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August 2007

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Location:

Indian Harbour Beach,FL,

Member Since:

Mar 05, 2007

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Half Marathon Finish

Running Accomplishments:

 

I owe my PRs to the friendship, support and expert tips I've found here on Fast Running Blog!

PRs

5K  24:25 ('07 Run for Kids)  24:12 ('08 Spring Into Summer 5K, FL)

10K 52:34 ('07 Spectrum) 49:30 ('08 Spectrum )

Half Marathon 1:59:47 (Hurricane '07) 1:53:42 ('08 Painter's)

20 Miler 3:00:48 (The Trails River Run Sept. '08)

Marathon 4:00:54 (St. George Marathon '07, 1st marathon- yah!)

Short-Term Running Goals:

Following Hal Higdon's Novice 2 Half Marathon Training Plan for Space Coast Half Marathon Dec.1, 2013

Long-Term Running Goals:

Keep it in balance.  

 

Personal:

Blessed to be LDS. Married to world's greatest guy for over 16 yrs w/ 2 amazing kids. Busy being a mom to 2 active teens (a very equestrian minded daughter & a soccer obsessed son). Mental Health Counselor by training.  Loving Life at the Beach. Running to eat & fit in my jeans. 

I'm much more active on Facebook- find me there Christi Lovelace Dieckman

 

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5 mile foremaster (hilly) run w/ Heather.  Made plans for all our marathon training long runs.  Getting psyched.  Aug. will be an intense training month for me (wimpy for all you seasoned long distance runners). 

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2 on treadmill at gym before weight class.  No itchies today (circulation?) so that's good.  Still taking it slow, didn't want to be wiped out before hour long weight class (and she worked us HARD today)  pace was about 10:15 on treadmill.  Find it really helps me get more out of the weight class to be warmed up by running first, enjoying it...

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New 5 mile route out by Little Valley, liked it alot, will have to add to reg. routine. Went out at 6am, muggy & hot right off the bat!  Felt like we were clipping along at a decent pace during today's run, but boy we were slow, averaged 11 min. miles!  I thought we were running faster until I got home and timed it.  

Have a 14 miler planned for tomorrow.... 

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14.5 mile training run today.  Some friends joined Heather & I so there were 4 of us.  I was glad because I knew that would motivate us to not walk too much.  Heather & I get so comfortable when its just the 2 of us running, sometimes we want to talk more than run! Anyway- we did a loop around Washington Fields.  I don't know that area very well so really I didn't have a clue where I was most of the time.  It was pretty, lots of panoramic views.  Started at 5 am and ended a few minutes before 8.  Matt took his new Garmin and we were averaging 10 min. miles for most of the run, but then the Garmin's battery died around mile 9- he figured he must not have charged it correctly before its first use (which was the day of our run).  We stopped at mile 3,6,9,12 for water,gatorade and snacks (banana, dried mango, gu).  So we took probably a good 5 minutes at each stop to drink,snack & walk a bit.  I'd forgotten how much time these training runs take! Next Sat. Heather & I plan to do about 16.5 and then the week after we have a 19 miler planned with the same couple (Matt & Chris).  After the long run I came home and slept for about an hour, then got on with my day like normal.  We went to the lake and actually did some wakeboarding & skiing.  I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get up behind the boat after running so far, but happy that I could with no problem! It was a short ride though, fatiqued quickly.  Today I feel pretty good, just a little stiff in the calves.  I did get a nasty blister on my left foot.  Think I will mess around with different socks and its time for new shoes anyway, probably will pick some up this week.

28.5 miles this week, very happy about that.  AND I actually made it to weight lifting class 2x this week.  Now if I can just continue to sleep & eat decent, I should be OK and can hopefully keep up this intensity for training this month.

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5 mile little valley loop.  Good run. Glad I'm not too sore after Sat.'s long run. Plan for week:

Tues- 20 min (2.25?) treadmill before weight class

Wed- 5 miles (probably involving some hills)

Thurs-20 min treadmill before weight class

Fri- 16/17 mi. long run

Sat.- easy run (4 mi?)

