Bill's 1974 Running Log
Bill Rodgers 1974 Training Log
Transcribed by Emilie Rodgers
Date: Mileage Breakdown: Totals Comments:
JANUARY
1 - Tues 8 miles @ 8 pm 8.0 Good pace over flat course, clear weather
2 - Wed 6 miles @ noon, 8 miles @ 8 pm 14.0 Slow pace at noon, okay pace at 8pm. Leg is OK!! Keeping my fingers crossed I can begin increasing my mileage.
3 - Thur 5 laps around Jamaica Pond @ 12:30 = 7 miles 8 miles @ 8 pm 15.0 Weather cloudy and snowy
4 - Fri 6 laps around J.Pond @ 12:45pm = 9 miles 10 miles @ 8 pm 19.0 8pm run with 1 big hill in Waltham. Leg a little achey.
5 - Sat 8 laps around J.Pond @ 12 pm = 12 miles 8 miles @ 9 pm 20.0 Clear weather
6 - Sun 8 laps around J. Pond @ noon = 12 miles 8 miles @ 9:30 pm 20.0 One stop on 9 pm run, clear weather.
MILES FOR WEEK 100.0
Im getting back up there!! Ya-hoo!
7 - Mon 6 laps around J.Pond @ 12 = 9 miles 9 miles @ 8 pm 18.0 Slow pace around J.Pond, good pace through flat Waltham course
8 - Tue 10 miles around J.Pond @ noon Ran a 2-mile at 9:08:05 (4:37)(4:31) 12.0 Race was at Northeastern U. Second place to Bob Sevene. Still have doggy-nose cold and am tired after working 9 straight days- a break ??????
9 Wed 9 laps around J.Pond @ 2:30 pm = 13 miles 4 laps around J.Pond @ 9 pm = 6 miles 20.0 It snowed like a stormful!! 9 in Boston! Slow pace in calf-deep snow.
10- Thur 9 laps around J.Pond @ 12:45 pm = 13 miles 1 mile later 6 miles around J.Pond
20.0 More snow about a foot now. Legs achey and sore but not as bad as I thought the snow would make it= fortunately it was light and dry powdery snow. 11- Fri 11 miles in Waltham + calisthenics in evening + stretching 11.0 It rained and froze over the foot of snow last night ruining running anyplace except where the roads might be cleared and fairly safe.
12- Sat 0.0 Cold out today- down near 0° tonight- Did no running because of lack of time on the job and the path around J. Pond wasnt plowed and un-runable.
13- Sun 0.0 Cold out today- 15° day- 8° at night. Did no runningstill have a cold but slept a lot tonight- will run tomorrow!
MILES FOR WEEK 81.0 Yeek!
14 - Mon 10 miles @ 8 pm 10.0 Flat course, good pace. Clear weather
15 Tue 12 miles around J. Pond @ noon 8 miles @ 8pm 20.0 Clear weather
16 - Wed 10.3 miles around J.Pond @ 1:30pm 11.7 miles around J.Pond @ 3:30pm 22.0 11.7 mile run done in 1 hour, 10 min. Snowy weather
17 Thu 5 laps around J.Pond @ 1:30pm = 7.3 miles 13 miles @ 3:45 20.0 Cold out and windy- a bitch! Second run over course with long hills
18 - Fri 10.3 miles around J. Pond @ 11:30am 7 miles indoors at Bentley @ 8 pm 17.0 COLD out, 5 below zero last night- today about 3°
19 Sat 13 miles @ 11:45 am 8 miles @ 8:40 pm 21.0 Warmer today!!!! Long hills on first run, second run fairly hilly but at a good pace
20- Sun 11 miles @ 12 noon 10 miles around new Fresh Pond course 21.0 First run with Allan Millard (???) and Chas Dreihl(??) Second run with Bob Sevene
MILES FOR WEEK
131
21 Mon 12 miles around J.Pond @ 12:45 pm 8 miles for 1 hour indoor at Bentley 20.0 Warmer out30s
22 Tue 12 miles around J.Pond @ 12:30pm 11 miles @ 8 pm thru Waltham 23.0
23- Wed A good day to run- so I ran 0 miles today. Instead I had a car repaired. What progress! Im sure to do well with this kind of consistency. Still have a fairly bad cold and need a lot of rest as Ive been run down the last or two.
24 - Thu 8 laps around J.Pond = 12 miles 14 miles in 1.5 hours @ 3:35 pm 26.0 Still have a bad cold and it hurts respiratory action but I felt OK.
25 - Fri 13 miles in 1.5 hours around J.Pond @ 11 am 8 miles @ 9:30pm thu Waltham 21.0 Warm, beautiful day for a run!!
26 - Sat 12 miles in 70 minutes at 12 noon 8 miles in 60 minutes at 8 pm 20.0 Warm out today
27 - Sun 12 miles at 12 noon 11 miles in Newton-Waltham course @ 8 pm 23.0 Warm out today again- 64°! First run with Al Miller (???) ad Chas Drehl (??)
MILES FOR WEEK 133.0
28 - Mon 0.0 Another warm day but too busy and too tired to run. 0 miles today, but thats okay as I need a lot of rest.
29 - Tue 12 miles around J. Pond at 2 pm 12.0 Warm again and clear. Feet OK.
30- Wed 10 miles at 1:30 pm 1 mile at 7:30pm 11.0 Warm again and clear.
31- Thur 5 miles at 6:15 pm with John Vitale 5.0 Arrived in Puerto Rico for San Blas Marathon. Discovered flying scares me to death.
FEBRUARY
1 - Fri 10 miles over most of course 10.0 Hot out, in the 80s. Went for a boat trip. I stole a sea creature urchin which was alive and later had to be throw out. Met some foreign runners at the Rotary dinner Spanish O
2 - Sat 30 minutes at 6:30pm 4.0 Hot again- got 2 side aches and felt pretty yucky.
3 - Sun 14.0 Hot and humid out. Came in 7th at San Blas Maratσn with 1:08:28. Winner was Laue Verie of Finland in 1:06:19 over 21.7 kilometers course (13.2 miles). Course was the toughest Ive ever run. U.S. got the second team prize. Bod Blasters and a side ache hurt my race a lot, perhaps a minute.
MILES FOR WEEK 56.0
4 - Mon 4 miles @ 10pm 4.0 Ran with John Vitale at slow pace in 10° weather 5 - Tue 1 hour 25 minutes @ 11pm 1 hour around J.Pond@ 2:30pm 19.0 Second run with Paul of N. Medford. Legs still pretty tight. 6 - Wed 10 miles 10.0 Too busy fixing Volkswagen and has a class- No excuses are OK though. None can suffice! 7 - Thu 13 miles around J.Pond @ 10:30 am 1 hour indoors @ Boston College at 6:45 pm 20.0 It snowed (! Snow sucks ! ) 8 - Fri 6 miles around J. Pond @ 11 am 5 miles in Waltham @ 8:30 pm 22.0 Footing bad at J. Pond. Okay pace in Waltham. 9 - Sat 12 miles in Dedham 10 miles in Waltham at 8:00 pm 20.0 Cold out today, low twenties. Dedham run with Allan Millard (???). Waltham run with Chas Drehl (???) 10 - Sun 1 hour, 50 minutes 17.0 Cold out, in the low twenties. Back of right thigh tightened where I strained it in the Coamo race so I had to call it a day. MILES FOR WEEK 112 Not nearly enough, but injuries aside it will be higher this coming week. 11 - Mon 8 laps, 12 miles, around J.Pond @ 12 noon 1 mile later 7.3 miles @ 9:30 pm 20.0 Running at OK pace. 12 - Tue 12 laps for 17.5 miles 6 miles at 6:30 pm 24.0 Plus 18 courtesy runs to the apartment. 13 - Wed 1 mile @ 10am plus 1 mile @ 10:30 am. 10.3 miles at 11 am 12 miles @ 3:00 pm 24.0 Warm out! 14 - Thu 10 laps for 15 miles around J.Pond 7 laps around J.Pond at 10:00pm 22.0 15 - Fri 15 miles @ 12 noon 40 minutes for 5 miles 20.0 First run on flat J.Pond course Second run indoors at Bentley 16 - Sat 14 miles at 11:45 am 14.0 No running at night! Blew it! Ran at hard pace over hilly course 17 - Sun 17 miles @ 12 noon 9 miles at 9:45 pm around J.Pond 26.0 First run in Dover, Mass MILES FOR WEEK 150 A new P.R.!! Yea Rah Rah!! 18 - Mon 12 miles in Dedham 8 miles @ 9:30 pm 20.0 First course hilly, second course flat 19 - Tue 5 miles @ 11:30 am 9 miles @ 2:30 pm 4 miles @ 6:15 pm 22.0 20 - Wed 17.5 miles @ 2:25 pm around J.Pond 3 miles to and from school 6 miles with John Vitale @ 11pm 26.0 Warm, windy too though. Back tightened due to pushing against the wind. 21 - Thu 8 laps around J.Pond for 12 miles @ noon 6 laps for 8.8 miles @ 9 pm 20.0 Stopped in first run once for 20 minutes 22 - Fri 1 hour, 20 minutes with John Vitale @ 11am 12.0 Did not run twice today as I was too tired. 23 - Sat 14.5 miles @ 12 noon 1 hour 8 miles- @ 9:30 pm. 23.0 Windy. A veritable hurricane today. Okay pace against WIND. 24 - Sun 12.5 miles @ 10:30 am 8.5 miles with Bob Sevene 21.0 MILES FOR WEEK 144 25 - Mon 10.3 miles @ 11 am 10.3 miles @ 8pm 2 hard laps for 3 miles 20.0 Flat course, easy pace. 26 - Tue 11 miles @ 12 non 10.3 miles around J. Pond 21.0 27 - Wed 10 miles @ 12 noon 12 miles @ 3 pm 22.0 28 - Thu 2 hours for 18 miles @ 11am 9 miles @ 5 pm 27.0 First nine miles easy, second nine hard. MARCH 1 - Fri 13 miles @ 11 am 9 miles @ 8 pm 22.0 Both runs at an OK pace. 2 - Sat 10 miles @ 12 noon 8 miles @ 8:45 18.0 First run at good pace. Second run at hard pace with Bob Sevene and John Vitale 3 - Sun 13 miles @ 11 am 8 miles in Waltham 21.0 First run on flat course, second run over hilly course with John Vitale at OK pace. MILES FOR WEEK 151 NEW P.R! Ta-Roo-Lee!! 4 - Mon 0 miles 0.0 Record 70° out. Did no running. Rested today. 