You know you need a new route when you don't have to look at the Garmin to know what mileage you're at... guess those things happen when you run the same route 3 days in a row..
Third and final 5 miler this morning. A little foggy but not bad... 6 rabbits, 1 deer, 2 walkers, 1 dog walker and 1 other jogger. Gotta have something to pass the time.. my ipod music needs adjustments also.. that will be taken care of very soon...
About 10:12 pace this morning and now it's rest time until 19 crazy miles Saturday... We're doing the Lost Bridge Trail so hopefully that means shade..
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Another 5 miles
2nd 5 miler of the week. One more to go tomorrow. Why 5 in a row? Who knows but that's what the schedule says so I'm sticking to it.
Didn't know why it was staying dark so late until I got outside and noticed the purple/blue dark sky. Incoming storm?? Couldn't tell until it got a little lighter, and yep, if not a storm, at least some rain. Started to sprinkle about 1/2 way through my run and I hoped I'd make it back before it started raining hard. And I barely made it.
Today was at 'marathon pace' which ended up being 10:14. Slightly faster than my (hopefully) actual marathon pace but that's alright.
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6380633
Didn't know why it was staying dark so late until I got outside and noticed the purple/blue dark sky. Incoming storm?? Couldn't tell until it got a little lighter, and yep, if not a storm, at least some rain. Started to sprinkle about 1/2 way through my run and I hoped I'd make it back before it started raining hard. And I barely made it.
Today was at 'marathon pace' which ended up being 10:14. Slightly faster than my (hopefully) actual marathon pace but that's alright.
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6380633
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Good 5 mile Tempo Run
This morning I got out and did my scheduled Tempo run. I was doing these on Wednesdays but they are Tuesdays now since I'm done with speedwork. Well, at least until after the marathon. One goal at a time...
So I headed out at 5:00 a.m. and the air was heavy and thick. Not too hot yet, but it was pretty humid already. It was a very quiet morning except for a cardinal in our tree that wasn't happy that I was out there. Started out wondering how the thick air would affect me but I felt good and did the 5 miles at a 9:47 pace. That felt good!
I've got triple 5 milers this week and then 19 on Saturday..
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6380633
So I headed out at 5:00 a.m. and the air was heavy and thick. Not too hot yet, but it was pretty humid already. It was a very quiet morning except for a cardinal in our tree that wasn't happy that I was out there. Started out wondering how the thick air would affect me but I felt good and did the 5 miles at a 9:47 pace. That felt good!
I've got triple 5 milers this week and then 19 on Saturday..
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6380633
Monday, July 28, 2008
Just catching up
What a whirlwind 4 day weekend that was!!
I was trying to remember if I even ran Thursday morning or not, after the sizzling mile, and I realized that yes I did, but forgot to blog it (too busy blogging about the sizzling mile!). Oh well.. If I couldn't even remember if I ran it probably wasn't a very exciting run anyway.. they all seem to be blending together these days anyway.. I've had a few people tell me recently that they are amazed that I've stuck to the training thus far......funny they should say that... just when I feel my focus wavering, I get those comments and the 'good job, way to go' comments that sort of snap me back on track.. yeah, for those!
Later Thursday I headed out to Knights because I volunteered to chaperon the summer camps trip to Knights Action Park.. it rained, it was cold, it was not a good day for Knights, but the kids didn't seem to mind.. as long as you stayed in the water you were fine.. if you got out, brrrrr...
Friday we headed down to Six Flags for the day and it was a lot of fun! Promised Kaiden right after school was out that we'd take him since he did so well in school, but the next thing you know it's 3 weeks before school starts and we hadn't been yet! Walking all day didn't feel bad at the time, but trying to run Saturday morning was hard.. the Six Flags thing definitely caught up with me.. probably should have just waited until Sunday to run, but who knew?? Plus I was alone which is always more difficult. There was an organized Abe's Amble run that morning that everyone was wanting to do but I opted out. They are all doing Abe's in August, I'm not. Got my 20 miler the day before. But I'll be out there to cheer them on!!!
One of my best friends from high school, Allison is in town from Atlanta so she, Jill and I went out to dinner last night! Jill lives here in town but I haven't been able to see her much lately so it was nice to get caught back up. Last night was 'no kids' but we're taking them to the park Tuesday night before Allison heads back home Wednesday.
And so it's back to early morning runs starting tomorrow... 6 weeks and counting. Wonder if my sister got her ticket home yet?!
I was trying to remember if I even ran Thursday morning or not, after the sizzling mile, and I realized that yes I did, but forgot to blog it (too busy blogging about the sizzling mile!). Oh well.. If I couldn't even remember if I ran it probably wasn't a very exciting run anyway.. they all seem to be blending together these days anyway.. I've had a few people tell me recently that they are amazed that I've stuck to the training thus far......funny they should say that... just when I feel my focus wavering, I get those comments and the 'good job, way to go' comments that sort of snap me back on track.. yeah, for those!
Later Thursday I headed out to Knights because I volunteered to chaperon the summer camps trip to Knights Action Park.. it rained, it was cold, it was not a good day for Knights, but the kids didn't seem to mind.. as long as you stayed in the water you were fine.. if you got out, brrrrr...
Friday we headed down to Six Flags for the day and it was a lot of fun! Promised Kaiden right after school was out that we'd take him since he did so well in school, but the next thing you know it's 3 weeks before school starts and we hadn't been yet! Walking all day didn't feel bad at the time, but trying to run Saturday morning was hard.. the Six Flags thing definitely caught up with me.. probably should have just waited until Sunday to run, but who knew?? Plus I was alone which is always more difficult. There was an organized Abe's Amble run that morning that everyone was wanting to do but I opted out. They are all doing Abe's in August, I'm not. Got my 20 miler the day before. But I'll be out there to cheer them on!!!
One of my best friends from high school, Allison is in town from Atlanta so she, Jill and I went out to dinner last night! Jill lives here in town but I haven't been able to see her much lately so it was nice to get caught back up. Last night was 'no kids' but we're taking them to the park Tuesday night before Allison heads back home Wednesday.
And so it's back to early morning runs starting tomorrow... 6 weeks and counting. Wonder if my sister got her ticket home yet?!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
A real HOT one today! 13 miles
Wow!! That was about as hot as it's been this early in the morning!! I definitely didn't get out early enough to beat the heat.. and with walking around all day yesterday at Six Flags, well the combination didn't quite work well...
So I thought I'd sleep in a little to be well rested and then head out for my run. I could tell right off that it wasn't going to be a very good run. Legs still feeling the effects of yesterday, and the heat!! OMG.. 7:30 and it was already a scorcher.. did a lot of the 13 but did not finish the full thing that is for sure..
so better luck next week w/ 19!!
