January 2012
2 posts
My Week in Running: 12/25/11 - 12/31/11
12/27: 5 miles in 52:14 in neighborhood with an average pace of 10:26 min/mi. Ran this one early in the morning. Speed wasn’t there.
12/27: 1.75 miles in 16:10 in neighborhood with an average pace of 9:18 min/mi. Pushed Oliver in his stroller.
12/28: 3 miles in 29:15 on I45 feeder with an average pace of 9:47 min/mi. Elevation gain of 69 feet. HSP was closed for organized hunts.
12/30:...
December 2011
2 posts
My Week in Running: 12/11/11 - 12/17/11
It’s only now that I’ve begun to get the time to step up my mileage a little. Still not where I want it to be.
12/11: 10.25 miles in 1:42:40. The average pace was 10:04 min/mi and elevation gain was a mere 78 feet. This was a long run with an honest pace.
12/12: 2.75 miles in 26:59. Average pace was 9:54 min/mi. Ran this pushing Oliver.
12/13: 4.50 miles in 46:53. Average pace was...
My Week in Running: 11/13/11 - 12/10/11
I promise that I’ll start updating this at least weekly again soon. I’m finally getting back into the swing of things, so I’m doing better with my Garmin and training logs. I ran my first 5K with a 5 week year old during this time. It was one of my slowest times ever, but I took it slow, and I’m just getting used to pushing a jogging stroller.
11/13 - Ran a long run of...
November 2011
1 post
My Week in Running: 10/22/11 - 11/12/11
Alright it is a little over a week but my newborn sort of slowed my training. You can see the gap in runs.
10/23 - 9 miles in 1:28:46. Average pace 9:46. Ran with others at Jones State Park.
10/25 - 2.5 miles in 27:26. Average pace 11:39. Daniels 30 minutes at easy pace.
10/26 - 3 miles in 29:18. Average pace 9:46. Daniels 30 minute easy pace.
10/27 - 6 miles at HSP in 1:02:01. Average pace...
October 2011
4 posts
My Week in Running: 10/15/11 - 10/21/11
10/15 - Long run. 12 miles in 2:23:45 with an average pace of 11:41. Went out to HSP to run around 15 miles on the trails. Took a couple of cuts around the end because I knew I was going to run into some time issues.
10/16 - 30 minute easy run. Ran 3 miles with an average pace of 10:14. Ran in the neighborhood.
10/17 - 30 minute easy run. Ran 2.5 miles in 22:53 with a pace of 9:54. Ran at HSP...
Week in Running: 10/8/11-10/14/11
10/8 - 7 miles on trails at HSP in 1:18:02. 284 feet of elevation. Average pace 11:30. This was supposed to be my long run. A little too hot and humid for 2:30 hours, so I dropped out after one loop.
10/9 - 4 miles on trails at HSP in 42:11. 241 feet of elevation. Average pace 10:36. Wanted to run 7 miles with the others but got a flat tire. Ran course backwards to catch the other runners at the...
Week in Running: 10/1/11-10/7/11
10/1 - 3 miles at the easy pace. Average pace 10:13.
10/2 - Sunday Night 5K in 25:15.
10/3 - 4.25 miles on the trails at HSP. Ran 30 minutes at what was supposed to be an easy pace. Ended up going more like 9:30 instead of 10:23. Felt good today.
10/4 - 3 miles on the trails at HSP. Ran it at a 10:10 pace.
10/5 - 3 miles. Didn’t think I’d make it back to work after a court docket....
End of Week 2 Training
29th: 3 miles at the park. Ran it pretty fast but didn’t time it. I wasn’t sticking to the 10:23 easy pace.
30th: 30 minutes easy pace. Ran 2.65 miles at a 11:20 pace. Then cooled down run to get home. Ran this one with my dog who wasn’t too helpful.
September 2011
12 posts
Many Runs to Update
Alright so it’s been nothing but hot and humid here in Houston. And I’ve been doing nothing but the 30 minutes at an easy pace Daniel’s training runs. I skipped one run this weekend because my mother was in town. Other than that I’ve been running. Let’s see how it panned out.
9/25/11 - Sunday morning run. 3 miles total. 2.82 was in 30 minutes at 10:38 min/mile. After...