5 Tue 4 hours for 7, 16, 20 miles 35 from Worcester to J.Plains 6 Wed 4 miles @ 2pm 6 miles @ 6pm 10.0 Beautiful warm day but unable to run because of practical consideration like picking up a fucking repaired car! Okay, I have some pain Id rather not strain. Rest up. 7 Thu 6 laps for 9 miles at J.Pond @noon 7.3 miles 16.0 Ran 9 miles in race shoes I ran 35 miles in 2 days ago- result is the bottom of my feet got hot as from function so I cut the run short. Bought a new pair of Nike cortez shoes with pseudo outer part and ran in them over same flat course at slow pace. Still recovering from long run. 8 Fri 12 miles in 1 hour 33 mins @ 9:30 am 8 miles 20.0 I have a pain in my lower back which hurt the second work out a slight sprain Ive had before, sleep will help it. 9 Sat 12 miles @ noon 8 miles @ 8:30 pm 20.0 10 Sun 12 miles @ noon 7 miles at slow pace @ 6:30 pm 19.0 Really window today. MILES FOR WEEK 120 11 Mon 20.0 Two work outs over generally flat country at easy pace today. Back is much better- Praise the Lord! 12 Tue 18 miles for 2 hours 18.0 Covered 5 miles of B.A.A. Marathon course including Heartbreak Hill 13 Wed 10 miles 10.0 Ok pace against a bitches wind and cold ass weather 14 Thu 15 miles @ 2 pm 4 miles @ 8 pm 19.0 15 Fri 7 miles @ noon 7.0 A beautiful day. Still have cold and am run down but plan to race Sunday. Am doing too much now so results of all races will probably be poor until I learn to be more dedicated to running and do what I want to do, I will screw myself over for what???? Ad nauseam! 16 Sat 3 laps for 5 miles 5.0 Rested for race tomorrow 17 Sun 10 miles 2 miles 1 hour 13 minutes 20.0 46:01 for 1st from Lexington to Cambridge. Easy pace in Waltham. Left quadriceps muscle strained in 3rd run- well wait and see. MILES FOR WEEK 99 18 Mon 0.0 Rested hurt leg- no running used hot wash cloth and Ben-Gay and rubbing it and it got much better. 19 Tue 10 miles 10.0 Easy pace 20 Wed 15 miles 15.0 Legs were OK also a night tight 21 Thu 7.3 miles @ 3:30 pm 10.2 miles @ 6:30 pm around J.Pond 18.0 Rain 22 Fri 11 miles @ 1 pm 8 miles @ 8:15 pm 19.0 Hills in Waltham 23 Sat 12 miles @ 10:15 am 6 miles @ 6 pm 18.0 Two steep hills 24 Sun 1 hour 35 minutes 1 hour @ 6 pm 20.0 +- MILES FOR WEEK 100 25 Mon 13 miles @ 1:30 pm 7 miles @ 8 pm 20.0 Running at good, comfortable pace 26 Tue 10 miles 10.0 Slow tortoise pace- ate like a glutton before running and was zapped. Still have a bad cold. 27 Wed 3.5 miles 3.5 miles @ 12:30 pm 13 miles @ 3 pm 20 miles Still have cold. 28 Thu 13 miles 5 laps around J.Pond @ 9 pm 20.0 Still running tired as have cold which I got before Boston. I have gained weight around the waist somehow eating like a glutton. 29 Fri 9 laps 4 then a ½ hour rest @ 11 am 1 hour for 8 miles @ 8 pm 21.0 30 Sat 12 miles @ noon 8 miles @ 8 m 20.0 31 Sun 24 miles in one go 24.0 Misty but warmer today. Ran from Waltham to Prudential center with John Vitale. Okay pace, several good hills including Heartbreak Hill! Felt pretty weak last few miles and had nothing in the stomach. MILES FOR WEEK 135 Will run about 100 miles this coming week and drop it down to about 50 or 60 before the marathon on April 15, 1974! APRIL 1 - Mon 10 miles 10.0 Legs okay 2 - Tue 12 miles 12.0 Easy pace 3 - Wed 9 laps around J. Pond ++ some hills for 14 miles 6 miles ++ small hills @ 9:30 pm 20.0 Beautiful spring day out! Warmer!! 4 - Thu 5 laps around J. Pond for 7.3 miles @ 11:15 am 7 laps for 11 miles @ 2:45 pm 18.0 Mid to high 70s today! Windy and humid out 5 - Fri 12 miles @ noon 8 miles @ 8 pm 20.0 6 - Sat 12 miles @ noon 8 miles 20.0 7 - Sun 1 hour for 11 miles 1 hour for 8 miles @ 7 pm 19.0 MILES FOR WEEK 119 8 - Mon 12 miles 12 Still sort of weak in breathing and over-all fatigue like after going u a hill even though I got a good sleep last night. More sleep in order! 9 - Tue 12 miles @ 5:30 12 Yechich New England weather! Cold, wind, and rain. Still having lung trouble 10 - Wed 12 miles 12 Rested for el Marathon. Snowed two inches, hard to believe! 11 - Thu 10 miles @ slow pace 10 Still have cold and lungs dont work right 12 - Fri 50 minutes @ slooow pace 7.5 Felt yechy. 13 - Sat 0 Rested for Monday 14 - Sun 4 miles with several stops 4 Rested for Marathon MILES FOR WEEK 58 15 - Mon Ran 14th in 2: 19: 34 in the Boston Marathon. A beautiful day about 60° with a tailwind (20 mph!). Sunny though. Was in 4th place all the way till the hill just before Heartbreak Hill (19 miles approx.) when I got a bad charley horse in the back of my right thigh -- some goddamn place as the one in Puerto Rico, Feb 2nd 74! Last 8 miles were really rough but in particular the last 2 miles! Mistakes were major but few this year. (1) I ran at near record ace maybe 2:13, 2:15 marathon for 18 miles and I wasnt nearly ready for such a fast early pace. (2) No speed work!!!! The 5 min mile pace killed my bloody legs, they were cramping like alwaysnot too bad blister and though I got a side-ache at 10 miles it wasnt real bad. Still it was a good race. Got no water fill after 10 miles probably hurt me too! 16 - Tue 3 laps around J.Pond @ 4 pm 5 Went to Bentley College and took short sauna and rubdown of legs which are tighter than ever. 17 - Wed 6 miles around J. Pond @ 2:30 pm 6 Beautiful day 18 - Thu 7.3 miles @ 2:30 pm 7.3 Beautiful day out. Legs have improved immensely! Will more the mileage up to 100+ miles per week next week. 19 - Fri 10 10 Ran twice today. 20 - Sat 10 10 21 - Sun 10 10 MILES FOR WEEK 74 22 - Mon 10 10 23 Tue 1 hour 8 Legs are getting better 24 Wed 1 hour around J.Pond 10 Coolish out. Ran only once 25 Thu 8 miles @ 10:30 am 8 Mostly flat course 26 Fri Page Missing 27 Sat Page Missing 28 Sun 11 miles @ 12 noon 10 miles 21 Beautiful day out! Too hot for long pants and two sweaters! Ran with Bob Sevene in Waltham MILES FOR WEEK 86 29 Mon 1 hour for 9 miles 9 Hot out 86° and humid. Have to limit workouts because of finals! 30 Tue 10 miles @ noon 10 Ran with Paul Rooch MAY 1 Wed 8 miles @ noon 3 miles @ 5 pm 11 2 Thu 1 hour @ 11:am 1/5 hour @ 8:30 pm 12 Nice day to run 3 Fri 10 miles 10 Leg hurt below right knee so no second work out. 4 Sat 1 hour @ 12:30 pm 40 minutes @ 8:45 pm 13 5 Sun 1 hour 20 mins for 11.5 miles 7 miles @ 7:15 pm 18 Beautiful day to run! MILES FOR WEEK 83 6 Mon 14 miles 14 Ran twice today- I think!! 7 Tue 10 miles 3 miles to school and back 13 Real work out today 8 Wed 15 miles?? 15 Not sure what I ran today 9 Thu 12 miles @ 2:pm 45 minutes for 7 miles @ 5:20 pm 19 Ok pace, some easy hills 10 Fri 1 hour @ 11:30 am 8 miles @ 8:30 pm 17 11 Sat 1 hour 20 minutes for 11.5 miles @ 5:15 pm 6 steep hills at 9:15 pm 13 No oomph in 2nd work-out 12 Sun 11 miles 11 MILES FOR WEEK 102 13 Mon 0 0 No running today no motivation to run! 14 Tue Ran twice 15 - 18 15 18 ? 15 Wed 13 (?) miles @ 11:30 am 6 miles @ 7:30 pm 19 In the low 80s and the heat really got to me in the last mile. 16 Thu 12 miles @ 11:30 am 5 miles @ 8:30 pm 17 Easy pace, flat course 17 Fri 1 hour @ 11 am 45 minutes 14 18 Sat 11.5 miles in Waltham @ 12:30 pm 6 miles @ 8:30 pm 18 19 Sun 10 miles @ noon 8 miles @ 8:00 pm 18 Ok pace, few easy hills MILES FOR WEEK 102 20 Mon 12 miles @ 11 am 6 miles 18 Ran 12 1/4s 65 to 70 seconds with 1.5 minute jog between each 21 Tue 1 hour on CCSC track 8 miles 22 Wed Ran 20- 200s on CCSC track 10 miles on CCSC track @ 3:30 pm 15 Hot out- high 80s and sunny and humid. Ran with John Hall. 23 Thu 12.5 miles on CCSC track @ 10 am 6 miles around J. Pond 18 Coldish out and rainy 24 Fri 12 miles 12 Only ran once today because of laziness!! 25 Sat 12 miles @ noon 7 miles 29 Running at Ok pace. Stepped in dog crap. Again. 26 Sun 12 miles .5 hour 17 Cool out. Shouldnt have eaten before run!! MILES FOR WEEK 107 27 Mon 10 miles around J.Pond 11 miles @ 5:45 21 Cold out today in the 40°s 28 Tue 7 miles 7 Slow pace. Only ran once today. Laziness strikes again! O yeah! Egh! 29 Wed 11 miles @ 1:30 pm 8 miles 18 5 (1/2s) and about 1o (1/4s) at 70 sec 2:30 pace 30 Thu 10 miles @ 10:30 am 12 miles @ 2:30 pm 22 Still cold out. Okay pace, easy hills. 31 Fri 11 miles @ 10:30 am 6 miles @ 8 pm 17 MAY 1 Sat No Entry ?? 2 - Sun 12 miles @ 11:30 am 7 miles @ 8 pm 19 MILES FOR WEEK 105 3 Mon 12 miles @ 10:30 am 1 hour for 8 miles @ 1:30 pm 6 miles @ 6:30 pm 26 Beautiful day out 4 Tue 12 miles @ 10:30 am 10 miles @ 5 pm 22 Still cool enough to run ok but hotter than its been the last 2 weeks. Tired 5 Wed Page Missing 6 Thu Page Missing 7 Fri 8 miles @ noon 8 Rested for race Sunday course I was stuffed! 