest pace. Very hot and humid. Beach later.

08-04 - Tuesday: 7.4 miles (roads/trails/bushwhack) solo from house. Trails up through Cascades then out and up to Downs Rd. and the Madison highlands. Tried to whack up to the summit of Lyman Mtn. but it was so overgrown I got lost and it was just too gnarly to continue so I turned around and bailed. Added an up-and-over of Pound Rd. on the way back. Got back in just before the storm rolled in. Extended elevation and time on feet.

08-03 - Monday: 8 miles (roads) at lunch. 113/41 + Kingswood loop (solo). Beach later.

Training 07-27 - 08-02

2020-08-02T10:14:00.001-04:00

Wrap Up: 64.1 miles on 7 days and 10 runs. ....(Strava numbers).

Better week numbers-wise. Back to back weeks without missing a day. Not too many longer runs other than a couple of 9+ milers at the start, and a broken 11 miler on Friday. But it's an improvement from last week. I continue to neglect everything else and spend most of my time w/ the girls at the beach. Thank god for the beach this year. With everything else relatively risky and suspect (even though things are open), the local town beach remains a spot we can count on for the most part to be safe and secure. The girls have their schoolmates and friends there every day (same groups of people) to play with and it's been a blessing for sure. I still can't dive though but my tan is coming along great.

As far as July goes, I actually ran 263 miles with only 2 days of zeros. I actually laced up the shoes 40 separate times (technically) for runs. One was the split run so maybe it was more like 39. Either way, it's progress.

08-02 - Sunday: 5.1 miles (roads) - Neighborhood wandering at lunch before some treasure hunting.

08-01 - Saturday: 5.1 miles (roads/trails) Solo from beach.

Then later: 6.2 miles (roads) from beach w/ Darin. Neighborhoods. Spent entire day at the beach.

07-31 - Friday: 5.1 miles (roads/trails) solo from beach. Neigborhoods + snomo trails.

Then almost immediately after (only 10 min rest): 6.2 miles (roads) from beach w/ Darin. Neighborhoods. Relatively hard run. Lake after. Basically an 11.3 mile run with a 10 min gap in hte middle.

07-30 - Thursday: 6.2miles (roads/trails). From beach w/ Darin. Tamworth neighborhood + snowmo trails. Beach after.

07-29 - Wednesday: 5 miles (roads/dirt roads) solo from house. Forrest Pines / Railroad tracks.

Then after work: 6.2 miles (roads) with Darin from beach. Beach after.

07-28 - Tuesday: 9.7 miles (roads/trails) solo from Beach. Snowmo trails and neighborhood loops. Again kept tempo up despite the hot and humid temps. Beach after.

07-27 - Monday: 9.3 miles (roads / trails) solo from Beach. Scooted over to White Lake and out to Depot Rd. and back. Very hot and humid but kept the pace honest. Beach after.

Training 07-20 - 07-26

2020-07-26T21:00:00.000-04:00

Wrap Up: 57.7 miles on 7 days and 9 runs. ....(Strava numbers).

A little lower than what I wanted but got out every day (technically). Almost missed Monday but got out. Have been feeling OK despite a little discomfort in the lung here and there. Felt good enough to do a controlled High St. loop on Wednesday without issues. One 8 miler and the rest lower 5s and 6s. The girls are getting great in the water this year. They are swimming out and back to the raft without vests. They are both swimming around underwater now and diving down. Only Morgan so far is brazen enough to jump from the raft. Tabby will follow suit hopefully soon (as she always does).

07-26 - Sunday: 6 miles (roads) - Out and back from house (113/41). Entire day at beach after.

07-25 - Saturday: 6 miles (roads) early (solo) out and back on 113/41. Spent most of the day at the beach.

07-24 - Friday: 6 miles (roads) out and back at lunch (113/41) solo.

Then after work: 6.6 miles (roads) from beach w/ Darin. Lake after.

07-23 - Thursday: 8 miles (roads). Solo from house. 113/41 w/ Kingswood Loop. Beach later on obviously.

07-22 - Wednesday: 11 miles (roads/dirt roads) solo from house. High St. Loop. Felt pretty good.

07-21 - Tuesday: 5 miles (roads) at lunch. Solo. Out and back on 113/41.
Then after work: 6 miles (trails) easy from beach w/ Darin. Lake after.

07-20 - Monday: 3 miles (roads) easy late in the day (solo). Almost took a zero.

Training 07-13 - 07-19

2020-07-20T08:46:00.002-04:00

Wrap Up: 60.3 miles on 6 days and 9 runs. ....(Strava details).

Unfortunately on Friday I had a flare up of my infarction site on my left lung and it was nearly knocking me to the ground. As I type this on Monday morning (July 20), it is still 'there' and I can tell it's not quite right. It was so bad on Friday that I had to stop work at around 1 and take some heavy narcotics which I hate to do. It affects me for days. I was essentially junk the rest of the day. I had to take more at bedtime and throughout the night I basically spent the time laying there hallucinating and staring at the clock as I was completely tingling and numb from head to toe. But at least the pain was gone. I was exhausted on Saturday though. The good news is that I had very little 'pain' the rest of the weekend. I just had some occasional discomfort in that area. I have heard it is most likely adhesion of the lung tissue that has scarred up and sticking to things it shouldn't stick to...then pull away occasionally. It is some of the worst pain I've experienced short of my issues in October and surgery complications in February. I have had it crop up a couple times here and there and it is not pretty. I teeter on going to the ER when it happens. In this pandemic the last thing I want to do is roll up into the hospital. On the running side, I continued on my pace of about 10 miles per day average. I didn't hit 70 because of the unexpected miss on Friday. I wasn't planning on back filling too many miles on Saturday/Sunday but rather just wanted to hit an average of about 10 per day on the days I'm able to run.

07-19 - Sunday: 8 miles (roads) - Out and back 'earlier in the day from the beach. Moderate pace. Felt surprisingly good despite the heat and humidity. Beach all day. Multiple cannonballs and dives from the raft.
Later on: 6 miles (roads) - Out and back again from the beach w/ Darin for first 3 miles. Then turned and headed back 3 solo. Very hot and humid still. More beaching after.

07-18 - Saturday: 6 miles (roads/trails) with Darin from the beach. Spent most of the day at the beach.

07-17 - Friday: zero. Chest pain and meds most of the day.

07-16 - Thursday: 8.5 miles (roads/snowmo trails). Solo JV 'Lake Bang' from the beach. Hit the snomobile trail off of Lead Mine to cut down on the distance. I haven't run in there in a while. Very grown in. Deer flies were horrible. Amazingly no ticks on me when I popped out the other side. Beach after.

07-15 - Wednesday: 5.3 miles (roads/trails) Solo from house at lunch. Explored the new conditions of the main powerline swath that runs up through the center of Madison. It still doesn't have a crossable bridge up north of Forest Pines Rd. But it looks great. If they ever fix that bridge, it will make that a great run north/south.
Later: 7.2 miles (dirt roads/trails) with Ryan Welts from Great Hill. Hemenway State Forest + the climb up to the top of Great Hill Firetower at the end.

07-14 - Tuesday: 6 miles (roads) at lunch. Solo. Out and back on 113/41. Quicker than usual after a relaxed first mile. Temps were a lot cooler.
Then after work: 5 miles (roads) easy up and back on E.Madison Rd.

07-13 - Monday: 8 miles (roads) with Darin after work from the beach. Very easy out and back on Ossipee Lake Rd. Swimming after. Only 1 cannonball off the raft but got in a couple sailor dives to keep the danger levels high.