2007 Training

Date Event Location Distance
(miles)
Time Pace Notes Weight Weekly
Mileage
                 
                 
1/1/07 race / run Brookfield / DHS 12     AM - 2mi w/u + 4 mile race, 5th place, 24:35 (6:09 pace)
PM - 6 mi in 48:48 (8:08)
190  
1/2/07 run Home / DHS 12.1     AM - home - 6.1mi in 1:01:13 (10:02)
1 - 9:15
2 - 9:19
3 - 9:41
4 - 10:15
5 - 10:12
6.1 - 12:31
PM - DHS - 6mi in 53:13 (8:52)
191  
1/3/07 run Home / DHS 13.3     AM - home - 9.3mi in 1:41:25 (10:54)
1 - 9:34
2 - 10:03
3 - 10:29
4 - 10:58
7.1 - 11:20
8.1 - 11:10
9.3 - 13:25
PM - DHS - 4mi in 37:55 (9:29)
Have some sort of stomach bug - very hard to run / also - foot pain.
189  
1/4/07 run DHS 6 0:49:26 8:14 stomach bug - skipped AM run

pain on the top of left foot - near ankle - not too sharp, but it doesn't seem to be going away.  Walking on it is ok; running causes pain
187.5  
1/5/07 run Home   3 0:27:55 9:18 foot pain seems a little worse - cut planned 10 mile run short at 3 191.5  
1/6/07 run DHS 8 1:05:01 8:08 warm day - upper 60's - bought new running shoes - ran easy at track, inc. 10x100m strides.
Foot was nagging a bit, but not too bad.
192  
1/7/07 run home 20.23 3:03:28 9:04 decent day - 41 degrees, clear.  Good running route, not too much traffic on Sunday morning, moderate hills. Bethel, Newtown, including Castle Hill Rd.
M1 8:09
M13 9:17
M14 8:37
M19 8:37
191  
              190.2857 74.63
1/8/07 run DHS 12     AM - 6mi in 56:41 (9:27)
PM - 6mi in 52:34 (8:46)
192  
1/9/07 run home 12.2     stomach bug - again - difficult to run - slowed way down
AM - 6.1mi in 1:07:09 (11:00)
PM - 6.1mi in 55:41 (9:08)
188.5  
1/10/07 run home 12.2     AM - 6.1mi in 1:00:33 (9:56)
PM - 6.1mi in 54:10 (8:53)
1 -  8:42
2 - 8:31
3 - 8:32
4 - 8:48
5 - 9:03
6.1 - 10:34
191  
1/11/07 run DHS 6     AM - 6mi in 54:10 (8:53) 189  
1/12/07 run home / BHS 13.1     AM - home - 9.1mi in 1:13:22 (8:04)
1 - 7:56  2 - 7:55
3 - 8:04  4 - 8:18
5 - 8:21  6.1 - 9:57
7.1 - 7:41  8.1 - 7:22
9.1 - 7:44
PM - BHS - 4mi in 30:49 (7:42)
187  
1/13/07 run DHS 6 0:48:44 8:07 inc. 10 x 100m strides
8:04, 8:12, 8:13, 7:59, 8:01, 8:15
188  
1/14/07 run Bethel, Newtown, Easton 19 2:51:52 9:03 12.5 miles of additional walking - add to Shoe Mileage; not running mileage. 190.5  
              189.4286 80.5
1/15/07 run home 6.1 1:01:02 10:00 1 - 9:30  2 - 9:36
3 - 9:47  4 - 10:06
5 - 10:02  6.1 - 12:01
188  
1/16/07 run DHS 8 1:03:21 7:55 cold, very windy
1 - 8:05  2 - 8:01
3 - 7:37  4 - 7:42
5 - 7:50  6 - 7:56
7 - 8:07  8 - 8:03
189  
1/17/07 run home 12.2 1:49:16 8:57 1 - 8:31  2 - 8:45
3 - 8:26  4 - 8:35
5 - 8:46  6.1 - 10:26
7.1 - 8:47  8.1 - 8:37
9.1 - 8:56  10.1 - 8:59
11.1 - 9:33  12.2 - 10:56
189  
1/18/07 run DHS 6 0:54:11 9:02 1 - 9:22  2 - 8:57
3 - 8:53  4 - 8:59
5 - 9:06  6 - 8:55
189.5  
1/19/07 run home 8.1 1:13:29 9:04 1 - 9:17  2 - 8:42
3 - 8:55  4 - 9:03
5 - 8:54  6.1 - 10:47
7.1 - 9:00  8.1 - 8:52
189  
1/20/07 run DHS / BHS 10     AM - 6mi incl 10x100m strides in 50:12 (8:22)

