M.O.R.E.: Tempo Running and Much Complaining!

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Tempo Running and Much Complaining!

I think I am safe in posting right now, because Marathon Mom is out celebrating her hubby's birthday (Happy Birthday to you). We met our friend Sea and Sun at Bridgeport School today and took the trail past Pavilions until the trail ended. All in all it was about 3.2 miles, and as is usually the case when our younger friend runs with us, we ran faster than our normal pace. I honestly felt like I was gasping for air the entire time and was hoping that our pace was truly blazing. As it was we ran it in a 9.18 which is not too shabby, and what I am going to consider my "tempo" run for the week. I have been feeling out of sorts all week, headache, back to work, back pain, just overall grumpiness, no special reason, just because. I felt very guilty for all the complaining when I got home and read my daughter-in-laws blog, and discovered she got out and ran in 23 degree weather today, all by herself! They are really having a deep freeze back east, and she is bound and determined to get back on the running track. Since my car said it was 80 degrees when we started our run at 4pm, I feel like I probably don't have much reason to complain, but that is what we do. We laugh, we talk, we cry sometimes, and we complain, but I enjoy it, and will do it again tomorrow!

2 comments:

Claire said...: Man, I don't know...80 degrees sounds pretty miserable!! Being hot while running is awfully hard to remedy. At least I was able to wear all my gear (gloves, headband, puffer vest, jacket, shirt, pants) and got toasty warm towards the end of the run.

Not to mention your pace today, wow. Keep up the good work and I will keep being inspired by you MORE ladies!; January 6, 2010 at 7:29 PM
marathon mom said...: They showed a clip on the news of two women running in knee deep snow and I first thought they're crazy and then envied their determination! We won't even get in the pool to cross train because it's not warm enough. I've been thinking about getting a gym membership only so that I could swim in a nice, warm, indoor pool and maybe do some weights occasionally. I'm such such a wimp. I could never move out of California.; January 6, 2010 at 9:49 PM

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Favorite Trails

South Fork 3.1: Start from dirt parking lot on Magic Mtn Pkway and run to the loop at Wiley Bridge and return the same way.

Tesoro 3.25: Start in Albertson parking lot and take sidewalk/trail until it ends and then enter the water tower road to the top two towers where the ends. Return the same way.

Chesebrough 3.25/4.60: From Chesebrough Park, N. to Copperhill, So. on Bike Trail, turn around at Decoro, back up trail to power lines to bridge at park. Turn around at Heritage will give you 4.6 miles.

Chesebrough 3.5: Chesebrough Park down to McBean, south to Northpark Dr., the paseo trailhead. Take the paseo to Helmers and back. Very hilly.

Bridgeport 4.0: Fairly flat, run toward Lowes and under Bouquet bridge to RiverPark community until you reach the closed gates and return. For a hilly run, go north into Helmers and run up the paseo switchbacks into Northpark where the paseo ends and return the same way.

Chesebrough 4.0: N. to Copperhill to west side of river trail, run S. on Bike Trail past Decoro bridge, across Decoro to the east side of river trail, up back to power lines trail, back to park.

Chesebrough 4.0: From park down power line trail to Heritage Park and back same way.

Bridgeport 4.0: From School, cross McBean via bridge or street and head into industrial center on Ave. Scott Bridge and enter bike trail going south toward the train bridge. Turn around at train bridge and return same way or cross the bridge and head toward Peet's after crossing train bridge and back onto the Lowes Trail.

Heritage 4.0: From park, run up bike trail to Decoro, over McBean Bridge into Helmers, and into Bridgeport through lake trail back to park. Can be done in reverse. Moderately hilly.

Chesebrough 4.25: Chesebrough north to Copperhill, left to Albertson side of bike trail. Run south on trail to Decoro and cross over bridge and head north all the way to Copperhill on east side of river trail and back to the park the same way as started.

Cheese/Decoro/Helmers 4.25: From the park, down dirt trail to bike path, south to Decoro. Leave bike path at Decoro and cross paseo bridge at McBean. Stay on paseo up hill towards Helmers. Run up water tower trail once then continue on to switchbacks and paseos back to park.

Heritage/Bridgeport 3.3: Heritage Park south to McBean Bridge @ Panera. Cross and head toward Lowes bike trail and head east toward Bridgeport Park. Halfway mark is at park bathroom, head back by entering trail along the lake and back onto the bridge.

Lowes 4.25: Lowe's parking lot to McBean, cross the bridge and to South Fork. At Valencia Bridge, enter trail behind Hart Baseball diamonds. Continue on trail to Bouquet and across the bridge on the east side and back under the bridge again towards Lowes.

Peet's & Decoro 5.2: Peet's Coffee to train bridge path; to Decoro and across bridge; back down McBean side of bike trail back to Peete's.

Peet's & Wiley 6.0: Start at Peet's Coffee and head east toward South Fork trail and past the Wiley Bridge. Keep running another 200 yards to where the trail forks left and right. Turn back same way.

Peet's & Copperhill 6.0: From Peet's to bike trail heading north to Copperhill and back.

Albertson 7.0: From the Albertson parking lot on Copperhill, enter the westside bike trail and head south until the train bridge. Return the same way.

Peet's 8.5: Run to Copperhill on east side of river trail and return via train bridge on other side.

Lowes 10: Start in the Lowes parking lot. Enter the bike trail heading west. At McBean, cross the bridge and head east toward SouthFork trail. Continue on trail until you come to the Wiley bridge and head back the same way.

McBean 14: This route can be done from anywhere along the trail route. Starting from McDonald's across the post office, run to the end of the South Fork trail and return the same way, cross the McBean bridge and run on the Lowes trail until you hit Bridgeport Elementary and then cross Newhall Ranch via the bridge or street and run back towards McBean. Continue north on McBean until you hit Copperhill. At Copperhill, cross McBean and enter San Francisquito bike trail and run south on the trail until you are back at McDonalds.