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January 1973
| Date: | Mileage Breakdown: | Comments: |
| 1 – Mon | 16 miles (10 laps around Jamaica Pond) | Really warm today 60° |
| 2 – Tue | 6 miles around Boston | Did cals. 200 sit-ups 50 pushups |
| 3 – Wed | 7 miles @ 11:30 am , 1 later; 13 miles @ 3:30 pm, 1 later – 22 total |
Mostly laps around Jamaica Pond |
| 4 – Thurs | 10 miles @ 3:30 pm 10 miles @ 7:30 pm – 20 tot |
Jamaica Pd.laps |
| 5 – Fri | 16 miles @ 3:00 pm, 1 later – 17 tot | Jamaica Pd. laps |
| 6 – Sat | 5 miles @ 12:30 pm – Jam. Pd. 12 miles @ YMCA indoors(144 laps) – 17 tot |
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| 7 – Sun | 13 miles @ 2:30 pm | Jamaica Pd laps – Cold & windy. |
Miles for week : 111
| 8 – Mon | 7 miles @ 11:30 am 13 miles @ 3:30 pm, 1 later – 21 tot. |
Cold out 10° or so. Laps around Jamaica Pd. |
| 9 – Tue | 7 miles Jamaica Pd. 13 miles @ 3:35 pm Jam. Pd. – 20 tot |
Still cold – California here I come. |
| 10 – Wed | 7 miles @ 10:30 am 13 miles @ 3:00 pm, 1 later – 21 tot. |
Mostly laps around Jamaica Pond |
| 11 – Thurs | 6 miles @ 12 noon 13 miles @ 4 pm, 1 later – 20 tot |
Jamaica Pd. laps |
| 12 – Fri | 10 miles @ 12 noon 10 miles @ 4:15 pm – 20 tot |
Jamaica Pd. laps |
| 13 – Sat | 18 @ 3 pm – 2 hrs | Jamaica Pd. laps |
| 14 – Sun | 7 miles @ 12:30 pm Jamaica Pd. 13 miles Jam. Pd. – 20 tot |
Went skating. |
Miles for week : 140
| 15 – Mon | 13 miles @ 3:30 pm 7 miles @ 9:30 pm, 1 later – 21 tot. |
Laps around Jamaica Pd. |
| 16 – Tue | 4 miles in am 13 miles @ 3:35 pm Jam. Pd, 1 later – 18 tot |
The daylight’s sticking around longer and it’s a pleasure. Felt tired today-no pazaazza. |
| 17 – Wed | 8.3 miles @ 11:30 am 12.9 miles @ 3:40 pm – 21 tot. |
Super warm today. Laps around Jamaica Pond |
| 18 – Thurs | 18 miles – Jamaica Pond | Very warm out – 55°. Ran 12 laps around Jamaica Pond – too fast – legs and hips get too tight after I’ve run 15 or so. |
| 19 – Fri | 17 miles @ 3:15 pm (Jam Pd), 1 later – 18 tot | Another very warm day in the 50° ‘s |
| 20 – Sat | 7 miles @ 12:30 pm Jamaica Pd. 13 miles @ 3:30 pm Jam. Pd. – 20 tot |
Windy and snow. Yechechechyech. |
| 21 – Sun | 7 miles in am Jamaica Pd. 13 miles @ 3 pm Jam. Pd. – 20 tot |
Miles for week :136
| 22 – Mon | 0 | Warm out, rested and did not run. |
| 23 – Tue | 0 | Warm out, did not run. |
| 24 – Wed | 7 miles @ 12:30 pm 12 miles @ 3:30 pm, 1 later – 20 tot. |
Warm out, 41 ° + Laps around Jamaica Pond |
| 25 – Thurs | 8 miles @ 10 am , 2 miles at 2 – 3 pm 14 miles @ 11 pm Jam. Pd. – 24 tot |
Anooothor waarm day. Legs ache in upper hind thighs. |
| 26 – Fri | 20 miles | Very nice out… 47° at 2 o’clock. Ran ( best for me tatah! toorootooroo!) around Jamaica Pond for an even 20 in about 2 hours – a fairly good pace. |
| 27 – Sat | 13 miles @ 12:30 pm Jamaica Pd. 7 miles @ 3 pm Jam. Pd. – 20 tot |
Warm out. |
| 28 – Sun | 13 miles @ 3:30 pm Jam. Pd. |
Miles for week :97
| 29 – Mon | 6 miles @ 12 noon 13 @ 3:45 pm, 1 later 20 total |
Laps around Jamaica Pond. |
| 30 – Tue | 18 miles in 2 hrs, 1 later 19 total | Windy and cold. Jamaica Pond laps. |
| 31 – Wed | 7 miles @ noon, ran 2 miles to YMCA @ 6:45 pm 9 miles + (indoors – 6:00+ pace), 2 home – 20 tot |
Cold brrr! out – 10° or so. Ran around Jam Pd. 1st run – Ran at “Y” for 2nd run – it was about 0°. |
January Monthly Total: 543
February 1973
| 1 – Thurs | 6 miles @ noon 18 miles @ 4:30 pm in 2 hrs. 24 total |
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| 2 – Fri | 13 miles – Jamaica Pd, | Windy and (rainy) but warm out low 40° ‘s. Meant to run later at night but strong winds scared me… Frite! |
| 3 – Sat | 21.5 miles @ 3 pm | Hi 40° ‘s. Ran 14 laps (Jam Pd,) new record no. of laps. New shoes Tiger were fine – Ran strongly all the way. |
| 4 – Sun | 12 miles @ 2pm – Jam Pd 7 @ 5 pm Jam Pd – 19 tot |
Warm out again – 40° |
Weekly total: 136.5
| 5 – Mon | 0 | Sick |
| 6 – Tue | 0 | Rested today also… Need to (sleep). |
| 7 – Wed | 12 miles @ 3:45 pm Jamaica Pond both runs 7 miles @ 9:40 pm, 1 later – 20 total |
Woke up late… Felt OK physically – a bit bad on the breathing and tightness of calves tho – cheerio. |
| 8 – Thurs | 14 miles @ 2:15 pm 5 miles @ 8:15 pm, 1 later – 20 tot |
Jamaica Pd. Laps |
| 9 – Fri | 14 miles @ 3:15 pm 5 miles @ 8:25 pm, 1 later – 20 tot |
Jamaica Pd. |
| 10 – Sat | 19 miles @ 3:45 pm Jamaica Pond | Leg a little tite. Felt good “respiratouly” |
| 11 – Sun | 11 miles @ 12:30 pm, 2 later total 13 | Very ugh!!! windy out and cold below 20°… had to return (from run) because of a slight strain in the back of right thigh. Tried running at 5 pm and no luck; could only run 2 miles before the leg acted up. |
Miles for week : 92
| 12 – Mon | 7 miles @ 2:20 pm | Tried running at 2:20 pm but could only do 4 slow laps… before my leg screwed up again. |
| 13 – Tue | 6 miles | Leg still hurts so I rested |
| 14 – Wed | 5 miles @ noon | Rested, leg hurt a leetle. |
| 15 – Thurs | 1 mile at 11 pm | |
| 16 – Fri | 10 miles total for day | Ran to Cambridge and back and then 1 mile at 11 pm. Felt OK leetle weezie tho and am unsure of running strength for 20 miler this Sun. I predict I’m in the top 10 tho. |
