Too Hot To Handle 15K

Ran my first 15K race this morning. LOVE IT! WAAAAY better than the 5K races I've been running.

My goal was to break 2 hours. I did that. I ran the 15K in 01:57:35 ...

Stats:

Split	Time	Distance
1	0:12:11	1
2	0:12:36	1
3	0:12:29	1
4	0:12:08	1
5	0:12:33	1
6	0:12:08	1
7	0:12:42	1
8	0:12:58	1
9	0:13:01	1
10	0:04:45	0.39
Summary	1:57:34	9.39

LOVED IT!

Forgot to Post It!!!

Hard to remember to post my runs when I don't use my Garmin :)

It was hot when I wanted to run last night ... okay, it was HOT when I wanted to run last night, so I went to the gym and hit the treadmill.

Stats:

3 Miles @ 00:38:21.0

Slow, but steady. The treadmill counts things I don't normally count in mileage (i.e., the two minutes of cool down time at 2 MPH). Ran the 3rd mile @ a pace of around 11 minutes (~5.4 MPH). Going to be using the treadmill more after my race this Saturday for some speed work. The treadmill doesn't know when I'm tired, so it holds my pace steady. I'm thinking that this may be decent training for holding pace over time.

Monday Night's Run!

Finally! I finally got to run again after getting rid of whatever that was I had. Still wasn't 100%, but was definitely better (around 90%), and REALLY feeling like running.

Without further ado - the Stats:

Split	Time	Distance
1	0:11:11	1
2	0:11:59	1
3	0:13:16	1
4	0:14:39	1
5	0:05:42	0.43
Summary	0:56:49	4.43

Yes, miles 3 and 4 were slow - maybe you missed the part about being sick for the four previous days :) ... or, maybe I didn't say it was 4 days :) ...

Felt good to get out, and the 00:11:11 time was definitely too fast for the first mile.

Softball tonight, so no running - at least not this week, the game is too late (9:30pm).

Waiting for Wednesday's 5 miles!

Arghhh

I haven't been able to run for a few days. I've had, shall we say, "stomach issues" which came to a horrible end on Saturday night :) ... I feel TONS better now - and, will be running some this evening. I have to get back into it so Saturday morning doesn't kill me.

Look for my stats tonight! (Or, in the morning, depending on what time I run :) ). On tap - 3 miles.

15K Race Next Weekend

So, The Plan for this week is simple ... go slow, go short, and don't get injured.

I'll run Saturday night, Sunday night, maybe Monday, definitely Tuesday night and Wednesday night. I'll not be running on Thursday OR Friday due to resting the legs and letting the body recover prior to the 15K at White Rock Lake.

The name of the race is Too Hot To Handle 15K ... it'll be the middle of July (hence, the name). For those who didn't pay attention in math class, 15K is equal to 9.3 miles. The course is around White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas. Map of Course.

Should be fun and challenging. It'll definitely be the largest I've ran.

Oh, and for training this week, nothing greater than 4 miles.

It felt good to get out and RUN!

I utilized a "run 5 minutes - walk 1 minute" routine. Two fold purpose: 1) it's freakin' HOT, and 2) running a race day strategy. I have my 15K coming up in a week, and I wanted to see what the 5/1 did to my time. I was actually FASTER than the last time I ran this 7 miles ... by 5 minutes!

Split	Time	Distance
1	0:13:06	1
2	0:12:41	1
3	0:12:31	1
4	0:12:21	1
5	0:12:57	1
6	0:12:58	1
7	0:14:29	1
8	0:02:45	0.17
Summary	1:33:51	7.17

Whew! Played softball this evening - got home - and ran 5 miles ... it's fairly warm, though not too bad - and fairly humid, though, once again, not too bad.

Stats!

Split	Time	Distance
1	0:13:01	1
2	0:13:43	1
3	0:13:59	1
4	0:13:49	1
5	0:14:04	1
6	0:04:48	0.32
Summary	1:13:26	5.32

No more (maybe) until Thursday!

Maniac Monday Run

Nice day for a run!

85 Degrees = 48% Humidity .. nice, if not a tad warm.

Split	Time	Distance
1	0:11:51	1
2	0:11:47	1
3	0:12:51	1
4	0:13:17	1
5	0:14:05	1
6	0:01:38	0.17
Summary	1:05:30	5.17

A tad slower than I wanted to go, but those first two miles were a tad faster than I wanted to go.

The Sunday Run

w00t! It was less than 80 degrees ... humid as heck, but cooler.

77 degrees and 93% humidity ... yick. No wonder the air was thick to breathe!

Stats:

Split	Time	Distance
1	0:11:36	1
2	0:12:12	1
3	0:11:54	1
4	0:00:24	0.02
Summary	0:36:07	3.02

Decided to run 3 miles due to nice temperature. And, and I ran ...

I know, I know - I haven't updated in a week. Yes, I have ran. However, I got lazy :)

I can't even come close to remember my eating - but, the stats are easy :)

June 29th (Mile # - Time - Distance in Miles):

1	0:11:43	1
2	0:12:39	1
3	0:13:16	1
4	0:13:17	1
5	0:04:44	0.36

July 2nd:

Split	Time	Distance
1	0:13:13	1
2	0:12:21	1
3	0:13:10	1
4	0:13:56	1
5	0:14:48	1
6	0:04:39	0.34
Summary	1:12:10	5.34

July 3rd (Long Run Day!):

Split	Time	Distance
1	0:12:34	1
2	0:12:29	1
3	0:13:14	1
4	0:13:28	1
5	0:13:50	1
6	0:13:52	1
7	0:14:47	1
8	0:03:29	0.18
9	0:00:28	0.01
Summary	1:38:15	7.18

Sorry about the goofy #8 and #9 up there ... But, the Garmin was acting goofy because I kept tapping the wrong thing ... :)