I went running with JulieC today for my first run of the year. Nothing like last year's adventure, but enjoyed the company. My legs are still sore from Saturday. But if I get a little more consistent, I should be able to get my fitness back to where I want it.
Today I used a new App to track my mileage. Runkeeper. It seemed to be right on.
It was really dark out this morning. It was kind of creepy running along the canal, but it's amazing how I can zone out and live inside my head. I was just thinking about my Ragnar team and how we need to get our volunteers lined up. Before I knew it, I was back home.
I went to Glen the Gazelle's house this morning at 6:30am. Then we went to my favorite run up Usery Pass. We saw another truck parked where we normally park with a Ragnar sticker on its window. We figured another runner must be out running up the only hill within 50 miles of us. Little did I know that it was my neighbor that lives directly behind me, Mike King. I saw him running back down at about mile 2. Next time we'll plan better so that we can carpool.
I wanted to see which of my new Apps worked the best at measuring my run. So I ran Endomondo and Runkeeper at the same time. The results were fantastic. According to Runkeeper, I ran 18.32 miles at a 4:21 pace. Endomondo said I ran 13.98 6:28 miles at a 6:28 pace. I think I like Runkeeper's results better.
We went to pick my daughter up from her basketball game and I decided to run home from there. It was 4.12 miles according to MapMyRun. Neither Endomondo or RunKeeper could locate satellites. Maybe because I was under power lines? Anyway, it was a great experience running through the ghetto at 8 o' clock at night. I am so sorry Julie Esplin, that I ever took you through this part of town. So sorry.
We were supposed to have a Ragnar team run this morning. 8 people RSVP'd. 3 showed up :(
3 of them cancelled last night. We waited around for 30 minutes for the other two. No shows. So we ran. We ran so far away. We started at the same park where my 10 mile race was a couple of weeks ago. This time we decided to go south. Good call. It took us right by the Biltmore. That's where I met runningafterbabies in real life. Runkeeper was once again telling me I was running a sub 3 min/mile. So I just ran for 26 minutes then turned around. Glen the Gazelle was ahead of me. He caught back up to me shortly after I turned around. Liz was already gone by the time we got back. She only ran 3 miles. She wasn't feeling "it." Well, at least that meant more donuts for me.
This was a late afternoon run. After dinner. I got dressed to go running, but then we ate. So, I didn't want to run, but my wife made me go with her to WalMart and run home from there. I got a phone call on the way home and had to stop for a minute.
I got my first high five of the season from a "Lady" Liberty. He was no Brittney Wojtaszek, but I could tell he loves freedom by his awesome dance moves and air guitar skills. At first he moved way over off the sidewalk to let me run by, but I motioned him back.
It was so cold this morning. 40°. Luckily I'm fat and my body has to work overtime to keep me in motion. So I warm up pretty fast.
I didn't know it was possible to sweat that much when it's 60° out. I took a different route than normal so I could run by Javelina Avenue. I know how much Bonnie and allie love javelinas.
I saw a former Ragnar teammate of mine when I turned back onto the canal. She just had a baby two months ago. Then I stopped at the magic water fountain for a refreshing drink.
Currently I'm on two Ragnar teams. I invited all of them to join me on a run up Usery Pass. Nobody could make it. Granted, half my So Cal team lives in CA, and half my Del Sol team had races, but I think it comes down to them being scared. Scared of the hill. Scared of me. Who knows. Luckily my neighbor Mike King that lives right behind me had planned to go, also. So I went with him and a handful of people on his team, which included Bishop, his wife, his son, Jacob Wright from our ward, his brother, and one other lady that was unrecognizable under her beanie.
Me, Mike, and Bishop's son, Tyler started out running together. I didn't even think to bring a headlamp, and it was dark. I stuck close to Tyler since he had one. After two miles Mike and I started putting some distance between Tyler. After three miles I started to distance myself from Mike a bit. He was only about 20 feet behind me. So I waited for him when I turned around at the top. Then I left him in the dust. This was the best run I've had in some time.
When I started running I was thinking how nice it felt to put some
quality miles in within the last five days. But around mile 3 the
fatigue started to set in. I think I'll just do an easy 3 tomorrow.
I
saw a new Lady Liberty this morning. And she really was a lady. Also,
I believe she was a Native American. Can't get much better than that.
