| 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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| Night Sleep Time: 44.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 44.50 | |
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12:08
11:47
12:02
11:42
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4.0 miles -- 11:56/mi avg pace -- 490 cal
I'm just trying to recover from yesterday's race and start building my mileage back up to the level I had in the middle of June. Today's run was well paced and felt good. Teresa ran strong alongside me for the first 3.25 before stopping to get her stress-filled morning started. Gorgeous morning with lots of bird calls in the air and a cool breeze to keep one company.
Now, if I can just get packed and to the airport in the next 2 hours!
Location: Lawton, Oklahoma
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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No miles today. Yesterday's flights into Norfolk, Virginia did not go as planned, leaving me with very little sleep. Without taking time to run I still did not make it into the lab until 0930.
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12:02
11:34
11:52
12:10
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4.01 mi -- 11:54/mi avg pace -- 441 cal
This was a tough run to finish but I'm glad I forced myself out of bed at 0530 and got onto the streets. Wonderful morning sights and sounds. The area is practically infested with rabbits and in one stretch of less than 100 ft there were 6 squirrels lined up in the parking area of the dog park. Trees are a splendid color of green in the half-light of the morning. Really, if there weren't hundreds of cars rushing by on the nearby interstate, one could enjoy the experience.
Sweat-fest record thoroughly smashed as the entire shirt was soaked. So much so that I had to wriggle from the shirt like a snake shedding skin. Eeeeew!
Note to self: Drink plenty of water today!
Location: Chesapeake, Virginia
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| | Today's splits ---
12:19
12:07
11:55
12:06
5:51 (11:35/mi pace)
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4.5 mi -- 12:03/mi avg pace -- 508 cal
Nice weather for a run with temps at 73F with a slight breeze. Yesterday's heavy rain left the terrain covered in moisture and the air laden with 85% humidity. I was a bit slower than usual in my pacing but I can accept that as I build up my mileage again.
Location: Chesapeake, Virginia
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| Night Sleep Time: 7.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.50 |
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| | Today's splits ---
11:07
11:56
11:23
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3.0 mi -- 11:32 avg pace -- 349 cal
Whew the rains that came through left a great deal of water lingering in the air. Water that I in turn had to run through this morning. I am drenched to the bone.
Lots of aches and pains when I arose this morning. Thus my planned 4 mile run turned into a 3 mile run. Since it was going to be a bit shorter I went ahead and picked up the pace a bit though it is still a bit slower than I had intended.
Not so much wildlife on my run this morning. I think the clouds had them convinced that morning had not arrived.
Location: Chesapeake, Virginia
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | Today's splits ---
11:38
11:43
11:41
11:03
11:48
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5.0 mi -- 11:34/mi avg pace -- 614 cal
The first 3.5 miles went fairly quickly and I felt good working on some moving meditation for about 1.5 miles. After 3.5 miles it was a struggle to finish off the distance. Particularly around the 4.25 mile mark when I developed a pain in my left shoulder. I stopped at that point and tried to stretch out my shoulder. Then when I started again I had issues with my Garmin Forerunner. It allowed me to press the timer button and thinking all was well I took off running. Then after about 0.25 mi of running I check my pace only to find that the timer had NOT started. In fact, nothing was moving on the watch. I pressed the "back" button and tried to use the bezel to move to "Time" or "Menu" and nothing happened. After a few frustrating minutes the watch emitted a whole series of beeps (as though it were catching up to all of my button presses) and the timer started counting. I finished my 5 miles and went through a similar "slow down" when I tried to stop the timer at the end of the workout. If I were to guess I would attribute all of this to problems getting satellite reception. It was very overcast during my run and the trees are in close to the roads along my route. First time I have had these types of problems.
Location: Chesapeake, Virginia -- I fly home tomorrow!
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| Night Sleep Time: 8.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 8.00 |
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| | No miles today. Instead I traveled from Chesapeake, Va back home to Lawton, Ok. |
| Night Sleep Time: 7.00 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 7.00 |
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| Night Sleep Time: 44.50 | Nap Time: 0.00 | Total Sleep Time: 44.50 | |
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