A moderately-paced run on the upper loop at Bergen Peak on a perfect fall evening.
Time: 1:20
Distance: 8.65 miles
Effort: Moderate
Body: Fair
Weather: Sunny & Cool
From the lower lot at Elk Meadow Open Space, I ran up Painter's Pause to Meadow View, then did the upper loop running up Too Long and down the Bergen Peak Trail. Completed the circle via Meadow View and Sleepy S.
Didn't feet too whippy today...just plugging along with no zip. Got a weird muscle pull thing going in the area where my right leg meets the pelvis. Been feeling it for several weeks. Not going away. Doesn't affect my running, or much else, but I can feel it when I first start to run, and when I cough while running. Will be keeping an eye on it.
Been reading lots of great reviews of the new NB MT101s. Not really seen before such a buzz about a pair of shoes. Makes me wonder how much of it is good marketing and how much of it is innovation, design and performance. Reckon I'll have to try a pair sometime to know...
1,755 feet of elevation gain.
Showing posts with label Bergen Park. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Monday, May 31, 2010
Bergen Peak - Ups
Time: 1:44
Distance: 10.39 miles
Effort: Moderate
Body: Average
Weather: Clear and Warm
Mid-afternoon birthday run up to summit of Bergen Peak from home via frontside roads then Painters Pause, Founders and Too Long Trails. Steady, but not pushing it hard. Lots of people out on this beautiful Memorial Day. HIt the summit in 1:01.
Pushed the descent in order to get to a massage appointment JP made for me. Got home...dashed in the door...jumped in the shower...and ran out the door (with a peanut butter sandwich and bottle of water courtesy of JP) to speed to the massage appointment. Then, spent an hour and a half getting a week's worth of hard training worked out of the muscles by Tess of Treetop Thai Massage in downtown Evergreen. She's great. Highly recommended.
My first massage since July 2008. Made me wonder why I don't get massages more often. Must make a post-Lake City appointment...
Great capstone to a fabulous Memorial Day Weekend of running.
Distance: 10.39 miles
Effort: Moderate
Body: Average
Weather: Clear and Warm
Mid-afternoon birthday run up to summit of Bergen Peak from home via frontside roads then Painters Pause, Founders and Too Long Trails. Steady, but not pushing it hard. Lots of people out on this beautiful Memorial Day. HIt the summit in 1:01.
Pushed the descent in order to get to a massage appointment JP made for me. Got home...dashed in the door...jumped in the shower...and ran out the door (with a peanut butter sandwich and bottle of water courtesy of JP) to speed to the massage appointment. Then, spent an hour and a half getting a week's worth of hard training worked out of the muscles by Tess of Treetop Thai Massage in downtown Evergreen. She's great. Highly recommended.
My first massage since July 2008. Made me wonder why I don't get massages more often. Must make a post-Lake City appointment...
Great capstone to a fabulous Memorial Day Weekend of running.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Elk Meadow - The Ridge - Hiwan Loop
Time: 1:07
Distance: 8.68 miles
Effort: Moderate
Body: Good
Weather: Dark and Cool
Didn't get out until o'dark o'clock again this evening. Ran from the house to Elk Meadow and ran trails up to the Buchanan Rec Center and then wound my way through Bergen Park and The Ridge and Hiwan subdivisions before completing the loop on the uphill slog back home.
Felt very good on this run. Ran at moderate effort and held it through the whole run, on the ups and the downs. Average pace was 7:46. Average HR was 151. 1,379 feet of elevation gain.
There are times I really like running at night. I think this is, in part, due to the fact that the darkness changes the scene a lot, making the same ol' routes a bit of a different experience. There's also the sense that because you can't see what's more than 15 meters ahead, there's a bit more adventure afoot. And, everything is just quieter. Other than the occasional car, or the itinerant dog-walker, the lone runner may well be the King of the Mountains.
Distance: 8.68 miles
Effort: Moderate
Body: Good
Weather: Dark and Cool
Didn't get out until o'dark o'clock again this evening. Ran from the house to Elk Meadow and ran trails up to the Buchanan Rec Center and then wound my way through Bergen Park and The Ridge and Hiwan subdivisions before completing the loop on the uphill slog back home.
Felt very good on this run. Ran at moderate effort and held it through the whole run, on the ups and the downs. Average pace was 7:46. Average HR was 151. 1,379 feet of elevation gain.
There are times I really like running at night. I think this is, in part, due to the fact that the darkness changes the scene a lot, making the same ol' routes a bit of a different experience. There's also the sense that because you can't see what's more than 15 meters ahead, there's a bit more adventure afoot. And, everything is just quieter. Other than the occasional car, or the itinerant dog-walker, the lone runner may well be the King of the Mountains.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Bergen Park Intervals
Time: 35 minutes
Distance: 4.3 miles
Effort: Hard
Body: Fair
Weather: Cold and Cloudy
After a day in front of the computer, and just before picking up the kids, I squeezed in a quick trip to Bergen Park to do a few 1.1 mile repeats on the cement and asphalt loop that encircles the park.The loop has a bunch to turns, including a sharp "S" turn in one spot, plus a couple of small hills (Garmin says five feet gain in one direction and 68 feet of gain going the reverse direction - going to have to check that again). Body wasn't as up for this as was the mind.
Did a one mile warm-up, then two miles at tempo pace around the 1.1 mile loop (6:38 and 6:52). Average pace for the two laps was 6:01 and 6:13. Closed it out sooner than planned with a one lap cool-down.
Should have taken it easier last night on the treadmill. Turned today's planned "quality" run into an abbreviated struggle. Still, glad I got out. At least I have a baseline from which to build. I imagine using this loop somewhat regularly as a fitness check. Wonder how much easier it would be to run this at a lower elevation. We are at about 7,600 feet here.
Distance: 4.3 miles
Effort: Hard
Body: Fair
Weather: Cold and Cloudy
After a day in front of the computer, and just before picking up the kids, I squeezed in a quick trip to Bergen Park to do a few 1.1 mile repeats on the cement and asphalt loop that encircles the park.The loop has a bunch to turns, including a sharp "S" turn in one spot, plus a couple of small hills (Garmin says five feet gain in one direction and 68 feet of gain going the reverse direction - going to have to check that again). Body wasn't as up for this as was the mind.
Did a one mile warm-up, then two miles at tempo pace around the 1.1 mile loop (6:38 and 6:52). Average pace for the two laps was 6:01 and 6:13. Closed it out sooner than planned with a one lap cool-down.
Should have taken it easier last night on the treadmill. Turned today's planned "quality" run into an abbreviated struggle. Still, glad I got out. At least I have a baseline from which to build. I imagine using this loop somewhat regularly as a fitness check. Wonder how much easier it would be to run this at a lower elevation. We are at about 7,600 feet here.
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