http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html I'm running a marathon (26.2 Miles!) and raising money to help fight cancer. You can help me by donating here: http://robert.thille.org/Donate/ en 2008-06-03T14.46.40-0700 Blog created with TrailRunner - route planning for long distance sports hourly 1 2008-06-03T14.46.40-0700 2008-06-03T14.46.40-0700 2008-06-01T06.44.44-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KXNCEDM http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KXNCEDM .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} 2008 Rock and Roll Marathon, San Diego! Felt pretty lousy from the heat & humidity at the start of the race. Mentally wasn't "in it", but managed to put in a decent 10K, on pace for a 5:00 hour finish like I was shooting for. Unfortunately, after about 9 miles, my right knee (which I'd never had trouble with in practice) suddenly started hurting; soft tissue on the outside of the knee was inflamed. I almost abandoned at that point (partly from the pain, but mostly because I wasn't sure what the injury was and if I could do real damage by continuing to run on it), but figured I'd at least go to the TNT 1/2 Marathon and get that medal. After reaching the 1/2 finish, I got some medical attention (just a bag of ice strapped to my knee) and walked around a bit talking to some friends from the TNT chapter who'd finished their 1/2. Volunteers kept coming up to me trying to cut the timing 'chip' off my shoe, and kept having to wave them away saying, "you can't have that yet, I'm doing the full." After a few times, I figured I'd better make that true and headed back out on the course and managed to run, walk & limp my way to the finish. Official chip time: 6:28:17, not great, but about 17 minutes better than my 2002 Maui Marathon, and even the official 'clock time' of 6:37:46 was better by 6:31
]]> 2008-05-24T08.13.47-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AFKJMRD http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AFKJMRD .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Last group training before the big race. Ran with Sherry, so my pacce was higher than it'd normally be. Felt pretty good, even with an average heart rate of 179.
]]> 2008-05-20T18.31.17-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WRPA73L http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WRPA73L .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} "Buddy Run" around Sebastopol with Katie. I left her at Brook Haven Park and then did a loop and then tried to catch her as she headed straight back on Pleasant Hill to home. Managed to do the 3rd mile in 9:21, but still didn't catch Katie before she got home. Tweaked my right calf a little, but it's feeling fine the next day.
]]> 2008-05-18T08.20.42-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KLHJNLY http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KLHJNLY .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Long run @ Cloverdale. Ran all the way to Geyserville and back. Well, not all the way back, only about 1/2 way back. The heat, combined with the 2 miles "extra" I did going from the last water stop @ 8 miles back into Geyserville and back again put me way at the back of the pack. Since we had friends coming over that afternoon, when the support car pulled up beside me and offered me a ride, I took it! Still got 15+ miles in. Driving to the start, it looked like most everyone ahead of me was walking too, since the heat was so bad by then.
]]> 2008-05-15T18.59.09-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#A4MY63D http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#A4MY63D .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Intervals: 4 min on, 1min off. 4 of them. I had to walk the 3rd.
]]> 2008-05-15T18.50.09-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WRP4HMF http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WRP4HMF .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} More trackwork. This is just the warmup laps...
]]> 2008-05-12T19.20.57-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#APGW6LG http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#APGW6LG .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Short loop into town and back. Quick stop at Screamin' Mimi's for Ice Cream too :-)
]]> 2008-05-10T08.16.45-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#A4Y97AH http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#A4Y97AH .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Didn't do too well. Should have been running for 3:30, but only ran about 2:30, over 3:07. Came down with a cold the day before and had some lower back pain from moving bales of hay earlier in the week, so I did a lot of walking. Still managed 11.5 miles, but it should have been closer to 18 :-(
]]> 2008-05-08T18.58.44-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KCC6C7H http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KCC6C7H .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Intervals, 4min fast, 2min recovery. Four of them. Definitely getting faster on these.
]]> 2008-05-08T18.47.40-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KXNCYJ4 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KXNCYJ4 .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Warmup for Petaluma track practice. There was a track meet just finishing when we got there, so did part of the warmup on the road.
