Evidently I got a date wrong. The long run was on Sunday, and Monday and today were both 30 min runs, which both ended up being 3 plus miles each. Missed the Tuesday speedwork because I ended up with a 13 hour day at work. That plus an hour drive home put me home at 11 pm. I wish I knew when my new job was going to start, but I'm trying not to hope too much because we all know things are never 100 percent certain in this economy. I'm still in their email bank and am getting regular policy and pricing updates, so that's a good sign.
On another note, I still can't get comfortable in these temperatures. Tonight was 50, and long running pants, a long sleeve shirt and light running jacket was way too much. I think shorts would have been a better choice paired with the long sleeve shirt, especially after I warmed up. Running in Atlanta and Missouri will be a different story. I'm planning on going to an actual barber for a trim, so a hat won't be necessary, but Under Armour Cold Gear, gloves and perhaps another pair of long running pants or gym pants is on the shopping list. Now I just need to find the money tree...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
No spare time...
Either that or I've been lazy. Here's the info for the last few runs -
2.59 miles on 11/26
26:16 min, 10:05 min/mile pace
We were both hurting, so it was a long 2.59 miles. Almost made it all the way around, but it just wasn't happening today. On another note, I signed up for some iMapMyRun Saucony Challenge which, if run anything like Running While Chunky's contests might be subject to a few rule changes down the road, but I don't think so. Those contests tend to be run by people who are actual runners, not someone who takes shortcuts while still collecting the medals, but I digress. The challenge is a name your own challenge, and I selected "Mileage". It's all collected from the iMapMyRun app, so whatever you run and log counts towards your mileage. I threw the number 80 into the hat, so if I hit 80 miles in one month I'm automatically entered to win a new pair of shoes, and who can't use new shoes? 80 isn't a crazy number, especially since I was in the 70's in October, but it's a big number for someone who hasn't hit it before. Maybe one day I can be one of those thin guys who run 80 miles in a week, but I like ice cream too much to let running get in the way of another bowl. Still, the weight over Thanksgiving didn't raise a pound so that's encouraging!
6.31 miles on 11/28
60 min, 9:30 min/mile
I was suppose to run for 90 min according to the Higdon Advanced training plan, but either it was too much to do or the older woman who stopped me for directions at the 50 min mark ruined the pacing. It took 5 min to look up the address she needed in navigation, watch the navigation time out trying to find it and let the woman go on before I could start again. By that time my legs had stiffened up and I was toast. Managed to run for about 10 more min until I called it a day. I think I was heading for about a 70 or 75 min run, tops, anyway, so it wasn't heartbreaking, but 8.3 is the longest I've run so far so when the next 90 min run comes up the target will be 9 miles, but hopefully as close to 10 as I can get.
2.59 miles on 11/26
26:16 min, 10:05 min/mile pace
We were both hurting, so it was a long 2.59 miles. Almost made it all the way around, but it just wasn't happening today. On another note, I signed up for some iMapMyRun Saucony Challenge which, if run anything like Running While Chunky's contests might be subject to a few rule changes down the road, but I don't think so. Those contests tend to be run by people who are actual runners, not someone who takes shortcuts while still collecting the medals, but I digress. The challenge is a name your own challenge, and I selected "Mileage". It's all collected from the iMapMyRun app, so whatever you run and log counts towards your mileage. I threw the number 80 into the hat, so if I hit 80 miles in one month I'm automatically entered to win a new pair of shoes, and who can't use new shoes? 80 isn't a crazy number, especially since I was in the 70's in October, but it's a big number for someone who hasn't hit it before. Maybe one day I can be one of those thin guys who run 80 miles in a week, but I like ice cream too much to let running get in the way of another bowl. Still, the weight over Thanksgiving didn't raise a pound so that's encouraging!
6.31 miles on 11/28
60 min, 9:30 min/mile
I was suppose to run for 90 min according to the Higdon Advanced training plan, but either it was too much to do or the older woman who stopped me for directions at the 50 min mark ruined the pacing. It took 5 min to look up the address she needed in navigation, watch the navigation time out trying to find it and let the woman go on before I could start again. By that time my legs had stiffened up and I was toast. Managed to run for about 10 more min until I called it a day. I think I was heading for about a 70 or 75 min run, tops, anyway, so it wasn't heartbreaking, but 8.3 is the longest I've run so far so when the next 90 min run comes up the target will be 9 miles, but hopefully as close to 10 as I can get.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
11/23 Timed Run
So the plan said to run 3 miles, but I opted for 30 min, which is slightly more so it shouldn't be a problem. As long as it wasn't less, right? I was still a little sore from last nights hills, but it was cool out and overall a nice run. I did stop in the middle of the run near the tunnel under 441 when an old coworker came out of nowhere on his bike and scared the bejeezus out of me, but I managed to get back on track after we talked for a little bit and finished the run strong, partly as punishment for taking the unexpected break. We traded contact info, so as soon as his torn ACL heals there's a chance we could meet once a week to run around campus. He's pretty fit so it'll be a challenge to keep up with him if that ever happens.