So I thought I'd sleep in a little to be well rested and then head out for my run. I could tell right off that it wasn't going to be a very good run. Legs still feeling the effects of yesterday, and the heat!! OMG.. 7:30 and it was already a scorcher.. did a lot of the 13 but did not finish the full thing that is for sure..
so better luck next week w/ 19!!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
The Sizzling Mile
Last night Kevin and I ran the Sizzling Mile here in Springfield.. The weather was perfect, there were a lot of people and it is always a good time! Libby and Jon ran it too, and Jill came out of watch..
Kim from SHS track workouts was there and we were in the same heat Women's 7:00 - 9:30. That was cool.. Kevin was in the mens 6:00 - 7:00.
First heat was kids under 12.. we couldn't believe these kids!! The winner came in under 7:00 if I remember right.. she looked to be about 10 yrs old too! There were a couple of adorable little 'tots' out there too.. like 3 or 4 yrs old.. too cute. Kaiden said he wants to do it next year.. Next up was Libby's heat.. she did great! Talk about a kick in the end! woo hoo
Next was my heat. Started out at a pretty good pace.. 2:03 for the first lap but each lap was a couple of seconds slower and ended w/ a 8:23.. not my 8:00 goal but I had pretty much written that off a couple of weeks ago due to my performances at the track in the heat lately.. But it's a PR and 17 or so seconds off last years time so how can I complain?? Chuck and Kevin were in the same Heat and they both did awesome.. Chuck was around 6:30??? The results aren't posted yet so i'm not sure.. Kevin had a PR!! Was hoping for under 7:00 (6:59 last year) and did 6:51 !! yeah for him!!
The last two heats, 5:00 - 6:00 and then sub 5:00 are sooo cool to watch.. They had a new SM record last night! 4:3x?? Again, results not up yet and I'm not sure. BUT can you imagine that?? NOPE! Not me! Why isn't this guy in Beijing right now?? ha
All the guys from the track workouts did outstanding! Gregg overtook Bill w/ about 150 m to go followed by Eric.. they are amazing to watch too!
Kim from SHS track workouts was there and we were in the same heat Women's 7:00 - 9:30. That was cool.. Kevin was in the mens 6:00 - 7:00.
First heat was kids under 12.. we couldn't believe these kids!! The winner came in under 7:00 if I remember right.. she looked to be about 10 yrs old too! There were a couple of adorable little 'tots' out there too.. like 3 or 4 yrs old.. too cute. Kaiden said he wants to do it next year.. Next up was Libby's heat.. she did great! Talk about a kick in the end! woo hoo
Next was my heat. Started out at a pretty good pace.. 2:03 for the first lap but each lap was a couple of seconds slower and ended w/ a 8:23.. not my 8:00 goal but I had pretty much written that off a couple of weeks ago due to my performances at the track in the heat lately.. But it's a PR and 17 or so seconds off last years time so how can I complain?? Chuck and Kevin were in the same Heat and they both did awesome.. Chuck was around 6:30??? The results aren't posted yet so i'm not sure.. Kevin had a PR!! Was hoping for under 7:00 (6:59 last year) and did 6:51 !! yeah for him!!
The last two heats, 5:00 - 6:00 and then sub 5:00 are sooo cool to watch.. They had a new SM record last night! 4:3x?? Again, results not up yet and I'm not sure. BUT can you imagine that?? NOPE! Not me! Why isn't this guy in Beijing right now?? ha
All the guys from the track workouts did outstanding! Gregg overtook Bill w/ about 150 m to go followed by Eric.. they are amazing to watch too!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
5 cool miles
The rain and the coldfront that came in sure did things cool things off nicely! It was nice and cool this morning and such a nice change from all the humidity! Now if it can just stay this way!
Did 5 rather slow miles this morning but I wasn't pushing it.. saving it for the Sizzling Mile tomorrow night.. however my 'it' probably won't be much! Kevin's abe's group is cutting it back tonight too because of the mile. It helps when your leader is the fastest girl running the mile and she wants to do good too!
I realized that last week was my highest mileage week of the whole training! 36 miles in a week. It starts decreasing from here. Saturdays runs are still increasing but the mileage during the week decreases slightly.. only by a mile, but it's a decrease! Is that a light I see at the end of the tunnel??? It's an extremely weak light, but I think I see it!
Did 5 rather slow miles this morning but I wasn't pushing it.. saving it for the Sizzling Mile tomorrow night.. however my 'it' probably won't be much! Kevin's abe's group is cutting it back tonight too because of the mile. It helps when your leader is the fastest girl running the mile and she wants to do good too!
I realized that last week was my highest mileage week of the whole training! 36 miles in a week. It starts decreasing from here. Saturdays runs are still increasing but the mileage during the week decreases slightly.. only by a mile, but it's a decrease! Is that a light I see at the end of the tunnel??? It's an extremely weak light, but I think I see it!
Monday, July 21, 2008
LPGA
Yesterday Chris and Tony had their annual Shrimp Boil/LPGA Party and it was a lot of fun! Kellie, Patti, Chris and Kathy F were all there (and spouses) but Kathy H, we missed you! It's basically a very nice outdoor prty where you could walk the course and follow your favorite golfers(s) or just relax at the house and watch it all unfold on the TV that was set up outside, OR do what we did and basically hang at the house and chat! We did go out on the 17th hole to watch for a bit, but the excitement of the tournament was a little lacking since Wei's disqualification. That was such a shame! Of course it didn't spoil our festive mood any!
The highlight came around 5:00 when Tony's famous shimp boil was ready. It was sooo good. Shrimp, potatos, onions, asparagus, polish sausage and corn on the cob all boiled together in a huge pot, then dumped out for all to grab what they want with tongs. After a good dousing of lemon juice that is.. Delicious! Everyone brought something to share, so there was quite a smorgaboard!
Yes, we actually do wear something besides running attire! Who knew??
Thanks again Chris and Tony for being such gracious hosts!! Can't wait for next year!
Wooops..almost forgot! If you haven't tried the new Noodles place that opened up by White Oaks, you should! Sherri and I ate there for lunch today and it was very yummy.. lots of variety from Asian, American to Mediterranean pasta/noodle dishes to choose from! Now when does Chipoltes open??
The highlight came around 5:00 when Tony's famous shimp boil was ready. It was sooo good. Shrimp, potatos, onions, asparagus, polish sausage and corn on the cob all boiled together in a huge pot, then dumped out for all to grab what they want with tongs. After a good dousing of lemon juice that is.. Delicious! Everyone brought something to share, so there was quite a smorgaboard!
