Taking a Ribbing :-(

Boo. I’ve run once in the previous four days and it didn’t go well. On Tuesday, I set out to see if I could run a track workout. Ha! Upon starting my rib hurt intensely. It hurt so bad that I literally stopped three times within the first block. I ran over to the track [...]

Falling Hard … for Gravity (A Brief Odyssey Report)

A brief weekend update: I DNFed Oddyssey. I cruised through Lap 1 (13 miles) in 2:02. I made good time to the summit of Middle Mountain, the midway (time wise) point of Lap 2 just slightly slower than Lap 1 (1:09 rather than 1:05) and easily caught the second place ultramarathoner shortly thereafter. I was [...]

Time for an Odyssey

I haven’t raced in more than there months and only once in almost half a year. Tomorrow morning I’ll once again pin a number on and toe the line for the Odyssey 40 miler. I have no intention of racing it, but looking forward to returning to the race scene. I want to be comfortable [...]

Hadd Workout – 9/19/07

This is a place holder post re my workout last night. I’m not sure what it was, but it was significantly better than my two workouts last week. (Ok, it could be that I was much better rested for this workout. ) I think the numbers were: 7 miles – 6:12 pace – 166 bpm [...]

Lame (also, lamest 100th post ever!)

Last night was the best running night in Arlington since early last spring… and I didn’t run. Boo. If wait four or five months every year for this day and I didn’t take advantage of it. There’s no secret that I hate (yes, hate) DC summers and last night definitely marked it’s end. What stopped [...]

Hadd Is Back!

I’ve got lots to catch up with re my spotty Hadd workout reporting of late. For now, I’ll report on my most recent workout and reestablish an ongoing Hadd workout log. September 14Wednesday’s workout went reasonably well and was my longest Hadd workout in a while. Encouraging. The start to Frifay’s workout was not. I [...]

Sister vs. Brother

You heard it here first, folks. Next February will see the first Powell versus Powell race in at least two decades! Not since the old bus stop to front yard races we held while waiting for the bus have my sister and I squared off in ferocious fleet footed fighting. (for the record, Gretch usually [...]

Update re Western States and Recovery

Following my mild panic regarding a lack of a Western States 100 qualifier noted here, I have been notified that my Laurel Highlands effort will, in fact, be recognized as a qualifying performance. :-) My legs are finally recovered. Heading out from my house yesterday, my legs felt pretty good despite some muscle soreness near [...]

Gretchen Update

Here is Gretchen’s report on her Women’s Half Marathon effort and an update regarding her training. I think she should run the Quad Dispsea in November before running the Tahoe Rim Trail 100 next July.

Slow Recovery

I’ve run all of 9 miles since 3:40 a.m. MDT Sunday morning and am still not recovered from my mountain adventures. I didn’t run at all on Sunday after finishing my pacing duties. On Monday, I did an easy 4.5 on the Mall and was sore, but not uncomfortable and loosened up after about a [...]

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