i did my 5 miles last night, i think. my gps quit working so i am not sure exactly how far i went. i figured the battery was low just before i started the run but i was running here by the house and knew i had the mileage marked. however, when i got to the 3.5 mile area there was a lot of grass lying on the road where they had just mowed. so i am not sure how far i went, but i am pretty sure that i went at least 5 miles and maybe a little over. i started the run about 8pm so it was a little cooler but it was still very humid. when i got done i took my sweatband off and wrung out the sweat, twice. i think it was so humid that after i wrung it out the first time it soaked up water from the air. not really but it was very humid, i don't do well running, or working, or doing much of anything in high humidity. i did run for 53:04 minutes. my heart rate stayed around 171 and i felt pretty good. the lightening that was to my north (i was running south) probably got me going a little faster.
tonight i ran 3 miles, my fastest 3 miles this year, still not a great time but it was faster than normal at 28:49. i am too tired to figure out my pace right now. once again it was extremely humid, especially when i started out. i ran in my new shoes, with the footsleeves cut out and my feet felt much better. my left foot (the wider one) did hurt a little on the outside just after the run. here are my splits (i did put new batteries in the gps unit) in 1/2 mile increments:
.5= 4:30 148
1.0= 9:08 4:38 171
1.5= 14:01 4:52 174
2.0= 19:01 4:59 173
2.5= 23:54 4:52 174
3.0= 28:49 4:56 177
each split was under 5 minutes so i feel pretty good about that, but it was tough with the high humidity and everyone cutting their grass.
thought of the day: "it is so humid out there you could stir it with a stick" that may not be an original quote but it was said by one of my business partners last week. i think the humidity also makes it hard to run, kind of like resistance when running through water. i guess it will make it easier when the humidity goes down.
i did order a bracelet and necklace i.d. to wear when i run, so i don't get hit by a car with no i.d. on me. on the necklace (looks like a "dog tag") the information is on the back and you get to choose from a lot of pictures or sayings to be engraved on the front. i got a fat turtle running on the front because that is what i feel like when i run, funny i had just written about the tortoise and the hare on monday.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Good Start To Another Week
i did my scheduled 3 today. once again i waited until pretty late (7:45pm) to let it cool down. once again it was still humid. i started out trying to get a better time today since i felt good and yesterday was a rest day. i think i really over did it to start and that hurt my final time. after the first 1/2 mile i was trying to recover the rest of the run. i wore my new shoes today. they did much better, but about 1 and 1/2 miles they really started hurting my feet. the pain went away until i stopped and i couldn't get my shoes off fast enough. i had to cut the foot sleeves out of the shoes (even after i took the shoes off, the thought of the foot sleeve on my foot was unbearable). my foot was hurting right where the foot sleeve crossed my foot. i then put the shoes back on and they felt great. will probably not wear them on my 5 mile run on wednesday but will try them again on thursday for another 3 miler. here are my time splits and heart rate at 1/2 mile increments:
.5= 4:24 (too fast) 168
1.0= 9:35 5:10 173
1.5= 15:07 5:31 170
2.0= 20:53 5:46 164
2.5= 26:29 5:35 165
3.0= 31:50 5:21 172
that is a little better than average of what i have been running but not as good as i was hoping. i did finish pretty strong though, probably would've had a better overall time if i had not tried to push so hard at the beginning. oh well.
thought of the day: like the hare, we must learn to pace ourselves at the beginning of the race so we don't run out of steam at the end. sometimes it is better to be steady than too push too hard. but i bet the turtle never got much faster.
