Running in Life's Slow Lane

A very short run while waiting on rehearsals for My Fair Lady tonight. Picked up the pace a bit since I knew it was going to be a brief workout. Everything seemed to work well together. No increase in heel pain.

Location: Campus of Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma

Another 2.00 slow miles for the week. I will try to add another 1 or 2 to the weekly total starting with tomorrow's long run. Woo hoo.

Location: Elmer Thomas Park, Lawton, Oklahoma

A nice slow jog in the wonderful spring weather.

Location: Wichita Mtns Wildlife Refuge

Picked up the pace more as a result of stress than any true intention in today's short run. Very humid evening and the sweat was excessive.

Location: Campus of Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma

My mid-week run is just a long-ish run until I am back in full swing and then I will try to get into tempo running once more. Very lucky that a cool front came through in the late afternoon as it made the temperature much nicer. Incredibly strong winds from the north though.

Location: Campus of Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma

Well today's 3.00 miles will leave me 1 mile short of my goal for this week. Unfortunately I had to cut my run short in order to stop at the Lawton Philharmonic Orchestra rehearsal in an attempt to help them solve a computer-related technical issue. Wasted an hour determining that the software they had rented to display high definition space images synchronized to the orchestra's playing crashed even when you installed all of the prescribed programs onto a laptop. Oops! Hope all those people paying money for tickets to the concert like the low-res space pictures.

Location: Elmer Thomas Park, Lawton, Oklahoma

After work this afternoon I had to complete the long run that I missed while driving to Kansas City on Sunday. Unfortunately, while I was motivated to run today the legs proved a bit unwilling and I was forced to stop at the 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 marks to rest my calves. After the 3.0 mark though I was able to proceed -- slowly -- with the remainder of the run. The rolling hills that make up the terrain near the hotel also made the run seem so much longer as it kept the pace slow.

7.00 mi in 01:32:36 @ 13:14/mi burning 654 calories with 138 bpm HRavg

Paces --
13:18 *ouch calves are cranky*
12:40 *picking up pace and stretching calves*
12:49
12:51
13:16 *out on skyview for a long slow climb*
13:33 *going up 108th is not an easier*
14:08 *holy cow, now I feel like I am climbing straight up!*

I will have to pick up the pace in my shorter runs this week to get a bit more work for the heart and lungs.

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

I thought I might pick up the pace a bit today but the hills near the hotel seem to be too tough for me. In addition, I feel like I have lost quite a bit of cardio in the weeks I was unable to run and then to slowly put miles back into my legs.

4.00 mi in 52:07 @ 13:01/mi burning 379 calories

Paces --
12:14
13:13
12:55
13:45 *seriously out of gas*

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

I am so glad that I was able to run today. NOT because I love running but because it means I am very much recovered from yesterday's bout of intestinal disorder.

5.15 mi in 1:07:23 @ 13:05/mi.

Paces ---
0.15 mi - walking to see if abs and back would cooperate
12:08
12:47
12:55
13:05
13:18 * serious loss of pace over the distance *

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

I squeezed in a 5 mile jog during my mid-morning hours and then found myself feeling drowsy for the remainder of my day. Actually picked up the pace for 2 miles or so and felt good doing it.

Location: Elmer Thomas Park, Lawton, Oklahoma

Got my second 5 miler done for this cutback week. Looking for a total of 15.

I was hoping to get 5 more done this week but ran out of time. Didn't have my garmin with me so I am probably cutting myself a bit short but safe with 4.5 miles.

Sunday is generally set aside for longer runs but a very late night backstage at My Fair Lady left me with no energy so I settled for a shorter distance at a quicker pace.

I managed to squeeze a 5 mile run into my schedule was Kristoffer was at dance rehearsal. Picked up the pace quite a bit for the last 3 miles so I hope I am not too sore tomorrow.

5 mi @ 11:36/mi

I somehow grabbed the wrong shoes while gathering my running gear and had to run in my older 1140s. They are the shoes I was wearing when my achilles tendon issues came into force so I kept my pace and distance in check.

The wind proved much stronger than my legs and my planned 3 miler got cut to a 2 mile jog. Running into the 25+ mph wind was straining the body too much as evidenced by the fact that I developed a stitch in my side before I finished the first mile. Hopefully Friday's conditions will be a bit more hospitable.

Pushed my way through a 7 mile jog. The wind had slowed to a stout breeze but nowhere near the gales we had yesterday. I had to stop a few times but think that had more to do with the recent increased temperatures than any other factor.