| Location: Venice,FL,USA Member Since: Oct 31, 2012 Gender: Male Goal Type: Other Running Accomplishments: 5k:
21:01, (6:46 pace) 11-19-11.
20:08, (6:29 pace) 9-1-12 (Part of a Mini-Triathlon Relay).
19:17, (6:12 pace) 11-17-12.
19:19, (6:13 pace) 11-23-13.
19:30, (6:17 pace) 1-4-14.
20:34, (6:34 pace) 9-13-14
19:49, (6:23 pace) 10-25-14
19:32, (6:17 pace) 11-22-14
19:40, (6:19 pace) 12-19-14
19:49, (6:23 pace) 1-31-16
8k:
34:42, (6:57 pace) 3-17-12.
32:11, (6:28 pace) 3-16-13.
32:32, (6:33 pace) 3-15-14.
34:00, (6:50 pace) 3-14-15.
33:09, (6:40 pace) 3-11-17.
32:56, (6:38 pace) 3-17-18.
10k:
44:18, (7:08 pace) 4-14-12.
41:22, (6:39 pace) 12-15-12.
42:11, (6:47 pace) 4-13-13.
41:06, (6:37 pace) 12-8-13.
42:03, (6:46 pace) 3-5-16
44:35, (7:11 pace) 8-26-17
12k:
53:53, (7:14 pace) 3-24-12.
49:20, (6:37 pace) 3-1-14
15k:
1:18:16, (8:24 pace) 2-26-11.
1:04:37. (6:56 pace) 2-20-16
1:08:25 (7:18 pace) 2/22/20
Half Marathons:
1:37:57 (7:28 pace) 1-26-20. Fort Lauderdale - A1A
14 Marathons:
1. 4:12:08, (9:37 pace) 1-9-11. Disney.
2. 4:18:18, (9:51 pace) 10-30-11. MCM.
3. 3:42:26, (8:29 pace) 1-14-12. Charleston.
4. 3:13:15, (7:22 pace) 10-7-12. Steamtown.
5*. 3:12:26, (7:20 pace) 1-19-14. Louisiana.
6*. 3:14:06, (7:24 pace) 4-21-14. Boston.
7*. 3:19:38, (7:37 pace) 7-19-14. U. of Okoboji.
8*. 3:16:27, (7:30 pace) 2-22-15. Mercedes-Benz
9*. 3:30:38 (8:03 pace) 5-15-16 Sugarloaf
10. 3:24:21 (7:48 pace) 11-5-16 Savannah RNR
11. 3:27:37 (7:56 pace) 5-12-18 Brookings
12. 3:46:02 (8:38 pace) 10-7-18 Towpath
13. 3:35:11 (8:13 pace) 9-12-21 Med City
14. 3:45:45 (8:37 pace) 4-16-23 Coastal Delaware
* = These 5 races were run at 67.9 seconds per pound. If I want a PR, I need to weigh less than 170 pounds. Short-Term Running Goals: 2024 GOALS:
to not get fat Long-Term Running Goals: Continue running as often as I can, as far as I can, as fast as I can. Teaching my kids (by example) the rewards that come from putting in the work. Very slowly get to 50 states. Personal: I'm married, with two sons, 18, and 19. And as of January 18, 2025, one grandson.
I started running because someone dared me to.
I ran my first race 3 days after my 40th birthday. (Disney)
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| Miles: | This week: | 15.00 |
Month: | 35.00 |
Year: | 309.20 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1895.50 | 119.11 | 2014.61 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| 10.2 miles. Legacy Trail. 1:20:43. 7:55 pace. And more importantly, Dad is coming home from the hospital tonight. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
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Back in the groove at the Ringling Bridge. 5.2 miles. 38:11. 7:21 pace. Had another "race" with shirtless backwards-visor dude over the bridge. He was faster than me on the flat parts, but not on the climb, or the descent. Some day I will inform him that he has been racing me, or not. Amazing scenery today. Fog rolled in while I was running at sunset. As I was going up the bridge, I could see below me a flock of pelicans coast by, with their bellies inches above the water, and then "vanish" into the fog. Whoa! Awesome piles of awesomeness! It was a bit crowded out there because 1. resolutions, and 2. people TAKING PICTURES OF THE FOG! Ringling School of Art kids with cameras on tripods. In their defense, it was that cool. I hope some of the pictures they took can do it justice. Anyway, I have become much more adept at dodging pedestrians over the last 8 months. This run will be tough to beat tomorrow. The scenery, I mean. The running was tough, with the humidity, and I was kind of plodding along. But there was some killer stuff to look at. At one point, it looked like the fog "ate" half of the bridge. Amazing!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:44. 7:46 pace.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.50 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
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.75 mile warm-up. 8 miles in 1:05:23. 8:10 pace. .75 mile cool down.
I was trying something new this morning. It did not work well. Apparently, the less information I have about how I'm doing while running, the better. Usually, I go out, start my watch, and run, and I don't look at my watch again until I finish. Sometimes I look at halfway. For example, I ran my first marathon without a watch! So for the most part, I don't know how I'm doing while running. So, I've been looking at some folks on here, who could tell you what their 4th mile split was, etc. and I thought I should try that. So I mapped out a run that I could figure out my mile splits. Long story short- this gave me analysis paralysis. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.90 | 0.00 | 12.90 |
| 12.9 miles. Legacy Trail. 1:45:09. 8:09 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
| 5.8 miles. Ringling Bridge. 41:41. 7:11 pace. There were a lot of fast people out there last night. (New competition!) | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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5.5 miles. Hood route. 42:24.
7:42 pace. I put my folks' Christmas stuff in the attic, and then went out. Not
as long as I wanted to go because of the very late start, but the pace felt
pretty good. Then I caught up on sleep.
I'm thinking that I will revise my short term running goals after
my next race. I can't see past Baton Rouge right now.
Also, January 9 marks 2 years of racing. It's one of those weird
anniversaries that only I care about. It has got me thinking about what I used
to think was possible, and how that has changed. I look at the (chubby?) guy in these pictures, and try to recall what was going through his head: http://www.asiorders.com/view_user_event_video.asp?EVENTID=74488&BIB=10461&S=230&PWD
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. I accidently double clicked my stopwatch, so no time today. felt slow, though. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 39:38. 7:37 pace. Great sunset. Cotton Candy Pink clouds. I saw a kid catching a fish, with his dad racing over to help him. Shirtless backwards visor dude was running without a visor. I don't know how I fared against him today. We were going in opposite directions. Also, I saw a very old man running up the bridge. We gave each other thumbs up. That would be cool to be out there pushing it like that guy some day. 10 days to race day. Every little ache in my legs is causing panic. Taking tomorrow off. I'm shooting for 16.25 Saturday, under 8 minute miles. Sunday is still a little up in the air. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
| 16.25 miles. Legacy Trail. 2:14:33. 8:17 pace. Not as fast as I wanted, but it felt very smooth today. I didn't have to push hard to finish, and there were no alarming pains. Since I ran before sunrise, there were no amazing wildlife sightings. The stars were very clear, though. I have some ideas for what type of run I should have tomorrow ( week before race day), but I'm still undecided. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.50 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
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9.5 miles Hood route. 1:14:11. 7:48 pace. Interesting run. I passed a woman riding a horse. So, I thought to myself "I'm faster than a horse!" This now extends the list of things I have passed while running to: Trucks (going up a bridge pulling a crane), Bicycles (same bridge), Boats (in a no wake zone), the Wind (a sailboat on a calm day), and now a Horse.
Later, an older woman riding her bike followed me for over a mile. I didn't know she was there for the first 3/4 mile of it. then I heard this voice come up from behind me. It was like Fran Drescher, but with a Wisconsin accent. She said "Criminy! You keep running like that, and you'll live forever!" She scared the snot out of me. I later yelled across the street to her, after she told me how long she was behind me, "SORRY I HAVE BEEN SO GASSY!" (Yes, I yelled that across a 60' right of way.) We yelled back and forth across the street for a while. She said "I hope you win your race!"
Son #2 has a fever. I'm staying home with him today. Spouse will be home with him tomorrow. Come on kid! Get better!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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5.5 miles. 42:24. 7:42 pace. Hood route.
Okay, the whole family now has the flu besides me. I am now changing my goal for this weekend's race to "getting to Louisiana." | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 4.60 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 33:17. 7:14 pace. I intended to go much slower, but then I got this stuck in my head http://youtu.be/c-mH29_0CoY and faster paces than expected happened. The good news is I guess I'm still not sick. I just need to stay healthy for 4 more days! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| No run tonight. I had to work late. Next update will be after race day. Have a good weekend, all. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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I finally got the flu last night at 9:30. 15 hours from leaving for the race. I coughed, and I just knew it was over."Dissapointed" does not cover this feeling. I haven't really been sick in years. I was due, but the timing sure does stink. This race was not meant to be.
This experience does make me realize how cool Spouse is. If she felt like this all week, and the kids felt like this all week, and she was STILL telling me to go to the race, she is one supportive wife! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
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4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 37:52. 8:14 pace. 1st run back. Still sick, but no fever. Stopped 10-12 times for coughing fits. Shoes felt weirdly large, like my feet have shrunk? Tomorrow will be better.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 2 mile coughing fit, interruted by occasional running. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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5.5 miles. home course. 42:42. 7:46 pace. Not much coughing WHILE running. As soon as the running stopped, I started hacking until there was bloodshot eyes and fear.
Long story short, I'm not going to be ready for a marathon for a while. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 36:38. 7:58 pace. Meh. I'll take it. I had to stop 2X for cough fits. I'm taking tomorrow off from running. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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Part of the reason I didn't run 1/29/13: http://youtu.be/O_rtlchIm8E Get off my sidewalk, people! At 10 seconds into this video, there is a pretty good shot of the Ringling Bridge that I run @ 3 times per week.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:08.7:38 pace. No high wire acts today. Kind of windy. Only 1 coughing fit (or 0.52 Lung Butter miles). I'm starting to finally come out of this flu, I think. Also, I think the running helps a bit. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 33:58. 7:23 pace. Some coughing, but I didn't have to stop. Song stuck in my head for the run: http://youtu.be/ADMPoimDXt0 | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| 10.2 miles. Legacy trail. 1:27:23. 8:34 pace. Constant throughout.A little coughing, but I didn't have to stop again, whch is good. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.90 | 0.00 | 12.90 |
| 12.9 Miles. Legacy Trail to Venice Avenue. 1:44:48. 8:07 Pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 36:15. 7:53 pace. I saw a guy running in Chuck Taylors. Now THAT is a minimalist shoe. I saw a bunch of kids that said they were looking for Blackbeard's Treasure near the marina. The imagination of children is awesome. It got me thinking about what I miss every day with my own kids. I might have overdone it this weekend. I'm excited about having this flu leave me, and I might have done too much. I didn't feel like running tonight, but I'm glad I did. I'm looking forward to NOT running tomorrow. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 34:40. 7:32 pace. Cons: Run never felt "right." It was not smooth running. It was super-crowded. I lost big time to shirtless backwards visor dude. Pros: Nice sunset. I saw a group of 6 dolphins surface multiple times. Pros wins! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 33:35. 7:18 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| 5.5 miles. hood route. 47:09. 8:34 pace. Then spent the day picking oranges and grapefruit for church. Like, a LOT of oranges! I hope to get a longer run in tomorrow. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
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7.5 miles. to Legacy Trail and Back. 59:30. 7:56 pace.
I need to sign up for a race soon. Not training "for" something makes for unfulfilling training miles. I considered the Fort Lauderdale A1A Marathon next weekend, but I can't see myself going into a race, knowing I will not be at my best. I'm still coughing a bit, and my paces haven't bounced back, like I had hoped. I wasn't going to run tonight, at all. But then a recap newsletter from Steamtown came in the mail yesterday, and I looked at it tonight, and then I went on to FRB, to see what everyone had done this weekend. I saw that the folks in Utah did a snowy 10k, and I was inspired. So, other than running a lot slower, at night, with no precipitation, or wind, or hills, by myself, in 50 degree warmer temps, they were, like, IDENTICAL runs! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 33:37. 7:18 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 34:28. 7:29 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 33:46. 7:20 pace. Intermittent rain, but no wind. No crowds! Just me. My stride felt longer, if that makes any sense. This was a satisfying run. I think today officially ends my flu. What a month! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 11.85 | 0.00 | 11.85 |
| 11.85 miles. 1:36:29. 8:08 pace. Fort Lauderdale Bridges: Las Olas (x2), Oakland Park (x1), Sunrise (x1). Felt fine, had to stop a couple of times for traffic, etc. I Should have got to bed earlier the night before. @ 5 hours sleep. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
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10.2 miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia. 1:16:17. 7:28 pace.
