In the fall of 1977, I entered a Jesuit Seminary. It was located in Montecito, California, on Ladera Lane, near Santa Barbara. Wednesdays were our break days. I was running most days, but on Wednesday, I would run down to the beach (8 miles) and return before my class walked down to the beach together. I was running in rebuilt Nike Waffle racers, which I had turned into high mileage shoes by Jeff Sink at Runner’s Warehouse in Los Altos, CA. Jeff was a shoe geek and he had made steeple shoes for Henry Rono, and was a cult favorite among running geeks.
I loved the run down to the beach, a slight downhill, and the ranches along the way were beautiful. The way back was all uphill and got me the hills I needed each week. And the heavily cushioned Nike Waffle racers were perfect for my long runs.
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Sunday-an easy, 45-50 minute run
RunBlogRun Recovery Weeks, Week 4, Day 7
Monday–an easy run, 30 minutes, 2 x 150 m stride outs, warm up and cool down
Tuesday-day off, or walk
Wednesday-an easy run, 30 minutes, 2 x 150 m stride outs, warm up and cool down
Thursday-day off, or walk
Friday-an easy run, 30 minutes, 2 x 150 m stride outs, warm up and cool down
Saturday-a day off, consider a nice walk
Sunday-an easy, 45-50 minute run