| 17 – Sat | 0 | Froze! Deed not run. Rested and too lazy. |
| 18 – Sun | 20 miles – 1:44:37 – Silver Lake Dodge 20 Miler | Sunny but cold out in the 20° ‘s. …the Brose took 1st. …Legs super tight. |
Miles for week : 49
| 19 – Mon | 13 miles around Jamaica Pond | I ran very slowly. Legs were extremely tight and achy. |
| 20 – Tue | 12 miles @ 3 pm – easy pace 3 separate miles later – 15 total |
Warm out today; the 40° ‘s. Legs still ached, but getting better. |
| 21 – Wed | 11 miles @ 4 pm 1 mile @ 11 pm – 20 total |
Another fine warm day. …Jock broke… so I turned in early. …Tomorrow I begin hard training again. |
| 22 – Thurs | 13 miles @ 3:45 pm 6 miles @ 8:15 pm, 1 @ 11:30 pm – 20 tot |
Warm out… Legs are feeling much looser now, Jamaica Pd. Laps |
| 23 – Fri | 4 miles @ 10:30 am 13 miles later – 17 tot |
Ran about 4 miles in street clothes… Ran 13 miles over the final part of the BAA marathon course. |
| 24 – Sat | 13 miles @ 12:15 pm Jamaica Pond 7 miles @ 4:15 pm, 2 @ 6:45 pm 22 tot |
35° windy though… |
| 25 – Sun | 13 miles @ 3 pm 7 miles @ 6 pm 20 total |
Jamaica Pond laps |
Miles for week : 127
| 26 – Mon | 15 miles in 1 hr 40 min, 1 @ 11pm 16 total | Ran in Connecticut for one 15 mile run… |
| 27 – Tue | 12 miles @ 3:30 pm, 1 @ 11 pm 13 total | 22° out at 3 pm. yech! I deespise New England’s excuse for a climate. Should have run again today but I chicken out. |
| 28 – Wed | 14 miles @ 3:30 pm 5 miles @ 8:45 pm, 1 @ 11 pm 20 total |
Not too cold out – low 30° ‘s. Have a wheezie cold that hampers my breathing. |
February Monthly Total: 394.5
March 1973
| 1 – Thurs | 11 miles @ 3:30 pm 7 miles @ 8 pm, 1 @ 11pm 19 total |
Ran 7 laps around Jamaica Pond at 3:30 pm then leg hurt so quit. |
| 2 – Fri | 14 miles @ 3:30 pm 5 miles later, 1 mile @ 11pm 20 total |
Jamaica Pond laps |
| 3 – Sat | 7 miles @ 9am Jam Pd 8 miles approx. Steep Hills 15 total |
Ran for nearly an hour up several tough steep hills. Wheezy & weak. |
| 4 – Sun | 0 |
Weekly total: 103
| 5 – Mon | 17 miles around Jamaica Pond | Very nice out – 45°, Cold’s better. |
| 6 – Tue | 18+ miles @ 2:30 pm 2 miles @ 10:30 pm – 20 total |
Ran 12 laps at easy pace around Jamaica Pond. |
| 7 – Wed | 11 miles @ 12:30 pm 10 miles @ 4:45 pm – 21 total |
Jamaica Pond laps |
| 8 – Thurs | 4 miles @ 11:15 am | Ran about 4 miles at 11:15 am with street clothes on. Rested remainder of the day. |
| 9 – Fri | 10- miles @ 5:30 pm 2, 2, 1 later 14.5 total |
Ran 6 laps around Jamaica Pond at a leisurely pace for almost 10 miles… |
| 10 – Sat | 5 miles+ around Jamaica Pd. | |
| 11 – Sun | 18.5+ miles in 1:34:20 2nd place for New Bedford 30K |
Race was won in 1 hr. 34 min. 13 secs. by Bayko got a 2nd place. That’s all folks!! Got a can opener!! |
Miles for week : 100
| 12 – Mon | 0 | Super hot out – didn’t run tho. rested. Legs aren’t tite at all tho. |
| 13 – Tue | 18 miles | In the 50° out. Ran about 2 hours including several big hills; on empty stomach except the dirt I was fed by my fellow neighborly autoists. |
| 14 – Wed | 16 miles | Ran 10 laps around Jamaica “Plain” for about 16 miles. In 50° felt OK. |
| 15 – Thurs | 0 | Did not run. Learned to drive standard shift! Famous moment in history |
| 16 – Fri | 20- miles @ 3 pm | Very nice out, ran 13+ laps around Jamaica Pond at a comfortable pace… |
| 17 – Sat | 7 miles 13 miles @ 4:45 pm total 20 |
Jamaica Pond laps |
| 18 – Sun | 8.3 miles @ 11 am 12.7 at fair pace @ 5 pm total 21 |
Windy out… Laps around Jamaica Pond |
Miles for week : 95
| 19 – Mon | 6.8 miles @ 11 am 11.2 miles @ 5 pm – total 18 |
Laps around Jamaica Pond |
| 20 – Tue | 20 miles @ 4 pm | Fairly cold out in high 30° ‘s. Ran 13 laps around Jamaica Pond… |
| 21 – Wed | 14 miles @ 5pm Jam. Pd. | Only ran 9 laps today… |
| 22 – Thurs | 6.8 miles @ 11:20 am 14.1 miles – good pace – Jam Pd total 21 |
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| 23 – Fri | 15.6 miles @ 4 pm | A nice day to run but only ran 10 laps around Jamaica Pond….. |
| 24 – Sat | 15.6 miles @ 11:20 am 4.5 miles @ 5 pm total 20 |
Jamaica Pond laps |
| 25 – Sun | 15 miles | Ran once today at about 10 am. … Fine day. |
Miles for week : 123.5
| 26 – Mon | 6.8 miles @ 11:45 am 14 miles @ 5 pm, 1 @ 11pm – total 22 |
Laps around Jamaica Pond |
| 27 – Tue | 14 miles @ 4 pm slow pace 6.8 miles @ 9 pm 20+ total |
Jamaica Pond laps |
| 28 – Wed | 6.8 miles @ 12 noon Jam. Pd. 15 @ 4 pm very hilly course 22 total |
Nice n Sunny! ta-roo! |
| 29 – Thurs | 6.8 miles @ 11:20 am 15.6 miles @ 4 pm 22 total |
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| 30 – Fri | 18 miles @ 4 pm | Smoked cigarettes this day – aaughh!!! yechh! … ugh! Nevah again my friend, yea verily! I say unto you this is the truth! So help me Nixon! It is. |
| 31 – Sat | 4 miles at easy pace | Rested for race tomorrow. |
March Monthly Total: 480.5
April 1973
| 1 – Sun | 12 miles – 59:17 – Cambridge handicap race 1 jog – 13 total |
In the middle 40° ‘s – good running weather. |
Miles for week : 121
| 2 – Mon | 6.8 miles @ 11:45 am 14.2 miles @ 5 pm – 21 total |
Laps around Jamaica Pond |
| 3 – Tue | 5.3 miles @ 11:30 am 15.6 miles @ 5 pm easy 21 total |
Laps around Jamaica Pond… |