I had the Primanti Brothers kielbasa, cheese, cole slaw, and french fry sandwich for dinner last night, and was worried about how it would affect my run today. ...
Apparently, I need to work more of those into my diet, because I am pleased with this result. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 36:00. 7:50 pace. Right achilles feels tender for some reason, so I took it slow. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 4.60 | 5.60 |
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So, the kids have a run-athon at school this Friday. They get
them out on the track and let them run for X minutes, and see how many laps
they can do. Last night my 6 year old, Johnny, asked me if he could run with me
today to get ready for his race. I got up early today, and woke him up. I said
"Do you want to run this morning?" He was super excited. I told him
not to wake up his brother. He put on church clothes. I had him change and we
headed out, and did some stretches. He said he wanted to run around the block.
I asked him if he wanted to time it, and he said no. He started off slow, and
that discipline surprised me. He ran the whole thing (0.45 miles). When we were
done he wanted to do another run to the bridge at Curry Creek and back (0.55
miles round trip). He sprinted the last 100 yards. His brother has better form,
but this one has all of the determination and competitive drive. I
kept trying to run next to him, which he thought was me making a passing move,
so he would swerve to cut me off. I told him that the goal is not to waste any
energy, that looking back over his shoulder and swerving like that was slowing
him down. I told him that in his race on Friday, to “not look at the people
behind you, focus on the people in front of you and pick them off one at a
time.†He said “There won’t be anybody in front of me.â€
Today is going to be a great day. p.m. 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 33:05. 7:11 pace. Right achilles feels fine. song running through my head: http://youtu.be/b-nsLFSqu2c See, I told you this was going to be a great day.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:00. 7:36 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
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Spouse went to Johnny's run at noon (mid-80's). He did 9 laps. He says he did 10, and was upset, because 10 would have tied him with the girl in his class that had the most. (Just for fun, say her name to him, and see how mad he gets! "Oooh! I think somebody likes Jasmine!") But I digress.... I told him I thought he could get 7. So he was happy that he got more than that.
I went to Tommy's run at 2. Super hot. He did 11 laps. I think he could have done more, but he spent a lot of time either; a) consoling friends that weren't doing so hot, or b) bragging to non-friends abouth how good he was doing. It was a rough dad moment. Anyway, I paced him for the last 4 laps, mostly to shut him up.
All in all, it was pretty fun, and fairly well organized. However, I don't think they counted the last lap for Tommy's run, though. So I can see why Johnny might be upset. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
| 14.75 miles. Legacy Trail 2:06:34. 8:35 pace. Then walk / run 1.5 miles home. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| 3.5 miles. 26:55. 7:41 pace. Hood route. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 34:02. 7:24 pace. Breezy. Winter Low Tide. Ahhhh! What a fine aroma!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 4.60 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 33:18. 7:14 pace. This could have been faster. I was stopped 3X by traffic. oh well. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 4.60 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 33:07. 7:12 pace. Great way to end the month. I'm starting to feel like I'm coming back. I'm taking tomorrow off from running. I'd like to get somewhere in the 8:20 pace range for 16.25 miles Saturday. I think that would be a pretty good gauge of where I am, fitness-wise. Now, if I didn't have 6 tacos with hot sauce for lunch, my time could have been....
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
| 16.25 miles. Legacy Trail. 2:14:13. 8:15 pace. I started at 5:15, so I had the place to myself. Very serene this morning. Great sunrise! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| 7.5 miles. to Legacy Trail and Back. 59:26. 7:55 pace. The run felt smooth. I'm going to be away for the next couple of days, and likely not near a computer. I'll try to see how everyone is doing when I can. If I can't get on, I'll catch up with y'all Friday. Have a good week. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| In Charleston. Went to hotel and siad Hi to everyone, then tried out a treadmill for the first time. I don't know how I feel about it. The machine said I did 4.5 miles. I feel like it was really slow. There are pros and cons to it that I can see. Then I got cleaned up, and we went out for the bachelor party. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.60 | 0.00 | 5.60 |
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5.6 miles 42:58. 7:40 pace. Ran Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge and through downtown, the morning after the bachelor party. This is a big bridge. there are markers on the bridge to give me an idea of my splits. it is 2.5 miles long, with the highpoint at 1 mile south of the north end. I ran the uphill southbound, so my first mile was at 8:00 even, which I thought was pretty good, considering it was uphill. Running through downtown was a little trickier, because of all of the historic, uneven pavement types. Really nice day and a great run. Then wedding rehearsal, and dinner.
http://daveallenphotography.com/arthur_ravenel_bridge.php
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.60 | 0.00 | 5.60 |
| 5.6 miles. 47:47. 8:32 pace. Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. Same route as yesterday, only super windy. At the 1 mile point on the uphill of the bridge I was at 9:50. To lose almost 2 minutes on a mile in less than 24 hours is pretty telling of how stout the wind is today. As I am typing this, I have the ring in my pocket, and my speech wired. It's an outdoor wedding, and the conditions are very sketchy, but this is what winners do when the game is on the line, people! Congrats to Mike and Allison. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.60 | 0.00 | 5.60 |
| 5.6 miles. Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. I met spouse with about .5 miles to go on the bridge. At that point I was at 43:12. So, I don't know my time. I ran today's run in reverse direction, with traffic. I liked running against traffic better. If I was going against traffic, I could see opportunities to get off of the uneven sidewalks and on to the road. Despite the rough weather, the wedding went great. The food was fantastic. I'm going home tomorrow. I miss the kiddos. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
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16.25 miles. Legacy Trail. 2:11:27. 8:05 pace. I started at 5:50 am. I was ahead of the 8 minute man, until about 90 minutes into it. Then I slowed a bit. Cool sunrise! Lots of birds munching on exposed oyster beds at low tide. At the end of the run, the Sand Hill Cranes were whooping it up. They have such an unusual call. http://youtu.be/eAqcpMEoLa0
It's Good to be home. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 3.00 | 7.50 |
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am: 3.5 miles. 26:33. 7:35 pace. hood route.
Then church, sign up for 8k next weekend, lunch.
pm: At school track with the boys.
1 mile 7:48 warm up. 3 minutes rest.
1/2 mile 2:58, 3 minutes rest.
1/2 mile 3:01, 3 minutes rest.
1/2 mile 2:59, 3 minutes rest.
1/2 mile 3:01, 3 minutes rest.
1 mile 7:05 cool down.
I think I might have sabotaged this run with a big lunch. Also, it is pushing 80 degrees here. I'm glad I got some speed work in before next weekend. This is a little confidence booster. I should be able to break 33 minutes for the 8k, I think. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:20. 7:41 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:09. 7:38 pace. Crowded and Windy. What is it about race week that makes me feel like screaming "EVERYTHING'S MESSED UP!"? Nothing felt right on this run. The week before every race I have run, this hyper analysis kicks in. "What is that weird feeling in my footcalvesshinskneesthighsbackneck? OH NO! This can't happen! Not THIS week! Why are all of these people staring at me running? Oh yeah, like YOU have never run while crying! Go back to your shanties!" I might be over-dramatizing this, but you get the idea. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 4.60 | 4.60 |
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Not
running related, but this has been bothering me for a while. Every Thursday, on
the sidewalk in front of my office, is an empty wheelchair, locked to a
handicap parking sign. This is not a motorized or specialized wheelchair,
it is completely average. Every week, I get caught up in trying to find plausible
explanations for this. It just doesn't make sense. 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 33:06. 7:12 pace. Less Windy. Legs feel better. I had a slight cramp on my left side, though.
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St. Patty's Day 8k (4.97 Miles) 00:32:11, Place overall: 4, Place in age division: 1 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 5.00 | 9.00 |
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Cool morning, by my standards @ 50 degrees. 2 mile warm up. At race start, and for the first mile, I was comfortably in 2nd place. At the 1 mile mark, I was passed by the guy that held the 2nd spot for the rest of the race. He was about 50 yards ahead of me until @ the 3 mile mark. Then I kind of lost him through the turns. So, for a race this short, there were long stretches of running by myself. @ 3.5 miles, a guy was setting up a water station. At this point, I didn't know if the runners were to stay on the walk, or go on the road. I yelled to him, to ask. He said "go left,..... NO RIGHT!" By then, I had already gone @ 20 yards to the left. So, I had to hop one of those rope-bollard fences to get back on track. Not a big deal, but it definitely affected my run. Especially since the next part of the course was sandy. I was passed by a guy with 1/4 mile to go, and then I really let off of the gas. Could I have got under 32 minutes? I dunno. My watch said 32:11, which is @ 6:28 pace. I don't know my official time yet. That will show up here later: http://www.zoomersrun.com/2013_Race_Results.html
Despite the wrong turn, I am pleased with this outcome. Great green eggs with the family after. And sister in law's first race! She ran the whole thing. I ran back and did the last mile with her. Good job Shannon!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| 10.2 miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia. 1:25:02. 8:20 pace. Great day for running! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| 2 miles. 15:15. 7:37 pace. run cut short for time. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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No running, But I slept for 11.5 hours! I guess I needed that. In other news, my sister in law (that ran her first race with me, last Saturday) has inspired her daughter to take up running. They are shooting for a 5k race in the Jacksonville area, May 11th. So I checked on line, and what did I find? http://connectrace.net/event/chick-fil-a-connect-race-series-jacksonville-fl "Slow"Joe, I think your girls would love this race! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 34:36. 7:31 pace. Considering the wind, it felt pretty good out there. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 4.60 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 33:15. 7:13 pace. Less Windy. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| 10.2 miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia. 1:31:57. 9:01 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:27. 7:24 pace. A little windy. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 miles. Ringling Bridge. 37:55. 7:17 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 miles. Ringling Bridge. 36:45. 7:04 pace. Smooth gliding today. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
| 16.25 miles. Legacy Trail. 2:17:03. 8:26 pace. Fantastic morning. Lots to see. Then Church Easter Egg Hunt setup, Then kid's baseball, then trampoline bouncing with kids, then beach with kids. What a day! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| 1.5 mile RUNFAIL! Okay, there are several possible reasons things fell apart, in no particular order: Easter food is horrible for runners. Seriously, what "athlete" eats ham with spicy mustard, hard boiled eggs, Jello eggs, Reeses Peanut butter eggs, Peeps, and bread and butter pickles? Also, we ate this meal at the beach (79 degrees, and 80+% humidity). Sitting in the sun for a couple of hours, eating this "Easter goodness", about a half hour prior to running is not the smartest thing I've done. Also, there was a little bit of sleep deprivation thrown in there. Anyhow, given the conditions leading up to the run, I am amazed I made it as far as I did. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 34:57. 7:36 pace. In the words of Joe Namath, I was STRUG-GULL-LING! I better get used to these new weather conditions soon. Oh yeah, good diet today, no sweets. I feel like I'm wasting the investment I've made to the girls scouts of america, but what are you gonna do? | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.50 | 3.00 | 5.50 |
| At the track. 1.5 mile warm up. 4 minutes rest. 1 mile @ 6:03. 4 minutes rest. 1 mile @ 6:15. 4 minutes rest. 1 mile @ 6:17. 8 minutes rest. 1 mile cool down. The goal was to get 6:20 pace miles. I came out too fast on the first one. I think I need something that paces me, as I am getting into a new pace range. If you ask me to go run a 7:30 or an 8:00 minute mile, I know what that "feels" like, and I can be close. If you ask me to run a 6:20 mile, all I know is that it is much faster than I normally run. I need to find a way of knowing what 6:20 "feels" like. I guess the short answer is: I need to do this more often than once every 4 months, or so. Also, I am stunned at the 6:03. I know that for a lot of people around here, 6:03 ain't that fast. In my world, that is pretty fast. In high school, I remember they timed us for a mile after soccer practice a couple of times. I think my best mile was @5:53. I've slowed 10 seconds in 25 years? Really? | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:30. 7:24 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 34:52. 7:35 pace. It rained all day and all night, except for the 1 hour I had to go running. I'd like to think that the clouds parted, and the sun came out, BECAUSE I was going to run. Still a little stiff from the Tuesday milers, but it felt like my feet were hitting the ground differently. It's weird, but it felt like my toes were contributing more to the cause, than they normally do. Or I was more aware of the work they were doing, or something. Good Job, Toes! The strides felt more like "pulling back" than "pushing down." It's hard to explain. Yesterday at lunch, I was entertained by watching a man cut down an Oak tree in chunks. Usually, this is no big deal. But this guy was running a chainsaw 20-25' off the ground, using ropes, spikes on his feet, over a roof, next to power lines, IN THE POURING RAIN! I guess some local folks were more concerned than I was. The city arborist received a TON of phone calls. So he came out to the site, to see what was going on. The lunatic with the chainsaw climbed out of the tree, pulled his tree removal permit and licensing credentials out of his truck, and screamed red-faced at the city arborist, in the rain, for a good 15 minutes, then he went back to work. I considered giving the tree removal guy $10 for the show I just witnessed, but then I thought maybe approaching an angry, crazy person with a chainsaw wasn't such a hot idea. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 miles. Ringling Bridge. 39:22. 7:34 pace. Windy. I don't usually run on Fridays. I have found that it messes up my Saturday long runs. So today is an experiment, to see if that is still the case. There is such a perfect window of time on Friday afternoons to run, that I hate to waste it by not running. I was trying to go slow today. 7:34 pace is a little quicker than I was shooting for. We'll see how this plays out tomorrow. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.90 | 0.00 | 12.90 |
| 12.9 miles Legacy Trail to Venice Avenue. RUNFAIL. Untimed. But I don't blame Friday's run for this. The results of the experiment are still inconclusive. Getting warm. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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8 miles. Legacy Trail. Venice Avenue to Caspersen Beach and back. Un timed. With the boys on bikes. Last time I tried this, Tommy broke his finger in the most odd and expensive fashion. We had 2 crashes and 4 stops on the ride south today. Only 2 stops on the ride back. The Gopher Tortoises were busy today. Nothing like a child's scream to stop you cold, then to find out it was only a turtle. So the run was fairly broken into shorter runs, but I think it was a pretty good outing. It only took a few steps to get back into the groove each time, so weather permitting, we'll be doing this again. Just not at 2 pm. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 miles. Ringling Bridge. 39:38. 7:37 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:22. 7:22 pace. Fighting for air today. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
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4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 33:57. 7:23 pace. Is it bad luck to run in a race shirt prior to the race? p.s. 81 degrees. I may never stop sweating. | |
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Shark's Tooth 10k (6.21 Miles) 00:42:11, Place overall: 12, Place in age division: 2 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 6.20 | 10.20 |
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2 mile warm up. 10k in 42:11, 6:47 pace. 2 mile cool down.
