Day 36 (May 7): 5.45 miles in 42:39
(This was a run after a day at a Coaches Clinic a little bit later in the afternoon. I really tried to focus on just running without worrying about pace at all, and for the 1st time I really did that by myself. I had 2 miles over 8 minutes and that NEVER happens when I run. I enjoyed the light jog.
Day 37: 4.32 miles in 30:49
(It's starting to heat up in Springfield, today included. I'm not looking forward to the next few days with temperatures that could hit up to 90!!)
Day 38: 6.37 miles in 48:16. Solid run, bit of a wind.. bad time of the year for that. Up to this point, hottest run of the year.. tomorrow is supposed to be worse.
Day 39: 6.00 miles in 38:32. (6x1 mile repeats today. 90 degrees. Mega wind. Not cool. 6:26, 5:56, 6:19, 6:41, 6:38, and 6:29. Hmmm which miles were into the wind? Oh, 4 and 5. Out of gas on 6.)
Day 40: 2.14 miles in 16:16
Day 41: 6.7 miles in 44:15
Day 42 (May 13): 2.14 miles in 15:48
Week 6: 33.12 miles in 3 hours, 56 minutes and 35 seconds.
Pace: 7:08/mile
Okay, the next update is going to be HUGE from May 13th until the start of this week.. this could take awhile but I have to clear my watch out because it has so much stored on it, I believe.
Showing posts with label marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marathon. Show all posts
July 5, 2011
April 3, 2011
365 Day Challenge
The new Runner's World has a little story about a guy that ran 365 straight days because of something like a New Year's Resolution. They've also had other stuff about people that have run 1000's of days in a row, despite broken ribs, aches, pains, colds, the flu, travel and other reasons. I've read about people training or running despite cancer, blindness, autism, accidents and I thought, "Well, if they can do it.. why can't I?"
I'm putting myself up to the challenge, and the blog will hopefully help me stay accountable. 365 straight days of running! While I ran today I thought I needed some guidelines, or at least, a guideline. What does a "run" consist of? I had all sorts of thoughts about time, pace and what not. I settled on this (in case of injury, illness, and the day(s) immediately following full marathons) 1 mile, no time limit. That's my stipulation. Clearly, I hope the 1 mile is rarely the "run" for the day and the time limit isn't an issue, but you have to set goals you need to work for but ones that you can achieve.
I already beat down 2 days:
Day 1: 10.13 miles in 1:12
Day 2: 5 miles in 39:10
Total: 15.13 Miles
Time Run: 1 hour and 51 minutes
I'm putting myself up to the challenge, and the blog will hopefully help me stay accountable. 365 straight days of running! While I ran today I thought I needed some guidelines, or at least, a guideline. What does a "run" consist of? I had all sorts of thoughts about time, pace and what not. I settled on this (in case of injury, illness, and the day(s) immediately following full marathons) 1 mile, no time limit. That's my stipulation. Clearly, I hope the 1 mile is rarely the "run" for the day and the time limit isn't an issue, but you have to set goals you need to work for but ones that you can achieve.
I already beat down 2 days:
Day 1: 10.13 miles in 1:12
Day 2: 5 miles in 39:10
Total: 15.13 Miles
Time Run: 1 hour and 51 minutes
February 26, 2011
Finally.. Double Digits
After lying to myself over.. and over.. and over.. like a broken record I finally managed to hit double digit miles today on a run. Last year I got into a habit of meeting a wonderful group of people for Saturday morning runs (despite the: temperature, time, time and time). Most of the runs leave between 7-8 AM and are in different parts of town, which I enjoy more than my out and back solo trek that I normally take.
I finally got myself put back onto the email list and since Kayla is training to run the Lincoln Half I got her to join in today! I told her a lot of things that apparently weren't true (my memory must be fading).. Apparently, we DON'T stop for water breaks every 2 miles. I guess the pace isn't THAAAAT slow. I was, however, right that the people were friendly and that the running dogs would be there.
It was supposed to be 8-10 miles, but rumors quickly spread that we got over 11 in, which was a pleasant surprise. I didn't take my Garmin today, and Kayla rolled her eyes when I told her my reason.. I honestly didn't want to skew my numbers/pace! So, I just took my old watch instead with the timer on it. I believe it was 1:27, which isn't bad.. I woulda finished somewhere around my 1st marathon time if I ran on my own the last 2 miles. I wasn't worried about that today though; I just wanted to get some good miles in!
My favorite part about the run though was the temp, hovering around 30 degrees. That, of course, means.. COLDGEAR! Only the top 1 best running invention ever.. I'd maybe even consider it the top 1 all time clothing invention. Yes, that includes Reebok Pumps and anything from this commercial. I mix and match all my running stuff too, so I just ball out in it! Black coldgear covered with a gray longsleeve loose UA shirt. Black coldgear tights and red/white shorts and then the kicker.. brownish/red SNOWBOARDING socks pulled up to my knees and my blue/white Brooks Adrenaline shoes. Oh, and my red Stock Lumber winter hat and black/red gloves from when I was in middle school. No lie. Needless to say, I'm glad I'm "old" and don't care how I look anymore!
Of course, when we finished I was warm as ever and simply still amazed with how awesome Underarmour ColdGear is. (They aren't even paying me to advertise, hard to believe with my 3 page views a day).
I finally got myself put back onto the email list and since Kayla is training to run the Lincoln Half I got her to join in today! I told her a lot of things that apparently weren't true (my memory must be fading).. Apparently, we DON'T stop for water breaks every 2 miles. I guess the pace isn't THAAAAT slow. I was, however, right that the people were friendly and that the running dogs would be there.
