i bit off more than i could chew this morning. i felt so good on the bike, i decided to push it on my run. i felt really good for a short time then started to feel awful.
i tried my best for fifteen minutes or so to push through the suffering, but i finally gave in to the urge to stop and walk. i picked a landmark a little way up the road and started running when i reached it.
my second running section was not long. at twenty-one minutes i stopped to walk again. the energy i felt in the saddle earlier was gone. breakfast was not supplying what i needed. i once again chose a landmark and reluctantly forced myself to run again.
i thought i could make it back to the edge of town on this third run, but my will gave out again a short time later. at minute 27 i slowed to a walk once more. ugh! i felt as un-wonderful as i have ever felt. i walked all the way to the south city limits and started to run again. this time i was determined to run to the finish line.
from the edge of town to my house is just a smidge less than a mile. i made it all the way without another "i'm too tired to keep going" moment. i ran - slowly - to the corner of pine and vine before stopping for good.
i am so glad that every day's run is not like this day's was. i'd have quit weeks ago. grrrr.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Monday, October 4, 2010
6.24 miles in 55'10"
it was still dark at 7:00 when i pulled up at ryan k's house in haviland saturday morning. he and marshall b were out waiting for me when i pulled up to the curb. we walked down to the city park were we met up with travis s and josh b. donnie h didn't show up on time, so we just left without him.
about a block after our start we passed the bank thermometer. it read 57 degrees, but the brisk north wind made it feel much colder. early on ryan and i set a slightly faster pace than the others. the three amigos stayed within a block of us for most of the lap then josh and marshall dropped back and travis started chasing ryan and me down. the bank thermometer read 56 this time around.
after our second lap, travis was within a quarter block of us. ryan and i started to up our pace a bit near the schools. i was doing fine, cruising along until we turned onto chestnut. it was there, three blocks from main on lap three, that i started feeling pretty lousy. since i've puked on a run before, i knew what was coming if i didn't slow down.
i'm not especially fond of bile, so when we hit main i told ryan to go. i was just going to slow him down. i dropped my pace a bit and got the nausea under control. travis passed me. i kept going.
when i passed the barclay college gym, my wife spotted me and asked me how much i had left. at the time i thought i might not finish my planned 10K, so i told her, "at least a half lap."
i ran around the east side of town and back to the city park where i had to make the hard decision: to stop or keep going. i kept going. i glanced at the bank as i ran past it the last time. 55 degrees. minus one degree per lap!
before i got to the schools for the last time, i was feeling a lot better. i picked up my pace and dealt with the headwind for the last time. turning past the barclay college gym again, i upped it even more. i looked at my watch. "if i work hard, i can make 54 minutes," i thought. i ran!
turning south i flew down the street with the wind at my back and a slight downward slope. i kept pushing and pushing and pushing. i rounded the corner and saw ryan and travis waiting. i ran as hard as my legs and lungs would allow.
i stopped my body and my watch at the city park. 55'10" for 6.24 miles! a new PR for 10K since starting up again in august. i only need to take a few seconds off of each mile to put the skinny kid in his place. i'm going to beat him!
thanks, ryan for helping me set a good early pace. thanks travis, josh and marshall for showing up. it was great!
about a block after our start we passed the bank thermometer. it read 57 degrees, but the brisk north wind made it feel much colder. early on ryan and i set a slightly faster pace than the others. the three amigos stayed within a block of us for most of the lap then josh and marshall dropped back and travis started chasing ryan and me down. the bank thermometer read 56 this time around.
after our second lap, travis was within a quarter block of us. ryan and i started to up our pace a bit near the schools. i was doing fine, cruising along until we turned onto chestnut. it was there, three blocks from main on lap three, that i started feeling pretty lousy. since i've puked on a run before, i knew what was coming if i didn't slow down.
i'm not especially fond of bile, so when we hit main i told ryan to go. i was just going to slow him down. i dropped my pace a bit and got the nausea under control. travis passed me. i kept going.
when i passed the barclay college gym, my wife spotted me and asked me how much i had left. at the time i thought i might not finish my planned 10K, so i told her, "at least a half lap."
i ran around the east side of town and back to the city park where i had to make the hard decision: to stop or keep going. i kept going. i glanced at the bank as i ran past it the last time. 55 degrees. minus one degree per lap!
before i got to the schools for the last time, i was feeling a lot better. i picked up my pace and dealt with the headwind for the last time. turning past the barclay college gym again, i upped it even more. i looked at my watch. "if i work hard, i can make 54 minutes," i thought. i ran!
turning south i flew down the street with the wind at my back and a slight downward slope. i kept pushing and pushing and pushing. i rounded the corner and saw ryan and travis waiting. i ran as hard as my legs and lungs would allow.
i stopped my body and my watch at the city park. 55'10" for 6.24 miles! a new PR for 10K since starting up again in august. i only need to take a few seconds off of each mile to put the skinny kid in his place. i'm going to beat him!
thanks, ryan for helping me set a good early pace. thanks travis, josh and marshall for showing up. it was great!
