Roseau

Roseau
Red: Most recent run. Blue: All the streets I've run thus far.

Monday, June 17, 2024

Year 13 Complete

 


Coach Ironfist made me run 7 1/2 miles today - the longest run of my life. My watch is telling me that I'll need 70 hours to fully recover... With that run, I have completed year 13 of Running Every Street. This is the earliest I have ever completed that goal. Part of the reason I'm finishing sooner is because Agnes has me running longer runs than I've normally run in the past. I hope she knows what she's doing.

Sunday, June 16, 2024

Rude Run

 


I ran the Rude Run in Grand Forks yesterday. There were about ten pairs of actors insulting us along the way. Great fun!


It was a battle against heat, wind, and hills....and mis-measuring. I lost... My time was 32:10! My goal was 29 minutes. The main problem was the heat. I'm pretty sure over-heating adds about two minutes to my time over a 5K distance. Of course, the fact that it was actually 3.2 miles instead of 3.1 miles didn't help. I'm calling my time 31:00 for the 5K distance.

It's crazy. Three of the last six races I've run have been too long. I can only assume the race organizers in these cases are not runners themselves.