Catch up

Its been a very long time since I have been back here. Well from my last blogs Istarted a new job as a Blood Banker consultant, working out of the city, going to 11 NYC hospitals through out the five borrows. Basically teaching new computer software to the blood bank technologists and realating their needs back to the central office and the software company. I also ran another Marathon, Hartford CT Oct 10. My times were great up until about mile21. I was on pace for a 3:20 something finish, but alsa it was not to be. The 6weeks of fair training was noot enough to keep the endurance up. Still had fun but felt rushed from the get go. I let the new job take over, had to prove to everyone including myself that I could do it and belonged,such is life I supose. Anyway I hope eveyone enjoys the coming Holiday season and I hope I will not be such a stranger to the blogs.

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April 19-25

			RUNNING LOG
DATE	DAY	DISTANCE	COURSE NAME	TIME	SHOE
4/19/2009	SUNDAY	2.00	St Philip RC Chorch	0:40:00	none
	COMMENTS	walked to church and back, then went to work. It was such a nice day.
4/20/2009	MONDAY	5.90	Thoma/Pop/Psc	0:50:33	2130
	COMMENTS	My garmin forerunner201 couldn't pick up a signal with the cloud cover today.But I had my phone with me, listening to Q104.3 on the built in radio and having the fitness apps going, it measured the couse to be 5.9, where as the 201 measured it as 6.2 in the past.
4/21/2009	TUESDAY	5.25	Saddle Brook	0:46:54	DS
	COMMENTS	Midland/Market/Saddle River Rd/Cambridge. Stopped at 5 miles and walked 0.25 as a cool down. Cloudy mid 50's on the humid side.
	WEDNESDAY	0.00	off
	COMMENTS
	THURSDAY	4.95	Leswing	0:55:00	Addias
	COMMENTS	Attempted to do 6x 600m , a small Leswing Loop. I only did three because my leg was really tightening up in pain. Stretched some more and did 2x 200m, the home stretch as a rabbit for my running partner.
4/24/2009	FRIADAY	1.00	Allendale	0:20:00	none
	COMMENTS	I just did a walk at lunch time from work. I didn't want to over due it.
4/25/2009	SATURDAY	8.52	Fl/Ridgewood/HoHoKus	1:14:00	DS
	COMMENTS	Went towards Glen Rock pond of SRCP up and over the foot bridge which connects to residential area into Ridgewood, then just touched Ho-Ho-Kus on Franklin Tnpk. Returned via Maple to Prospect. A great morning run. The cord in my right leg getting tight at end.

April12-18 2009

			RUNNING LOG
DATE	DAY	DISTANCE	COURSE NAME	TIME	SHOE
4/12/2009	SUNDAY	0.00	off
	COMMENTS	Easter.
4/13/2009	MONDAY	2.00	A Gizmo run	0:18:08	2130
	COMMENTS	I was going out to do at least 6miles to test new gagets, specifically my new cell phone.I picked up the Sony Ericson Walkman cell phone and had just downloaded about 3hr worth of songs.It also has a fitness app on it (pedometer-measusred 1.7mi)but I think that is because Ichanged paces while got a call fstating that my son had a bad stomach ach.
4/14/2009	TUESDAY	5.11	Glen Rock Track	046:19	Addias
	COMMENTS	1.25 warm up 3x(400,2x,200). Most of the 200 were done in about 40sec whereas the 400's were done around 1:30. The last 200 I felt the "cord" in my right leg being pulled or strained too much.
4/15/2009	WEDNESDAY	3.00	Broadway	0:25:16	XT
	COMMENTS	Drizzlely,Cloudy but clearing,45 F.The right leg "cord" still hurts, just very tight.
4/16/2009	THURSDAY	24.00	To work	2:00:00	none
	COMMENTS	Biked to work via SRCP to Linwood Ave, E. Saddle River Rd, Alleendale, Boroline, then biked back after work. Sunny high 50's but lots of bugs on the way home.
4/17/2009	FRIDAY	0.00	off
	COMMENTS
4/18/2009	SATURDAY	7.60	Fair Lawn/ Glen Rock	1:00:00	DS
	COMMENTS	Weaved in and out of side streets between Saddle River Rd and the Park. Mid 50's sunny already at 6:30am start.Right leg cord was getting tight towards the end, with about 1.5 to go.

