I finished my run and picked up Raleigh to add on a few miles, and we zig-zagged through the neighborhood. As we're going up Reservoir Street, I see a big male turkey up ahead and stop to let Raleigh react (his reaction was to pee on a tree). Someone on the other side of the street called out to mention the turkey and ask how my dog reacts, because his dog go crazy. I mentioned that it varies and sometimes he just doesn't care. Anyways, I continue on and we pass the turkey giving it a wide birth then take a left onto Highland. I'm cruising along admiring the big homes when all of a sudden a big female turkey jumps out about 3 feet ahead of us. Thankfully we weren't running quicker! So, I stopped abruptly and pulled Raleigh back...then out of curiosity, I waited for his reaction. Turns out, he once again wanted to find a tree to pee on. The turkey noticed that Raleigh didn't care and starts to move towards us, at which point I decided that we should just move along...so as we're backing up and then continuing on, the turkey follows our exact path, then puffs up and spreads its wings a little bit...and starts chasing us! I started to go a little faster, and he keeps coming, I start laughing / yelling at Raleigh. "Raleigh! Let's go, there's a friggin turkey chasing us!!!"....and Raleigh did not care. Not at all. After about 30-50 feet the turkey finally gave up. It was hilarious. What a run!
The data:
| 21-May | Long Run | 2:11:07 | 16.01 | AM: 16m long run, slow. Eli came along for ~10m or so. Felt good to go really easy. | ||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. | |||||
| 22-May | MLR | 1:13:47 | 10.08 | AM: 10m commute at 7:19/mile. Ended up going a little longer and quicker. | ||||
| Moderate Tempo | 0:58:58 | 8.01 | PM: 8+ with 5m 'easy' tempo at around 6:40/mile. Averaged 7:23 total. Ran with Raleigh for the cool down and we were chased by a turkey! | |||||
| 23-May | Easy | 1:02:24 | 8.05 | AM: 8m at 7:45/mile. Felt kinda meh. | ||||
| Harvard Track | 1:42:00 | 13.1 | PM: Commute home then track. 800x2/1200/800x2/600x2 at 5k and 3k pacing. | |||||
| 24-May | Easy | 1:02:52 | 8.09 | AM: 8+at 7:47/mile. Like the plane. | ||||
| Easy + Strides | 1:05:45 | 8 | PM: 8m some with Raleigh followed by strides. | |||||
| 25-May | Easy | 1:01:12 | 8.01 | AM: 8m in the drizzle fo shizzle at 7:39/mizzle. | ||||
| Easy | 0:47:49 | 6.32 | PM: 6+ home at 7:30ish. Then drive to Truro. | |||||
| 26-May | Easy | 0:42:58 | 5.17 | AM: 5+ at 8+ with Raleigh. Man he is dragging. | ||||
| Moderate-ish | 0:35:41 | 5.05 | PM: 5m with a few quicker ones in there. Averaged something like 7 per. | |||||
| 27-May | Easy | 0:54:51 | 6 | AM: 6m slow thanks to Raleigh. Eli joined as well and we explored a bit. | ||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. Dinner in Provincetown | |||||
| 28-May | Long Run | 2:07:36 | 16 | AM: Long run w/first 10+ with Eli. Final 5 were quick. | ||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off, grilling. | |||||
| 29-May | Easy | 1:03:42 | 8.03 | AM: 8m at 7:56/mile. | ||||
| Off | 0:00:00 | 0 | PM: Off. Driving. | |||||
| 30-May | Easy-ish | 1:00:26 | 8 | AM: 8m at 7:33/mile. | ||||
| Harvard Track. | 1:34:52 | 13.1 | PM: Commute home then to track. 800/200/600/800/200/200. 5k and mile pacing. Was going to do 1k at mile pace, but had to stop, so I added on an 800. Not bad I guess. Not that good either. | |||||
| 31-May | Easy | 1:02:00 | 8 | AM: 8m at whatever. Hit 'traffic' and forgot to restart my Garmin. | ||||
| Easy | 0:59:16 | 7.18 | PM: Commute home then slow with Raleigh. | |||||
| 1-Jun | Easy | 0:42:01 | 5.19 | AM: 5m commute slow at 8+. | ||||
| Martinez Classic | 0:38:00 | 4.3 | PM: Worked the John Hancock Vitality booth from 3:30 until race time. Lots of time on my legs wasn't ideal, but glad I did it. 4:54.53. | |||||
| 2-Jun | Easy-ish | 1:00:16 | 8.02 | AM: 8m commute at 7:31/mile. | ||||
| Easy | 0:37:43 | 5.06 | Noon: 5m at 7:27/mile. Ran home at lunch to get the Jeep and let Raleigh out. | |||||
| Easy | 0:37:43 | 6.3 | PM: 6+ at 7:43/mile. A bit easier. Still felt alright considering the triple. | |||||
| 3-Jun | MLR | 1:20:39 | 10.4 | AM: 10+ at 7:45/mile. Just getting in the miles. | ||||
| Shakeout | 0:10:06 | 1.15 | PM: 1+ shakeout with Raleigh and I miscounted the weekly mileage so I had to do something. |
5/23 Splits:
800-2:40.5
800-2:40.6
1200-4:02.3
800-2:42.5
800-2:39.2
600-1:55.7
600-1:52.8
5/30 Splits:
800-2:40.9
200-39.8
600-1:48.5
800-2:26.7
200-?
200-34.3
Totals: 101.89 and 100.73
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