| 4 – Wed | 6.8 miles @ 11:30 am Jam. Pd. 12.7 @ 5:30 pm 19.5 total |
Ugly running weather in the afternoon. Rain, hail, and wind all yechy! Laps around Jamaica Pond |
| 5 – Thurs | 6.8 miles @ 12 noon 15.2 miles@ 5 pm total 22 |
Windy again and coldish. Laps around Jamaica Pond. |
| 6 – Fri | 14 miles | Another farty windy day. Only ran 9 laps around J. Pond and stopped twice to go to bathroom. |
| 7 – Sat | 8 miles @ 4 pm | A fine day out, visited Provincetown and ran about 8 miles or so at 4:00 pm. Felt terrible because of a cold, no strength at all. |
| 8 – Sun | 0 | Rested today to get rid of cold. No running. |
Miles for week : 105.5
| 9 – Mon | 14 miles @ 5 pm | Nice out. Ran 9 laps at slow pace around Jamaica Pond. Still have cold. |
| 10 – Tue | 14 miles @ 5 pm easy | Laps around Jamaica Pond… |
| 11 – Wed | 14 miles @ 5 pm easy J. Pond | Cool out – cold I mean & windy. |
| 12 – Thurs | 14 miles @ 5 pm comfortable pace J. Pond | Still have cold; but it’s better. |
| 13 – Fri | 12.7 miles @ 5 pm | Cool out in the 30° ‘s – typical New England Bullshit Weather. Ran 8 laps around Jamaica Pond… at fair to slow pace. |
| 14 – Sat | 5 miles @ 5 pm | A fine day out. Ran 3 laps around Jamaica Pond with Amby… at easy pace. |
| 15 – Sun | 3-4 | Sunny & warm out – 60° ‘s or so. Ran about 3 or 4 miles with Amby in Boston Commons. Still have remnants of cold and I think my breathing will be affected and my over-all strength for the race tomorrow. I’m aiming for a 2:20 but it’s probably more realistic to think in terms of a 2:25. We shall see. |
Miles for week : 77
| From the Log Book:
Monday April 16th – “Ran as hard as I could but felt terrible from the first mile on in the Boston Marathon. Made it over Heartbreak Hill and then quit the race for good. Stopped thirty or forty times because of severe cramps all over my body but especially both sides. I had No. 38, I started the race at good pace but even though I was way behind the leaders it quickly became apparent my lungs weren’t functioning as they should have and my whole body paid the price. I learned several things and am not badly upset over my race.. 1) I learned don’t run unless you feel OK. 2) I learned more about pacing myself 3) I think I should have had more for breakfast I only ate 1 cup of yogurt 4) I learned not to drink so much during the race. That over drinking I did contributed to my stomach trouble 5) I learned to stay away from any food or liquid except water during and shortly after running – I became sick from guzzling a soda right after I quit running. The heat today was a bitch. It was 78° during the race & it definitely affected me & everyone. I got a nice sunburn on the back & face. Still have cramps 6 hours after running I think I lacked salt during the race because I didn’t sweat like I should have. Am going to take salt tablets before (several days) the races of the future.” |
| 16 – Mon | 21 miles approx | Boston Marathon – DNF – see logbook excerpt above. |
| 17 – Tue | 3 miles @ 5 pm | Ran about 3 miles at an easy pace – 2 hills; at 5:00 pm at CCSC. |
| 18 – Wed | 0 | Hot out, 82° . Did not run, rested. Still have chest cold. Begin training tomorrow. |
| 19 – Thurs | 0 | Rested, no running… running scare me. |
| 20 – Fri | 0 | Same as yesterday. No running. |
| 21 – Sat | 15 miles | Beautiful weather out. Ran for 1 hour 40 minutes at slow pace. Felt OK but still feel weakness cause of chest cold. |
| 22 – Sun | 15 miles approx | Getting hot out!! In the middle 80° ‘s!! I find it very hard to run – have no vim or vigor – ran from 3:05 pm till 4:45 pm – 15 miles? |
Miles for week : 54
| 23 – Mon | 0 | No running |
| 24 – Tue | 0 | No running |
| 25 – Wed | 8 miles | Ran about 8 miles today. |
| 26 – Thurs | 0 | No running. |
| 27 – Fri | 0 | No running. |
| 28 – Sat | 14 miles | Ran about 14 miles at easy pace. |
| 29 – Sun | 0 |
Miles for week : 22
| 30 – Mon | 0 | Left for west (California) – cool out but sunny. No running. |
April Monthly Total: 271.5
May 1973
| 1 – Tue | 0 | No running; traveled from New York State through Penn. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and partially through Iowa today. |
| 2 – Wed | 0 | Today traveled through Iowa, Nebraska and into Wyoming. No running. Slept in a motel just over the Wyoming line. |
OKAY! Bill went west. No Log Book for awhile! Catching up again…
June 1973
July 1973
August 1973
| From the Log Book:
August 5 – Since the middle of April my training has been inconsistent or non existent, Most of the last two weeks of April and throughout all of May my running simply stopped. This was because of my trip out West, the condition, the return trip, etc. etc. Now I have begun to keep track of my running progress again. In June I began to run a little 4-5 miles a day if I ran at all; in the first few days of July I ran 14:52 for a 3 mile (2nd) at AAU in CT. At the time… and most of my running was hilly road work and in middle and later July I ran on a nearby track for 40 laps or so. In early August ran a 14:32 3 mile … now I’m aiming for 100 miles per week hoping its not too much too soon. Main problem now is an aching lower back. I don’t think its… (can’t read this part… Webby) |