Not the time I was looking for, but I feel pretty good about this result. It was crazy hot, and crazy humid. Not making excuses, though. I gave this my best effort. For the eleventy-eth race in a row, I came out too fast for my abilities. I was running sub-6:15's for the first 2 miles. Right after mile 3, things slowed way, way down. The legs and back felt great. The problem was entirely with my breathing. I just never felt right. It was funny, I was with the race leaders for the first mile. They were all looking at each other, as if to say "do you want to lead? I don't want to lead." I know they were all much faster than they were running.
After the race, I met up with Spouse at the kids' baseball game. Apparently, I missed out on Tommy knocking the snot out of the ball. He had a pretty good hit when I got there, but a couple of people described the liner he hit to right field before I got there, and it sounded amazing.
One of the best things about this race is that my father made it. Last year, right before this race, he went into the hospital. We didn't know if he would make it through that. It's been a rough year, with a couple of hospital stays in between these races. I feel blessed that he is here, and could make it out.
Someone gets "the sweaty hug" after my races. Everyone was expecting me to get dad, in "honor" of him still being around. I got mom, instead. Sneak Attack! She was NOT happy about it. This might be the end of "the sweaty hug!"
Results and pictures will be here: http://activesuncoast.org/ST-Results-Photos.html eventually.
2nd place in my age group. I won a coaster! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:32. 7:43 pace. Wasn't feeling it today. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:09. 7:38 pace. Okay, this is getting kind of rough. At the end of my runs lately, I yawn. That tells me that I'm not getting enough air while I run, right? I know it ain't because I'm sleepy. Maybe I'm just in a little running funk lately. Or maybe it was because I accidentally knocked my knee with a concrete block today. Or maybe, it was because it was SO HOT,...(How hot was it?)...It was so hot, my sweat started sweating! Anyway, I'm going to keep on pushing through this. Something good will shake out. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:42. 7:45 pace. I was slightly re-routed by the boat show. I had to run on grass. I felt like I was a step quicker than yesterday, but maybe not. I'm starting to get used to the heat, I think. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| 10.2 Miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia. 1:20:35. 7:54 Pace. Very slow, but very steady. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:43. 7:46 pace. Meh. I'll take it. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 33:52. 7:22 pace. Shirtless backwards visor dude was doing hill blasts with 5 other dudes. I caught up to him on the way back. He passed me on the uphill, stopped at the top and gave me a high five. Okay, maybe he isn't a jerk. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| 5.5 miles. Hood Route. 43:19. 7:53 pace. It felt very smooth. The inside of the left knee was a little off at the start, but after a mile it went away. The full moon brought about lots of animal activity. I saw raccoons, like any other run, but also a fox crossed my path 2x. Well that was cool! Got home and didn't feel like I was done running. So I went around the block, throwing in some speed here and there, but mostly concentrating on form, for 2 miles. I don't usually get to warm up or cool down, so I decided to take advantage of the opportunity last night. The kids' Pinewood Derby was last night. We spectators ate popcorn. Lots of it. Then I went running. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 37:01. 8:02 pace. Left knee ain't cured, yet. It looks like I have to take tomorrow off. Dadgummit! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 37:19. 8:07 pace. The knee and back pain are very bad. I went to the doc on Tuesday. I have to cool it for a while. Next appointment is Friday. We'll see what happens after that. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 36:45. 8:00 pace. In the rain. Hey, if the Doctor is going to use vague expressions like “cool
it,†then I’m going to run, because NOT running STINKS OUT LOUD. Anyway, the
back feels much better, but not completely right. I believe the back thing came
from throwing the kids around in the pool. They are 60 lbs. plus now. If that
was the cause, it was totally worth it, and this will be a constant problem. The knee is still a little off, and I have
no idea what caused that issue. Hopefully, I’ll be done with knee pain Friday.
By the way, running in the rain is awesome. I can see why my kids want to go
outside every time it rains.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:14. 7:40 pace. Back is much better, but I'm still not entirely over it. Left knee is still weird. I will "cool it" tomorrow, when I go back to the Doc's, I promise. I love it when random songs pop into my head while I'm running. The one I got today, I haven't thought of in YEARS! http://youtu.be/Z_4Uwx2v1KA I'm on a Vision Quest! Whatever that means. Good song, though. | |
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| Not running today, but I Just Run's post of his awesome age group trophy got me to thinking. We
should have a board where people put up pictures of unusual / interesting
awards they have won. That coaster I won a couple of weeks ago (2nd place in age group) with the picture of a
running shark on it is ridiculous. I keep putting it under the kid's drinks on the coffee table, but Spouse won't let me use it AS A COASTER! Am
I supposed to hang it on the wall? What would you do with it? What did Jake do with his Moose trophy? On the other hand, I earned a coaster with a picture of a running shark on it. Not many people can say that, right? I waited around after the race for about 2 hours to get the thing, so it's not like I didn't want it. But now what? | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
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10.2 miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia. 1:21:19. 7:58 pace. Constant pace run. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| 5.5 miles. Hood route. 46:56. 8:32 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 34:02. 7:24 pace. Cautiously quicker. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
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4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 36:15. 7:53 pace.
I looked at a picture someone took of me at the Shark’s
Tooth 10k, and it occurred to me that I run with a heel strike. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151586871282457&set=a.10151586861387457.1073741826.78049147456&type=3&theater
(I have no idea who took the picture, or why I look like I’m
holding back gas.)
My toe is @ at a 45 degree angle to the ground! Do I really
run like that? Whoa! That is terrible form! I feel like I have plateaued somewhat,
and that maybe I need to work on my form, if I want to get faster, have less
wear and tear, etc. I’ve been thinking about what I want to do with this
summer, now that I will not be racing for a while. So I watched a couple of videos,
which show some drills that promote a mid/fore foot strike. I think I’m going
to try to change the way I run. If it works out that this doesn’t help, I’m
assuming it won’t HURT, and I’ll still be putting down miles. (Ideally, 40-50
per week + the form drills.) I just will try to not be concerned about paces
for a while. So this is the first run to that agenda. I tried to think about
not letting my feet get out in front of me, leaning forward at the ankles,
lifting my heels higher (as in the buttkick drill), etc. the whole time I was
running. I realize this is going to be a long process, and that it is nearly
impossible to maintain focus on these things for any considerable distance run.
I managed to think about my form the majority of the time on this run. What I noticed
is that my hamstrings were contributing more than usual, and that I was only
looking @ 10-20 feet in front of me, as opposed to looking further down the
path.
Anyway, I didn’t mean to go this long on this post. This is
the early stages of formulating a plan. If anyone would like to give advice
about any of this, I would appreciate it.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:06. 7:38 pace. Focused on Form. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.90 | 0.00 | 12.90 |
| 12.9 miles Legacy Trail to Venice Avenue. 1:51:25. 8:38 pace. Summer is here. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:25. 7:42 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:18. 7:40 pace. Life-saving breeze. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 33:42. 7:20 pace. Once again, life-saving breeze. A little bit snappier today. Good. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| 10.2 miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia. un timed. 1:15 pm start. It was U-G-L-Y! Anyhow, then I picked the kids up from school and cut the grass. I got winded cutting the grass. And I have a riding lawnmower! go figure. Then we ate, and then went swimming. Just messing around, I got in 3'-4' deep water and started "running" laps in the pool. The heel strike was completely gone! This is interesting. I should do this more often. I must have done 20 laps or so. The kids thought... meh. Tommy turns 8 tomorrow, so there will not be much time for running this weekend. That's why I tried to get something in today. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
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10.2 miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia. 1:22:29. 8:05 pace. Kind of a surprise run, but I had 2 goals for this run: 1. Don't think about form or anything to do with running, until the last mile and 2. Run the last mile faster. Simple. The non-running related stuff that was going through my head for the first 9 miles of this was crazy! Saving Private Ryan to Creationism to people in motorized wheelchairs to Run DMC to how saltwater makes your skin sticky to sunsets to... etc. Crazy! And the miles just passed. Anyhow, I have no empirical evidence to prove I ran the last mile faster. I just put forth a lot more effort, more than someone fading at the end of a run. I got gnat attacked with 1/2 mile to go. I had a "great" pre-run meal of fried chicken, cheezy noodles, broccolli, watermelon, and birthday cake. Derp.
Spending the day yesterday on a fossil dig with the boys in the Peace River Was great. We came home with zip lock bags full of teeth, ribs and other bones of all kinds of animals. In fact, I can't think of another reason to tell someone to go to Arcadia, other than to dig fossils there.
Tommy's birthday party at the beach was also a huge success today. I have to re-wax those skimboards! That's all the boys wanted to do. I can't believe he's 8. | |
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| 5.2 miles. Ringling Bridge. 40:13. 7:44 pace. Little breezy. 19 years married today. I still dig that chick. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 36:59. 8:02 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:07. 7:38 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.70 | 0.70 | 4.40 |
| 2 mile up. 2x200 @ 75% w/ 200 AR. 4x100 @ >75% w/ 100 AR. 6x50 @ 100% w/ 50 AR. 1 mile down. Times are irrelevant for this purpose. Attempting to use speed to fix form. No running on Friday. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 13.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 |
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AM: 5.5 miles. Hood route. 48:58. 8:54 pace. Did not run yesterday. the weather was fantastic, but this run was awful. The anniversary dinner from last night did not sit well.
Then church, then scraping the indoor outdoor carpet adhesive off the back porch, then painting. ....then the family left for a church outing...