PM - 4mi in 35:28 (8:52)
189.5  
1/21/07 run home 20.65 3:05:12 8:58 home - Stony Hill - Putnam Park and back.  20's, sometimes windy, too many layers, sweating from mile 1. 187  
              188.7143 71.05
1/22/07 run home 6.4 1:00:27 9:27   186.5  
1/23/07 run DHS / home 12.1     AM - DHS - 6mi in 54:50 (9:08)
PM - home - 6.1mi in 53:38 (8:48)
188  
1/24/07 run home 10.1     AM - 4mi in 38:50 (9:43)
PM - 6.1mi in 49:07 (8:03)
1 - 7:57  2 - 7:36
3 - 8:02  4 - 8:08
5 - 8:07  6.1 - 9:17
189  
1/25/07 run DHS / home 12.1     AM - DHS - 6mi in 56:12 (9:22)
PM - home - 6.1mi in 57:58 (9:30)
189.5  
1/26/07 run home 8 1:12:37 9:05 Treadmill - w/u for first mile.  (negative degree wind chill this morning - stay inside) 188.5  
1/27/07 run Roxbury 16     Roads & trails at Steep Rock - moderate pace - about 8:45? 188  
1/28/07 run DHS / home 12.1     AM - DHS - 6mi inc. 10x100m strides in 51:08 (8:31)
PM - home 6.1mi in 52:08 (8:33)
189.5  
              188.4286 76.8
1/29/07 run DHS / home 12.1     AM - DHS - 6mi in 56:48 (9:28)
PM - home - 6.1mi in 57:47 (9:28)
189.5  
1/30/07 run DHS / home 12.1     AM - DHS - 6mi in 55:08 (9:10)
PM - home - 6.1mi in 59:15 (9:43)
190.5  
1/31/07 run home 4 0:34:46 8:42 Treadmill   189.5  
2/1/07 off              
2/2/07 run San Francisco 9.2     AM - 6.2 mi from San Remo Hotel to AT&T Park and back in 1 hour (9:41)
PM - 3 mi from Andrews Hotel to Coit Tower and back (steep hills) (untimed)
   
2/3/07 run San Francisco 9.52 1:26:45 9:07 Andrews Hotel to Golden Gate Bridge via Hyde, back to Hyde    
2/4/07 race   San Francisco 13.1 1:23:31 6:23 103rd place, 12th in AG, PR
1 - 6:48
2 - 6:16
3 - 6:24
4 - 6:22
5 - 6:06
6 - 6:14
7 - 6:13
8 - 6:23
9 - 6:30
10 - 6:33
11 - 6:18
12 - 6:19
13.1 - 7:14
Very crowded at start (5000 runners) - net downhill,  but mostly flat
   
              189.8333 60.02
2/5/07 run San Francisco 4.73 0:58:29 12:22 Chinatown, Japantown - slow time due to waiting for lights at intersections    
2/6/07 run Pacific Grove, CA (near Monterey) 6.4 0:54:00 8:26 Running next to beach, on road and on boardwalk through dunes.    
2/7/07 off              
2/8/07 run Home 14.2 1:58:04 8:19 Two neighborhood loops + 2 mile add-on 189  
2/9/07 run Home 6.1 0:53:04 8:42 1 neighborhood loop - temperature in the 20's, windy 190  
2/10/07 run Roxbury 22 3:20:46 9:08 Roads, trails, wrong turns,…   steep rock, battle swamp, moose horn,… 189  
2/11/07 run Home 8.07 1:09:14 8:35 Bethel -  side roads south of Route 6, Stony Hill 189  
              189.25 61.5
2/12/07 run Home 12.2     AM - 6.1miles in 1:01:00 (10:00) 1 neighborhood loop - temperature in the 20's, somewhat windy
1 - 9:38  2 - 9:38 
3 - 10:01  4 - 9:56
5 - 9:45  6.1 - 12:00

