Well, here comes the cat out of the bag. The secret ops deal has been the fact that I am in the process of trying to get hired by the Sheriff's Department. It's been about a 6 month long process and I am nearing the finish line. I am currently having my background investigattion conducted and it appears to be going well so far. Most of my contacts have been contacted already and no one has thrown me under the bus just yet. All things are looking like like I'll be heading to PTI in the next couple weeks. Keep your fingers crossed.
As for training, it's going well. I put together three nice trail runs over the weekend and Monday. I think I'm on pace. I need some good efforts this weekend and I'll be set. I need to shoot for a total of 6-8 hours of runing time and I'll be good. Then my taper can start and it will have me ready for PTI as well.
So, it's back to the waiting game and some restless nights. Fortunately I have found that my running is a good medicine for the nerves and keeps my mind clear.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Still Waiting
No word yet on the SOP. I hope to hear more this week though. I had a nice run yesterday at Jubilee. It was the Jubilee Trail Race, the first of the new CITRA series that is a work in progress but will thrive in the future if yesterday was any indication. The race had 80 participants and probably 75% were first time trail runners. It was only a 6 miler so I went out early and got a loop in before the race then did another after I finished. My time was 51:20 so I was prettty happy with my race time considering it was just part of a 12 mile run for me. I felt good finishing and probably should have done another loop and finished with 15 miles for the day, but I opted to stop still feeling good.
Today I did an easy 30 min run in WP and loosen up. I felt pretty good despite a little tightness in my right calf. Not sure how that happened, but it's not a serious thing. I'll do an easy run on the RIT tomorrow of about 8 miles or so. August 11th is coming fast so I need to make sure I'm ready for some serious back to back iles the next couple weekends. This weekend is looking like 3 hrs on Friday and two more on Saturday followed by a 3 and 3 or maybe a 4 and 3 the weekend after that before my taper. Hopefully I'll be tapering for the SOP as well.
Today I did an easy 30 min run in WP and loosen up. I felt pretty good despite a little tightness in my right calf. Not sure how that happened, but it's not a serious thing. I'll do an easy run on the RIT tomorrow of about 8 miles or so. August 11th is coming fast so I need to make sure I'm ready for some serious back to back iles the next couple weekends. This weekend is looking like 3 hrs on Friday and two more on Saturday followed by a 3 and 3 or maybe a 4 and 3 the weekend after that before my taper. Hopefully I'll be tapering for the SOP as well.
Friday, July 06, 2007
New Shoes for Me!
In my check this week was my Longevity Bonus with the county. It doesn't amount to much, but it was enough to buy myself 2 new pairs of shoes. O got a sweet new pair of Adidas AdiStar Contol's and a new pair of Merrell Overdrive trail shoes.
It's been a lazy week. Better try the trail shoes out tomorrow at Jubilee for an hour or two, huh.
On the secret ops front.......word through the grapevine is looking good. Next 2-3 weeks could be busy. Come August 5th things could be changing in my life.
It's been a lazy week. Better try the trail shoes out tomorrow at Jubilee for an hour or two, huh.
On the secret ops front.......word through the grapevine is looking good. Next 2-3 weeks could be busy. Come August 5th things could be changing in my life.
Sunday, July 01, 2007
360 Report
Well, I did it. I finished the 360 Minutes of Muscatatuck and I'm already looking forward to my next race in 6 weeks. I was up at 4:30 eating my Kashi and coffee as I do every morning going through my regular routine. The great thing was that the course actually popped out of the woods briefly less than 10 yards from my tent so my camp was my pit area. At 5:45 I made my way to the starting area. I was so nervous that my hr was already at 111 or so and the race hadn't even started.
The first 3 laps were pretty uneventful. I hooked up in a group of 5 or so and we kept each other moving at a comfortable pace to begin the race. I felt pretty strong still at this point and was averaging just under hour loops. By the end of the third loop our little group had broke up and I was on my own. It was on this 4th loop that I finally switched to the Perpetuem. It would also lead to an agonizing low for me as time went on. At the end of the 4th loop I was suffering and ran about 14 minutes over my loop/hr pace coming in at 4:08.
