Black Friday Run

Thanks to the parade blocking traffic at Fourth Ave., Della and I had a great run along the waterfront.  We went down to King St., then ran four extra blocks before starting the Western Ave. incline AND sprinting the last block at the top of the incline.  Suprisingly all of this in under 40 mins.

Weekend Runs

The last two weekends, Della and I have had some nice longer runs.  Two weeks ago, we ran from downtown to SafeCo field and then back up the Western Ave. incline.  This past weekend, we ran under the viaduct (to stay out of the rain) down to SR 99 and then up the 1st Ave. incline.  I’m getting a bit worried that I’m able to out-run Della, but I guess she’s getting older and I’m potentially building-up my endurance.  Until next time–
–Rob

Ran a few miles

I took our dog on a jog this morning from Harbor Steps to Myrtle Edwards Park and back. It was a pretty nice jog and the dog got tired before I did. I’m not sure if that’s good or bad though.

BTW, I wish WordPress’s QuickPress functionality included a list of previously used tags and same for categories. I guess I may stop tagging and/or categorizing my posts. Oh well.

Extended Lap

It was my turn to exercise the dog this morning so I took her for a jog on my “extended lap” route.

Vegas Jog

This past weekend, H. and I were in Las Vegas for a friend’s wedding and since she’s now training for a half-marathon, she needed to do 50 minutes of cardio.  I had not been working-out in a while (as I hadn’t been feeling well) but I decided to give it a go since we were out of town and I figured it was better to exercise than gamble.

Though I kept my pace relatively slow (and H. was kind enough not to run circles around me) and we did between three and four miles on flat ground taking down Las Vegas Blvd from Flamingo to Tropicana, out to Paradise Blvd. (the one your cabbie probably drove on to get to the Convention Center), back to Flamingo down Paradise, and then back to Las Vegas down Flamingo.  FWIW, this is the larger jogging route recommended by the Harrah’s chain.

H. was disappointed that the paths were not in better shape, but I was just happy that it felt good to be running again.

FWIW–
–Rob

More running with Della

Let me start by defining three “laps” that I’ve been doing with our dog Della.  Each starts from our home near the Pike Place market, runs south/southeast toward SoDo, and then heads north toward Victor Steinbrueck park. 

• Short lap – South to Madison St. (four blocks before Yesler)
• Regular lap – South to Yesler St.
• Extended lap – South to King St. (four blocks past Yesler)

There’s also an estimate that H made that it was one mile from Yesler St. to Bell St. along the waterfront.

So this past week, in additional to a Tuesday Racquetball game and walking Della from downtown to her Doggy Daycare south of SafeCo field on Wednesday; I had two pretty good runs:

• Friday: 1/2 regular lap, 2-mile rule (Yesler –> Bell –> Yesler), then 2nd half or regular lap
• Sunday: two consecutive regular laps

Now I just wish I wasn’t sore

Increasing Distance and Intensity

The last two runs I’ve had with Della we’ve increased the distance and intesnity of our usual route.

On Friday, we did a short lap that included five blocks up-hill; and then since we completed that in 20 minutes, we did a second short lap over the same route.

On Sunday, we extended the usual long distance run by six blocks in the pioneer square neighborhood; and since it was sunny, we also ran along the waterfront instead of in the city.  It was a nice run and I was pleasantly suprised to not be totally knocked-out when we finaly made it to the park.

A new dog walking route with fewer distractions for Della, less wind for Rob, and a mild but strenuous incline for both of us

This past week, I was pleased to discover that Post Alley is now clear of construction junk and can now be easily traversed between the Pike Place Market and Madison St.  As my walks/runs/jogs with our dog Della have gone between Pioneer Square and Belltown, I’m looking for a route that:

• Minimizes distractions for Della
• Doesn’t have too much wind
• Includes a mild incline

First Ave. has been great as far as the wind, but with people returning to work next week, the distractions will increase.  Western Ave. has been great as far as minimal distractions, but it’s pretty close to the bay and seems to get a hearty blast of wind. 

Post alley is a great opportunity in between. 

Jogging with Della

Now that we’ve taught Della how to not pull on her leash (mostly), it’s become nice to go for a run with her.  This past month, I’ve done three runs from downtown to Pioneer Square, up Western Ave to Steinbrueck Park, and then home.  I’ve broken a pretty good sweat, and it seems like Della enjoys the exercise too.

Walking the dog

This morning, I walked the dog about a mile through the market.  I’ve got to say that walking through the Pike Place Market at 6am is a really great experience.