.5= 4:24 (too fast) 168
1.0= 9:35 5:10 173
1.5= 15:07 5:31 170
2.0= 20:53 5:46 164
2.5= 26:29 5:35 165
3.0= 31:50 5:21 172
that is a little better than average of what i have been running but not as good as i was hoping. i did finish pretty strong though, probably would've had a better overall time if i had not tried to push so hard at the beginning. oh well.
thought of the day: like the hare, we must learn to pace ourselves at the beginning of the race so we don't run out of steam at the end. sometimes it is better to be steady than too push too hard. but i bet the turtle never got much faster.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
A Break, I Guess You Could Say That, At Least From Running
well, it had been over a week since i ran. being on call for 4 days in a row really set me back. it took all week and then some to catch up on rest. i decided on thursday i needed one more day so on friday i had to run. i decided i would do 3 miles to get my legs stretched after a long lay-off. so i did 3 miles with my new shoes. to start i could really tell the new shoes were helping my stride, i felt like for so long i had been fighting my shoes and now they were helping me. that was until 1/2 mile when i could tell the sides of my feet were really hurting. my feet hurt the rest of the run, bad. then they hurt worse when i stopped, like i stepped on a knife blade with both feet. my time was 32.10, which is about average for me. i tried to wait until it had cooled off but it was still muggy and every time i ran by a newly cut yard i thought my lungs weren't going to expand at all. my entire body felt so tight. here are my times and heart rates in 1/2 mile increments:
.5= 4:48 161
1.0= 9:27 4:38 176
1.5= 14:59 5:32 174
2.0= 20:41 5:42 174
2.5= 26:13 5:32 173
3.0= 32:10 5:57 173
the first mile was pretty good and then i slowed down a bit.
i was going to run 5 on saturday just to get back into it a little then i thought i had already ran 8 miles before so i could surely do it again. i waited until sunset because it was so hot during the day. i forgot to put my camelback in the back pack before i filled it up with water, no problem i just zipped it into on of the pockets on the back. i felt pretty good even though i was running miles 1.5 through 8 on a road with no street lights, pretty much completely in the dark. the wind was up a little, felt pretty good and kept the mosquitoes from all the ponds from attacking me. at mile 4.5 my camelback fell out of the zippered pocket and i had to stop and put it back in at a walk. that slowed me down a little. then emily picked me up at mile 8 so i didn't have to run on the busy road after dark. other than her picking me up i didn't see a single car on the road i was running. i wore my old shoes with some different inserts and my feet felt good until i stopped and then my plantar tendon was a little painful. here are my splits and heart rate in 1/2 mile increments:
.5= 5.06 152
1.0= 10.34 5.28 165
1.5= 16.10 5.35 166
2.0= 22.04 5.53 169
2.5= 28.04 6.00 169
3.0= 34.26 6.22 171
3.5= 40.23 5.57 172
4.0= 46.20 5.57 171
4.5= 52.56 6.36 169
5.0= 58.08 6.11 168
5.5= 65.12 6.04 169
6.0= 71.16 6.04 170
6.5= 77.17 6.00 169
7.0= 83.06 5.49 171
7.5= 88.56 5.49 172
8.0= 94.32 5.35 177
near the end of the run i was feeling pretty good and my increments after mile 4.5 kept getting faster (or the same as the last 1/2 mile) and i was able to finish pretty strong.
thought of the day:"I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody."– Lily Tomlin. this quote reminds me of a book i read about a year ago called "QBQ- the question behind the question". it is about taking responsibility for things instead of blaming others. it really goes into more depth than that but it has really opened my eyes to the way i view things that happen in life, takes about a day or less to read.
.5= 4:48 161
1.0= 9:27 4:38 176
1.5= 14:59 5:32 174
2.0= 20:41 5:42 174
2.5= 26:13 5:32 173
3.0= 32:10 5:57 173
the first mile was pretty good and then i slowed down a bit.
