After bailing out of my last two games refereeing (basketball) yesterday with my sore ankle, I was tentative about going out today but after taking the day off to help out my mom, I decided to test out the ankle, and get another run in with the NB Minimus.
Per usual, I went over to F Gilbert State Forest in Foxborough, and started on the Heart Trail. It starts with a fairly tough rocky techinical trail, but it seems to get the legs going early. The ankle felt good after the first 1/2 mile or so, so I kept branching off to longer trails that I knew had cutbacks to the entrance if I needed them. I did have to walk a couple of the steeper uphills, but all in all I was extremely happy with my ankle, the longest trail run of the year and how the Minimus feel.
Probably going to end up taking tomorrow off as Tuesday are an extremely long day, but after today Wednesday cant come soon enough.
Until then, Be Well ~ Sank
Monday, January 16, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Misc items
Been kind of a weird week between work, home, some 24-36 hour bug that dragged me down a bit and just life in general. But I did want to touch on a few things I've been thinking about so I could clear out some space in my head for some other useless stuff.
Minimus - Well I ended up returning the Minimus that I bought on ebay (the vendor was awesome and quick with the return). Anyway so I went down to CitySports on Boylston St in Boston and bought the MT10 with the 4mm drop. Rushed home, changed and raced out to F Gilbert State Forest Tuesday night. It was past dusk and I forgot my headlamp in the rush, so I was running very carefully in the dark, but all in all I was pleased. I had to go a size larger so I was concerned that I was going to have issues with the toe box on the downhills, but they stayed snug around my feet and comfortable. They had a similar feel to my VFF (Vibram Five Fingers) but maybe the lack of having my toes separated gave me more of a comfort level when going over the roots and rocks. I also have been wearing them off and on to try to get my feet used to the difference in lift but as of now I am very happy with the shoes.
Dailymile - I had been kicking around in the past with Dailymile. For those of you not familiar with it, it's kind of a runner/triathlete/athlete specific version of Facebook. Once set up (which is extremely easy) it interfaces/sync's with the Garmin and inputs the information over to Dailymile. It then posts on the site keeping track of runs, courses, etc. But I have to say that most important to me, is the motivation and camaraderie that all of the athletes show towards one another. Regardless of the pace, length of activity, etc... it seems that everyone is very supportive. Just another small help on those days when you need it.
Race Planning - Trying to not get ahead of myself too much, but although my running this year is in it's infancy, I am very happy with my running to date and that my ankle soreness is bearable while I am working on strengthening it. It is fairly easy to find a 5k or 10k any weekend (especially on roads), but I am trying to decide on a 50k for mid-summer and perhaps a 50m for the fall. But am understandably nervous about trying to figure out if I will be ready to run it in that short a time. Nothing ventured nothing gained, I know, but ........
Enough for now. Can't wait for the weekend to hit the trails. Have some renovations to do, and I'm refereeing 7 games, but I am definitely going to find time to strap on the new shoes and explore Gilbert.
Have a great weekend,
Be Well ~ Sank
Minimus - Well I ended up returning the Minimus that I bought on ebay (the vendor was awesome and quick with the return). Anyway so I went down to CitySports on Boylston St in Boston and bought the MT10 with the 4mm drop. Rushed home, changed and raced out to F Gilbert State Forest Tuesday night. It was past dusk and I forgot my headlamp in the rush, so I was running very carefully in the dark, but all in all I was pleased. I had to go a size larger so I was concerned that I was going to have issues with the toe box on the downhills, but they stayed snug around my feet and comfortable. They had a similar feel to my VFF (Vibram Five Fingers) but maybe the lack of having my toes separated gave me more of a comfort level when going over the roots and rocks. I also have been wearing them off and on to try to get my feet used to the difference in lift but as of now I am very happy with the shoes.
Dailymile - I had been kicking around in the past with Dailymile. For those of you not familiar with it, it's kind of a runner/triathlete/athlete specific version of Facebook. Once set up (which is extremely easy) it interfaces/sync's with the Garmin and inputs the information over to Dailymile. It then posts on the site keeping track of runs, courses, etc. But I have to say that most important to me, is the motivation and camaraderie that all of the athletes show towards one another. Regardless of the pace, length of activity, etc... it seems that everyone is very supportive. Just another small help on those days when you need it.
