Wednesday, March 2, 2011
4.00 miles in 34:18
i decided to finish off the miles i agreed to dedicate to Teresa as she attempts to reach her 3000-mile mark on dailymile. with a 4 mile run last night, another 2 mile run this morning and 22+ miles on my bike already in the bag, all i needed was another 4 miles tonight. i opted to complete them in the dungeon on the dreadmill while watching minute to win it. ping pong balls were flying, eggs stacking and all sorts of crazy stuff while i plodded along for 34:18. i hit stop just as the guy on the show failed his $250,000 challenge and dropped back to $50,000. still not bad for an hour's work. i'd take it. unfortunately i don't get anything for watching. got a great workout! here's to you Teresa! go get your miles!
multisport brick - part 2
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/70895774
since jon stood me up - had to wash his hair or something - i hit the road on my bike around 6:00 this morning. still super warm from my 2-mile run, i dressed lightly. big mistake. i did NOT wear enough layers and the gloves i chose were too thin for the conditions - 39F with a strong northeast wind. i froze to death for about 8 of the first 10 miles i rode. my fingers were in serious pain when i pulled into the driveway for breakfast.
after breakfast, i layered up and went out again. this time i was toasty and warm. the wind was just as bad, but i didn't care. i rode as far out as i dared considering the time i had, then raced back home. the wind was much more friendly at my back.
this was the first time i'd changed sports on my garmin without syncing it, so i learned all about how it manages multisport workouts. pretty interesting! (22.49 miles @ 14.9mph)
since jon stood me up - had to wash his hair or something - i hit the road on my bike around 6:00 this morning. still super warm from my 2-mile run, i dressed lightly. big mistake. i did NOT wear enough layers and the gloves i chose were too thin for the conditions - 39F with a strong northeast wind. i froze to death for about 8 of the first 10 miles i rode. my fingers were in serious pain when i pulled into the driveway for breakfast.
after breakfast, i layered up and went out again. this time i was toasty and warm. the wind was just as bad, but i didn't care. i rode as far out as i dared considering the time i had, then raced back home. the wind was much more friendly at my back.
this was the first time i'd changed sports on my garmin without syncing it, so i learned all about how it manages multisport workouts. pretty interesting! (22.49 miles @ 14.9mph)
2.01 miles in 17:20
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/70895768
at 5:35, i took off running toward jon's house along the route he said he takes to get to my house for our morning run. i kept an eye out for him, but he was no where to be seen. i ran past his house. no lights. i kept running. i ran around town a bit to get in two miles before stopping at home for a quick (that's a relative term) transition to my bike.
at 5:35, i took off running toward jon's house along the route he said he takes to get to my house for our morning run. i kept an eye out for him, but he was no where to be seen. i ran past his house. no lights. i kept running. i ran around town a bit to get in two miles before stopping at home for a quick (that's a relative term) transition to my bike.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
4.00 miles in 38:52
connect.garmin.com/activity/70827207
it was a beautiful, sunny afternoon, warm enough that i was able to talk my wife into running outside. we ran two miles together in 21:23 and then she went back to the house while i ran two more on my own at a slightly quicker pace. covered my two in 17:29 if i've done the math correctly. what a great way to spend a spring-like 40 minutes!
it was a beautiful, sunny afternoon, warm enough that i was able to talk my wife into running outside. we ran two miles together in 21:23 and then she went back to the house while i ran two more on my own at a slightly quicker pace. covered my two in 17:29 if i've done the math correctly. what a great way to spend a spring-like 40 minutes!
windy and beautiful
connect.garmin.com/activity/70776708
this was a windy, but beautiful ride. the sky was blue with, here and there, a puffy white cloud. gorgeous! i'm glad i had time for a quick 10-miler.
on the way out, with the wind in my face, i was struggling at times to manage 10mph. going up drouhard hill with a headwind was downright painful. but then i got to turn around and let the same wind push me home. i got warm quickly and sat up to pull my jacket off as i rolled down the empty road. "look, ma, no hands!"
i was buffeted a bit on the correction line section, but not too badly. pushed through the slight southerly wind and made it back home. (10.12 miles @ 16.4mph)
this was a windy, but beautiful ride. the sky was blue with, here and there, a puffy white cloud. gorgeous! i'm glad i had time for a quick 10-miler.
on the way out, with the wind in my face, i was struggling at times to manage 10mph. going up drouhard hill with a headwind was downright painful. but then i got to turn around and let the same wind push me home. i got warm quickly and sat up to pull my jacket off as i rolled down the empty road. "look, ma, no hands!"
i was buffeted a bit on the correction line section, but not too badly. pushed through the slight southerly wind and made it back home. (10.12 miles @ 16.4mph)
6.20 miles in 52:57
connect.garmin.com/activity/70732073
jon showed up right at 5:30 this morning. i was ready and out the door before he got to my driveway, so we walked a couple of blocks so he could get his breath and then started in our 2-miler. we ran around the outskirts of the north side of town with a little dip down to the south to make up for the walked blocks. our first mile was done in 7:55, the second in 7:45. pretty good for a couple of amateurs. we passed four other runners, a pack of ladies early in our first mile. thankfully there was no snow on the ground so they had nothing to attack us with.
we walked two blocks to cool down and then, on a whim, i decided to run jon back to his house. when we got to the railroad tracks, a train was coming, so we had to pick up our pace to make it a cross. we were over the first set of tracks when the bells started dinging. i said, "don't trip," and then scuffed my toe. jon laughed.
we made it to his house and i kept going south. i ran back over the main street and just as i was turning off main to circle around bryana drive, the ladies showed up again. i thought i'd catch up with them on my way back north, but i never did. i spotted them one more time as they were walking their cool down.
somewhere along in all this, i decided to make today a 10K. i just kept running and running. i wasn't very fast at times, but i kept moving. when i figured i could beat the skinny kid again if i picked it up again, i pushed myself to finish strong. the clock stopped just shy of 53:00. that's a full 10 seconds per mile faster than i ran the 10K back in october and just short of a new PR. woohoo!
jon showed up right at 5:30 this morning. i was ready and out the door before he got to my driveway, so we walked a couple of blocks so he could get his breath and then started in our 2-miler. we ran around the outskirts of the north side of town with a little dip down to the south to make up for the walked blocks. our first mile was done in 7:55, the second in 7:45. pretty good for a couple of amateurs. we passed four other runners, a pack of ladies early in our first mile. thankfully there was no snow on the ground so they had nothing to attack us with.
we walked two blocks to cool down and then, on a whim, i decided to run jon back to his house. when we got to the railroad tracks, a train was coming, so we had to pick up our pace to make it a cross. we were over the first set of tracks when the bells started dinging. i said, "don't trip," and then scuffed my toe. jon laughed.
we made it to his house and i kept going south. i ran back over the main street and just as i was turning off main to circle around bryana drive, the ladies showed up again. i thought i'd catch up with them on my way back north, but i never did. i spotted them one more time as they were walking their cool down.
somewhere along in all this, i decided to make today a 10K. i just kept running and running. i wasn't very fast at times, but i kept moving. when i figured i could beat the skinny kid again if i picked it up again, i pushed myself to finish strong. the clock stopped just shy of 53:00. that's a full 10 seconds per mile faster than i ran the 10K back in october and just short of a new PR. woohoo!
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