connect.garmin.com/activity/117864836
i called dan last night to see if he'd like to go on a ride this morning. i think he groaned, but he kindly agreed to humor his early-rising friend. we met up at his house at 6:00 and headed toward the bank to gauge the wind direction. the flag wasn't any help hanging limp, so we headed north toward iuka.
just north of the city limits, we hit brand-spankin' new pavement which took us all the way out to iuka. it was beautiful. something to make grown men cry. they hadn't cut new rumble strips into the shoulder yet, so it was even better. we rolled along it happily chatting.
at iuka we turned east and spun around the corners toward the evergreen rest area. we got there, turned around and headed back home. same corners. same awesome pavement. same route back to school street and my driveway.
it was really enjoyable to ride with dan again and to take a break from running.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
6.35 miles in 50:01
hal said run for 50 minutes. i ran for 50 minutes. he said, run tempo. i did my best to run tempo, but my middle splits were a bit slow. sorry, hal. i'm pretty happy with my run though. i ran out on highway 54 to the first dirt road headed north. i ran on it until the second road headed west. ran back over to highway 61 and took it south back into town. i turned at maple and hurried down it. i knew i was close to a new PR for 10K again. i hit the lap button at 6.2 miles. the clock read 48:49 - a new PR by 28 seconds! woohoo! i kept running until 50 minutes and stopped to walk home for my cool down. i mentally set a goal of breaking 48 minutes on a 10K early this year. it was unimaginable at that time. i'm beginning to think it might be within reach. time will tell.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Dasturdly Duo
Note to self: Some foods were not meant to be combined. Skittles and M&Ms for instance. Separately, they are delicious. Mixed together in the mouth? Awful! I learned this while learning to administer medications during my EMS transition class. Duly noted.
3.10 miles in 23:49
connect.garmin.com/activity/117424448
i was going to take it easy this morning after yesterday's speedwork, but after i started out my run scaring my friend, tami, and her dog, sasha, my heartrate was already elevated (can't believe it hit 206 at some point! yikes!) so i pushed it a bit. i ran out around the cemetery, over to highway 61, turned on maple and ran halfway up the evil hill, turning on terrace to head home the easier way. when i hit 3.1 miles i was just under 24 minutes. not my fastest 5K ever, but decent for me...and would you look at those negative splits! i'm happy. i'm sweating. i'm going to walk around to cool down.
i was going to take it easy this morning after yesterday's speedwork, but after i started out my run scaring my friend, tami, and her dog, sasha, my heartrate was already elevated (can't believe it hit 206 at some point! yikes!) so i pushed it a bit. i ran out around the cemetery, over to highway 61, turned on maple and ran halfway up the evil hill, turning on terrace to head home the easier way. when i hit 3.1 miles i was just under 24 minutes. not my fastest 5K ever, but decent for me...and would you look at those negative splits! i'm happy. i'm sweating. i'm going to walk around to cool down.
Monday, September 26, 2011
5.27 miles in 39:57
connect.garmin.com/activity/117202032
my brain tells me it's a good idea to warm up before a hard workout. every monday, my legs beg to differ. they argued for staying in bed today. they lost. i took a new route from home to the track this morning, running through the hospital parking lot to third street. it seemed like a more direct route and i didn't have to deal with the sharp downhill or uphill on second street.
connect.garmin.com/activity/117202028
the pain of running back to back to back miles was about what i thought it would be. awful! i did fine for the first half mile or so and then oxygen deprivation set in. it happened every, stinkin' time! ugh! i'm pretty pleased with my splits, though. i hit 6:46 on my first, 6:52 on my second and 7:00 on my final mile. the first one was a PR for the mile, so i guess i can't complain.
connect.garmin.com/activity/117202019
nothing to report, really. i ran hard on the track, walked for a bit and then ran home. not much else to say.
my brain tells me it's a good idea to warm up before a hard workout. every monday, my legs beg to differ. they argued for staying in bed today. they lost. i took a new route from home to the track this morning, running through the hospital parking lot to third street. it seemed like a more direct route and i didn't have to deal with the sharp downhill or uphill on second street.
connect.garmin.com/activity/117202028
the pain of running back to back to back miles was about what i thought it would be. awful! i did fine for the first half mile or so and then oxygen deprivation set in. it happened every, stinkin' time! ugh! i'm pretty pleased with my splits, though. i hit 6:46 on my first, 6:52 on my second and 7:00 on my final mile. the first one was a PR for the mile, so i guess i can't complain.
connect.garmin.com/activity/117202019
nothing to report, really. i ran hard on the track, walked for a bit and then ran home. not much else to say.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
12.00 miles in 1:45:52
connect.garmin.com/activity/116630452
this morning's run started with a short warm up with good company. my friend, alicia, and two of her friends came running around the corner just as i was about to hit start on my garmin, so i hit it and ran with them for a little while. they were on a 10-miler. when they stopped to walk, i ran on, wishing them well.
on my own, i continued on around town. i'd wanted for a long time to figure out how to get from the east side of town to the west without dropping clear down to highway 54, so i crossed the railroad tracks at maple and continued on to the west. i wound my way around, made a wrong turn that took me through a hay field and ended up coming in to the north side of town by jumping across a little ditch. on the other side was the trailer court i thought i'd end up in. success!
as i continued on running the streets of the west side of town, the urge hit me. ugh! i was less than 30 minutes into what was supposed to be a hour and forty-five minute run. thankfully, i was close to kwik shop. i stopped in, took care of business and was on my way in less than five minutes.
from kwik shop, i circled around the south side of town, taking lake road to country club and winding through another trailer park before running past wal-mart. running north from wally world, i took a spin around the pratt community college campus before running up to younie's landscaping and heading west toward the cemetery.
from the cemetery, i ran south and then backtracked along the same route i'd taken earlier. i was running stronger at this point, finally dropping under 8:00 pace. when i hit 1:45, i was just under 12 miles, so i ran it out before i stopped. i must admit, i was sorely tempted to continue on to 13.1 miles. i'd have easily been under two hours. i'm happy with what i could get done. more speedwork on monday.
this morning's run started with a short warm up with good company. my friend, alicia, and two of her friends came running around the corner just as i was about to hit start on my garmin, so i hit it and ran with them for a little while. they were on a 10-miler. when they stopped to walk, i ran on, wishing them well.
on my own, i continued on around town. i'd wanted for a long time to figure out how to get from the east side of town to the west without dropping clear down to highway 54, so i crossed the railroad tracks at maple and continued on to the west. i wound my way around, made a wrong turn that took me through a hay field and ended up coming in to the north side of town by jumping across a little ditch. on the other side was the trailer court i thought i'd end up in. success!
as i continued on running the streets of the west side of town, the urge hit me. ugh! i was less than 30 minutes into what was supposed to be a hour and forty-five minute run. thankfully, i was close to kwik shop. i stopped in, took care of business and was on my way in less than five minutes.
from kwik shop, i circled around the south side of town, taking lake road to country club and winding through another trailer park before running past wal-mart. running north from wally world, i took a spin around the pratt community college campus before running up to younie's landscaping and heading west toward the cemetery.
from the cemetery, i ran south and then backtracked along the same route i'd taken earlier. i was running stronger at this point, finally dropping under 8:00 pace. when i hit 1:45, i was just under 12 miles, so i ran it out before i stopped. i must admit, i was sorely tempted to continue on to 13.1 miles. i'd have easily been under two hours. i'm happy with what i could get done. more speedwork on monday.
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