8 Sat 5 miles @ noon 5 9 Sun 6 miles track race 1st in New England AAK Meet 6 Had no food all day and back hurt bad after the race Valium Saver!? MILES FOR WEEK 105 10 Mon 11 miles @ 11 am 3 miles @ 8 pm 14 Hot out low 90°s 11 Tue 11 miles @ 11 am 8 miles @ 8 pm 19 Cooler out today 12 Wed 11 miles @ noon 30 minutes 3 miles 20 Ran over flat course, then B.C. track 13 Thu 9 miles @ 11:30 am around J.Pond 7 miles @ 3:35 pm 16 Calves pretty tight from 1/4s yesterday and right clave strained walking after 1st workout 14 Fri 4 miles @ noon 4 Rested. Easy pace 15 Sat 4 miles after race 10 miles from Waltham to J. Plain 20 In the 70°s and nice breeze- good day for a race- Ran a P.R 28:35:2 for 6 miles at Greater Boston International for 1st. (1 mi 4:40:8) (2 mi 9:23:6) (3 mi 14:10) (4 mi 18:56). Had no warm-up for race! 16 Sun 9 miles @ 9 am 9 Slow pace, very tired and legs still tight. MILES FOR WEEK 102 17 Mon 75 minutes for 11 miles @ 11:45 11 miles 22 18 Tue 75 minutes @ noon 93/4 miles @ 8 pm 20 Not too hot out in the middle 80°s Be-Bop!! Be-Bop!! Doddley-Doo Be-Bob O Yea n Woveee too! 19 Wed 4 miles @ 3:30 pm 11 miles @ 5:30 pm 15 20 Thu 11 miles @ 11:30 am 7 miles @ 8:45 pm 18 21 Fri 12 miles @ noon 12 Easy course 22 Sat 13 miles @ 11:30 am 5 miles @ 8:30 pm 18 Stuffed stomach and acid from salsa hurt the run! 23 Sun 0 No running today- too tired after 1 or 2 hour sleep last night and deep sea fishing out of Plymouth- we caught 5 Codlings! MILES FOR WEEK 105 24 Mon 9 miles @ 11:20 am 10 miles @ 6 pm 3 miles 22 Ran over flattish course, then B.C. course, then flat pond loop. 25 Tue 9 miles @ 12:30 pm 10 miles @ 6:45 19 Cool out today. 26 Wed 11 miles @ 3:45 pm 2 miles warm-up 12 easy 1/4s 2 mile warm-down 18 27 Thu 6 miles @ 1 pm 11 miles @ 9:15 pm 17 28 Fri 6 miles 11 miles @ 9:20 pm 17 Ran though !STUFFED! Must stop this bad habit of running just after Gorging and Gluttoning felt like crap for that reason. 29 Sat 9 miles @ 11:30 am 8 miles @ 4 pm 17 30 - Sun 10 miles on CCSC @ 11am 10 Should have run twice but got to Boston late and was tired. MILES FOR WEEK 120 JULY 1 Mon 7 miles @ 1:30 pm 12 miles @ 6 pm 19 2 Tue 10 miles @ 11 am 10 miles @ 6:45 20 Second run on Heartbreak Hill course 3 Wed 7 miles @ 12:30 pm 7 miles @ 4 pm 8 miles 22 Hot and humid! Last run at slow pace in Walpole with Kirk Pfrengle (?) 4 Thu 10 miles @ 12:15 7 miles @ 9:15 pm 17 Hot and humid as a dogs fart in July 5 Fri 7 miles 7 Clear in the am, cooler than yesterday 6 Sat 3 miles 3 Hottish out. Rested for race tomorrow 7 Sun 20 kilometers 3 miles 5 miles 6:30 pm 20 miles Hot and humid out ran 1:05:20 in Bourne Road Race- no steep hills but a lot of small rolling ones. Jogged after race and the ran at easy pace MILES FOR WEEK 108 8 Mon 10 miles @ 3:30 pm 2 miles 10 miles 22 Ran on track then Heartbreak Hill course 9 Tue 70-75 minutes @ 11 am 5 miles 1 hour 21 Ran in race in Waltham. Hot and humid in the 90°s! 10 Wed 9 miles @ 3:30 pm 9 Still hot and humid. Only ran once, should have run twice, but was too lazy! Shit!!! 11 Thu 12 miles @ 6 pm 6 12 Fri 13 miles @ noon 8 miles @ 7 pm 20 13 Sat 16 miles @ 3:45 around J. Pond 5 miles @ 8:15 pm 21 Cooler today 14 Sun 13 miles @ noon 8 miles @ 7:30 pm 21 Hot and humid- in the 90°s. MILES FOR WEEK 126 15 Mon 7 miles 3 miles 10 miles 20 Hot and humid. 16 Tue 10 miles @ 11:15 pm 12 miles 22 Cooler out- Praise the Lord! Ran at Ok pace at B.C course 17 Wed 10 miles @ 12:30 11 miles 21 Ran easy hills and rural course with Kirk Pfrengle and Ham Amen 18 Thu 10 miles @ 11 am 10 miles 20 First course hilly, second flat Waltham 19 Fri 11 miles @ noon 10 miles @ 8 pm 21 Some good hills 20 Sat 11 miles @ noon 11 Nice beautiful day out!! Ate a big meal and decided to rest the remainder of the day 21 Sun 10 miles @ 3 pm 10 Half slow, half fast pace MILES FOR WEEK 125 22 Mon 10 miles @ 11 am 15 miles @ 5:30 25 Cool out- nice running weather!! Some tough hills 23 Tue 75 minutes @ 4:15 pm 3 miles @ 8:15 pm ? Today is Yesterday 24 Wed 3 miles in am 12 miles @ 6 pm 15 Felt spaced out this morning. Would have done more but I have to write my paper!! Yech! Sheets!! 25 Thu 10 miles @ 8pm 10 Very cool out 26 Fri 13 miles @ 11:30 am 10 miles @ 8 pm 23 27 Sat 6 miles @ 10:30 am 14 miles @ 4 pm 20 28 Sun 10 miles @ 2 pm 10 1 good hill MILES FOR WEEK 115 29 Mon 3 miles @ 4:15 pm 4 miles - rest 10 miles rest 3 miles 20 Humid, but not hot. 80° and dry 30 Tue 10 miles @ 3:45 pm 13 miles @ 6 pm 23 Cool but humid out. 1 good hill 31 Wed 7 miles @ 10:45 10 miles @ 6 pm 17 An easy day. Tired from school work AUGUST 1 Thu 4 miles rest 4 miles 8 No sleep, no running, no good for my running career! 2 Fri 9 miles @ 11 am 10 miles @ noon 4 miles @ 9:30 pm 23 Hot and humid out. 3 Sat 13 miles @ 4 pm 6 miles @ 8 pm 20 Still humid out 4 Sun Page Missing MILES FOR WEEK 111++ Total Missing 5 Mon Page Missing 6 Tue 11 miles @ 11:30 am 24 1/4s @ 75 sec pace w/220 yrd job at 67 20 Not too hot 7 Wed 10 miles 10 miles @ 6 pm 20 Coolish out. Tired and hungry in first run 8 Thu 13 miles @ 11:15 am 14 miles @ 6 pm 27 14 miles at B.C. including 3.5 mile Cambridge Sport Union Race around Fresh Pond at OK pace 9 - Fri 15 miles @ 10:45 am 6 miles @ 8:15 pm 21 10 Sat 4 miles @ 3 pm 3 miles in 14:17 and 20 mins 7 miles 15 Cool out. Went to Groton to visit Amby Bunfoot 11 Sun 17 miles 17 Comfortable pace MILES FOR WEEK 145 12 Mon 10 miles @ 2:30 pm 6 miles @ 8 pm 16 Ran CCSC track 13 Tue 10 miles @ 4 pm 10 miles @ 6 pm 20 14 Wed 8 miles around J. Pond 4 miles 12 miles 24 Ran Franklin Park course at steady pace 15 Thu 9 miles @ 11 am 11 miles @ 6 pm 20 16 Fri No Entry 17 Sat 4 -5 miles @ 5 pm 4 -5 Cool out- near to rain 18 Sun 17 Won 2nd Falmouth 7.3 mile road race in record 34:16 (easy hills) zapped M. Lizuori! O What Glory! Jogged 3 miles after the race and ran about 7 miles easy over flat course at home @ 6 pm MILES FOR WEEK 109 Left Achilles tendon a bit achey- a fast pace esp. in the early four miles. Won a trip for 2 to Marathons ___? And dinner for 2 at Medieval Manor! Not bad! 19 Mon 11 miles 9 miles 20 20 Tue 13 miles @ noon 4 miles @ 5 pm 10 miles 27 Tired as hell the first 10 miles! Ran with Alan Milled 21 Wed 10 miles @ 1 pm Heartbreak hill course 4 miles @ 5 pm 24 Pooped. 22 Thu 7 miles @ noon 13 miles at 5 pm 20 Second run in beautiful setting around Tufts Reservoir with Scott Graham 23 Fri 10 miles @ noon 10 Only ran once today over easy hills course at okay pace. Lazy fart! Stayed up till 9 in the am reading old T&F News. Humid out. 24 Sat 11 miles @ 3:30 pm 6 miles @ 7 pm 17 Still humid. 25 Sun 9 miles @ 1 pm 14-15 miles @ 5 pm 24 MILES FOR WEEK 142 26 Mon 10 miles @ 10 am 10 miles @ 4 pm 20 Ran at Coach Squiner Running Camp 27 Tue 6 -7 miles @ 1 pm 10 miles @ 6 pm 17 28 Wed 6+ miles in am 3 miles at midnight 9 Midnight run in Akron, Ohio at Ham Amens house for the night. 29 Thu 6 miles in am 6 Rested for race on Saturday 30 Fri 4 miles 4 Still resting 31 Sat 17 74° and cloudy and humid. Ran 3rd to Ndoo of Kenya and John Urtale of CT. over 15.2 miles course in 1:18:23 at Charleston, W. Virginia. Ran easy for 2 miles after race. Won a nice watch. SEPTEMBER 1 Sun 6 miles @ 9:30 am 6 Legs still pretty stiff but not as bad as after Boston. MILES FOR WEEK 79 2 Mon 6 miles @ 11 am 14 miles @ 5:30 20 3 Tue 10+ miles @ noon 12 miles at B.C 22+ 6th rainy day in a row! 4 Wed 11 miles @ noon 12 miles @ 6pm 23 Cool out. Ran with Paul Roach 5- Thu 10 miles @ noon 4 miles 24 1/4s @ 72-74 sec pace 220 yrd jog 22 6 Fri 9-10 miles @ 11:15 am 10 miles @ 4 pm 20 7 Sat 11 miles @ noon 13 miles @ 5 pm 24 10 cloudy days in a row! Lordy! Easy hills, then flat course 8 Sun 13 miles @ noon 9 miles @ 5 pm 22 Sunny out! Alleia! MILES FOR WEEK 153 Yikes! Mi God, Super Mileage!! A new PR!! 9 Mon 9 miles @ noon 17 miles @ 5 pm 26 10 Tue 9 miles @ noon 6 miles @ 2 pm 10 miles @ 6:30 25 Slow pace- tired. Easy hills. 11 Wed 12 miles @ noon 12 Rested today 12 Thu 11 miles @ at noon 3 miles @ 5 pm 5 miles @ 9 pm 19 Hot out in the low 80°s Late night running NO MORE!! 13 Fri 12 miles 7 miles @ 7 pm 19 Hot and humid out. Easy hills, then flat course. 14 Sat 20 Nice out. Won Northeastern Intro X country road race at Franklin park in 24.18- GBTC took 1st 3 and team title. Ran about 15 miles in Newington CT (2 good hills) at 6 pm. Cool out. 15 Sun 12.5 miles at 11 am 12.5 Ran on CCSC track at OK pace. Rested. MILES FOR WEEK 134 16 Mon 12 miles @ 11 am 10 miles @ 6 pm 22 Last few miles of second course hard. 17 Tue 10 miles @ 10 am 3.5 miles 10 1/4s at 65 sec pace 2 miles 18 18 Wed 11 miles @ 11 am 10 miles @ 2:30 pm 21 19 Thu 11 miles @ noon 5-6 miles @ 7:30 pm 16 Dark out already! Shit! Would have run more if it was light- from now on the big push is to run in the daylight!! 20 Fri 10 miles @ 10:30 am 12 miles @ 5:30 pm 22 Nice out! 21 Sat 12 miles @ 11 am 9 miles 21 Second run in torrential rain with one good hill 22 Sun 15 miles @ 2 pm 15 MILES FOR WEEK 22 23 Mon 12 miles 12 Ran once only at OK pace 24 Tue 10 miles 10 Ran once only today. Am getting F A T! *insert doodle of fat guy* 25 Wed 11 miles 2 noon 5 miles @ 6 pm 16 26 Thu 10 miles @ noon 10 27 Fri 6 -7 miles 6 -7 Felt terrible- wheezy and weak due to lack of sleep last night! 