Arie's Running Blog

9:15 AM start, 65F some wind and sunny. Did two loops around Duke East Campus. It felt good. I wanted to go easy but I ended up doing it in 7:19 pace. I need to learn how to run slower in my easy runs and of course in my long runs but I can't seem to be able to do it. Any ideas?

0:24:08

I felt like I need to take a day off running. I have some inflamation in my knee and maybe in the achiles tendon of my right leg. Nothing serious. I will be OK tomorrow for a 5 mile run. I really need to learn to do my easy and long runs slower.

8:10AM start, 60F no wind and sunny. I did 3 loops around Duke East campus and a little bit more to make it a 5 mile run. I felt quite good. I tried to run slower and keep it a constant pace. I did quite well. Each loop is 1.65 mile and I did 12:12, 12:12 and 12:14 for the 3 loops respectively and then I ran the last 100m in 33 seconds.

0:37:11

Today is Israel's memorial day. In this day we ramember the soldiers who made the miracle called Israel possible and especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We also rememeber those who payed with their lives just for being a part of this miracle called Israel and were killed in so many terrorist actions in Israel and abroad. I am dedicating my run today to all of them. God, may they rest in peace. Tomorrow is Israel's 60th birthday. The sharp switch for the saddest day in the year to the happiest day in the year is perhaps the best way to explain who we are. God bless Israel - I miss you so much.

Arie.

AM run 4.75M

8:00AM start, 60F rainy. It was just a drizzle when I started but it got stronger and it was raining by the time I was half way through. It actually felt good running in the rain. Lucky me I keep a towel in my office. I planned to run another course which is 3.7M but due to some changes in my schedule I ended up running again the Duke West to East campus + the East campus loop. It felt good to run more. I controlled my pace to about 7:40 minutes per mile.

0:36:27

PM run 2.2M

I decided to run back home from work. It was about 75F and very humid so it wasn't the best conditions. But I did a nice pace. This is the first time I do two separate runs in a day.

0:17:10 

Today it's Israel's 60th independence day!!! Mazal Tov!

6:15AM start, 60F light wind, sunrise. I didn't sleep much last night. We had a friend over  yesterday and he stayed longer than I was hoping. The first couple of miles were a bit sluggish with lots of negative thoughts. But I pulled myself together and started to feel stronger.

What are you thinking about while you're running? I was thinking about all sort of things this time but most of the time it was about work. Somewhere between mile 6 and 7 I came up with an idea that will make my FORTRAN program run faster. I was now even more motivated to get home fast so I can implement it :-)

Over the pace was good 7:47 on average with the last 3 miles better than the first 3. It was the exact same course as last week and I did it a few seconds faster.

1:05:19