8.17 Miles Wednesday Evening at "Home"
This wasn't my smartest run ever (as HRB's ever-talented safety monitor James David Dykas would be admonishing me, aside from not carrying water with me) as I ran 85% of it in the dark and not along a path where the road is necessarily the least travelled.
(I think Vincent Attanucci might know where I'm talking about when I say Route 220. It's less travelled now from when you went to PSU with the I-99 bypass.)
But, it is what it is.
4.08 miles from my grandparents' place in Tipton (close to Delgrosso's Amusement Park) into the heart of Tyrone (population 6,000) and 4.09 miles back. There were places that I had to slow down because I couldn't see where I was running or I had to leave the main road or street to hit the sidewalk. And it wasn't as cool as it has been in Vancouver, BC but it sure was a lot better than doing that mileage in Houston.
Total time was an hour, 29 minutes and 48 seconds, but there were at least 3-4 minutes of that where I had to slow to a walk because of the road -- especially crossing the Grazierville Bridge.
I may try to get a few more miles in tonight or early Friday morning before heading to Parkersburg, West Virginia.
(I think Vincent Attanucci might know where I'm talking about when I say Route 220. It's less travelled now from when you went to PSU with the I-99 bypass.)
But, it is what it is.
4.08 miles from my grandparents' place in Tipton (close to Delgrosso's Amusement Park) into the heart of Tyrone (population 6,000) and 4.09 miles back. There were places that I had to slow down because I couldn't see where I was running or I had to leave the main road or street to hit the sidewalk. And it wasn't as cool as it has been in Vancouver, BC but it sure was a lot better than doing that mileage in Houston.
Total time was an hour, 29 minutes and 48 seconds, but there were at least 3-4 minutes of that where I had to slow to a walk because of the road -- especially crossing the Grazierville Bridge.
I may try to get a few more miles in tonight or early Friday morning before heading to Parkersburg, West Virginia.
posted by WalkSports.com | 9:35 AM
4 Comments:
excellent! You're gonna rock the half.
Vic, you are the eternal optimist!
Parkersburg is a tough course. There isn't a flat spot in all of West Virginia.
There are significant inclines or hills in miles 2, 3 and 12 with some rolling stuff in between. There's a part near miles 8-10 that is in Parkersburg's industrial stretch that I liken to right before the Queensboro Bridge in the New York City marathon -- sort of desolate.
Parkersburg is not a PR course, which mine is 2:09:58.
I'll be lucky to crack 2:24 (11 minutes per), but my chip time last year was 2:41:53.60.
And besides, I just have to beat Cassie and her family members that she's running with. :)
Just watch out for those hidden coal mines when you run through Tyrone (and Parkersburg!).
Consider yourself admonished.
For your punishment, you're next several runs must be on concrete.
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