PM: 7.5 miles. Hood route to Legacy Trail. 59:11. 7:53 pace. I saw a chance to run, and I took it. Ha! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| 3.5 fartlek-y miles. Hood route. 28:02. 8:01 pace. On the way out, my neighbor was blasting Wham's Careless Whisper. What kind of Memorial Day party are you having, bro? I'm never gonna dance again. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 miles. Ringling Bridge. 39:08. 7:32 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 34:05. 7:25 pace. Fairly windy on the way back. On my way up the bridge on the way back, I was fighting the wind so hard, my heels might not have touched the ground. Once I was down the hill, I didn't push against the wind. I took what it gave me. Just feeling really thankful today that I can run at all. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| 10.2 slow, ugly miles.Legacy Trail to Colonia. Starting a run at 11:30 am right now is a BAD IDEA. but that's when I had to run. Still sweating. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.70 | 0.70 | 4.40 |
| Same drill as last thursday. Big difference is this run was at 3 pm. A little warmer. 2 mile up. 2x200 @ 75% w/ 200 AR. 4x100 @ >75% w/ 100 AR. 6x50 @ 100% w/ 50 AR. 1 mile down. Times are irrelevant for this purpose. Attempting to use speed to fix form. The kids were very well behaved at the track, so we went swimming right after. Nice. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 37:35. 7:14 pace. After yesterday's track work, I have no idea where this came from. Must have been the song I had stuck in my head, that I can never remember the title of: http://youtu.be/X5eHfn3UWno | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:31. 7:24 pace. Light drizzle for the whole run. I saw the guy that snaked past me at the finish line of 2 races last year. It kind of fired me up to run. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
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Andrea Hits Florida! (Did we do something to Andrea to deserve this?). Also, there are a variety of ways to pronounce "Andrea", and I'm already tired of being corrected.
Everyone go crazy, and use all of your tropical storm phrases / buzzwords!: Hunker Down, Spaghetti Model, Cone of Probability, We’re not out Of the Woods Yet, Go Bag, Or (Survival Kit), State Of Emergency, Pounding the Coast, Or (Lashing The Coast), Dodge a Bullet, Storm Surge, Feeder Bands, Storm Front, Low Pressure, El Nino, Eyewall, Water Temperature, Wind Sheer, Coriolis Effect, Direct Hit, Landfall, Doppler. I wonder which catch phrase the newscasters are going to latch onto this year. 2004 was the year of "Hunker Down." Ah, those were good times!
PM : 7.5 miles. 1:05:18. 8:42 pace. I'm trying to keep the slow ones slow. Every time I felt my speed creeping up, I forced myself to breathe through my nose for a while. That seemed to slow me down. Sounds silly, but it worked. And the "storm seems to be winding down" run was mildly creepy. We have had more rain here in the last 6 days than we usually get in the entire month of June. Make way for the bugs and red tide! | |
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10.2 miles. Legacy trail to Colonia. 1:32:16. 9:03 pace.
Then to the beach with the family for the morning. This is our usual summertime saturday routine - I run early. I meet spouse and the boys at the beach. We leave the beach at lunch time. I love this season! The barefoot walking in the sand, and the waves are somehow therapy for my legs. We go home early enough that the summer sun doesn't scorch us. These are my favorite days. There were large groups of dolphins out in the gulf today. Some even jumped all of the way out of the water, like you would see at seaworld! I got a late start running today because I didn't want to run in the dark. It's gator mating season, so it's not a good idea to be running down a path in the dark next to a creek by myself right now. There was a 4' gator two doors down in the front yard yesterday. The kids were pretty psyched about that. Lots of wildlife sightings lately.
Junky-ish run, great life! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.70 | 0.70 | 4.40 |
| 2 mile up. 2x200 @ 75% w/ 200 AR. 4x100 @ >75% w/ 100 AR. 6x50 @ 100% w/ 50 AR. 1 mile down. Fairly hot today. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 40:41. 7:49 pace. No life-saving breeze today. Wow. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:45. 7:46 pace. Muggy. Weatherman says "Feels like 101 degrees." | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 34:56. 7:36 pace. The Heat Miser turned down the temps by the slightest bit today. So, I had a chance to run a little quicker. No running Friday. I'm going to catch up on sleep. I have a work schedule change next week, so my weekly routine will go away for a week. I don't know why I'm telling all of you this. It's not like this kind of news requires a "brace yourself" post! I'm hoping that the work schedule change will allow me to sleep better, and run more. Next week is an experiment, of sorts. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.90 | 0.00 | 12.90 |
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12.9 miles. Legacy Trail to Venice Ave. 1:51:10. 8:37 pace. The way out was miserable, hot and muggy. Even at 6 am. I turned around at halfway, and the sky was black. I didn't realize a storm was following me. Relief! Driving rain and puddle running on the way home. I ran the second half @ 5 minutes faster than the first half. The rain stopped almost entirely at the run finish. Then we spent the rest of the morning at the beach again. Good day. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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5.5 Hood route. 40:22. 7:20 pace. Started the run at 10:45pm. 10 degrees cooler than most of my recent runs. Ran in the new Father's Day shoes the family bought me. (they have good taste). I ran without a shirt. WAY outside of my comfort zone, over here!
I missed Running Sunday. I wanted to get that speed work in, but just couldn't find the time. Plus, it was killing me not to run the new shoes. I have been taking Tuesdays off recently, but I'm considering working in a run tomorrow. It will be tricky. We'll see.
p.s. I passed a sign on the side of the road that said "GARGE SALE" That made me chuckle. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| 3.5 miles. Hood Route. 30:54. 8:50 pace. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| 7.5 Miles. Hood Route to Legacy Trail. 58:32. 7:48 pace.
11 pm - midnight run. Constant pace throughout. Shirtless run
#3. Given where I am mentally and physically right now, I feel pretty good
about this one.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| 3.5 miles. Hood Route. 28:03. 8:01 pace. 4 pm start. buggy. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
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10.2 miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia. Ugly RUNFAIL. 5:30 am start. I had to walk / run on the way home. Legs felt tlike lead. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
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10.2 miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia. 1:20:29. 7:53 pace. 6:30 pm start. I considered doing the speed stuff, but I felt like I needed to redeem myself from yesterday's blowup.
Now watching Nik W. That place looks windy. The "belly cam" on the website is BANANAS! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 39:04. 7:31 pace. 5:30 pm start. Hot winds. This was... work. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.70 | 0.70 | 4.40 |
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Track-form-fixing workout. 6 pm start. 2 mile up. 2x200 @ 75% w/ 200 AR. 4x100 @ >75% w/ 100 AR. 6x50 @ 100% w/ 50 AR. 1 mile down. I do the form drills (buttkicks, etc.) while I warm up. I have done this for every one of these track sessions. I think it's making a difference. Yes, it was hot and humid, as usual. But today, becuase of all the rain in the last week, I got to run through swarms of gnats! My chest / face / arms were covered by the end of the run. Then I had to go to church to pick up the boys from VBS. I guess I did a bad job of wiping off the bugs. The pastor had questions about the gnats. I don't think he understood my answers.
They might have a prayer request for me this Sunday.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 miles. Ringling Bridge. 36:51. 8:01 pace. 5:30 pm start. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 39:41. 7:37 pace. 5:30 pm start. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.90 | 0.00 | 12.90 |
| 12.9 miles. Legacy Trail to Venice Ave. 1:50:40. 8:35 pace. 6:30 am start. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| 10.2 miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia. 1:20:39. 7:54 pace. 2:45 pm start. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
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5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 39:25. 7:35 pace. 5:30 pm start. Heavy Rain. This was fun. I was not the only runner out there. There must have been @ 25-30 people going over that bridge. I thought I was going to have the place to myself. p.s. Happy Canada Day. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 39:02. 7:30 pace. 5:30pm start. Light Rain, but I had to run through some ankle deep flooded areas. Song stuck in my head - I can ride a bike with no handlebars, no handlebars, no handlebars. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
| 16.25 miles. Legacy Trail to Circus Brdge. Noon start time. I haven't run this far since March 30th, and that was obvious. Things went bad. I took a walk break at halfway, then alternated run 10 minutes / walk 3 minutes the rest of the way home. I ran out of water with @ 5 miles to go. Then the rain came with 3 miles to go. Then stopped raining with 2 miles to go. Anyhow, we'll see if we can get some sort of redemption run tomorrow. I think it's time to work some longer distance runs into my weeks. I think doing this short stuff all the time is taking its toll. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 13.00 | 2.00 | 15.00 |
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7.5 Miles. Hood Route to Legacy Trail. 58:21. 7:47 pace. 9:00 am start.
Track workout. 4:30 pm start. 2 mile warm up. 800 fast / 800 slow (x4) 1.5 mile cool down. ("cool down", Ha! yeah, right!). Times for the fast 800s- 3:11, 3:11, 3:19, 3:19. I think I'll add more once I can get 4 of these below 3:10. My spirit broke in the middle of the 3rd one. Lanes 1-4 were flooded from all of this rain, so I ran the fast ones in lane 5, and the slow ones in lane 7. At the end of it all, once again, my face / chest / neck were covered in dead gnats.
I plan on doing 10 super easy miles tomorrow. This will be my biggest mileage week of the year. Spouse took the kids to visit family on Thursday at 11:00 am, and I have been running or recovering since then. Hey, she should have left a bigger honey-do list! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 |
| 10 super easy miles, with an old friend. Untimed. From Island side of circus bridge to Laurel road and back. 9:00 am start time. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
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10.2 very slow miles. 8:30 am start time. legacy trail to colonia. muggy. no breeze.
song stuck in my head - http://youtu.be/8F6EoMdn95E
then to the Rays' game. the kids got to pet sting rays. what a day! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Worked late, muggy conditions and I was a bit beat up from the previous 4 days effort, so no running. I still think I could have worked in a run of some sort. Yes I wimped out. There are so many ways to describe pace > MP, LT, 5k pace, etc. I think "Running away from a bull" pace is faster than 5k pace. But that's just a guess. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 |
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To Dr. T.'s office and back. 8:30 pm start. 4 miles out. 32:14. 8:03 pace. Then goofed off for @ 15 minutes. 4 miles back. 33:40. 8:25 pace. This is a new route I'm trying. No Street lights. A little too dark, I think. Although, the heat lighting on the way back was fantastic! On the way out, somebody pulled off to the shoulder of the road and recorded me running. Just,....WHY? | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 34:01. 7:24 pace. 5:40 start time. this rain is getting old. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 39:33. 7:36 pace. 5:30pm start. NO RAIN! no wind, either. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| 5.5 miles. Hood Route. 47:15. 8:35 pace. 5:00 am start time.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.70 | 0.00 | 16.70 |
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16.25 miles Legacy Trail to Circus Bridge. 5:15 am start time. Rain started at 5:20, ended at 5:30, ruining everything. I wanted to make sure I finished (because I have been not finishing the longer runs lately), so I ran this one SupahSlow, and only pushed the last mile. 2 ways of looking at this: A) 16.25 miles. 2:31:00. 9:18 pace, or B) 15.25 mile warm up, 1 mile in 7:20. Your choice.
Couldn't stand having 49.75 miles for the week, so I ran around the block with Boy #2. 0.45 miles. 9:00 am Start time. Untimed. He cut me off, and swore he wasn't going to race me, and then of course he took off with 1 house to go. Stinker! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 11.20 | 0.70 | 11.90 |
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7.5 Miles. 6:00 am start. Hood Route to Legacy Trail. 1:00:48. 8:06 pace. Last mile- 6:55.
