Distance: 7 miles
Time: ?
Let me say, after tracking your pace for every run for 2+ months, running without a watch is awesome. I did it in hopes of running easy. Well, that didn't happen. I went out at a comfortable pace. Less than a quarter mile into the run, I passed a clock and glimpsed at the time, 1:00. Once I got to the river trail, I started passing other runners. That's when I knew I wasn't having an easy day. It was an awesome run! I was only passed by one other runner. Some of you may know this runner. I can't be 100% sure since I didn't see his face but he was the right height, decked out in Nike clothes, stride looked familiar and he was haulin' a$$. Plus, I know he lives in Portland. I'm pretty sure it was Adam Goucher! Made my run that much better!
Plan for the rest of the week: Thur: rest Fri: 7 Sat: rest Sun: 10
06 January 2010
05 January 2010
Daily Run: Fail
Well, today I was going to run 6 miles on the dm at tempo pace. Atleast, at what my tempo pace should be which is slower than I've been doing my regular runs. For some reason, I just didn't have it in me today, for the pace or the distance. Oh well, every run can't be better than the last otherwise there is no reason to strive for improvement.
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 41:15
MTD/YTD: 23
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 41:15
MTD/YTD: 23
04 January 2010
Daily Run: Times Three
Its only January 4th and its already a busy year! First, a catch up on runs.
January 1: 6 miles 47:39
January 2: 5 miles 38:38 + 2 miles 20:50
January 3: SRD
Today's run was nice. I woke up an hour later than planned (8:00) but that worked out ok since I don't have class until 11:30. I went to the new student rec center that just opened yesterday. I cranked out 3 miles on the treadmill. It was probably the slickest tm I've ran on. The entire thing is touch screen operated, you can plug in your ipod and control it on the screen and the entire screen can be used as a tv! It was pretty sweet. Being the first week of the new year and the second day the center was open, it was super busy. So I hopped of the tm for someone else to use after 3. Then I hit the track for another 2 miles. So today's run:
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 39:17
MTD/YTD: 18
I've decided I'm not going to be able to run all the half marathons I had planned. I'm still running one on March 21 as that is the first weekend of spring break. But since I'll be starting research for my thesis spring quarter, I probably won't have the time to go home for a few weekends just to race. Hopefully I'll be able to find more runs during the summer or a lot of shorter races during the spring. I'm not taking any goal races out of my schedule, just the other ones. Well, its time for class: Theory of Differential Equations II.
January 1: 6 miles 47:39
January 2: 5 miles 38:38 + 2 miles 20:50
January 3: SRD
Today's run was nice. I woke up an hour later than planned (8:00) but that worked out ok since I don't have class until 11:30. I went to the new student rec center that just opened yesterday. I cranked out 3 miles on the treadmill. It was probably the slickest tm I've ran on. The entire thing is touch screen operated, you can plug in your ipod and control it on the screen and the entire screen can be used as a tv! It was pretty sweet. Being the first week of the new year and the second day the center was open, it was super busy. So I hopped of the tm for someone else to use after 3. Then I hit the track for another 2 miles. So today's run:
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 39:17
MTD/YTD: 18
I've decided I'm not going to be able to run all the half marathons I had planned. I'm still running one on March 21 as that is the first weekend of spring break. But since I'll be starting research for my thesis spring quarter, I probably won't have the time to go home for a few weekends just to race. Hopefully I'll be able to find more runs during the summer or a lot of shorter races during the spring. I'm not taking any goal races out of my schedule, just the other ones. Well, its time for class: Theory of Differential Equations II.
31 December 2009
Daily Run: Year's End
Well, I thought I'd reference Pirates and title this "Runner's of the Marathon: At Year's End" but that seemed a little long. I had a nice casual end to my year of running. First, a nice 2 miler with my fiance which was amazing :) Then I drove back to my house for an easy 3 miles. I ran in the GT's again. They felt ok today. I think I'm making the right decision by leaving them in Washington to run in when I am home. So at Portland(grad school) I will be rotating my Wave Riders and Lunar Glides.
This month I managed to crank out 132.32 miles. Not quite mileage junkie status(not by a long shot) but it was my second longest month of the year. It felt really good. In all, I ran 875 miles this year :)
I thought it might be fun/interesting to see how my pace was for my "best" training runs. So I went through my log to find the best times I had in a training run at distances I ran most often. Here is the list.
3mi-20:36-6:52mp-June 22nd
4mi-29:13-7:18mp-March 11th
5mi-35:35-7:07mp-December 29th
6mi-46:40-7:46mp-December 28th
8mi-59:16-7:25mp-June 20th
10mi-1:17:42-7:45mp-December 26th
I think its interesting that most of these times came from my second and third longest months. Also that 3 of them were in the same week. The only thing that doesn't seem to fit is the pace for my 4 and 6 mile runs. Other than that, its a nice little progression :) Hopefully, 2010 will be an even better year!
This month I managed to crank out 132.32 miles. Not quite mileage junkie status(not by a long shot) but it was my second longest month of the year. It felt really good. In all, I ran 875 miles this year :)
I thought it might be fun/interesting to see how my pace was for my "best" training runs. So I went through my log to find the best times I had in a training run at distances I ran most often. Here is the list.
