It has been ten half-marathons now since the hamstring twinge last month, and this was the first one where I felt comfortable enough to take it up to a sustained tempo effort. I did my favorite route as a sort of progression run, easing into the higher paces until I was keeping approximately 7min/mi for the second half.
Half #82: Wednesday group run
We have a group that meets every Wednesday evening for a trail run followed by drinks at the Bainbridge Brewery. This time, I started from home and ran to the start point to turn what is normally a 7-mile run into a half-marathon.
Half #81: scenic route home from auto shop
Dropping off my car for service gives me a rare opportunity for a point-to-point route.
Half #80: south-end cross-island
Every year, the Bainbridge Island Rotary Club puts on what might be the largest rummage sale in the world, and our Rotary Auction happened yesterday. So as I passed a much smaller endeavor, the New Sweden Community Free Stand (one of several on the Island), I was reminded of the things big and small that make a community. Thankful for this place!
Half #79: blackberry vine gauntlet
Before moving to the PNW, I knew of blackberries only as the delicious fruit, which I assumed grew in tidy lines in a field somewhere. Now I know of them as the bane of every gardener’s existence, as their extremely aggressive vines filled with thorns take over out here. At this point in the year, they are reaching out into a number of trails.
Half #78: southeast BI hill tour
Blakely, Old Mill, Halls, Toe Jam, and Baker hills. Get ya next time, Ft Ward.
Half #77: south-end cross-island
It was a warm day (for this area), so I was thankful for the kids selling lemonade in the last mile of my route!
Half #76: Gazzam to Grand Forest and back
I’m still operating the legs in “safe mode” after last week’s reboot.
Half #75!
After about a week off of running due to a questionable hamstring and a banged up toe, I ventured out for a cautious half along the south Bainbridge Island coast.
Half #74: Gazzam hill circuit, Kojima, and Lost Valley
Trail half-marathon across Gazzam Nature Preserve and extending into the Kojima and Lost Valley trails. I felt a concerning tightness in my hamstring, so may need to throttle it down for a bit.