Brandon met me at work for a lunch break foot tour of his home city. Crossed Diagonal, S. on 95th to creek path, then NE through little Japan, under 287, lapped around the Best Buy/ChikAFil plaza, then West along another creek to the fairgrounds and back S. along Hover, crossed a bunch of parking lots diagonally ending up back at work.
Pace was moderate (for me) and these runs always remind me that I am just a reasonably quick mountain climber and not really a true runner. Running flats always feels un-natural and forced and I have to dig within to find motivation to move forward, much less push (where on/in the mountains, I can hardly contain that motivation and enthusiasm). To help compensate, I tried my best to run on dirt, grass, mud and snow whenever possible.
It was great to get out on a fine day though (I quickly realized I was over dressed after teasing Brandon for wearing shorts) and was good to catch up with Brandon, as it seems like it has been a while since our schedules have lined up.
We went a touch over 8 miles in exactly an hour. Avg HR 151.
Nominate Homie: http://mountainrun.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/contest-nominate-a-trail-runner/#comment-1367
ReplyDeleteWelcome to JV's flat adventures.
"JV's flat adventures"? NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, I put in my vote for Homie.
ReplyDeleteMy average HR: 150. Hmmmm....
ReplyDeleteI was running on varied surfaces.
ReplyDeletewow, you must work nextdoor to my house. did you know that the 'creek path' goes all the way to the airport now? they just finished the extension.
ReplyDeletejust ready your comment on timbim's blog about bbjoggers - and i have LOTS of experience running with both a bob and the chariot. i was given both - the bob is the newer 'ironman' version and the chariot is THE original prototype(meaning they gave it to me some 14 odd years ago and it still works great for lucie). anyways, i would go for a new chariot cause you can run and bike with it, plus it is enclosed(has a rain cover and a screen), plus a "roll bar" and a five point harness. Your kids will be totally safe in it even if you somehow manage to flip it at high speeds ;). the bob is great for smaller kids but you can't put toys etc. in it as they can be tossed out however, it does work well for a "fast" run. HTHs.