Enough for now. Can't wait for the weekend to hit the trails. Have some renovations to do, and I'm refereeing 7 games, but I am definitely going to find time to strap on the new shoes and explore Gilbert.
Have a great weekend,
Be Well ~ Sank
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO
I was going to take a moment to bitch about the NB minimus that I ordered on ebay that were the wrong size and that I have to send them back, and then how I had to go and actually hit a store and try on a new pair..............blah, blah, F'ing blah.
But someone sent me this video, and it kind of puts things in perspective. I hope you have 5:04 minutes to watch it.
Hey if you read this blog, it means chances are strong you run and are outside.
PLEASE WATCH THIS, and send it to people you know.
Be well ~ Sank
Hey if you read this blog, it means chances are strong you run and are outside.
PLEASE WATCH THIS, and send it to people you know.
Be well ~ Sank
Monday, January 9, 2012
First week, Birthday wishes and Thanks
First week down (well actually 8 days) but I'm digressing early in this post. Actually pretty happy with getting out there 5 times between the trails and roads. The shin has been a little tight during runs, but mostly on those days when I haven't truly stretched it out as much as I should. You would think at my age I would have learned more patience, but..... not really. My ankle (that I had reconstructed using my hip bones many many many years ago) has been a tad sore. But that happens in the beginning of getting back to running. But the same stretches for my shin, also help the ankle.
Hello Stupid (yeah I'm talking to myself here) do you notice any trends here? Old dogs and new tricks I guess.
My RoadID and my new NB Minimus are supposed to be delivered today, so I am very excited about that. The Minimus are the trail version, so with my luck it will probably snow 3 ft, but looking at the weather forecast I think I'll dodge that bullet for a bit. Going to try to keep the same work schedule of getting in super early so I can hit the trails after work. The days are getting longer, but slowly. Still need to master the art of running trails at night.
Going to take today as a rest day, after 3 in a row. To steal Terry Francona's phrase (or maybe it was Jimy Williams - well one of the Red Sox Manager's), it's a marathon not a sprint. Been looking at race calendar's and websites to see which 50k I'm going to do this year. Very anxious and excited. Thinking I can pull that off by May and who knows maybe do the Vermont 50, in the 50 mile catagory.
Happy 10th Birthday to my boy, Jack.
Thanks to EJ, from URG, for her comments the other day. Sometimes, we all need a little reminder and kick in the back-side.
Well that's it for now. Safe running for you all.
Be Well ~ Sank
Hello Stupid (yeah I'm talking to myself here) do you notice any trends here? Old dogs and new tricks I guess.
My RoadID and my new NB Minimus are supposed to be delivered today, so I am very excited about that. The Minimus are the trail version, so with my luck it will probably snow 3 ft, but looking at the weather forecast I think I'll dodge that bullet for a bit. Going to try to keep the same work schedule of getting in super early so I can hit the trails after work. The days are getting longer, but slowly. Still need to master the art of running trails at night.
Going to take today as a rest day, after 3 in a row. To steal Terry Francona's phrase (or maybe it was Jimy Williams - well one of the Red Sox Manager's), it's a marathon not a sprint. Been looking at race calendar's and websites to see which 50k I'm going to do this year. Very anxious and excited. Thinking I can pull that off by May and who knows maybe do the Vermont 50, in the 50 mile catagory.
Thanks to EJ, from URG, for her comments the other day. Sometimes, we all need a little reminder and kick in the back-side.
Well that's it for now. Safe running for you all.
Be Well ~ Sank
Friday, January 6, 2012
Minimus
So they shipped same day and I should get them on Monday. Can't wait.
And at the same time I found this video about the shoes, but a small insight (well from my perspective anyway) of Anton Krupicka.
Hoping to get a run in tonight, but very tight time constraints so I'm thinking probably not.
Have a good day all,
Be well ~ Sank
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