Iron Horse Trail
It has been a couple of weeks since I have had a chance to update everyone on my training: things have been very busy at work, and I also celebrated my first wedding anniversary by spending a couple of days in Big Sur (more on that soon). I hope to be able to get current sometime this week as the marathon is less than two months away and I really need to get serious about my training.
For now, I will go back a couple of weeks to September 30 and a 13.1 mile run on the “Iron Horse Trail,” which is part of the network of trials maintained by the East Bay Regional Park District. The trail, which is paved and about 20 feet wide, runs between the cities of Concord and Dublin and follows the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way established in 1891 and abandoned in 1977. In all, the trail runs more than 30 miles and connects 12 cities through a variety of terrain (although mostly suburban). Here are a couple of maps covering the area where I started, the middle part of the run, and where I wound up.
At about 2:30 in the afternoon, I picked up the trail near I-680 at Rudgear Road and from there the trail passes through a rural/residential area to connect with downtown Alamo and the Alamo Square shopping center. Continuing south, the trail passes through downtown Danville, passes under the I-680, and heads into San Ramon. I turned around a little after a mile past Sycamore Valley Road in San Ramon. The course primarily passes through suburban neighborhoods, although there is some nice open space, including views of Mount Diablo. I also passed by the law offices of a co-counsel on an earlier case, as well as a restaurant where I had an initial meeting with an expert in another case, although I had no idea at the time that this great trail even existed!
This is a pretty easy run, and I felt good the entire time, running the half-marathon distance in well under two hours (1:51:26). Although the trail seems flat, it actually increases in elevation by about 420 feet. This may not sound like much over a distance of 6 ½ miles, but it is markedly easier coming back with a slight down grade.
Here is the weekly summary:
Week Four
Miles: 19.35
Time: 2:45:45
Totals
Total miles (running): 81.75
Total time (running): 11:43:12
For now, I will go back a couple of weeks to September 30 and a 13.1 mile run on the “Iron Horse Trail,” which is part of the network of trials maintained by the East Bay Regional Park District. The trail, which is paved and about 20 feet wide, runs between the cities of Concord and Dublin and follows the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way established in 1891 and abandoned in 1977. In all, the trail runs more than 30 miles and connects 12 cities through a variety of terrain (although mostly suburban). Here are a couple of maps covering the area where I started, the middle part of the run, and where I wound up.
At about 2:30 in the afternoon, I picked up the trail near I-680 at Rudgear Road and from there the trail passes through a rural/residential area to connect with downtown Alamo and the Alamo Square shopping center. Continuing south, the trail passes through downtown Danville, passes under the I-680, and heads into San Ramon. I turned around a little after a mile past Sycamore Valley Road in San Ramon. The course primarily passes through suburban neighborhoods, although there is some nice open space, including views of Mount Diablo. I also passed by the law offices of a co-counsel on an earlier case, as well as a restaurant where I had an initial meeting with an expert in another case, although I had no idea at the time that this great trail even existed!
This is a pretty easy run, and I felt good the entire time, running the half-marathon distance in well under two hours (1:51:26). Although the trail seems flat, it actually increases in elevation by about 420 feet. This may not sound like much over a distance of 6 ½ miles, but it is markedly easier coming back with a slight down grade.
Here is the weekly summary:
Week Four
Miles: 19.35
Time: 2:45:45
Totals
Total miles (running): 81.75
Total time (running): 11:43:12
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