Run stats:
week 5, day 3
43 degrees
5.00 miles
57:22
Pace: 11:03, 11:03, 11:25, 12:11, 11:40
With: Jade
Decent run, but we spent part of it in the graveyard & each time it made me need to poo. Weird.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Week 5, Run 2
Run stats:
week 5, day 1
35 degrees
3.00 miles
34:05
Pace: 10:52, 11:32, 11:39
With: me, myself & I (PAAAARTAAAYYY!!!)
week 5, day 1
35 degrees
3.00 miles
34:05
Pace: 10:52, 11:32, 11:39
With: me, myself & I (PAAAARTAAAYYY!!!)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Week 5, Run 1
Run stats:
week 5, day 1:
43 degrees
4.00 miles
44:25
Pace: 10:46, 11:01, 11:17, 11:22
With: me, myself & I (PAAAARTAAAYYY!!!)
Wonderful run, strong, happy, totally ON! Whoop!
on another note: a good run works for loosening up the shoulder & back muscles, apparently....
week 5, day 1:
43 degrees
4.00 miles
44:25
Pace: 10:46, 11:01, 11:17, 11:22
With: me, myself & I (PAAAARTAAAYYY!!!)
Wonderful run, strong, happy, totally ON! Whoop!
on another note: a good run works for loosening up the shoulder & back muscles, apparently....
Monday, January 24, 2011
Week 4, Runs 1-3
Run stats:
week 4, day 1:
20-something degrees
2.00 miles
23:52*
Pace: 11:46 average*
With: me
*used RunKeeper without knowing how it works, so I couldn't get pace for each mile & it counted the time it took me to walk home after I hit 2 miles. I moseyed.
Run stats:
week 4, day 2:
20 -something degrees
2.00 miles
21:44
Pace: 10:25, 11:19
With: me
Fun run because I had a purpose - run from my house to Sportrock climbing center to meet the girls. Air quality sucked though. I felt like I couldn't breathe. Also, I really need a new backpack if I'm gonna be running with gear.
Run stats:
week 4, day 3:
28 degrees
2.00 miles
22:32
Pace: 10:32, 10:40
With: me
Run 3 was by far my happiest - went in my Huntley Meadows woods. Yay! It's my happy place. Maybe I should try to go there for the 4 mi run this week. hrm... Then again, training in the woods will not help me train for the drudgery of 13 miles on city streets. Grrr...
week 4, day 1:
20-something degrees
2.00 miles
23:52*
Pace: 11:46 average*
With: me
*used RunKeeper without knowing how it works, so I couldn't get pace for each mile & it counted the time it took me to walk home after I hit 2 miles. I moseyed.
Run stats:
week 4, day 2:
20 -something degrees
2.00 miles
21:44
Pace: 10:25, 11:19
With: me
Fun run because I had a purpose - run from my house to Sportrock climbing center to meet the girls. Air quality sucked though. I felt like I couldn't breathe. Also, I really need a new backpack if I'm gonna be running with gear.
Run stats:
week 4, day 3:
28 degrees
2.00 miles
22:32
Pace: 10:32, 10:40
With: me
Run 3 was by far my happiest - went in my Huntley Meadows woods. Yay! It's my happy place. Maybe I should try to go there for the 4 mi run this week. hrm... Then again, training in the woods will not help me train for the drudgery of 13 miles on city streets. Grrr...
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Week 3, run 3
Run stats:
week 3, day 3:
37 degrees (30 after windchill)
4.00 miles
43:19
Pace: 10:17,10:26, 11:03, 11:26*
With: me, myself & I (and they were fighting the whole way... ugh.)
*this last time is starred because that mile was a run/walk combo. mostly run. ~max of 5 steps per walk, so it's still an OK pace.
week 3, day 3:
37 degrees (30 after windchill)
4.00 miles
43:19
Pace: 10:17,10:26, 11:03, 11:26*
With: me, myself & I (and they were fighting the whole way... ugh.)
*this last time is starred because that mile was a run/walk combo. mostly run. ~max of 5 steps per walk, so it's still an OK pace.
