FRIDAY: PM 10 Miles 65 Minutes, PC Loops.
Ran tonight with Max Smith, Mark Carroll, and Pat Tarpskin. It was a fantastic run and I felt amazing. I followed up the run with some quality Sushi down at Sakura and then I hit up the Wild Colonial for a couple of pints. It was in general an awesome day. What was not awesome was coming home to find that my wireless router re-set itself. I could not get online at all and I had to deal with 90 minutes of phone conversation to fix it, not to mention 40 bucks because my warrenty had expired. Ended up hitting the scratch at 1:30 AM and could not sleep. Did not get my FF changes in. Miserable, but still happy, if that makes any sense.
Love Kel
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
AM: 8.2 Miles, 53:50, Fruit Loop Blvd
PM: 5 Miles, Blvd, Core Work, BSC
There is just so much going on right now that there are not enough hours in the day. Of course running gets priority in these times and just as well because it makes me very happy and I am very much in the honeymoon period where all the runs are fantastic, even the hard ones, and the ones that hurt.
This morning was very windy but quite mild. I did my usual 8.2 loop listening to The Cure and Cut Copy. It was one of those mornings that I felt flat and not very smooth. But I was out running and thats all that matters. I did a bunch of work and hit the phone hard calling accounts etc before an afternoon run from BSC. I don't know what it is about night time but I always feel great running in the dark and I set out to run an easy 4 miles but ended up going 5+ and I had to cut down a few side streets to make sure I was not going too far. I could have run all night. The shuffle was playing Stars, Air France, Interpol, Radiohead, M83, Joy Division, and some Techno. I hit the gym and did my Mike Silva routine. Just fantastic.
Right now in New Zealand the second "7 Worlds Collide" concert series is going on. It happened in 2001 and it was monumental. This year it is no different. It is basically the same crew except Eddie Vedder has been replaced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco fame. Amazing stuff. It is the brainchild of Neil Finn (Crowded House) and it raises money for Oxfam. Ed O'Brien and Phil Selway of Radiohead are involved and so is Johnny Marr. I mean, come on! I would give anything to see this. They are playing amazing songs like "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out", one of my favorite songs of all time, "Fake Plastic Trees", "Bodysnatchers", and the one below "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want". This is an extremely talented group of musicians and the surprise of the concert series so far has been Phil Selway playing a solo song, "Family Madness". The recording is not great but you get the idea. Radiohead are so talented it is beyond comprehension. There will be a DVD available of the show and proceeds will go to Oxfam so I suggest everyone who cares about fighting global poverty and is interested in amazing music buy it when it becomes available. The 2001 edition is still available, similar line up and very much amazing stuff.
Another great day in Providence, lovely training, great music and great email banter with Jay. When you starting a blog Jay????
Love Kel
PM: 5 Miles, Blvd, Core Work, BSC
There is just so much going on right now that there are not enough hours in the day. Of course running gets priority in these times and just as well because it makes me very happy and I am very much in the honeymoon period where all the runs are fantastic, even the hard ones, and the ones that hurt.
This morning was very windy but quite mild. I did my usual 8.2 loop listening to The Cure and Cut Copy. It was one of those mornings that I felt flat and not very smooth. But I was out running and thats all that matters. I did a bunch of work and hit the phone hard calling accounts etc before an afternoon run from BSC. I don't know what it is about night time but I always feel great running in the dark and I set out to run an easy 4 miles but ended up going 5+ and I had to cut down a few side streets to make sure I was not going too far. I could have run all night. The shuffle was playing Stars, Air France, Interpol, Radiohead, M83, Joy Division, and some Techno. I hit the gym and did my Mike Silva routine. Just fantastic.
Right now in New Zealand the second "7 Worlds Collide" concert series is going on. It happened in 2001 and it was monumental. This year it is no different. It is basically the same crew except Eddie Vedder has been replaced by Jeff Tweedy of Wilco fame. Amazing stuff. It is the brainchild of Neil Finn (Crowded House) and it raises money for Oxfam. Ed O'Brien and Phil Selway of Radiohead are involved and so is Johnny Marr. I mean, come on! I would give anything to see this. They are playing amazing songs like "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out", one of my favorite songs of all time, "Fake Plastic Trees", "Bodysnatchers", and the one below "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want". This is an extremely talented group of musicians and the surprise of the concert series so far has been Phil Selway playing a solo song, "Family Madness". The recording is not great but you get the idea. Radiohead are so talented it is beyond comprehension. There will be a DVD available of the show and proceeds will go to Oxfam so I suggest everyone who cares about fighting global poverty and is interested in amazing music buy it when it becomes available. The 2001 edition is still available, similar line up and very much amazing stuff.
