| Location: Lawton,OK,United States Member Since: Jan 01, 2008 Gender: Male Goal Type: Half Marathon Finish Running Accomplishments:
Got off the couch and started running
5K PR : 30:25
8K PR : 58:53
7.2mi PR: 01:21:53
HM PR: 02:49:06
2010 Results --
Dallas RnR Half Marathon: 02:49:06
States --
AZ, AR, CA, CO, FL*, KS*, MO*, NC, OK*, TX*, VA*
Countries --
CA*
Short-Term Running Goals: Build up to a 30 mpw routine.
Long-Term Running Goals: Establish and maintain a program of cardiovascular fitness.
Participate in one of the Ragnar Relays.
Manage to place within the top 3 in my age group in a race. Any race.
Personal: My wife, Teresa, has stayed by my side for over 21 years and I am a much better person as a result. Kristoffer, our only child, is now 15 and continues to exceed all my expectations. If you look in the dictionary under the word luck you will see my smiling face.
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| Asics Gel 1150 Miles: 44.06 | Asics Gel Kayano 16 Miles: 22.48 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 85.65 | Nap Time: 4.00 | Total Sleep Time: 89.65 | |
| | Ugh. If it wasn't for the rain clouds that built up during the last few miles of my run I swear I may have melted into a puddle right on the sidewalk.
8.00 mi in 1:40:07 @ 12:31/mi burning 880 calories.
Paces: 12:23, 12:14, 11:56, 12:02, 12:39, 12:59, 12:45, 13:08
I got too spunky during the early miles and really struggle towards the end. Location: W on University to Semoran and back, Orlando, Fl
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| Asics Gel 1150 Miles: 8.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.50 |
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| | Heavy rains and lightning forced me to jog on the treadmill for today's miles. Definitely not my favorite way to exercise but it is better than the electrifying alterntive. Location: Hampton Inn on Quadrangle, Orlando, FL
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| Asics Gel 1150 Miles: 3.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.50 |
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| | Found a new running trail not too far from the hotel and explored it a bit today. Got to see it during part of a torrential downpour and was very glad to find a church along the way with an awning available. It didn't stop me from getting soaked but let me avoid the worst of the storm. 3.00 mi in 35:46 @ 11:54/mi. Location: J. Blanchard Park, Orlando, FL
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| Asics Gel 1150 Miles: 3.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.50 |
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Race into Summer 5K (3.1 Miles) 00:34:49, Place overall: 153 | | The Orlando Runners Club hosted the Race Into Summer 5K at J Blanchard Park which is a short distance from my hotel so I decided to join them today. The course was an out-and-back on the concrete Little Econ Greenway starting near the YMCA and heading west. The event seemed well organized and the race shirt is even a tech shirt so it was worth showing up at 0730.
The humidity was oppressive and I was drenched from my 1.00 mile warm up jogs. I pushed myself in the first mile and managed about 09:40 for the first 0.75 mi before dropping off to finish at 10:06. After that I just tried to find a comfortable pace to finish the race, clocking the second mile at 11:21 and third mile at 11:57. The last mile seemed dreadful as I was running directly into the sun and the heat just seemed to be baking my face. I am not at all accustomed to the humidity so it felt like I was boiling in my own juices.
So, overall I am happy with the results. I have been focusing on adding distance and duration to my runs rather than watching my pace. Once the heat of the summer has passed and I have my mileage goals met perhaps I will look at doing more to improve my pace. But, I am okay with being a tortoise as long as I am a healthier tortoise.
Location: Blanchard Park, Orlando, FL
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| Asics Gel 1150 Miles: 4.13 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | The first part of the run was hampered by a sore calf/tendon issue that seemed to appear a bit yesterday during the 5K. Once I finally worked through that pain I then started suffering from the heat and humidity. It scared me a little when I felt a little knot in my chest so I started taking a walk break each 0.5 mi. If I were to guess the knot was probably just my lungs complaining about all the moisture in the air reducing its ability to suck in enough oxygen. 5.04 mi in 01:04:03 @ 12:41/mi.
Location: Blanchard Park, Orlando, FL
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| Asics Gel 1150 Miles: 5.04 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.00 |
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| | On a Monday you need a little extra inspiration to run and I suppose today's inspiration was drawn from the many frustrations in my work. Whatever it was, I found my thoughts changing from "ugh, I'll just skip today" to "let's get it done". 7.00 mi in 01:27:24 @ 12:29/mi
Miles done in ...
12:10
12:24
12:15
12:29
12:53
12:39
12:33
Weather was a bit more tolerable as thunderstorms in the area kept the sun covered and occasionally provided a breeze. I pretended not to notice the occasional thunder or lightning.
Location: University, to Rouse, to J. Blanchard Tr and back, Orlando, FL
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| Asics Gel 1150 Miles: 7.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.50 |
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Last night was miserable in terms of sleep. Hard time falling asleep, then waking up in the early hours of the morning unable to fall back to sleep, then rising early. Yuck. Made for a long day.
6.01 mi in 01:12:40 @ 12:06/mi
Paces ---
12:21
12:04
11:37
12:10
11:57
12:25 Location: Through the nbhd to Alafaya then north a bit beyond Carrigan then back again
Orlando, FL
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| Asics Gel 1150 Miles: 6.01 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 5.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 5.50 |
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| | Managed to get through 4 miles this evening.
Location: Lawton, OK
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| Asics Gel 1150 Miles: 4.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 2.00 | Total Sleep Time: 9.00 |
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| | A slow arduous jog. Even at 0730 I was able to plenty of heat and humidity into my day. 3.88 mi in 48:25 @ 12:28/mi Location: Through the nbhd, out on the county roads, Lawton, OK
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| Asics Gel 1150 Miles: 3.88 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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The week started off with plenty of rain and a few busy days so I just decided to give my legs plenty of rest. This evening while visiting Oklahoma City I finally put a few miles on the brand new shoes. 3.08 mi in 36:41 @ 11:54/mi
1.00 mi @ 11:56/mi
0.51 mi @ 11:20/mi
1.00 mi @ 12:00/mi
0.57 mi @ 12:12/mi Location: Hefner Park, Oklahoma City, OK
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| Asics Gel Kayano 16 Miles: 3.08 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 5.50 | Nap Time: 2.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 |
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| | First full day of summer also brought along the first early morning run of the summer. Laudo Helios! |
| Asics Gel Kayano 16 Miles: 4.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.15 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.15 |
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| | Another early morning jog. Picked up the pace a bit since we eased back the distance a little. I don't always do well running on a completely empty stomach but everything went well this time. 3.10 @ 11:22/mi
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| Asics Gel Kayano 16 Miles: 3.10 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Slow and steady jog this morning. In the final stretch downhill towards the house I picked up the pace but keeping it easy is the mantra for my summer. |
| Asics Gel Kayano 16 Miles: 3.65 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 6.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 6.50 |
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| | Slow jog through the quiet downtown of Lawton while Teresa was in church. |
| Asics Gel Kayano 16 Miles: 5.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| | Wow, the tennis I played on Sunday evening really did a number of my Achilles tendons. Took two days to recover but I arose from bed this morning ready to go. Did a slow easy jog through the neighborhood. |
| Asics Gel Kayano 16 Miles: 3.65 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 0.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 0.00 |
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| Asics Gel 1150 Miles: 44.06 | Asics Gel Kayano 16 Miles: 22.48 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 85.65 | Nap Time: 4.00 | Total Sleep Time: 89.65 | |
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