Yes, we actually do wear something besides running attire! Who knew??
Thanks again Chris and Tony for being such gracious hosts!! Can't wait for next year!
Wooops..almost forgot! If you haven't tried the new Noodles place that opened up by White Oaks, you should! Sherri and I ate there for lunch today and it was very yummy.. lots of variety from Asian, American to Mediterranean pasta/noodle dishes to choose from! Now when does Chipoltes open??
Saturday, July 19, 2008
18 good miles
I ran 18 miles this morning and I'm amazed.. amazed at the fact that I ran 18 miles!!! And amazed that it didn't feel all that bad! It's 4:00 in the afternoon, I'm awake, beer in hand and just chillin'!! Awake is the key word here!! Of course, check w/ me about 9:00.. I'm sure I'll be sawing logs!!
OK... here's how it went: Of course it is Saturday which these days is synonymous with rain so I checked email and no 'no running' emails were seen so I figured I better get out there and GO!
Dropped off water at about the 1/2 way point, came back and by then it was really raining pretty hard so I decided not to run to LLCC to meet up with the girls but too just drive there. Without runing, I'd have an extra twenty minutes at home to wait out the rain..And it worked!! 6:00 came and it was done raining.. Kathy H, Kathy F, Patti T and Jill R all were there this morning. They were doing 9 miles, the crazy one was doing 18.. OH, that would be me. It was good to have Jill back running w/ us. Hasn't been in a quite awhile but she's doing Abe's and is doing great!! You did great out there Jill !! And you look great too, by the way! :-)
It wasn't near as humid as last week, the sun was hidden behind a thick layer of clouds and we were all thankful for that! Everybody did good w/ the 9 miles! It was quite a jump up from the usual 6!! YEAH FOR YOU GUYS! Headed out into uncharted territory (all the way up 11th) and then all the way up North Cotton Hill almost to I55...We all agreed that was a very pretty area.... nice and woodsy!! Finished up the 9 miles w/ everybody, then headed back home which took an additional 2.5 miles..
Tag you're it! Kevin and Kaiden were ready to go when I got home so we headed right out for 6.5 more miles.. It rained a little on us a couple of times but it felt good and kept us cool. Finished 18 miles still standing and feeling pretty good.. tired, but good. Thankful that I did the 18 miles feeling good, and thankful that it was DONE!
Tried my lemonade Accelerade this morning and it wasy pretty yummy!! Now the GU is getting old. It just so sickening sweet and by my 3rd one this morning I was having a hard time getting it down... bleh. Brought a protein energy bar w/ me to try eating on my run, but didn't get to it and well, by 15 or so miles it would have taken waaaay to much energy to get it out of my back pocket and tear it open never mind attempting to actually bit and chew it.. Next week it's 12 miles so I'll try it then.
I took a couple of walk breaks so the overall pace on the Garmin said 11:02, but my avg running pace otherwise was probably right around 10:30, looking at all the laps.. I'll take that! My goal is 4:30 which is 10:18.. whether or not I make that.. I don't know.. just finishing it strong would be cool.
Tried out the new WigWam socks and I like them.. they did very nicely however I was one run to late. Thursday morning after I got back w/ my 5 miles, with cotton socks.. my bad! (So I'm saving the good ones for real long runs!!) I had a blister.. Dang!! Not a terribly bad one, but it's still a blister. Nursed it for 2 days and used a bandaid this morning and it was OK.. Maybe I should invest (those things are $10 each!!) in a few pairs so I can use them on every run... hmm.. I should probably consider that..
Tomorrow is going to be a fun day! Chris is having another LPGA party at her house and they are always fun... A little hot to be standing out on the course watching the golf, but that's OK.. the real party is back at the house anyway!
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6292540
OK... here's how it went: Of course it is Saturday which these days is synonymous with rain so I checked email and no 'no running' emails were seen so I figured I better get out there and GO!
Dropped off water at about the 1/2 way point, came back and by then it was really raining pretty hard so I decided not to run to LLCC to meet up with the girls but too just drive there. Without runing, I'd have an extra twenty minutes at home to wait out the rain..And it worked!! 6:00 came and it was done raining.. Kathy H, Kathy F, Patti T and Jill R all were there this morning. They were doing 9 miles, the crazy one was doing 18.. OH, that would be me. It was good to have Jill back running w/ us. Hasn't been in a quite awhile but she's doing Abe's and is doing great!! You did great out there Jill !! And you look great too, by the way! :-)
It wasn't near as humid as last week, the sun was hidden behind a thick layer of clouds and we were all thankful for that! Everybody did good w/ the 9 miles! It was quite a jump up from the usual 6!! YEAH FOR YOU GUYS! Headed out into uncharted territory (all the way up 11th) and then all the way up North Cotton Hill almost to I55...We all agreed that was a very pretty area.... nice and woodsy!! Finished up the 9 miles w/ everybody, then headed back home which took an additional 2.5 miles..
Tag you're it! Kevin and Kaiden were ready to go when I got home so we headed right out for 6.5 more miles.. It rained a little on us a couple of times but it felt good and kept us cool. Finished 18 miles still standing and feeling pretty good.. tired, but good. Thankful that I did the 18 miles feeling good, and thankful that it was DONE!
Tried my lemonade Accelerade this morning and it wasy pretty yummy!! Now the GU is getting old. It just so sickening sweet and by my 3rd one this morning I was having a hard time getting it down... bleh. Brought a protein energy bar w/ me to try eating on my run, but didn't get to it and well, by 15 or so miles it would have taken waaaay to much energy to get it out of my back pocket and tear it open never mind attempting to actually bit and chew it.. Next week it's 12 miles so I'll try it then.
I took a couple of walk breaks so the overall pace on the Garmin said 11:02, but my avg running pace otherwise was probably right around 10:30, looking at all the laps.. I'll take that! My goal is 4:30 which is 10:18.. whether or not I make that.. I don't know.. just finishing it strong would be cool.
Tried out the new WigWam socks and I like them.. they did very nicely however I was one run to late. Thursday morning after I got back w/ my 5 miles, with cotton socks.. my bad! (So I'm saving the good ones for real long runs!!) I had a blister.. Dang!! Not a terribly bad one, but it's still a blister. Nursed it for 2 days and used a bandaid this morning and it was OK.. Maybe I should invest (those things are $10 each!!) in a few pairs so I can use them on every run... hmm.. I should probably consider that..
Tomorrow is going to be a fun day! Chris is having another LPGA party at her house and they are always fun... A little hot to be standing out on the course watching the golf, but that's OK.. the real party is back at the house anyway!