]]> 2008-05-06T18.09.24-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#APQ3PNT http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#APQ3PNT .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Buddy run @ Howarth Park. Ran with Katie and 3 other ladies from TNT. Felt pretty good after the first few miles, but getting warmed up and loose took awhile.
]]> 2008-05-03T08.26.01-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WHT39AG http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WHT39AG .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Somewhat boring, but at least mostly flat run around John F. Kennedy Memorial Park in Napa, CA. Sort of a figure 8, with the top loop much bigger than the bottom. One cool thing was there were people there flying their remote-controlled airplanes, so that was distracting from the running. Also, I didn't realize that Napa had "marina houses", where the back of the house has a dock on the Napa River.
]]> 2008-04-26T08.21.31-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AFARG9F http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AFARG9F .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Three hour long-run. Wow, that hurt. Walked the last mile or so with a lady who was having trouble with her calves. I was pretty footsore and didn't have any 'juice' left, but at least nothing really hurt. Once I stopped though, my back tried to sieze up and then driving home, my left quadricept cramped. That was (not) fun!
]]> 2008-04-25T07.22.35-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KXEYKYF http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KXEYKYF .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Just an easy loop from home to make up for missing Tuesday's run because it was raining. And Monday's run because I'm lazy :-) Took Toba (our younger dog), and and after about 1.5 she didn't feel much like running anymore, so my pace was a bit slower for the 2nd half.
]]> 2008-04-24T18.52.05-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KLRRLG6 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KLRRLG6 .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Intervals section of the track workout. 10 @ 1:00-on, 0:30-rest. Had to walk the 'on' section number 7.
]]> 2008-04-24T18.32.39-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WHTNJ7L http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WHTNJ7L .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Another track workout @ Petaluma. Finally got there on time and did the warmup. That's why this one is a full mile.
]]> 2008-04-19T08.25.05-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KCLKRJW http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KCLKRJW .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Was pretty much a slacker this week. Skipped everything but the long run @ Samuel Taylor park. The run wasn't too bad, nice and flat in the redwoods. Only problem is that it took about 0.9 miles before the GPS picked up my location so the run was really 8.34 instead of the 7.44 that registered.
]]> 2008-04-12T08.19.20-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#APQECAL http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#APQECAL .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Boy the long runs are getting long! 12 Miles today. And hilly. From the beginning it was a steep uphill and then some rollers, decending back to lower than the start, then back the way we came. Had some trouble keeping running on the hills on the way back.
]]> 2008-04-10T19.00.52-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AP6F4XE http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AP6F4XE .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} More track work. Felt pretty good, though my paces on the intervals wasn't as good as the previous week. At least I wasn't nearly as sore the next day and the day after that, like I was when I did way too many lunges.
]]> 2008-04-10T18.38.20-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WRFCLMX http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WRFCLMX .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} More track work. Felt pretty good, though my paces on the intervals wasn't as good as the previous week. At least I wasn't nearly as sore the next day and the day after that, like I was when I did way too many lunges.
]]> 2008-04-08T18.28.43-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KXN3WL http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KXN3WL .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Tuesday Buddy Run @ Howarth Park. Ran with Katie so the speed isn't too high. Felt pretty good though, and didn't stiffen up a bunch afterward, which is good.
]]> 2008-04-06T08.56.24-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KCLDRM http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KCLDRM .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Missed the Yountville Long Run & Potluck on Saturday, so Katie and I just did our long run ourselves from the house. Down Jewel to the bike path and out toward Santa Rosa and back.
]]> 2008-04-03T07.15.35-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#W7XY7MG http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#W7XY7MG .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} In Sunnyvale for work, instead of the normal Track workout on Thursday, I decided to do a 5 mile loop around Sunnyvale from my Hotel.
]]> 2008-03-29T08.38.32-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KL7C4AM http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KL7C4AM .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} A 'brutal' trailrun from the Point Reyes National Seashore Visitor Center @ Bear Valley (near Olema) out to Arch Rock and back. The trail was in good shape, except right at the coast, but the hillyness of the course made it very difficult.