Getting back into a Routine

			RUNNING LOG
DATE	DAY	DISTANCE	COURSE NAME	TIME	SHOE
4/5/2009	SUNDAY	4.00	SRCP-SB/RP	0:32:44	2130
	COMMENTS	Tranquility would describe this run today. Sunny 60's and long shadows running this evening after work in the park. Loke everyone else I enjoyed this nice Sunday in the Park.
4/6/2009	MONDAY	1.00	Bergen Town Ctr	0:30:00	none
	COMMENTS	A walk in the new strip mall which used to be the Bergen Mall. My cell phone battery was dying and I was in search of a replacement. Wound up getting another phone altogether because once I did find the battery, it cost $53 and the new phone was $0.00 w/ new plan.
4/7/2009	TUESDAY	0.00	off
	COMMENTS
4/8/2009	WEDNESDAY	1.50	Pyrimad Mtn-100steps	0:30:00	none
	COMMENTS	This was a Hiking trail in Morris County that my friend,her daughter and my 2 kids did. Took us about 30-40 minutes to do. Then we visited the naturre center for a bit.
4/9/2009	THURSDAY	3.00	Woodcrest Pl	0:31:00	Addias
	COMMENTS	6min warm up, roughly 6x400 (more accurately from my telephone pole to the second telephone pole on Oxford and back) My kids were over, so my running partner and I took turns, therefore there was always someone in front of the house in case of an emergency
4/10/2009	FRIADAY	0.00	off
	COMMENTS
4/11/2009	SATURDAY	0.00	off
	COMMENTS

Second and final week of Recovery

Though this time around I felt so much better after any marathon I still gave my body a rest as my log shows...

			RUNNING LOG
DATE	DAY	DISTANCE	COURSE NAME	TIME	SHOE
3/29/2009	SUNDAY	0.00	off
	COMMENTS
3/30/2009	MONDAY	6.00	Blvd-Molnar Ave	0:50:34	DS
	COMMENTS	Feeling ambitous. Sunny and windy.By the time I got to Market St and Midland ave I knew I wouldn't make it all the way down BLvd to Broadway so I cut off to Molnar to Midland. I was able to wear shorts and short-T. Yeh
3/31/2009	TUESDAY	0.00	off
	COMMENTS	I had a CE(continueing Education) seminar and Job Fair in Seacucas for 7:30am
4/1/2009	WEDNESDAY	0.00	off
	COMMENTS	Rainy and Lazy
4/2/2009	THURSDAY	4.46	Post Office	0:37:23	XT
	COMMENTS	Misty overcast in the 50's. Wore shorts and a long-T
4/3/2009	FRIDAY	0.00	off
	COMMENTS	Lot of rain and my righy toes felt like they were broken, just not right.Took off regardless also tried to get my taxes started.
4/4/2009	SATURDAY	8.98	A Borsella Loop	1:12:52	2130
	COMMENTS	Started at my house went into Elmwood Pk, past my aunt Helen's home, wound up in Rochelle Pk past my Uncle Ralph's house then back to my house. Ran with Nick. Cloudy and very windy but 55 F. Wore shorts and technical long-T from the Shamrock Marathon.

Shamrock marathon race week and afterwards

			RUNNING LOG
DATE	DAY	DISTANCE	COURSE NAME	TIME	SHOE
3/22/2009	SUNDAY	26.20	Shamrock Marathon	3:42:42	Addias
	COMMENTS	My GPS was not acclimated, so it never picked up the signals so I shut it off after 2miles and used my regular Timex Ironman for the rest of the splits. Great Day,Great race! 3) 8:24 4) 8:31 5) 8:19 6) 8:43 7) 8:22 8) 8:27 9) 8:20 10) 8:24 11) 8:52 12) 8:39 13) 8:12
3/23/2009	MONDAY	0.00	off
	COMMENTS	(continued from Sunday's race) 14) 8:23 15) 8:20 16) 8:19 17) 8:25 18) 8:28 19) 8:29 20) 8:40 21) 8:44 22) 8:36 23) 8:46 24) 8:37 25) 8:46 26) I missed the last 1.2 as well. But the final time is from the official times posted on the website.
3/24/2009	TUESDAY	0.00	off
	COMMENTS	A bit tight at bowling but much better than previous years.
3/25/2009	WEDNESDAY	1.50	SRCP	0:30:00	none
	COMMENTS	brisk walk in the Park after work. Quads were tight but no twitching or knots.
3/26/2009	THURSDAY	3.01	Broadway	0:25:07	2130
	COMMENTS	Hardly any hints of pain or tightness. Overcast, cool 45 F. wore shorts and long-T, hands were cold.
3/27/2009	FRIADAY	4.20	Post Office	0:36:33	XT
	COMMENTS	Sunny, 45 F wore shorts, long-T, gloves, roads were wet from yesterday's heavy rains. Should get up to 63 F today. That will feel soooo good.
3/28/2009	SATURDAY	0.00	off
	COMMENTS	First week of recovery. I never felt so good, not once did my legs buckle when I walked and stairs were such a little obstical that I barely felt them. Even though I did do some light running this week, I am taking off from the long run to fully recover and to think about the next...