We just ran 20mi at Mansfield Hollow and it was as fun as ever, especially for Niko. I'm going to take a little break from running now, maybe except for a couple short easy runs, because my triathlon is next Sunday and I need this stupid knot in my left calf to go away. In case you're wondering, running 5 miles in the Fivefingers without easing into it is not such a great idea.
I got some good advice regarding my pathetically inefficient crawl stroke, so I'm going to practice a bit this week. I should probably clean/lube my bike, take off the rack and install the tube protector on the rear wheel. Most likely though, I will just lube the chain and ride with the rack and my fingers crossed for no broken glass on the course. Laziness is a horrible illness.
On the biking side of things, I ran over a woodchuck on Thursday; completely flattened it I thought but then it got up and ran away. These animals aren't very smart. If I had killed it, I probably would have given up biking and become a hermit. Now, it may have sustained some internal injuries, but I keep telling myself that it didn't that me and my bike are light enough and a woodchuck that size (it was giant by the way) has enough fat and fur to protect him. I haven't seen him since, but maybe he's on vacation or moved to British Columbia.
so that's about it. oh, i ran a 6:20 mile the other day on the track, which I thought was good enough to justify a big chocolate cookie. Because I never thought I could run a mile under 7 minutes and because the convenience store that sells ABC vegan cookies is right across the street from the track. So there.
2 comments:
Welcome! This is one of the better posts that this blog has seen since its inception over three years ago. Who said you need experience? Good luck to you on your tri. I heard once that woodchucks can flatten themselves out in the event of being run over by anything, unlike squirrels and other common roadkill. Good thing it was a woodchuck. What were you doing out on the track? Just running one mile or doing a workout? 6:20 is fast.
So hopefully I didn't hurt the woodchuck after all :)
I was doing some intervals, but I wanted to get an idea about the speed. this was my first 1mi interval. So far I've only done 1/4 and 1/2mi, which is what I did for the rest of the workout. btw, there was a dude running in fivefingers!
as for the tri - thanks! my goal is to finish before the 4 hour time limit. If nothing goes awry it should be doable.
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