Tomorrow is either a 40 min tempo run or eating our way into oblivion. I have a feeling the run is in jeopardy, but that'll just mean eliminating the rest day on Friday in favor of getting rid of the extra calories!
Tomorrow is either a 40 min tempo run or eating our way into oblivion. I have a feeling the run is in jeopardy, but that'll just mean eliminating the rest day on Friday in favor of getting rid of the extra calories!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
11/21 Practice Range
The slight change in grip is going well, though I keep reverting back to the old grip because it's a little more comfortable. After a little time the new one will feel good too, but it'll take a few months. Most of the time my ballstriking was good, but with little distractions here or there at this time comes horrible shots. That will go away. The good points? An easier time making solid contact with the longer clubs with a noticeable jump in distances throughout the bag. Pitching wedges were approatching 150 yards with range balls, 8 irons were carrying over 170 yards with a lot less effort and the ball coming off the driver face was making a sound closer to what I uae to hear at the Tournament Players Championship, which tells me that I'm making pure contact. The ball carrying over the 280ish marker told me that too, but still.
For once the only things in my bag in desperate need of replacement are the normal suspects for everyone who plays a lot - the wedges. The sand wedge and lob wedge are a given, and the 52 degree gap is almost there. At about $110 a pop it cwn certainly add up! Also, the bag needs to be replaced, possibly with either a Missouri or Flagler golf stand bag, but we'll see. Replacing the 3 wood would be great, but I'm comfortable with it, I can shape it and it's dependable so buying another 3 wood at this point would just be wasteful. A 4 wood or strong hybrid would be a better buy if anything, but I need to focus on the wedges at this point.
For once the only things in my bag in desperate need of replacement are the normal suspects for everyone who plays a lot - the wedges. The sand wedge and lob wedge are a given, and the 52 degree gap is almost there. At about $110 a pop it cwn certainly add up! Also, the bag needs to be replaced, possibly with either a Missouri or Flagler golf stand bag, but we'll see. Replacing the 3 wood would be great, but I'm comfortable with it, I can shape it and it's dependable so buying another 3 wood at this point would just be wasteful. A 4 wood or strong hybrid would be a better buy if anything, but I need to focus on the wedges at this point.
11/22 Hill Work
6 x hill run
I'm not sure how long Higdon wanted the hill workout to last, but as hard as running up the largest hill on the UF campus was, it still seemed to not be very much. We ran the first rep as a warm up and the remaining 5 at progressively faster speeds. Both of us nailed every rep in a faster time, which we had to push through a little pain to do, but if it was easy any chunky person could go running. No pain, no gain.
I'm not sure how long Higdon wanted the hill workout to last, but as hard as running up the largest hill on the UF campus was, it still seemed to not be very much. We ran the first rep as a warm up and the remaining 5 at progressively faster speeds. Both of us nailed every rep in a faster time, which we had to push through a little pain to do, but if it was easy any chunky person could go running. No pain, no gain.
11/21 Run
3.17 miles
27:58 min, 8:49 min/mile
So I picked the Hal Higdon 12 week training plan and am going to mix the intermediate and advanced workouts. No particular reason why him over another trainer, but the Rock n' Roll 1/2 Marathon is 12 weeks away so I needed to go with something! Today was an easy run, though I still found myself pushing just a bit to keep it under 9 min per mile. If the race was tomorrow there would be no way I could crack 2 hours, and most likely I may not on race day, but I damn sure want to try. Since this is my first half marathon DW is letting me go and try to see what kind of time I can get. She thinks she's slower, and if we were just running a 5k I might be, but I'm a lot heavier than she is and a lot worse at keeping a constant pace, so she may catch up to me over the course of 13.1 miles. I'll still try to break 2 hours, but I'm already looking forward to future races. We agreed that the second half we do together we're going to run together. I'm thinking something Disney or something in a cool location. We'll see. Either way we should have a blast in every race we both enter!
27:58 min, 8:49 min/mile
So I picked the Hal Higdon 12 week training plan and am going to mix the intermediate and advanced workouts. No particular reason why him over another trainer, but the Rock n' Roll 1/2 Marathon is 12 weeks away so I needed to go with something! Today was an easy run, though I still found myself pushing just a bit to keep it under 9 min per mile. If the race was tomorrow there would be no way I could crack 2 hours, and most likely I may not on race day, but I damn sure want to try. Since this is my first half marathon DW is letting me go and try to see what kind of time I can get. She thinks she's slower, and if we were just running a 5k I might be, but I'm a lot heavier than she is and a lot worse at keeping a constant pace, so she may catch up to me over the course of 13.1 miles. I'll still try to break 2 hours, but I'm already looking forward to future races. We agreed that the second half we do together we're going to run together. I'm thinking something Disney or something in a cool location. We'll see. Either way we should have a blast in every race we both enter!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Privet Russia!
So I'm taking time out to say hello to anyone in Russia who's reading this blog. I was looking at the view counter tonight and I noticed that around a third of my hits are coming from somewhere in Russia! That's great, but I'd love to hear from whoever you are. Comment all you want, offer suggestions, let me know if you have a blog and I'd gladly follow it. Who is this mystery person who found Fairways and Pavement?
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