News

It is about time and there is so much been going on. Going backwards in time since the last post. On this past Saturday I ran a mile at the Rockford mile Here is my quick race report:

Rockford Mile
08-09-08


This race was a first of two kinds for me I have never just ran a mile straight for time and this was my time traveling to do the Rockford mile. I was exicted for both. I drove up after work in plenty of time to get a good warm up in. Rossi and I ran the course so I could see the terrain and feel the down hill aspect of the course. After returnnig to the start area I still had 20 minutes to wait.

While waiting for the gun to go off the starter dropped the chamber and the blanks on the ground.Opps. He fixed it and Bang were off down hill. I held back until I got to the bottom and I looked out ahead and the leaders were flying. I kicked it in and began passing people. I started way out to the right and began making my way toward the center of the road. I started to count who was up aheand and I was surpised that I was in the top 10. I kept waiting to be passed and was surprised that it didn't happen.
1/4, 1/2, 3/4 ,splits didn't have a watch and didn't here them called out. As we turned for the finish line I could see that I made up some ground on two battling it out just ahead. I only wish I had another mile. As I approached I could see that the clock still had a 4 as the first number. Holy #%#% Could I break 5, NOT. I passed under the clock 5:11 so I thought. It ended up being 5:14, must have been the black spots I was seeing that covered up part of the 4. Still I am happy with that time and placing.

Awards, great job team. Everyone that ran placed. I was surpised to hear my name. I placed 7th overall masters and 2nd in my age group.

That was a fun race and I will be back next year again.
Moving on.. As soon as I can get my camera to work there will be new photos of the new toy. Yes the stealth Cannondale is officailly retired. I bumped up to a full carbon 700 cc bike. I wanted a bike that stands out and that as of now no one else in the club has. I had seen a similar bike at few races but not this model I chose the Specialized Transition Comp. The bike was ordered and came in and after the local bike shop put it together we found that there was a slight problem with adjusting the rear brake. Could it be the brake itself or is it the frame. First we ordered a new set of brakes, Nope that was't it. So it could only be the frame. It took some time finding a frame but after a weeks wait the new fram arrived. I picked up the bike yesturday and it looks fast.

Training has been vamping up. Long rides are here and my swimming 4 days a week is paying off. After that set back around July 4th my foot is feeling fine and I am begining to really push on the run. I feel comfortable at race pace which I should. I have been doing some tempo and speed work on the shorter 5-8 mile days. On my longer runs ahead I plan on doing so progressive workouts. I just have to tell myself to start a bit slower and conserve for the longer pushes toward the end.

The next post should be sooner than later.
Go USA

Train hard train smart

David