Sunday, April 27, 2008

My wife was going out to do a long run since the weather was less than perfect the day before. She managed to put in 12 miles!! By far her longest run…she’s definitely ready for a half marathon!!

I just put in an easy 2.01 miles in 17:48

Weekly Totals

4/20 – 4/26 total miles = 19.95 miles average pace of 9:15

Apr total miles = 75.52 miles pace of 9:37

2008 total miles = 370.92 miles average pace of 10:01

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Got to running early and ran a bit extra with the ladies this morning. We met up with the rest of the group at 7 am and did about 5 more miles. The wind was really whipping and was not the best day to be outside but I ended the day with 10.37 miles in 1:40:21 or 9:40 pace.

Friday, April 25, 2008

With today being my birthday my wife mentioned that I might want to run in the morning since we were going out to dinner that night. Got up and ran 1.01 miles in 9:10

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Simply did the loop…1.01 miles in 8:45

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

With the wife working out with her trainer I thought that I had better put in a few extra miles…I was delayed when my stepfather dropped by with his Harley…I ended up running 2.03 miles in 17:26

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

I was unable to run between work and trap shooting but thought that since I was coming home early…none of the guys showed up to trap…I would run my mile with my wife. We did pretty well…1.01 miles in 8:23.

Monday, April 21, 2008

I was feeling pretty good and decided that I’d run a bit farther and try to put in a little fartlek…3.51 miles in 31:37 for a 9:00 pace!

Sunday, April 20, 2008

After a long day on the road I decided that I only wanted to do the loop and let my wife go for a longer run…she put in 4.6…I only did 1 mile in 8:39

Weekly Totals

4/13 – 4/19 total miles = 18.69 miles average pace of 9:23
Apr total miles = 55.57 miles pace of 9:45
2008 total miles = 350.97 miles average pace of 10:04

Saturday, April 19, 2008

We ran in a very nice park yesterday and thought that it would be a great idea to go back to it and run today. I thought that I’d run farther today but I just couldn’t managed to do it. 1.55 miles in 13:59

Friday, April 18, 2008

Since my wife and I are in St Louis and we have a family event on Saturday we decided that it would be best to do the long run today. The weather was decent…50’s and a bit rainy but the wind was pretty bad. We did a pretty good job. I managed to put in 10.00 miles at a 9:58 pace.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Since we knew that we would be driving most of the night and the chances of us getting a run in once we get to the hotel are slim we got up early and hit the neighborhood loop. I still think my wife's gps is wrong...we did just over 1 mile at an 8:27 pace...she thinks we did it in an 8:11 pace.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

I ran around the neighborhood just to keep moving...1 mile in 8:05

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

With the nice weather my wife decided to forgo going to the gym and came home to run with me after work. 1 mile in 8:44

Monday, April 14, 2008

Knew the wife wasn’t going to be right home after work and with the weather in the upper 40’s I thought it would be nice to do a little longer run. The total time I was gone was much greater than my run time since I got stopped by a train and had to wait a really long time (5 minutes) and finally just turned around and ran the other direction! 3.10 miles in 27:05

Sunday, April 13, 2008

I was just lazy today…not really but after a day of running around (brunch and museum) and a really good nap I felt lazy and ended up not running until much later than I should have. But I did well none the less…1.00 mile in 8:56

Weekly Totals

4/6 – 4/12 total miles = 25.54 miles average pace of 10:11
Apr total miles = 36.88 miles pace of 9:55
2008 total miles = 332.28 miles average pace of 10:06

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Up early so that I could do 20…rainy (which I like) but only about 40 (which I am not such a big fan of!!) Met the girls and they kept me at a great pace for the first 7 miles then they all needed the restroom. I continued on and found my self stepping in more puddles than I ever intended!

The rain kept a large group from the run this week so we ended the day at Caribou Coffee.

I got in 18.08 miles in 3:13:42 not bad considering I ran a marathon 2 weeks ago and the conditions were less than ideal this morning!

