Why I Oughta!!!

I got up at 5 am to start another round of P90X.  Today was day 1, Chest & Back with ab ripper at the end.  Had a very light breakfast and Cathy, Josh, Britnee, and I were off to the rec ctr.  I did 2.4 miles of intervals on the treadmill.  I did climbing ladders (Bill Phillips Method) with a change in speed every minute.  When I reached 4 rungs, I backed down to the initial speed, 4 sets total.  Last set was a little longer and faster.  The entire routine took 20 minutes.  Average pace was 8:20.  Fastest pace was 6:30. Initial pace 9:15.

Ran home from the rec ctr in the rain... yipeee!! I love the rain!!!  I did 5.8 miles in 47:38.

Mile Splits:  8:23, 8:17, 8:12, 7:38, 8:31, and last 0.8 miles at 8:14 pace.

This was suppose to be an easy run.  I blanked out on the 7:38 mile.  I was thinking of work on my day off!!! Swam 1.6 miles (110 lengths) in the pool this evening.

P90X plyometrics at 5:30am and then ran 7.2 miles.  After work, ran 2.3 miles on the treadmill before yoga class.  Ran in the 8:30 pace range.  I am trying to run easy before the half marathon this weekend.

I ran 2 miles on the treadmill for a warm-up. Ran home for another 5.5 miles.  I tried to keep this very easy since I have the half-marathon this saturday.  I am sore today from P90X.  I went to yoga class this evening and that seemed to help a lot!  Also, I ate all-you-can-eat sushi for lunch today.  That seemed to help a lot too!!

Mile Splits: 9:50 TM, 9:25 TM, 8:04 downhill, 8:17, 8:42, 8:30, 8:56, and last 0.5 mile at 8:50 pace.  I was definitely feeling tired, sore, and hungry this morning!

Ran 20 minutes on the treadmill just to keep things loose before the race tomorrow.  Cathy and I were at the Rec Ctr helping with race packet pick-up.  It was fun to see all the friends and people we know.

St George Painter's Half Marathon - 1:53:30 - 8:40 pace

I ran the race with my daughter Britnee, and my sons Joshua and Elijah.  Josh & Britnee wanted a 2 hour race and I paced them to a better than expected time.  Joshua finished with a time of 1:52:20.  He ran ahead of us the last mile.  Elijah finished with a time of 2:03:56.  Elijah wanted to do walk breaks every 6 minutes. 

Mile Splits: 8:46, 8:43, 8:41, 8:37, 8:50 (hills), 8:30, 8:24, 8:38, 9:25, 8:42, 8:19, 8:30, 8:25, and last 0.1 mile at 6:17 pace.  Britnee wanted to finish strong!

I ran extra miles with a 0.5 mile warm-up and a post race run on the treadmill for 4.3 miles (37:46). Splits: 9:13, 9:13, 8:34, 8:00, & 9:13(0.3 mile).