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!
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.
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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