Friday, April 11, 2008

Back home…so happy to be here! Ran around the neighborhood…it seems so small compared to running on a big busy highway in Calhoun! 1.00 mile in 8:38

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Always trying something new and this time I just had a funky mileage to place in my blog…1.16 miles in 10:43

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

After a really good dinner in Cartersville I still needed to run but I did not want to. Talked to my wife for a while but the reality of time started to sink in…it was getting late and I needed to run. I managed to put down 1.01 miles in 9:11.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

A good day of work and a nice leisurely run…1.02 miles in 9:12

Monday, April 7, 2008

Back in the state of Georgia and back to work…another long day but the run has to get done…the park down the road has a .35 mile loop around the pond…why didn’t I see this earlier in my stay here!! 2.25 miles in 20:48

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Another midday run…that I really did not want to do going out the door but was feeling good on the run so 1.01 miles in 7:57…now that is pretty fast for me!!

Weekly Totals

3/30 – 4/5 total miles = 16.17 miles average pace of 9:23
Mar total miles = 117.78 miles pace of 10:18
Apr total miles = 11.34 miles pace of 9:20
2008 total miles = 306.74 miles average pace of 10:06

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Up early and was going to try to do 11-12 but it just was not happening today since I had a meeting in Walworth county at 9:00 a.m. Enjoyed running this morning to work out some of the kinks and managed to put in 7.30 miles in 1:08:27…not too fast but defiantly not slow either!!

Friday, April 4, 2008

Flew back this afternoon…lots of delays but I finally got here. Nice evening run back home with less than ideal weather. 1.00 mile in 9:01

Thursday, April 3, 2008

How I managed to actually get up early and go out running is a miracle by itself but I thought that we might be having a late night tonight so I knew that it needed to be done. Easy 1.01 miles in 9:20.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

It is such a nice day here in Georgia that I decided to go for a run. I managed to get in 1.01 miles at a 9:14 pace.

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Got up this morning a little early and decided that I should really put my run in since there looks to be a storm front moving in and I might get rained on this evening. 1.01 miles in 9:30 pace.

Monday, March 31, 2008

After dinner again here in Calhoun but it is also the day after the marathon meaning that I am a bit sore but after the first half mile the second came quite easy. 1 mile in 9:23…I guess I didn’t run fast enough yesterday!

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Race Day!!

The story how I ended up here at the finish line begins about 4-5 weeks ago when I mentioned to Kristen (one of my running partners) that I would be traveling to Georgia in March/April for work. She queried if I had looked if there was a race when I’d be in the area…hmm hadn’t thought about that.

By the time I got home that night the question was stuck in my craw and I had to find out…marathonguide.com and sure enough…the ING Georgia Marathon March 30, 2008.

I slept on it over night but it kept coming back to me…when would I really ever get the chance for the company to pay for my airfare to a marathon again? By the end of the week I had signed up for the race and was not sure why I had done it.

I trained rather well for the next few weeks but my longest run only capped out at 18 and that one I walked for the entire last 3!! I only wanted to finish the race but I was feeling good up to today and thought that I stood a chance to get back into a good pace. I’ve told most of you that I had abandoned the standard thought about training…a minute slower than race pace…and would run the race the way I prefer to train, all out and walk when I need to.

When I got up this morning and looked out the window I saw that it had indeed rained last night as predicted and I was hoping that the weather would hold to the 40-50’s as well. The hotel I stayed at was picked because of it’s proximity to the start and finish but never dreamed that my corral would be right outside my hotel!! I had to walk all of a block this morning to get there!!

Race time was 7:00 A.M. I assume we started on time but it took me nearly 21-23 minutes to cross the starting line and boy was the wind blowing by this time!! It took me a little while to settle into a good pace but once I was there the race was pretty good!

The course was very nice…it started off near the World of Coke and took a short jaunt around the downtown area. We then headed East out of town and into the suburbs. We ran past the birth place of Dr King and saw the neighborhood he grew up in all the while winding in and out of residential areas with some gorgeous homes.