Track-form-fixing workout. 3:30 pm start. 2 mile up. 2x200 @ 75% w/ 200 AR. 4x100 @ >75% w/ 100 AR. 6x50 @ 100% w/ 50 AR. 1 mile down. I did the form drills (buttkicks, etc.) while I warmed up. The boys kept themselves busy the whole time. Good kids. Each boy did a 200 with me. Tommy even did the 50's with me. I'm not going to beat them for too much longer. Also, the post-church-BBQ-pig-out-session might have come back on me during this run a little bit. Mmmmm! Very Vurpy! Then a short swim. Just beat the storm. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:13. 8:18 pace. 5:40 pm start time. This one hurt. Forgot running shoes. I had to wear old shoes I found in the trunk of my car. Don't care. I'm going running. Sun Shower during run, making for "bonus gravity." Don't care. I'm going running. Legs are shot from yesterday. Don't care. I'm going running. It's going to be tough to force the issue tomorrow. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| 3.5 miles. Hood route. 29:06. 8:19 pace. 9:15 pm Start Time. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.80 | 0.00 | 5.80 |
| 5.8 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 42:29. 7:19 pace. 5:40 pm start time. Okay, turn off the rain now, please! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 39:17. 7:33 pace. 5:30pm start. Drizzling. Sleep deprivation. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| 3.5 miles. Hood route. 5:45 am start time. I was thinking of humorous ways to describe how slow this run was, that I would write here later. But, about 1 mile into the run, I heard some rustling and snorting coming out of the woods next to me. A Wild Pig! Running slow was no longer a problem. I have been chased by a couple of pigs in my youth. That sound flips me out. I didn't know I could run that fast. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
| 16.25 miles Legacy Trail to Circus Bridge. 5:00 am start time. 2:25:11. 8:56 pace, last mile in 7:33. Perfect time to start. No rain. Great sunrise. Now off to the beach! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.75 | 0.00 | 9.75 |
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7.5 Miles. 6:00 am start. Hood Route to Legacy Trail. 1:00:08. 8:06 pace. Last mile- 6:55.
About the beach yesterday: It is manatee mating season. There were a dozen manatees in 3' of water for 4 hours, just moving 100 yards, up and down the beach, with crowds of poeple following them, taking pictures and video recording them......Manatees have no shame!
3:45 pm. Went to the track, intending to do the form fixing wrkout. Did my 2 mile warm up. I was half way through the first 200, and jogged the rest of the way around. I fought the sun, and the sun won. Then I took boy #2 swimming. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 36:25. 7:55 pace. 5:40 start time. no rain. hot. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
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7.5 Miles. 9:00 pm start. Hood Route to Legacy Trail. 1:01:47. 8:14 pace. Last mile- 6:47.
This makes 3 runs in a row that I have impulsively sabotaged with poor diet and sleep. Although I am fairly pleased with the outcome of this run, I know it could have gone much better, with a little self-discipline. Without any races on the horizon, it is hard to hold back. I need to sign up for something, like yesterday! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 39:40. 7:38 pace. 5:30pm start. a little warm. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
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Does anyone need a temporary tattoo to tell them when they’re bonking?
http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/presspacs/2013/acs-presspac-july-24-2013/first-human-tests-of-new-biosensor-that-warns-when-athletes-are-.html
... If it had sweet graphics (like a sneaker with wings on it) I'd do it.
2 slow miles. 9:00 pm start. @9 minute pace. Something feels off, so I pulled the plug on this run. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| 10.2 Miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia. 1:24:43. 8:18 pace. 5:30 pm start. Got rained on at @ mile 5. then the rain stopped, and I saw an outstanding rainbow. I cant usually see the purple part, but it was really clear today. very nice. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| 10.2 Miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia. 5:30 am start. u-g-l-y. but done. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.20 | 0.70 | 9.90 |
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5.5 miles. hood route. 5:30 am start.48:04. 8:44 pace. 1st mile - 9. last mile - 8.
Track-form-fixing workout. 1:05 pm start. (after church and yard-work) 2 mile up. 2x200 @ 75% w/ 200 AR. 4x100 @ >75% w/ 100 AR. 6x50 @ 100% w/ 50 AR. 1 mile down. I did the form drills (buttkicks, etc.) while I warmed up. Whole time on track - 50 minutes.
This is now my biggest month of mileage ever. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 41:09. 7:54 pace. 5:30pm start. This run was bad. Legs still stiff from yesterday. (I guess I really did go 100% on some of those.) Hot and stagnant today at the start. When I rounded the corner to run by the bay, the hot winds coming across the water were brutal. Got onto the portion of the run on brick, and the heat was coming up from my feet. I fought my way up the bridge, and then at the turn around I saw a storm had come in behind me. A big one. So on the way back I had cooler winds, but they were gusty and inconsistent. I don't think my feet touch the ground for a few paces, when lightning strikes nearby. So, I picked up the pace on these beat up legs, jumping puddles, wincing at lightning strikes, getting bay sand blown in my eyes, and finally I have @ 50 yards to the finish of my run. It was at this point, a guy in a pink golf shirt, passing by me in a SUV, hangs waist far out of the window, and screams at me "TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY!" What in the wide world of sports is going on here? I hope tomorrow's run is boring. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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The thought of paying to run over a bridge that I run over @ 3 times a week bugs me. but, I might have to run this eventually. http://youtu.be/cQc97JlNqAg That is one big medal. The streak ends. 21 days. 155.3 miles.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:09. 7:38 pace. 5:40 pm start time. Light Rain with Rainbows. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| 10.2 Miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia. 1:23:19. 8:10 pace. 7:30 pm start. Last mile - 7:14. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 |
| Hotel treadmill - 4 miles. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.80 | 0.00 | 5.80 |
| 5.8 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 43:19. 7:28 pace. 5:30 pm start. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
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5.5 Miles. Hood Route. 44:49. 8:09 pace. 5:30 am start. Last mile - 7:18. Steam coming up from the road at 5:30 in the morning? I came home soaked. for IJR: 81 degrees. 89% humidity. dew point - 77.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.70 | 0.00 | 10.70 |
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5.5 Miles. Hood Route. 43:37. 7:56 pace. 5:30 am start. Slightly cooler than yesterday. 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:40. 7:26 pace. 5:30 pm start. Rain stopped so I could run, then started again. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 11.30 | 0.00 | 11.30 |
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5.5 Miles. Hood Route. 47:39. 8:40 pace. 5:45 am start. Nice and easy. 5.8 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 45:33. 7:51 pace. 12:15 pm start.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| 10.2 Miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia. Untimed. 5:45 am start. I didn't have 16 in me today. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 11.20 | 0.70 | 11.90 |
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7.5 miles. hood route. 6:15 am start.1:04:17. 8:34 pace. I saw 4 dead snakes on the side of the road. And I found a golf ball. nice.
Track-form-fixing workout. 3:30 pm start. (after church and yard-work) 2 mile up. 2x200 @ 75% w/ 200 AR. 4x100 @ >75% w/ 100 AR. 6x50 @ 100% w/ 50 AR. 1 mile down. I did the form drills (buttkicks, etc.) while I warmed up. Tommy did @ 1.5 miles total. Johnny didn't run. Then swimming, then Slurpees and Slim Jims. Life is good. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 40:51. 7:51 pace. 5:30pm start. Legs still sore from yesterday. for IJR: 91 degrees, 61% humidity, Dew point 76. ("feels like" 103). | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| 5.5 Miles. Hood Route. 46:17. 8:25 pace. 5:45 am start. Nice, easy, smooth. 82 deg. 74% hum. 73 D.P. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
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7.5 miles. Hood route. 5:30 am start.1:02:13. 8:18 pace. Last Mile - 7:08. 82 deg. 84% hum. 77 D.P. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 11.30 | 0.00 | 11.30 |
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5.5 Miles. Hood Route. 47:08. 8:34 pace. Last Mile -7:21. 5:45 am start. 77 deg. 89% hum. 73 D.P. 5.8 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 43:54. 7:34 pace. 5:30 pm start. It rained @ 3-4:30 today. I'm glad it was still overcast.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 20.75 | 0.00 | 20.75 |
| 20.75 miles. Legacy Trail to Caspersen Beach. 3:07:32. 9:02 pace. Last mile- 7:37. 5:15 am start time. 77 degrees. 94% humidity. 75 Dew Point. I believe this is my first 20 miler this year. I'm not as fast as I need to be yet, but I feel that this is a good start. Now I'm off to meet the family at the beach. I might take the day off from skimboarding! | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.75 | 0.00 | 8.75 |
| 3.5 miles. Hood Route. 26:42. 7:37 pace. Last mile -7:10. 9:15 am start time. 90 Deg., 62% hum. 75 DP.
1:15 pm. (after church and lunch) 2 miles with Tommy. He says he wants to run a 5k with me. I told him we'd talk about signing him up after he could run 2 miles without stopping. today was his 2nd attempt at the distance. We did 2 miles today through the trails by the soccer fields. He stopped for a drink once, Stopped to pee once (and MAN did he have to go!), and stopped for a very short time, after he tripped over a root. Anyhow, he did WAY better than I expected.
Track-form-fixing workout. 2:15 pm start. 2 mile up. 2x200 @ 75% w/ 200 AR. 2x100 @ >75% w/ 100 AR.
Then the sun destroyed me, and I stopped. That's enough for today.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 40:16. 7:45 pace. 5:30 pm start. 80 d. 81 hum. 72 d.p. Heavy rain at 4 pm today. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| I just signed up for Louisiana Marathon (again).
Good times for a change. See, the luck I've had can make a
good man turn bad. So please, please, please, let me, let me, let me, let me
get what I want this time. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 12.70 | 0.00 | 12.70 |
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7.5 miles. Hood route. 5:15 am start.1:03:42. 8:30 pace. 78 deg. 94% hum. 75 d.p. 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 37:42. 7:15 pace. 5:45 pm start. 76 d. 91% hum. 73 d.p. Heavy rain at 4:30 pm today. The sky was so dark the streetlights turned on. Fun run. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.80 | 0.00 | 5.80 |
| 5.8 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 43:04. 7:25 pace. 5:30 pm start. 78 deg. 91% hum. 73 d.p. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 |
| 1.5 mile runfail. I didn't have it today. 5:15 am start. 75d-94h-73dp. | |
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| 2 up. 1 mile. 6:06. 1 down. Hood route. 6:30 pm start. 75d-94h-73dp. light rain.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 6.25 | 0.00 | 6.25 |
| 5.5 Miles. Hood Route. 48:54. 8:53 pace. 5:45 am start. 75d-100%h-75d.p. Great RUN! (). Blister on right "had-no-roast-beef" toe, police cars circling the neighborhood (filling my head with all kinds of "what-if's"), ran through clouds of gnats, hit my head on a low branch hard enough to knock my hat off, stopped to scratch the mosquito bites on my ankles 2x, passed a guy with questionable control of his dogs, you know, just a JOY to be out! Saw my brother walking to work afterwards. I walked/talked with him for a while, then ran the half mile back home. So THAT was a positive. It was good to catch up with him. I'm going to try to get something better out of this evening. It shouldn't be that difficult to do, with the bar being set so low this morning.
6:30 pm. I got 1 warm up lap in with Tommy at the track before the lightning started. Not a good day.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| 7.5 miles. Hood route. 6:00 am start.1:05:54. 8:47 pace. Easy. 79 deg. 83% hum. 73 D.P.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 5.20 | 8.70 |
| 3.5 miles. (NEIGHBOR)Hood route. 5:45 am start.28:41. 8:12 pace. 73 deg. 94% hum. 72 d.p.
5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 36:38. 7:03 pace. 5:30 pm start. 78 d. 79 hum. 71 d.p. Heavy rain at 4 pm today, FLOODING EVERYTHING. I think I could have ducked under 7 minute pace, had it not been for dodging / running through the puddles. I'm a bit tired of this rain, now. Please make it stop. Anyhow, cool song stuck in my head: http://youtu.be/mW6G3nh5S3I
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:40. 7:26 pace. 5:40 pm start. 89 d. 57 hum. 72 d.p. NO RAIN!
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| 3.5 miles. (NEIGHBOR)Hood Route. 31:11. 8:55 pace. 5:30 am start time. 77 Deg., 89% hum. 73 DP. Super Easy. But not bad for 4 hours sleep.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
| 16.25 miles Legacy Trail to Circus Bridge. 5:30 am start time. 2:20:24. 8:38 pace, last mile in 7:11. 79 deg. 83% hum. 73 d.p. Fairly even and smooth run throughout. Spouse got me new socks. Seriously, I can think of 3 things that feel better than putting on new socks. (1. Q-tips, 2. Waterslides 3. I forget the third one.) Nice heat lightning before sunrise, and cotton candy clouds after. I'm a little bummed that I'm not doing the The Venice Tri this morning. We sure had fun last year, and I love the feeling of race day. Next year, Team Side Meat will return!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.70 | 10.90 |
| 5.5 Miles. (NEIGHBOR)Hood Route. 45:06. 8:12 pace. 5:45 am start. Last mile - 7:31. Just Cruising. 77 Degrees. 94% humidity. dew point - 75.
