Masters Golf Masters Running

Good morning.

This is one of my favorite weeks. It's Masters week. One of my cherished golf tournaments. I was lucky enough to spend the week at the Masters in 1995. What a delight that was. It is a very peaceful place. Serene.

Taper madness is not a problem at this time. I am actually enjoying the freshening of my legs. Yesterday I ran 6 miles and just went with the flow. I wanted to run fast but also keep the effort on the lower end via heart rate data. My average pace is just about what my last marathon pace was at Chicago. But, I am sure, the effort is much lower.

Today's Boston Bound program calls for an easy 8 miles which I most likely will do. But, what is easy now? Perhaps I will keep this in the 8:30 pace zone or instead of lookin at pace I will watch the heart rate all the way and then see what the corresponding pace was. It's all part of TAPER MADNESS.

Remember yesterday I was talking about wearing orange? I also chew a lot of gum. My favorite is, Trident Tropical Twist which is ORANGE. My I Pod Shuffle ear piece cords are orange. I better start eating more oranges.

Split Time Moving Time Distance Elevation Gain Elevation Loss Avg Pace Avg Moving Pace Best Pace Avg HR Max HR Steps Calories
1 0:09:02 0:08:54 1 0 7 9:02 8:54 4:08 116 128 0 85
2 0:08:05 0:07:53 1 14 0 8:05 7:53 3:40 132 137 0 93
3 0:08:15 0:08:05 1 0 0 8:15 8:05 6:56 132 139 0 92
4 0:08:01 0:07:59 1 0 0 8:01 7:59 6:24 137 142 0 92
5 0:07:58 0:07:53 1 0 5 7:58 7:53 6:27 141 151 0 92
6 0:08:02 0:08:00 1 0 7 8:02 8:00 6:47 141 156 0 88
7 0:01:01 0:01:02 0.12 0 0 8:34 8:37 7:34 147 154 0 12
Summary 0:50:27 0:49:46 6.12 14 19 8:14 8:07 3:40 133 156 0 554



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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