i was going to run 5 on saturday just to get back into it a little then i thought i had already ran 8 miles before so i could surely do it again. i waited until sunset because it was so hot during the day. i forgot to put my camelback in the back pack before i filled it up with water, no problem i just zipped it into on of the pockets on the back. i felt pretty good even though i was running miles 1.5 through 8 on a road with no street lights, pretty much completely in the dark. the wind was up a little, felt pretty good and kept the mosquitoes from all the ponds from attacking me. at mile 4.5 my camelback fell out of the zippered pocket and i had to stop and put it back in at a walk. that slowed me down a little. then emily picked me up at mile 8 so i didn't have to run on the busy road after dark. other than her picking me up i didn't see a single car on the road i was running. i wore my old shoes with some different inserts and my feet felt good until i stopped and then my plantar tendon was a little painful. here are my splits and heart rate in 1/2 mile increments:
.5= 5.06 152
1.0= 10.34 5.28 165
1.5= 16.10 5.35 166
2.0= 22.04 5.53 169
2.5= 28.04 6.00 169
3.0= 34.26 6.22 171
3.5= 40.23 5.57 172
4.0= 46.20 5.57 171
4.5= 52.56 6.36 169
5.0= 58.08 6.11 168
5.5= 65.12 6.04 169
6.0= 71.16 6.04 170
6.5= 77.17 6.00 169
7.0= 83.06 5.49 171
7.5= 88.56 5.49 172
8.0= 94.32 5.35 177
near the end of the run i was feeling pretty good and my increments after mile 4.5 kept getting faster (or the same as the last 1/2 mile) and i was able to finish pretty strong.
thought of the day:"I always wondered why somebody doesn't do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody."– Lily Tomlin. this quote reminds me of a book i read about a year ago called "QBQ- the question behind the question". it is about taking responsibility for things instead of blaming others. it really goes into more depth than that but it has really opened my eyes to the way i view things that happen in life, takes about a day or less to read.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
3 Days in a Row
I have now ran 3 days in a row. 11 miles in 3 days. that may not sound like much but it feels like a bunch. it is getting late so once again this will be a quick blog. here are the .5 miles splits for my 5 mile run (slow jog) yesterday: (i didn't hit my watch until just after .5 miles so the first split is an estimate)
.5= 5.0
1.0= 10.16 5.16 170
1.5= 15.41 5.24 171
2.0= 21.1 5.28 172
2.5= 26.42 5.32 169
3.0= 32.14 5.32 171
3.5= 37.31 5.17 168
4.0= 43.21 5.49 170
4.5= 48.46 5.24 170
5.0= 53.53 5.07 172 (finished strong)
it was about 86 degrees and right at dark but still humid. my lower back was tight to start once again and my right hip hurt a little but overall i felt pretty good. that gives me a pace of 10.47 min/mile.
today i ran once again pretty close to dark but i wore all white clothes and my reflective anklet, no close calls.
here are those times in .5 mile splits:
.5= 5.02 155
1.0= 10.13 5.1 167
1.5= 15.38 5.24 168
2.0= 20.59 5.21 166
2.5= 26.2 5.21 163
3.0= 31.49 5.28 166
that gives me a pace of 10.36 min/mile. my heart rate is stating to stay much lower than last week. i think that means it is not as hard for me to run now. my paces have been a little slower but i seem to be working just as hard. not losing any weight, eating habits need to be improved once again. again, my lower back was tight to start the run but it finally loosened up about 1.5 miles. after the run my shins were hurting a little.
i finally ordered some new shoes that are supposed to stabilize my over-pronation/ankle movement, i think these will really help.
i am going to try to get another 8 miler in this weekend, however, starting saturday i will be on call for 4 days in a row. maybe i can squeeze it in sometime. i really didn't want to run tonight but i was afraid if i waited until tomorrow something would come up and i wouldn't get it in. i also kept remembering what cameron hanes wrote "you only regret the runs you don't do." so i couldn't keep from running once i got home. it was only 3 miles, i kept telling myself.
"A mistake is simply another way of doing things."–Katharine Graham. i think this is how i would explain my running form to people that watch me run.
