A Very Cold Winter so Far

13.4 miles this weekend in temperatures below 15F. The wind is tough but I enjoy the cold.

Looking Forward to 2018

Hope. This is the season of hope.
I hope next year that I am back in running form.
I hope next year my family is back in running form too!
I have taken cbd oil from CO since Thursday and the swelling in my right knee is gone!
NuLeaf cbd oil, https://nuleafnaturals.com/

Rehoboth Beach 2017

So I wasn't able to run last week except to test a new shoe, Rider 21, for the race. It really hurt my right knee after 3 miles. My achilles hurt last week after running 3 days in a row so I was looking for a new shoe. My MT CC said stress soft tissue over hard tissue so I went with the Saucony Ride in the race. I always listen to CC, my therapist, friend and coach.
My knee still hurt from the test run for the first 7 miles but THEN I was OK.  miles of slow running followed by getting into my pace and by mile 18 I was crusing! I had hoped for a 4:19 but since this is the season (Advent) of Hope, I stuck with it and was rewarded with a 4:16:02 6/18 in my age group. AG equivalent now is 3:16 but it is tough not to be able to run as fast as I did even 5 years ago.

Amherst Half Marathon

It was the inaugural for the Amherst MA 1/2 marathon. It started out cold
: I had 2 merino wool shirts, gloves and a merino hat on and I left the hat on the entire race. It started up hill and continued up and down for most of the race. I did think that too much was on the wrong side of the road the opposite canter would have been better. But my right leg was good the whole way. I finished strong in 1:59:26, 1st in age group 1/3. Great race which I will run again. Jane from Select PT was there but I did not see any runners I knew.

Running Well

Yes I feel good on every run again, slow but relatively pain free. 15.4 miles today in 2:31. Amherst 1/2 next Sunday and Rehoboth marathon first week of December. My plan is to run 2 minutes faster than Boise next weekend and 7-8 minutes faster in Rehoboth than Hartford.

Pure Joy!

I ran my first marathon of the year, Eversource Hartford yesterday in 4:27:43. The joy I felt the entire race I can not describe. I was smiling the entire run and kicked it in the last 2.2 miles.

Fit One Half Boise ID

Awesome time in Idaho. 2:03:03.6 for the half 5/6 in age group in top 1/3 of all finishers BUT I felt like my old self for the last 6+ miles I was running by everyone.
I'm going to try the Hartford Marathon to see how far I have progressed.

August Stats and Reflection

I felt better in August with running 103.5 miles and 123.81 miles on the Elliptigo. Things seem too tight still and I'm not sure I like the Clifton 4 as much as the Clifton 3. Too many long miles last week had me back on the Elliptigo ARC 3 all weekend. Half in 2 weeks will tell me more about my progress.

No Compression

My LMT Cecilia Major felt the compression shorts may be the cause of some numbness I have been experiencing and I tested it out this weekend. Seems like she is spot on.
41.3 miles on the ARC 3 Elliptigo and 26.4 miles running this week. I feel good and I believe I am finally able to ramp up so I can start racing again.

Month Off!

Yes I had to take a month off. I just didn't have it. After a 16.1 run I knew I needed to do something different. About 280 miles on my Elliptigo ARC 3 and I finally ran the past 6 days, about 18 miles.
i'm back to 35-40 minutes with plans to run a1/2 in October and a full in December.

Strength Training, Running, Ellitigo

I have about 45 strength training things I can do a day besides running 4X's per week, gardening and riding the Elliptigo ARC 3.I'm feeling better, stronger  and I will be running a race soon.

Strong Run Today

10.2 miles today at a 4:02 marathon pace. I felt strong throughout the run. Kudos to all the help I am getting!

Coming Back Slowly

I've run 4 out of the past 6 days for a total of 19.1 miles. I have a lot of strength training to do and I have been adding 1 or 2 a day but it's very time consuming. Definitely stronger running 8:56 pace overall today in 88 degree heat for 5.2 miles. Needed more to drink.

Finally, Back to Running

3.5 miles Sunday and 4 miles yesterday. Lots of PT lots of strength training. Still using Elliptigo. Really feeling much better.

Injured!

Yes all those miles WERE too good to be true. I did NOT run Boston. It would have been painful and I would have walked most of the last  miles. I had a great run in 2016 and I just couldn't run just to run.
I started going to Select PT, http://www.selectphysicaltherapy.com/community/connecticut/center/?id=40593 and I am hopeful to make a complete recovery. It was explained to me that I did not let myself recover between the long races. Made sense! Yoga, PT, acupuncture and massage.
I just bough a ARC 3 Elliptigo (should have gone with ARC 8 for down hills) and I'm hoping to go 50 miles per week.
At 65 it was recommended to run 4 days and strength train 3 days a week.
I hope to get back to run 3, Elliptigo 2 and strength train 2 days per week.

Hoka Arahi

I was given a pair of Hoka Arahi by Steph and Carrie for 6.5 years of service to Fleet Feet of West Hartford. Sweet ladies! Ran 5.2 miles just now and I love the shoes. It will be hard choosing between On Cloudflow and Hoka Arahi for Boston.

Last Long Run Before Boston

19.3 miles this afternoon in the On Cloudflow. I feel better now than before I ran. Nuff said.

Back to Back 10s

Yes I was able to run 10.3 miles on Sunday. I felt a little tight after but OK.

Back to the Conquest 3

Last year I was able to run an incredible number of miles running in the Conquest 2. So today after thinking more about it I switched back to the Hoka Conquest 3. I feel fine after running 10.1 mi. and I hope to run another 10 tomorrow.

Spring-like Weather and a Spring in my Step

11 miles this afternoon after work in 1;45 my legs felt great and I still feel good. Cecilia and Kendra have me feeling I can run Boston OK but slow and I will continue to heal my right leg/hip. Ran in the Brooks Ghost today. I don't think any of the Hoka models work for me right now. I am waiting for the new Clifton 3 which is suppost to be more like the Odyssey 2 which I loved but is too narrow.