Did 3.1 miles last Friday to prepare for the Anything is Possible 5k that was this past Sunday:
Ft. Washington Park
November 4, 2011, Friday
5:28pm
3.1 miles
33:26, 10:47 avg. pace
Mostly flat. Kind of chilly. Was not trying to push myself, but trying to do the distance since it was the first time running in 3 weeks.
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Anything is Possible 5k
November 6, 2011, Sunday
1:50am
3.1 miles
official times: 37:19 (chip) / 38:02 (clock)
negative net time: -22:42
This race started at 1:50AM (YES, in the middle of the night) on the night of Daylight Savings. Which meant that you ended the race before you started it! I ran with my friend Bonnie and her husband Mike. We were tired and cold in the beginning, but warmed up a little in the car before the start of the race and eventually got into it! The cold felt great as we kept on running. It was really fun and I'm glad we did it! Too bad Shonna wasn't able to make it! We missed you!
I didn't start my watch on time, so I wasn't able to track my mileage on my Garmin watch. D'oh!
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Don't know when or what my next race will be. But I do know that both Joel and I will be signing up for the 2nd annual Rock and Roll HALF Marathon in Savannah for 2012. It takes place on November 3, 2012, so I have a year to train. I seriously need to start now! (The 2011 Rock and Roll race was this past weekend, I heard it was chaos!)
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Run updates
So much has been going on in the past few weeks, I have been neglecting my fitness a bit. I managed to get a run in during our visit in Savannah 2 weeks ago, but that was the last time I ran. :(
Also I think I've been bad on the excessive sweets... I need to get back into my "food for fuel" mantra. It's gonna be hard with the holidays coming up!!!!
1.
Ft. Washington Park
October 9, 2011, Sunday
5:57pm
2.33 miles
30:20
Not as much covered ground as I would have liked a 30 minute run to be!
I wanted to do the 3.1 loop we used to do which went through the forest trail, but I decided to take the super steep way down which included stairs. The normal way goes through a paved, winding road. But when I finally approached the trail, it was wet and had some yellow caution tape blocking it off. So I turned around to go back and decided to go through the grass since the path was wet. Of course I had to find a hidden dip in the ground. My foot unsuspectingly dropped into it and it took much balance and clumsy skill to not fall on my face. (I don't know how that didn't happen!) I must have pulled a shin muscle trying not to fall, because it was sore the whole week. I guess it didn't help that I took the same stairs back UP the steep hill. It was rough and I was spent after the climb!
2.
Tom Triplett Park, Savannah, GA
October 15, 2011, Saturday
9:52am
3 miles
31:15
Our good old running trail back in Savannah. It's mostly flat, but for some reason, I ran it just about the same pace as the hilly-incline Wilson Bridge Trail! I need more work!
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And that was unfortunately my last run. We didn't run this past weekend since we were out of town again. I am going to try to hit the Wilson Bridge Trail this Sunday morning. It's been cold here, so I need to break out my pants!
Also I think I've been bad on the excessive sweets... I need to get back into my "food for fuel" mantra. It's gonna be hard with the holidays coming up!!!!
1.
Ft. Washington Park
October 9, 2011, Sunday
5:57pm
2.33 miles
30:20
Not as much covered ground as I would have liked a 30 minute run to be!
I wanted to do the 3.1 loop we used to do which went through the forest trail, but I decided to take the super steep way down which included stairs. The normal way goes through a paved, winding road. But when I finally approached the trail, it was wet and had some yellow caution tape blocking it off. So I turned around to go back and decided to go through the grass since the path was wet. Of course I had to find a hidden dip in the ground. My foot unsuspectingly dropped into it and it took much balance and clumsy skill to not fall on my face. (I don't know how that didn't happen!) I must have pulled a shin muscle trying not to fall, because it was sore the whole week. I guess it didn't help that I took the same stairs back UP the steep hill. It was rough and I was spent after the climb!
2.
Tom Triplett Park, Savannah, GA
October 15, 2011, Saturday
9:52am
3 miles
31:15
Our good old running trail back in Savannah. It's mostly flat, but for some reason, I ran it just about the same pace as the hilly-incline Wilson Bridge Trail! I need more work!
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And that was unfortunately my last run. We didn't run this past weekend since we were out of town again. I am going to try to hit the Wilson Bridge Trail this Sunday morning. It's been cold here, so I need to break out my pants!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
2.11 miles - Ft. Washington Park
August 31, 2011, Wednesday
6:54 pm
6:54 pm
2.11 miles (used Joel's GPS watch)
23:21
23:21
mile 1 (flat) - 10:33:09
mile 2 (flat) - 11:32:31I thought I was going at a faster pace in the beginning, but I guess not. I did not look down at the watch until I hit 2 miles (it beeps at every mile) because I wanted to see if checking my pace the whole time affected it... which I guess it does make me go faster!
I signed up for the Chick-Fil-A 5k on September 10th. I think my cousin is going to do it too. Joel is not. It's going to be an early morning. The race starts at 8, but I have to be there early to pick up race packets and it will take an hour to get there. Definitely not setting any PRs here, but I needed to register for one to keep me motivated and running more often than once a week.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
2.18 miles - Ft Washington Park
August 16, 2011, Tuesday
7:19 pm - great running weather
2.18 miles
23:49
7:19 pm - great running weather
2.18 miles
23:49
mile 1 (flat) - 10:07
mile 2 (some hills) - 11:31
For not running in 2 weeks, I felt great. I felt refreshed and ready to go. I had a good pace going in the beginning and tried to keep it up for the whole first mile. For the second mile, I decided to veer off to other paths for variation (the normal path I run is a flat loop). I didn't feel extremely tired. I think it is mostly due to the weather change, how it is getting cooler and a little darker earlier. That humidity really gets to you!
For not running in 2 weeks, I felt great. I felt refreshed and ready to go. I had a good pace going in the beginning and tried to keep it up for the whole first mile. For the second mile, I decided to veer off to other paths for variation (the normal path I run is a flat loop). I didn't feel extremely tired. I think it is mostly due to the weather change, how it is getting cooler and a little darker earlier. That humidity really gets to you!
I wore my stability bands this time - on both knees. No pain!
Next run will probably be this weekend on the Wilson Bridge Trail. Or the 5k trail course at the Park (Fort Washington).
Friday, July 8, 2011
2 miles - Fort Washington Park
July 7, 2011, Thursday
7:15 pm - hot and humid even at this time of day
2 miles
22:25 (10 minute first mile)
Stayed on the flat part (not the trail). I wore Joel's GPS watch. I intended this to be a speedwork session (1st quarter mile easy, 2nd quarter mile fast, 3rd quarter mile easy, and so on), but when I realized that my "fast" pace was barely under 11 minute miles, I laughed in disappointment. I still tried anyway - my "fasts" were still faster than my "easies" which were in the 12 minute pace. Man, I have a long way to go.
Knees are feeling OK the day after.
7:15 pm - hot and humid even at this time of day
2 miles
22:25 (10 minute first mile)
Stayed on the flat part (not the trail). I wore Joel's GPS watch. I intended this to be a speedwork session (1st quarter mile easy, 2nd quarter mile fast, 3rd quarter mile easy, and so on), but when I realized that my "fast" pace was barely under 11 minute miles, I laughed in disappointment. I still tried anyway - my "fasts" were still faster than my "easies" which were in the 12 minute pace. Man, I have a long way to go.
Knees are feeling OK the day after.
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