Distance: 8 miles
Total for the week: 13 miles
Overall total so far: 265 miles
Notes: I was a little worried about my knee, but it didn't hold me back at all; I ran a very decent 9:15 pace for this eight miles, and I felt quite strong. (A little Ibuprofen works wonders.) Now I'm sitting here basking in some endorphins and icing my knee, looking forward to finishing this training program strong.
Showing posts with label Pace. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Week 8, Day 4
Distance: 14 miles
Total for the week: 24 miles
Overall total so far: 166 miles
Notes: Tracey and I tried even more frequent walk breaks this time, and it actually shaved another ten seconds per mile off our average pace. We walked for one minute every mile. Far more important than the increase in pace was the fact that we felt good and finished pretty strong. I think I'm becoming a believer.
Attention Town of Pittsford: They invented this awesome thing called sidewalks. You can put them next to your roads in order to help pedestrians (including runners) keep from, well, dying. You might want to Google it.
Total for the week: 24 miles
Overall total so far: 166 miles
Notes: Tracey and I tried even more frequent walk breaks this time, and it actually shaved another ten seconds per mile off our average pace. We walked for one minute every mile. Far more important than the increase in pace was the fact that we felt good and finished pretty strong. I think I'm becoming a believer.
Attention Town of Pittsford: They invented this awesome thing called sidewalks. You can put them next to your roads in order to help pedestrians (including runners) keep from, well, dying. You might want to Google it.
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Week 8, Day 3
Distance: 4 miles
Total for the week: 14 miles
Overall total so far: 152 miles
Notes: Over 150 now, nice. I ran this alone and did two speed pushes, running at over 80% for a couple minutes twice during the run to see if I could recover without walking. It may have been good for my cardiovascular strength, but it did nothing for my pace. Interesting.
Total for the week: 14 miles
Overall total so far: 152 miles
Notes: Over 150 now, nice. I ran this alone and did two speed pushes, running at over 80% for a couple minutes twice during the run to see if I could recover without walking. It may have been good for my cardiovascular strength, but it did nothing for my pace. Interesting.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Week 8, Day 1
Distance: 4 miles
Total for the week: 4 miles
Overall total so far: 142 miles
Notes: I can't believe it's already week 8! This was my fastest run yet (a staggering 8:40/mile, whoopie), including a final mile that was about 7:30. I pushed it throughout the run and ran as hard as I could when the iPod gave me the "400 meters to go" warning. I don't know why; I just felt like lengthening my strides a bit. My legs were achy the next day, though!
Total for the week: 4 miles
Overall total so far: 142 miles
Notes: I can't believe it's already week 8! This was my fastest run yet (a staggering 8:40/mile, whoopie), including a final mile that was about 7:30. I pushed it throughout the run and ran as hard as I could when the iPod gave me the "400 meters to go" warning. I don't know why; I just felt like lengthening my strides a bit. My legs were achy the next day, though!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Week 7, Days 2, 3, and 4
Another quick and dirty set of recaps. Been really busy moving the church to our new building.
Day 2 (Wednesday)
Distance: 6 miles
Total for the week: 10 miles
Overall total so far: 122 miles
Notes: A nice long loop after dark. Six felt pretty good.
Day 3 (Thursday)
Distance: 4 miles
Total for the week: 14 miles
Overall total so far: 126 miles
Notes: I was exhausted during this run after painting outside in the sun all day long. But I ran it anyway. Not a bad pace, either.
Day 3 (Saturday)
Distance: 12 miles
Total for the week: 26 miles
Overall total so far: 138 miles
Notes: After last week's eleven mile debacle, we were determined to make this run good. Tracey plotted a nice round loop, we made sure to start out in a better mood, and we decided to try the "walk break" idea. Every two miles, we walked for one minute. It kept us feeling pretty fresh, and our pace was actually faster than we've been averaging on long runs. Interesting—we'll probably try a few different ways of using walk breaks over the next few weeks.
Day 2 (Wednesday)
Distance: 6 miles
Total for the week: 10 miles
Overall total so far: 122 miles
Notes: A nice long loop after dark. Six felt pretty good.
Day 3 (Thursday)
Distance: 4 miles
Total for the week: 14 miles
Overall total so far: 126 miles
Notes: I was exhausted during this run after painting outside in the sun all day long. But I ran it anyway. Not a bad pace, either.
Day 3 (Saturday)
Distance: 12 miles
Total for the week: 26 miles
Overall total so far: 138 miles
Notes: After last week's eleven mile debacle, we were determined to make this run good. Tracey plotted a nice round loop, we made sure to start out in a better mood, and we decided to try the "walk break" idea. Every two miles, we walked for one minute. It kept us feeling pretty fresh, and our pace was actually faster than we've been averaging on long runs. Interesting—we'll probably try a few different ways of using walk breaks over the next few weeks.
Monday, July 9, 2007
Week 7, Day 1
Distance: 4 miles
Total for the week: 4 miles
Overall total so far: 116 miles
Notes: This was a fast four, for me anyway. Ran a personal best over the first mile, then joined Brian, who only had to run three, to finish it out.
The medium run bumps to six miles this week, and I have to do twelve on Saturday, in addition to performing a wedding later in the day. Oh, and I'm also painting the new/old church building on Thursday and Friday. Should be a tiring week.
Total for the week: 4 miles
Overall total so far: 116 miles
Notes: This was a fast four, for me anyway. Ran a personal best over the first mile, then joined Brian, who only had to run three, to finish it out.