The entire course had rolling hills…nothing to big or small but as the run wore on so did this up and down motion!

I was doing great my wife was able to see me at a number of spot n the course and was surprised at how well I was doing…in fact she kept telling me that I was “way ahead of pace” but she could obviously see I was feeling good because she never warned me to slow down or to take it easy. My pace felt great. My legs felt good. And the support on the course was fantastic.
But then I hit mile 19…from this point until mile 25 it was nothing but relentless hills. I felt as though I was constantly going up and never going down. I know that is not the case but it felt like it! I struggled to keep running when I could but the up hills had become nothing but walking.

I kept my spirits high and trudged on knowing that this race was in the bag and all I needed to do was keep it up. When I hit mile 25 the course became flat as a board but I had very little left after all of the hills so I tried to run (waddle) when I could and kept a brisk 15-16 min pace on my walk.

Up until mile 23 I was sure that I would break the 5 hour mark but after mile 23 and the hills that kept coming I was finding it harder and harder to imagine that happening. At 25.7 miles the 5 hour pace group passed me…how sad.
I managed enough power in my calves (which were just burning from all the hills) to run the last .3 miles and to cross the finish line in 5:02:35.

Well that makes 10 marathons in 10 states…I can officially join the 50 state club now!
I have 2 marathons coming up in May…Cincinnati, OH and Fargo, ND…I might even try to do a 5th one this year in Las Vegas in December!!

Saturday, March 29, 2008

It was getting late and I was starting to contemplate not running since it is the night before the marathon but how could I allow my streak to end so abruptly? I went to the hotel gym with the wife and I managed to put in 1 mile in 9:53. The gym was as hot as the day before so I drank some more water and called it a night.

Weekly Totals

3/23 – 3/29 total miles = 9.11 miles average pace of 9:14
Mar total miles = 81.33 miles pace of 9:58
2008 total miles = 268.06 miles average pace of 9:59

Friday, March 28, 2008

I’m in Atlanta tonight and I still need to run but I really don’t want to run in an unfamiliar city at night when there was recent tornado damage…I might get hurt and the race is only a day away. I opted for the hotel gym and was pleasantly surprised at the layout…6 treadmills, 3 ellipticall and 2 bikes (recumbent and upright) all with plasma TV’s attached to them, a number of medicine balls and a few weight benches. The only issue I had with the room was that it was rather stuffy and warm.

I jumped on the treadmill and ran 1 mile in 9:33.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Trying to stay calm and take things easy…still late at night but the mileage counts!! 1.01 miles in 9:07

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Had a bit more energy…I think it’s because of the upcoming race! Did 2.01 miles in 18:37

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

I think this is becoming a theme…work late, eat late, and run late. 1.00 mile in 9:07

Monday, March 24, 2008

Have to get the job done and after eating late I still managed to get outside and put in 1.07 miles in 9:35.

Sunday, March 23, 2008

With all the snow that had fallen I knew that I still needed to get my run in but I really didn’t want to do a little more so I did the regular 2 mile run in 18:16.

Weekly Totals

3/16 – 3/22 total miles = 16.17 miles average pace of 9:23

Mar total miles = 81.33 miles pace of 10:03

2008 total miles = 258.95 miles average pace of 10:01

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Got up on time this morning and even got ready to go but with the 14 inches of snow and the 20+ mph wind…I really didn’t want to be out there longer than I needed to so while I was hemming and hawing my wife convinced me that I could always do a few miles tomorrow. Besides I have a marathon next week!!

So I went back to bed for about 40 minutes and then headed out to meet a few of the runners. We did about 2.5 miles before meeting the rest of the group at 7:00 am.

The partially plowed roads made for an interesting run. 8.01 miles in 1:19:04 or a 9:53 pace.

Friday, March 21, 2008

I get home on Thursday night and what happens this morning…It snows! Not a little but a lot!! I headed to the YMCA and ran 2 miles in 17:40. Still had to remove the snow this evening…over 8 inches!!