PM - 6.1 miles in 59:38 (9:47)
1 - 9:01
2 - 9:13
3 - 9:36
4 - 9:58
5 - 10:00
6.1 - 11:50
189.5  
2/13/07 run Home 14.2     AM - 8.1 mi in 1:12:38 (8:58) - inc. 2mi w/u + 4.1mi + 2mi c/d:
1 - 9:29
2 - 9:45
3 - 8:02
4 - 7:54
5 - 8:06
6.1 - 9:59
7.1 - 9:38
8.1 - 9:46
PM - 6.1mi in 55:25 (9:05)
1 - 8:52
2 - 8:54
3 - 8:51
4 - 9:01
5 - 8:54
6.1 - 10:53
188  
2/14/07 run Home 12     AM - Treadmill -
6mi in 53:12 (8:52)
PM - Treadmill -
6mi in 51:33 (8:36)
188.5  
2/15/07 run Home 15     AM - TM - 6mi in 52:52 (8:49)
PM - TM - 9mi in 1:12:22 (8:02)
188  
2/16/07 run Home 10     AM - TM - 6mi in 51:34 (8:36)
PM - TM - 4mi in 34:09 (8:32)
187  
2/17/07 race / run Roxbury / Home 12.4     AM - Roxbury - 8.4mi inc. 2.4mi race - 14:55 (6:13) - 2nd place (1st mile in 5:45)
PM - Home - 4mi in 32:58 (8:15)
186.5  
2/18/07 run Southbury 20 2:35:00 7:45 Southbury - Woodbury - Roxbury Loop from Exit 14 - flat, hills, flat - fastest 20 mile training run 188  
              187.9286 95.8
2/19/07 run Home 12.1     AM - Home - TM - 6mi in 55:04 (9:11)
PM - Home - 6.1mi in 58:30 (9:35)
186.5  
2/20/07 run Home 15.2     AM - 6.1 mi in 1:01:55 (10:01)
PM - 9.1 mi in 1:17:55 (8:33)
w/u: 1 - 9:23, 2 - 9:37,
faster: 3 - 7:31, 4 - 7:35, 5 -  7:47, 6.1 - 9:33,
7.1 - 7:22
c/d: 8.1 - 9:27, 9.1 - 9:41
188  
2/21/07 run Home 18.3     AM - 6.1 mi in 1:02:51 (10:18)
PM - 12.2 mi in 1:46:15 (8:43)
1 - 8:25, 2 - 8:13, 3 - 8:29, 4 - 8:36, 5 - 8:36, 6.1 - 10:54, 7.1 - 8:11, 8.1 - 8:26, 9.1 - 8:40, 10.1 - 8:41, 11.1 - 8:46, 12.2 - 10:18
187  
2/22/07 run Home 12     AM - Treadmill - 6mi in 55:44 (9:17)
PM - Treadmill - 6mi in 52:12 (8:42)
187  
2/23/07 run Home 12.1     AM - Treadmill - 6mi in 57:29 (9:35)
PM - 6.1mi in 54:29 (8:56)
188  
2/24/07 race / run Roxbury / Home 10.2     AM - Roxbury - 4.1 mi inc. 2.3mi race - 14:16 (6:12) - 4th place
PM - Home - 6mi in 56:50 (9:19)
186.5  
2/25/07 race   New Preston, CT 8.6     Polar Bear Run - 9th place - 7.6mi in 47:36 (6:17) + 1mi w/u, c/d 188  
              187.2857 88.5
2/26/07 run home 12.1     AM - Treadmill - 4mi in 35:36 (8:54)
PM - home  - 8.1mi in 1:19:27 (9:49)
189.5  
2/27/07 run home 14     AM - Treadmill - 6mi in 55:40 (9:17)
PM - Treadmill - 8mi: w/u for 2mi, 1mi @ 6:40, 3mi @ 7:30, c/d for 2mi
187  
2/28/07 run home 18.3     AM - 6.1mi in 55:40 (9:17)
PM - 12.2mi in 1:45:04 (8:37)
1 - 8:34,  2 - 8:04
3 - 8:26,  4 - 8:36
5 - 8:34,  6.1 - 10:20
7.1 - 8:29,  8.1 - 8:08
9.1 - 8:36, 10.1 - 8:37
11.1 - 8:46, 12.2 - 9:55
188  
3/1/07 run home / DHS 10.1     AM - home - 6.1mi in 1:02:29 (10:15)
PM - DHS - 4mi in 40:00 (10:00)
186  
3/2/07 run home 12.1     AM - Treadmill - 6mi in 51:55 (8:39)
PM - 6.1mi in 53:23 (8:45)
189  
3/3/07 race / run Roxbury, CT 17.7     w/u - 0.5mi
race - 2.8mi in 18:00 (6:26) 5th place
Med Long Run - 14.4 mi in 2:00:35 (8:22)
188.5  
3/4/07 run home 16.7 2:22:45 8:33 To far end of Pond Brook Road & back - tried out Gatorade Endurance formulal, Power Bar gel - Raspberry Cream - not bad 187.5  
              187.9286 101
3/5/07 run home / gym 12.1     AM - home  6.1mi @ 9:37
PM - gym - Treadmill - 6mi @ 8:27
188  
3/6/07 run gym 12     AM - Treadmill - 6mi @ 8:18, inc. 8 x 0.12mi strides
PM - Treadmill - 6mi @ 8:26
189  
3/7/07 run gym 12     AM - Treadmill - 6mi @ 7:57, inc. 6 x 600m @ 5:52 min/mile pace, with 45 to 90 sec recovery