Daniel's 30 Minute Training Run
Ran the training run at the correct pace. Then finished with a little under a half mile to get home. Nice run this morning after a longer run yesterday.
7 miles on the trails 1:14
Ran a 1 mile warmup run with an 8:20 pace. Then finished the day at the park running with another person for 6 miles. Much slower 11 minute pace. Total time was like 1:06 for the final 6.
30 Minutes at easy pace
Another day of the slow training run. Still not enjoying the pace but I guess it’ll do something for me. Anyhow, this time I stayed at a 10:17 pace (goal is 10:23) and finished 3.5 miles total.
30 minutes at easy pace
Ran 3 miles during this training run on trails. A little easier to maintain the slower pace on forest trails than on flat roads.
30 minutes at easy pace
Ran about 3 miles. Target was 10:23 per mile. It was difficult to run this slowly but after I found the pace I hit it pretty well. Ran 29:59 for a total of 2.8 miles at a 10:47 pace (last 2 minutes were walking to kill time since I was back home).
Lots to Update
I’ve been traveling some, so I didn’t get this updated like I should have. Here goes multiple updates.
9/8: Ran 4 miles with the group at HSP. Finished in 35:37
9/10: Raced a 9.11K Rememberance/Unity Run in downtown Las Vegas. I kept pretty much even splits for the race. It turned out that it was just over 5.3 miles. There were probably about 1000 people there for the run. Finished...
4.5 miles on trails in 42:52
90 degrees. No stopping to walk. Felt good during the entire run.
3 Miles on Trails in 27:12
Temperature was about 10 degrees cooler than the last time I ran this. My time was about 3 minutes quicker without any additional effort. What a difference a few degrees makes.
Monday Run: 7.5 miles in 1:23
Didn’t have a planned route. Thought that I was going somewhere that I wasn’t going at all. On top of that, I saw a deer get hit by a car. Went over to help the deer out of the lane in the road. Then a guy stopped and helped me move it then cut it’s throat to put it out of it’s misery. In better news, he did apologize for making me see it happen. Let’s forget this run...
Sunday Night 5K in 25:46
Not fast but it’s starting to get faster. As the temperature drops and my training kicks in this should get down lower. Hopefully it’s significantly lower.
Trail runs and repeats
9/1 3 miles on trails in Wichita Falls. Finished in 32 minutes.
9/2 2.5 miles of hill repeats at HSP. Started and ended with a 5minute warmup.
Training Runs?
The 100 degree days continue down here in Texas, so my training for the marathons this year is still specious to say the least. After the terrible 5K on Saturday, I have run a few times at varying lengths.
Sunday: 3.5 miles in the neighborhood
Monday and Tuesday 2.6 miles at HSP
Wednesday 2 miles on a treadmill. Finally a nice cool run!
August 2011
13 posts
RTW 5K in 26:55
The slow 5K’s continue in this terribly hot weather. I’ve got no answer for it despite wanting to run harder. Maybe next time.
3 at the park on Thursday
Ran the 3 mile route at the park in just over 30 minutes. Very hot and nasty run. Ready for the weather to drop a little.
3 miles in the park in 29 minutes
Ran by myself at the park. Starting to feel a little better even though it’s still too hot. Finished in about 29 minutes.
Saturday and Sunday runs
Ran with Greg in Dallas on Saturday. We went about 3 miles in 30 minutes.
Ran 2 miles in the neighborhood on Sunday.
3 miles this morning in 26:19.
Ran the 3 mile route this morning. Despite leaving before 8am, the weather was very humid and fairly hot. Didn’t run it too fast. Finished in 26:19. Can this heat just go away?
Trail Runs Monday through Thursday
I ran the 3 mile route on the trails on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Although I timed them, none of them are particularly noteworthy. It’s been hot and I’ve felt pretty miserable on the runs. So the time was around 29-31 minutes on them.
Thursday I ran the 5 mile route but came back on the road. Calling it running would be generous. I walked a lot and felt worse than I have in a...
RTW 5K in 26-27 minutes
I can’t remember the exact time and didn’t stop my watch. All I know is it was a very bad 5k. Started strong but the heat and humidity quickly got to me. I wasn’t able to recover.