| 6 – Mon | 5.8 miles @ 2 pm – easy pace 10.2 miles @ 7 pm 16 total |
Hot & humid out. Worked my ass off. for an hour… for five hours or so today too and the heat was bad. Got sideache – maybe cause of lack of salt in diet? |
| 7 – Tue | 6 miles in the am – slow pace 11.7 miles at night 17.7 miles total |
Hot out today also – 90° or so. I want to run more but my back is aching and I feel stiff and inflexible when I run – will try running more upright. |
| 8 – Wed | 5.8 miles @ 11:30 am 10.2 @ 7:30 pm 16 total |
Hot (92°) & humid. No energy – slow run. Felt a little better (after 2nd run) – still humid. |
| 9 – Thurs | 6 miles during day 9 miles at night 15 total |
90° +. Hot as a fart out. Ran down & back from Govt. center, the humidity bad. |
| 10 – Fri | 4.5 miles at slow pace – Jam. Pd. | Hot & humid, 90° + again. …No more running today. Am tired from the heat. |
| 11 – Sat | 0 miles | Hot & humid. No running, rested. No energy. |
| 12 – Sun | 0 miles | Getting cooler out. Did not run. |
Miles for week : 69
| 13 – Mon | 7 miles at 7:30 pm | A cooler day, ran about 7:30 pm at slow pace for 5 laps around Jamaica Pond. Feel better than I have the last few days and up to now. Tomorrow I run Salem 10,00 meters for fun – should be in the top 10 though I am in poor shape. we see .. .. |
| 14 – Tue | 10 K race – 30:59 (Tie for 1st) | A fine day for a race! Won in a tie with Mike Burke for 10,000 meter Salem Mass. road race in a time of 30:59. I could have gone faster and broken the record but Mike and I agreed on a tie. Surprised myself. |
| 15 – Wed | 5.8 miles @ 12:30 pm 11.7 @ 6:07 pm 17.5 total |
… good running weather. (Laps around J. Pond) |
| 16 – Thurs | 16 miles on 2 runs | |
| 17 – Fri | 15 miles at 3:30 pm | Have missed a day – today have run 10 laps around J, Pond… must have run 16 or so miles yesterday in 2 runs |
| 18 – Sat | 4.5 miles at easy pace – Jam. Pd. | |
| 19 – Sun | 10.3 miles – 51:– 1st (Road Race) 4.5 miles @ 7 pm – J. Pond 15 total |
Won the 26th Haverill 10.3 mile mile road race in 51. , beat Moynihan of Tufts by a good 100 yards or more. |
Miles for week : 80
| 20 – Mon | 15 miles at 4:30 pm | Felt Ok – little achey back tho and legs tight. |
| 21 – Tue | 5 miles in am 12 miles @ 5:30 pm 17 total |
…achey back… did better than last time. |
| 22 – Wed | 5.8 miles @ 12:30 pm OK pace 10.2 @ 6:30 pm OK pace 16 total |
..Jamaica Pond laps |
| 23 – Thurs | 14.6 miles | …should have run further but I was lazy! right on!! |
| 24 – Fri | 7 miles @ 12:30 pm 12 miles @ 6:15 pm fast pace 19 total |
Jamaica Pond laps |
| 25 – Sat | 5.8 miles + another mile+ in am 9 miles @ 7 pm OK pace 16 total |
Jamaica Pond laps |
| 26 – Sun | 5.8 miles in am | Ran only once today… |
Miles for week : 103
| 27 – Mon | 5 miles | Ran once today, for 5 miles on the track at easy pace; hot & humid out.. |
| 28 – Tue | 5 miles @ 12:30 pm plus 1.5miles @ 8 pm 6.5 total |
Ran once today at 12:30 pm on the track at easy pace; hot & humid! Resting for a 2 mile track race at Brockton tomorrow. Ran 1 lap around Jamaica Pond at 8 pm. |
| 29 – Wed | 2 miles – 9:09 race maybe 4 total |
Ran a 9:09 two-mile outdoors at 9:00 at Brockton H.S. track. :68, 2:16, 3:25, 4:33, 5:4?, 6:52! 8:01 ( 68, 68, 69, 68, ?, , 69,68) – 9:09. |
| 30 – Thurs | 8.76 miles 10.3 miles 19 total |
Hot as a ****** ****** in August! In the high 90° ‘s and bad-shit humidity. Ran 6 laps around Jam. Pond ( stopped twice – once to go to john) for 8.76 miles – got a sideache in the last 1/4 mile; ran at 4:30 pm; Ran 10.3 miles over hilly road course in Newton, etc. near Boston College. Got sideache in the last mile from drinking so much before I ran. |
| 31 – Fri | 5.8 miles @ 2 pm 5.8 miles @ 6:30 pm 11.5 total |
Hot as hell; mainly high humidity is the problem. Ran [2nd run] very slowly like my morning run because of sideache trouble due to drinking too much before I run. It got very dark & stormed & “lightened” mucho so I called it a day… tomorrow more miles. |
August (known: 6th – 31st) Monthly Total: 298
September 1973
| 1 – Sat | 5.8 miles @ 12:15 pm 11.7 miles @ 5:30 pm 17.5 total |
Hot & humid, as usual; in the 90° ‘s. …Stomach fat – need to do sit-ups!!!! (Jamaica Pond laps) |
| 2 – Sun | 5.8 miles @ 12 noon 5.8 miles @ 9 pm 11.5 total |
Hot & humid out. (Jamaica Pond laps) Must begin to do 100 miles or more every week from now on! |
Miles for week : 75
| 3 – Mon | 5.8 miles @ 12 noon 11.2 miles @ 6:30 pm 17 total |
Hot & humid out. Jamaica Pond. |
| 4 – Tue | 12 miles @ 2 pm | Jamaica Pond |
| 5 – Wed | 5.8 miles @ noon easy 12 miles @ 5 pm slow pace 18 total |
Cooler weather! yea-rah… Jamaica Pond |
| 6 – Thurs | 5.8 miles @ 4:45 pm Jam.. Pond 13.2 miles 6:45 pm (1 1/2 hr.) 19 total |
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| 7 – Fri | 18 miles @ 5 pm good pace – Jam. Pd. | A beautiful day out – not the reason for this ink! [felt pen used] …Cool weather… |
| 8 – Sat | 12 miles @ 3 pm ran some hills 6 miles @ 6 pm 18 total |
Jamaica Pond |
| 9 – Sun | 0 miles | Did no running because of my belief a 1 hr. race was to be held at Brockton, Mass. at 6:30 pm but wasn’t!! ****** ****** forever! Dog dung! …only 6 day running week! |
