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November 2009 November 16th , 2009 - A brilliant, sunny day here on the Ranch. It is about 70 degrees out on Boggs-Champlin Road. Beautiful! Support from Ana, Frida & Tracey along the way, as I complete Workout 1 of Week 5 in my latest training programme. Thinking about the London Marathon.... October 2009 Training Programme Begins Starting a 6 week programme to "Double Endurance" . Tough getting back into the swing of a training regime. Beautiful place to run, though (see sunset photo). Trial run of five miles, averaged about 8 minutes+ per mile.... Rocklin Run This year's Rocklin Run was a huge improvement over past events and could turn into one of the most popular events in the Sacramento area with its unique cash prize schedule and law enforcement participation (200+ officers ran). I ran the 5k and took first in my age group (22:40). GREAT race. (I designed the logo and T as well.) Preparing for the Tahoe Odyssey Relay The third Reno-Tahoe Odyssey Relay is coming up on June 29 & 30th. This 178 mile relay was a lot of fun last year (we took third overall) and I am gearing up for this year's event. Same team. Same beautiful route. Unusually warm & very green These gals are more watchful than usual - a lot of them are ready to give birth right now. I'm doing some easy Spring running in the hills and loving the weather. Tracey and Mini-Moo ran the five miles with me this day. Both dogs love these hills as much as I do. We met up with Ana and Frida on the other side of the range. |
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Redding Marathon Relay After the Hereward experience, this race felt remarkably easy. It was about 40 degrees and the sun was coming up as we started from Shasta Dam, heading south along the Sacramento River. Ana & Frida had taken me to the starting point, and then they went off to do the 5-K walk/run at Sundial Bridge in Redding (California) with Kathy & Coyote. I finished my (approximate) 10 mile leg in about 1:15 and handed off to Jeff Stone, who had driven down with wife, Kathy Pitts, from Yreka. Jeff eventually handed off to Dave Sinclear, Mendocino National Forest Fire Chief, who finished the race at Sundial Bridge. Our team took second - or last place - depending on how you want to look at it - there were only two teams in our division.. It was a beautiful day and I would definately do this race again. Left me looking forward to the next event. Hereward Relay A forty mile jaunt over the fens, running between the Cathedral at Peterborough and the Cathedral at Ely (UK). The fens were previously ocean bottom and are still muddy. A lot of runners wore cleats. I didn't and my feet slipped back about 50% of their forward motion with every step I took. Team leader, Dave, started off leg three with me and we stayed together til the last mile or so. When we hit pavement (finally!) he asked me if I was going to "pick it up". I replied that my legs had never been so tired in 40 years of running, but after a short stop for water, I seemed to regain my energy and, eventually, I passed ten other teams before I finished my ten-mile leg. Afterwards, my friend Jeannette helped "ferry" team members from point to point. I use the word "ferry" because the roads were (literally) closed by rain water...we braved the barricades and floated off to Ely. Email: phildynan@hotmail.com Whiskeytown Relay - Fall 2006 One of my favourite races in the Fall, the Whiskeytown Relays are run in the shadow of Shasta Bali, all the way around Whiskeytown Lake. Reno - Tahoe - Carson City - Virginia City - Reno Relay 2006 was my first Reno Relay. Our twelve person team placed third overall. We had a great mix of men and women, aged 16 - 60. The race is incredibly beautiful, but early legs were very hot - over 100 as I went through Truckee. Night running was much more comfortable. I had one night segment that went up to Eagle's Nest at Tahoe and then another early morning (still dark) run through Carson City. Loved this race. Preparing for 2007 Relay now.
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