Time: ~60 minutes
Distance: ~13k
My watch is acting a fool again and tells me it is charge when it really isn't. Maybe I should do the update that the Garmin Connect has been suggesting. I ran sans watch with Meagan in Atlanta from our friend Brooke's house to Piedmont Park. I haven't run in the park in years and it was nice to get back on the Active Oval. I have blogged about the AO in the past as it's a great 800m+ loop for workouts or easy runs in the heart of the city. We had a busy day planned and my foot was cooperating so I was content to get in 60 minutes of running and call it a day.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Workin' the AO
Time: 76:48
Distance: 11+ miles
Yesterday I got a call from Scotty D and he wanted to do a workout involving some 800s. He was going to use Pickard and I would use the Active Oval. We were wanting to stay relatively on the same schedule this week and despite running a bit uptempo yesterday 800s would work. Meagan and I warmed up from her apartment to the AO which took 23:05. I stretched a bit and did a couple light strides.
Target: 8-10 x 800 in 2:35 dropping down with 2 mins rest.
Splits: 2:35 (2:03), 2:32 (1:58), 2:34 (1:58), 2:34 (1:57), 2:31 (2:00), 2:32 (2:01), 2:33 (2:01), 2:26 for 34:21 total.
I started the workout on the far side of the AO where there is an Atlanta Track Club starting post. I was trying to stay relaxed on the crushed gravel surface as long as possible and especially into the headwind along the backstretch. While I was working out Meagan was doing circuits on the steps near the start line. She decided to jump into the fifth interval which meant I went through the 400m mark a touch quicker (73 vs. 75 to 76). I was making a little 2 min loop which cut across one of the quadrants of the AO in order to get back to the starting point on time. On the final 3 intervals Meagan met me about at 400m and ran the remainder in stride. On the last interval I dismantled Meagan with the unleashing of a Chebii'esque finish.
I've wasted about an hour searching every possible video source for a video of Abraham Chebii's incredibly fast final 200m. There are none. Chebii was a great finisher circa 2001 to 2003. He could close sub 25 seconds to beat the likes of Meb, Geb and Bekele. Here is what one iaaf.org article had to say about his abilities:
If you can find a video of one of his finishes, let me know.
Cooled down 19:22. My hip felt okay but I can tell it is tight. It feels like my upper right leg is congested. It's a bit hard to explain, but I need to have someone look at it soon.
Distance: 11+ miles
Yesterday I got a call from Scotty D and he wanted to do a workout involving some 800s. He was going to use Pickard and I would use the Active Oval. We were wanting to stay relatively on the same schedule this week and despite running a bit uptempo yesterday 800s would work. Meagan and I warmed up from her apartment to the AO which took 23:05. I stretched a bit and did a couple light strides.
Target: 8-10 x 800 in 2:35 dropping down with 2 mins rest.
Splits: 2:35 (2:03), 2:32 (1:58), 2:34 (1:58), 2:34 (1:57), 2:31 (2:00), 2:32 (2:01), 2:33 (2:01), 2:26 for 34:21 total.
I started the workout on the far side of the AO where there is an Atlanta Track Club starting post. I was trying to stay relaxed on the crushed gravel surface as long as possible and especially into the headwind along the backstretch. While I was working out Meagan was doing circuits on the steps near the start line. She decided to jump into the fifth interval which meant I went through the 400m mark a touch quicker (73 vs. 75 to 76). I was making a little 2 min loop which cut across one of the quadrants of the AO in order to get back to the starting point on time. On the final 3 intervals Meagan met me about at 400m and ran the remainder in stride. On the last interval I dismantled Meagan with the unleashing of a Chebii'esque finish.