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Took the day off yesterday, slept in and caught up.  I had been averaging 5-6 hrs. a night, which I know is bad for me.  So I was disappointed that I didn't get my workout in, but felt good about catching up on sleep.  I did go skiing at the lake yesterday, so I guess that's some exercise.  I really prefer wakeboarding, but we were on a friend's boat and they have skis, so I tried it and suprised myself that I can do it.  My son kept saying- "Mom, you're going to ski? I didn't even know you could do that!" Well- growing up in FL I did learn a few things....

Today Heather & I ran a Washington 7.5 mile loop with a fair amount of inclines.  Energy felt great.  Plan tomorrow is to go to weight lifting class, then run long Friday.  Sat. I'm on my own since Heather will be out of town.  I'll try to do an easy run that day.

 

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Weight class at gym today.  Terica killed us. Somehow I'll have to try to find a way to use my legs on the planned 17 miler through Snow Canyon tomorrow.  3 of us are going to try the run posted by Randy on St. George Running Club's website.  If any of you St. George runners want to join us you are welcome! 4:15 am tomorrow!

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Had an eventful 17 mile marathon training run this morning.  Started last night at 9:30 as I was stashing drinks & snacks for the run.  My husband thinks this method is crazy and we should invest in camelbacks.  He has a point.  However, those little grocery bags with drinks & treats is often our bright spot on these long runs that gets us from point "a" to point "b".  Anyway have any feedback or good ideas about bringing drinks/snacks on long runs?

Then we met at 4:15 am to start our run.  3 of us.  Got the route online and really appreciate the runner who posted it.  It was very accurate and a nice run.  We started at a church on Bluff St., went up through Snow Canyon and took Hwy 18 back to the church.  Some steep uphills inside Snow Canyon, but only for a couple miles.  The whole 2nd half of the run was downhill.

Chris & I  started at a good pace, but Heather was lagging from the get-go.  She has had a cold and I think that compounded with a demanding baby has left her depleted. Don't blame her.  It was dark so we had a small flashlight that we were trading off carrying.  Unfortunately Heather was far enough behind that her path wasn't lit very well and she fell over a speed bump entering Snow Canyon.  Biffed it pretty bad, skinned knee, lots of blood.  Rocks embedded in her hand.  Ok- she already was having a cruddy run, but this was the last straw.  After she fixed her cell phone (which broke in the fall) she called her hubby to come get her.  This was only about 5 miles into the run.  So Chris & I were looking at 12 miles, just the 2 of us.  Chris stated it best- when you lose a member of the "team" it takes some of the energy from you.  We were bummed for Heather, but I esp. felt guilty because I was holding the flashlight when she fell and was too far ahead of her AND I should have pointed out the speed bump better! I did mention the bump, but she didn't hear me.  OH WELL- At least she's leaving for the beach & Disney today for a long weekend and should come back a new woman.

So Chris & I plugged along after Heather left us.  We were getting to the tough up hill now so conversation was limited.  But Chris is cool to run with because its easy to have comfortable silence with her.  We were so happy to make it to the end of the park and hit Hwy 18 where it was all downhill! Yeah- it was starting to get light and the commuters were flying by so we had to be careful along the narrow side of the highway.  I was wearing black & white which is really good to wear when you run along a black & white highway (NOT). 

Then at mile 12 that's when my bowels screamed "THAT'S ENOUGH"! Never fails, no matter what I eat before a run, around mile 11/12 I gotta find a potty! This wasn't something I wanted to take care of behind a bush.  Sorry- I know this is way too much info-but I also know alot of you runners can relate.  So anyhow- that slowed me down for a couple miles while my eyes scanned the horizon for a port a potty.  At about mile 13/14 I finally saw a porta potty- never been so happy to see one in my life! Afterwards felt like a new woman and could once again enjoy my run for the last 3 miles!

It ended up taking us about 3 hr. 40 min. which is a 12/13 min. pace.  We were hoping it would take less than 3:30.  But of course Heather's injury, potty breaks and 5 food/drink stops took up quite a bit of time! I think when Chris & I we were actually RUNNING, it was probably about a 10-10:30 min. pace.  I'm not too concerned about our pace, but wonder if this kind of SLOW training run will really do much good to help prepare us for the marathon? I'm the only 1st timer, Heather & Chris each have a few marathons under their belt.  So I'm following their lead...

