Thursday, May 20, 2010 - Did Not Run

I did not get in my 3 miles today. I thought I was finally going to start sticking to my schedule. Emily called and said they were eating at the Golden Corral for Shane's birthday. But that's not why I didn't run. I didn't run (or got to the Golden Corral), because I had work to do. I was trying to complete about a 100 page booklet, so Gibbs Brothers would be able to bid on Metro Nashville projects. This was not for a bid, but to allow us to bid. A lot of work for nothing, if we don't pass. I think we should - we've done the books twice before. It is for a 5 year period each time. The reason for such difficulty this time is that Metro changed just about everything that was to be included. I was up until 2:00 am and still not finished.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010 (5 Miles)

I was dreading this 5 mile run, because of all the pain I felt on Monday's 3-miler. It wasn't that bad, though. I mean, it still is killing me, but with just a little less pain. I don't understand - I'm still about the same weight and added 2 miles. I had decided earlier in the day that if I began to hurt like I did on Monday I was going to revert back to last week's schedule. Last week was the first time I completed my runs on the actual days I was supposed to in a long time.

I ran the 5 in 46:47 (9:21 pace). Heart Rates: 170 average; 191 max; 70 resting.

Torturous Three on May 17, 2010

This three mile run was torturous! My ankles and the lower half of my shins were killing me. I didn't know if I would be able to finish. I did, but in one of my slowest (if not the slowest) times for 3 miles (32:15 for a 10:45 pace). I don't remember being this sore after running the half marathon.

When I got home from work, the sun was shining on the east side of the house, but it looked like rain heading in from the west. I rushed to change and get out the door to try to beat the rain. As I was about to walk out the door, the thunder boomed. The hard rain came. I waited about 15 minutes and the sun was back out. The thermometer read 67 degrees, but it seemed much hotter than that. Steam was rising from the street.

Due to my extreme soreness, I did not put a lot of effort into my running. Thus, my heart rate average was only at 155, while the max only reached 167.

6 Miles on Saturday, May 15, 2010

I wanted to keep it under an hour. At the 1/2 way point, I was 4 seconds behind, so I pushed a little. I just didn't have the feel to push much harder. My lower shins were hurting the first couple of miles, but felt okay on the last 1/2 of the run. I need to remember to "just finish" and not worry about being faster than the last time I ran the same number of miles - that should come later - after I lose the 10 pounds I have gained! I did finish under 60 minutes at 58:53.

Thursday, May 14, 2010

Ran a very slow 3 miles - 9:55 pace - after mowing the backyard. There's nothing else to say.

Killer 4 Miles!

I thought I was going to die, during the first mile. I really thought I was going to die on the final three. One of my most difficult runs - no matter the distance! I guess I'm not use to the heat - I've run when it was 18 degrees, but today it was 82.

May 10, 2010

I forced myself to run in the cold rain. It was rainy and 55 degrees with some cool breezes at times. The last mile of the 3 mile run was not too fun. Not so much because of the rain, but my legs were worn out. My pace was over 9 minutes at 9:23.

Heart rate: 167 average; 182 max; 80 resting.

Halfway to Ten

I am finally halfway back to ten miles. The run started off kind of rough, but eased out over the last 2.5 miles. My GPS worked fine today, so I have some times to go along with my heart rates. It was a beautiful day for a run.

The stats: Heart Rate Average - 168; Max - 185; Min - 67. Total time - 46:13; pace - 9:15; avg speed - 6.4 mph; max speed - 9.9 mph; best pace - 7:33. My beast pace is 7:33? I want my worst pace to be 7:00!

Route: Salem Ridge Road

Thursday, May 6, 2010

My first run in a week. I did well last week until Saturday. It rained - it poured, so I did not run. On Sunday, it was still raining. Monday was nice, but I just did not run. Tuesday was beautiful, but I did other things and did not run. Wednesday, we were able to get out and go to work. It took us about 3 hours to get home (normally just over an hour). We stopped and got something to eat, so I was too stuffed to run when I did get home. Thursday, I finally ran. I ran 3 miles. I know, big deal, but it is killing me. May pace was a dismal 10:04. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever see 10 again - that's 10 miles, because I have gained 10 pounds, and that is 10 that I did NOT want to see again!

My GPS is going crazy. I haven't used it in awhile, so I tried it again. After about 1/10th of a mile, it said I had ran just over a half mile. When I finished my run, it said that I had ran 3.565 miles. So, I guess after the little hiccup it was correct the rest of the way. I will continue to run with it, but I will drive my mileage first.

I ran with the Heart Rate Monitor again. I'm not doing anything with the results, except recording them: 169 average; 186 max; 68 resting.

The Flood (space)

The space is reserved for blogging about the flood (if I ever do). I could write a book about it, so I'm avoiding it for now.