Track-form-fixing workout. 3:00 pm start. (after church and 2 HOURS OF yard-work) 2 mile up. 2x200 @ 75% w/ 200 AR. 4x100 @ >75% w/ 100 AR. 6x50 @ 100% w/ 50 AR. 2 miles down. I did the form drills (buttkicks, etc.) while I warmed up. The high step form drill felt really easy today. I usually can feel that one in the top of my thighs/ lower abs. I timed a couple of reps to get an idea of how fast these are. 200's- @ 41 seconds. 100's- @14-15 seconds. 50's- @ 7 seconds. I have no idea if that's fast or not, but it is as fast as I could get. Doing these the day after a longish run, in the mid day heat will probably not yield the best results, but this is the time I have available to do these. 86 Degrees. 70% humidity. dew point - 73.
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| 5.5 Miles. (NEIGHBOR)Hood Route. 45:59. 8:22 pace. 5:15 pm start. Last mile - 8:12. 86 Degrees. 78% humidity. dew point - 75.
I got up early this morning, intending to run, but my legs were too beat up from yesterday's track stuff. So I spent about a half hour on the foam roller, and then @ 6 hours at the beach, then slept for an hour, and THEN went running. The gulf was super clear today with a great sandbar. Not a bad holiday.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| 5:30 am - 1 mile runfail. Maybe I should have taken yesterday off running entirely, because the legs felt no better this morning.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 11.30 | 0.00 | 11.30 |
| 5.5 Miles. (NEIGHBOR)Hood Route. 44:12. 8:02 pace. 5:00 am start. Last mile - 6:52. 77 Degrees. 94% humidity. dew point - 75. I'm glad I decided to not run last night. I needed to recover, I guess.
5.8 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 42:27. 7:19 pace. 5:30 pm start. Raining. 75 deg. 87% hum. 71 D.P.
Song stuck in my head - "Jenny Says" By Cowboy Mouth. Let it go, let it go, let it go!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.50 | 0.00 | 4.50 |
| 3.5 Miles. Hood Route. 30:53. 8:49 pace. 6:00 am start. 75 deg. 94% hum. 73 D.P. It Felt cooler out, but I still wanted to take this one slow.
Sunny all day, then a lightning storm came in at 5:30 pm. I tried to take it on, and run anyway. A mile into it, I got a little freaked out, so I went back. As I am typing this now, a half hour later, it is still raining, but no lightning. I see blue skies to the east. Aww, Come on, Man!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| 3.5 Miles. Hood Route. 31:14. 8:55 pace. 5:30 am start. 77 deg. 94% hum. 75 D.P. Sleep deprived miles. I'm not sure I was awake for this.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
| 16.25 Miles. Legacy Trail to Circus Bridge. 2:11:27. 8:31 pace. Last mile - 7:04. 78 deg. 94% hum. 72 d.p. I was looking at 3 kayak fishermen at sunrise, as I crossed roberts bay. The stern lights against the mangrove siloutte were amazing. pastel skies, then BAM! face full of gnats.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 11.20 | 0.70 | 11.90 |
| 7.5 Miles. (NEIGHBOR)Hood Route. 1:01:49. 8:15 pace. 6:00 am start. Last mile - 6:37. 72 Degrees. 100% humidity. dew point - 72. I was really dragging it for this whole run, and then tried to make something respectable out of it wth the last mile. It was more like swimming today.
Track-form-fixing workout. 2:45 pm start. 2 mile up. 2x200 @ 75% w/ 200 AR. 4x100 @ >75% w/ 100 AR. 6x50 @ 100% w/ 50 AR. 1 mile down. I did the form drills (buttkicks, etc.) while I warmed up. 88 Degrees. 66% humidity. dew point - 73.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 39:20. 7:34 pace. 5:30 pm start. Warm. 93 deg. 47% hum. 68 D.P. I slowed wayyyy down on the last mile.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 3.50 | 0.00 | 3.50 |
| 3.5 Miles. Hood Route. 30:57. 8:53 pace. 5:30 am start. 73 deg. 100% hum. 73 D.P. Late Start.
http://www.runnersworld.com/races/4000-sign-up-for-boston-marathon-on-first-day-of-registration
4,000 signed up on day 1? Aw, man!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.70 | 0.00 | 10.70 |
| 5.5 Miles. (NEIGHBOR)Hood Route. 47:25. 8:37 pace. 5:15 am start. 73 Degrees. 94% humidity. dew point - 72
5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:11. 7:21 pace. 5:30 pm start. Warm. 91 deg. 50% hum. 68 D.P. Once again, I had to slow down on the last mile.
I got a thumbs up from the guy running over the bridge with the gimungous American flag. He heard me clapping my hands and saw me pointing from the other side of the bridge.
That made my day.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:51. 7:28 pace. 5:30 pm start. It felt hotter than yesterday, but the weatherman says no. 86 deg. 70% hum. 70 D.P.
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| Scheduled day off from running.
Tonight, we are taking the kids to see "School House Rock- The Musical" My brother gave us the DVD a while back, and we are all big fans in my house. I'm very excited about this show tonight, Way more than I should be. I'm sure they'll play "I'm just a Bill," and "Conjunction Junction." I hope they play "Counting by 5's," "Mr. Morton," and "Verbs." Those are my favorites.
Mr. Morton is the subject of the sentence, and what the predicate says, he does!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
| 16.25 Miles. Legacy Trail to Circus Bridge. 2:26:14. 9:00 pace. 76 deg. 94% hum. 73 d.p.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| 5.5 Miles. (NEIGHBOR)Hood Route. untimed. 5:15 am start. 75 Degrees. 94% humidity. dew point - 73.
3-ish pm. At track. 2 mile warm up, then wind lightning storm. Bad weekend for running, I guess.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 35:10. 7:39 pace. 5:40 pm start. Cut short for the late start. 77 deg. 90% hum. 74 D.P. We had a mini-monsoon at 3:30. debris scattered around.
Signed up for Boston this morning. I guess I'll know by Friday. Gonna be a long week.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:00. 7:18 pace. 5:30 pm start. 80 deg. 76% hum. 72 D.P. Light Rain
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 11.30 | 0.00 | 11.30 |
| 5.5 Miles. (NEIGHBOR)Hood Route. 47:36. 8:39 pace. 5:15 am start. 75 Degrees. 100% humidity. dew point - 73. EZ Cruising.
5.8 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 43:32. 7:30 pace. 5:30 pm start. 80 deg. 81% hum. 74 D.P. Lightning, traffic, and rain. A trifecta of stink. It felt smooth, though.
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| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 39:48. 7:39 pace. 1:15 pm start. 85 deg. 55% hum. 70 D.P. Mid day no es bueno.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
| 16.25 Miles. Legacy Trail to Circus Bridge. 2:23:14. 8:49 pace. 77 deg. 78% hum. 70 d.p.6:15 am start time.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.20 | 0.70 | 9.90 |
| 5.5 Miles. (NEIGHBOR)Hood Route. 46:22. 8:26 pace. Last Mile - 6:51. 6:15 am start. 75 Degrees. 100% humidity. dew point - 75. Very Smooth run.
Track-form-fixing workout. 2:00 pm start. 2 mile up. 2x200 @ 75% w/ 200 AR. 4x100 @ >75% w/ 100 AR. 6x50 @ 100% w/ 50 AR. 1 mile down. I did the form drills (buttkicks, etc.) while I warmed up. 86 Degrees. 70% humidity. dew point - 75. Total Time on track: 48 minutes. I must be running my recoveries / warm-ups faster or something, because this is @ 20 minutes less than when i started doing these.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 37:14. 8:05 pace. 5:40 pm start. 79 deg. 89% hum. 75 D.P. Heavy downpour. No lightning, though. The slower pace is not because of the weather. My legs are pretty beat up from yesterday's track stuff. I should be fine tomorrow.
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| I don't mean to jump the gun here, but it looks like I'm in. Cut off was BQ -1:38.
http://www.baa.org/news-and-press/news-listing/2013/september/2014-boston-marathon-qualifier-acceptances.aspx
5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:17. 7:21 pace. 5:30 pm start. 79 deg. 79% hum. 72 D.P. breezy.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 34:36. 7:31 pace. 5:45 pm start. 85 deg. 68% hum. 74 D.P.
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| 6.2 miles, untimed. 10:30 am start. 86 deg. 62% hum. 72 d.p. Venetian Waterway Park. Well, Boy #1 (Age 8) is determined to run a 5k with me this fall. So, I told him to prove it. I mapped out 3.1 miles, and we headed out. He was skipping, hopping, jumping on to light pole bases/benches, going on to the grass, jumping up to smack tree banches, etc. I kept telling him to just run, but he wasn't having it. He was falling apart by mile #2, but to his credit, he finished. Spouse and Boy #2 (age 6) were waiting for us at the finish. Boy #2 said he wanted to run back with me. That went bad. I told spouse he was done @ 1.5 miles in. Then i finished the run as fast as i could. I feel like I needed a weekend off from trying to just get miles. I'll get back to the grind next week.
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| 9.25 miles. Legacy Trail / Venetian Waterway Park. Laurel Road to South of Circus Bridge and back. 1:07:28. 7:17 pace. 10:30 am start. 82 Deg. 62% hum. 68 d.p.
Boy #2 "paced' me on his bike, and he did it perfectly. I am so stoked about the possibilities from this run. I didn’t notice any pains, I just focused on the kid on the bike. I didn’t notice the heat, or sun, or anything. I just focused on the kid on the bike. After about 6 or 7 miles, I thought he was speeding up, so I was going to yell for him to slow down. But then I realized that I was slowing down, so I said nothing, and tried to catch that kid. He was courteous to the other trail users. He did a great job, and if we can work out a few details (hydration, for example), I’d like to make this happen more often.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:20. 7:22 pace. 5:40 pm start. 86 deg. 63% hum. 72 D.P.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 8.50 | 2.00 | 10.50 |
| 5.5 Miles. (NEIGHBOR)Hood Route. 45:55. 8:21 pace. 5:30 pm start. 72 Degrees. 100% humidity. dew point - 72.
At track - 6:30 pm start. 2 up. (4) x 800. 1 down. (800 times: 2:46, 2:53, 2:55, 2:54.) 85 degrees. 70% humidity. dew point 70.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:39. 7:26 pace. 5:30 pm start. 90 deg. 52% hum. 69 D.P. It felt much slower than this.
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| 3.5 Miles. (NEIGHBOR)Hood Route. 29:41. 8:29 pace. 5:30 am start. 73 Degrees. 88% humidity. dew point - 70. It felt much hotter than this. it was just a drag from beginning to end.
5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 40:54. 7:52 pace. 5:30 pm start. 86 deg. 72% hum. 74 D.P. Completely miserable running today.
107 days until Baton Rouge.
199 days until Boston.
Better get my butt in gear.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
| 16.25 Miles. Legacy Trail to Circus Bridge. 2:15:20. 8:20 pace. 73 deg. 94% hum. 72 d.p. 5:45 am start time. 6:50 last mile. 1:10:xx at halfway. Very pleased with this run. Great sunrise. There was a rainbow to the west, as I crossed Roberts Bay that was perfectly reflected in the still bay waters. I actually yelled out loud for that one. Crazy.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 11.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 |
| 5:45 am: 1.5 mile Runfail. I didn't have it. legs too beat up from yesterday/ brown rice, chicken, sausage pig out at midnight / back chaffing from camelpak - take your pick.
3 pm. 3 miles to the track with 2 boys on bikes. 2 miles on track. 4 miles to pool. 0.5 miles home. 85 deg. 75% hum. 73 d.p. totaly different dynamic than last weeks' run with only 1 kid on a bike on a trail. this week we had to watch for traffic, i had to speed up to catch the one kid, slow down for the other kid, etc. It was still an enjoyable experience, and (I think) a good workout (lots of speed variation), that can be improved upon. I must have worked out the kinks from yesterday's stuff with this morning's little runfail, because this all felt great. Boy # 1 did 3 laps on the track with me. He really wants to do that 5k, and I think i found a good one for him in mid-november. Also, today was his first time serving as an acolyte at church. big day for Tommy. I got pretty choked up.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 36:42. 7:59 pace. 5:40 pm start. 84 deg. 74% hum. 75 D.P. "Feels like" 93. Windy. Light rain at the end. Today makes 1 year since I ran a marathon.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1.50 | 1.00 | 2.50 |
| At track. 1.5 up. (2) x 800. I could have run more, but I wasn’t feeling it. 6:15 pm start. 83 deg – 74 hum – 73 d.p.