Friday, January 14, 2011
Week 3, run 2
sucked
I'm not going to bother with stats.
It was supposed to be a 2 mi. run. I got out on the road and ran 0.3 mile before I realised I wouldn't have time to finish & make a 5:30 appointment. Then I took Parkour (1hr) and Acro (1 hr.) at Urban Evolution and popped over to Sportrock at 9:00PM to use the treadmill. I hate treadmills. Treadmills suck. Even if there are shirtless guys climbing to watch while you're on it. I went 1.15 mi on treadmill & then hit stop. Then I talked myself into starting again and went another 0.35 mi. At this point, my thoughts were "bored, bored, bored, suck, bored, AUGH, suck, I can keep going, F$%# this, I can keep going. I'm dripping sweat. Nope. No way in hell." *hit stop* Mind over matter did not work. I'll call it a loss. I got a total of 1.8 mi in in some way shape or form. That's good enough for now. Mental note, don't shecule 4 things into a night & still expect to fit the run in.
soooo tired today.
I'm not going to bother with stats.
It was supposed to be a 2 mi. run. I got out on the road and ran 0.3 mile before I realised I wouldn't have time to finish & make a 5:30 appointment. Then I took Parkour (1hr) and Acro (1 hr.) at Urban Evolution and popped over to Sportrock at 9:00PM to use the treadmill. I hate treadmills. Treadmills suck. Even if there are shirtless guys climbing to watch while you're on it. I went 1.15 mi on treadmill & then hit stop. Then I talked myself into starting again and went another 0.35 mi. At this point, my thoughts were "bored, bored, bored, suck, bored, AUGH, suck, I can keep going, F$%# this, I can keep going. I'm dripping sweat. Nope. No way in hell." *hit stop* Mind over matter did not work. I'll call it a loss. I got a total of 1.8 mi in in some way shape or form. That's good enough for now. Mental note, don't shecule 4 things into a night & still expect to fit the run in.
soooo tired today.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Thought Stream (week 3, run 1)
One friend mentioned that it might be interesting to know (as a non-runner) what I think about while running, so here goes... The first of my random thought streams.
"this is nice. I feel better than Sunday. the cold mist is not bad. Actually not that cold out. Maybe it is, my cheeks are chilly. How can my eyebrows be cold? they are hair. OOps... landing heavy, change stride. Nice run. Breathing good? 1, 2, 3, huh, huh, 1, 2, 3, huh, huh...** OK. Good. Fuck! was that ice? pad, pad pad, ICE ICE, pad, pad, ICE. Shit, oops! Crap. ICE, augh. That road's like a skating rink, not gonna go there afterall... Ah, grass. good idea. Pad, pad, pad, driveway, pad, pad, pad, ICE, ICE... argh. I feel like Wile E. Coyote. Legs spinning, not going anywhere. This must amuse the drivers passing by as I nearly slide off the curb at one of those damn wheel-chair friendly slopes from the sidewalk to the crosswalk. Pad, pad, pad, ICE, Pad, ICE. Is Jade still alive? She's gonna kill me. Nice! I think I go the distance right on this time! Just a little further. Pad, pad, ice, grass... Whew! Done"
** this is my rhythmic breathing method that I found helps me avoid being short of breath & side stitches & all that... 3 steps to breathe out & 2 to breath in. Breath in deep into the diaphragm (into the uterus as I once heard it said). Think I stole it from Chi Running, but it works & I'm happy & it keeps me a bit zen.