Miles for week : 102
| 10 – Mon | 10 miles @ 11:30 am 12 miles @ 4:30 pm 22 total |
Ran about 1 hr. 20 minutes plus or minus 10 minutes at 11:30 am for approximately 10 miles. Ran 8 laps around Jam. Pond (some hills & at a fast pace for 6 laps) for 12 miles @ 4:30 pm. |
| 11 – Tue | 10 miles @ 4 pm | A fine day. Went to orientation at Fernold school. …Was going to run with runners of Greater Boston Track Club but no one was at the meeting place, so I only did 10 miles today; a lot more tomorrow! |
| 12 – Wed | 13 miles easy 5 miles @ 6 pm good pace 18 total |
Fine day, ran 9 laps at easy pace around Jam. Pond for 13 miles; some hills (small). Ran about 5 miles at 6:00 pm at good pace around Trappello Rd. in Waltham. …Started work at Fernold school – yoiks! |
| 13 – Thurs | 9 miles @ 12:30 pm Jam.. Pond 6 miles 6 pm 15 total |
… am run at fair pace (small hills). pm run in Waltham (bigger hills!) Ran poorly both times,, 1st: too much food in stomach, 2nd: not enough. Se lavie. |
| 14 – Fri | 4.5 total | Ran about 4-5 miles at slow pace legs a little achy – “fatiguish” body feeling. |
| 15 – Sat | 2 miles, 5 miles – 24:33 1st X-C race 7.3 miles @ 1 pm Jam. Pond 6 miles @ 6:45 pm easy pace 20 total |
Ran 5 mile Franklin Course x-country in 24:33 for a 1st place in Northeastern Track Club Invitational. Ran 2 miles easy to the race… … [on final run] sideache bothered me |
| 16 – Sun | 12 miles @ 11:30 am OK pace 7 miles @ 6:30 pm OK pace 19 total |
A sweet day. Ran 8 laps around Jam. Pond… at OK pace… [2nd run] at OK pace – sideache better but still there; lots of hills in last run. |
Miles for week : 108.5
| 17 – Mon | 10.2 miles @ 12:30 pm 9 miles @ 6:30 pm 19 total |
Hard rain out, ran 7 laps around Jam. Pond…. Ran for near 1 hour for 9 miles… |
| 18 – Tue | 6 miles @ 12:45 pm Jam. Pond 9 miles @ 6 pm 15 total |
Running has been “poor” since Saturday’s race when I got a sideache in the last miles; have had a sideache all week, either from race or from cold I now have. |
| 19 – Wed | 16 miles good pace | Ran 11 laps around Jam. Pond for 16 miles at good pace; back ached … |
| 20 – Thurs | 7 miles @ 3 pm fair pace Jam. Pond 8 miles on track (24 x 1/4, +jog) 15 total |
… Ran 24 1/4’s at 69-75 sec. pace with 220 jog. |
| 21 – Fri | 12 miles at 6 pm | Only ran once today, for 12 miles approx. some good hills at fast & good pace …in Waltham. |
| 22 – Sat | 5 miles at 10 am | No jock on, had to stop because it began to chafe inside of legs. “Lesson learned – always protect thyself” !!! 2nd lesson learned today as I waited to run with fellow runner who never showed up; “Never wait past a set time for anybody to run with” !! |
| 23 – Sun | 12 miles OK pace Jam. Pond 12 miles hills OK pace 24 total |
Ran about 12 miles [2nd run] with Mike Burke on Waltham course (hills) at OK pace. |
Miles for week : 106
| 24 – Mon | 9 miles @ 12:30 pm fast pace Jam. Pond 11 miles OK pace hills 20 total |
2nd run in Waltham. |
| 25 – Tue | 12 miles @ noon Jam. Pond 10 miles @ 6 pm 22 total |
[1st run] at comfortable pace… [2nd run] … Ran for 70 minutes +, 10 miles +… over hilly Waltham course. |
| 26 – Wed | 10.2 miles @ 10:30 am OK pace 10.2 miles @ 6:15 pm 20.5 total |
Fine day… Jamaica Pond laps |
| 27 – Thurs | 10 miles @ 4:30 pm 1.5 jog, 9 miles at fast pace 20.5 total |
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| 28 – Fri | 11 miles at noon slow pace Jam. Pd. 6 miles @ 6 pm slow pace Waltham 17 total |
Felt tired which I am [sure is] cause of lack of sleep. Got semi-blitzed at Jason’s 26th birthday party and didn’t hit the sack till 3:00 am – should run poorly in the race today but it means nothing anyway. |
| 29 – Sat | 5 miles @ 11 am – 25:22 – XC race (1st) 5.8 miles at noon slow pace Jam. Pd. 10 miles @ 6:40 pm slow pace 21 total |
Beautiful day out. Ran 25:22 for 1st at Franklin Park in meet with Tufts and Boston State. [Final run in Waltham] |
| 30 – Sun | 12 miles at noon Jam. Pd. 9 miles @ 7 pm Waltham easy pace 21 total |
Gorgeous day – some wind tho. Total miles run for the week of September 24th through September 30th, 1973 is 142 miles – a new ta-rah-rah personal record in miles per week! |
Miles for week : 142
September Monthly Total: 487.5
October 1973
| 1 – Mon | 10 miles @ 12:30 pm 5 miles @ 7 pm 15 total |
A wándurfull day afrera. Ran for 1 hour at 12:30 pm at slow pace felt OK – not strong tho. Ran maybe 5 miles or so at 7 pm. |
| 2 – Tue | 13 miles @ noon OK pace Jam. Pd. 10+ miles @ 5 pm 23+ total |
Ran for 10 miles around Jamaica Pond at OK pace… Ran for 13 miles in Newton… at slow pace, tired. |
| 3 – Wed | 20 miles @ 4:30 pm | Misty out but warmish too. Ran one long run , about 20 miles at 4:30 pm at easy pace. Felt tired but ran OK. |
| 4 – Thurs | 10 miles @ 4:30 pm OK pace Jam. Pd. 13 miles @ 6:15 pm slow pace tired 23 total |
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| 5 – Fri | 7 miles @ 7 pm | In Waltham… at easy pace. |
| 6 – Sat | 2 miles | Ran about 2 miles today at slow pace, rested physically or mentally rested and now have a cold, felt weak running the past few days so I hope I have the strength for the race and my respiration is OK.. shall see… |