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| 5.8 miles. Ringling Bridge. 41:30. 7:09 pace. 5:30 pm start. 78 deg – 71 hum – 68 d.p. (I'm still using the 7:15 mark as the difference between fast / slow miles).
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| 5.2 miles. Ringling Bridge. 40:24. 7:46 pace. 5:30 pm start. 85 deg – 51 hum – 65 d.p. The dolphins are out again!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 21.90 | 0.00 | 21.90 |
| 5:15 am. Legacy trail. Intended to do more, but @ 6.75 miles the mouthpiece of the Camlebak just popped off, draining water on me. Weird. I looked for it in the dark for @ 15 minutes. To stop the water from running out, I drank too much of it. So, I ran back home with the hiccups. No fun. When I got home, Tommy was ready to run with me, so we did 0.9 miles together. I'm going to try to get a couple of more miles this afternoon.
4:30 pm run: Hood route. 7.5 miles. 58:21. 7:47 pace. 82 deg. 58% hum. 66 d.p. This is about as far as I want to go without water, I think.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.25 | 0.00 | 9.25 |
| 9.25 miles. Legacy Trail / Venetian Waterway Park. Laurel Road to South of Circus Bridge and back. 1:09:40. 7:32 pace. 3:00 pm start. 82 Deg. 73% hum. 63 d.p. Johnny was pacing me again on his bike. Things were going great until.... he wrecked pretty bad going down hill on the 41 overpass. We kind of limped it in the last 2 miles. He's okay. He was wrestling his brother as soon as we got home.
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| Life got in the way of running today. My car of 13 years / 277,000+ miles, finally quit today. I lost the whole day dealing with that. I might have to lose Tuesday to burying my old car, as well.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 9.50 | 0.00 | 9.50 |
| 9.5 Miles. (NEIGHBOR)Hood Route. 1:15:15. 7:55 pace. 8:30 pm start. 74 Degrees. 83% humidity. dew point - 68. The run felt easy. I added 100 m sprints every 2 miles or so, to keep it interesting.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.80 | 0.00 | 5.80 |
| 5.8 miles. Ringling Bridge. 42:23. 7:18 pace. 5:30 pm start. 81 deg – 71 hum – 70 d.p. Crowded out there.
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| 5.2 miles. Ringling Bridge. 39:57. 7:41 pace. 5:30 pm start. 83 deg – 69 hum – 71 d.p. 4 hours sleep. zzzzz-running.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 20.75 | 0.00 | 20.75 |
| 20.75 miles. Legacy Trail / Venetian Waterway Park to Caspersen Beach. 2:57:02. 8:32 pace. 6:00 am start. 81 deg. 83 % hum. 73 d.p. 7:22 last mile. Full moon start was awesome. Great sunrise over the bays. Mullet jumping like crazy at half way. A lot of runners out this morning. Off to baseball!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| 5.5 Miles. (NEIGHBOR)Hood Route. 46:35. 8:28 pace. 2 pm start. 84 Degrees. 74% humidity. dew point - 75. Legs felt great. I don't think the slow pace has much to do with yesterday'srun.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:48. 7:28 pace. 5:30 pm start. 83 deg. 69% hum. 72 D.P. I had to run through a 10' stretch of rotting bait fish. First time for that one. I guess someone did well with the cast net, and then forgot to put the baits in a bucket.
I had to go to the Dr. this morning. Spouse printed out a list of Dr.s I could go see, and I picked the one who's name I saw on the Boston Marathon entry list. Is that wrong?
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| at Track. 2 miles up. 1 mile @ 5:58. 3 x 800 (2:54 Avg.) 1 mile down. 82 Deg. 79% hum. 75 dew point. Pretty good workout.
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| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 37:49. 7:16 pace. 5:30 pm start. 76 deg. 38% hum. 49 D.P.
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| 5.8 miles. Ringling Bridge. 41:40. 7:11 pace. 5:30 pm start. 73 deg – 51 hum – 53 d.p. This little dip in temps is helping me out a lot. I wasn't even pushing that hard today.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:07. 8:17 pace. 2:00 pm start. 79 deg. 35% hum. 50 D.P. I kept it slow because I want to go long tomorrow. This might be the end of this shirt. The perma-stink is revolting.
25 year high school reunion tonight. Yeesh!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
| 16.25 Miles. Legacy Trail to Circus Bridge. 79 deg. 42% hum. 54 d.p. 10:15 am start time. It went bad.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
| 16.25 Miles. Legacy Trail to Circus Bridge. 2:11:00. 8:04 pace. Last mile- 7:00. 1st half 1:05:12 (8:01 pace) 81 deg. 42% hum. 55 d.p. 1:00 pm start time. It went better. REDEMPTION RUN!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 40:31. 7:47 pace. 5:30 pm start. 80 deg. 50% hum. 59 D.P. Kept it slow. Track stuff tomorrow.
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| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:08. 7:20 pace. 5:30 pm start. 81 deg. 58% hum. 65 D.P. Smooth cruising.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 34:38. 7:32 pace. 5:40 pm start. 80 deg. 71% hum. 70 D.P.
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| 1.5 mile RUNFAIL. Some thing is wrong with my right shoulder, and also my left groin / quad. just couldn't get going. I'm taking Sunday off, and probably more. This ain't good.
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| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:45. 7:27 pace. 5:30 pm start. 76 deg. 56% hum. 59 D.P. The right shoulder thing has mostly gone away. I blame the car for that one. Crazy? For 13 years, I drove a car that had a certain height of center arm rest. Now that height is different. That's my theory. The left groin thing - I looked into this on the interwebs. It could be a hip flexor injury. I don't know. I had to go slow for the first half mile, then everything was fine. It hurts to walk and sit, but not to run. Go figure. I just have to chill out for a while, and let IJR rack up the miles on me, I guess.
I'll be running this Friday with Tommy in his first 5k.
http://www.rev3glow.com/florida-venice.html
Running in Venice? With smoke effects and glow sticks? Next to the beach? With a movie afterwards? Come On! WHAT MORE COULD AN EIGHT YEAR OLD WANT?! This is gonna be great!
....I might be a little too excited about this.
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| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 34:23. 7:28 pace. 5:40 pm start. 80 deg. 58% hum. 64 D.P. I only noticed the left leg hitch on the downhills.
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| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 34:40. 7:32 pace. 5:40 pm start. 75 deg. 76% hum. 67 D.P
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| Rev3 Glow Run 5k. Tommy's first race. 1 mile up. 5k in 28:46. 9:16 pace.
The course was more like an adventure run, than it was a true road race. .We ran on asphalt, concrete, grass, the beach (for about 3/4 mile), gravel, up and down wood stairs on the dune crossover, and finshed on carpet. At one point, as we were running through the dunes, dodging the plantings, in the dark, I thought "How is this legal? There are signs everywhere telling you to keep off the dunes, and we're running through it? Okayyy?" The course length is unofficial. The time is unofficail. But the whole thing was a lot of fun. We started near the front, and were about 5th and 6th @ a mile into the race. We hit the beach @ mile 2, Running in the soft sand wrecked our pace, and I was really happy to get back on pavement. While on the beach, we saw a great sunset afterglow over the Gulf (Tommy says this was his favorite part.) Once we heard the music coming from the finish line, Tommy really pushed it through the smoke effects and black lights. I'm guessing we were in the top 25, out of 200, or so. Then we ate hot dogs, and watched Monsters University outside. I'm really impressed with these Rev3 folks. They really cater to families. I think this was a great first race experience for Tommy.
And now I am really curious what the kid could do on a flat, paved track. Hmmm.
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| 10.2 Miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia. 1:19:33. 7:48 pace. 6:53 last mile.7:00 am start. 73 deg. 73% hum. 64 d.p.
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| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 36:43. 7:59 pace. 5:40 pm start. 79 deg. 60% hum. 64 d.p. I'm still a bit sick, and maybe shouldn't have run. I had a nice coughing fit at the end of it. 11 days from the 5k. I should be okay.
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| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:37. 7:26 pace. 5:30 pm start. 62 deg. 62% hum. 49 D.P. Last mile - straight coughing.
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| 1 lung butter mile.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.50 | 0.00 | 5.50 |
| 5.5 miles. forgot my watch. in the rain. still coughing. 70 deg. 88% hum. 66 d.p.
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| 5.5 miles. Hood route. still coughing. 73 deg. 83% hum. 68 d.p.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 34:08. 7:25 pace. 5:40 pm start. 75 deg. 87% hum. 71 d.p.
cough. cough. this is getting old.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.00 | 1.25 | 5.25 |
| 5:45 pm. Ran a different track than normal in Sarasota, in an attempt to run in daylight. 75 deg. 70 % hum. 65 d.p.
2 up. 800 (fast). 400 (slow). 400 (1:27). 400 (slow). 400 (fast). 400 (slow). 200 (fast). 200 (slow). 200 (fast). 200 (slow). 1 down. It was dark by the end of warm-up.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:04. 7:19 pace. 5:40 pm start. 75 deg. 90% hum. 72 D.P. In the rain. A little less coughing. Song stuck in my head: http://youtu.be/bBb-J0hcBQA
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.20 | 0.00 | 5.20 |
| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:58. 7:30 pace. 5:40 pm start. 77 deg. 79% hum. 69 D.P. Stout headwind on the way back.
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Harvest Hustle 5k (3.11 Miles) 00:19:19, Place overall: 7, Place in age division: 1 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 3.11 | 5.11 |
| My 3rd year runing at this event. 79 Degrees, 63% Hum. 66 d.p. For the second straight year, the timing of the race was incorrect. This year, it was off by 22 seconds, or so. The timing folks are aware of the error. I really like the course, the food after, the time of year, the charity, but this timing issue has got to go. Anyway, I went into the race with low expectations, because I still have a bit of a cough.Warm-up went fine, with little coughing. The race started, and I went out at a comfortable pace. I held the pace great, unil 2.5 miles. then the coughing fit hit. Then my pace was altered from that point on. I was really holding on at the end. Official race results will be here http://www.harvesthustle5k.com/ eventually.
I think I might have a sub-19 5k in me someday, if I can just not get sick, or have my toes crushed (like last year). Congrats to my friend Brian, for running his first 5k today.
Then I went to the kids' baseball game, Then there was a kids birthday party at the YMCA pool. I'm beat.
(Edit) The official timing is out here: http://www.suncoaststriders.com/results/20131123_harvesthustle5k.htm my time was not 19:18, it was 19:19.5.
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| 12.9 miles. Legacy Trail to Venice Avenue. 5:30 am start. 1:51:19. 8:38 pace. 66 deg. 94% hum. 64 d.p. Still coughing. Great sunrise over Roberts Bay.
5 pm: 3.5 miles hood route. New shoes test run. 26:31. 7:35 pace. 66 deg. 77% hum. 75 d.p.
Also, I’m getting pretty psyched about this: http://youtu.be/xXU7wy6rmUA
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| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 39:06. 7:31 pace. 5:40 pm start. 72 deg. 64% hum. 59 D.P.
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| 6:15 pm. On the track, in the dark, in the rain, with a tornado warning... Why did I think this would go well? 2 up. 1 mile @ 6:12. 2 down. Honestly, there was a cool reflective light on the track, almost as if the clouds were glowing. It was kind of neat. I signed up for a 10k today. I hope to use it as a tune-up for the marathon in January.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.80 | 0.00 | 5.80 |
| 5.8 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 43:34. 7:31 pace. 5:20 pm start. 60 deg. 73% hum. 52 D.P. 15-20 mph winds out of the north + chop on the bay waters = Salty spray over the seawall + ringing right ear!
I'll be in Fruit Cove tomorrow, watching my sister in law finish her first half marathon, and then getting some deep fried turkey! I talked her into running that St. Patty's Day 8k with me only 8 months ago, and now look at her! Go Shannon! Happy Thanksgiving, all!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.85 | 0.00 | 7.85 |
| 7.85 miles in Fruit Cove, Fl. Began run 2 hours AFTER dinner. 4:30 pm start. 1:00:11. 7:40 pace. 56 Deg., 53 hum., 37 d.p. The food was fantastic. I forgot how awesome the sweet potato casserole is. Wow.