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Another late night run after dinner but since the weather was so bad today I needed to do it this late otherwise I would have had to do it in the rain. It was still windy when I headed out and did my 1 mile in 8:53.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Great little run but later in the evening than I really like…I would much rather do this before dinner than after. 1.03 miles in 9:12 for an 8:56 pace.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Only a 1.12 mile run but at an 8:57 pace I’m feeling pretty good…it is hillier than I remember.

Monday, March 17, 2008

First day in Calhoun and needed to get out for a run. It feels great to be out in shorts and a t-shirt…sure beats WI right now!

I ran 2.01 miles in 18:05 for a 9:00 pace

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Ran around the neighborhood midday so that I could be ready to go to the airport. 1.01 miles in 8:53.

Weekly Totals

3/9 – 3/15 total miles = 23.92 miles average pace of 9:55

Mar total miles = 65.16 miles pace of 10:13

2008 total miles = 242.78 miles average pace of 10:03

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Up early in the morning so that I could do a little extra mileage…I really wish that winter would end soon!!!

Had 12 miles in before meeting the group and ended the day with a total of 16.89 miles at a pace of 10:17.

Friday, March 14, 2008

After a long week we decided to go out for dinner so we postponed our run until a little later in the evening. Since we are both looking to run a little longer tomorrow we only ran 1 mile at a 9:24 pace.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Since we both knew that we had things tonight after work my wife recommended that we get up early and run, the weather is getting better and the sun is up earlier so it wasn’t too bad. We ran 1.01 miles in 9:20.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

2 miles in 17:50 meaning I had a pace of 8:54. Felt good since the weather is getting a bit better.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

I didn’t get out of work in time and I headed up to a blogger event in Milwaukee so I was not able to run my mile until 10:30 at night…but I got my mile in!!!

1.01 mile in 8:46.

Monday, March 10, 2008

1 mile at an 8:54 pace

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Heel hurts and I’m really sore from my falls. 1 mile at a 9:11 pace.

Weekly Totals

3/2 – 3/8 total miles = 26.23 miles average pace of 10:36
Mar total miles = 41.24 miles pace of 10:23
2008 total miles = 218.86 miles average pace of 10:04

Saturday, March 8, 2008

I was out running at 4:00 am and by the time all the other people got there I had already got 15 miles under my belt. My heel had split again and I was bleeding but that wasn’t even the best of it. I fell at 1.5 miles and at 6.75 miles and both times fell on the left elbow. I hurt and I was starting to get sore by the time I met the rest of the group so the last 2-3 miles was just a walk. Ended the day with 18.16 miles and a 11:22 pace.

Friday, March 7, 2008

Took it easy since I am looking to run a long distance tomorrow. Did the 1 mile loop in 9:03 pace.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Needed to do a little more but not wanting to stress too much so I did the 2 mile route that we love so much.

Completed the route in 17:20 or an 8:33 pace.

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

I really didn’t want to run tonight but I ended up getting 1 mile in at a 9:00 pace.

Tuesday, March 04, 2008

With the GOP meeting being canceled I decided to hit the road and run a bit farther than the easy mile…I ended up doing the easy 2 mile loop in 18:02.

Monday, March 03, 2008

The weather around here really sucks! One day we are nearing 48 and the next we are hitting a high of 28!!

I took the easy way out and just ran 1.01 miles in 8:56.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Went out with the wife for a nice run on a 40 degree day…spring is around the corner...I can feel it!!!

1.00 mile in 9:19

Weekly Totals

2/24 – 3/1 total miles = 23.08 miles average pace of 9:34

Feb total miles = 78.92 miles pace of 9:32

Mar total miles = 15.01 miles pace of 9:59

2008 total miles = 192.63 miles average pace of 10:00

Saturday, March 1, 2008

The GA marathon is fast approaching and even though I have yet to sign up for it I still need to be prepared. I decided that I would run 15 miles in stead of the standard 12 that would usually be done at this point in time but it’s gotta be done.