Anyway- overall it was fun (although I still feel bad for Heather) and a GREAT scenic run, would even be better in the light of day- ha ha!  My body felt good the whole time, didn't get sore of chaffed (last long run my shorts chaffed my legs- wore different ones this time)  My feet are blistered ( I think I'm in the wrong shoes- never had a problem before w/ blisters in Asics, currently I'm in Saucony)  and my toes feel bruised.  But not bad and I really plan on getting some new shoes in the next week.  Anyone have feedback on bruised toes?  I seem to get bruised toes occasionally no matter what kind of shoe I wear.  Does this mean my shoes are too big or too small- or is it just unavoidable? 

 

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Wonderful run this morning with the gals from the St. George Running Club- thanks Mik'L, Kendra & Jeannie! We started up past Diamond Valley and ran hwy 18 to about Bluff & Snow Canyon Pkwy.  Nice downhill.  Temp was nice when we started, but soon got muggy.  Stopped for water & gu about 5 miles.  Impressed with how quickly we started running again after our drink/gu break.  (Usually I linger too long during those drink breaks) Had a pick me up after the break (ya know, gu coursing through our veins) and we picked up the pace a bit.  I was pretty spent at about 8.5 miles, but Kendra encouraged me that we only had 1.5 to go.  Then Kendra took off at about a 7 min. pace and had me playing catch up.  It was a fun challenge.  Can't remember quite what you told me our av. pace for run was Kendra- 9:35? Let me know if you read this, I can't remember.  Gotta get myself a garmin.  Fun run & enjoyed getting to know these girls a bit!

 

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Foremaster run this morning with Heather.  She's still sick w/ a head cold, probably a sinus infection- she's going to doc today.  My shins were sore today and I definately felt I was shuffling more than running.  I think this is because I ran 17 on Fri & 10 on Monday- I usually don't do 2 long runs so close together AND they are were both along the same downhill course, which is fun while running it- but I had a feeling I would pay for all that downhill later.  Anyway-needless to say it was a little rough getting into the run, but after a couple miles and after we'd tacked the "hill"  it got a little easier...Just glad to get some miles in after being lazy yesterday...

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Today's workout didn't turn out as planned, but still OK.  Was supposed to pick up Heather at 5:15 then go to gym and run 2 on treadmill before weight class.  Got to her house- no light, knocked lightly on door- no response.  Can't say I was surprised.  She's been sick and went to Doc yesterday- good excuse to sleep in.

I really didn't feel like doing the weight class.  I felt instead like an easy run.  Really wanted to test my new shoes (Thanks Steve!).  So I hit the tread mill for 1/2 hr- 3 miles (not inc. warm up & cool down).  Started at 10:50 and ended at 9:20 pace.  Average 10 min. miles.  My right ankle is a little sore and my left foot felt stiff.  Not bad, just a little. Still recovering from the 2 recent, close together long runs.  Felt good to have an easy run & loosen up.  I think I like the shoes, but hard to really tell since I'm currently sore.  May want to add an insert, but we'll see.  Loving the cushion, can tell that already.  Went back to Asics- Gel Cumulus, more flexable and light than the Saucony Omni Grid's that I was in.  Plan on these being my marathon shoes so we'll see how they are on long runs.

Plan to run long either Fri or Sat and hopefully log a couple easy miles whichever day isn't the long run.  Need to get w/ my running buddies and firm up the long run for this week.

 

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Today Heather & I WALKED 4 miles.  I'm still sore and she is still sick.  However, walking was so boring and we realized at the end, we would have definately been better off running 11 min. miles than walking.  Live & learn.  Tomorrow we're doing 19 miles around Sand Hollow. I'm stoked, but nervous because I'm wearing new shoes- hope they don't kill me.  I only have a few miles on them... anyone know if it will kill me to run in them?

They are asics, I used to run in them for years and they never gave me blisters, so I think I'll be OK??? 

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Yippee! Well, I did it- ran a 20 mile training run today.  And surprisingly I enjoyed it! I LOVE my new Asics, no blisters.  I usually wear a 7 in reg. shoes, so I had been buying 7.5 for running shoes- not big enough I guess.  These Asics are an 8 and wonderful....

