I usually run - let me rephrase that - I'm scheduled to run on Mondays, but yesterday I just didn't feel like it. I think I'm a little dehydrated. For about 5 nights now, I have not gotten up in the middle of the night to pee. I usually do it 2 or 3 times a night. So, I'm thinking maybe Monday's feeling of being drained and the headache was caused by the lack of fluid intake.
Dreadfully, I drank some water Tuesday - about the equivalent of 3 bottles. It didn't make me have pee as much as I thought it would. It usually runs through me, but I guess it had some work to do.
I didn't really want to run, but I made it out the door. I didn't have a set number to the miles I would run. I began running with 5 or 6 on my mind. As I ran, I got to thinking that I needed to run more. I signed up today for a half marathon this Saturday, so I would be forced to run 13.1 miles in preparation for the Country Music Marathon. I've got to do something. I haven't ran in 5 days. My last run of more than 6 miles was on January 29, when I ran 12. Plus, I may not get to run Wednesday. I ran 10 miles.
The first 3 miles were a struggle. My legs felt tired and sore for some reason. The farther I ran the better I felt - except for getting tired. The weather was good, too. It was 70 degrees when I left home at 5:30 pm, and 66 when I finished about an hour and 40 minutes later. The wind was picking up, trying to blow in a thunderstorm. I was okay with it, because of temps. Total time: 1:39:04. Pace: 9:54.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
February 26, 2012
I did not run Saturday (25th), because Sherri and I went to rescue a dog. By the time we got back from Dickson, visited Dr. Shane Sykes at the Animal House Veterinary Clinic in Clarksville, I was out of the running mood.
Sunday was a beautiful day for running. I just didn't do it.
Sunday was a beautiful day for running. I just didn't do it.
February 22-23, 2012
February 22 - Around 58 degrees. Felt cooler as wind picked up. Hated it. Was cloudy and rainy during the day, but avoid rain during the run. I struggled, though. It felt like I had concrete on the bottom of my shoes, especially whenever a foot hit the ground. Total: 54:15. Pace: 9:03. Only one (the first one at 8:40) mile was under 9:00, but my pace was 9:03.
February 23. Around 73 degrees. It had been sunny, but sun was going down by the time I got started. We were also to have thunder storms with damaging winds according to meteorologists at my run time, but the sun was still shining. The first half was not bad, but the wind picked up for the return trip. I wasn't too upset, though, because of the temperature. I'm still struggling. Again, only one mile under 9:00. Again, it was Mile 1, but this time it was barely under 9:00 at 8:53.
Total: 46:48. Pace: 9:22.
February 23. Around 73 degrees. It had been sunny, but sun was going down by the time I got started. We were also to have thunder storms with damaging winds according to meteorologists at my run time, but the sun was still shining. The first half was not bad, but the wind picked up for the return trip. I wasn't too upset, though, because of the temperature. I'm still struggling. Again, only one mile under 9:00. Again, it was Mile 1, but this time it was barely under 9:00 at 8:53.
Total: 46:48. Pace: 9:22.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
February 20, 2012
From what I understand, it "was" a nice day. When I left home for work, it was 25 degrees (had gotten down to 22). Since it was President's Day and there was no mail, I did not step foot outside until time to go home at 3:30. The temperature wasn't bad at that time and it was sunny. However, the wind seemed to be picking up. By the time I got home and out the door to run about 5:15, the temperature was down to 50, the sun was going down, and there was a constant wind. To prepare for the wind compared with last weeks temps. I wore a short sleeve shirt over my long sleeve one. It worked out pretty well. I ran 5 miles in 43:20 (8:40 pace), but I felt like I was running faster (harder). My watch must have had a glitch for a few moments. It had that I reached a Maximum Speed of 22.7 mph and a Best Pace of 5:33. I do not know how long I must maintain such a pace for it to register, but I know I've pushed harder before and never saw such numbers.
** Note: Received an e-mail from Relove Haiti 5k that I finished 4th in my age group. If they would not have allowed an overall winner to double-dip, I would have finished 3rd in the 36-45 age group and got a paper with my name on it. :) That double-dipper finished 2nd overall in 18:19. **
** Note: Received an e-mail from Relove Haiti 5k that I finished 4th in my age group. If they would not have allowed an overall winner to double-dip, I would have finished 3rd in the 36-45 age group and got a paper with my name on it. :) That double-dipper finished 2nd overall in 18:19. **
Monday, February 20, 2012
Relove Haiti 5k
I didn't think I was ready for this 5k. Not only because I had not been running, but as we drove out of our driveway, I said that my stomach felt full and my head was hurting. I was also thirsty. I had Dr. Pepper (which I knew wouldn't be good to drink before the race) and water (which I did not want, not sure my stomach could handle it anyway) with me. I guess the adrenaline chased those feelings away. I did sip some Dr. Pepper, because I had to have something.
