5.5 mi. We have stayed clear of the hot, still, and humid conditions for a month and a half longer than usual. This week has been a solid "rain every day" stretch, so maybe the summer pattern of high humidity and afternoon showers will return. I had a high heart rate earlier than I thought … Continue reading Cheated no more
Month: May 2018
5 miles. The plan of running yesterday petered out with my overindulgent BBQ lunch at Evie Mae's BBQ here in Lubbock, Tx. Free beer, also, yes, fact. This meal was lunch AND dinner for me. And it also crossed off any chance of me doing a run after work. Burp! I was staying in a … Continue reading Track in the parking lot
5 miles - This was my first "do 20 minutes at tempo pace" run of this marathon training cycle. I ran from my hotel, the Smithfield Station, up the rural road and around some restaurants then retracing my route back. I returned in my car after breakfast to take a few photos of the things … Continue reading 1st Tempo run of training cycle
6 mi. After flying PBI-> ATL ->Norfolk, Va, I went on a tour of the USS Wisconsin battleship. Then I drove to the Virginia Beach boardwalk for the 6 mile run on my schedule for today. I haven't been here since coming on a family vacation with my parents in 1982. I think I found the … Continue reading Va. Beach Boardwalk
5mi. Getting a schedule together and placing a real marathon on the schedule means this is week #1 of training. With 8 weeks of base training, I can now follow a plan for the next 15 weeks. This is the first track run, with my short intervals to be at 5:36 pace and long (>800m) at … Continue reading Feeling some of the miles
6 miles. Could it happen again, the same thing as yesterday? Yes, in spades. Today is the first day of following a self-authored marathon training plan. Sure, I'll go to yin yoga, but I think I can see a gap in the thunderstorms to get a 6-mile loop of a run in. I know rain … Continue reading Re-run
6 miles. This will finish a 53 mile week, my longest in years. The base training I began after the RRCA Coacing Certification course is done. I went on my regular loop, but having a large omelet before the run made for a bathroom break mid-run. That break put me in the perfect spot to run … Continue reading Mother’s Day thru PGA
5 mi It's my first visit to the very western part of Texas. My hotel room overlooks... Mexico! That red "X" lit sign is the Mexico/USA southern border. I wanted to run to the border, minus the Taco Bell implications. It looked plenty closer than it was... my 5am start allowed me to go 2.5 … Continue reading El Paso
3.1 mi. Time to go fast in warm weather. Last year I received a comp entry but was not put in the proper age group. I was listed as "uncategorized" so I was not eligible for a prize. I did a warmup run of about 2 miles with Jen and Maureen. I knew it was … Continue reading 2018 Sunfest 5k
5.5 miles. It's an unnatural request to ask your body to wake up and run a fast, timed mile first thing. To be fair, we do a warmup, today for me was 1.5 miles. And other intervals came first. I tried to make sure my mid-interval pace was below 5:50 for the shorter ones. I … Continue reading Unnatural
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