28 Sat 5 -6 miles @ 11 am 5 -6 Resting for race tomorrow 29 Sun 27 Ran 2:36 for a 5th place in New York City (5th) Marathon in Central Park. Was leading at 21 miles with a three minute lead when my legs cramped and had to stop= rest of race was slow! Reasons why legs cramped: not enough long distance training in the last 7 months longest run since Boston Marathon was 15 miles. From now on, once a week a 20 -25 mile run is mandatory!! MILES FOR WEEK 87 30- Mon 12 miles 12 Beeyootiful day out. Easy pace, flat course, resting legs. OCTOBER 1 Tue 12 miles 12 Easy pace, flat course 2 Wed 12 miles 12 Easy pace, flat course 3 - Thu 10 miles @ 11 am 6 miles @ 6 pm 16 4 Fri 13 miles 13 Cold out 50° and windy. Have cold and was tired 5 Sat 12 miles @ noon around J. Pond 9 miles @ 5:45 pm 21 Nice out 6 Sun 10 miles @ 11:30 am 10 miles @ 5:30 pm 20 Felt terrible today- still have cold. 80° out. MILES FOR WEEK 106 7 Mon 10 miles @ noon 10 miles @ 3 pm 20 Felt weak today. Fairly hot out 8 Tue 11 miles @ 11 am 24 1/4s at 70-75 sec pace for 8 miles 2 miles jog 21 9 Wed 10 miles 10 miles 20 10 Thu 10 miles @ 3:30 pm 10 miles @ 6:30 pm 20 11 Fri 7 miles @ 5:40 pm 7 Easy pace, should have gone further but was lazy and fat-assed about it wheezy running. 12 Sat 7 miles @ 6 pm 7 Rested for race tomorrow. Wheezy today, too 13 Sun 12 Good day for a race! Won N.E AAU 15 kilometer race in 46.28 course was maybe 100 yards, shorter than last year. A slow start- felt semi-bad with a stiff lower-back and sort of tight legs. Bad cold hurt too. Not enough warm-ups also! Ran at slow jog for 2 miles after race MILES FOR WEEK 106 14 Mon No Entry 15 Tue 13 miles @ noon 12 miles 25 Ran at BC with three tough hills at OK pace 16 Wed 11 miles @ noon 9 miles@ 6 pm 20 Pouring rain at noon 17 Thu 12 miles @ 11 am 1.5 2 miles in 7:10 and 7:13 2 miles in 10:02 20 18 Fri 12-13 miles @ 3:30 pm 4-5 miles @ 6 pm 17 Cold better- felt OK 19 Sat 18 Ran 24:11 for a PR over Franklin Park x-country course in Codfish Bowl. Ran slowly for 3 miles after the race and at 3 pm, ran almost 10 miles at OK pace over easy hills. Legs were tired by 3 mile mark (1 mile 5:05, 2 mile 9:27, 3 mile 14:32) 20 Sun 20 miles @ 11 am 6+ miles @ 6 pm 26 Still cold out 40°. Wonderful (never use that word!) setting in Medford w/ Ken Miller and Kink F. MILES FOR WEEK 146 21 Mon 7.5 miles 14 miles @ 2:15 pm 21 Cold out- 40° or so 22 Tue 11 miles @ noon 12 miles over Heartbreak Hill Course 23 Warmer today 23 Wed 11 miles @ 11 am 9 10 miles 21 Warm out mid 60°s. Legs tired a bit 24 Thu 7 miles @ 11:30 am 9 miles @ 5 pm 16 25 Fri 8 miles @ 3:30 8 Started to rain just as I was able to run! Figures! 26 Sat 3 miles @ 6 pm 3 Resting for race tomorrow 27 Sun 13 Coldish and windy though sunny out. A disappointing day- 2nd to Danny Tuttle in Natl. 20 kilo race at Gordon, Mass. My time 62:38 is a PR for 20 kilos. Won a sewing table. Pace was fast all the way I lost the race running uphill. I gained ground going down, need work on uphill running for future distance road races and marathons. MILES FOR WEEK 105 28 Mon 15 miles @ 12:30 5 miles @ 5:30 pm 20 Legs (especially claves) ache a fair amount 29 Tue 10 miles @ noon 13 1/4s @ 65-70 sec pace 2 miles @ 6:30 pm 18 Nice out- about 70° 30 Wed 10.3 miles @ 11:15 13 1/4s @ 65-70 sec pace 2 miles 16 Jog at slow pace 31 Thu 7.5 miles @ noon 10.5 miles @ 5 pm 18 Warm out NOVEMBER 1 Fri 4 miles @ 8 am 13 miles @ 3 pm 17 Slow pace, flat course 2 Sat 14 miles @ 4 pm 14 A Newington Reunion in progress now. J. Verdene, Spooner, the Roast, Chris, Angela and Carole. A bit of boozing and Orson Wells 3 Sun 18 miles 18 MILES FOR WEEK 121 4 Mon 8 miles @ noon 12 Didnt feel like any more than 12 5 Tue 20-330s at 48-50 second pace 100 yard jog in between each 5 6 Wed 13 miles @ 12:30 7 miles @ 3 pm 20 7 Thu 12 miles @ 10:30 10 miles @ 4 pm 22 Mostly cool light rain out. Am psyched- marathon trials to be held Feb 23 in Texas! 8 Fri No Entry 9 Sat 13 miles @ 11 am 10 miles 23 Nice day weather-wide. Easy hills and good pace. 10 Sun 22 miles @ noon 22 Did miles in 2 hr 20 minutes over country path in Medford MILES FOR WEEK 120 11 Mon 9 laps around J.Pond @ noon for 13 miles 7 miles @ 3 pm 20 OK pace 12 Tue 13 miles @ 12:30 3 sets of 3-1/4s at 72 sec pace 440 jog and ½ mile 2:22 1 mile in 4:52 ½ mile 18 13 Wed 17 miles @ 10:30 6 miles @ 3 pm 23 14 Thu 7.5 miles @ noon 11.5 miles @ 4 pm 19 15 Fri 13 miles @ noon 8 miles 21 First run over easy hill Second run easy hills on Newton course 16 Sat 5 miles 5 Whopping slow ace over flat course- resting for N.E. AAU meet tomorrow 17 Sun 16 Won NEAAU x-country 6 mile over Franklin Park in 29:18. 5 mile mark was 24:10. Ran on and off for another 10 miles after the race. MILES FOR WEEK 122 18 Mon 13 miles @ 12:30 9 miles @ 4 pm 22 Warm out 19 Tue 13 miles @ 10:30 am 9-10 miles 90 yard speed-ups @ 6:30 22 20 Wed 11 miles @ 2 pm 2 ½s @ 2:20 pace with 4 min jog in between 1 mile in 4:50 and 2 ½s @ 2:30 Ύ in 3:38 2 miles 17 21 Thu 13 miles @ 10 am 11 miles @ 2:15 24 Windy out again. OK pace, easy hills. A back-ace from the wind. 22 Fri 8 miles @ 4 pm 8 One good hill. 23 Sat 7 1 miles in 4:54, 4:47 4:50, 4:46, 4:48, 4:42, and 4:45 with two minute job in between 3 miles 14 miles @ 4 pm 24 Cold out. 24 - Sun 17 miles @ 11 am 10 miles @ 4 pm 27 Warm out in 50°s. MILES FOR WEEK 144 Nov 25, 26 missing 27 Wed 3 miles @ 11 am 3 Slow pace. Resting for race tomorrow. Felt fair- have head cold. 28 Thu 6 Cold and windless. Ran ad P.R. of 22.45 over Manchester, CT 5 miles road race course for a 3rd place. Jogged 1 mile after race. 29 Fri 0 No running Lazy and stoooopid! 30 - Sat 0 No running lazy and stupid! DECEMBER 1 Sun 27 Cold, windy, and rainy. Won Philadelphia Marathon in 2:21:57. Legs super right from not training enough in the day days before the race. MILES FOR WEEK 59 2 Mon 5 miles @ 9 pm 5 Slow pace, flat course. 3 Tue 13 miles @ 11 am 6 miles @ 3 pm 19 Slow pace, flat courses 4 Wed 13 miles @ 11 am 8 miles 21 Windy and cold out 5 Thu 12 miles @ 11 am 10 miles @ 3:34 pm 22 Ok pace 6 Fri 5 miles @ 5 pm 5 Slow pace, flat course 7 Sat 16 miles @ 10:30 am 12 miles @ 2:45 pm 28 Nice out. First run over hilly B.C course with Tommy Leonard. Second run with Ham Amen 8 Sun 20 miles @ 11 am 20 Warm out. Rolling hills in Dover and Westwood MILES FOR WEEK 120 9 Mon 12 miles @ 11 am 7 miles @ 4 pm 20 Easy hills, OK pace 10 Tue 15 miles @ 11 am 15 Only ran once doddy. Legs and lower back tight- meant to run at night but was too lazy! 11 Wed 6 miles @ 9:30 am 13 miles@ 2:30 pm 20 Flat course run to easy achy legs. 12 Thu Missing 13 Fri Missing 14 Sat Missing 15 Sun Missing MILES FOR WEEK Missing 16 Mon 12 miles @ 11 am 5 miles @ 8 pm 17 Cloudy and rainy. Easy pace, flat course. 17 Tue 7 miles 7 (In blue crayon) Beautiful day But Alas! Exams! 18 Wed 12 miles@ 2:30 pm 6 miles @ 7 pm 18 Ok pace, flat courses 19 Thu 6+ miles @ noon 10+ miles @ 3:45 17 Would have run more but was not dressed warm enough and was painfully frozen, so called it day- tomorrow a big mileage day maybe the start of a big mileage week! 20 Fri 12 miles@ 11 am 12 miles @ 3:30 24 First run along Charles River with Tommy Leonard 21 Sat 12 miles @ noon 12 miles @ 4 pm 24 Okay pace, one hilly course 22 Sun Page Missing ?? MILES FOR WEEK 107 min 23 Mon Page Missing 24 Tue 13 miles @ 10 am 9 miles @ 3:30 pm 22 Easy hills, slow pace 25 Wed 0 No running today! Shit! 26 Thu 20 miles 20 Two workouts with good hills 27 Fri 20 miles 20 Ran maybe more, in am and pm 28 Sat 10 miles @ 10:30 10 miles @ night 20 29 Sun 12 miles @ morning 8 miles @ afternoon 20 Few tough hills MILES FOR WEEK 129 More this week! 30 Mon 12 miles @ 9:30 am 12 Slow pace, few good hills 31 - Tue 10 miles @ 10:30 am 11 miles @ 3 pm 21 Ran in Worcester, good pace, several good hills. Happy New Year!
Memo for Next Year For road race, etc, write Robert S. Campbell, 39 Runnet St. W. Roxbury, Mass. PERSONAL BESTS 1 mile 4.18.8 1968 2 miles 8.58.8 1969 3 miles 13.49.6 1973 Longest Training Run: 32 miles 3/5/1974 Most Miles in One Day: 35 miles 3/5/1974 Marathon 2:28:12 10/28/73 Half Mile Approx 2 min 1968 (?) Marathon 2:19:34 4/15/1974 6 miles 30:14:6 6/9/74 6 miles 28:34:2 6/15/74 3 miles 13:45:4 (Indoors 1974
Date: Mileage Breakdown: Totals Comments:
JANUARY
1 - Tues 8 miles @ 8 pm 8.0 Good pace over flat course, clear weather
2 - Wed 6 miles @ noon, 8 miles @ 8 pm 14.0 Slow pace at noon, okay pace at 8pm. Leg is OK!! Keeping my fingers crossed I can begin increasing my mileage.