I do need to work on pace consistency.  There were times when I'd feel good and fly, then times when I'd shuffle.  Maybe that's normal, but seems I should find a more consistent pace for the marathon.

There were 5 of us this morning- Kris, Matt, Chris, Heather & me (Christi)- enough Chris names already! Anyway, started at 4:45 up by Sand Hollow Res.  ran down into Hurricane and did a big loop back to Res- exactly 20 on the Garmin.  In my humble opinion we had too many water stops, one every 3 miles.  I think I would have been OK every 4-5 miles, but who knows? It was comforting to come across that goody bad every 3 miles anyway.  I ate some dry cereal & 1/2 banana for breakfast before the run (w/ water), then had 1/2 pkg. of non-caffeine GU at mile 6, then 1/2 pack of caffeine GU at 12, and another 1/2 caffeine at 17.  And of course had some water & gatorade at least a sip at most stops.  But sometimes I just drank because it was there and found myself sloshing- so I cut back on the drinks for 2nd half of run.Think that worked pretty well and didn't have any stomach issues which I usually expect around mile 12.  So I was happy about that.

Temp. was pretty good for us until last 3 miles of run, then it got hot.  But mostly a nice, overcast morning, couldn't ask for better conditions in Aug. in St. George!

Our average pace was 11:06 when we were running (not including the 6 water stops & one gas station potty break).  Obviously we were taking it really easy! I had to keep slowing myself down to stay with the group and I was afraid I would burnout later in the run if I went too fast.  But really I don't like taking all day to do a long run, so I think on the next 20 miler I'd like to try going a bit faster. I have no clue what I should estimate for my marathon pace.  I averaged 9:09 for the Hurricane 1/2, and 8:27 on the Spectrum 10K. I know its a big leap to a full marathon and I should expect to slow down considerably.  I would be happy to run around 10 min. miles and finish around 4:20.  Guess we'll see...

I never really felt I hit a "wall"- oh no, maybe my wall will be 22 or something? I did get a chest cramp around mile 11, but luckily didn't last long.  Ankles got a little sore around 17/18, but only felt that when I stopped for water.  Overall I think I'm in OK shape, but ask me in 48 hrs!!

So I really loved this run and am still enjoying the post run high.  Have a great weekend everyone!

 

 

 

 

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Tested my legs today after the 20 miler Sat., and happy to report they still work! Slept in , so went to gym tonight while dear hubby put kids in bed.  4.2 mi. on treadmill in 45 min, so about 10:42 pace- slow! Oh well...

I'm registered for Peach Days- Sept. 1st, 12K.  Want to run it in about 8:40 pace, but I'm no where near that recently with all my long slow runs.  I think I'll try to get in a few faster tempo runs this week and next week and see if that helps me improve my speed.

This week will be challenging because Heather is still sick, she's had doctor up the antibotics and she's going to take this week off.  And my SG running club gals are tapering down for their 1/2 on Sat. (Good Luck Kendra & Mik'L!!!)

So I'll have to motivate myself this week- it'll be good for me.

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Wonderful night time run tonight.  Enjoying mixing it up this week and running at night.  (Well, kind of have to when I'm too lazy to get up early!)  After the kids went to bed I grabbed my IPOD and hit the road.  Didn't take a watch, just looked at my cell phone clock when I left and when I got home- figured pace later and was pleasantly surprised with a 9:47 average pace.  I felt I was going slower than that.  Lower calves still stiff from Sat's long run, but not too bad. Temp. was nice & cool (well, 80ish, that's cool for here!) and it was a very enjoyable run.  The only downer was that my flashlight died around 3.5 mi.  I was thinking of extending the run to 6 mi., but not in the pitch black- my neighborhood has very FEW street lights.

Also walked 1.5 mile w/ hubby & dog today.  Trying to teach that unruly little pup to walk on a leash!

 

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2 mile walk w/ hubby & dog again today.  No excuse for not running.

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Mixed feelings about this run today.  I thought that after 2 days of not running I'd feel refreshed and ready to take on the world.  I actually thought I'd have to stop myself from running too long of a distance since I'm running about 17 tomorrow and wanted to save some energy for that run.