.5= 5.0
1.0= 10.16 5.16 170
1.5= 15.41 5.24 171
2.0= 21.1 5.28 172
2.5= 26.42 5.32 169
3.0= 32.14 5.32 171
3.5= 37.31 5.17 168
4.0= 43.21 5.49 170
4.5= 48.46 5.24 170
5.0= 53.53 5.07 172 (finished strong)
it was about 86 degrees and right at dark but still humid. my lower back was tight to start once again and my right hip hurt a little but overall i felt pretty good. that gives me a pace of 10.47 min/mile.
today i ran once again pretty close to dark but i wore all white clothes and my reflective anklet, no close calls.
here are those times in .5 mile splits:
.5= 5.02 155
1.0= 10.13 5.1 167
1.5= 15.38 5.24 168
2.0= 20.59 5.21 166
2.5= 26.2 5.21 163
3.0= 31.49 5.28 166
that gives me a pace of 10.36 min/mile. my heart rate is stating to stay much lower than last week. i think that means it is not as hard for me to run now. my paces have been a little slower but i seem to be working just as hard. not losing any weight, eating habits need to be improved once again. again, my lower back was tight to start the run but it finally loosened up about 1.5 miles. after the run my shins were hurting a little.
i finally ordered some new shoes that are supposed to stabilize my over-pronation/ankle movement, i think these will really help.
i am going to try to get another 8 miler in this weekend, however, starting saturday i will be on call for 4 days in a row. maybe i can squeeze it in sometime. i really didn't want to run tonight but i was afraid if i waited until tomorrow something would come up and i wouldn't get it in. i also kept remembering what cameron hanes wrote "you only regret the runs you don't do." so i couldn't keep from running once i got home. it was only 3 miles, i kept telling myself.
"A mistake is simply another way of doing things."–Katharine Graham. i think this is how i would explain my running form to people that watch me run.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Quick, Lunchtime Post
Don't have much time right now, but i do not want to get behind on posting so here we go. i did run last night, i was on call so i decided to run behind the clinic in case i had a call. the only soreness i had from the 8 miler on sunday was my tendon in my groin area, but it was coming and going throughout the day and had mostly gone by the time i was ready for my run (8:45pm). i will say running at night is much better since it is so much cooler, it was still pretty humid though.
i did 3 miles last night. i think, since the 8 miler bumped me up about 3 weeks, i will redo the 8 mile week again this week, just so i don't go too far too fast. anyway, the 3 miles were pretty slow. i think they were a little faster than what my watch said, i really think it got a little confused at one point where i was running and then turned 180 degrees and ran in the opposite direction, no time to explain my theory right now. anyway, here are the splits for time, split, heart rate in .5 mile splits:
.5= 5.04, 144
1.0= 10.25, 5.21, 161
1.5= 16.15, 5.49, 160
2.0= 21.37, 5.21, 162
2.5= 27.12, 5.35, 161
3.0= 32.59, 5.46, 165
my heart rate is way down from all my other runs, maybe that has to do with my pace being a little slower too, not sure. i noticed my resting heart rate has dropped about 10bpm as well.
so my pace was right at 11min/mile. that is one of my slowest paces ever for that length. but as i've said before, i am not trying to win any races, yet.
the thought of the day is "It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly" Isaac Asimov. the other side of that is that if the difficulties are not faced boldly much of the time they get worse and worse and you have to be bolder and bolder to face them; which is hard if you weren't bold enough in the first place. so, when you are facing a difficult situation just remember to face it boldly and then your boldness will grow and grow.
i did 3 miles last night. i think, since the 8 miler bumped me up about 3 weeks, i will redo the 8 mile week again this week, just so i don't go too far too fast. anyway, the 3 miles were pretty slow. i think they were a little faster than what my watch said, i really think it got a little confused at one point where i was running and then turned 180 degrees and ran in the opposite direction, no time to explain my theory right now. anyway, here are the splits for time, split, heart rate in .5 mile splits:
.5= 5.04, 144
1.0= 10.25, 5.21, 161
1.5= 16.15, 5.49, 160
2.0= 21.37, 5.21, 162
2.5= 27.12, 5.35, 161
3.0= 32.59, 5.46, 165
my heart rate is way down from all my other runs, maybe that has to do with my pace being a little slower too, not sure. i noticed my resting heart rate has dropped about 10bpm as well.
so my pace was right at 11min/mile. that is one of my slowest paces ever for that length. but as i've said before, i am not trying to win any races, yet.