3 - Thur 5 laps around Jamaica Pond @ 12:30 = 7 miles 8 miles @ 8 pm 15.0 Weather cloudy and snowy
4 - Fri 6 laps around J.Pond @ 12:45pm = 9 miles 10 miles @ 8 pm 19.0 8pm run with 1 big hill in Waltham. Leg a little achey.
5 - Sat 8 laps around J.Pond @ 12 pm = 12 miles 8 miles @ 9 pm 20.0 Clear weather
6 - Sun 8 laps around J. Pond @ noon = 12 miles 8 miles @ 9:30 pm 20.0 One stop on 9 pm run, clear weather.
MILES FOR WEEK 100.0
Im getting back up there!! Ya-hoo!
7 - Mon 6 laps around J.Pond @ 12 = 9 miles 9 miles @ 8 pm 18.0 Slow pace around J.Pond, good pace through flat Waltham course
8 - Tue 10 miles around J.Pond @ noon Ran a 2-mile at 9:08:05 (4:37)(4:31) 12.0 Race was at Northeastern U. Second place to Bob Sevene. Still have doggy-nose cold and am tired after working 9 straight days- a break ??????
9 Wed 9 laps around J.Pond @ 2:30 pm = 13 miles 4 laps around J.Pond @ 9 pm = 6 miles 20.0 It snowed like a stormful!! 9 in Boston! Slow pace in calf-deep snow.
10- Thur 9 laps around J.Pond @ 12:45 pm = 13 miles 1 mile later 6 miles around J.Pond
20.0 More snow about a foot now. Legs achey and sore but not as bad as I thought the snow would make it= fortunately it was light and dry powdery snow. 11- Fri 11 miles in Waltham + calisthenics in evening + stretching 11.0 It rained and froze over the foot of snow last night ruining running anyplace except where the roads might be cleared and fairly safe.
12- Sat 0.0 Cold out today- down near 0° tonight- Did no running because of lack of time on the job and the path around J. Pond wasnt plowed and un-runable.
13- Sun 0.0 Cold out today- 15° day- 8° at night. Did no runningstill have a cold but slept a lot tonight- will run tomorrow!
MILES FOR WEEK 81.0 Yeek!
14 - Mon 10 miles @ 8 pm 10.0 Flat course, good pace. Clear weather
15 Tue 12 miles around J. Pond @ noon 8 miles @ 8pm 20.0 Clear weather
16 - Wed 10.3 miles around J.Pond @ 1:30pm 11.7 miles around J.Pond @ 3:30pm 22.0 11.7 mile run done in 1 hour, 10 min. Snowy weather
17 Thu 5 laps around J.Pond @ 1:30pm = 7.3 miles 13 miles @ 3:45 20.0 Cold out and windy- a bitch! Second run over course with long hills
18 - Fri 10.3 miles around J. Pond @ 11:30am 7 miles indoors at Bentley @ 8 pm 17.0 COLD out, 5 below zero last night- today about 3°
19 Sat 13 miles @ 11:45 am 8 miles @ 8:40 pm 21.0 Warmer today!!!! Long hills on first run, second run fairly hilly but at a good pace
20- Sun 11 miles @ 12 noon 10 miles around new Fresh Pond course 21.0 First run with Allan Millard (???) and Chas Dreihl(??) Second run with Bob Sevene
MILES FOR WEEK
131
21 Mon 12 miles around J.Pond @ 12:45 pm 8 miles for 1 hour indoor at Bentley 20.0 Warmer out30s
22 Tue 12 miles around J.Pond @ 12:30pm 11 miles @ 8 pm thru Waltham 23.0
23- Wed A good day to run- so I ran 0 miles today. Instead I had a car repaired. What progress! Im sure to do well with this kind of consistency. Still have a fairly bad cold and need a lot of rest as Ive been run down the last or two.
24 - Thu 8 laps around J.Pond = 12 miles 14 miles in 1.5 hours @ 3:35 pm 26.0 Still have a bad cold and it hurts respiratory action but I felt OK.
25 - Fri 13 miles in 1.5 hours around J.Pond @ 11 am 8 miles @ 9:30pm thu Waltham 21.0 Warm, beautiful day for a run!!
26 - Sat 12 miles in 70 minutes at 12 noon 8 miles in 60 minutes at 8 pm 20.0 Warm out today
27 - Sun 12 miles at 12 noon 11 miles in Newton-Waltham course @ 8 pm 23.0 Warm out today again- 64°! First run with Al Miller (???) ad Chas Drehl (??)
MILES FOR WEEK 133.0
28 - Mon 0.0 Another warm day but too busy and too tired to run. 0 miles today, but thats okay as I need a lot of rest.
29 - Tue 12 miles around J. Pond at 2 pm 12.0 Warm again and clear. Feet OK.
30- Wed 10 miles at 1:30 pm 1 mile at 7:30pm 11.0 Warm again and clear.
31- Thur 5 miles at 6:15 pm with John Vitale 5.0 Arrived in Puerto Rico for San Blas Marathon. Discovered flying scares me to death.
FEBRUARY
1 - Fri 10 miles over most of course 10.0 Hot out, in the 80s. Went for a boat trip. I stole a sea creature urchin which was alive and later had to be throw out. Met some foreign runners at the Rotary dinner Spanish O
2 - Sat 30 minutes at 6:30pm 4.0 Hot again- got 2 side aches and felt pretty yucky.
3 - Sun 14.0 Hot and humid out. Came in 7th at San Blas Maratσn with 1:08:28. Winner was Laue Verie of Finland in 1:06:19 over 21.7 kilometers course (13.2 miles). Course was the toughest Ive ever run. U.S. got the second team prize. Bod Blasters and a side ache hurt my race a lot, perhaps a minute.
MILES FOR WEEK 56.0
4 - Mon 4 miles @ 10pm 4.0 Ran with John Vitale at slow pace in 10° weather 5 - Tue 1 hour 25 minutes @ 11pm 1 hour around J.Pond@ 2:30pm 19.0 Second run with Paul of N. Medford. Legs still pretty tight. 6 - Wed 10 miles 10.0 Too busy fixing Volkswagen and has a class- No excuses are OK though. None can suffice! 7 - Thu 13 miles around J.Pond @ 10:30 am 1 hour indoors @ Boston College at 6:45 pm 20.0 It snowed (! Snow sucks ! ) 8 - Fri 6 miles around J. Pond @ 11 am 5 miles in Waltham @ 8:30 pm 22.0 Footing bad at J. Pond. Okay pace in Waltham. 9 - Sat 12 miles in Dedham 10 miles in Waltham at 8:00 pm 20.0 Cold out today, low twenties. Dedham run with Allan Millard (???). Waltham run with Chas Drehl (???) 10 - Sun 1 hour, 50 minutes 17.0 Cold out, in the low twenties. Back of right thigh tightened where I strained it in the Coamo race so I had to call it a day. MILES FOR WEEK 112 Not nearly enough, but injuries aside it will be higher this coming week. 11 - Mon 8 laps, 12 miles, around J.Pond @ 12 noon 1 mile later 7.3 miles @ 9:30 pm 20.0 Running at OK pace. 12 - Tue 12 laps for 17.5 miles 6 miles at 6:30 pm 24.0 Plus 18 courtesy runs to the apartment. 13 - Wed 1 mile @ 10am plus 1 mile @ 10:30 am. 10.3 miles at 11 am 12 miles @ 3:00 pm 24.0 Warm out! 14 - Thu 10 laps for 15 miles around J.Pond 7 laps around J.Pond at 10:00pm 22.0 15 - Fri 15 miles @ 12 noon 40 minutes for 5 miles 20.0 First run on flat J.Pond course Second run indoors at Bentley 16 - Sat 14 miles at 11:45 am 14.0 No running at night! Blew it! Ran at hard pace over hilly course 17 - Sun 17 miles @ 12 noon 9 miles at 9:45 pm around J.Pond 26.0 First run in Dover, Mass MILES FOR WEEK 150 A new P.R.!! Yea Rah Rah!! 18 - Mon 12 miles in Dedham 8 miles @ 9:30 pm 20.0 First course hilly, second course flat 19 - Tue 5 miles @ 11:30 am 9 miles @ 2:30 pm 4 miles @ 6:15 pm 22.0 20 - Wed 17.5 miles @ 2:25 pm around J.Pond 3 miles to and from school 6 miles with John Vitale @ 11pm 26.0 Warm, windy too though. Back tightened due to pushing against the wind. 21 - Thu 8 laps around J.Pond for 12 miles @ noon 6 laps for 8.8 miles @ 9 pm 20.0 Stopped in first run once for 20 minutes 22 - Fri 1 hour, 20 minutes with John Vitale @ 11am 12.0 Did not run twice today as I was too tired. 23 - Sat 14.5 miles @ 12 noon 1 hour 8 miles- @ 9:30 pm. 23.0 Windy. A veritable hurricane today. Okay pace against WIND. 24 - Sun 12.5 miles @ 10:30 am 8.5 miles with Bob Sevene 21.0 MILES FOR WEEK 144 25 - Mon 10.3 miles @ 11 am 10.3 miles @ 8pm 2 hard laps for 3 miles 20.0 Flat course, easy pace. 26 - Tue 11 miles @ 12 non 10.3 miles around J. Pond 21.0 27 - Wed 10 miles @ 12 noon 12 miles @ 3 pm 22.0 28 - Thu 2 hours for 18 miles @ 11am 9 miles @ 5 pm 27.0 First nine miles easy, second nine hard. MARCH 1 - Fri 13 miles @ 11 am 9 miles @ 8 pm 22.0 Both runs at an OK pace. 2 - Sat 10 miles @ 12 noon 8 miles @ 8:45 18.0 First run at good pace. Second run at hard pace with Bob Sevene and John Vitale 3 - Sun 13 miles @ 11 am 8 miles in Waltham 21.0 First run on flat course, second run over hilly course with John Vitale at OK pace. MILES FOR WEEK 151 NEW P.R! Ta-Roo-Lee!! 4 - Mon 0 miles 0.0 Record 70° out. Did no running. Rested today. 