]]> 2008-03-27T19.01.21-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AFWAXQM http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AFWAXQM .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} More Thursday night Track workouts @ the Petaluma High School Track
]]> 2008-03-27T18.50.18-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WRP7DWC http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WRP7DWC .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} More Thursday night Track workouts @ the Petaluma High School Track
]]> 2008-03-25T18.10.01-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#A4YJTRF http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#A4YJTRF .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} "Buddy Run" (no one else showed up) along Santa Rosa Creek. I went fast the first mile, but suffered for it on the rest. Allergy/exercise induced asthma seemed to be affecting me at
]]> 2008-03-15T08.29.06-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KCL76KP http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KCL76KP .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Long run from the back side of Analy High School here in Sebastopol, out along the bike path toward Santa Rosa. Made it just a little past Wright Road, maybe 1/3 of the way from there to Stony Point before the time cutoff to turn back.
]]> 2008-03-13T19.08.44-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AP6WTDT http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AP6WTDT .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Thursday night track workout @ Petaluma
]]> 2008-03-13T18.45.15-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WRFJ3TD http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WRFJ3TD .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Thursday night track workout @ Petaluma.
]]> 2008-03-11T18.11.41-0700 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KXNTLMM http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KXNTLMM .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Buddy run with a couple of ladies from the Triathlon Team. Along Santa Rosa Creek, East from Willowside Road. Felt pretty good.
]]> 2008-03-08T08.18.28-0800 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#W4H46CW http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#W4H46CW .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Group long run in Napa, starting at Skyline Park. Felt pretty bad, with a sinus & chest infection, and just getting over the back spasm I had last Saturday. Still I managed to run 8 miles in 1:41, just a bit over the 1:30 max they set for us. Forgot my HR strap, didn't really expect to run it anyway.
]]> 2008-03-01T10.39.49-0800 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KTAT9QC http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#KTAT9QC .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Long run and all teams potluck. This one was in Sonoma, starting just north of the Square at the Depot Museum. Was a bit hilly, had to walk some of the steep parts. Later in the eve., after a lot of sitting thruout the day, my lower back siezed up when trying to get out of the car. No more runs until next Sat.
]]> 2008-02-26T18.18.25-0800 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AYJTEPW http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AYJTEPW .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Run with Katie, out past O'Reily and back. Katie had to walk back from approx. Burger King because of a hurting foot.
]]> 2008-02-21T19.04.37-0800 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AYJ33RF http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AYJ33RF .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Trackwork @ Petaluma. Second 'event', intervals: 1min fast, 1min slow. Fast pace was 7:14 to 7:36, last one slowest.
]]> 2008-02-21T18.48.00-0800 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WFPDQ3C http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WFPDQ3C .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Trackwork @ Petaluma: First "event". Warmup, lunges, and sideways-crossing running.
]]> 2008-02-19T17.55.19-0800 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#W47PEFX http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#W47PEFX .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} First "Buddy Run", at Howarth Park/Spring Lake. Was rainy and got dark.
]]> 2008-02-18T12.46.08-0800 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AMYGF9Y http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AMYGF9Y .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} The downtown loop, extended more to the East instead of the North.
]]> 2008-02-16T08.42.04-0800 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WFPYKWF http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#WFPYKWF .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} First road run training with the group. Nice area to run in, but the turn around was the bottom of the run, so you felt great going down the hill, and then had to turn around and suffer going back up to Dry Creek Road.
]]> 2008-02-14T07.38.38-0800 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AD6P9PE http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AD6P9PE .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Another loop around downtown from the house.
]]> 2008-02-11T08.08.13-0800 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AMD6YAL http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AMD6YAL .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} Monday morning run. Ran to The Village Bakery and picked up some Pecan Sticky Buns for breakfast. Good stuff!
]]> 2008-02-09T09.26.50-0800 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AMDEAXD http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AMDEAXD .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} First coached training for Team In Training Spring 2008 Marathon. Had a cold and so my HR was abnormally high.
]]> 2008-02-09T08.56.20-0800 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AYT7ED4 http://www.thille.org/rthille/Recreation/TNT/trailrunner/weblog.html#AYT7ED4 .image-left{margin-right:10px; float:left} First coached training for Team In Training Spring 2008 Marathon. Had a cold and so my HR was abnormally high. Warmup laps
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