the thought of the day is "It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly" Isaac Asimov. the other side of that is that if the difficulties are not faced boldly much of the time they get worse and worse and you have to be bolder and bolder to face them; which is hard if you weren't bold enough in the first place. so, when you are facing a difficult situation just remember to face it boldly and then your boldness will grow and grow.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Miracles Do Happen, but Might Kill Me
Haven't had time to blog in a while, this weekend was really busy. i did get a 4 miler in on friday evening, it was a little painful to start with but towards the end i started feeling much better. i think the humidity to start the run really hurt me, i kept wishing that it would just rain but the dark rain cloud just hung over me (did keep it a little cooler) but made it so humid.
my overall time for the 4 miles was 39.50 minutes which is 9.57min/mile. not that good for such a short distance, but i am not too worried about times right now, just trying to get back into running and getting stamina up a little. here are the breakdowns of time, splits, heart rate by 1/2 mile splits:
.5= 4.54, 152
1.0= 9.11, 4.17, 172
1.5= 13.35, 4.24, 176
2.0= 18.14, 4.38, 177
2.5= 23.14, 4.59 (really slowing down), 176
3.0= 28.56, 5.42 (really slowing down again), 176
3.5= 34.32, 5.35, 174
4.0= 39.5, 5.17 (sped back up a little), 177
i did have some pain in my right calf and quad and my left side during the run but i was able to run through it. on saturday my legs felt great, there was no soreness, stiffness or pain anywhere in my body.
so saturday there was a lot going on and i did not get my long run done that day so i did it on sunday. my scheduled distance was 5 miles. my legs were feeling so good i thought i might try to do 6 miles and skip ahead a week. it was extremely hot and humid when i started off at 6:45 in the evening. however, my legs felt great, i knew if i could get over the heat or if the sun would go down or get behind a cloud i could make the 6 miles. every time i got into the shade i felt great and thought to myself "i think i will try 8 miles today". well, you know how that goes, the thought got into my head and that was how it was going to be, this would probably be looked down upon in most running circles since last week i did not run at all and this week i was trying to do the long run of week 4 in the training schedule. luckily i had my backpack with gatorade that i was constantly sipping on, but the sun was really wearing me down. when i got to 3 miles i went through a curve in the road and i was running directly into the sun with no shade. i ran that direction until i hit the 4 mile mark and then turned around and ran directly away from the sun, with it beating on my back for the next mile. that really took its toll on me, but i wasn't going to let the sun win. i was a little worried at the 3.5 mile mark when i caught a little chill running directly into the sun at 87 degrees or so, i thought i might be getting dehydrated. i made myself keep drinking and the chill went away in a mile or so. at the 1/2 way point i downed a GU energy packet and drank a good bit of gatorade and started the 4 miles back home. my legs never hurt (other than being a little tired) the entire run. the only pain i had was in my lower back for the first mile (i think this was due to not having by backpack adjusted correctly or not stretching before the run like i normally do) but when i stopped my feet started hurting. i had blisters on the inside of both feet, something i only got once all of last year and my plantar tendon on the right foot was hurting a good bit. i got home and stretched then got in the shower and that was when the real pain hit. not really realizing it, the insides of my thighs were chafed and when the water hit them i thought someone had stabbed me there. i was careful with the chafing area and stretched my plantar tendon the rest of the night and both of them seem fine today. i bought some chafing gel today for the next run. my knees and lower back have seemed a little sore at times today but nothing all that bad. so here are the times, splits, and heart rates of the 8 mile run in 1/2 mile splits:
.5= 4.56,157
1.0= 10.14, 5.17, 174
1.5= 15.42, 5.28, 175
2.0= 21.36, 5.53, 177
2.5= 27.33, 5.57, 175
3.0= 33.30, 5.57, 178
3.5= 38.51, 5.21, 176
4.0= 44.44, 5.53, 180
4.5= 50.45, 6.00, 178
5.0= 56.53, 6.07, 178
5.5= 63.15, 6.22, 174
6.0= 69.19, 6.04, 175
6.5= 75.30, 6.11, 173
7.0= 81.27, 5.57, 177
7.5= 87.35, 6.07, 176
8.0= 93.50, 6.14, 171
these times are pretty slow, but i knew with the distance i was trying to do and the heat/humidity i was going to have to start out slow and pay no attention to time. i never really looked at my watch to check times or splits, i just ran at a pace that i thought i could finish. you can tell the splits varied by quite a bit. some of that is due to terrain and some due to shade or lack of. that gives me a pace of about 11:44 min/mile. not that good considering some people run a marathon in a little over 2 hours and qualifying for most major marathons is a little over 3 hours. at that pace it would have taken me 3 hours to run 16 miles, 10 fewer miles than a marathon. i'm getting there, the way i see it i get to enjoy the scenery much more than those guys that are running so fast.