5 Tue 4 hours for 7, 16, 20 miles 35 from Worcester to J.Plains 6 Wed 4 miles @ 2pm 6 miles @ 6pm 10.0 Beautiful warm day but unable to run because of practical consideration like picking up a fucking repaired car! Okay, I have some pain Id rather not strain. Rest up. 7 Thu 6 laps for 9 miles at J.Pond @noon 7.3 miles 16.0 Ran 9 miles in race shoes I ran 35 miles in 2 days ago- result is the bottom of my feet got hot as from function so I cut the run short. Bought a new pair of Nike cortez shoes with pseudo outer part and ran in them over same flat course at slow pace. Still recovering from long run. 8 Fri 12 miles in 1 hour 33 mins @ 9:30 am 8 miles 20.0 I have a pain in my lower back which hurt the second work out a slight sprain Ive had before, sleep will help it. 9 Sat 12 miles @ noon 8 miles @ 8:30 pm 20.0 10 Sun 12 miles @ noon 7 miles at slow pace @ 6:30 pm 19.0 Really window today. MILES FOR WEEK 120 11 Mon 20.0 Two work outs over generally flat country at easy pace today. Back is much better- Praise the Lord! 12 Tue 18 miles for 2 hours 18.0 Covered 5 miles of B.A.A. Marathon course including Heartbreak Hill 13 Wed 10 miles 10.0 Ok pace against a bitches wind and cold ass weather 14 Thu 15 miles @ 2 pm 4 miles @ 8 pm 19.0 15 Fri 7 miles @ noon 7.0 A beautiful day. Still have cold and am run down but plan to race Sunday. Am doing too much now so results of all races will probably be poor until I learn to be more dedicated to running and do what I want to do, I will screw myself over for what???? Ad nauseam! 16 Sat 3 laps for 5 miles 5.0 Rested for race tomorrow 17 Sun 10 miles 2 miles 1 hour 13 minutes 20.0 46:01 for 1st from Lexington to Cambridge. Easy pace in Waltham. Left quadriceps muscle strained in 3rd run- well wait and see. MILES FOR WEEK 99 18 Mon 0.0 Rested hurt leg- no running used hot wash cloth and Ben-Gay and rubbing it and it got much better. 19 Tue 10 miles 10.0 Easy pace 20 Wed 15 miles 15.0 Legs were OK also a night tight 21 Thu 7.3 miles @ 3:30 pm 10.2 miles @ 6:30 pm around J.Pond 18.0 Rain 22 Fri 11 miles @ 1 pm 8 miles @ 8:15 pm 19.0 Hills in Waltham 23 Sat 12 miles @ 10:15 am 6 miles @ 6 pm 18.0 Two steep hills 24 Sun 1 hour 35 minutes 1 hour @ 6 pm 20.0 +- MILES FOR WEEK 100 25 Mon 13 miles @ 1:30 pm 7 miles @ 8 pm 20.0 Running at good, comfortable pace 26 Tue 10 miles 10.0 Slow tortoise pace- ate like a glutton before running and was zapped. Still have a bad cold. 27 Wed 3.5 miles 3.5 miles @ 12:30 pm 13 miles @ 3 pm 20 miles Still have cold. 28 Thu 13 miles 5 laps around J.Pond @ 9 pm 20.0 Still running tired as have cold which I got before Boston. I have gained weight around the waist somehow eating like a glutton. 29 Fri 9 laps 4 then a ½ hour rest @ 11 am 1 hour for 8 miles @ 8 pm 21.0 30 Sat 12 miles @ noon 8 miles @ 8 m 20.0 31 Sun 24 miles in one go 24.0 Misty but warmer today. Ran from Waltham to Prudential center with John Vitale. Okay pace, several good hills including Heartbreak Hill! Felt pretty weak last few miles and had nothing in the stomach. MILES FOR WEEK 135 Will run about 100 miles this coming week and drop it down to about 50 or 60 before the marathon on April 15, 1974! APRIL 1 - Mon 10 miles 10.0 Legs okay 2 - Tue 12 miles 12.0 Easy pace 3 - Wed 9 laps around J. Pond ++ some hills for 14 miles 6 miles ++ small hills @ 9:30 pm 20.0 Beautiful spring day out! Warmer!! 4 - Thu 5 laps around J. Pond for 7.3 miles @ 11:15 am 7 laps for 11 miles @ 2:45 pm 18.0 Mid to high 70s today! Windy and humid out 5 - Fri 12 miles @ noon 8 miles @ 8 pm 20.0 6 - Sat 12 miles @ noon 8 miles 20.0 7 - Sun 1 hour for 11 miles 1 hour for 8 miles @ 7 pm 19.0 MILES FOR WEEK 119 8 - Mon 12 miles 12 Still sort of weak in breathing and over-all fatigue like after going u a hill even though I got a good sleep last night. More sleep in order! 9 - Tue 12 miles @ 5:30 12 Yechich New England weather! Cold, wind, and rain. Still having lung trouble 10 - Wed 12 miles 12 Rested for el Marathon. Snowed two inches, hard to believe! 11 - Thu 10 miles @ slow pace 10 Still have cold and lungs dont work right 12 - Fri 50 minutes @ slooow pace 7.5 Felt yechy. 13 - Sat 0 Rested for Monday 14 - Sun 4 miles with several stops 4 Rested for Marathon MILES FOR WEEK 58 15 - Mon Ran 14th in 2: 19: 34 in the Boston Marathon. A beautiful day about 60° with a tailwind (20 mph!). Sunny though. Was in 4th place all the way till the hill just before Heartbreak Hill (19 miles approx.) when I got a bad charley horse in the back of my right thigh -- some goddamn place as the one in Puerto Rico, Feb 2nd 74! Last 8 miles were really rough but in particular the last 2 miles! Mistakes were major but few this year. (1) I ran at near record ace maybe 2:13, 2:15 marathon for 18 miles and I wasnt nearly ready for such a fast early pace. (2) No speed work!!!! The 5 min mile pace killed my bloody legs, they were cramping like alwaysnot too bad blister and though I got a side-ache at 10 miles it wasnt real bad. Still it was a good race. Got no water fill after 10 miles probably hurt me too! 16 - Tue 3 laps around J.Pond @ 4 pm 5 Went to Bentley College and took short sauna and rubdown of legs which are tighter than ever. 17 - Wed 6 miles around J. Pond @ 2:30 pm 6 Beautiful day 18 - Thu 7.3 miles @ 2:30 pm 7.3 Beautiful day out. Legs have improved immensely! Will more the mileage up to 100+ miles per week next week. 19 - Fri 10 10 Ran twice today. 20 - Sat 10 10 21 - Sun 10 10 MILES FOR WEEK 74 22 - Mon 10 10 23 Tue 1 hour 8 Legs are getting better 24 Wed 1 hour around J.Pond 10 Coolish out. Ran only once 25 Thu 8 miles @ 10:30 am 8 Mostly flat course 26 Fri Page Missing 27 Sat Page Missing 28 Sun 11 miles @ 12 noon 10 miles 21 Beautiful day out! Too hot for long pants and two sweaters! Ran with Bob Sevene in Waltham MILES FOR WEEK 86 29 Mon 1 hour for 9 miles 9 Hot out 86° and humid. Have to limit workouts because of finals! 30 Tue 10 miles @ noon 10 Ran with Paul Rooch MAY 1 Wed 8 miles @ noon 3 miles @ 5 pm 11 2 Thu 1 hour @ 11:am 1/5 hour @ 8:30 pm 12 Nice day to run 3 Fri 10 miles 10 Leg hurt below right knee so no second work out. 4 Sat 1 hour @ 12:30 pm 40 minutes @ 8:45 pm 13 5 Sun 1 hour 20 mins for 11.5 miles 7 miles @ 7:15 pm 18 Beautiful day to run! MILES FOR WEEK 83 6 Mon 14 miles 14 Ran twice today- I think!! 7 Tue 10 miles 3 miles to school and back 13 Real work out today 8 Wed 15 miles?? 15 Not sure what I ran today 9 Thu 12 miles @ 2:pm 45 minutes for 7 miles @ 5:20 pm 19 Ok pace, some easy hills 10 Fri 1 hour @ 11:30 am 8 miles @ 8:30 pm 17 11 Sat 1 hour 20 minutes for 11.5 miles @ 5:15 pm 6 steep hills at 9:15 pm 13 No oomph in 2nd work-out 12 Sun 11 miles 11 MILES FOR WEEK 102 13 Mon 0 0 No running today no motivation to run! 14 Tue Ran twice 15 - 18 15 18 ? 15 Wed 13 (?) miles @ 11:30 am 6 miles @ 7:30 pm 19 In the low 80s and the heat really got to me in the last mile. 16 Thu 12 miles @ 11:30 am 5 miles @ 8:30 pm 17 Easy pace, flat course 17 Fri 1 hour @ 11 am 45 minutes 14 18 Sat 11.5 miles in Waltham @ 12:30 pm 6 miles @ 8:30 pm 18 19 Sun 10 miles @ noon 8 miles @ 8:00 pm 18 Ok pace, few easy hills MILES FOR WEEK 102 20 Mon 12 miles @ 11 am 6 miles 18 Ran 12 1/4s 65 to 70 seconds with 1.5 minute jog between each 21 Tue 1 hour on CCSC track 8 miles 22 Wed Ran 20- 200s on CCSC track 10 miles on CCSC track @ 3:30 pm 15 Hot out- high 80s and sunny and humid. Ran with John Hall. 23 Thu 12.5 miles on CCSC track @ 10 am 6 miles around J. Pond 18 Coldish out and rainy 24 Fri 12 miles 12 Only ran once today because of laziness!! 25 Sat 12 miles @ noon 7 miles 29 Running at Ok pace. Stepped in dog crap. Again. 26 Sun 12 miles .5 hour 17 Cool out. Shouldnt have eaten before run!! MILES FOR WEEK 107 27 Mon 10 miles around J.Pond 11 miles @ 5:45 21 Cold out today in the 40°s 28 Tue 7 miles 7 Slow pace. Only ran once today. Laziness strikes again! O yeah! Egh! 29 Wed 11 miles @ 1:30 pm 8 miles 18 5 (1/2s) and about 1o (1/4s) at 70 sec 2:30 pace 30 Thu 10 miles @ 10:30 am 12 miles @ 2:30 pm 22 Still cold out. Okay pace, easy hills. 31 Fri 11 miles @ 10:30 am 6 miles @ 8 pm 17 MAY 1 Sat No Entry ?? 2 - Sun 12 miles @ 11:30 am 7 miles @ 8 pm 19 MILES FOR WEEK 105 3 Mon 12 miles @ 10:30 am 1 hour for 8 miles @ 1:30 pm 6 miles @ 6:30 pm 26 Beautiful day out 4 Tue 12 miles @ 10:30 am 10 miles @ 5 pm 22 Still cool enough to run ok but hotter than its been the last 2 weeks. Tired 5 Wed Page Missing 6 Thu Page Missing 7 Fri 8 miles @ noon 8 Rested for race Sunday course I was stuffed! 