Just how long is it going to take before Pepper & Rosenthal resort to this ridiculous garb? I know, I know, the compressive action speeds bloodflow back to the heart and allows Tommy to shave one second off of his Ironman time but someone needs to tell him that this is not a good look. Bill Cragg will admit that the benefits that this tech wear provides in terms of aiding muscle recovery don't even come close to outweighing how silly these guys look in this stuff. The increased performance isn't worth it fellas. Vic - please tell the boys to find different training outfits for this race season.
Well, I am back - sort of. I took a Bill Cragg like approach by not training at all and decided to jump right into the Platte River half marathon this morning. I logged a 1:55:30 which is not too shaby considering that my mileage leading up to this event consisted of a 6 mile run three weeks ago. Springlike conditions in the rockies had morning temps in the low 20s. The anticipated blizzard missed the Denver metro but provided icy temps at the start. Didn't matter though as I blazed out to 8:30 miles. You do the math but you will quickly see that I did not keep that pace. Oh well. I got in under two hours which was my goal. Next up for me is the Bolder Boulder followed by another half marathon in June from Copper Mountain to Frisco. It is still to early to claim that the kid is back but I am heading in the right direction.
