Monthly total
Running: 116.8 miles at a 9:03 average pace
Spin: 3 classes
Elliptical: 3 hours
This was my first - ever - 100+ mile running month. Pretty cool. I broke all sorts of personal records in the Bison half marathon, knocked a good amount of time away from my Turkey Trot record, and basically had a good month.
I’m currently taking things pretty easy to make sure that my ankle is completely recovered before my next 20K race on Sunday. Even so, I should be on target to complete well over 150 miles next month. Life is good.
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Dec 1st 2004
11:36 AM
Wow! 100 miles! Congrats, Richard on burning in the miles. That’s a heck of a lot of miles for one week. And, uh, how long do your shoes last anyway?
Dec 1st 2004
12:07 PM
100+ mile week?! wow! hehe
Dec 1st 2004
12:55 PM
Thanks guys - I fixed it. That should, of course, read 100 mile running *month*. Impressive to me anyway, but not quite so … er … elite-level.
Dec 1st 2004
12:56 PM
I am flabbergasted. That’s really, really amazing, or at least it is for someone like me who’s working on 9 miles a week. Good for you! Sounds like you’re easily on track for 150.
Dec 1st 2004
12:58 PM
Well, I’m still flabbergasted anyway!
Dec 1st 2004
1:16 PM
Heh - thanks, Megan. And hey, we all started out with just a couple of miles. They just start to add up after a while!
Dec 1st 2004
1:40 PM
seriously though, richard, amazing successes this past month!
Dec 1st 2004
2:33 PM
Rock on there Mr. R!
Dec 1st 2004
2:57 PM
Hey Richard,
So how’s your ankle feeling these days? Thanks for asking about mine. There’s no pain anymore, which is great. It seems to get kind of stiff on the few longer/harder runs I’ve done (or attempted). But, with ice and rest, it seems to be making progress.
I’m hesitant to stretch the tendon (for me it’s actually one on the outside of my ankle) because it’s the one that, when you start to roll your ankle, it contracts and keeps you from a full roll (or theoretically, it’s supposed to). The doctor said not to stretch it too much, because it’s supposed to be tight for that reason. Are you doing a lot of stretching? Is it helping?
Congrats on all of this month’s accomplishments! I really liked some of your philisophical running entries in the last few weeks.
Meghan
Dec 1st 2004
6:29 PM
100 miles a month. You should be proud of that. I can’t even imagine it. Watch that ankle, and keep up the great work.
Dec 1st 2004
9:13 PM
Astounding! I’m thrilled to bits when I’m consistent enough to do 100 *km* a month. Way to GO!
Dec 1st 2004
10:04 PM
VERY impressive, Richard! You go!
Dec 2nd 2004
11:50 AM
Wow! Great work Richard. What a great month of running!