PM - Treadmill - 6mi @ 8:11
188.5  
3/8/07 run gym / home 14.1     AM - Gym - Treadmill - 8mi @ 7:43
PM - home - 6.1mi @ 7:58
1 - 7:57, 2- 7:41,
3 - 7:48, 4 - 7:47,
5 - 7:54, 6.1 - 9:29
189  
3/9/07 run gym / home 10     AM - Gym - Treadmill - 6mi @ 8:41
PM - home - 4mi @ 8:04
187  
3/10/07 race / run Roxbury / home 25.18     AM - 1.6mi w/u, c/d + 3.55mi race - 4th place - 21:15 (6:01 pace)
1 - 6:04,  2 - 5:46,  3 - 6:05,  3.55 - 3:21

PM - home - 20.03mi @ 8:48 - Danbury - Brookfield - Newtown - Bethel loop
188.5  
3/11/07 run home   4.3 0:47:03 10:57 daylight saving time - very tired / recovery run, cut short 188  
              188.2857 89.68
3/12/07 run home 12.2     AM - 6.1mi in 58:05 (9:31)
PM - 6.1mi in 50:31 (8:17) 1 - 8:06, 2 - 7:52,
3 - 8:03, 4 - 8:16,
5 - 8:13, 6.1 - 10:02
187  
3/13/07 run home / BHS track 14.1     AM - 6.1mi in 58:17 (9:33)
1 - 9:15, 2 - 9:16,
3 - 9:28, 4 - 9:31,
5 - 9:32, 6.1 - 11:16
PM  - BHS Track -  8mi in 1:01:34
2mi w/u, 3mi inc. 4 x 800m VO2 Max w/ 400m recovery jog, 3mi c/d
1st 800: 2:45
2nd 800: 2:49
3rd 800: 2:55
4th 800: 2:57
187.5  
3/14/07 run home 14.2     AM - 6.1mi in 58:56 (9:40)
PM - 8.1mi in 1:05:02 (8:02)
1 - 8:06, 2 - 7:46,
3 - 7:55, 4 - 8:05,
5 - 8:10, 6.1 - 9:42,
7.1 - 7:54, 8.1 - 7:23
186  
3/15/07 run DHS track 6 0:53:41 8:57 Recovery run - ice and snow has melted from track, but it's a cold, rainy morning 187  
3/16/07 run home 6.1 0:55:27 9:05 Starting to snow - but not yet sticking to ground for the most part - ran early morning - the heavy snow would come in the afternoon and it would be followed by ice on Friday night. 189  
3/17/07 run home 10.1 1:23:03 8:13 1 - 8:01, 2 - 7:59,
3 - 8:10, 4 - 8:33,
5 - 8:21, 6.1 - 10:09,
7.1 - 8:00, 8.1 - 7:49,
9.1 - 7:54, 10.1 - 8:07
188.5  
3/18/07 run home 21.34 3:00:47 8:28 home to end of Pond Brook Road & back - hilly route - Vale Rd, Sunset Hill, High Ridge Rd, Tower Rd
out: 1:31:30
back: 1:29:16
187.5  
              187.5 84.04
3/19/07 run home 12.2     AM - 6.1mi in 59:15 (9:43)
PM - 6.1mi in 54:00 (8:51)
187.5  
3/20/07 run home 14.2     AM - 6.1mi in 56:13 (9:13)
PM - 8.1mi in 1:06:06 -
w/u M1, M2 @ 8:22
fartleks M3 - M6.1 @ 7:46
c/d M7.1, M8.1 @ 8:47
188  
3/21/07 run home 14.2     AM - 6.1mi in 58:48 (9:38)
PM - 8.1mi total in 1:01:55
(6.1mi tempo + 2mi c/d) -
M1 - 7:30, M2 - 7:08,
M3 - 7:07, M4 - 7:21,
M5 - 7:28, M6.1 - 8:40,
M7.1 - 8:27, M8.1 - 8:14
189  
3/22/07 run home 6.1 1:00:29 9:55 AM - recovery jog 188  
3/23/07 run home 6.1 0:53:26 8:46 Day off - able to run in daylight at 9:00 AM 187  
3/24/07 race / run Roxbury 10.6     10.6 miles inc. 2mi w/u, 3.6mi race in 22:56 (6:22), 5mi c/d in 43:08 (8:38) 186  
3/25/07 run home 20.56 2:57:09 8:37 Home - Taunton Pond - Head Of Meadow - Newtown Flag Pole - Barnabas - Vale Rd