here is another quote from Vince Lombardi,"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will." i thought this was appropriate because i know it was not my strength or fitness that allowed me to finish the 8 miles but a will to do it. a will to keep my legs moving and keep going, to forget about the sun and its heat, a will to run the last 2 miles home instead of walk in the dark, on the road where people would just as soon hit you and drive off as they would slow down and move over a little. really, as i was about to get to 3.5 miles i knew God was giving me the strength to make it 8 miles, there was no doubt in my mind at that point. i could feel Him pushing.
my overall time for the 4 miles was 39.50 minutes which is 9.57min/mile. not that good for such a short distance, but i am not too worried about times right now, just trying to get back into running and getting stamina up a little. here are the breakdowns of time, splits, heart rate by 1/2 mile splits:
.5= 4.54, 152
1.0= 9.11, 4.17, 172
1.5= 13.35, 4.24, 176
2.0= 18.14, 4.38, 177
2.5= 23.14, 4.59 (really slowing down), 176
3.0= 28.56, 5.42 (really slowing down again), 176
3.5= 34.32, 5.35, 174
4.0= 39.5, 5.17 (sped back up a little), 177
i did have some pain in my right calf and quad and my left side during the run but i was able to run through it. on saturday my legs felt great, there was no soreness, stiffness or pain anywhere in my body.
so saturday there was a lot going on and i did not get my long run done that day so i did it on sunday. my scheduled distance was 5 miles. my legs were feeling so good i thought i might try to do 6 miles and skip ahead a week. it was extremely hot and humid when i started off at 6:45 in the evening. however, my legs felt great, i knew if i could get over the heat or if the sun would go down or get behind a cloud i could make the 6 miles. every time i got into the shade i felt great and thought to myself "i think i will try 8 miles today". well, you know how that goes, the thought got into my head and that was how it was going to be, this would probably be looked down upon in most running circles since last week i did not run at all and this week i was trying to do the long run of week 4 in the training schedule. luckily i had my backpack with gatorade that i was constantly sipping on, but the sun was really wearing me down. when i got to 3 miles i went through a curve in the road and i was running directly into the sun with no shade. i ran that direction until i hit the 4 mile mark and then turned around and ran directly away from the sun, with it beating on my back for the next mile. that really took its toll on me, but i wasn't going to let the sun win. i was a little worried at the 3.5 mile mark when i caught a little chill running directly into the sun at 87 degrees or so, i thought i might be getting dehydrated. i made myself keep drinking and the chill went away in a mile or so. at the 1/2 way point i downed a GU energy packet and drank a good bit of gatorade and started the 4 miles back home. my legs never hurt (other than being a little tired) the entire run. the only pain i had was in my lower back for the first mile (i think this was due to not having by backpack adjusted correctly or not stretching before the run like i normally do) but when i stopped my feet started hurting. i had blisters on the inside of both feet, something i only got once all of last year and my plantar tendon on the right foot was hurting a good bit. i got home and stretched then got in the shower and that was when the real pain hit. not really realizing it, the insides of my thighs were chafed and when the water hit them i thought someone had stabbed me there. i was careful with the chafing area and stretched my plantar tendon the rest of the night and both of them seem fine today. i bought some chafing gel today for the next run. my knees and lower back have seemed a little sore at times today but nothing all that bad. so here are the times, splits, and heart rates of the 8 mile run in 1/2 mile splits:
.5= 4.56,157
1.0= 10.14, 5.17, 174
1.5= 15.42, 5.28, 175
2.0= 21.36, 5.53, 177
2.5= 27.33, 5.57, 175
3.0= 33.30, 5.57, 178
3.5= 38.51, 5.21, 176
4.0= 44.44, 5.53, 180
4.5= 50.45, 6.00, 178
5.0= 56.53, 6.07, 178
5.5= 63.15, 6.22, 174
6.0= 69.19, 6.04, 175
6.5= 75.30, 6.11, 173
7.0= 81.27, 5.57, 177
7.5= 87.35, 6.07, 176
8.0= 93.50, 6.14, 171