It was supposed to be 8-10 miles, but rumors quickly spread that we got over 11 in, which was a pleasant surprise. I didn't take my Garmin today, and Kayla rolled her eyes when I told her my reason.. I honestly didn't want to skew my numbers/pace! So, I just took my old watch instead with the timer on it. I believe it was 1:27, which isn't bad.. I woulda finished somewhere around my 1st marathon time if I ran on my own the last 2 miles. I wasn't worried about that today though; I just wanted to get some good miles in!
My favorite part about the run though was the temp, hovering around 30 degrees. That, of course, means.. COLDGEAR! Only the top 1 best running invention ever.. I'd maybe even consider it the top 1 all time clothing invention. Yes, that includes Reebok Pumps and anything from this commercial. I mix and match all my running stuff too, so I just ball out in it! Black coldgear covered with a gray longsleeve loose UA shirt. Black coldgear tights and red/white shorts and then the kicker.. brownish/red SNOWBOARDING socks pulled up to my knees and my blue/white Brooks Adrenaline shoes. Oh, and my red Stock Lumber winter hat and black/red gloves from when I was in middle school. No lie. Needless to say, I'm glad I'm "old" and don't care how I look anymore!
Of course, when we finished I was warm as ever and simply still amazed with how awesome Underarmour ColdGear is. (They aren't even paying me to advertise, hard to believe with my 3 page views a day).
February 3, 2011
Snow Day Part III
Well, in case you didn't know this has been my work schedule this week:
Monday: 8-1:30
Tuesday: Snow Day
Wednesday: Snow Day
Thursday: Snow Day
You can't make this stuff up. I already covered part of the Storm of the Century and that got us out Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Oh, and part of the reason we were out today. You see, I'm under the impression that the area of Illinois that I live in is... inefficient plowing. I think that's putting it politely since there was no reason not to go today, but many of the country roads still weren't plowed. I'm not complaining; I just think that parts of Wisconsin would have had it plowed by today.. I also think that what was plowed would be the entire roads.. not just random lanes. For instance, one of the bigger intersections in town that normally has 2 left turn lanes, 2 straight lanes and a right turn lane had: 2 left turn lanes and 1 straight/right turn lane. You can't make this stuff up. I'm hoping that they were doing this to save money?
The last few days were boring.. yesterday, we couldn't leave our house because our street didn't get plowed (shocking). The only time we were outside was to shovel until our backs hurt, awesome. Then, last night we played Cribbage and King's Corner (some game Kayla invented and made rules up for as we went). After her made up game, I quit playing and slammed my cards down because I lost. Twice. In a row. I had enough of that!
Today, however, we were able to get out of the house and we went to Cardinal Fitness. I'm still strongly considering (haven't officially signed up yet) running the Illinois Marathon at the end of April. I've been inconsistent with training because I'm lazy, it's cold and we're at the tail end of our basketball season, but today I decided I was going to just run for awhile. Kayla had 2 miles and weights, so I said I'd just run that time. Well, 2 miles and weights turned into 2 miles, weights and talking to a friend for a good 25 minutes. It's a good thing for me that after the first 5 steps I gotta feeling, "This is going to be a good run!" and I kept hammering away. Before you know it, I eclipsed 8 miles in 56:15. My knee didn't twinge, my IT bands didn't get super sore, I had a nice stride, I didn't get too hot. I just had a great run and that really picked my confidence back up. Of course, tomorrow and Saturday I may have basketball games.. so that means I probably have to get up EARLY both days to run. Will the streak continue? Don't hold your breath!
Monday: 8-1:30
Tuesday: Snow Day
Wednesday: Snow Day
Thursday: Snow Day
You can't make this stuff up. I already covered part of the Storm of the Century and that got us out Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Oh, and part of the reason we were out today. You see, I'm under the impression that the area of Illinois that I live in is... inefficient plowing. I think that's putting it politely since there was no reason not to go today, but many of the country roads still weren't plowed. I'm not complaining; I just think that parts of Wisconsin would have had it plowed by today.. I also think that what was plowed would be the entire roads.. not just random lanes. For instance, one of the bigger intersections in town that normally has 2 left turn lanes, 2 straight lanes and a right turn lane had: 2 left turn lanes and 1 straight/right turn lane. You can't make this stuff up. I'm hoping that they were doing this to save money?
The last few days were boring.. yesterday, we couldn't leave our house because our street didn't get plowed (shocking). The only time we were outside was to shovel until our backs hurt, awesome. Then, last night we played Cribbage and King's Corner (some game Kayla invented and made rules up for as we went). After her made up game, I quit playing and slammed my cards down because I lost. Twice. In a row. I had enough of that!
Today, however, we were able to get out of the house and we went to Cardinal Fitness. I'm still strongly considering (haven't officially signed up yet) running the Illinois Marathon at the end of April. I've been inconsistent with training because I'm lazy, it's cold and we're at the tail end of our basketball season, but today I decided I was going to just run for awhile. Kayla had 2 miles and weights, so I said I'd just run that time. Well, 2 miles and weights turned into 2 miles, weights and talking to a friend for a good 25 minutes. It's a good thing for me that after the first 5 steps I gotta feeling, "This is going to be a good run!" and I kept hammering away. Before you know it, I eclipsed 8 miles in 56:15. My knee didn't twinge, my IT bands didn't get super sore, I had a nice stride, I didn't get too hot. I just had a great run and that really picked my confidence back up. Of course, tomorrow and Saturday I may have basketball games.. so that means I probably have to get up EARLY both days to run. Will the streak continue? Don't hold your breath!
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