Harold Being Harold

Month: July 2021

  • Strides – July 16, 2021

    How am I feeling today? After driving 300 miles, no exercise, and eating crappy yesterday, I am a bit tired and have the blahs. I don’t plan to make up yesterday’s workout and will probably just run an easy 50:00 minutes without the strides. I might do a couple just to get the legs moving,…

  • T-Rex Arms – Wednesday – July 14, 2021

    How am I feeling today? Waking up to an unexpected shower wasn’t what we had planned to say the least. We were going to go over to Millsfield Pond in NH, just to see what they have done to the old camp and pay our respects on the bridge. Looking out the window changed our…

  • Longer Run – Tuesday – July 13, 2021

    How am I feeling today? The legs and right shoulder are a bit sore after standing on a ladder painting the back of the garage. I am not used to the movements, balance, and strength requirements of stabilizing myself on a ladder and reaching out to paint 20 feet off the ground for a couple…

  • Thinking too Much – Monday – July 12, 2021

    How am I feeling today? Pretty good, and looking forward to the run this morning. I am sure that I will make the Middle Road Loop slower to see how I am doing. While it is not my test course, I have run this loop more than any other course over the past 20 years,…

  • Easy Day – Sunday – July 11, 2021

    How am I feeling today? Lots of little aches and pains, but nothing serious. I am wondering how the Achilles will feel today after how it felt the last part of the run yesterday.  Also, I need to find out if it was simply the Injinji socks not being a good match with the Carbon…

  • Not Great – Saturday – July 10, 2021

    How am I feeling today? Yesterday’s rest day seemed to do the trick and I am feeling better, it is amazing what taking off a day does to the body and yes, I kept my total steps to under 10,000, which is what I need to do on rest days. After Tropical Storm Else blew…

  • Faster – Thursday – July 8, 2021

    How am I feeling today? Tired. I painted on a ladder yesterday (doing the garage peak) and somehow got exposed to some Browntail Moth crap and have a several spots on my rights side that itch like hell. Not fun and is a lot like poison ivy, but with the infestation so bad up in…

  • Shoes & Easy Run – Wednesday – July 7, 2021

    How am I feeling today? A little frustrated with my trail running shoe choices. When I figured out that the Skechers Speed TRL are not going to work for me, between the sewn seam on the toe box rubbing just enough to be a distraction and at some point a blister for both feet if…

  • Bond Brook Trails – Tuesday – July 6, 2021

    How am I feeling today? Kind of tired, that working on the brush pile got both my upper body and legs more than I thought it would, so I am not really looking forward to my long run with an already tired body. Oh well, it is just part of the deal, the work in…

  • Easy – Monday – July 5, 2021

    How am I feeling today? A bit tired, not sure if it is a combination of the lack of sunshine over the past few days or yesterday’s time trial wiped me out more than I realized. Either way, I feel a little blah and can tell that I ran a little faster than I have…

  • Independence Day – Sunday, July 4, 2021

    Happy Independence Day to all here in the U.S., and I hope we all have a great day. How am I feeling today? Today is one of those sleep-in, rainy days that we all need from time-to-time, especially when you have been in the early stages of a drought. While the weather is messing with…

  • Good Day – Saturday – July 3, 2021

    How am I feeling today? I was tired after yesterday’s longer run and playing at lumberjack. Nothing serious, and since the weather is still pretty cool, today’s recovery run should be pretty good. Planned Workout Description:  Type:  40:00 minute – Recovery Run Today’s Running Focus ·     Go Easy Why am I doing this run?…