Jelly Belly Sports Beans - good.
Carb Boom Apple Cinnamon Gel - just like apple sauce
186.5  
              187.4286 83.96
3/26/07 run home 6.1 0:52:39 8:38 Start of Taper: Week 1 of 3 / Overall Week 15 of 17 for Boston Marathon Training 187.5  
3/27/07 run DHS track 10     w/u: 3mi in 24:00 (8:00)
Tempo: 4mi in 25:33 (6:23) - right on target pace
c/d: 3mi in 25:16 (8:25)
189.5  
3/28/07 run home 8.1 1:00:10 7:26 M1 - 7:31, M2 - 6:58,
M3 - 7:09, M4 - 7:11,
M5 - 7:14, M6.1 - 8:36,
M7.1 - 8:04, M8.1 - 7:27
187.5  
3/29/07 run home 8.1 1:09:20 8:33 M1 - 8:17, M2 - 8:09,
M3 - 8:26, M4 - 8:36,
M5 - 8:41, M6.1 - 10:08,
M7.1 - 8:34, M8.1 - 8:29
186  
3/30/07 run home 10 1:25:06 8:31 Home -> Vale Rd -> W. Whisconnier -> Rt 25 to High Meadow, Return
out: 42:29
back: 42:38
This is not a good route for a weekday - too much traffic.  It's better on weekends.
185  
3/31/07 run Roxbury 7     w/u, ran race as tempo, c/d : total 7 miles, inc. 3.95mi in 27:29  (6:57) 186  
4/1/07 race Danbury 11.1     AM - 5mi, inc. w/u, race, c/d. 
Greater Danbury Road Races (5K)
5th place - 17:38  (5:41 pace)
PM - 6.1mi in 51:48 (8:30)
M1 - 8:26, M2 - 8:29,
M3 - 8:35, M4 - 8:33,
M5 - 8:17, M6.1 - 9:29
187.5  
              187 60.4
4/2/07 run home 6.1 0:52:53 8:40 M1 - 8:22, M2 - 8:13,
M3 - 8:27, M4 - 8:41,
M5 - 8:48, M6.1 - 10:21
189.5  
4/3/07 run DHS track 9 1:06:12 7:21 Gen. Aer. w/ 10x100m strides
M1 - 7:36, M2 - 7:32,
M3 - 7:35, M4 - 7:11,
M5 - 7:20, M6 - 7:15,
M7 - 7:27, M8 - 7:11,
M9 - 7:12
185