4 miles down

Posted on July 26, 2008

and 9.1 to go.

I ran the 4 miles I told you all about yesterday. The run wasn’t bad. It had a couple of really long stretches of road in it. 3/4 of a mile or so without a turn. I am used to more turns than that. My pace was slower at 12:30 but I completed the entire run without walking.

I wish I had shuffled the iPod this morning. My regular ending song came on at the regular time: 33:45. My final song is a quick little ditty by Joe Ely that pushes me over the last 1/4 mile. Except this morning at the conclusion of Joe’s live cut of “Me and Billy the Kid” I still had 12 minutes (an entire mile) to go.  A bit deflating.

Wifey just hit the road for a ten miler and she is wearing her new running skirt. It was a birthday gift (at her request).  She should be back in about 80 minutes.  I need a shower, fluids and some first aid!

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Glad you asked

Posted on July 25, 2008

Thanks to a comment from DMYii we have a post.

I have been running. Thanks for your inquiry. Tomorrow will complete 3 week of training. So far I have lost an inch or two and 2 pounds. I do love the Chinese buffets at lunch time.

In review, during the week of 7/7 I ran 2 miles on Tue, Thur and Saturday. I dropped 45 seconds off each mile by the end of the first week of running. The week of 7/14 proved a bit more challenging. Tuesday was a 2.5 mile run, Thursday was a 3 mile run and a three miler completed the week on Saturday morning. My pace was a steady 11:46 each run.

This week has been a bit tougher and it ain’t over yet. A three miler started the week on Tuesday, Thursday I opted for the treadmill downtown at the Y before a meeting. That was a bad choice. My feet and mind, sans the iPod, hated the treadmill. After two miles I walked to the steam room. The run was supposed to be a three miler.

Tomorrow is the biggest challenge. A leisurely 4 miler first thing in the morning. I will be hitting the sidewalks and streets for this one and leaving the treadmills for mice and other inside runners. I am extremely nervous about this run. 3.1 has been the longest I have ever run without stopping. My goal is to keep this under 12 minute miles and not to stop running.

My route is here: Kettering 4 miler

Wish me luck! Next week is a 3 mile on Tuesday, 4 mile on Thursday and 5 mile easy run on Saturday. Apparently they are not long runs until they are 6 miles. Those begin on Aug 9 and 16. I am planning to run my “10 miles for the Jeep” on October 11. That is 8 days before the half marathon.

So how about that for an update?

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1/2 Marathon

Posted on July 14, 2008

So the training started this last week. Melissa is training for the marathon in Columbus and I will be running the 1/2 marathon. Week one of training was a simple 2 miles on Tue, Wed and Saturday of last week. I started doing the runs before work in place of on a treadmill during work hours.

This worked out pretty well so far. This week I have 2 mile run on Tue and Thur and 3 miles on Saturday. Not sure I will be able to get up early enough when I get to the 4, 5 and 6 milers 3-4 days per week. Will let you know.

Melissa is progressing very well. Since her last marathon she has been running 5 miles on Mondays and Wednesdays with 10 mile Saturdays. She is already two weeks ahead of her training schedule.

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NYC

Posted on July 3, 2008

Hey folks. We are in NYC today and will be headed back to the Poconos later today. Ran a bit yesterday in the gym then walked 106 miles around Manhattan later in the day. Full update on our log cabin/Times Square vacation will happen when we return to Ohio.

Running begins in ernest next week. Only 16 weeks to Columbus Marathon/ 1/2 Marathon.

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