The first half of the race was into a light breeze that I could live with - I didn't like it at times, but I managed. Mile 1 was 7:19. Mile 2 - 7:37. Mile 3 - 7:48. The last 0.1 miles was 0:30. My total time was 23:14, for a pace of 7:30. To my amazement, this was my second fastest 5k, behind the September 2010 Houston County Fair 5k, which was in 23:06 (7:27). (For my own info, my fastest pace of any mileage was a 3.0 mile training run in October 2010, which I did in 22:11 (7:24).
I finished 36 overall of about 400 runners. I don't know how I did in my age group, which was 36-45. I've never seen a grouping like that, usually when the categories consist of 10 years, it is 40-49 or 41-50. I think their were quite a few people unhappy with the age grouping: 0-18 (someone complained their 10 year-old couldn't compete with an 18 year-old), 19-25 (why was this age group so tight - 7 years), 26-35, 36-45, and 45+ (which a 70 year-old didn't care for). The stats that were published do not give ages, so I couldn't determine my place in age group. The website also said that there were clock problems after the first 43 runners and only posted the results for the first 43 finishers.
The first half of the race was into a light breeze that I could live with - I didn't like it at times, but I managed. Mile 1 was 7:19. Mile 2 - 7:37. Mile 3 - 7:48. The last 0.1 miles was 0:30. My total time was 23:14, for a pace of 7:30. To my amazement, this was my second fastest 5k, behind the September 2010 Houston County Fair 5k, which was in 23:06 (7:27). (For my own info, my fastest pace of any mileage was a 3.0 mile training run in October 2010, which I did in 22:11 (7:24).
I finished 36 overall of about 400 runners. I don't know how I did in my age group, which was 36-45. I've never seen a grouping like that, usually when the categories consist of 10 years, it is 40-49 or 41-50. I think their were quite a few people unhappy with the age grouping: 0-18 (someone complained their 10 year-old couldn't compete with an 18 year-old), 19-25 (why was this age group so tight - 7 years), 26-35, 36-45, and 45+ (which a 70 year-old didn't care for). The stats that were published do not give ages, so I couldn't determine my place in age group. The website also said that there were clock problems after the first 43 runners and only posted the results for the first 43 finishers.
February 16, 2012
Another run? On back-to-back days? Yes, I did!
I wasn't sure if I would be able to do it. During yesterday's run, I almost took a tumble. A pain shot through my right ankle as it hit the ground close to the Mile 1 marker. After a few limping strides, it worked itself out for the final 4 miles. However, it gave me problems that night. Then I almost fell getting out of bed this morning. During the day, there was also some pain, so I was not sure if I would be able to run 5 miles on it. It was 52 degrees when I got home from work, so I decided to give the ankle a try. It didn't bother me one bit. My legs felt a little sore, though. Since the temperature (52 start, 48 finish) was about the same as last night, I wore the same exact thing. Tonight, I got a little chilly, and my hands went numb. The wind was back to its tricks. I checked the forecasted winds and it was 10 mph, but seemed stronger than that to me, especially along the river. This 5-miler was over 40 seconds slower per mile than last nights. Pace: 9:13.
I wasn't sure if I would be able to do it. During yesterday's run, I almost took a tumble. A pain shot through my right ankle as it hit the ground close to the Mile 1 marker. After a few limping strides, it worked itself out for the final 4 miles. However, it gave me problems that night. Then I almost fell getting out of bed this morning. During the day, there was also some pain, so I was not sure if I would be able to run 5 miles on it. It was 52 degrees when I got home from work, so I decided to give the ankle a try. It didn't bother me one bit. My legs felt a little sore, though. Since the temperature (52 start, 48 finish) was about the same as last night, I wore the same exact thing. Tonight, I got a little chilly, and my hands went numb. The wind was back to its tricks. I checked the forecasted winds and it was 10 mph, but seemed stronger than that to me, especially along the river. This 5-miler was over 40 seconds slower per mile than last nights. Pace: 9:13.
February 15, 2012
Whoooaaaa! What am I doing here?
Finally ran again. I thought I better, since I was signed up for a 5k coming up this weekend. It was 54 degrees when headed out and 52 when finished. My first run since February 6, and only the second run since January 31 (15 days). It began sprinkling when I left and turned to a very light rain for the last mile. I didn't care - it was 54 degrees! I would also like to think that the light breeze was due to the pace at which I was running. LOL. I was surprised at my pace for this 5-miler - 8:29. The last time I ran was a 5 miler over a week ago, and the pace was 9:49. I fell 7 miles short of 100 for January, and it doesn't look like I'll reach that mark in February either.