Another great day in Providence, lovely training, great music and great email banter with Jay. When you starting a blog Jay????
Love Kel
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
First Breath After Coma
PM: 11.1 Miles, 69:19, Fruit Loop, Blvd.
When I woke up this morning it was a winter mix of mainly ice. The roads were like sheets of glass and just driving was treacherous. After 5 minutes of scraping the ice off my car I decided that I would leave my run until the PM. I went and visited some stores and stopped into Reebok on my way home. My friend and Co-Worker Ted Fitz ridiculed me for running on the T-Mill. He said the legends of Irish distance running would be sickened by my behavior. Alas I did not run on the treadmill. When I returned to P-Town the rain had stopped and it actually warmed up. I hit the roads with a spring in my step and let me tell you that tonight's run was one of the best I've had since starting back 10 weeks ago.
The air was thick with mist and very damp. It completely reminded me of running around Drogheda in the winter. I was getting very vivid flashbacks to running with the club on Tuesdays and Thursday nights. I started out very easy tonight but by the end I was flying. I would love to have done more but I was running late to meet Francine. Beautiful training session. I listened to Moz again and had time to kick it with some old school progressive house at the end. Uptempo music, uptempo mood, uptempo run. Fantastic stuff. This is a happy camper going to bed.
Love Kel
When I woke up this morning it was a winter mix of mainly ice. The roads were like sheets of glass and just driving was treacherous. After 5 minutes of scraping the ice off my car I decided that I would leave my run until the PM. I went and visited some stores and stopped into Reebok on my way home. My friend and Co-Worker Ted Fitz ridiculed me for running on the T-Mill. He said the legends of Irish distance running would be sickened by my behavior. Alas I did not run on the treadmill. When I returned to P-Town the rain had stopped and it actually warmed up. I hit the roads with a spring in my step and let me tell you that tonight's run was one of the best I've had since starting back 10 weeks ago.
The air was thick with mist and very damp. It completely reminded me of running around Drogheda in the winter. I was getting very vivid flashbacks to running with the club on Tuesdays and Thursday nights. I started out very easy tonight but by the end I was flying. I would love to have done more but I was running late to meet Francine. Beautiful training session. I listened to Moz again and had time to kick it with some old school progressive house at the end. Uptempo music, uptempo mood, uptempo run. Fantastic stuff. This is a happy camper going to bed.
Love Kel
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
AM: 6 Miles, From BSC, Easy 38:15
30 Min Spin Bike, Core Work
PM: Mellow Yoga
Today was an easy day in terms of running. Ray had me scheduled for an easy 5 mile run but the loop I did ended up being a little longer. I was full of energy so I jumped on the spin bike to maintain a little sweat and to finish listening to the Morrissey album that I found leaked on the interweb. I followed up the bike with some Mike Silva exercises for my tight hips. Overall it was a fabulous workout and despite the fatigue I carried into Yoga this evening I was anything but tired during my practice. I felt really strong and can actually feel myself becoming more comfortable with the various poses. It is a nice feeling.
Regarding the Morrissey album. I am going to listen to it through about 10 more times before I decide whether or not its awesome or just very good. Right now "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" is my fav (you can hear it on the link or the myspace page dedicated to him). Its a song that has been played live many times on the last tour so I know it well but I haven't gotten bored of it. Not even slightly. I don't know what it is about the Mozzers voice that I find so appealing. His lyrics, and general personality I find really intriguing, not to mention his animal rights activism. The guy is a legend and I wish I listened to him growing up. I will be getting tix to see him in Foxwoods and Boston's House Of Blues for my 6th and 7th Moz shows.
Other tunes I listened to an awful lot today were Feist -Mushaboom (Postal Service Remix) and this fantastic band from Sweeden, The Embassy I listened to their 4 myspace tracks through at least 5 times before 8 AM this morning while supping coffee and sending emails at the Coffee Exchange.
Today was a good day.
Love Kel
30 Min Spin Bike, Core Work
PM: Mellow Yoga
Today was an easy day in terms of running. Ray had me scheduled for an easy 5 mile run but the loop I did ended up being a little longer. I was full of energy so I jumped on the spin bike to maintain a little sweat and to finish listening to the Morrissey album that I found leaked on the interweb. I followed up the bike with some Mike Silva exercises for my tight hips. Overall it was a fabulous workout and despite the fatigue I carried into Yoga this evening I was anything but tired during my practice. I felt really strong and can actually feel myself becoming more comfortable with the various poses. It is a nice feeling.