8 Sat 5 miles @ noon 5 9 Sun 6 miles track race 1st in New England AAK Meet 6 Had no food all day and back hurt bad after the race Valium Saver!? MILES FOR WEEK 105 10 Mon 11 miles @ 11 am 3 miles @ 8 pm 14 Hot out low 90°s 11 Tue 11 miles @ 11 am 8 miles @ 8 pm 19 Cooler out today 12 Wed 11 miles @ noon 30 minutes 3 miles 20 Ran over flat course, then B.C. track 13 Thu 9 miles @ 11:30 am around J.Pond 7 miles @ 3:35 pm 16 Calves pretty tight from 1/4s yesterday and right clave strained walking after 1st workout 14 Fri 4 miles @ noon 4 Rested. Easy pace 15 Sat 4 miles after race 10 miles from Waltham to J. Plain 20 In the 70°s and nice breeze- good day for a race- Ran a P.R 28:35:2 for 6 miles at Greater Boston International for 1st. (1 mi 4:40:8) (2 mi 9:23:6) (3 mi 14:10) (4 mi 18:56). Had no warm-up for race! 16 Sun 9 miles @ 9 am 9 Slow pace, very tired and legs still tight. MILES FOR WEEK 102 17 Mon 75 minutes for 11 miles @ 11:45 11 miles 22 18 Tue 75 minutes @ noon 93/4 miles @ 8 pm 20 Not too hot out in the middle 80°s Be-Bop!! Be-Bop!! Doddley-Doo Be-Bob O Yea n Woveee too! 19 Wed 4 miles @ 3:30 pm 11 miles @ 5:30 pm 15 20 Thu 11 miles @ 11:30 am 7 miles @ 8:45 pm 18 21 Fri 12 miles @ noon 12 Easy course 22 Sat 13 miles @ 11:30 am 5 miles @ 8:30 pm 18 Stuffed stomach and acid from salsa hurt the run! 23 Sun 0 No running today- too tired after 1 or 2 hour sleep last night and deep sea fishing out of Plymouth- we caught 5 Codlings! MILES FOR WEEK 105 24 Mon 9 miles @ 11:20 am 10 miles @ 6 pm 3 miles 22 Ran over flattish course, then B.C. course, then flat pond loop. 25 Tue 9 miles @ 12:30 pm 10 miles @ 6:45 19 Cool out today. 26 Wed 11 miles @ 3:45 pm 2 miles warm-up 12 easy 1/4s 2 mile warm-down 18 27 Thu 6 miles @ 1 pm 11 miles @ 9:15 pm 17 28 Fri 6 miles 11 miles @ 9:20 pm 17 Ran though !STUFFED! Must stop this bad habit of running just after Gorging and Gluttoning felt like crap for that reason. 29 Sat 9 miles @ 11:30 am 8 miles @ 4 pm 17 30 - Sun 10 miles on CCSC @ 11am 10 Should have run twice but got to Boston late and was tired. MILES FOR WEEK 120 JULY 1 Mon 7 miles @ 1:30 pm 12 miles @ 6 pm 19 2 Tue 10 miles @ 11 am 10 miles @ 6:45 20 Second run on Heartbreak Hill course 3 Wed 7 miles @ 12:30 pm 7 miles @ 4 pm 8 miles 22 Hot and humid! Last run at slow pace in Walpole with Kirk Pfrengle (?) 4 Thu 10 miles @ 12:15 7 miles @ 9:15 pm 17 Hot and humid as a dogs fart in July 5 Fri 7 miles 7 Clear in the am, cooler than yesterday 6 Sat 3 miles 3 Hottish out. Rested for race tomorrow 7 Sun 20 kilometers 3 miles 5 miles 6:30 pm 20 miles Hot and humid out ran 1:05:20 in Bourne Road Race- no steep hills but a lot of small rolling ones. Jogged after race and the ran at easy pace MILES FOR WEEK 108 8 Mon 10 miles @ 3:30 pm 2 miles 10 miles 22 Ran on track then Heartbreak Hill course 9 Tue 70-75 minutes @ 11 am 5 miles 1 hour 21 Ran in race in Waltham. Hot and humid in the 90°s! 10 Wed 9 miles @ 3:30 pm 9 Still hot and humid. Only ran once, should have run twice, but was too lazy! Shit!!! 11 Thu 12 miles @ 6 pm 6 12 Fri 13 miles @ noon 8 miles @ 7 pm 20 13 Sat 16 miles @ 3:45 around J. Pond 5 miles @ 8:15 pm 21 Cooler today 14 Sun 13 miles @ noon 8 miles @ 7:30 pm 21 Hot and humid- in the 90°s. MILES FOR WEEK 126 15 Mon 7 miles 3 miles 10 miles 20 Hot and humid. 16 Tue 10 miles @ 11:15 pm 12 miles 22 Cooler out- Praise the Lord! Ran at Ok pace at B.C course 17 Wed 10 miles @ 12:30 11 miles 21 Ran easy hills and rural course with Kirk Pfrengle and Ham Amen 18 Thu 10 miles @ 11 am 10 miles 20 First course hilly, second flat Waltham 19 Fri 11 miles @ noon 10 miles @ 8 pm 21 Some good hills 20 Sat 11 miles @ noon 11 Nice beautiful day out!! Ate a big meal and decided to rest the remainder of the day 21 Sun 10 miles @ 3 pm 10 Half slow, half fast pace MILES FOR WEEK 125 22 Mon 10 miles @ 11 am 15 miles @ 5:30 25 Cool out- nice running weather!! Some tough hills 23 Tue 75 minutes @ 4:15 pm 3 miles @ 8:15 pm ? Today is Yesterday 24 Wed 3 miles in am 12 miles @ 6 pm 15 Felt spaced out this morning. Would have done more but I have to write my paper!! Yech! Sheets!! 25 Thu 10 miles @ 8pm 10 Very cool out 26 Fri 13 miles @ 11:30 am 10 miles @ 8 pm 23 27 Sat 6 miles @ 10:30 am 14 miles @ 4 pm 20 28 Sun 10 miles @ 2 pm 10 1 good hill MILES FOR WEEK 115 29 Mon 3 miles @ 4:15 pm 4 miles - rest 10 miles rest 3 miles 20 Humid, but not hot. 80° and dry 30 Tue 10 miles @ 3:45 pm 13 miles @ 6 pm 23 Cool but humid out. 1 good hill 31 Wed 7 miles @ 10:45 10 miles @ 6 pm 17 An easy day. Tired from school work AUGUST 1 Thu 4 miles rest 4 miles 8 No sleep, no running, no good for my running career! 2 Fri 9 miles @ 11 am 10 miles @ noon 4 miles @ 9:30 pm 23 Hot and humid out. 3 Sat 13 miles @ 4 pm 6 miles @ 8 pm 20 Still humid out 4 Sun Page Missing MILES FOR WEEK 111++ Total Missing 5 Mon Page Missing 6 Tue 11 miles @ 11:30 am 24 1/4s @ 75 sec pace w/220 yrd job at 67 20 Not too hot 7 Wed 10 miles 10 miles @ 6 pm 20 Coolish out. Tired and hungry in first run 8 Thu 13 miles @ 11:15 am 14 miles @ 6 pm 27 14 miles at B.C. including 3.5 mile Cambridge Sport Union Race around Fresh Pond at OK pace 9 - Fri 15 miles @ 10:45 am 6 miles @ 8:15 pm 21 10 Sat 4 miles @ 3 pm 3 miles in 14:17 and 20 mins 7 miles 15 Cool out. Went to Groton to visit Amby Bunfoot 11 Sun 17 miles 17 Comfortable pace MILES FOR WEEK 145 12 Mon 10 miles @ 2:30 pm 6 miles @ 8 pm 16 Ran CCSC track 13 Tue 10 miles @ 4 pm 10 miles @ 6 pm 20 14 Wed 8 miles around J. Pond 4 miles 12 miles 24 Ran Franklin Park course at steady pace 15 Thu 9 miles @ 11 am 11 miles @ 6 pm 20 16 Fri No Entry 17 Sat 4 -5 miles @ 5 pm 4 -5 Cool out- near to rain 18 Sun 17 Won 2nd Falmouth 7.3 mile road race in record 34:16 (easy hills) zapped M. Lizuori! O What Glory! Jogged 3 miles after the race and ran about 7 miles easy over flat course at home @ 6 pm MILES FOR WEEK 109 Left Achilles tendon a bit achey- a fast pace esp. in the early four miles. Won a trip for 2 to Marathons ___? And dinner for 2 at Medieval Manor! Not bad! 19 Mon 11 miles 9 miles 20 20 Tue 13 miles @ noon 4 miles @ 5 pm 10 miles 27 Tired as hell the first 10 miles! Ran with Alan Milled 21 Wed 10 miles @ 1 pm Heartbreak hill course 4 miles @ 5 pm 24 Pooped. 22 Thu 7 miles @ noon 13 miles at 5 pm 20 Second run in beautiful setting around Tufts Reservoir with Scott Graham 23 Fri 10 miles @ noon 10 Only ran once today over easy hills course at okay pace. Lazy fart! Stayed up till 9 in the am reading old T&F News. Humid out. 24 Sat 11 miles @ 3:30 pm 6 miles @ 7 pm 17 Still humid. 25 Sun 9 miles @ 1 pm 14-15 miles @ 5 pm 24 MILES FOR WEEK 142 26 Mon 10 miles @ 10 am 10 miles @ 4 pm 20 Ran at Coach Squiner Running Camp 27 Tue 6 -7 miles @ 1 pm 10 miles @ 6 pm 17 28 Wed 6+ miles in am 3 miles at midnight 9 Midnight run in Akron, Ohio at Ham Amens house for the night. 29 Thu 6 miles in am 6 Rested for race on Saturday 30 Fri 4 miles 4 Still resting 31 Sat 17 74° and cloudy and humid. Ran 3rd to Ndoo of Kenya and John Urtale of CT. over 15.2 miles course in 1:18:23 at Charleston, W. Virginia. Ran easy for 2 miles after race. Won a nice watch. SEPTEMBER 1 Sun 6 miles @ 9:30 am 6 Legs still pretty stiff but not as bad as after Boston. MILES FOR WEEK 79 2 Mon 6 miles @ 11 am 14 miles @ 5:30 20 3 Tue 10+ miles @ noon 12 miles at B.C 22+ 6th rainy day in a row! 4 Wed 11 miles @ noon 12 miles @ 6pm 23 Cool out. Ran with Paul Roach 5- Thu 10 miles @ noon 4 miles 24 1/4s @ 72-74 sec pace 220 yrd jog 22 6 Fri 9-10 miles @ 11:15 am 10 miles @ 4 pm 20 7 Sat 11 miles @ noon 13 miles @ 5 pm 24 10 cloudy days in a row! Lordy! Easy hills, then flat course 8 Sun 13 miles @ noon 9 miles @ 5 pm 22 Sunny out! Alleia! MILES FOR WEEK 153 Yikes! Mi God, Super Mileage!! A new PR!! 9 Mon 9 miles @ noon 17 miles @ 5 pm 26 10 Tue 9 miles @ noon 6 miles @ 2 pm 10 miles @ 6:30 25 Slow pace- tired. Easy hills. 11 Wed 12 miles @ noon 12 Rested today 12 Thu 11 miles @ at noon 3 miles @ 5 pm 5 miles @ 9 pm 19 Hot out in the low 80°s Late night running NO MORE!! 13 Fri 12 miles 7 miles @ 7 pm 19 Hot and humid out. Easy hills, then flat course. 14 Sat 20 Nice out. Won Northeastern Intro X country road race at Franklin park in 24.18- GBTC took 1st 3 and team title. Ran about 15 miles in Newington CT (2 good hills) at 6 pm. Cool out. 15 Sun 12.5 miles at 11 am 12.5 Ran on CCSC track at OK pace. Rested. MILES FOR WEEK 134 16 Mon 12 miles @ 11 am 10 miles @ 6 pm 22 Last few miles of second course hard. 17 Tue 10 miles @ 10 am 3.5 miles 10 1/4s at 65 sec pace 2 miles 18 18 Wed 11 miles @ 11 am 10 miles @ 2:30 pm 21 19 Thu 11 miles @ noon 5-6 miles @ 7:30 pm 16 Dark out already! Shit! Would have run more if it was light- from now on the big push is to run in the daylight!! 20 Fri 10 miles @ 10:30 am 12 miles @ 5:30 pm 22 Nice out! 21 Sat 12 miles @ 11 am 9 miles 21 Second run in torrential rain with one good hill 22 Sun 15 miles @ 2 pm 15 MILES FOR WEEK 22 23 Mon 12 miles 12 Ran once only at OK pace 24 Tue 10 miles 10 Ran once only today. Am getting F A T! *insert doodle of fat guy* 25 Wed 11 miles 2 noon 5 miles @ 6 pm 16 26 Thu 10 miles @ noon 10 27 Fri 6 -7 miles 6 -7 Felt terrible- wheezy and weak due to lack of sleep last night! 