Week 8, Run 3

Run Stats:
 
Week 8, Run 3
54 degrees
7.00 miles
1 hr 23:38 minutes
Pace: 10:54, 11:07, 11:53, 12:21, 12:39, 12:20, 12:25
With: Jade

Other than a necessary bathroom break, it was OK.

Week8, Run 2

Run Stats:
 
Week 8, Run 2
50 degrees
3.00 miles
31:22
Pace: 10:25, 10:26, 10:31
With: myself

Really boring run in my neighborhood.  I focused on form though - that's a good thing.  I'm also psyching myself up for the 7 mile run this weekend.  I am a bit wary though as I'll be skiing the day before.  We shall see.  I need to do it.  I just got transferred a bib number for the Cherry Blossom 10 miler in April. I KNOW I can run for 10 miles straight through if I set my mind to it and that's my goal.    Here we go!

Week 8, Run 1

Run Stats:
 
Week 8, Run 1
35 degrees
4.67 miles (was supposed to be 5**)
50:19
Pace: 10:22, 10:39, 10:40, 10:47, 11:47
With: myself

I went to Burke Lake today.  It was a really nice trail.  I'll definitely go there again for some of my longer runs.  I got to see a large group of white herons come in for their night roost on the other side of the lake, had a great Blue Heron land almost right next to me, and came across a group of 3 does (a deer, a female deer...) on the path - two of them ran and one of them started to run, then stopped and watched me and I got to pass her within 8 feet.  We just looked at each other.  It was a great run except ** I didn't quite make the 5 miles because I a) got lost and had to backtrack for a minute right at the very end, and b) had to make sure to get in my car and leave the park because I only had 5 minutes left before they locked me in.  Eep!  I'm pretty proud of my paces today though.

Week 7, Run 3

Run Stats:
 
Week 7, Run 3
46 degrees
4.00 miles
44:24
Pace: 10:54, 10:35, 11:30, 11:25
With: myself

Yeah, that's right.  There was no Week 7, Run 2.  so be it.  : )

Week 7, Run 1

Run Stats:
 
Week 7, Run 1
57 degrees
3.00 miles
32:43
Pace: 10:44, 11:05, 10:55
With: myself

Nice weather, but I'm clearly not used to the warmth.  The 3 miles stunk mainly because i've not been eating well, so I felt sluggish.  The heat didn't bother me until I stopped & realized that I was dripping.  Makes me wonder how 10 to 13 miles in warmer weather will go.  Guess I'll have to train up to that too.  I think I may need to be more serious about rock climing also since my left calf was seizing (the climbing keeps me loose somehow).

Week 6, Run 3

Run stats:

Week 6, run 3
6.00 miles
68:32
Pace: 10:53, 11:51, 11:21, 11:56, 11:43, 10:49
With: Jade

Nice run.  Was awesome.  I'm proud that I can do 6 miles!

Random Ponderances

I'm just thinking that it's really nice to be able to bust out 3 miles EASILY now.  I know that's because I'm conditioned to go farther at this point.  So maybe in the future I should make a point to stick with doing 2-3 miles several times a week & occasionally throw in a long run still.

Week 6, run 3 & week 6, run 2 (again)

Run stats:

Week 6, run 3
4.25 miles
57:24 or so
Pace: 13:16, 11:35, 11:48, 12:46
With: Jade

Basically it sucked. We were supposed to do 6 miles but between the time of month, iced over trails, hilly streets that didn't go too far, etc... yeah, it just didn't happen. We decided to do a re-do this week.

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Run Stats:

Week 6, run 2 (II)
33 degrees
3.00 miles
33:01
Pace: 10:58, 10:37, 10:46
With: geese & some white-tailed deer

Awesome run as you can see from the pic...  sunset, lake, deer...  I drove home to the Amelie soundtrack, it was that kind of run.  *happy*

Week 6, Run 2

Run Stats:

week 6, day 2
37 degrees
3.00 miles
34:31
Pace: 11:01, 11:30, 12:00
With: self

Not such a good run. Ate crap all day, so I felt like the 3 mi run was just as hard as a 5 mi one. Also, apparently all the ice & snow hasn't melted off the trails at Huntley Meadows yet! I did not know this until I go about a half mile in & then I thought it ws only going to be a little way, but I was wrong. I'm pretty sure the slow pace was due to having to hop-slip my way through half of it.

Week 6, Run 1

Run stats:

week 6, day 1
37(34) degrees
4.00 miles
45:47
Pace: 11:20, 11:10, 11:34, 11:41
With: self

Could tell I was tired & possibly having muscle response to wheat in my lunch soup (should have asked) or both... It was strong but felt a bit sluggish - like I was working too hard. Also, I got to meet an old, fat dog named Ollie who belonged to an old romanian gentleman & a small pitt-bull/lhaso mix named Mickey belonging to a guy named Larry. Oh! I also talked to the mailman as he was driving along! So eventhough it was a boring route at this point (I am BORED with the neighborhood, but the nature trails won't be plowed), it was an entertaining run none-the-less.