Regarding the Morrissey album. I am going to listen to it through about 10 more times before I decide whether or not its awesome or just very good. Right now "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" is my fav (you can hear it on the link or the myspace page dedicated to him). Its a song that has been played live many times on the last tour so I know it well but I haven't gotten bored of it. Not even slightly. I don't know what it is about the Mozzers voice that I find so appealing. His lyrics, and general personality I find really intriguing, not to mention his animal rights activism. The guy is a legend and I wish I listened to him growing up. I will be getting tix to see him in Foxwoods and Boston's House Of Blues for my 6th and 7th Moz shows.
Other tunes I listened to an awful lot today were Feist -Mushaboom (Postal Service Remix) and this fantastic band from Sweeden, The Embassy I listened to their 4 myspace tracks through at least 5 times before 8 AM this morning while supping coffee and sending emails at the Coffee Exchange.
Today was a good day.
Love Kel
Monday, January 5, 2009
Rolling Hills Ahead
AM: Workout: 5 x 5 minutes w/ 1 min rec, tempo efforts. Tot. 12 Miles
Had the kit on ready to go this morning but the ground was too icy and I could not deal with another treadmill workout. Waited a few hours until the sun came out and hit the road at 11:30 taking advantage of an early lunch, and getting caught up on work in the morning. I did a tough loop around Milton that required some hard hill running during the efforts. The workout went flawlessly although it is still hard to come terms with the lack of pace and turnover. I also have a slightly altered running style due to my knee surgeries that seems to make it difficult to really open up. Its almost as if my knees are protecting themselves by forcing me to take shorter strides, thereby reducing the impact forces. Either way, I am improving rapidly and should/need only focus on the positives. This was my first real fartlek style workout and I am delighted with it.
There is not much happening on the music front. I have been delving back into the world of techno now that all the "Best Of" compilations are surfacing. Some of the techno over the last year has been fantastic, especially the Berlin minimal sound with melodic overtones. I could listen to it all day, everyday, and still be completely lost in joy. On another but not too different tip I have been streaming the new Animal Collective "Merriweather Post Pavillion", an album that is being highly anticipated by myself and many others. They are a difficult band at times but this album seems a little more "pop" on first listen and takes their electro, sonic sound and their deep vocals to arrive on some sort of middle ground. I haven't really formed an opinion as such, that will require many more listens, however on the first go around "My Girls" seems like one of the strongest songs. No doubt that will change in a few weeks and thats a good thing. Good albums always evolve and this album is a nice way to start off a new year in music. These guys are playing a couple of NYC shows in a few weeks so I may have to get involved. M83 and Animal Collective in a 5 day period would be inspirational.
Tomorrow calls for an easy day of running so I will hit up the BSC and do some spinning and hit up Eyes Of The World for my weekly mellow yoga class. All good, all happy.
Peace and Love,
Kel
Had the kit on ready to go this morning but the ground was too icy and I could not deal with another treadmill workout. Waited a few hours until the sun came out and hit the road at 11:30 taking advantage of an early lunch, and getting caught up on work in the morning. I did a tough loop around Milton that required some hard hill running during the efforts. The workout went flawlessly although it is still hard to come terms with the lack of pace and turnover. I also have a slightly altered running style due to my knee surgeries that seems to make it difficult to really open up. Its almost as if my knees are protecting themselves by forcing me to take shorter strides, thereby reducing the impact forces. Either way, I am improving rapidly and should/need only focus on the positives. This was my first real fartlek style workout and I am delighted with it.
There is not much happening on the music front. I have been delving back into the world of techno now that all the "Best Of" compilations are surfacing. Some of the techno over the last year has been fantastic, especially the Berlin minimal sound with melodic overtones. I could listen to it all day, everyday, and still be completely lost in joy. On another but not too different tip I have been streaming the new Animal Collective "Merriweather Post Pavillion", an album that is being highly anticipated by myself and many others. They are a difficult band at times but this album seems a little more "pop" on first listen and takes their electro, sonic sound and their deep vocals to arrive on some sort of middle ground. I haven't really formed an opinion as such, that will require many more listens, however on the first go around "My Girls" seems like one of the strongest songs. No doubt that will change in a few weeks and thats a good thing. Good albums always evolve and this album is a nice way to start off a new year in music. These guys are playing a couple of NYC shows in a few weeks so I may have to get involved. M83 and Animal Collective in a 5 day period would be inspirational.
