Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Legs were tired before I ever started. Finally, cooling down a bit - 81 degrees when I ran. I think the high was only to be 82 today. Ran 4 uneventful miles. I tried to hurry, because Sherri was waiting on me to grill. I guess I did alright even though it was slower than my last 4 miler. 8:41, 8:48, 9:24 (my slower mile 3), and 8:45. Total: 35:38. Pace: 8:54.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Knew I Shoulda Called Shane
Holly and family were at our house last night and until noon today. Sherri went to Crissy's for the night not long after Holly left. I could run whenever I wanted. The thing is that I really didn't want to. I thought about calling Shane, not only to help me get out the door, but to help me "run" the 10 miles. I have tried to run a 10 miler just about every Saturday for the last 3 months, but I either don't cover 10 miles or I walk a lot of it. I thought someone running with me would help me push through the "I can't do it" - which is really more like "I don't want to do it". I decided not to call Shane, because I didn't want him to feel like he had to do it or how many miles he had scheduled. He also probably couldn't run to later in the evening, and if I waited much longer, I would have backed out for sure.
I headed out at 3:15 and it was 92 degrees. I carried a PowerAde and some Captain America fruit chews. This was probably one of my worst runs ever. I did not cover 10 miles - I only did 8. A lot of it was walking, too. My fastest mile was Mile 2 at 10:21. Miles 1 and 3-5 were in the 11's. Mile 6 - 15:43, Mile 7 - 17:44, Mile 8 - 18:34. A total time of 1:48:02; Pace 13:30. Pathetic!
I headed out at 3:15 and it was 92 degrees. I carried a PowerAde and some Captain America fruit chews. This was probably one of my worst runs ever. I did not cover 10 miles - I only did 8. A lot of it was walking, too. My fastest mile was Mile 2 at 10:21. Miles 1 and 3-5 were in the 11's. Mile 6 - 15:43, Mile 7 - 17:44, Mile 8 - 18:34. A total time of 1:48:02; Pace 13:30. Pathetic!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Ankle O.K.
I didn't start until 7:00 pm, and the temperature was the same as yesterday (83), but there was sunshine, and it still did not feel as hot as yesterday. My ankle hurt during the day. Every time I got up I had to catch myself. Sherri wanted me to vacuum, since she was at Crissy's with Lainey for the night and Holly and family would be at our house tomorrow. I was going to do it after I ran, but decided to do it before I ran to hopefully loosen my ankle up. Evidently, it worked. My ankle did not hurt the entire run! It did give me trouble as I stepped into the shower, though. I had one of my best paces in a long time - 8:32. Mile 3 must be back as my slow mile. I ran 8:34, 8:27, 8:41, and 8:27. It kept me from being under 8:30. I tried to sprint the last 2/10ths to finish under 8:30, but I couldn't do it. I wish I had my heart rate monitor, because I did try, and when I was finished, I sat on the guardrail beside the road for awhile.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Two year running anniversary.
At 6:30 pm, it was cloudy and a "cool" 83 degrees. My last 4 runs have been when the temperature has been under 90 degrees! However, I think I sweated more today than any other day. I don't know why. It wasn't the humidity, and it had been cloudy at least since I got home about 2 hours ago.
Not too long after passing 2.5 miles, I thought I fractured my ankle. I didn't step on anything, twist it, or anything. I just felt the pain! It has happened a few times before, but not with such pain and usually goes away within the next few steps. This time it didn't go away so quickly. This also happened during the Clarksville Half Marathon. If I remember right, it was around mile 4, and I almost stopped at a water station to call it quits. I didn't think there was any way I could finish, but I forged on past the water station thinking I would stop if it wasn't better by the next. The ankle worked itself out and I finished with my best half marathon time ever (out of all 3). I was hoping for the same result today. I f-i-n-a-l-l-y got it and was able to keep mile 3 under 10:00 at 9:56. I finished all the miles in under 10:00. Total: 57:54. Pace: 9:39.
At 6:30 pm, it was cloudy and a "cool" 83 degrees. My last 4 runs have been when the temperature has been under 90 degrees! However, I think I sweated more today than any other day. I don't know why. It wasn't the humidity, and it had been cloudy at least since I got home about 2 hours ago.