"this is nice. I feel better than Sunday. the cold mist is not bad. Actually not that cold out. Maybe it is, my cheeks are chilly. How can my eyebrows be cold? they are hair. OOps... landing heavy, change stride. Nice run. Breathing good? 1, 2, 3, huh, huh, 1, 2, 3, huh, huh...** OK. Good. Fuck! was that ice? pad, pad pad, ICE ICE, pad, pad, ICE. Shit, oops! Crap. ICE, augh. That road's like a skating rink, not gonna go there afterall... Ah, grass. good idea. Pad, pad, pad, driveway, pad, pad, pad, ICE, ICE... argh. I feel like Wile E. Coyote. Legs spinning, not going anywhere. This must amuse the drivers passing by as I nearly slide off the curb at one of those damn wheel-chair friendly slopes from the sidewalk to the crosswalk. Pad, pad, pad, ICE, Pad, ICE. Is Jade still alive? She's gonna kill me. Nice! I think I go the distance right on this time! Just a little further. Pad, pad, ice, grass... Whew! Done"
** this is my rhythmic breathing method that I found helps me avoid being short of breath & side stitches & all that... 3 steps to breathe out & 2 to breath in. Breath in deep into the diaphragm (into the uterus as I once heard it said). Think I stole it from Chi Running, but it works & I'm happy & it keeps me a bit zen.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Week 3, run 1
Back on the top of the WORLD!!!
Run stats:
week 3, day 1:
30 degrees, freezing mist
3.00 miles*
36:21*
Pace: 11:25*, 12:51*, 12:00*
With: Jade
OK, I know I sweat a LOT, but this isn't my doing! I swear! I had my jacket half open. No, I did not strip today. (Also, its dumpy, but this is the best running shirt ever!) The times today are starred * because I am really skeptical that they're accurate. Granted, we were slipping a lot due to ice, but we kept up a good steady pace at LEAST as fast as Sunday, yet our times are longer? Also, I know that heavy cloud cover messes with the GPS signal, so we may have gone farther than recorded. (UPDATE: just mapped it. nope. 3 miles. hmmm... what happened? I didn't think the ice slowed us down that much.) Doesn't matter because I felt like I could have gone for at least 5 miles today. Yay!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Week 2, Run 3
Sucked.
Run stats:
week 2, day 3:
33 degrees (after windchill? don't know, but Jade said to make sure to say 18 mph wind gusts?)
3.00 miles
35:09
Pace: 11:11, 11:26, 12:33
With: Jade
Running with Jade made it more enjoyable and probably kept me from turning around early & saying "F*&^ this!" Clearly, it was way worse than previous times. Can't beat myself up too much since I have a sinus cold, have not caught up on sleep fully (probably because of nose at night), have worn myself out & it's girl time, but I seriously felt like I was 200 lbs. today. Sooo hard to move! I resorted to walk/run after 1.75 mi. I'm definitely wondering whether I'll mentally be able to make myself go 10 or 13 miles later, but at least I proved to myself that I'll be able to push through anything if I'm not in top shape the day of the Warrior Dash.
Also, I think things were not helped by changing my set-up. My feet were a bit cold the last run I did... not bad, but it made me consider using socks this time. As a result, I wore toed knee socks. This was, methinks, a bad idea. I overheat anyway (was once again down to a tee shirt after the first 1.15 mi), and something over the past 3 years has increased the circulation in my feet because I don't get as cold anymore. It's weird. Adaptation? Anyway, the knee socks just threw me off. my feet were so much happier when we got done & I took off my vibrams & socks and padded around on the 30 degree concrete barefoot. weird.
Run stats:
week 2, day 3:
33 degrees (after windchill? don't know, but Jade said to make sure to say 18 mph wind gusts?)
3.00 miles
35:09
Pace: 11:11, 11:26, 12:33
With: Jade
Running with Jade made it more enjoyable and probably kept me from turning around early & saying "F*&^ this!" Clearly, it was way worse than previous times. Can't beat myself up too much since I have a sinus cold, have not caught up on sleep fully (probably because of nose at night), have worn myself out & it's girl time, but I seriously felt like I was 200 lbs. today. Sooo hard to move! I resorted to walk/run after 1.75 mi. I'm definitely wondering whether I'll mentally be able to make myself go 10 or 13 miles later, but at least I proved to myself that I'll be able to push through anything if I'm not in top shape the day of the Warrior Dash.