these times are pretty slow, but i knew with the distance i was trying to do and the heat/humidity i was going to have to start out slow and pay no attention to time. i never really looked at my watch to check times or splits, i just ran at a pace that i thought i could finish. you can tell the splits varied by quite a bit. some of that is due to terrain and some due to shade or lack of. that gives me a pace of about 11:44 min/mile. not that good considering some people run a marathon in a little over 2 hours and qualifying for most major marathons is a little over 3 hours. at that pace it would have taken me 3 hours to run 16 miles, 10 fewer miles than a marathon. i'm getting there, the way i see it i get to enjoy the scenery much more than those guys that are running so fast.
here is another quote from Vince Lombardi,"The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will." i thought this was appropriate because i know it was not my strength or fitness that allowed me to finish the 8 miles but a will to do it. a will to keep my legs moving and keep going, to forget about the sun and its heat, a will to run the last 2 miles home instead of walk in the dark, on the road where people would just as soon hit you and drive off as they would slow down and move over a little. really, as i was about to get to 3.5 miles i knew God was giving me the strength to make it 8 miles, there was no doubt in my mind at that point. i could feel Him pushing.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Twice this week, so far
I had to work late tonight, wasn't sure i was going to get my run in. luckily i can now run behind the clinic on a road that has almost no traffic. it is much safer than running out here by the house.
i had already eaten supper, i gave it about an hour but that wasn't enough time, i really knew better. the other mistake i made was not stretching after my run on monday. my lower back was so tight today and my stomach felt so bloated, the entire run. it was pretty tough but there was no way i wasn't going to get the three miles in. i told myself to just keep running through the discomfort because i wasn't stopping. that helped, a little.
my time today was a little slower than monday, not good. it was 30.45. surely i will start getting back to my old times before too long. during the run every 1/2 mile kept taking longer and longer. it has been about 1.5 hours since my run and i feel much better now. i did a little stretching after the run and my entire back popped and it felt pretty good.
thought of the day "the biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it is occurring." Bernard Shaw this reminds me of my life. so many times i think i have communicated something to someone because i think the other people are thinking the same line i am thinking in. most of the time they are not. then this creates confusion. another thing i do and other people i know do, is to assume that someone else is communicating something with a third party and the second party is assuming i am communicating with the third party. then the third party is left out or only gets part of the info. if we all learned how to communicate better and then took the time to do so we would all go through life a little smoother.
i had already eaten supper, i gave it about an hour but that wasn't enough time, i really knew better. the other mistake i made was not stretching after my run on monday. my lower back was so tight today and my stomach felt so bloated, the entire run. it was pretty tough but there was no way i wasn't going to get the three miles in. i told myself to just keep running through the discomfort because i wasn't stopping. that helped, a little.
my time today was a little slower than monday, not good. it was 30.45. surely i will start getting back to my old times before too long. during the run every 1/2 mile kept taking longer and longer. it has been about 1.5 hours since my run and i feel much better now. i did a little stretching after the run and my entire back popped and it felt pretty good.
thought of the day "the biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it is occurring." Bernard Shaw this reminds me of my life. so many times i think i have communicated something to someone because i think the other people are thinking the same line i am thinking in. most of the time they are not. then this creates confusion. another thing i do and other people i know do, is to assume that someone else is communicating something with a third party and the second party is assuming i am communicating with the third party. then the third party is left out or only gets part of the info. if we all learned how to communicate better and then took the time to do so we would all go through life a little smoother.
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