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6292540
Thursday, July 17, 2008
A good run, finally!
Finally a decent run. . Finally felt rested (first time in a long time!) and did 5 miles this morning.. 9:54 avg pace!! woo hoo! I felt good so I went for it. I'm LOL again here because I am happy w/ this pace! Guys (and girls) at the track whoup up on me.. but for me, it's a decent pace..
And considering my runs the last week or two, it's a much needed improvement. A boost you might say!
Man I am sick of orange Accelerade.. my stomach isn't liking it much either.. the berry is much better and sits better w/ me so I am going to stick w/ that. Slugged the orange down this morning but I prefer the berry..
Nice somewhat cool morning and again I was out before the sun came up.. lots of people out walking this morning.. and one biker. This time I saw 5 deer by a corn field... Kaiden wanted to go see them on the way to summer care but I assured him they'd be long gone.. In fact, they were already gone my second time past the corn field.. What beautiful creatures they are.. shame on you deer hunters!
My neighbor was out already this morning when I got back so I stopped to chat with her. She's got these really pretty flowers in front that I've been wanting to ask her what they are. Turns out they are Merlot Coneflowers.. gorgeous color!! Just what I need in front of the house behind my coreopsis... the purple salvia isn't very purple and it blends in too much w/ the house and you can't really see it from the street.. Merlot Coneflowers will work quite nicely there next Spring! Now where to put my salvia?? hmmmm...
Forgot to download the Garmin data but I'll do that tonight
Here is is:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6277808
And considering my runs the last week or two, it's a much needed improvement. A boost you might say!
Man I am sick of orange Accelerade.. my stomach isn't liking it much either.. the berry is much better and sits better w/ me so I am going to stick w/ that. Slugged the orange down this morning but I prefer the berry..
Nice somewhat cool morning and again I was out before the sun came up.. lots of people out walking this morning.. and one biker. This time I saw 5 deer by a corn field... Kaiden wanted to go see them on the way to summer care but I assured him they'd be long gone.. In fact, they were already gone my second time past the corn field.. What beautiful creatures they are.. shame on you deer hunters!
My neighbor was out already this morning when I got back so I stopped to chat with her. She's got these really pretty flowers in front that I've been wanting to ask her what they are. Turns out they are Merlot Coneflowers.. gorgeous color!! Just what I need in front of the house behind my coreopsis... the purple salvia isn't very purple and it blends in too much w/ the house and you can't really see it from the street.. Merlot Coneflowers will work quite nicely there next Spring! Now where to put my salvia?? hmmmm...
Forgot to download the Garmin data but I'll do that tonight
Here is is:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6277808
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
6 slow miles and thoughts on training
I am glad speedwork is done because between that and weights Monday I wasn't fully recovered this morning when I headed out for what was supposed to be an 8 mile run. Tired and sore isn't the way to start out but I did and it showed... barely got 6 done at a 10:30 pace.. a few weeks ago I was right around 10:00.?????? Something definitely isn't right when you are regressing.. Time to rethink my training!
But it was a beautiful morning to run.. got out while it was still dark and about 20 minutes into the run the sun started coming up, slowing warming things up. I was out on Toronto Rd headed toward LLCC and there was a deer off in the grass between the sidewalk and a cornfield... kept looking back over her shoulder too, probably had a family waiting somewhere.. went up a little further and turned around and this time she was on the sidewalk.. my sidewalk! She just stared at me as I got closer and closer.. Ok missy, you gonna make me go around you?? Nope, she darted off just as I got w/in 10 feet of her..
Was talking yesterday at the track about training and consensus was that they take a day off after a hard speed workout. I haven't and I think it's catching up with me. Instead of getting stronger and faster I'm getting slower.. SOOOOO no more speedwork at noon in the hot sun..
I can still do sprints and various things during my (now) Tuesday morning runs.. It's always 4-5 miles so that will work out. Mondays will still be weights but I think that darn hard workout in the hot sun is dragging me down... the guys might be used to it, I'm not! And it's not even 24 hrs recovery.. only 18, before I'm up running again Wednesday a.m.. That can't be good, right??
M-Th workouts then long run on Saturdays is tough, and I knew it would be.. marathon training ain't easy, but I think taking out the hard Tuesday speedwork and going with just a morning run (like the schedule says) is the ticket. At least for me..
Funny that your body can tell you exactly what you need to know.. especially when training is having reverse effects!! But all's not lost... still on a pretty good pace for marathon day!!
But it was a beautiful morning to run.. got out while it was still dark and about 20 minutes into the run the sun started coming up, slowing warming things up. I was out on Toronto Rd headed toward LLCC and there was a deer off in the grass between the sidewalk and a cornfield... kept looking back over her shoulder too, probably had a family waiting somewhere.. went up a little further and turned around and this time she was on the sidewalk.. my sidewalk! She just stared at me as I got closer and closer.. Ok missy, you gonna make me go around you?? Nope, she darted off just as I got w/in 10 feet of her..
Was talking yesterday at the track about training and consensus was that they take a day off after a hard speed workout. I haven't and I think it's catching up with me. Instead of getting stronger and faster I'm getting slower.. SOOOOO no more speedwork at noon in the hot sun..
I can still do sprints and various things during my (now) Tuesday morning runs.. It's always 4-5 miles so that will work out. Mondays will still be weights but I think that darn hard workout in the hot sun is dragging me down... the guys might be used to it, I'm not! And it's not even 24 hrs recovery.. only 18, before I'm up running again Wednesday a.m.. That can't be good, right??
M-Th workouts then long run on Saturdays is tough, and I knew it would be.. marathon training ain't easy, but I think taking out the hard Tuesday speedwork and going with just a morning run (like the schedule says) is the ticket. At least for me..
Funny that your body can tell you exactly what you need to know.. especially when training is having reverse effects!! But all's not lost... still on a pretty good pace for marathon day!!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
More fun at the track...
Had a great crowd today for speedwork! Must have been about 18 there today. Mostly the usuals but a couple of young high school track kids were there gearing up for next Wednesday.. Funny how they can prepare a week out and be ready to go.. Kim, Pam, Lisa and Tracey were there too.
Eric took over responsibilities today as Bill is in Vegas and he definitely worked us hard. In prep for the sizzling mile next week he had us run a 400, recovery jog for 200, run 200, then recovery jog 100, then repeat that whole sequence 6 times.. No walking, just jog the shorter distances for recovery.
Another note to self about remembering to charge the Garmin so I don't have any times but I can tell you it was slow.. 17 miles Saturday, weights yesterday, 90+ outside... I didn't have too much energy left today. I was all out!
