The Free Market Jogger

Ran 6.8 miles at a slower than slower than usual AP of 9:00.  I did have major stomach issues during the last two miles.  Woof.  

4.5 slow miles @ AP of 8:36  & 2 faster miles just under 8:00 pace.

I've transformed from an exclusively treadmill runner to now an exclusively outdoors runner. Unfortunately, it's rained for a week straight in CT so I've had no time to fit in running without getting drenched.  Thus, 3 miles in a rain.  

5 1/2 slow miles on a beautiful fall day.

Training for a 5K so ran 3.1 miles today.  It's getting chilly in the northeast. AP of 7:40.

Another beautiful fall day in the northeast.  2 easy miles at 9:00/mi and 3 fast(-er) miles at 7:50/mi.  

3 slow miles and 2 fast miles.  Last mile took 7:15, one of my faster miles. 

I ran a 5K on Sunday through the beautiful Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, CT.  The race helped raised money for The Cove, a peer support group that helps children deal with the loss of a family member (http://www.covect.org/).  

Due to the opaque google map instructions, my wife and I arrived at the parking lot at 10:25 for the 10:30 am start.  Accordingly, I ran to the registration tables, abruptly turned around and ran to the table with the bib numbers, ran back to the registration tables, got my number,  hopped to the starting line as I was trying to put on my fivefingers while Willa was trying to pin the number of the front of my shirt.  I ducked under some police tape, stretched my calves for 10/15 seconds and then heard the gun.  23:09 minutes later, I ran a PR, beating my previous PR by over 2 minutes.  

1 fast/4 slow miles @ AP of 8:30.

3.5 slow miles & 2 big hills with my wife.  

3 slow miles in the dark.  I need to change up my running routes b/c they're getting stale.

Another slow 3 miles: this time in the rain.  I need a pick it up tomorrow.

4.5 slow miles @ AP 9:00.  

9 total barefoot miles: 3 fast, 6 slow.  AP of 8:20.   Jogged in the afternoon on one of the nicest autumn days of the year in CT.   

3.5 miles in my new Saucony Grid Type A5s.  

Squeezed in 3 miles during lunch.  

A practice 5K before the brunt of Hurricane Sandy.  With the wind at my back, I jogged the 2nd mile at 6:55 (one, if not, my fastest mile ever).  At 20 mph winds, I might need to add an asterisk next to that record.

5 slow am miles after Sandy.  The damage to my section of New Haven was less than anticipated, but with that said, there's still a lot of down trees and limbs.  Two homes on my block were partially destroyed by trees.  We never lost power which was a pleasant surprise; however, there's a big limb resting on a power line across the street from my house.  In sum, happy to be dry and safe. 

3.5 fast miles, AP of 7:43.  Fastest mile, 7:00.