Friday, Aug. 27, 2010

Steady week.

5 miles on my lunch hour
7 miles (run home) after work.

48 miles in 4 days. Will run an easy 4 miles today at lunch
to keep the legs loose.

Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010

Ran 6.75 miles with Emi, Bob and Sharon. Humid, we kept the pace manageable. Ran around Calhoun & Harriet.

Saturday - Aug. 21, 2010

15.15 miles, according to the Garmin.

Cloudy, but very humid. I was dripping by the end of mile 2. Made the mistake of jumping in with a few of my friends, they were were running 7:30 miles, my goal was to average 9 min. miles. Luckily I only ran with them 2-1/2 miles. The rest of the run was a slow slog...just how I like it.

Friday - Aug. 20, 2010

Ran an easy 4.25 miles today. Got caught in a middle of a downpour, but truthfully it felt good. Friday is here~

Thursday - August 19, 2010

Ran 5 miles at lunch, quite humid. Thankfully the temp wasn't too high.

Ran 5.5 miles from work to home after work. Total for the 10 = 10.5 miles

Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010

Need to start posting again, got a lot going on in the future, can't seem to keep track.

Noon: I ran 5 miles at lunch, a bit humid outside, but not oppressive
5:00 p.m. - Ran 5 miles home from work; felt slow, but that's the price you pay for two-a-days

Total for the day = 10 miles
Total for the week = 31 miles
Total for the month = 131 miles
Total for the year = 1645 miles

Tuesday-April 20, 2010

Busy busy.

I ran the Earth Day Half-Marathon in St. Cloud this past Saturday. Finished in 1:33:14, which is 7 minutes faster than my 1:40:32 at Dallas in March.

I started out with the 1:35 pacing group, but at mile 5 I was feeling good, so move out and kicked it a little. Felt good until 11, then tightened up a bit, but still finished in pretty good shape. I was happy with my 4th place age group.

Sunday I ran 7, not too hard. I paid the price on Monday, only ran an easy 5 miles.
Today I felt much better, ran 4 at lunch, and will finish up with a 5 mile after work.

This weekend is the Country Music Marathon in Nashville, TN. Wish me luck.

Monday, April 12 - 2010

Ran the Fred Kurz 10 Mile on Saturday, April 10. I complained a bit about my 9:20 starting time (which means I would need 7 minute miles to finish at 10:30), but wouldn't you know it, Rick Recker was spot on. I finished two seconds under a 7 minute mile (1:09:58). I still don't understand how Terry Hakkola got a 9:10 starting time, almost a 10 minute head start, especially in light of the fact he was only 2 minutes back at the Human Race 8k.

I did manage to catch Heidi Miler, in the last mile, it took me almost the whole 10 miles to make up the 1 mile different. Only one guy passed me during the whole race, so all in all, I was quite happy.

The weather was perfect for running.

Sunday I ran 7 miles with Emi and Willie Tibbits. We ran a few miles close to 7, but most were in the 7:30-7:45 range.

A wonderful weekend for running. Next Saturday is the Earth Day half-marathon. I haven't finished under 1:40 for a half-marathon this year, I think I can run a 1:35 if I can keep my miles under 7:15. I did it for 10 miles, I should be able to hold it together for another 5k. Of course, "should" doesn't always mean "can".

Friday - April 9, 2010

Have decided to resume my blog, which I abruptly ended in January, 2008.

So far, 2010 has been a good year.

January 1, 2010 - Polar Dash 10k - 44:30
January 17, 2010 - Phoenix Rock-N-Roll Marathon = 3:43:20
January 23, 2010 - Instep Indoor Half-marathon (48 laps) = 1:42:19
January 24, 2010 - Instep Indoor Marathon - (96 laps) = 3:58:02
March 14, 2010 - Dallas Rock-n-Roll Half-marathon = 1:40:32
March 20, 2010 - Get Lucky 7k = 28:30
March 28, 2010 - Human Race 5k = 20:15
March 28, 2010 - Human Race 8k = 22:37 (1st overall for combined total)

Tomorrow, Sat. April 10 is the Fred Kurz 10 Mile.