Attitude is Everything!

I love this weather.  I went out for a run by myself at 1:00 in the afternoon and the temperature was perfect.  I felt great.  I've lost a bit of speed but had no problem finishing 6 miles.  My knee felt good with just some minor twinges on the lower medial edge of the joint line.   Hopefully I can build my mileage back up without reaggravating the knee.

Ran the same run as yesterday plus a little extra.  The run included running from the riverbottom on 12600 up to Lampton View and then over to Parkway Pallisades to the top of the hill, then back down to the river bottom.  So a few hills.  I managed to maintain an 8:31 AP.  I feel pretty good about that since I only ran 24 miles during the whole month of September.  My knee felt great although at about mile 4 it had the most disgusting sounds as I ran (crepitus).  It didn't hurt, it just sounded awful.  It finally quit making noises after about .5 miles.  

Had a great run with RAD this morning.  I forgot how much I enjoy getting out in the morning for a run.  The weather was perfect and the pace was very doable.  Just what I needed to get me back into the swing of things.  In the past three days I have run about the same mileage as I did the whole month of September.  So I guess a 9:17 pace is respectable.  Thanks RAD!!!  

AP: 9:17 splits: 9:17, 9:35, 9:27, 9:32, 9:12, 9:27, 9:04, 8:55, 9:08, 9:15

Walked to the gym (1mi) carrying the baby (whose about 30 lbs now) in the back pack.  Ran 3.25 treadmill miles (AP: 8:10) then walked home carrying the baby.  Overall a good workout.  I am pleased that I am not sore at all from the 10 miler yesterday.  

Ran on the treadmill today (ugh!)  Started out slow (6.5 mph and ended fairly fast 8.0 mph).  I ran my first 7 miles in 60 minutes. AP = 8.34.  Then I ran 3 miles in 23:30 for an AP of 7:50.  Cooled down with a 1 mile walk.  

 Felt good when I was done.  I dislike the treadmill mostly because it is so hot running inside.  I must have lost 10 lbs of water.  

Ran from my house to a playground by the gym.  Based on my pace for the first 4 miles I am pretty sure I ran 7 miles.  I ran for exactly 60 minutes.  If I get time (haha) I'll map the run and see how far it really is.

Ran for 60 minutes at approximately an 8:30 pace.  Then ran/walked an additional mile.

Soccer game against a younger team so I ran quite a bit.  It felt good.  It's always fun to be able to out run the 20 somethings on the soccer field.  I know it's just because they aren't training properly but its still fun.  I'm going to count 4 miles although I think it was probably a bit more.

Left from my house and ran down to the JRP then I basically followed the Riverton 1/2 route.  I was amazed when I mapped the run that it is almost exactly a half marathon.  It would be interesting to run it with a garmin and see how close it is to map my run.  I ran 12.6 miles at an AP of 8:48 then I stopped and walked at the bottom of my hill to cool off.  My legs were tired and my shoes were soaked so I really didn't want to run the 1/2 mile straight up hill.  At this point I figured I was close to 13 miles but wasn't sure.  Now that I have mapped it I won't walk the last little bit to cool down I'll finish out the half and then walk around the block or something.  Oh well. 

Great run.  I love this fall weather, although at about mile 8 the rains came and I got drenched.  I thought about stopping in at a gas station but figured I'd still have to finish so I just sucked it up and ran.  I think my shoes must have weighed atleast 5 pounds a piece.  

2 easy miles just to flush out the legs.

Ran a loop from my house to the gym.  I started out at about an 8:00 to 8:15 minute mile and then sped up.  I don't know what my actual splits were but my last mile felt fast.  AP was 7:50.  Felt great.  I love this cool weather.

This was a fun run.  I only wish it hadn't started almost an hour late.  Going in I had no expectations since I haven't really been able to train, so I was really surprised to end with an AP of 7:30.  My time of 1:38:27 is a new PR by 10 seconds.  The down hill was really fast, I'll be interested to see how fast I can run this race with some consistant training.   Felt pretty good most of the race, struggled a little the last mile or so. 

It was fun to see Walter, Rad, Bec and others.  Walters costume was the best!