I've wasted about an hour searching every possible video source for a video of Abraham Chebii's incredibly fast final 200m. There are none. Chebii was a great finisher circa 2001 to 2003. He could close sub 25 seconds to beat the likes of Meb, Geb and Bekele. Here is what one iaaf.org article had to say about his abilities:
Abraham Chebii may be the most explosive kicker in recent distance running history. Even in an era in which a top-class 5000 runner has to be able to close a 13:00 race with a 55 second last lap, Chebii stands out. In the Grand Prix Final at the end of the 2002 season, he clocked 50.68 for his last 400 meters, and he didn't start his full sprint until 250 to go. As he says, however, "It is easy to kick when the pace is slow. You must be able to follow a fast pace and then kick." Which is what he trained himself to do over the 2002-2003 off-season. The most convincing evidence of that training's effectiveness came in the Rome GL, where Haile Gebrselassie, having been outsprinted by Chebii in Paris, started driving for home from 600 meters out, with Kenenisa Bekele and Chebii in tow. Haile was spent by the final turn and moved wide to let Kenenisa through, but Chebii slipped through the gap as well and bounded after the sprinting Kenenisa. He passed the Ethiopian with 50 to go and was timed at sub-25 for his last 200 -- in a 12:57 race.
Cooled down 19:22. My hip felt okay but I can tell it is tight. It feels like my upper right leg is congested. It's a bit hard to explain, but I need to have someone look at it soon.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Piedmont Park II
Time: 70:02
Distance: 10 miles
Ran from Brooke's to Piedmont Park again mainly because of the Active Oval. It's just that good. Meagan and I took a slightly different route to the park which was quicker than yesterday's. Clearly we wanted to maximize our time in the park and get off the busier Highland Pkwy street. The streets that ran parallel were a nice change of having to deal with Sunday morning walkers (I believe they were Frederica and Drewy?). Once we got to the park we ventured up to the AO and made a few laps before wandering more through the park. Early in the run we set the over/under on the number of Brooks shoes spotted at 9. The contest started slowly but by the time we left Piedmont Park our tally had grown to 8 and I spotted a GTS about a mile from Brooke's.
The legs felt fine and I'll take running easy until the end of June.
Distance: 10 miles
Ran from Brooke's to Piedmont Park again mainly because of the Active Oval. It's just that good. Meagan and I took a slightly different route to the park which was quicker than yesterday's. Clearly we wanted to maximize our time in the park and get off the busier Highland Pkwy street. The streets that ran parallel were a nice change of having to deal with Sunday morning walkers (I believe they were Frederica and Drewy?). Once we got to the park we ventured up to the AO and made a few laps before wandering more through the park. Early in the run we set the over/under on the number of Brooks shoes spotted at 9. The contest started slowly but by the time we left Piedmont Park our tally had grown to 8 and I spotted a GTS about a mile from Brooke's.
The legs felt fine and I'll take running easy until the end of June.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Piedmont Park
Time: 75:02
Distance: 10+ miles
Active Oval in Atlanta's Piedmont Park
Started out at Brooke's condo with Meagan and jumped on the Freedom Trail with Piedmont Park as our destination. The Peachtree Road Race 10k used to end in the park but since the city has been experiencing a drought, city officials decided that 50,000 people on the grass wouldn't be ideal for keeping things green. Our route took us through the Virginia-Highlands neighborhood and down to the park where we discovered the "Active Oval." The AO was a crushed gravel loop that we estimated to being 1000m long. It would be an ideal setting to run 1k repeats or tempo. Meagan will have no excuses for not running 3:00 at the Marine Corps Marathon.
After running a couple loops on the oval we headed back up to the Highlands and finished up with an anal 90 seconds of running around near Brooke's place. Though Piedmont Park is not as big as Central or Golden Gate Park, it has some good loops and is pretty. I enjoyed watching the "bootcamp" participants being forced to run up and down the stone steps all throughout the park.
Distance: 10+ miles
Active Oval in Atlanta's Piedmont ParkAfter running a couple loops on the oval we headed back up to the Highlands and finished up with an anal 90 seconds of running around near Brooke's place. Though Piedmont Park is not as big as Central or Golden Gate Park, it has some good loops and is pretty. I enjoyed watching the "bootcamp" participants being forced to run up and down the stone steps all throughout the park.
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