Not so.  I left at 9am for my run after the kids went to school.  Took the IPOD, picked a 2.8 mile loop was going to do it 2x.  Started off stiff, legs heavy and stayed that way! I felt worse today than I did a couple days after my 20 miler. I thought that after running 20 min. for sure I'd get into it, but didn't happen.  I finished the loop once, but then just ran another side street to add a little more distance. The highlight of the run was drenching myself in a water fountain at mile 3 towards the end.  Ended up with 3.6 mi. at about 9:30 pace.  I'm happy that my pace is a little faster than my recent runs, but not sure what to make of it.  This pace seems to be between my easy run & tempo run pace- so what do you do with that?!

So I'm kinda frustrated.  Maybe I need to meet up with the SG Running Club next week at one of their track workouts and have someone help me with a tempo run so I can get to know my tempo pace?

Heat was probably a factor.  The thermo said 84 degrees which is not uncommon for me to run in at 6am, so I wasn't worried.  But I think because I was running black asphalt it heated up really fast.  I wonder if I could have run farther if it was cooler..

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Great run today and so happy to end this difficult week on this note! Needed a buddy to do a long run with so met up with some girls I didn't know that a mutual friend hooked me up with.  Tammy & Allison were so nice to let me tag along! They were doing 18 and I decided yesterday that I didn't have that in me this week so I met them for the last 11.3.  I loved that they had a little faster pace than my friends I normally run with.  We had 2 water breaks and even with breaks averaged about 10:20.  So I think when we were running it was close to 10 min. miles.  This morning before the run I took IBProfen because my shins are still stiff.  Then I had a little dry cereal & water- would have had 1/2 a banana but was out.  After mile 2 I had 1/2 GU and 1/2 GU at mile 7.  Felt good this run, a bit faster than comfortable pace, I was able to talk & keep up fine, but felt I couldn't slack off at all- which was really a good challenge for me.  The last 3 miles the girls were going on a steady incline back to their cars and I was going to go with them and have them drive me back to my car where I met up w/ them at their mile 7- but the incline was killing me, so I headed back down to my car and actually did a little more distance than planned (I was only planning on a 10 miler) but it was downhill & flat back to my car.  SO- I was a bit disappointed that I couldn't handle the 3 mile incline at end, but I was grateful that I felt so good and enjoyed my pace for the first 7 miles... Overall very good run.  Didn't quite get the mileage in that I wanted this week, but I think my body was demanding a recovery week after recently upping my mileage the last couple weeks. Looking forward to next week.

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Exciting run this morning, albeit too short! Awoke with a start a 6:15 and realized I was supposed to meet my running partner (who lives in the other side of town) 15 min. ago.  Opps- turned off the alarm in my sleep in response to my husband's watch alarm going off... In a fog obviously- I was really off to a Monday-ish start!

Got ready as fast as I could, sped to our route and drove a little to see if I could find her, realizing what was supposed to be a 5/6 miler was already cut by 1/2 hr- I only had 1/2 hr left to run.

Luckily found Buff (this was my first time in yrs. meeting up w/ her to run, I'm sure she's thinking I'm quite reliable now).  She was going a fast pace so I jumped in and suprisingly felt great! After about .5 mile the rain started, then the St. George flash flood! Good times! The street quickly flooded and the lighting was JUST overhead to the point I'd jump a little at each crack.  We were getting soaking wet and loving it.

This was getting fun and not the expected mundane Monday morning run- yippee.  Only wished it could have lasted longer.  2 miles in 19 min, 9:30 av. pace.

If the rain lets up I'll run 3 mi. tonight, since Sarah has inspired me to attempt 5 milers on a more regular basis!