Also, I think things were not helped by changing my set-up. My feet were a bit cold the last run I did... not bad, but it made me consider using socks this time. As a result, I wore toed knee socks. This was, methinks, a bad idea. I overheat anyway (was once again down to a tee shirt after the first 1.15 mi), and something over the past 3 years has increased the circulation in my feet because I don't get as cold anymore. It's weird. Adaptation? Anyway, the knee socks just threw me off. my feet were so much happier when we got done & I took off my vibrams & socks and padded around on the 30 degree concrete barefoot. weird.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Week 2, run 2
Watch died before we even started, so I had to use a not-so accurate tracker on my phone.
Run stats:
week 2 (again), day 2:
35 degrees (maybe 28 after windchill)
2.01 miles
23:46
Pace: dunno
With: Jade
Felt like I could go longer, but glad I didn't since I was run down & a bit hungover. : /
Run stats:
week 2 (again), day 2:
35 degrees (maybe 28 after windchill)
2.01 miles
23:46
Pace: dunno
With: Jade
Felt like I could go longer, but glad I didn't since I was run down & a bit hungover. : /
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
"Week 2", run #1
Run stats:
week 2 (again), day 1:
42 degrees (maybe 38 after windchill)
3 miles
31:57
Pace: 11:01, 10:06, 10:47 (possibly should have been shorter as I had two instances of stopping my watch to meet Huey, the bearded collie. He needed pets & his owner needed conversation)
Don't know if my fear & trepidation was warranted or not. The first 1.5 mile stunk (usually does unless I'm in rare form), but once I got warmed up, I felt like I was moving a little better. Though my form & run were a bit clunky regardless. Don't know if it was the area or the mood I'm in. Also, as usual, stopping didn't help any. I don't do well after I stop moving. Ah well.
Also can't believe that at 42 degrees, in a T-shirt, I can still sweat like the dickens. Someday I'd like to figure out why I run so "hot"...
Thursday, I get to run with Jade. 2 mi run. The schedule also calls for cross training. I'll be doing a bit of Parkour & some Acro stuff at Urban Evolution. I'd say that counts! ; )
week 2 (again), day 1:
42 degrees (maybe 38 after windchill)
3 miles
31:57
Pace: 11:01, 10:06, 10:47 (possibly should have been shorter as I had two instances of stopping my watch to meet Huey, the bearded collie. He needed pets & his owner needed conversation)
Don't know if my fear & trepidation was warranted or not. The first 1.5 mile stunk (usually does unless I'm in rare form), but once I got warmed up, I felt like I was moving a little better. Though my form & run were a bit clunky regardless. Don't know if it was the area or the mood I'm in. Also, as usual, stopping didn't help any. I don't do well after I stop moving. Ah well.
Also can't believe that at 42 degrees, in a T-shirt, I can still sweat like the dickens. Someday I'd like to figure out why I run so "hot"...
Thursday, I get to run with Jade. 2 mi run. The schedule also calls for cross training. I'll be doing a bit of Parkour & some Acro stuff at Urban Evolution. I'd say that counts! ; )
Failure & New Beginnings
So I posted last time that my next run was going to be the following Thursday. Yeah, my running partner didn't want to go that day because of the snow, I thought it would be better to go Friday afternoon instead, and then I promptly got sick. Argh! Guess it's a good thing I didn't go or a run, but that cold derailed my entire training for WEEKS since it was a chest cold. Now I'm finally to the point where I can breathe, am barely coughing, and have some energy back.
Today, in a few minutes actually, I'm off for my first 3 mi. run again. My first run in 2+ weeks. I'm facing it with much mental trepidation and I don't know why. I'm scared. For no reason. I'm thinking about giving up this whole silly plan. For no reason. Hopefully when I get back I'll be in the mood and gunning for the adventure again.
*crosses fingers*
Today, in a few minutes actually, I'm off for my first 3 mi. run again. My first run in 2+ weeks. I'm facing it with much mental trepidation and I don't know why. I'm scared. For no reason. I'm thinking about giving up this whole silly plan. For no reason. Hopefully when I get back I'll be in the mood and gunning for the adventure again.
*crosses fingers*
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