I managed 3 of the 6 repeats. So that is it for speedwork until next Wednesday.. I'll have to switch up my running schedule a little next week so I don't run 8 miles next Wednesday morning but that should be alright. Now I have to just decide to continue the weekly tuesday speedwork or not.. Bill says YES.. I'm leaning the other way!! We'll see.......
Oh yeah, Chris from the running center helped me out last night and I couldn't decide on one so I bought Balega's and Wigwam both.. can't wait to try one out Saturday! Got 18 miles to do!
Eric took over responsibilities today as Bill is in Vegas and he definitely worked us hard. In prep for the sizzling mile next week he had us run a 400, recovery jog for 200, run 200, then recovery jog 100, then repeat that whole sequence 6 times.. No walking, just jog the shorter distances for recovery.
Another note to self about remembering to charge the Garmin so I don't have any times but I can tell you it was slow.. 17 miles Saturday, weights yesterday, 90+ outside... I didn't have too much energy left today. I was all out!
I managed 3 of the 6 repeats. So that is it for speedwork until next Wednesday.. I'll have to switch up my running schedule a little next week so I don't run 8 miles next Wednesday morning but that should be alright. Now I have to just decide to continue the weekly tuesday speedwork or not.. Bill says YES.. I'm leaning the other way!! We'll see.......
Oh yeah, Chris from the running center helped me out last night and I couldn't decide on one so I bought Balega's and Wigwam both.. can't wait to try one out Saturday! Got 18 miles to do!
Monday, July 14, 2008
Back to the weights
So after a 3 week hiatus, I hit the gym at lunch today for some strength training. My speed work tomorrow may suffer from it but I gotta get the weights in somehow..
Mostly concentrated on legs, but also did a variety of abs/core, back, arms and shoulders...
Hack Squats: 3 X 15 50pds
extensions: 3 X 15 20 pds
curls: 3 X 15 20 pds
squats w/ barbell 2 x 15 10 pds
walking lunges 3 X 30 10 pds
abductors 2 X 20 60 pds
adductors 2 X 20 60 pds
calf raises 3 X 15 12 pds
20 minutes abs/core
Biceps: standing bicep curl 3 X 15 12 pds/ hammer curls 3 X 15 12 pds
triceps: dips w/ bench 3 X 20 / lying dumbell overhead press 3 x 15 10 pds
back: seated cable row 2 X 15 20 pds / roman chair: 3 X 15
shoulders: side and front lateral raises # X 15 10 pds / dumbell overhead press: 3 x 15 10 pds
traps: upright cable row 2 X 15 20 pds
Headed to Springfield Running Center after work to get some better running socks.. plain cotton doesn't cut it with these long miles... don't want a blister and I've come close a couple of times now... must get rid of the cotton socks!!
Mostly concentrated on legs, but also did a variety of abs/core, back, arms and shoulders...
Hack Squats: 3 X 15 50pds
extensions: 3 X 15 20 pds
curls: 3 X 15 20 pds
squats w/ barbell 2 x 15 10 pds
walking lunges 3 X 30 10 pds
abductors 2 X 20 60 pds
adductors 2 X 20 60 pds
calf raises 3 X 15 12 pds
20 minutes abs/core
Biceps: standing bicep curl 3 X 15 12 pds/ hammer curls 3 X 15 12 pds
triceps: dips w/ bench 3 X 20 / lying dumbell overhead press 3 x 15 10 pds
back: seated cable row 2 X 15 20 pds / roman chair: 3 X 15
shoulders: side and front lateral raises # X 15 10 pds / dumbell overhead press: 3 x 15 10 pds
traps: upright cable row 2 X 15 20 pds
Headed to Springfield Running Center after work to get some better running socks.. plain cotton doesn't cut it with these long miles... don't want a blister and I've come close a couple of times now... must get rid of the cotton socks!!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
17 HOT and MUGGY Tag Teamin' miles
With the storm that came through this mornng, and after a couple of phone calls, Kathy and I decided to meet at 8:00 on the trail to let the storm pass on by... I started out at 7:00 to do 4+ miles, meet Kathy on the trail for 6.5, then 'Tag you're it" Kevin and Kaiden met me at 9:00 to do the final 6.5 miles... It actually worked out fine and it's nice to know you have people who care if you're safe out there on the roads! Thanks guys!
Kathy and I could not believe how muggy it was... first really hot run of the season (for me anyway!) and I really hope it's the last! We trugged along and we did pretty decent! Kathy kept thinking she was slowing me down but Uh Uh, we were going at a good pace! We had to stop a couple of times for water to stay hydrated.. We got done and I still had 6.5 miles to go to get to 17... Next up, Kevin and KMan on his bike..
I stayed at the same pace Kathy and I did for a while but by the end I was starting to slow up.. way up.. Did the last mile at a 11:07 pace... and had a to stop a few times along the 6.5 miles..
That was a little frustrating! I guess it just shows what humidity does to me.. And oh yeah, ran out of accelerade 2 miles out and Kevin ran out of his H2O.. NOT a good thing... went straight up to the gas station for gaterade after we got done... AND I forgot to take my 2nd GU!! WTH??!!
Realized it somewhere in mile 15 so I took it but it was too late... How could I forgot that?? I haven't a clue!! All in all a 10:30 pace on hot day like this is alright, but it's sure not on race pace.. I can only hope for nice cool 50 degree weather like last year.. Please??
Mile l: 10:16 Mile 8: 10:20 Mile 15 10:44
Mile 2 10:15 Mile 9: 10:24 Mile 16 11:06
Mile 3: 10:14 Mile 10 10:24 Mile 17 11:07
Mile 4: 10:11 Mile 11 10:16
Mile 5 10:17 Mile 12 10:33
Mile 6: 11:18 (stopped) Mile 13 10:40
Mile 7: 10:12 Mile 14 10:31
The neighbors took the kids swimming today so Mom got a nap in this afternoon! That is always nice...especially considering we are going out tonight with friends.. wouldn't want to fall asleep at 9:00!!!
Kathy and I could not believe how muggy it was... first really hot run of the season (for me anyway!) and I really hope it's the last! We trugged along and we did pretty decent! Kathy kept thinking she was slowing me down but Uh Uh, we were going at a good pace! We had to stop a couple of times for water to stay hydrated.. We got done and I still had 6.5 miles to go to get to 17... Next up, Kevin and KMan on his bike..
I stayed at the same pace Kathy and I did for a while but by the end I was starting to slow up.. way up.. Did the last mile at a 11:07 pace... and had a to stop a few times along the 6.5 miles..