The fifth loop was a two headed monster for me. I was struggling and my stomach was tight and bloated. Nothing sounded good to me but I knew I had to drink. I resorted to water and hitting gatorade (which I hate) at the exchange points. The Perpetuem had wore out its welcome. I blame it for some stomach issues in the past as well. I believe it is a good product but this last experience just did me in. The thought of it makes me ill. Anyway, as I hit my pit area again, I tried something drastic. Nothng else was working at this point. I dumped a Red Bull in my bottle and topped it off with water. It was from this point on that I started getting stronger. I made it through this "low". What went from doubting weather I could finish the 5th loop turned into wondering if I left myself enough time to finish another segment?
Somewhere as I was aproaching the start/finish area, it changed. I found something down deep. It was this phenomena that intrigued me about this sport and now I was doing it. Somehow I tapped into that reserve I didn't know I had. I crossed the line and had left myself about 28 minutes to complete the 1.6 mile segment. Sounds easy. But this segment was no picnic. Some long climbs, steep decents and very technical. I would have to run it as fast as I had all day. I took off like a wildman. If I was walking a climb, it was a powerwalk. When I could run, it was a run. I said nothing, I felt nothing and thought nothing except getting in this last segment. As I came down the final stretch I was pounding ground. The blood had soaked throughout my shirt from the rubbed nip area. I must have been a sight. I turned the corner and started shouting "600!", my number to make sure I got checked in. I crossed the line and looked at the clock.......5 minutes to spare! I was ecstatic. It was this last 1.6 miles that has changed me. I crave for it now even though I sit here typing stiff as a board.
All in all I think I completed 25.6 miles. Not gonna win me many races, but good for my first event. I want to thank you who have followed along and offered up support and/or advice. It was all apreciated. I couldn't have done it without you.
Short run and lots of resting and rehydrating on the agenda for tomorrow.
The first 3 laps were pretty uneventful. I hooked up in a group of 5 or so and we kept each other moving at a comfortable pace to begin the race. I felt pretty strong still at this point and was averaging just under hour loops. By the end of the third loop our little group had broke up and I was on my own. It was on this 4th loop that I finally switched to the Perpetuem. It would also lead to an agonizing low for me as time went on. At the end of the 4th loop I was suffering and ran about 14 minutes over my loop/hr pace coming in at 4:08.
The fifth loop was a two headed monster for me. I was struggling and my stomach was tight and bloated. Nothing sounded good to me but I knew I had to drink. I resorted to water and hitting gatorade (which I hate) at the exchange points. The Perpetuem had wore out its welcome. I blame it for some stomach issues in the past as well. I believe it is a good product but this last experience just did me in. The thought of it makes me ill. Anyway, as I hit my pit area again, I tried something drastic. Nothng else was working at this point. I dumped a Red Bull in my bottle and topped it off with water. It was from this point on that I started getting stronger. I made it through this "low". What went from doubting weather I could finish the 5th loop turned into wondering if I left myself enough time to finish another segment?
Somewhere as I was aproaching the start/finish area, it changed. I found something down deep. It was this phenomena that intrigued me about this sport and now I was doing it. Somehow I tapped into that reserve I didn't know I had. I crossed the line and had left myself about 28 minutes to complete the 1.6 mile segment. Sounds easy. But this segment was no picnic. Some long climbs, steep decents and very technical. I would have to run it as fast as I had all day. I took off like a wildman. If I was walking a climb, it was a powerwalk. When I could run, it was a run. I said nothing, I felt nothing and thought nothing except getting in this last segment. As I came down the final stretch I was pounding ground. The blood had soaked throughout my shirt from the rubbed nip area. I must have been a sight. I turned the corner and started shouting "600!", my number to make sure I got checked in. I crossed the line and looked at the clock.......5 minutes to spare! I was ecstatic. It was this last 1.6 miles that has changed me. I crave for it now even though I sit here typing stiff as a board.
All in all I think I completed 25.6 miles. Not gonna win me many races, but good for my first event. I want to thank you who have followed along and offered up support and/or advice. It was all apreciated. I couldn't have done it without you.
Short run and lots of resting and rehydrating on the agenda for tomorrow.
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