not giving up on the comeback

ran at 7:30 in the dark and rain

5.1 @ 7:25 ave pace 

Ran while  did Girls on the Run - Felt ok  a lttle light headed by the end - but isn't that all part of the fun

6 @ 7:15 ave pace 

ran with the local group tonight - first time in a while.  Good to see where I am 

6 @ 6:54 ave pace - 2 6:45's and 1 6:22 in the middle

not sure what this tells me but it was a good effort on a pretty hilly route  - 

just looked and this is a lot faster ave pace than the last time -- guess that's good

5.25 @ 7:12

i guess it was ok - no pain so that's always nice 

4 @ 7:27 

taking it easy today - 10k tomorrow--  

Wasn't sure if I'd make the drive up to this race today.  Yesterday after my run i started feeling a little pf in my left foot.  Kind of came up out of the blue.  But I wanted to try.  So I got up there and started warming up.  Luckily the race started 30 min later than I thought.  Got in 3 miles prior to the gun, and that really helped.  

Took off at a 6:07 first mile and then settled into a pretty even pace for the last 5.2.  They were around 6:17-6:20.   I was really wheezy the whole race.  Not sure if that affected anything but it was annoying.  

6:07, 6:20, 6:18, 6:17, 6:20, 6:19 , 5:35 (last .25=)

It was 4 sec slower per mile than mcmillan predicted off of the 5 miler two weeks ago, but given that I almost couldn't go, I'm ok.  But it is 22 sec slower than last year.  crap - 

39:02 6:15 ave 

lazy

busy

got my booty out there again - things were working for the most part -- :)

8.2 @ 7:28 ave 

ran most of Saturday's 5K route - just to get another feel for it

4.1 @ 6:57 ave pace 

later  in the afternoon - 4.2 @ 7:24 ave pace - legs a little tired -- out of shape --

Got STUNG again!! never before while running until August and now this is the 2nd time... on the arm this time.  

really crashed on this one - 

7.1 @ 8:17 ave 

Ran the local little 5k.  None of the fast guys were out today so I had a shot.  Well I led the first 2.25 miles and then really faded in the last mile, losing at leat 20 sec.  Finished 10 sec behind the lead.  Kind of sucks, but I did get a $100 certificate for shoes.  Not bad all in all.  The finish is not big news to me.  I have no endurance right now.  

5:56, 6:00, 6:23 -- 6:06 ave.   

Next race planned is a 5 or 10 miler on Nov 4th - hope to have a good three weeks before that one.   

Ran at Little Mulberry park with JG.  Very nice place out there.  Nice way to start the week. 

7.5 easy pace mixed trail miles.  

felt pretty good the whole time - :)

715 ave pace 

ran 6 with a bunch of hill sprints thrown in -  5K or under pace for the hills

6 @ 7:19 ave pace

off day from running lots of landscaping and have run 7 days in a row.  need to remember to give my extremities a break. 

I got a job offer!  It will be a big difference hour-wise and I will need to figure out how to fit in runs.  I'd like to think I can be good and get up early like so many do, but not sure that will happen....  

ah well this didn't go well - guess i was dehydrated and under fed - 

5.6 @ 8:00 ave 

managed to get in a longish sort of run today - ran over to a new paved trail system that has been built recently.  very nice - very flat - maybe a good place for some speed work or something.

10.4 @ 7:40 pace 

Took my girl and another girl scout to Sweetwater creek state park to get their hiking badge.  We had a great 3.5 hour hike.  Nothing too hard, just an easy hike and then played on the river rocks.  The water level is very low...

nerve wracking day working on my job offer and negotiations.  -- took the job so that's awesome!

ran after all that and was totally gassed but felt good once things got going

chased and got chased by another guy my pace - good for a couple quicker miles 

6 @ 7:12 ave pace  - 2 @ 6:45ish

ran at dusk tonight - felt good 

6 @ 7:29 ave pace 

3 more work-days of being at home.  I went out around 2 for 4 sluggish miles.  hoping to run with the Oakhurst group tonight for 6 more.  This weather is amazing.  

4 @ 7:28  - first 2 were over 7:30 and the last two were around 7:15 or something like that.

kind of a silly goal, but I made it a point to make at least 160 miles this month.  I've only gone over that 3 months this year.  Pretty sad.  I need to get my butt in gear.  Should go over 40 this week if all things go well.  I'm trying to get back to where 40+ is normal.  Will be harder once my job starts but it will be a goal.   

ok 6 with the group - felt harder and not as hard all at the same time - I'll call it a tempo run.  I really didn't feel great the whole time.  These paces shouldn't be that hard.  

6 @ 6:52 ave 7:36, 6:45, 6:51, 6:28, 6:37, 7:03 

4 unexciting miles

longest run in a while - met JG for a few to peachtree and around that area.  I need to do these 1.5-2 hr runs EVERY weekend

15.1 @ 7:57 ave (or something like that)  

shouldn't be a problem to go over 160 for the month.  200 needs to be the goal for next month