That was a little frustrating! I guess it just shows what humidity does to me.. And oh yeah, ran out of accelerade 2 miles out and Kevin ran out of his H2O.. NOT a good thing... went straight up to the gas station for gaterade after we got done... AND I forgot to take my 2nd GU!! WTH??!!
Realized it somewhere in mile 15 so I took it but it was too late... How could I forgot that?? I haven't a clue!! All in all a 10:30 pace on hot day like this is alright, but it's sure not on race pace.. I can only hope for nice cool 50 degree weather like last year.. Please??
Mile l: 10:16 Mile 8: 10:20 Mile 15 10:44
Mile 2 10:15 Mile 9: 10:24 Mile 16 11:06
Mile 3: 10:14 Mile 10 10:24 Mile 17 11:07
Mile 4: 10:11 Mile 11 10:16
Mile 5 10:17 Mile 12 10:33
Mile 6: 11:18 (stopped) Mile 13 10:40
Mile 7: 10:12 Mile 14 10:31
The neighbors took the kids swimming today so Mom got a nap in this afternoon! That is always nice...especially considering we are going out tonight with friends.. wouldn't want to fall asleep at 9:00!!!
ps.. I can't believe I ran 17 miles today!!!!! Who would have believed that??
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Speedwork
If you want to call it that.. slightly disappointing, I haven't been feeling up to par all week and have been really sluggish.. but pushing through anyway...
Skipped the workout at the track Tuesday at noon and have been feeling guilty about since. Decided last night to do some of my own speedwork while Kaiden had his swimming lessons. Checked Katie's blog and they did 3 X 5:00 repeats at the track last night, trying to cover the same distance every 5:00. OK, we'll go with that. Once again I lugged all my gear w/ me this morning.. minus the fuel belt..
I actually did 3 due to time constraints of swim lessons:
5:00 8:12 pace .61m
5:00 8:17 pace .60m
5:00 8:27 pace .58m
I took short walk breaks in between.. I was hoping for a little closer to an 8:00 pace but I guess it was OK..
Hopefully I'll be back up to par... even switched back to my old 'Active' vitamins yesterday.. switched to something different right before vaca and haven't liked the results.. I'll try anything!!!
Taking the rest of the afternoon off to get my hair cut, stock up on more Accelerade, and perhaps do some weights at the gym, depending.....
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6210384
Skipped the workout at the track Tuesday at noon and have been feeling guilty about since. Decided last night to do some of my own speedwork while Kaiden had his swimming lessons. Checked Katie's blog and they did 3 X 5:00 repeats at the track last night, trying to cover the same distance every 5:00. OK, we'll go with that. Once again I lugged all my gear w/ me this morning.. minus the fuel belt..
I actually did 3 due to time constraints of swim lessons:
5:00 8:12 pace .61m
5:00 8:17 pace .60m
5:00 8:27 pace .58m
I took short walk breaks in between.. I was hoping for a little closer to an 8:00 pace but I guess it was OK..
Hopefully I'll be back up to par... even switched back to my old 'Active' vitamins yesterday.. switched to something different right before vaca and haven't liked the results.. I'll try anything!!!
Taking the rest of the afternoon off to get my hair cut, stock up on more Accelerade, and perhaps do some weights at the gym, depending.....
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6210384
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Woops!! Dead battery on the Garmin !
Note to self: Make sure the Garmin's charged before heading out!!
So I slept an extra hour this morning and planned on running 8 miles at lunch. Spent forever last night packing my stuff complete w/ the fuel belt, Gu and a container of Accelerade. Planned an 8 mile route away from downtown and away I went.
I turned the garmin on and a little screen came up that said 'Battery Low'. Uh Oh. When was the last time I charge this anyway??? Last week sometime?? I hit the Enter button and it continued to find the satellite signal then came up to my usual screen and was ready to go. Hmm... wonder how much time I'll get out of this? Headed down Edwards and I soon found out. 1.1 miles. I heard the beep for 1 mile and the next thing I knew the screen was blank. Oh man! Ok... I mapped the route out so I know I'll get 8 miles, I just won't know my pace. fine..
It was hot and my route gave me virtually no shade... The only shade a got was a little bit on Durkin and some on west lawerence.. good thing I brought fluids w/ me! It was a nice enough route.. never have done it before but the sidewalks were awful on Edwards.. I ended up just running in the street... and then again on Lawerence.. can't run in the street there! Between dodging cracks in the sidewalk, going up and down curbs, and dodging limbs people pile up on the sidewalk instead of the easement(!!???) I thought Lawerence would never end! Kind of felt like an obstacle course!
But it did end and I was soon back at work.. I guess I looked pretty pathetic because the guard kind of chuckled when he saw me.. "A little hot out there??" he aksed.. Umm, YEAH!! Actually I could squeeze sweat out of my pony tail!! Nice, eh??
So I felt better today and managed to get my 8 miles done. I don't know what my pace was.. it felt about the same as usual except for on Lawerence.. the obstacle course..
Here's my whole 1 mile on the Garmin!
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6203363
And here's what I actually did:
http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=226964
So I slept an extra hour this morning and planned on running 8 miles at lunch. Spent forever last night packing my stuff complete w/ the fuel belt, Gu and a container of Accelerade. Planned an 8 mile route away from downtown and away I went.
I turned the garmin on and a little screen came up that said 'Battery Low'. Uh Oh. When was the last time I charge this anyway??? Last week sometime?? I hit the Enter button and it continued to find the satellite signal then came up to my usual screen and was ready to go. Hmm... wonder how much time I'll get out of this? Headed down Edwards and I soon found out. 1.1 miles. I heard the beep for 1 mile and the next thing I knew the screen was blank. Oh man! Ok... I mapped the route out so I know I'll get 8 miles, I just won't know my pace. fine..
It was hot and my route gave me virtually no shade... The only shade a got was a little bit on Durkin and some on west lawerence.. good thing I brought fluids w/ me! It was a nice enough route.. never have done it before but the sidewalks were awful on Edwards.. I ended up just running in the street... and then again on Lawerence.. can't run in the street there! Between dodging cracks in the sidewalk, going up and down curbs, and dodging limbs people pile up on the sidewalk instead of the easement(!!???) I thought Lawerence would never end! Kind of felt like an obstacle course!
But it did end and I was soon back at work.. I guess I looked pretty pathetic because the guard kind of chuckled when he saw me.. "A little hot out there??" he aksed.. Umm, YEAH!! Actually I could squeeze sweat out of my pony tail!! Nice, eh??
So I felt better today and managed to get my 8 miles done. I don't know what my pace was.. it felt about the same as usual except for on Lawerence.. the obstacle course..
Here's my whole 1 mile on the Garmin!
