Category: workout commentary

  • My first double run in a while #twit2fit

    Okay, it’s not a classic double for me.  I rarely split runs into two separate runs unless I’m going past 90 minutes (usually not until 120 minutes).  However, I need to restrict my lunch run to 45 minutes and I also need to be able to run at slower than a 10-minute pace.  Both of…

  • The Iroquois hill run and an 8-week streak #twit2fit

    I ran the full hill on Iroquois park on Friday afternoon:  Sunny and mid-80s.  I had a sluggish start, but enjoyed being able to run in the near-summer temperatures after missing out on running most of last summer. The “real uphill” to the top never seems to give me any trouble, although it is somewhat…

  • My new tactic. 1% treadmill run + -3% incline on cool-down #twit2fit

    Streak day 51.  7.51 miles in 1:15:00. For my last two runs on the treadmills at work, I’ve actually been using the “cool down” as an actual cool down.  I ran 1 mile in 10 minutes, then reset the treadmill (60 minute session limit) for another 60 minute session at 6.1 mph, at a 1%…