28 Sat 5 -6 miles @ 11 am 5 -6 Resting for race tomorrow 29 Sun 27 Ran 2:36 for a 5th place in New York City (5th) Marathon in Central Park. Was leading at 21 miles with a three minute lead when my legs cramped and had to stop= rest of race was slow! Reasons why legs cramped: not enough long distance training in the last 7 months longest run since Boston Marathon was 15 miles. From now on, once a week a 20 -25 mile run is mandatory!! MILES FOR WEEK 87 30- Mon 12 miles 12 Beeyootiful day out. Easy pace, flat course, resting legs. OCTOBER 1 Tue 12 miles 12 Easy pace, flat course 2 Wed 12 miles 12 Easy pace, flat course 3 - Thu 10 miles @ 11 am 6 miles @ 6 pm 16 4 Fri 13 miles 13 Cold out 50° and windy. Have cold and was tired 5 Sat 12 miles @ noon around J. Pond 9 miles @ 5:45 pm 21 Nice out 6 Sun 10 miles @ 11:30 am 10 miles @ 5:30 pm 20 Felt terrible today- still have cold. 80° out. MILES FOR WEEK 106 7 Mon 10 miles @ noon 10 miles @ 3 pm 20 Felt weak today. Fairly hot out 8 Tue 11 miles @ 11 am 24 1/4s at 70-75 sec pace for 8 miles 2 miles jog 21 9 Wed 10 miles 10 miles 20 10 Thu 10 miles @ 3:30 pm 10 miles @ 6:30 pm 20 11 Fri 7 miles @ 5:40 pm 7 Easy pace, should have gone further but was lazy and fat-assed about it wheezy running. 12 Sat 7 miles @ 6 pm 7 Rested for race tomorrow. Wheezy today, too 13 Sun 12 Good day for a race! Won N.E AAU 15 kilometer race in 46.28 course was maybe 100 yards, shorter than last year. A slow start- felt semi-bad with a stiff lower-back and sort of tight legs. Bad cold hurt too. Not enough warm-ups also! Ran at slow jog for 2 miles after race MILES FOR WEEK 106 14 Mon No Entry 15 Tue 13 miles @ noon 12 miles 25 Ran at BC with three tough hills at OK pace 16 Wed 11 miles @ noon 9 miles@ 6 pm 20 Pouring rain at noon 17 Thu 12 miles @ 11 am 1.5 2 miles in 7:10 and 7:13 2 miles in 10:02 20 18 Fri 12-13 miles @ 3:30 pm 4-5 miles @ 6 pm 17 Cold better- felt OK 19 Sat 18 Ran 24:11 for a PR over Franklin Park x-country course in Codfish Bowl. Ran slowly for 3 miles after the race and at 3 pm, ran almost 10 miles at OK pace over easy hills. Legs were tired by 3 mile mark (1 mile 5:05, 2 mile 9:27, 3 mile 14:32) 20 Sun 20 miles @ 11 am 6+ miles @ 6 pm 26 Still cold out 40°. Wonderful (never use that word!) setting in Medford w/ Ken Miller and Kink F. MILES FOR WEEK 146 21 Mon 7.5 miles 14 miles @ 2:15 pm 21 Cold out- 40° or so 22 Tue 11 miles @ noon 12 miles over Heartbreak Hill Course 23 Warmer today 23 Wed 11 miles @ 11 am 9 10 miles 21 Warm out mid 60°s. Legs tired a bit 24 Thu 7 miles @ 11:30 am 9 miles @ 5 pm 16 25 Fri 8 miles @ 3:30 8 Started to rain just as I was able to run! Figures! 26 Sat 3 miles @ 6 pm 3 Resting for race tomorrow 27 Sun 13 Coldish and windy though sunny out. A disappointing day- 2nd to Danny Tuttle in Natl. 20 kilo race at Gordon, Mass. My time 62:38 is a PR for 20 kilos. Won a sewing table. Pace was fast all the way I lost the race running uphill. I gained ground going down, need work on uphill running for future distance road races and marathons. MILES FOR WEEK 105 28 Mon 15 miles @ 12:30 5 miles @ 5:30 pm 20 Legs (especially claves) ache a fair amount 29 Tue 10 miles @ noon 13 1/4s @ 65-70 sec pace 2 miles @ 6:30 pm 18 Nice out- about 70° 30 Wed 10.3 miles @ 11:15 13 1/4s @ 65-70 sec pace 2 miles 16 Jog at slow pace 31 Thu 7.5 miles @ noon 10.5 miles @ 5 pm 18 Warm out NOVEMBER 1 Fri 4 miles @ 8 am 13 miles @ 3 pm 17 Slow pace, flat course 2 Sat 14 miles @ 4 pm 14 A Newington Reunion in progress now. J. Verdene, Spooner, the Roast, Chris, Angela and Carole. A bit of boozing and Orson Wells 3 Sun 18 miles 18 MILES FOR WEEK 121 4 Mon 8 miles @ noon 12 Didnt feel like any more than 12 5 Tue 20-330s at 48-50 second pace 100 yard jog in between each 5 6 Wed 13 miles @ 12:30 7 miles @ 3 pm 20 7 Thu 12 miles @ 10:30 10 miles @ 4 pm 22 Mostly cool light rain out. Am psyched- marathon trials to be held Feb 23 in Texas! 8 Fri No Entry 9 Sat 13 miles @ 11 am 10 miles 23 Nice day weather-wide. Easy hills and good pace. 10 Sun 22 miles @ noon 22 Did miles in 2 hr 20 minutes over country path in Medford MILES FOR WEEK 120 11 Mon 9 laps around J.Pond @ noon for 13 miles 7 miles @ 3 pm 20 OK pace 12 Tue 13 miles @ 12:30 3 sets of 3-1/4s at 72 sec pace 440 jog and ½ mile 2:22 1 mile in 4:52 ½ mile 18 13 Wed 17 miles @ 10:30 6 miles @ 3 pm 23 14 Thu 7.5 miles @ noon 11.5 miles @ 4 pm 19 15 Fri 13 miles @ noon 8 miles 21 First run over easy hill Second run easy hills on Newton course 16 Sat 5 miles 5 Whopping slow ace over flat course- resting for N.E. AAU meet tomorrow 17 Sun 16 Won NEAAU x-country 6 mile over Franklin Park in 29:18. 5 mile mark was 24:10. Ran on and off for another 10 miles after the race. MILES FOR WEEK 122 18 Mon 13 miles @ 12:30 9 miles @ 4 pm 22 Warm out 19 Tue 13 miles @ 10:30 am 9-10 miles 90 yard speed-ups @ 6:30 22 20 Wed 11 miles @ 2 pm 2 ½s @ 2:20 pace with 4 min jog in between 1 mile in 4:50 and 2 ½s @ 2:30 Ύ in 3:38 2 miles 17 21 Thu 13 miles @ 10 am 11 miles @ 2:15 24 Windy out again. OK pace, easy hills. A back-ace from the wind. 22 Fri 8 miles @ 4 pm 8 One good hill. 23 Sat 7 1 miles in 4:54, 4:47 4:50, 4:46, 4:48, 4:42, and 4:45 with two minute job in between 3 miles 14 miles @ 4 pm 24 Cold out. 24 - Sun 17 miles @ 11 am 10 miles @ 4 pm 27 Warm out in 50°s. MILES FOR WEEK 144 Nov 25, 26 missing 27 Wed 3 miles @ 11 am 3 Slow pace. Resting for race tomorrow. Felt fair- have head cold. 28 Thu 6 Cold and windless. Ran ad P.R. of 22.45 over Manchester, CT 5 miles road race course for a 3rd place. Jogged 1 mile after race. 29 Fri 0 No running Lazy and stoooopid! 30 - Sat 0 No running lazy and stupid! DECEMBER 1 Sun 27 Cold, windy, and rainy. Won Philadelphia Marathon in 2:21:57. Legs super right from not training enough in the day days before the race. MILES FOR WEEK 59 2 Mon 5 miles @ 9 pm 5 Slow pace, flat course. 3 Tue 13 miles @ 11 am 6 miles @ 3 pm 19 Slow pace, flat courses 4 Wed 13 miles @ 11 am 8 miles 21 Windy and cold out 5 Thu 12 miles @ 11 am 10 miles @ 3:34 pm 22 Ok pace 6 Fri 5 miles @ 5 pm 5 Slow pace, flat course 7 Sat 16 miles @ 10:30 am 12 miles @ 2:45 pm 28 Nice out. First run over hilly B.C course with Tommy Leonard. Second run with Ham Amen 8 Sun 20 miles @ 11 am 20 Warm out. Rolling hills in Dover and Westwood MILES FOR WEEK 120 9 Mon 12 miles @ 11 am 7 miles @ 4 pm 20 Easy hills, OK pace 10 Tue 15 miles @ 11 am 15 Only ran once doddy. Legs and lower back tight- meant to run at night but was too lazy! 11 Wed 6 miles @ 9:30 am 13 miles@ 2:30 pm 20 Flat course run to easy achy legs. 12 Thu Missing 13 Fri Missing 14 Sat Missing 15 Sun Missing MILES FOR WEEK Missing 16 Mon 12 miles @ 11 am 5 miles @ 8 pm 17 Cloudy and rainy. Easy pace, flat course. 17 Tue 7 miles 7 (In blue crayon) Beautiful day But Alas! Exams! 18 Wed 12 miles@ 2:30 pm 6 miles @ 7 pm 18 Ok pace, flat courses 19 Thu 6+ miles @ noon 10+ miles @ 3:45 17 Would have run more but was not dressed warm enough and was painfully frozen, so called it day- tomorrow a big mileage day maybe the start of a big mileage week! 20 Fri 12 miles@ 11 am 12 miles @ 3:30 24 First run along Charles River with Tommy Leonard 21 Sat 12 miles @ noon 12 miles @ 4 pm 24 Okay pace, one hilly course 22 Sun Page Missing ?? MILES FOR WEEK 107 min 23 Mon Page Missing 24 Tue 13 miles @ 10 am 9 miles @ 3:30 pm 22 Easy hills, slow pace 25 Wed 0 No running today! Shit! 26 Thu 20 miles 20 Two workouts with good hills 27 Fri 20 miles 20 Ran maybe more, in am and pm 28 Sat 10 miles @ 10:30 10 miles @ night 20 29 Sun 12 miles @ morning 8 miles @ afternoon 20 Few tough hills MILES FOR WEEK 129 More this week! 30 Mon 12 miles @ 9:30 am 12 Slow pace, few good hills 31 - Tue 10 miles @ 10:30 am 11 miles @ 3 pm 21 Ran in Worcester, good pace, several good hills. Happy New Year!
Memo for Next Year For road race, etc, write Robert S. Campbell, 39 Runnet St. W. Roxbury, Mass. PERSONAL BESTS 1 mile 4.18.8 1968 2 miles 8.58.8 1969 3 miles 13.49.6 1973 Longest Training Run: 32 miles 3/5/1974 Most Miles in One Day: 35 miles 3/5/1974 Marathon 2:28:12 10/28/73 Half Mile Approx 2 min 1968 (?) Marathon 2:19:34 4/15/1974 6 miles 30:14:6 6/9/74 6 miles 28:34:2 6/15/74 3 miles 13:45:4 (Indoors 1974
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