The medium run bumps to six miles this week, and I have to do twelve on Saturday, in addition to performing a wedding later in the day. Oh, and I'm also painting the new/old church building on Thursday and Friday. Should be a tiring week.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Week 4, Day 3
Distance: 3 miles
Total for the week: 11 miles
Overall total so far: 59 miles
Notes: Gorgeous sunny day, but with a ton of wind. I did an out-and-back with the wind helping on the way out. And you don't need to be a bowtie-wearing meteorologist to know that means I was running into the wind all the way home. Felt like I was underwater. But I kicked the wind in the teeth and finished at my usual pace.
Now I'm sitting on the porch, stretched and showered and enjoying the cool breeze, and runners keep going by on the street below. It's nice to be finished for the day and looking at a rest day before our eight miler on Saturday.
Total for the week: 11 miles
Overall total so far: 59 miles
Notes: Gorgeous sunny day, but with a ton of wind. I did an out-and-back with the wind helping on the way out. And you don't need to be a bowtie-wearing meteorologist to know that means I was running into the wind all the way home. Felt like I was underwater. But I kicked the wind in the teeth and finished at my usual pace.
Now I'm sitting on the porch, stretched and showered and enjoying the cool breeze, and runners keep going by on the street below. It's nice to be finished for the day and looking at a rest day before our eight miler on Saturday.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Week 2, Day 2
Distance: 4 miles
Total for the week: 7 miles
Overall total so far: 22 miles
Notes: Ouch. I played my first game of Ultimate last night, so my legs were shot. And on top of that, my entire family got sick within three hours of each other last night. So I ran this sick and on dead legs. It hurt pretty bad, but I did it. As Tracey said, having already done her four miles today, "It's amazing how much more you can do than you think you can." How true. That's one thing I remember from my previous attempt at this: when you think you are totally spent, you can usually go just a few steps more. And then a few steps more than that.
I figured today's medium run would be a decent opportunity to try out the "walk breaks." So I ran three minutes and walked one minute for the entire distance. Also, the three minute running portions were very slow. It definitely helped me stay strong until the end. Once again I reminded myself that finishing is the only goal, and that nothing else matters. And I finished today's run in spite of my circumstances, just like I will finish the one on September 16.
Total for the week: 7 miles
Overall total so far: 22 miles
Notes: Ouch. I played my first game of Ultimate last night, so my legs were shot. And on top of that, my entire family got sick within three hours of each other last night. So I ran this sick and on dead legs. It hurt pretty bad, but I did it. As Tracey said, having already done her four miles today, "It's amazing how much more you can do than you think you can." How true. That's one thing I remember from my previous attempt at this: when you think you are totally spent, you can usually go just a few steps more. And then a few steps more than that.
I figured today's medium run would be a decent opportunity to try out the "walk breaks." So I ran three minutes and walked one minute for the entire distance. Also, the three minute running portions were very slow. It definitely helped me stay strong until the end. Once again I reminded myself that finishing is the only goal, and that nothing else matters. And I finished today's run in spite of my circumstances, just like I will finish the one on September 16.
Week 2, Day 1
Distance: 3 miles
Total for the week: 3 miles
Overall total so far: 18 miles
Notes: Brian and I ran our fastest pace yet on this run, under 9 minutes per mile, which is interesting to me only because it felt like we were going pretty slowly for much of it.
Total for the week: 3 miles
Overall total so far: 18 miles
Notes: Brian and I ran our fastest pace yet on this run, under 9 minutes per mile, which is interesting to me only because it felt like we were going pretty slowly for much of it.
Friday, June 1, 2007
Week 1, Day 3
Distance: 3 miles
Total for the week: 10 miles
Total overall: 10 miles
Notes: Brian and I decided to push the pace, and we ran this short 3 miler at a 9 minute per mile pace. Which is not breaking any records, but it was half a minute faster than my current fastest pace. I don't really care about pace, but it felt good to really air it out a bit. Forgot to bring my Nike+ transmitter, so the record of this run is lost in the ether. Oh well.
Also, it was my first run wearing my new Champion running shorts, which I will write a bit more about after I try them again. And that brings me to another point: I will be writing more than just these boring training run recaps in the future.
A day off today, and then five miles tomorrow—probably my first real test. I'm trying to arrange it so I can run it with Tracey, which will make it a lot easier!
Total for the week: 10 miles
Total overall: 10 miles
Notes: Brian and I decided to push the pace, and we ran this short 3 miler at a 9 minute per mile pace. Which is not breaking any records, but it was half a minute faster than my current fastest pace. I don't really care about pace, but it felt good to really air it out a bit. Forgot to bring my Nike+ transmitter, so the record of this run is lost in the ether. Oh well.
Also, it was my first run wearing my new Champion running shorts, which I will write a bit more about after I try them again. And that brings me to another point: I will be writing more than just these boring training run recaps in the future.
A day off today, and then five miles tomorrow—probably my first real test. I'm trying to arrange it so I can run it with Tracey, which will make it a lot easier!
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Run: Thursday, May 24, 2007
Distance: 3 miles
Weather: A bit on the warm side, but not too bad since we were running at dusk.
Notes: Ran this with Brian. We ran at the Brighton High School outdoor track so we could calibrate the Nike+ iPod systems. While the surface was truly great to run on, easy on the joints and perfectly flat, it was somewhat soul-crushing to run in such a boring setting. I don't think I'll do that again. Our pace was up, though: about 9:30 per mile.
Weather: A bit on the warm side, but not too bad since we were running at dusk.
Notes: Ran this with Brian. We ran at the Brighton High School outdoor track so we could calibrate the Nike+ iPod systems. While the surface was truly great to run on, easy on the joints and perfectly flat, it was somewhat soul-crushing to run in such a boring setting. I don't think I'll do that again. Our pace was up, though: about 9:30 per mile.
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