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6203363
And here's what I actually did:
http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=226964
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Sick? Allergies? Just worn out?
Not sure, but somethings' got me not feeling well today so I'm begrudgingly taking the day off from speedwork at the track. I am very bummed, but I can't afford to miss a weekend run. And I know how I am. If I push it while feeling this way, I'll just be worse tomorrow. So I'll force myself to rest today.
I need the speedwork, especially if I want that 8:00 mile in two weeks. But I have to remember that my absolute numero uno goal for this year is the marathon. NOT the sizzling mile. With that it mind today I will rest and get back at it tomorrow a.m. with an 8 mile run.
I need the speedwork, especially if I want that 8:00 mile in two weeks. But I have to remember that my absolute numero uno goal for this year is the marathon. NOT the sizzling mile. With that it mind today I will rest and get back at it tomorrow a.m. with an 8 mile run.
Monday, July 7, 2008
11 miles yesterday and half way there!!!
Who'd of thought that a 'cut back' week would be an 11 mile run????? Crazy in my book!!
With all the 'festivities' everyone participated in Friday and Saturday, the girls and I held off our run until Sunday morning... And we needed a nice long run after all that 'fun'... hee hee!!
Met Kathy, Patti, Kathy, and Carol (another halfwit) at FitClub West about 7:30 a.m. for 6.3 miles exactly!.. thanks to the USATF route maker and my handy Garmin!! I started at 6:40 and did 4.7 miles exactly.. again thanks to the USATF site... (sometimes it's a little off, depending on precise you are in making your route, but this time I hit it right on the nose...)
My 4.7 miles was good, a couple of big hills coming out of the subdivision onto Koke Mill and then going up Koke Mill but other than that it was pretty flat. Felt a little weighted down w/ 3 full bottles of Accelerade, a Gu, and my cell phone, but I managed.. The run was good, nothing out of the ordinary or anything like that.. EXCEPT that I'm half way through training!! YEAH!!! 9 weeks down, 9 more to go!
Got back right on time to meet everyone for 6.3 miles.. They are starting their half marathon training next week so as their mileage increases, I'll be able to run longer with them! Another Yeah!! They are definitely ready for an increase too...
As we were coming up to Golf Rd., Carol called her husband and asked him to bring water and Gatorade down and set it out on the corner.. When we got down Golf a few blocks, here he comes w/ the goods!! What service!!
Got the 'cutback' week of 11 miles done and not looking forward to 17 next week!
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6176475
With all the 'festivities' everyone participated in Friday and Saturday, the girls and I held off our run until Sunday morning... And we needed a nice long run after all that 'fun'... hee hee!!
Met Kathy, Patti, Kathy, and Carol (another halfwit) at FitClub West about 7:30 a.m. for 6.3 miles exactly!.. thanks to the USATF route maker and my handy Garmin!! I started at 6:40 and did 4.7 miles exactly.. again thanks to the USATF site... (sometimes it's a little off, depending on precise you are in making your route, but this time I hit it right on the nose...)
My 4.7 miles was good, a couple of big hills coming out of the subdivision onto Koke Mill and then going up Koke Mill but other than that it was pretty flat. Felt a little weighted down w/ 3 full bottles of Accelerade, a Gu, and my cell phone, but I managed.. The run was good, nothing out of the ordinary or anything like that.. EXCEPT that I'm half way through training!! YEAH!!! 9 weeks down, 9 more to go!
Got back right on time to meet everyone for 6.3 miles.. They are starting their half marathon training next week so as their mileage increases, I'll be able to run longer with them! Another Yeah!! They are definitely ready for an increase too...
As we were coming up to Golf Rd., Carol called her husband and asked him to bring water and Gatorade down and set it out on the corner.. When we got down Golf a few blocks, here he comes w/ the goods!! What service!!
Got the 'cutback' week of 11 miles done and not looking forward to 17 next week!
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6176475
Friday, July 4, 2008
July 4th - 4 miles
Kevin, Kaiden and I went on a 4 mile run (Kaiden on his bike) this morning... I guess we knew the day was going to be full of eats and drinks soooo we figured we'd try and rev up our metabolism to get ready for the gluttony that lays ahead!! I blew off the 9 miler Kathy and I were supposed to do (she ended up going out of town) so I figured the extra run would do me good anyway...
It was a beautiful sunny and cool morning.... perfect running conditions.
Did 4 pretty fast miles at at 9:48 pace.. Kevin took off the last mile and left Kaiden and I in his dust so not sure exactly how he finished.. but a couple of minutes ahead of us at least...
Good run!!
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY !!!!!!!
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6176474
It was a beautiful sunny and cool morning.... perfect running conditions.
Did 4 pretty fast miles at at 9:48 pace.. Kevin took off the last mile and left Kaiden and I in his dust so not sure exactly how he finished.. but a couple of minutes ahead of us at least...
Good run!!
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY !!!!!!!
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6176474
Thursday, July 3, 2008
That's better !!
So after a pretty miserable run yesterday I thought I'd try to redeem myself this morning. I've been thinking that the usual route I've been doing is really getting old, but with the few wackos out there who make running alone dangerous, I've been sticking to the neighborhood anyway. It's amazing what being a Mom does to your so called 'invincible' life !!
Got up this morning thinking 'How could I shake my runs up a little??' I haven't ran a 5k since the Jingle Bell run last December, have been doing all this speed work, Kevin just did a 5K race at Abe's Tuesday night, so I thought, why not a 'mock' 5K run, plus .9 of a mile to get my full 4 miles in?? YES! By golly I think I have something here!! I was really curious how it would go and since I don't have any 5K's planned this summer, I thought why not?
Got ready to go, complete w/ 1 bottle of accelerade, and away I went. It was nice and cool out and not very windy which was perfect!! Ended up not drinking anything along the way but that's alright, didn't really want to fumble around w/ the bottle while trying this 5K thing.. My legs were actually cooperating this morning! Woo Hoo for that!
It went good and I ended my 5k at 29:48 for a 9:33 pace! That's almost a full 45 seconds off the Jingle Bell run!! YEAH!!! Did the next .9 mile a little slower to end the 4 miles for a total 9:39 pace. I think it's hillarious that I'm happy w/ a 9:33 pace considering it's still slow, but it's an improvement!
Got 11 miles to do this weekend w/ the girls and then it bumps up once again...
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6144898
Got up this morning thinking 'How could I shake my runs up a little??' I haven't ran a 5k since the Jingle Bell run last December, have been doing all this speed work, Kevin just did a 5K race at Abe's Tuesday night, so I thought, why not a 'mock' 5K run, plus .9 of a mile to get my full 4 miles in?? YES! By golly I think I have something here!! I was really curious how it would go and since I don't have any 5K's planned this summer, I thought why not?