Tomorrow calls for an easy day of running so I will hit up the BSC and do some spinning and hit up Eyes Of The World for my weekly mellow yoga class. All good, all happy.
Peace and Love,
Kel
Sunday, January 4, 2009
And Fade Out Again
AM: 90 Minutes Bike, Trainer, Providence Bike
PM: 8.2 Miles, 51:45, Fruit Loop, Blvd
It is slightly embarrassing that I didn't post in 2 days but my reasons are sound. First off, I went out on Friday night and intended on returning home to post my training but alas the Gansett down in the Wild Colonial was so nice that it passed the hour of midnight when I arrived home. I figured since it would show up on Saturday I'd just post both training sessions on Saturday night, and the same thing happened so here I am on Sunday catching up with all the training.
Let me tell you that today was beyond fantastic in terms of training. I was scheduled for a 4 + 8 double but I could not turn down the opportunity to participate in the Training ride down in Providence bike at 7:30 in the AM. I was a little too tired to run so I opted to replace the morning run with the ride rather than supplement. The afternoon eight miler was easy, bouncy, and extremely uplifting. I listened to The Smiths all the way and I may have looked like I was on acid since I had a smile across my face all the way.
Yesterday I did 13 miles with D Wykes and Tarpy. That run was also amazing despite the late night prior. Due to my complete love for all things running I tend to think about the next morning when I am out these days so I go easy on the scoops and just enjoy the pub scene without getting bolloxed. Its always lovely.
So Week 10 Ended:
Monday: PM: 8.2 Miles Easy, 53:20
Tuesday: AM: Workout, 3, 2, 1 Mile. 15:30, 10:18, 5:07 (total 12 Miles), PM: Yoga
Wednesday: AM: 8 Miles, 56 Minutes, Snow
Thursday: AM: 11 Miles, 74 Minutes, PM: Yoga
Friday: AM: 8.2 Miles, 57 Minutes, Easy
Saturday: AM: 13 Miles, 1:25:15, Easy/Steady
Sunday: AM: Bike, PM: 8.2 Miles, 51:45
Week Total: 68.6 Miles, 7 Runs, Bike, Yoga.
My best week so far. Felt amazing on every run and had an overall general feeling of joy. Its weeks like this that make me realize how much of an idiot I was to constantly over do my training over the last few years. If I can maintain this for 6 months I'll be strong enough to compete at a decent level again.
In other news and events this weekend. I got tix to see M83 perform at the Fillmore in Irving Plaza NYC. I will be meeting my mate from Ireland and we will be hitting up this religious experience with Francine and Grace. I truly can't wait and I'll have some pics to share with you all.
We had a little gathering on Saturday night that saw myself and Mark Carroll sup pints with a bunch of old skool Rhode Island runners including Charlie Breagy and Geoff Smith. Loved it. Love the chat and love meeting people. I was in stitches laughing and also very inspired. Geoff won a couple of Bostons so its hard not to feel motivated after talking to him.
Anyway, I'll be back to regular posting this week. I am really happy to be back in routine. Lots of tough training and amazing music to discuss over the next 7 days. I also have some races lined up so time to get the intervals and strides rolling. The dream is alive and well,
Love Kel
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Today, the same as yesterday.
AM: 11 Miles, 74 Minutes, Fruit Loop, Blvd, Pawucket
PM: Hatha Yoga, 2 hours
This morning myself, Dylan Wykes and Paddy Moulton hit the roads for about 10 miles. It was freezing cold but the roads around the Blvd were pretty clear and overall the footing was fine. We got talking and cruised around a loop that ended up being 74 minutes and right around 11 miles. It was a fantastic start to the new year. Speaking of which, this whole new year thing means little to me. I am looking at today as another day closer to being back in racing mode. But inside I am happy to kick off 2009 with a great day of work.
We hit up Eyes Of The World for a 2 hour hot yoga class. It was awesome and I feel really elevated since I did it. In fact we all got a bit hyper so we went for pizza down at Fillini's Pizza and then went to The Wild Colonial for a pint. I love the Colonial because not only is it just a cool, thinking persons spot but one of the main bar tenders is a good friend and local Runner. It makes for good times and great conversation. If you ever find yourself in P-Town and you want a drink, this is a place you should look up.
Better times ahead,
Love Kel
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