3.09 miles in 28'39"
the walk to school with my wife was a bit brisk this morning. i was wearing tights and a long sleeved jersey, a jacket, my skull cap and gloves and i still felt a bit cold. i imagine it was worse for her since she hates the cold.
this is the first cold weather run i've done since high school, so i wasn't sure how to dress. i was hoping i hadn't overdone it since i hate being hot while i'm working out. i think i did okay this time, though i had to unzip my jacket and jersey a bit toward the end of the run.
i didn't really have a goal this morning, so i just ran how i felt. i didn't feel all that fast, so that meant recovery pace. i suppose that was the kind of run i needed after saturday's suffering with ryan, marshall and the others.
i circled around town, stopping once to make sure i could see the highway traffic before crossing. the sun was blinding me and i didn't want to be hit. i also walked about a half block on lucky lane trying to get my mp3 player to quit skipping. not sure why it was acting so funky. a little fiddling around cleared things up and i ran the rest of the way home.
this is the first cold weather run i've done since high school, so i wasn't sure how to dress. i was hoping i hadn't overdone it since i hate being hot while i'm working out. i think i did okay this time, though i had to unzip my jacket and jersey a bit toward the end of the run.
i didn't really have a goal this morning, so i just ran how i felt. i didn't feel all that fast, so that meant recovery pace. i suppose that was the kind of run i needed after saturday's suffering with ryan, marshall and the others.
i circled around town, stopping once to make sure i could see the highway traffic before crossing. the sun was blinding me and i didn't want to be hit. i also walked about a half block on lucky lane trying to get my mp3 player to quit skipping. not sure why it was acting so funky. a little fiddling around cleared things up and i ran the rest of the way home.
39 degrees
it's hard to get motivated to go outside when the thermometer reads 39 degrees. that's what it read this morning and i had to push myself to get on my bike. once i did it, i was okay. i rode with little enthusiasm, though. it's hard to get excited when riding fast is so much more difficult. i may have to try embrocation this winter.
the biggest excitement of the day was having to come to a complete stop at the intersection of pine and highway 160. before 6:00 there are seldom any cars coming and i normally slow just enough to make sure the roadway is clear before proceeding into my turn onto the highway. today there was a slow moving car on an intercept course with my body, so i pulled up and waited. not too keen on being another bicycle vs. motor vehicle stat.
i had a little less than an hour to ride, so i rode to conway springs road and back. a few times in there, i got lost in thought. it's really strange to come back to reality, realize you're on a bike and you have no idea where you are. in the dark, it's sometimes hard to figure out too.
i was dressed properly for the weather, i guess. i kind of wish i'd worn another layer on top, but i probably would've regreted the addition had i actually put it on. i didn't regret any of the other clothing choices i made. my skull cap was definitely needed this time.
hope all of you are enjoying warm weather and calm winds. (14.29 miles @ 15.7mph)
the biggest excitement of the day was having to come to a complete stop at the intersection of pine and highway 160. before 6:00 there are seldom any cars coming and i normally slow just enough to make sure the roadway is clear before proceeding into my turn onto the highway. today there was a slow moving car on an intercept course with my body, so i pulled up and waited. not too keen on being another bicycle vs. motor vehicle stat.
i had a little less than an hour to ride, so i rode to conway springs road and back. a few times in there, i got lost in thought. it's really strange to come back to reality, realize you're on a bike and you have no idea where you are. in the dark, it's sometimes hard to figure out too.
i was dressed properly for the weather, i guess. i kind of wish i'd worn another layer on top, but i probably would've regreted the addition had i actually put it on. i didn't regret any of the other clothing choices i made. my skull cap was definitely needed this time.
hope all of you are enjoying warm weather and calm winds. (14.29 miles @ 15.7mph)
Friday, October 1, 2010
just had to get 100
i couldn't stand being close to 100 miles and not making it, so i called someone and got them to cover for me for an hour this afternoon. i rode a mile east, figured out the wind was against me and turned around for a ride west.
i rode to the base of l'alpe d'anville, turned around and headed back to town. nothing exciting to report other than surpassing 100 miles for another week. (15.31 miles @ 15.9mph)
i rode to the base of l'alpe d'anville, turned around and headed back to town. nothing exciting to report other than surpassing 100 miles for another week. (15.31 miles @ 15.9mph)
a ride on the nippy side
had to wear gloves again today. it was a bit nippy and my ears were feeling it by the time i was done. thankfully there wasn't any wind to make 47 degrees feel colder. i'm not sure i'm ready for that yet.
i forgot to have someone cover for me this morning from 6:00 to 8:30 so i could get a few extra miles in, so i was stuck with the having to get back to the house by 6:00 for my ems shift. since i woke up at 4:30, i was able to get in a few more miles than i had expected when i went to bed last night, but still not enough to bring my week's total mileage up to 100 miles. this is the first week in ages that i haven't hit that mark and i won't be riding tomorrow.
i rode out to the conway springs road and back then up to 30th street north and back to get in my 18.59 miles. i kept it at a nice easy spin so my legs wouldn't be shot for tomorrow's run with ryan k and marshall b. i found out another friend is running with us too. donnie h is a nut! he'll keep things interesting. can't wait! (18.59 miles @ 15.0mph)
i forgot to have someone cover for me this morning from 6:00 to 8:30 so i could get a few extra miles in, so i was stuck with the having to get back to the house by 6:00 for my ems shift. since i woke up at 4:30, i was able to get in a few more miles than i had expected when i went to bed last night, but still not enough to bring my week's total mileage up to 100 miles. this is the first week in ages that i haven't hit that mark and i won't be riding tomorrow.
i rode out to the conway springs road and back then up to 30th street north and back to get in my 18.59 miles. i kept it at a nice easy spin so my legs wouldn't be shot for tomorrow's run with ryan k and marshall b. i found out another friend is running with us too. donnie h is a nut! he'll keep things interesting. can't wait! (18.59 miles @ 15.0mph)
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