I was still on the drive up here when Shannon finished her race. Her goal was below 2:30. She got 2:10:58, I think. So she is pretty excited.
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| 7.85 miles. Fruit Cove. 1:02:59. 8:01 pace. 64 deg. 63 % hum. 51 d.p. 9:30 am start. 1800 miles on the year.
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| 7.85 miles. Fruit Cove. 1:01:25. 7:49 pace. 57 deg. 87 % hum. 53 d.p. 7:00 am start.
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| 7.85 miles. Last run in Fruit Cove. 59:43. 7:36 pace. 54 deg. 83 % hum. 49 d.p. 7:20 am start.
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| 5.8 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 41:50. 7:13 pace. 5:20 pm start. 76 deg. 76% hum. 66 D.P. Great sunset! Lots of folks taking pictures. 3 day non-running streak broken. My first one of those since April.
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| 3.5 miles. Hood Route. 70 Deg. 97% humidity. Kept it right at 8:00 minute pace, until the last mile, and then picked it up a bit. I have since deleted the time on my watch, so I do not have exact pacing info., but I'm pretty sure about the pace. I have been holding back all week, in mileage, and paces, because of a really bad knee pain in my left knee. It scared me, but apparently not enough to keep me from going to LegoLand for the day for Boy #2's 7th Birthday. It also did not stop me from racing my 10k on Sunday. I really did not let on last week how much this was bothering me. So, I went to bed Saturday night, with an Icy Hot patch on my knee, and hoped I would be able to give it a decent run on Sunday.
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Scrooge 10k (6.21 Miles) 00:41:06, Place overall: 3, Place in age division: 1 | | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 2.00 | 6.20 | 8.20 |
| http://www.suncoaststriders.com/results/20131208_scrooge10K.htm
PR! Like outa nowhere! 6:37 pace. Yes, a pretty weak field, but still, a PR is a PR. I am happier with the time, than the placing. 71 deg. 95% hum. I don't know what the dew point was, but I'm guessing "High." I was really uncertain about my abilities in this race, because of the goofy left knee, and spending the previous day walking around a theme park (And eating "Theme Park Food" for the day). Great, Low-key event. And a great tune-up Shot of Confidence for next month's marathon. I did way better than I thought I would. Anyhow, they asked for the faster runners to line up near the start, and the only people up there were two 11 year old kids (That finished 4th and 5th! Say What?!), and the eventual winner of the race, then a 15 foot gap to the next level. I didn't know anybody at this event, except for my friend Brian (Race #2 for him, BTW). So I felt weird being on the start line. I usually like to be @ 2-3 bodies back from the start. The course winds through some golf course communities, and then finishes the last 2 miles on an asphalt trail around a lake. The 24 year old that won the thing was out of sight after mile 1. 2nd place kid (I could tell he was younger, but I didn't know he was 15 until after the race) was an excellent pace setter for me. I was within 20' of that kid for the whole race, until mile 5. If he took decent tangents (as I did), he would have left me earlier. It seemed like he was choosing the outside edge of the course for the entire run. After the race, he told me it was his first 10k. I talked to him about the faster lines he could have taken during the race, and he seemed to appreciate the advice. But with a 15 year old, who can really gauge sincerity? I hit halfway @ 20:00 on the nose. Very pleased at that point. Right before mile 4, I had a mini-coughing fit, and momentarily thought there would be a big collapse, but I held on. Right after that, the course has 1 hairpin turn. Navigating the hairpin turn didn’t bother me as much as the 15 year old being almost conversational, as we passed each other. He said something like “Well, you seem to be running a fine race, sir. I look forward to consuming Gatorade and donuts with you at the finish line.” (My memory of this conversation may be a little off, but not much.) I grunted and cleared my throat, in response. Then we got to the part of the race that goes around the lake. There is @ a half mile stretch of this that goes directly into the morning sun, and that’s when my pace fell off. I was really struggling at this point. If I had to guess where the 1 minute positive split came from, this would be the spot. I rounded the corner to where the sun was at my back, and my pace picked up again. Coming into the finish, the announcer said “And this must be our Master’s Winner.” Oh Yeah, Obviously this guy is a masters runner! Look at how ridiculously old and broken-down he is! I am impressed that you actually made it to the race, gramps! Dude, I ain’t THAT old! Come on, man! So they gave me a nice plaque, and a $25 gift certificate to New Balance of Sarasota. I know nothing of New Balance products, but this is still pretty cool that I got something of value. That has never happened before. Went home. Changed clothes. Went to church stinkin’. Great sermon. I took the boys to lunch, then the beach for a couple of hours. Then we unpacked Christmas. Excellent day. I think I’d like to get in another 10k before Baton Rouge, but I’m less than 6 weeks out now. Time is tight. Sorry this is so long, but I really needed some good news in my running, and this PR qualifies. I have been on what feels like an eternal plateau, and this might be an indication of good things on the way.
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| 5.8 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 44:05. 7:36 pace. 5:40 pm start. 75 deg. 79% hum. 68 D.P. Just plugging along the day after the race. Pink cotton candy sunset clouds behind a class of paddle board silhouettes. Pretty cool view. I now have to average 8 miles per day to break 2,000 for the year. This is going to be tough.
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| 9.5 miles. Hood route. 6:20 pm start. 1:13:16. 7:43 pace. 72 degrees. 94% hum. 68 d.p. Then 0.5 mile to my folks' house.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
| 5.8 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 41:55. 7:14 pace. 5:20 pm start. 68 deg.39% hum. 42 D.P. Shirtless Backwards Visor Dude is back. He sped up on the downhill, after he saw me behind him. I let him go. I didn't feel like racing today. I was just taking in the sunset, and enjoying the run.
I'll get him Monday.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 4.60 | 0.00 | 4.60 |
| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 36:55. 8:02 pace. 12:20 pm start. 77 deg.46% hum. 54 D.P. Nice and easy. I met a guy with a shirt that said "26.2 is the new 40". I had to run with him for a while to get that backstory. He put together a marathon for him and his friends for his 40th birthday. Then they ate an obscene amount of BBQ. That's a good birthday. Pretty cool, I think.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 20.75 | 0.00 | 20.75 |
| 20.75 miles. Legacy Trail to Caspersen Beach and back. 5:40 am start. 2:56:21. 8:30 pace. 77 deg. 74% hum. 68 d.p. I was cautiously slow this morning. I'm still testing the left knee out. Everything seems okay so far. Lots to see this morning. Mullet fishermen throwing cast nets everywhere. There must be a fish dip shortage!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| 10.2 Miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia and back. 5:30 am start time. 1:29:56. 8:49 pace. My legs felt dead from yesterday, and this didn't help, either: 75 degrees, 94% hum. 73 d.p. It was a struggle, and I'm glad I finished. Left knee is still holding up nicely.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.80 | 0.00 | 5.80 |
| 5.8 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 43:29. 7:30 pace. 5:40 pm start. 63 deg. 49% hum. 43 D.P. Shirtless Backwards Visor Dude was a no show. The bay was like glass, Spectacular sunset. Someone should sell tickets.
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| 6:30 pm. At the track. 1 up. then I did a couple of strides. I didn't like the way my knee felt, so I stopped. I think I am just going to go with a slow and steady kind of training, leading up to Louisiana. I might do a 5k to get some speed. Right now, (And sadly, like last year) my goal is to make it to the start. I am certainly fit enough to run a marathon. But, I doubt my knee is healthy enough to run as fast as I think I could. 4 weeks of 7:30-8:30 stuff, and then race. I'll figure out what to do after that.
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| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 38:44. 7:27 pace. 5:20 pm start. 70 deg. 37% hum. 43 D.P.
1900!
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| 3.5 Miles. Hood Route. 5:30 am start. Untimed. 48 degrees. 87% hum. 45 d.p.
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| 10.2 Miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia and back. 1:00 pm start time. 1:10:06. 7:36 pace. 1st mile:7:05. Last mile: 7:28. 83 degrees, 58% hum. 66 d.p. Still aware of the left knee.We'll see how this plays out tomorrow.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 16.25 | 0.00 | 16.25 |
| 16.25 miles. Legacy Trail to Circus Bridge and back. 2:08:45. 8:24 pace. 6 am start. 77 deg. 78% hum. 70 d.p. This is not as quick as I wanted, but the pace felt steady and strong thoughout. Then to Boy #2's 1st flag football game.
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| 10.2 Miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia and back. 6:00 am start time. 1:27:52. 8:37 pace. 70 degrees, 100% hum. 68 d.p. Yes, it was a struggle. Spouse hinted that she got me some very expensive running shoes for Christmas last night. I need to hit the stores after church, or else Christmas morning will be awkwardly lopsided. After 19 Chirstmases with this woman, how do I still mess this up?
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 5.80 | 0.00 | 5.80 |
| 5.8 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 42:27. 7:19 pace. 4:40 pm start. 81 deg. 74% hum. 71 D.P. The Boss took us to lunch at Hob Nob. (Burgers and Onion Rings that are Sooooo bad for you, but Sooooo Good!) http://hobnobdrivein.com/
I am proud of this pace,.... in context.
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| 10.2 Miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia and back. 5:30 am start time. 1:20:56. 7:56 pace. 6:43 last mile. 64 degrees, 94% hum. 63 d.p. 41 miles to go.
There was a bobcat on the sidewalk in the first 100 yards. That flipped me out. "Christmas Bob"cat? No. His name was "Sandy Claws." Yeah, that will work.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
| 7.5 miles. Hood Route. 54:16. 7:14 pace. 5:30 pm start. 70 deg. 68% hum. 59 d.p. After swimming in the Gulf with the boys. 71 degree water temp. Almost too cold.
New shoes test run. Long story short- Me Likey Da New Chews!
Merry Chrstmas, Party People!
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 3.25 | 10.75 |
| AM: 5.5 miles. Hood Route. 43:17. 7:52 pace. 6:30 am start. 63 deg. 82% hum. 57 d.p.
PM: At track. 2:00 pm start. 77 deg. 61% hum. 63 d.p. My last few trips to the track have been really depressing. (The goal was 2 up, 3 repeat miles in @ 6:15. 1 down.)
2 up. 1 lap in 1:18. I was really upset that after all of this time, I still have no control of my pace out of the gate. I was ready to throw the entire workout (like I usually do), but I regrouped, and decided to give it another shot. 1 mile in 6:05. 4 minutes rest. 1 mile in 6:10. 4 minutes rest. 1 mile in 6:11. I ran out of time, and could not run a cool down mile.
I'm glad I followed through on the workout. But I have to wonder why I psyche myself out at the track, and I'm relaxed before a 5k or 10k? Shouldn't it bethe other way around?
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| 5.5 miles. Hood Route. 42:35. 7:45ace. 4:45 pm start. 77 deg. 69% hum. 66 d.p. Rough start, but then I settled into a Nice and easy groove. I'm trying not to mess up tomorrow's longer run today. Plus, my legs are still a little trashed from yesterday's track stuff.
17 to go. Your move, Derunzo.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 10.20 | 0.00 | 10.20 |
| 10.2 miles. Legacy Trail to Colonia and back. 1:24:35. 8:18 pace. 7 am start. 68 deg. 94% hum. 66 d.p. I wanted to do the 16.25 mile run, and then party like I had 1,999 miles, but I ddn't feel that into it today. It was nothing specific, Just blah.
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| 7 miles. (1.5 + 5.5) hood route. My worst run of the year! Started out in the rain. 72 degrees. 2 bathroom stops.
Don't care. broke 2,000 miles. Moving on......
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| 5.2 Miles. Ringling Bridge. 37:27. 7:12 pace. 5:35 pm start. 66 deg. 75% hum. 58 D.P.
Computer service guy came to the office today.....with the flu! I am a little angry.
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| 4.6 Miles. Ringling Bridge (x2). untimed. 12:30 pm start. 68 deg.50% hum. 49 D.P. I forgot my running shorts. That's why I didn't bother timing this.
Happy new year, all! Be safe.
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| | Slow miles | Fast miles | Total Distance | | 1895.50 | 119.11 | 2014.61 |
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