| 7 – Sun | 15K in 47:09 8 miles @ 6:45 pm fair pace 17+ miles |
A beautiful day. And good for racing also, won the Manchester N. Hampshire 15 kilometers (9.7) miles [we know 15K is 9.32–] road race in 47:09 |
Miles for week : 107+
| 8 – Mon | 12 miles @ noon easy pace Jam. Pd. 8 miles @ Waltham (hills) 20 total |
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| 9 – Tue | 12 miles @ 12:30 pm Jam. Pd. 8 miles @ 6:30 pm easy pace 20 total |
…Still have cold. |
| 10 – Wed | 12 miles @ 10:15 am 10 miles @ 5:30 pm OK pace 22 total |
Windy out… |
| 11 – Thurs | 10 miles @ 4:30 pm easy pace Jam. Pd. 10 miles @ OK pace 20 total |
Getting cool out, ran 7 laps around Jam. Pond for 10 miles at easy pace at 4:30 pm gluttonized before I ran. Ran 10 miles at OK pace except for about 3 or 4 miles of it at fast pace. |
| 12 – Fri | 8 miles @ 5:30 pm easy pace | |
| 13 – Sat | 3 miles | Ran about 3 miles today at easy pace. |
| 14 – Sun | 20K in 63:58 – 1st place – 20K Nat. Championship 4.5 miles @ 6:45 pm fair pace 17 total |
Ran 20 kilometer (12.4 mile) course at Gloucester, Mass. in 63:58 for a 1st place. My one ta-daa national championship zootie-kazootie! Won a 10-speed bike. Ran about 4.5 miles at 6:30 pm for warm-down around Jamaica Pond. |
Miles for week : 110
| 15 – Mon | 12 miles @ 8:45 am easy pace Jam. Pd. 8 miles @ 5:15 pm easy pace Waltham (hills) 20 total |
Still windy out but warm so its alright. |
| 16 – Tue | 9 miles @ 12:15 pm easy pace Jam. Pd. | .Rested the remainder of the day, legs a bit tight. |
| 17 – Wed | 12 miles @ 9:45 am | A good day out… Rested the remainder of the day. Visited Sturbridge Village. |
| 18 – Thurs | 10.2 miles @ 4:30 pm good pace Jam. Pd. 10 miles @ slow pace 20 total |
Ran 7 laps around Jam Pond for 10.2 miles at 4:30 pm at good pace. Ran 10 miles in Newton (hills) at slow pace. |
| 19 – Fri | 0 | Did no running today, rested. In short – I was lazy. |
| 20 – Sat | 0 | Did no running today. Rested for race tomorrow. |
| 21 – Sun | 11 mile – 52:56 – 1st – Road Race 12 mile total |
A good day for a race. Ran 52:56 for so-called 11 mile Gardener, Mass. Road Race for a 1st – taroo! I won a table – tweetoo. 12 miles run today. Good prizes were given – Rocking chair, tables, spice racks |
Miles for week : 73
| 22 – Mon | 12 miles @12:15 am | Ran 8 laps around Jamaica Pond… Dog-shit. |
| 23 – Tue | 10.2 miles @ 12:30 pm OK pace Jam. Pd. | .A beautiful day out – 70° or so & sunny as a peach. … Resting for marathon Sunday. |
| 24 – Wed | 10.5 miles @ 4 pm | Ran about 10.5 miles at OK pace at 4 pm in Dedham with Allan Mudd and Don Riccatio. |
| 25 – Thurs | 10 miles @ 12:30 pm | Ran 10 miles at 12:30 pm at easy pace around Jam Pd |
| :26 – Fri | 6 miles @ 11:30 am | Windy out – ran 4 laps around Jam. Pond for 6 miles at 11:30 am at easy pace, resting for the marathon Sunday. |
| 27 – Sat | 0 | Resting for tomorrow’s run. Have been doing very little training the past two weeks; Starting Monday I begin preparing for the Boston Marathon. |
| 28 – Sun | 26.2 – 2:28:12 – 1st – Bay State Marathom +jog 27 total |
Won the Bay State Marathon in Framingham in 2:28:12 for 1st. Little warm-up and no warm-down. A five lap race, ran the first three laps at easy pace and the last two at hard pace. Breathing was excellent; had aches in my legs and an aching back for the last 8 or 9 miles – shock of road?poor ( too thin) shoes? In the 40 ° ‘s, no wind almost, and maybe 2 fair hills not too steep. |
Miles for week : 75
| 29 – Mon | 6 miles | Windy & rainy out – ran 4 laps around Jam. Pond for 6 miles at easy pace. Legs and back ached – rested the remainder of the day. |
| 30 – Tue | 12 miles @ noon | A fine day out. Ran 8 laps around Jam. Pond … last 2 laps at jog pace. Rested the remainder of the day, |
| 31 – Wed | 11 miles @ 3:30 pm | Only ran once today for which I am pissed! Ran about 11 miles a 3:30 pm in Dedham at easy pace, 1 hill. |
October Monthly Total: 394
November 1973
| Date: | Mileage Breakdown: | Comments: |
| 1 – Thurs | 10.2 miles (@ 3:45 pm 10 miles in Newton 20 total |
Ran 7 laps (10.2 mi.) around Jam. Pond at 3:45 pm. Ran 10 miles in Newton – good hills – at slow pace – legs were very tight – lost a contact “lenses” while running. |
| 2 – Fri | 12 miles @ 10:45 am easy pace 8 miles @7 pm Waltham (hills) 20 total |
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| 3 – Sat | 13 miles @ noon 7.3 miles @ 4 pm 20 total |
Windy is the word! Ran about 13 miles at noon around Franklin Golf Course |
| 4 – Sun | 9 miles @ 12:45 pm 8 miles @ 7 pm – 17 tot |
Still windy in the morning, ran 6 laps (9 miles) around Jam. Pond at 12:45 pm Ran about 8 miles at 7 pm over hilly Waltham course at 6 pm.at easy pace. |
Miles for week : 106
| 5 – Mon | 12 miles @ 12:30 pm easy pace Jam. Pond 8 miles @ 6 pm easy pace 20 total |
Less windy out than yesterday… Ran 8 mile hilly Waltham course at 6 pm at easy pace. |
| 6 – Tue | 12 miles @ 11 am OK pace Jam. Pond 8 miles @ 7:30 pm Waltham (hilly) – 20 total |
Windy again! |
| 7 – Wed | 10.2 miles @ 2 pm OK pace 11 miles around Dedham 21 total |
Ran about 11 miles around Dedham with Allan Mudd & gang at good pace. |