Thursday run
Ran 3 miles on the trails at HSP in 28ish minutes. Still sore in my calves.
Running shoeless
So I ran 5 miles on the trails yesterday. It was hot and slow. I didn’t bring my watch so I’m not sure about the time.
I met Phillip at the park today to run 3 miles. I realized, on my way to the park, that I forgot to bring shoes. So I decided to run it barefoot. Only I wore socks for a little extra protection. Slow and painful when running on some broken asphalt.
5 miles on the trails in 49:34
Ran alone at the park. It was a bad run in general. Just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong. It was hot, I ate too close to when I ran, and I didn’t have much energy. We will see how the 5K goes this evening.
5 miles on the trail in 45:36
Ran at the park yesterday afternoon. It was only 101 degrees, but I still managed a halfway decent run.
Sunday through Wednesday
Sunday morning it was nice and cool at 75 degrees, so I took Hank the pug out for a run. We only went 2 miles because even 75 is hot for him. Didn’t time it.
Monday I ran 3 miles with Phillip at the park. I didn’t take a watch with me but I know the time wasn’t impressive. It was miserably hot.
Tuesday ran trails at the park. Finished 3 hot miles in 29 ish minutes.
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July 2011
11 posts
Saturday 3 miles in 26
Ran 3 miles in the neighborhood in just over 26 minutes.
4 1/2 miles in 40:43
Explored some trails by my house that I’ve never run. Very hot and humid but still fun. These were nice and flat compared to the trails I normally run.
3 Miles Twice
It’s far too hot in Texas. Today it was about 103 degrees with a heat index of over 106 where I run. That explains why I am not running further than three miles each time.
Monday: 3 miles in 28ish minutes
Wednesday: 2.5 miles in 22:35.
3 miles in 25:18
Ran through the neighborhood this morning. It was around 84 degrees with plenty of humidity.
3 miles today in 25:36
It was only 85 degrees when I began my run this morning in my neighborhood. Stopped to walk once towards the end. Too hot and humid. Finished in 25:36.
Many Updates
Last week I was entertaining my niece and nephew, so I wasn’t able to run often. Let’s see if I can remember them all.
3 miles on Thursday in 26:35
3 miles hiking with kids on Monday
2 miles in 15:34 on Tuesday
2 miles in 16:02 on Thursday
3 miles with Tony in 25:14 on Sunday
5 miles with Phillip in 42:19 on Monday
3 miles in 29:51 on Wednesday
3 miles in the neighborhood
Ran this morning. It was hot and humid. Finished in 24 to 26 minutes.
3 miles on the trail in 29:26
Didn’t run at all this week until Thursday. Then it was only 3 miles. I’ve caught a bit of a head cold which hurt me pretty bad during this run. Not ready to get back into it.
Sunday Evening 5K
July 3rd, ran the 5K in 25:55. Not fast at all and had a bit of a side stitch during most of the run. I don’t think I should have worked out in the yard so hard before running.
2 miles in 18:20 with Hank
Because it was only 74 degrees when I woke up, I decided that I’d do a short run with Hank. I’ll be going out for a hot evening 5K later. Hank needed to go slow and I didn’t mind. 9:10 miles for a pug isn’t too bad.
3 miles on trails in 27:07
Not too bad of a time considering the heat. Just needed a quick run before heading home. Went at a good clip but was too tired by the end. I need to work more on my endurance on these shorter runs. Hot and hotter.
June 2011
18 posts
3ish Miles in Abilene in 25:50
Ended up off the trail running on some deer trails. And it just so happened that I saw a baby deer and it’s mother running away. Also saw some huge lizard and small lizard and possibly a snake. Fun run despite not being the trail I wanted to run.
Sunday 3 miles in 27:44
Went out in the heat of the day to run around in the neighborhood. Didn’t put much effort into it.
Racing in Bremond, TX
On Saturday, I towed the starting line of the Polish Pickle 5K in Bremond, TX with 560 other runners. There was no shortage of humidity which hit me hard. Despite being run at 8 AM and it only being 3.1 miles, I ended the race soaking with sweat. Still a fun time with plenty of beer, polish sausages, kolaches, and, yes, pickles afterwards.
My stats: finished 110th overall, 7th in my age group,...