Not too long after passing 2.5 miles, I thought I fractured my ankle. I didn't step on anything, twist it, or anything. I just felt the pain! It has happened a few times before, but not with such pain and usually goes away within the next few steps. This time it didn't go away so quickly. This also happened during the Clarksville Half Marathon. If I remember right, it was around mile 4, and I almost stopped at a water station to call it quits. I didn't think there was any way I could finish, but I forged on past the water station thinking I would stop if it wasn't better by the next. The ankle worked itself out and I finished with my best half marathon time ever (out of all 3). I was hoping for the same result today. I f-i-n-a-l-l-y got it and was able to keep mile 3 under 10:00 at 9:56. I finished all the miles in under 10:00. Total: 57:54. Pace: 9:39.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Only Five
Today was supposed to be a long run - 10 miler. I started out a little fast, because it was only 81 degrees and it almost 10:00 am. My first mile was in 9:03. It was cloudy, but I wasn't expecting other than some sprinkles or light drizzle. I drove to Salem UMC to run. I ran to the end of Salem Ridge and back. I had half of my 10 miles completed as I stopped by my truck to towel off and get a drink. Then the bottom fell out. I got in my truck, but before I could muster the energy to drive away, the rain stopped. The damage was already done - I was not running the final 5 miles. I felt so worn out I'm not sure I could have finished anyway. Total time: 48:32; Pace 9:42. After that first mile and my feeling of exhaustion, I thought my time would have been better.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
A Tale of Two Times
Sherri wanted me to walk with her, so I walked a mile with her in 15:06. I then ran my scheduled 4 miler. I felt better today than I have in awhile, but my legs are still so tired. They are not just tired while running, just raising them to get my shoes on is work. Including the mile with Sherri, it took me 52:30 to cover 5 miles, a pace of 10:30. Counting the run only, I finished in 37:24, a pace of 9:21. I even squeaked all the miles in under a 9:30 pace - 9:29, 9:24, 9:28, and a 9:03.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011 --- 99
Before I begin this post, I want to mention a couple of things I forgot to write on my "Monday, August 1, 2011" entry. First, the 10 miles that I ran put me over the 1,500 mile mark, since I began running 2 years ago (August 10, 2009). I finished at 1,500.7. The morning of August 1, I weighed a certain amount. After the long run and being too exhausted to eat afterwards, I weighed 5.8 pounds less the next morning. Wish I could do that a few more times...
Now, to today. A record high temperature was set today. The Cumberland Science Museum in Nashville reported a temp of 107. Other places were more in the 102 range. Our thermometer at home had reached 107, too. It was 102 when I was dressed to run, but I waited until the temp dropped below 100. Now, I wish I would not have done that, because now I can't say that I ran when it was 100 degrees :). I started really easy when it was 99 at 6:45 pm. There was a nice little breeze at times that probably negated the heat index to the actual temp of 99. A few clouds rolled in and it got a little cooler - the temp had dropped to 94 by the time I had finished. I ran the first 2 miles quite slowly - 10:30 pace. My other mileage times were all over the place, because I walked 2 minutes during Mile 3, walked 1 during Mile 4, walked 5 minutes during Mile 5, and walked most of the last quarter-mile - I "sprinted" about the last 25/100ths, when I saw I had a chance to be under an 11:30 pace. I barely made it - 1:08:57, for an 11:30 pace.
I had carried 1/2 bottle of PowerAde and drank some during my walking times. When I got home, it was gone, so I had Sherri to bring me a bottle of water outside so I could drink it on the porch while trying to cool down. I hated it. I hate water. I thought I was thirsty enough I would down it all at once, but barely got half of it. It was a few minutes later that I forced the rest of it down before heading in for a shower. I also peed blood for the first time in a long time. I'm not worried about it like I was before, because I know it will go away.
P.S. - Shane has surpassed me...
Now, to today. A record high temperature was set today. The Cumberland Science Museum in Nashville reported a temp of 107. Other places were more in the 102 range. Our thermometer at home had reached 107, too. It was 102 when I was dressed to run, but I waited until the temp dropped below 100. Now, I wish I would not have done that, because now I can't say that I ran when it was 100 degrees :). I started really easy when it was 99 at 6:45 pm. There was a nice little breeze at times that probably negated the heat index to the actual temp of 99. A few clouds rolled in and it got a little cooler - the temp had dropped to 94 by the time I had finished. I ran the first 2 miles quite slowly - 10:30 pace. My other mileage times were all over the place, because I walked 2 minutes during Mile 3, walked 1 during Mile 4, walked 5 minutes during Mile 5, and walked most of the last quarter-mile - I "sprinted" about the last 25/100ths, when I saw I had a chance to be under an 11:30 pace. I barely made it - 1:08:57, for an 11:30 pace.
I had carried 1/2 bottle of PowerAde and drank some during my walking times. When I got home, it was gone, so I had Sherri to bring me a bottle of water outside so I could drink it on the porch while trying to cool down. I hated it. I hate water. I thought I was thirsty enough I would down it all at once, but barely got half of it. It was a few minutes later that I forced the rest of it down before heading in for a shower. I also peed blood for the first time in a long time. I'm not worried about it like I was before, because I know it will go away.
P.S. - Shane has surpassed me...
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
August 1, 2011
Today would have been a 4 miler, but I did not run my long run on Saturday (or Sunday). I had some things to do and never had enough time in between them to run. I even thought about running when I got home from one project, but I didn't want to be on the road at 10:00 in the dark. Anyway, I ran 10 miles.
I had frozen about 1/4 bottle of PowerAde (about 8 oz) to take with me on the run. My plan was to carry it like a football, hoping the ice would help keep me cool as I held it to my side. I thought I would drink about 1/3 of it at mile 2.5, 5.0, and 7.5, with another bottle waiting for me at home on the porch. Well, before I reached the 2 mile marker, it was completely melted. I decided to hold off drinking, so I wouldn't gulp it all down and not have any left as I neared the end of my run. At mile 4, I walked about a minute and took a few quick sips. I also did this at mile 5 and mile 7. I usually do not carry a drink, but park my truck around a 1/2 way point for my long runs and make a little pit stop. Today I was running 5 miles away from home and back, so not pit stop area. When I left at 5:30 pm, it was 94 degrees; it was 88 when I returned. It was sunny with an occasional breeze.
With all the failures I've had recently, I thought this run went pretty well. I thought some of the middle mile times would have been faster. The main thing is that I ran just about the whole 10 miles. I had those 3 one minutes breaks, and a let down at the end. I only had around a 1/2 mile to go, but I just couldn't do it - I had to walk. I had nothing left. The times: 9:55, 10:28, 11:04, 11:25, 11:04, 11:11, 11:40, 11:08, 11:15, and 13:43. I really thought some of the mid-miles would have been under 11:00. Total time: 1:52:53. Pace: 11:17.
I had frozen about 1/4 bottle of PowerAde (about 8 oz) to take with me on the run. My plan was to carry it like a football, hoping the ice would help keep me cool as I held it to my side. I thought I would drink about 1/3 of it at mile 2.5, 5.0, and 7.5, with another bottle waiting for me at home on the porch. Well, before I reached the 2 mile marker, it was completely melted. I decided to hold off drinking, so I wouldn't gulp it all down and not have any left as I neared the end of my run. At mile 4, I walked about a minute and took a few quick sips. I also did this at mile 5 and mile 7. I usually do not carry a drink, but park my truck around a 1/2 way point for my long runs and make a little pit stop. Today I was running 5 miles away from home and back, so not pit stop area. When I left at 5:30 pm, it was 94 degrees; it was 88 when I returned. It was sunny with an occasional breeze.
With all the failures I've had recently, I thought this run went pretty well. I thought some of the middle mile times would have been faster. The main thing is that I ran just about the whole 10 miles. I had those 3 one minutes breaks, and a let down at the end. I only had around a 1/2 mile to go, but I just couldn't do it - I had to walk. I had nothing left. The times: 9:55, 10:28, 11:04, 11:25, 11:04, 11:11, 11:40, 11:08, 11:15, and 13:43. I really thought some of the mid-miles would have been under 11:00. Total time: 1:52:53. Pace: 11:17.
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