| 8 – Thurs | 9 miles @ 1:30 pm Jam. Pond 6 miles (4 x 1m @ 4:45, 1/2 jog) 15 total |
Bentley College for track workout. |
| 9 – Fri | 8 miles @ 1:30 pm 5 miles @ 6:30 pm 13 total |
Ran 8 miles Waltham Course (hills) at easy pace. Ran 5 miles of same course @ 6:30 pm. |
| 10 – Sat | 11 miles @ 11 am 6 miles 17 total |
Ran about 75 minutes through Arboretum & Jam. Pond at OK pace (11 miles)? at 11 am. Ran indoors about 45 minutes at Bentley College at OK pace with Bob Sevene (6 miles). Total miles (17) today – not enough. |
| 11 – Sun | 1.5 hr run (14 miles ?) 40 minute run (6 miles ?) 20 total |
Ran for 1 1/2 hours at good pace in Waltham (hills) at 4:30. Ran about 40 minutes indoors at Bentley at slow pace due to minor aches & pains & unbanked hard track. |
Miles for week : 126
| 12 – Mon | 9 miles @ 7:20 pm easy pace 2+ miles @ 9:30 pm 11 total |
Ran for 1 hour (stopped for Momma Nature) at 7:20 pm in Waltham (hills) at easy pace. Ran about 2 or 3 miles indoors at Bentley college at 9:30 pm. right ankle slightly achy – have to watch it – no fast work-outs in near future till its better. |
| 13 – Tue | 12 miles @ noon easy pace Jam. Pond 5 miles @ 9 pm Bentley College (indoors) 3 miles @ 11:30 pm 20 total |
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| 14 – Wed | 11 miles @ 4 pm in Dedham | Goofed again! Only ran once today – about 11 miles at hard pace though in Dedham… |
| 15 – Thurs | 10 miles @ 4 pm easy pace Jam. Pond 10 miles @ BC track 20 total |
…Ran at easy pace [2nd run] – except for a hard 3/4 miles – on the B. College track for maybe (10) miles? |
| 16 – Fri | 13 miles @ 1 pm 5 miles @ 9 pm 18 total |
Ran hilly 13 mile course in Waltham in 1 hour 20 minutes approximately… Ran indoors for 35 minutes, or so, at 9 pm. |
| 17 – Sat | 12 miles @ noon easy pace Jam. Pond 9 miles @ 9:40 pm 21 total |
Ran 8 laps around Jam. Pond 12 miles at 12 noon at easy pace – several stops. Ran for 1 hour(?) (9 miles) at 9:40 pm . |
| 18 – Sun | 13 miles @ 5 pm (hills) 9 miles Bentley Coll. (indoors) 22 total |
Ran around Waltham at 5:00 pm over hilly 13 mile course at easy pace. Ran indoors at Bentley Coll. with Bob Sevene for 1 hour for 9 miles at easy pace – some speedups for 20 yds. or so. |
Miles for week : 123
| 19 – Mon | 10.2 miles @ 12:30 pm good pace 10 miles @ 8:30 pm 20 total |
Ran 10 miles [2nd run] at 8:30 pm at hard fast pace in Waltham with Bob Sevene. |
| 20 – Tue | 3 miles | Ran a few miles indoors at Bentley College – soaked rt ankle in cold water to reduce swelling & pain of ankle. |
| 21 – Wed | 0 | No running, rested for tomorrow’s race. 0 miles run today.. |
| 22 – Thurs | 4.6 miles – 23:16 5th place Manchester Road Race 7 miles total |
A beautiful day for a race, but I ran poorly; a 5th place behind (1) Amby Burfoot (2) Vitale (3) Crothers & (4) Flanagan, with a time of 23:16 over a 4.6 mile course. Felt bad 90% of the way – never felt smooth or strong and got a sideache 1 mile into the race – was not rested for this race and have a head cold – lungs hurt after and during the race. Left foot sole is sorer after the race though the rt ankle is OK. Time to increase mileage, not reduce it! Temp. today is 60°! Ate good food today though. Time to sleep z z z z… |
| 23 – Fri | 0 | Did no running today -rested comfortably – no work either. Left foot’s sole under the toes hurt = using the Ben-gay and it feels a little better. |
| 24 – Sat | 0 | Rested today – soaked the foot in hot water – no running. |
| 25 – Sun | 12 miles @ 11:30 am slow pace 6 (?) miles Bentley Coll. (indoors) 18 total Total miles run for the week… is 48. Oh yech! |
Ran 8 laps around Jamaica Pond [1st run] … Stopped frequently to rest foot which is semi-okay. Ran for about 40 minutes indoors at Bentley Coll., foot hurt – maybe 6 miles tonite. |
Miles for week : 48
| 26 – Mon | 9 miles @ noon 7 miles @ 8 pm 16 total |
Ran 6 laps around Jam. Pond for 9 miles at easy pace – foot hurts – at noon. Ran about 7 miles outdoors at good pace at 8:00 pm. |
| 27 – Tue | 12 miles @ 12:30 pm 7 miles indoors @ Bentley 19 total |
Ran 8 laps around Jam. Pond… at easy pace (due to injured foot)… Ran indoors at Bentley Coll. off and on for an hour – foot hurts but is getting better ( without the use of pads)… Got a call from Bob Campbell (AAU rep. for New Eng.) and he suggested I could run at San Blas, Puerto Rico – I am there! |
| 28 – Wed | 10 miles @ 1 pm 2 miles – 9:15 indoor track @ BC 4 miles after track race 16 total |
Warm out – ran about 10 miles at OK pace around Jam. Pond… Ran a 2 mile indoors at B.C. (good track) in 9:15 for 3rd place. A good workout. Ran about 4 miles outdoors afterwards. |
| 29 – Thurs | 7.3 miles @ 3 pm easy pace 14.7 miles @ 6:15 pm 22 total |
Jamaica Pond laps |
| 30 – Fri | 9 miles @ noon 8 miles @ 6 pm 17 total |
Ran about 9 miles at 12 noon at OK pace – Jam. Pond. Ran a hilly 8 miles at 6:00 pm in Waltham. |
November Monthly Total: 464
December 1973
| 1 – Sat | 12 miles @ 12:30 pm 9 miles @ 9 pm 21 total |
Ran 8 laps (12 mi) around Jam. Pond at 12:30 pm at good pace. Ran for 1 hour 9 miles at 9:00 pm over hilly Waltham course. |
| 2 – Sun | 12 miles @ noon good pace – Jam Pd 10 miles in Waltham 22 total |