Finally ran again. I thought I better, since I was signed up for a 5k coming up this weekend. It was 54 degrees when headed out and 52 when finished. My first run since February 6, and only the second run since January 31 (15 days). It began sprinkling when I left and turned to a very light rain for the last mile. I didn't care - it was 54 degrees! I would also like to think that the light breeze was due to the pace at which I was running. LOL. I was surprised at my pace for this 5-miler - 8:29. The last time I ran was a 5 miler over a week ago, and the pace was 9:49. I fell 7 miles short of 100 for January, and it doesn't look like I'll reach that mark in February either.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
February 6, 2012
First run since January 31.
If I remember correctly, February 1 would have been a good day to run. It had rained early in the day. The sun was shining the rest, getting the temperature to 70 degrees. When I got home from work about 5:00 pm, the sun was still up, and the temp was still in the 60's. I JUST COULDN'T GET MYSELF TO RUN.
The next few days were dreary. They made me feel dreary, so I did not run.
I tried to wait for perfect - sunshine, no wind, comfortable temperature - weather over the weekend. It never got to what I wanted, so I did not run.
Finally, after a 6 day layoff, I ran. I got out the door about 5:15 pm. It was 42 degrees and the sun was falling fast, but there was hardly a breeze. As I neared the river just over 1.5 miles, it felt like it got much cooler and the wind became more noticeable. Under 3 miles into the run, the wind began to get to me. My hands began to feel like frostbite was setting in. It only got worse. What was a very little breeze in the beginning was now a constant wind that I had to run directly into for about a mile. Feeling it from the side was not too pleasant either. I decided to cut my run from 6 to 5 miles.
Cutting the run short saved bad from getting worse. It took me 49:04, a pace of 9:49 to complete 5 miles. I wouldn't be so disappointed if it were not for me being able to comfortably run 4 to 6 milers around 9:00 just a couple of weeks ago. Now, I'm afraid of how much conditioning I've lost. (And how much more I'm going to lose if the weather doesn't get better. There have been some nice days, but I leave for work too early and get home too late for the nice warm sunshine.) Also, contributing to the disappointment, is that I was trying to run hard. I was wanting to get the run over with.
If I remember correctly, February 1 would have been a good day to run. It had rained early in the day. The sun was shining the rest, getting the temperature to 70 degrees. When I got home from work about 5:00 pm, the sun was still up, and the temp was still in the 60's. I JUST COULDN'T GET MYSELF TO RUN.
The next few days were dreary. They made me feel dreary, so I did not run.
I tried to wait for perfect - sunshine, no wind, comfortable temperature - weather over the weekend. It never got to what I wanted, so I did not run.
Finally, after a 6 day layoff, I ran. I got out the door about 5:15 pm. It was 42 degrees and the sun was falling fast, but there was hardly a breeze. As I neared the river just over 1.5 miles, it felt like it got much cooler and the wind became more noticeable. Under 3 miles into the run, the wind began to get to me. My hands began to feel like frostbite was setting in. It only got worse. What was a very little breeze in the beginning was now a constant wind that I had to run directly into for about a mile. Feeling it from the side was not too pleasant either. I decided to cut my run from 6 to 5 miles.
Cutting the run short saved bad from getting worse. It took me 49:04, a pace of 9:49 to complete 5 miles. I wouldn't be so disappointed if it were not for me being able to comfortably run 4 to 6 milers around 9:00 just a couple of weeks ago. Now, I'm afraid of how much conditioning I've lost. (And how much more I'm going to lose if the weather doesn't get better. There have been some nice days, but I leave for work too early and get home too late for the nice warm sunshine.) Also, contributing to the disappointment, is that I was trying to run hard. I was wanting to get the run over with.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30 - Did not run. Feeling the effects of Sunday's wind.
Tuesday, January 31 - It was a nice 62 degrees at 5:15 pm on the last day of January. The wind wasn't bad either. I ran 6 miles in 56:45, a pace of 9:28. I am surprised it was not slower with the way I felt. Still recovering from Sunday and some dehydration.
QUESTION TO SELF: If you think you are dehydrated, why don't you drink more?
ANSWER: I don't know, I just don't. I guess I'm not thirsty (more of a question than statement).
Tuesday, January 31 - It was a nice 62 degrees at 5:15 pm on the last day of January. The wind wasn't bad either. I ran 6 miles in 56:45, a pace of 9:28. I am surprised it was not slower with the way I felt. Still recovering from Sunday and some dehydration.
QUESTION TO SELF: If you think you are dehydrated, why don't you drink more?
ANSWER: I don't know, I just don't. I guess I'm not thirsty (more of a question than statement).
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