Back In The Flow

Good morning.

Just getting back in the flow. Running continues to go well. Niggles come and go. Triathlon training also keeps me busy. I want to maintain a small triathlon base heading into Boston. Soon, I will be able to ride outside. I wonder how that will feel on the new bike. I've never really riden a fast road bike. Should be interesting. I have also begun shopping for a wet suit. My wife asked me what I would like for my 50th. The only sensible thing I could come up with was a wet suit. I am considering Blue Seventy, www.blueseventy.com. I see a lot of these suits in triathlon related magazines when they show triathletes before the beginning of a race.

Yesterday, was a 6 mile easy GA run. I am not considering easy by pace anymore. I am classifying easy based on effort and heart rate. Is this a mistake? I do not know but it makes sense to me.

Split Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Speed Max Speed Avg HR Max HR Steps Calories
1 0:09:20 1 82 59 9:20 7:33 148 184 0 36
2 0:08:38 1 85 52 8:38 6:52 120 123 0 87
3 0:08:28 1 62 59 8:28 6:29 119 125 0 76
4 0:08:31 1 20 69 8:32 7:18 125 129 0 83
5 0:08:37 1 56 43 8:37 7:33 126 129 0 82
6 0:08:32 1 66 79 8:32 7:29 124 131 0 74
7 0:00:32 0.06 -- 7 8:15 7:55 127 128 0 5
Summary 0:52:42 6.06 371 364 8:41 6:29 127 184 0 443


One main question I have about Boston is pace. Common wisdom says to start slowly at Boston. Don't be teased into running fast on the beginning downhills. It is also very difficult to have a negative split at Boston if you are putting forth a good effort. The question is: If you want to average 8:00 min miles or less for the race, how fast should you start?

Born To Run:

" You can't muscle through a five-hour run, you have to relax into it, like easing your body into a hot bath, until it no longer resists the shock and begins to enjoy it.

Relax enough, and your body becomes so familiar with the cradle-rocking rhythm that you almost forget you're moving. And once you break through to that soft, half levitating flow, that's when the moonlight and champagne show up: You have to be in tune with your body, and know when you can push it and when to back off. You have to listen closely to the sound of your own breathing, be aware of how much sweat is beading on your back, make sure to treat yourself to cool water and a salty snack and ask yourself, honestly and often, exactly how you feel. What could be more sensual than paying exquisite attention to your own body?"


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" Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own, sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction."

* It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before... to test your limits... to break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” - Anais Nin