…Ran 10 miles [2nd run] in Waltham at fast pace with Bob Sevene Alan Muld… |
Weekly total: 133
| 3 – Mon | 10 miles @ noon good pace Jam. Pond 12 miles in Waltham 22 total |
Ran about 12 miles [2nd run] at good fast pace with Bob Sevene in Waltham over flat course. |
| 4 – Tue | 12 miles @ 10 am 8 miles @ 6 pm – 20 total |
Ran about 12 miles at slow pace – felt tired – around 10:00 am around Jam. Pond. Ran about 8 miles at slow pace (tired on this run also) at 6:00 pm |
| 5 – Wed | 6 miles @ 2 pm 10 miles @ 4 pm 16 total |
Ran about 6 miles at 2:00 at easy pace around flat (Jam. Pond). Ran 10 miles at OK pace at 4:00 pm. |
| 6 – Thurs | 0 | No running today… Lazy |
| 7 – Fri | 11.5 miles @ 7 pm 6 miles @ 9:50 pm 17.5 total |
Ran 11.5 mile hilly Waltham course at easy pace at 7:00 pm. Ran about 6 miles at 9:50 pm at OK pace – hilly course. |
| 8 – Sat | 1 mile, 10.2 miles @ 12:30 pm 8 miles hilly 19 total |
Ran 1 mile then 10 min. later ran 10.2 miles at good pace at 12:30 pm. Ran a good hilly 8 miles over Waltham course at fair pace. |
| 9 – Sun | 6 miles @ noon slowly Jam. Pond 5 miles @ 8 pm 11 total |
Very warm out today. [2nd run] and about 5 miles at OK pace at 8:00 pm over flat Waltham course. |
Miles for week : 105.5
| 10 – Mon | 3 miles @ 9 pm | Ran about 3 miles at slow pace in Waltham at 9:30 pm. Resting for 2 mile race tomorrow – have vague plans for a sub 9 minute 2 mile. |
| 11 – Tue | 2 miles – 9:01.6 – 3rd Indoor Track 2 miles after race – 4 total |
Ran 9:01.6 for 2 miles indoors at Coast Guard for a 3rd place. Not enough time to warm-up and felt spaced before the race – after the race had a 101° fever – ran about 2 miles after the race… |
| 12 – Wed | 10 miles @ 3:30 pm | Coldish out, ran about 10 miles at comfortable pace in Dedham with Alan Milld at 3:30 pm |
| 13 – Thurs | 12 miles @ 2:30 pm comfortable pace 6 miles after 1 hr rest OK pace 18 total |
Jamaica Pond laps |
| 14 – Fri | 12 miles @ 1:30 pm hilly 8 miles @ 9:30 pm hilly 20 total |
Ran 12 mile course (hilly) at OK pace (few stops) at 1:30 pm in Waltham. Ran 8 mile hilly course at OK pace at 9:30 pm in Waltham. |
| 15 – Sat | 0 | No running today. Rested for tomorrows race.(0) miles run. |
| 16 – Sun | 3 miles – 13:49.6 PR – 1st 7 miles indoors 10 total |
Ran a PR 13:49.6 for 3 miles indoors at Northeastern for a 1st. 1 mi. – 4:38, 2 mi 9:14, last mile in 4:35. Ran about 1 hour indoors (Bentley College) at slow pace for 7 miles. |
Miles for week : 65
| 17 – Mon | 12 miles @ 12:30 pm OK pace Jam. Pond 8 miles @ 8 pm indoors (Bentley) 20 total |
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| 18 – Tue | 12 miles @ 12:30 pm easy pace 8 miles @ 8:15 pm indoors (Bentley) 20 total |
Cold out – about 20° or so – ran 8 easy laps around Jam. Pond @ 12:30 for 12 miles. Ran 85 laps indoors at (slow pace) Bentley Coll. at 8:15 for 8 miles. |
| 19 – Wed | 12 miles @ 4 pm 8 miles @ 8 pm indoors(Bentley) OK pace 20 total |
Cold out again… |
| 20 – Thurs | 20 miles @ 2 pm OK pace | Warmer out, ran 14 laps around Jam. Pond at 2:00 pm for 20+ miles at OK pace |
| 21 – Fri | 11 miles @ 1:30 pm hilly 8 miles @ 9:30 pm hilly 19 total |
Ran for 70 minutes 11 miles at hard pace through wind and rain with Bob Sevene over hilly Waltham course. Ran 8 miles at 8:00 pm over hilly Waltham course at good pace. |
| 22 – Sat | 19 total miles (2 runs) hills | Ran for 65 minutes at OK pace at 2:45 pm over hilly course in Waltham. Ran about 70 minutes over fairly hilly course at 9:00 pm at good pace (cold out tho!). Total miles run today (19). |
| 23 – Sun | 12 miles @ 12:30 pm good pace Jam. Pond 9 miles @ 8 pm good pace 21 total |
Lord Mohammed – O Holy Allah let me thank thee for giving me 26 sweet years of existence. My wishes are for more years such as the ones I’ve had… |
Miles for week : 139
| 24 – Mon | 4 miles (slight injury) | My right leg above the knee injured – a muscle tear – not serious. Tried to run but could only go 4.5 miles & it tightened up too much. Resting it & using Ben-Gay. |
| 25 – Tue | 0 | No running – my right leg above knee still very tight. |
| 26 – Wed | 0 | Rested – right leg still sore though much better! |
| 27 – Thurs | 0 | No running today – leg feels completely OK though I’ve done no running on it. |
| 28 – Fri | 8 miles @ 3 pm hilly 6 miles @ 8:30 pm walked 4 miles 14 total |
Warm out. Tried running. Ran 8 miles at 3:00 pm over hilly Waltham course at fair pace – leg was OK for 5 miles than [sic] began to tighten up. Ran at 8:30 pm for about 6 miles before I could run no further due to aching leg – same injury as before – had to walk 4 miles back to Fernold. *Lesson Learned – ” when coming back from an injury do so slowly in slowly increasing amounts of mileage.” |
| 29 – Sat | 0 | Warm out – rested leg all day – 0 miles run today – am using Ben-Gay on the leg & doing easy stretching exercises for the leg. |
| 30 – Sun | 0 | Warm out, did not run, rested my leg. |
Miles for week : 18
| 31 – Mon | 4 miles easy pace | Ran about 4 miles at easy pace – a few hills, leg is OK!! Yea & Hurrah! 73 was a good year! 3 toots and a whistle for 74!! |
December Monthly total: 374.5
1973 Summary: