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Agile Fox Gear Review: New Balance MT110 Trail Shoe
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the empty won onesie row
what an awesome shoe
down the trails they’ll gallop
as the miles and smiles accrue
silver’s fast
they’re such a blast
get some so yule key pup
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2011 Training Log – Week 52
3,000.2 miles.
2011 is done. Wipe the slate and reset the odometer.
Monday
12.2 miles
110 TSS
La Sportiva Crosslite
Early morning run around the neighborhood before taking the family ice skating.
6.4 miles
90 TSS
La Sportiva Crosslite
Cool night run/hike with Malcolm up Mount Morrison. We started at 8pm and had the place to ourselves except for a few deer. Awesome views of the city lights from the summit.
Tuesday
11.4 miles
111 TSS
Saucony Peregrine
Nice cruise.
Wednesday
10 miles
93 TSS
Saucony Peregrine
Hill repeats. 4 x .5 mile. A little slower than a similar workout 2 weeks ago. Good to get at it again, though.
Thursday
5.8 miles
44 TSS
Merrell Trail Glove
A short jog mixed with a TRX workout. Set up my homemade TRX at a playground near the boneyard. Ran a lap, then did a strength circuit, then repeated a few times. Good option for a planned low-mileage day.
Friday
OFF
Saw JT’s longboard at the mall.
Saturday
26.2 miles
213 TSS
New Balance MT101
Needed 26 to hit 3,000 miles for the year. Headed out the door for a big loop up in Roxborough State Park. Great place for a run, and it was ‘mostly’ sheltered from the brutal winds that prevailed today. The trails get a decent amount of traffic through the winter and I enjoyed cruising along the nicely packed surface with my spikes on.
The third photo and the last one were taken from the same spot. Amazing what a difference a couple of hours can make when it comes to Colorado weather.
Sunday
OFF
Did some TRX. It’s going to take some practice to get the moves down and to be able to do them effectively.
Total: 72 miles / 14:30 / 663 TSS
Pic of the week. Cool scene leaving work on Wednesday:
2011 Year End Stats
Last year:
Loose goal for 2011 = 3,000 running, 2,000 bike… We’ll see.
The stats:
Missed the bike goal by a long ways, but I did manage to squeak out 3,000 miles on foot in style with 26.2 on the final day of the year. Works out to an 8.2 mile per day average. It was just a few years ago when 8 miles was the longest run I had ever done. Wow.
I still think my ideal year would be 3,000 run/2,00o bike, but I can see now that those numbers are pretty far out of reach due to available training time. I miss the bike, but am not really willing to cut back on the running at this stage.
So, next year’s goal:
3,333 run / 999 bike
Staying healthy for running will be key. I had two calf injuries this year that knocked me out for 10 days each. That was a major victory over previous years when I have been out for 1-3 months at a time with various issues. On the bike side, I need to get serious about incorporating a commute on at least a weekly basis (20 miles each way). That will be one way to get some extra miles and replacing some behind-the-wheel time with saddle time.
Happy 2012!
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