Got ready to go, complete w/ 1 bottle of accelerade, and away I went. It was nice and cool out and not very windy which was perfect!! Ended up not drinking anything along the way but that's alright, didn't really want to fumble around w/ the bottle while trying this 5K thing.. My legs were actually cooperating this morning! Woo Hoo for that!
It went good and I ended my 5k at 29:48 for a 9:33 pace! That's almost a full 45 seconds off the Jingle Bell run!! YEAH!!! Did the next .9 mile a little slower to end the 4 miles for a total 9:39 pace. I think it's hillarious that I'm happy w/ a 9:33 pace considering it's still slow, but it's an improvement!
Got 11 miles to do this weekend w/ the girls and then it bumps up once again...
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6144898
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
7 miles of babysteps
UPDATE: I fixed the link to our vacation run
So this mornings run felt like I was taking baby steps instead of running. I could not get my legs stretched out for anything. They weren't sore, just tired I guess. Yesterday I was able to stretch my stride out pretty good, but not this morning.. teeny tiny steps was all I could muster. I know why.. the speedwork yesterday.
I did the 7 miles w/ a 10:10 pace which is alright, I guess, it just felt really weird running the way I did.. perhaps I'm now a member of the 'penguin runner' group... or perhaps I always have been!! Probably the later... ha
It was nice and cool which was great, but pretty windy which didn't help me any.. and the few 'hills' in the neighborhood (If you even can call them hills) felt more like mountains..
I guess I could say this mornings run SUCKED....
hit the weights.....hit the weights........hit the weights........hit the weights......hit the weights......
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6138112
So this mornings run felt like I was taking baby steps instead of running. I could not get my legs stretched out for anything. They weren't sore, just tired I guess. Yesterday I was able to stretch my stride out pretty good, but not this morning.. teeny tiny steps was all I could muster. I know why.. the speedwork yesterday.
I did the 7 miles w/ a 10:10 pace which is alright, I guess, it just felt really weird running the way I did.. perhaps I'm now a member of the 'penguin runner' group... or perhaps I always have been!! Probably the later... ha
It was nice and cool which was great, but pretty windy which didn't help me any.. and the few 'hills' in the neighborhood (If you even can call them hills) felt more like mountains..
I guess I could say this mornings run SUCKED....
hit the weights.....hit the weights........hit the weights........hit the weights......hit the weights......
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6138112
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Suicide Relays at the track..
And I guess they worked because I am D-E-A-D.. dead.
I was hoping for some short distance speed work today and when Bill said 'We're running some shorter speedwork today' I was thrilled! "We're doing Suicide Relays"...We're going to do 3 X 1 mile relays" What? That doesn't sound short!? "In 200 m increments".. Here's how it's done:
You and your partner take turns running 200 m with virtually no rest in between. One of you starts on one side of the track, the other one halfway around the track directly across from you. You have to run 200m, tag his hand, he takes off, then you cut through the middle of the track before he makes it back to where you started. Then you take off again for another 200m while he cuts across the middle. You keep this up for 1 mile. Take a short rest and then do the whole thing again 2 more times for a total of 3 miles.
There were 12 of us today so there were 6 teams. I was paired up with Phillip Ramirez.. And he is FAST.. The first mile of these I took the first 200m... Bill started the 6 of us off and away we went.. I ran as fast as I could, tagged his hand and had to run (not jog) across the middle to get back to the start before he got there! If I didn't really hustle across the middle he was waiting for me! That was the tough part of this.. the no rest in-between!.. Back and forth we did this and it was actually kinda fun.. Since I went first we got a slow start and came in last.. no surprise there!
I don't have a clue what we ran our mile in but 1st place was 4:54. I was sure I was going faster than my 2:00 a lap pace, but I don't know how much faster.
The next mile relay Bill said we're going to stager the start. Last place starts first. 2nd to last next, and so on. That meant Phillip and I were first to go, w/ Pam next. We decided to have Phillip run first to get us a good jump out in first.. And it actually worked for 3 laps around..we kept the lead.. then I died miserably.. so much for 1st place.
The last relay Bill decided to do a total of 800 m so that meant just 2 X 200 for me... I can do that I thought.. Same thing, staggered start and Phillip started us out first. He ran like I've never seen anyone run before.. tagged my hand and off I went.. first 200 was fast but the second 200m, not so much...
It was tough and I know why they call it 'suicide relays' for sure!
The Garmin is still trying to upload the data to my 'inbox' on Motionbased so I'll post the link as soon as it is finished.
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6132315
I was hoping for some short distance speed work today and when Bill said 'We're running some shorter speedwork today' I was thrilled! "We're doing Suicide Relays"...We're going to do 3 X 1 mile relays" What? That doesn't sound short!? "In 200 m increments".. Here's how it's done:
You and your partner take turns running 200 m with virtually no rest in between. One of you starts on one side of the track, the other one halfway around the track directly across from you. You have to run 200m, tag his hand, he takes off, then you cut through the middle of the track before he makes it back to where you started. Then you take off again for another 200m while he cuts across the middle. You keep this up for 1 mile. Take a short rest and then do the whole thing again 2 more times for a total of 3 miles.
There were 12 of us today so there were 6 teams. I was paired up with Phillip Ramirez.. And he is FAST.. The first mile of these I took the first 200m... Bill started the 6 of us off and away we went.. I ran as fast as I could, tagged his hand and had to run (not jog) across the middle to get back to the start before he got there! If I didn't really hustle across the middle he was waiting for me! That was the tough part of this.. the no rest in-between!.. Back and forth we did this and it was actually kinda fun.. Since I went first we got a slow start and came in last.. no surprise there!
I don't have a clue what we ran our mile in but 1st place was 4:54. I was sure I was going faster than my 2:00 a lap pace, but I don't know how much faster.
The next mile relay Bill said we're going to stager the start. Last place starts first. 2nd to last next, and so on. That meant Phillip and I were first to go, w/ Pam next. We decided to have Phillip run first to get us a good jump out in first.. And it actually worked for 3 laps around..we kept the lead.. then I died miserably.. so much for 1st place.
The last relay Bill decided to do a total of 800 m so that meant just 2 X 200 for me... I can do that I thought.. Same thing, staggered start and Phillip started us out first. He ran like I've never seen anyone run before.. tagged my hand and off I went.. first 200 was fast but the second 200m, not so much...
It was tough and I know why they call it 'suicide relays' for sure!
The Garmin is still trying to upload the data to my 'inbox' on Motionbased so I'll post the link as soon as it is finished.
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/6132315
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