3mi-20:36-6:52mp-June 22nd
4mi-29:13-7:18mp-March 11th
5mi-35:35-7:07mp-December 29th
6mi-46:40-7:46mp-December 28th
8mi-59:16-7:25mp-June 20th
10mi-1:17:42-7:45mp-December 26th
I think its interesting that most of these times came from my second and third longest months. Also that 3 of them were in the same week. The only thing that doesn't seem to fit is the pace for my 4 and 6 mile runs. Other than that, its a nice little progression :) Hopefully, 2010 will be an even better year!
29 December 2009
Daily Run: The Need for Speed
Distance: 5 miles
Time: 35:35
Pace: 7:07
Well, its official. I am in better shape than I thought. I was hoping my legs would let me go farther than 5 miles today. When I looked at my watch to get my half split (out and back run), I decided I was going a bit too fast to go longer. Still, I had a stellar run. I even ran negative splits! I can't wait for my half marathon in March. I'm definitely going to go for a PR (sub 1:36).
For the rest of the year: tomorrow is an SRD and Thursday is another 5-6miles. I'm also going to officially revise my goals for 2010.
1. Run 2080 miles (or 40mpw)
2. Sub 3:45 Marathon (PR 3:54)
3. Sub 1:36 Half-Marathon (PR 1:36)
4. Sub 20 5k (PR 18:58)
All of these are personal bests for me except my 5k goal. I haven't trained for a 5k in a long time. Also, the race I'll shoot for the sub 20 is during my marathon training cycle. So I'll be focusing more on endurance then speed. But, if I'm feeling good, I might shoot for a PR. The racer in me might come out that day :)
Time: 35:35
Pace: 7:07
Well, its official. I am in better shape than I thought. I was hoping my legs would let me go farther than 5 miles today. When I looked at my watch to get my half split (out and back run), I decided I was going a bit too fast to go longer. Still, I had a stellar run. I even ran negative splits! I can't wait for my half marathon in March. I'm definitely going to go for a PR (sub 1:36).
For the rest of the year: tomorrow is an SRD and Thursday is another 5-6miles. I'm also going to officially revise my goals for 2010.
1. Run 2080 miles (or 40mpw)
2. Sub 3:45 Marathon (PR 3:54)
3. Sub 1:36 Half-Marathon (PR 1:36)
4. Sub 20 5k (PR 18:58)
All of these are personal bests for me except my 5k goal. I haven't trained for a 5k in a long time. Also, the race I'll shoot for the sub 20 is during my marathon training cycle. So I'll be focusing more on endurance then speed. But, if I'm feeling good, I might shoot for a PR. The racer in me might come out that day :)
28 December 2009
Daily Run: Decisions...
Distance: 6 miles
Time: 46:40
Pace: 7:46
Well, I'm starting to think marathonmaiden is right. I'm getting faster/am in better shape than I think I am. Hopefully I can keep up this speed as I build my mileage up. I average 20mpw in November and am at about 30 mpw this month. I'm thinking I need to rework my half training program that peaked at 35 mpw. I may not actually follow a plan. I could just keep building my mileage and throw in some speed work/longer (12-15mi) runs.
Another decision I need to make is when to retire my GT 2140's. I ran in them again today and they felt ok. They are at 370 miles and the treads look fine. Maybe they'll go into semi-retirement and I'll leave them home in Washington to use when I come visit.
I'm also rethinking my mileage goal for next year. In my 2010 goals post, I said I was going to shoot for 1600 miles, which is about 35 mpw. I'm thinking I may change that to 2080 (40 mpw).
Time: 46:40
Pace: 7:46
Well, I'm starting to think marathonmaiden is right. I'm getting faster/am in better shape than I think I am. Hopefully I can keep up this speed as I build my mileage up. I average 20mpw in November and am at about 30 mpw this month. I'm thinking I need to rework my half training program that peaked at 35 mpw. I may not actually follow a plan. I could just keep building my mileage and throw in some speed work/longer (12-15mi) runs.
Another decision I need to make is when to retire my GT 2140's. I ran in them again today and they felt ok. They are at 370 miles and the treads look fine. Maybe they'll go into semi-retirement and I'll leave them home in Washington to use when I come visit.
I'm also rethinking my mileage goal for next year. In my 2010 goals post, I said I was going to shoot for 1600 miles, which is about 35 mpw. I'm thinking I may change that to 2080 (40 mpw).
27 December 2009
Daily Run: Too Fast
Distance: 4
Time: 29:22
Avg Pace: 7:20
Well, there are two ways of looking at this. One, my adrenaline is high from getting new shoes and I go out faster than I should. Two, I'm in better shape than I think I am. I'd like to think its the second of these but its probably a mix of the two. As per yesterday's post, I went out sub 7:30 for a 10 mile run. That was day one of starting too fast. Then today I did a 4 mile run. My first two splits were 7:14 and 7:07. Again....oops.
Time: 29:22
Avg Pace: 7:20
Well, there are two ways of looking at this. One, my adrenaline is high from getting new shoes and I go out faster than I should. Two, I'm in better shape than I think I am. I'd like to think its the second of these but its probably a mix of the two. As per yesterday's post, I went out sub 7:30 for a 10 mile run. That was day one of starting too fast. Then today I did a 4 mile run. My first two splits were 7:14 and 7:07. Again....oops.
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