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Horray for the inklings of Fall! I was able to run at 9am without feeling like I'd get heat exaustion.  It was under 80! Did the pretty little valley loop (5 mile easy run) that I've only ran a couple times so it still feels nice & new.  Took me a good 25 min. to get into the run, but the last 2 miles were smooth sailing.  The bottom of my right foot was crampy and my left ankle was sore.  I think the foot cramp may be from switching from stability shoes w/ posts to cushion shoes with no posts.  I think I'm going to get an arch support insert and see if that helps.  The sore ankle is probably from all the mileage and I do tend to roll that foot a bit so I think that's why it gets sore.  ANYWAY- I stopped 2x to try to stretch & walk out the minor cramp, which did help a bit.  Then I ran into my VT companion and seeing there's 4 more days left in the month I thought we'd better get together, so I stopped to quickly chat w/ her.  So I think I can take about 3 min. off my time of 52 min. (had the stopwatch running from when I left home to when I returned again)  Hoping my pace was just under 10 min. miles....more like 9:48 or something...

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New Update:

New running schedule for next week.  Thought I'd better write it down so I don't forget and this will hopefully commit me to it a bit. 

Mondays- Run (5 -ish),

Tuesdays- Weight Class at the gym (I've missed this the last few weeks and feel I need it to support my running muscles, plus I feel flabby!) (2 miles on treadmill before class)

Wednesdays- Run again (5-8),

Thursdays- Run with the St. George Running Club chics (I think they usually go 5-ish)

Friday- Run or Spin (Some days we'll have to do our long runs on this day)

Saturday- Long Run (If I ran long on Fri, then I'll do an easy 3-5 this day)

My goal is to maintain at least 30 miles a week until marathon

I got all excited that I thought I'd run a 5 mile course in 46 min. until I clocked it and realized it was only 4.7 mi.  Oh well, about 9:47 pace I think....

Pretty good run this am.  Thankfully had Buff to meet this morning to get me through the run.  I'm still really stiff, only felt good for the last mile of this run.  It was a hilly bear of a run too, ran 'Foremaster' in the opposite direction than I'm used to.  Nice downhill for first 2, then  tough uphill for .75, then steep down for .5, then gradual uphill for the rest. I think some Ibuprofen & Ice are in order. (I'm totally guessing on the break up of these hills, some of you locals may laugh if my estimates are way off)

This Sat. I'm running Peach Days 12K, so I'm trying to decide what my running schedule will be for next couple days.  I think I'll do at least 3 if not 5 tomorrow, then maybe just walk Fri, then race Sat. Don't want to over do it at the race because next week I need to build back up on my marathon training plan.  I'm not feeling too good about this race because of how sore I've been this week.  Maybe the ice & Ibuprofen will help.

So happy I got my run in this morning though, its giving me the energy I need to go grocery shopping, get kids off to school, work, etc, etc.... So thankful for running partners!

 

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A little cross training today... Ok, really it was a 50 min. walk.  Met up w/ Heather this am for what was supposed to be a 3 mi. run and she met me with baby in arms.  No prob, she was going to grab running stroller- flat tires.  So grabbed regular stroller & walked.  I was a little disappointed but not too much since I'm trying to recover a bit right not and get ready for the race Sat.  We walked fast for 50 min, probably helped stretch sore muscles.   I plan on sneaking in a couple miles tonight and more for sure tomorrow morning before the 7.44 mi. race Sat...

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
3.000.000.000.000.003.00

I'm not sure how far Heather & I ran today.  I felt it was at least 3 mi. and I plan to go clock it later today.  I took 800 mg Ibuprofen this morning before running.  This is the first I've taken in years for running.  I have been stiff lately and I'm hoping it may help some of the inflammation.  I probably should have been taking it the last few days.  I felt stiff the first 1/2 mile, then really good the rest of the run.  Have no idea about pace either, neither of us took a watch.  I would guess 10:30 if I had to guess? But I'm a bad judge of pace so who knows.

Tomorrow is the Peach Days 12k . On this race you are supposed to forecast your finish time.  I put 1:04 which would be about 8:35 pace. I realize now that is probably too optimistic since I'm not in good race shape now and haven't been doing any speedwork lately.  I guessed this finish time based of my 10k and 1/2 marathon times from earlier in the year. Usually before a 5 or 10K I do a lot more speedwork.  Lately I have been doing daily runs that are too short, then really long runs and no speedwork- ahh! Gotta get in a better routine next week , goal is to have 5 mi. be my minimun on days that I run. 

Anyway- looking forward to the race anyway- if nothing else I guess it will be some long overdue speedwork and I'm anxious to see how I do.

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Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesCrosstraining milesTotal Miles
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