I got out for two laps of the CP loop this morning on my bike this morning. This probably qualifies as my first training ride of the season, and I hope to get out more regularly so that I’ll be in proper shape to take on the century route during the Hazon ride over Labor Day. If you’d like to support my participation in the Ride, please visit http://hazon.kintera.org/2010nyride/mmelzer.
MapMyRun.com – Road Cycling – Medium Intensity: Morning CP Ride on 06/08/2010.
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It was a pretty gross day yesterday for NYRR’s Japan Day 4-miler. As a nice change, the race started and ended on the 102nd St transverse, rather than down below 72nd, but the route was otherwise the standard 4 mile loop. I probably shouldn’t have passed up all of the water stations, but it ended fine, if a bit slow.
MapMyRun.com – Race: NYRR Japan Day 4M on 06/06/2010.
Time: 37:16
Distance: 4.0 mi
Pace: 9:19/mi
Splits
Mile 1: 9:01
Mile 2: 8:52
Mile 3: 9:53
Mile 4: 9:30
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Stacey and I went for a nice 5 mile run this evening in Central Park, taking the north loop. It was a good run and we finished really strong up the incline at 94th.
MapMyRun.com – Regular Run: Evening CP Run on 05/15/2010.
Time: 50:55
Distance: 4.98 mi
Pace: 10:13/mi
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I had a pretty nice run this morning for the R Baby Mother’s Day 4-miler in CP, even though I haven’t run at all since my last race – three weeks ago. I actually got out of the house a bit late, and had a nice warm-up run to get to the starting line (a few minutes after the 8:00 am start) from the 72nd & Bway subway stop. It was a very windy and chilly race, but a nice run, nonetheless.
MapMyRun.com – Race: NYRR R Baby Mother’s Day 4M on 05/09/2010.
Time: 35:44
Distance: 4.0 miles
Pace: 8:56/mi
Splits
Mile 1: 9:12
Mile 2: 8:50
Mile 3: 9:17
Mile 4: 8:25
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This morning I ran one of my fastest races ever (my fastest 4M, though I have a faster 5M and 3M). I wasn’t trying to push my pace, but just went out relatively strong and was able to keep it up. I felt good throughout pretty much the whole race. I’m not sure how much I should credit the pre-race warm-up run, which was more than a mile, but that definitely worked out the kinks and is probably something worth trying again.
MapMyRun.com – Race: NYRR Run for the Parks on 04/18/2010.
Time: 32:53
Distance: 4.0 miles
Pace: 8:13/mi
Splits
Mile 1: 8:29
Mile 2: 8:04
Mile 3: 8:24
Mile 4: 7:56
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I went for a really nice run yesterday morning, partly along the Potomac and then through other parts of DC. I started at the M Street bridge over Rock Creek Pkwy and headed south and east along the river. I briefly crossed into Virginia over the Arlington Memorial Bridge (behind the Lincoln Memorial) and then continued past Lincoln onto the Mall. I looped around the Washington Memorial and headed up towards the White House. I ran past the White House and then up Pennsylvania Avenue, back to where we were staying. It was the morning of the Cherry Blossom festival and parade, but luckily I was out before the parade so I could cross over Constitution Avenue without trouble.
MapMyRun.com – Regular Run: Morning Potomac Run on 04/10/2010.
Time: 51:07
Distance: 5.45 miles
Pace: 9:22/mi
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With temperatures about 25 degrees cooler than last Sunday’s race, this morning’s 4M Colon Cancer Challenge in Central Park felt more like the end of the winter running season than the beginning of spring. Fortunately, I was not coming off of any illness and started with and maintained a strong pace in the mid-8:00s. I definitely need to do a lot of hillwork through the summer and before the NYC Marathon (223 days) because the smaller hills that we encountered this morning really took it out of me, similar to how the big hills at the north end of the Park sapped my energy last week.
MapMyRun.com – Race: NYRR Colon Cancer Challenge 4M on 03/28/2010.
Time: 33:48
Distance: 4.0 miles
Pace: 8:27/mi
Splits
Mile 1: 8:20
Mile 2: 8:14
Mile 3: 8:55
Mile 4: 8:19
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I ran my third NYC Half Marathon yesterday. On the whole, it was a good day and a good run. The weather was 
perfect: sunny, cloudless, just under 60 degrees. I was able to pace myself very well over the first few miles and was feeling good. The Harlem Hills took a lot out of me, though, and I was feeling pretty low energy at that point. After about 9.5 miles, just before the turn onto the West Side Highway, I stopped for some Gatorade and was feeling pretty lightheaded. I decided, after Friday’s sick day, that it was best for me to take it easy, so I walked the next ~2.5 miles, fueling up and getting ready to run out the end. I felt good approaching the 12 mile marker and ran out the last mile well. Another year, another missed PR, but one of these days 🙂
MapMyRun.com – Race: NYC Half Marathon on 03/21/2010.
Time: 2:28:13
Distance: 13.1 mi
Pace: 11:18/mi
Mile 1: 9:20
Mile 2: 9:19
Mile 3: 9:22
Mile 4: 9:30
Mile 5: 9:20
Mile 6: 10:06
Mile 7: 10:19
Mile 8: 10:24
Mile 9: 10:40
Mile 10: 15:20
Mile 11: 18:30
Mile 12: 15:35
Mile 13: 9:34
Last .1: 0:56
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With the 2010 NYC Half Marathon just three days away, Yael and I ran down the Westside Greenway to Chelsea Piers, then headed east to Metropolitan Pavilion, where this year’s expo was housed. The weather was terrific and it was a great run. The expo was nice, with local vendors and other race sponsors. I think the 20% coupon from Super Runners is going to come in handy.
If you’re coming out to cheer on Sunday, I’ve got bib # 6580.
MapMyRun.com – Regular Run: Westside Run to Pick up NYC Half Stuff on 03/18/2010.
Time: 37:27
Distance: 3.98 mi
Pace: 9:24/mi
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We’ve had a couple days of extreme weather here, with major storms over the weekend. Today has been overcast with occasional drizzles and a few cloud bursts, but we managed to get out for a run this morning when only the ground was wet. Central Park is on tree-damage alert and the crews were out making sure that those trees still standing are in good shape. Went for a longer, 8+ miles, run since the NYC Half is only six days away.
MapMyRun.com – Regular Run: CP 8-miler on 03/15/2010.
Time: 1:28:15
Distance: 8.37 mi
Pace: 10:31/mi
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