Oct. 17-23

I finally feel that I'm engaging in sufficient physical activity to call it training again, so here's my first weekly training report in a long time:

Monday, Oct. 17
Bear Canyon Trail: ~4 miles; 22 minutes of running (Minimus Trail)
This was mostly a hike, as all of my outings in the Bozeman area were while I was there for 6 days. Bear Cyn was a nice, double-track trail with a modest climb. I ran about half up and half down. My breathing was labored on the up, but I felt fine on the down, except for some minor aches in my knee. Aches are fine; pain is not. No Grizzlies :(

Tuesday, Oct. 18
Sypes Canyon Trail: ~6 miles; 3-5 minutes of running (Minimus Trail)
I mostly hiked this trail purposely. This was a pretty stout hike with 1600' of vert. The views from the top were stunning. I felt fine, except for perhaps some slight dehydration on the way down. Too much wine; not enough water.

Wednesday, Oct. 19
Wooster Sq.: 2 miles; 21 minutes (Minimus Trail)
Rainy afternoon. Some slight twinges in my knee. Different than what I'm used to, though. Not sure what it could be. Probably nothing. Some minor tightness. Right foot needs a bit more support, so I'm going to have to be careful about running too much in the Minimus Trail, even though it's a pretty sweet shoe. Strength, drills, core, and push-ups.

Thursday, Oct. 20
Wilbur Cross H.S. track: 2 miles; 21 minutes (Adrenaline)
Biked the two or so miles over to the track at Wilbur Cross H.S. and managed eight laps around, albeit painfully slow (2:39, 2:42, 2:41, 2:39, 2:37, 2:36, 2:37, 2:39). Long gone are the days when I could run a lap about a minute faster than that. For now. Strength and drills.

Friday, Oct. 21
Wilbur Cross H.S. track: 1 mile; 10 minutes (Minimus Trail)
Dr. Z. appt.; got new excercises; biked up East Rock for a round-trip grand total of about eight miles; run felt good; strength, drills, core, and push-ups

Saturday, Oct. 22
Wooster Sq.: 1 mile; 10 minutes (Minimus Trail)
Beautiful fall morning; ran at a bit faster pace; felt fine; didn't have much time to do anything else, as we had to hit the road to West Hartford

Sunday, Oct. 23
East Rock: 32 minutes (Minimus Trail)
Biked the four-mile round-trip to the East Rock trailhead at the end of Orange Street. Summited East Rock in 14 minutes flat. Running the whole time. Felt pretty good. Some minor twinges here and there. Longest run since April! Longest pain- and awkward-free run since January! I'll take it. Strength and drills at Wooster Sq. Nice day.

2hr 1min running

Bear Canyon double-track.

Endless trails back there.

View atop Sypes Canyon Trail.