I started out early…as usual and was able to get 5 miles in before meeting the girls. We ran to Kristin’s house and picked up Chippy and my wife who decided that she needed extra miles!!

We got back to Panera a little late as the group had already struck out onto their run. My wife and I got some Gatorade and decided to head to Panera 2. The route was all frozen over so we improvised. I got back to the car before my wife since she decided to do a few more miles.

I finished my run in 2 hours and 29 minutes and completed 15.01 miles. I was stretching and hydrating when I saw my wife come running from the other direction. She ended the day with 8.05 miles!!!! That is far and away the longest she has ever run. I am so proud of her!

Friday, February 29, 2008

A long week of work and I’m ready for a nice short run before the weekend. 1 mile at an 8:53 pace.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

I thought it was going to snow...oh well. The weather is still a bit nippy and I really didn't want to run this late at night but I guess I have to do it if I really think there is a chance for me to get 5+ marathons in this year!!

Nice run around the neighborhood...1 mile at an 8:22 pace...when did that become a "nice pace???"

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

After a nice long day of work and then a planning commission on top of it I was really ready for my run.

I hit the road and did 2.01 miles at a 8:33 pace.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

I probably could have run more this evening but I just didn’t feel like it so I settled for 1 mile at a 9:02 pace.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Wife and I needed a few extra miles and we were feeling pretty good so we decided to do 2 miles and we did so at an 8:45 pace

Sunday, February 24, 2008

I have had a very stressful week and it all came to an end with the Lincoln Day Dinner tonight. When we got home my wife and I changed and hit the road. 1 mile at a 9:15 pace.

Weekly Totals

2/17 – 2/23 total miles = 27.01 miles average pace of 10:01

Feb total miles = 70.85 miles pace of 9:37

2008 total miles = 169.55 miles average pace of 10:03

Saturday, February 23, 2008

With the thought of running the ING Georgia Marathon in 4 short weeks I needed to get a few extra miles in so I was out there are 4:30 pounding out a few miles before meeting the group. I really can’t wait until the snow melts and I can wear shorts.

I was able to get in 10.5 miles before meeting the girls and then we got in 2.5 more before the rest of the group got there.

I need to remember when I’m running more than 10 miles I need to take a gel or two. By the time I hit 13 miles I was dead!

I finished the day with 16.96 miles at a 10:43 pace.

Friday, February 22, 2008

I have to run in the morning so I really shouldn’t be running this late but here I am…1 mile at an 8:39 pace.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Late evening run around the neighborhood but I got my mile in at a 9:07 pace.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

I feel like I’m under a bit of pressure with the Lincoln Day Dinner and additional work stuff hanging over my head so I needed to get out some frustration on the road. Tonight was crystal clear with very cold air. I donned my reflective vest so that I could run down N. Greenbay Rd without becoming road kill. I put in 4.02 miles in 36:00 which roughly translates into 8:57 pace….and I walked a few times during the run!!

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Worked a bit late tonight and with my wife heading to the gym I hit the neighborhood again. Some days I wonder how much weaving I must do when I run because for running the exact same route over and over again I don’t understand why the mileage is not identical…1 mile 8:28 pace.

Monday, February, 18, 2008

Even with the blustery winds out of the West I decided that I still needed to get my run in so I ran my mile at a good 8:30 pace and called it a night.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

We finally got out running today in between the rain clouds. I really was not into the running today but I said that I wanted to run 2 miles and my wife agreed. So I slogged through the miles and finished the 2.02 miles in 18:04 or an 8:55 pace…if it weren’t for my wife that time would have been much, much worse…I kept focused on her back and pushed through.

Weekly Totals

2/10 – 2/16 total miles = 16.94 miles average pace of 9:01

Feb total miles = 43.84 average pace of 9:23

2008 total miles = 142.54 average pace of 10:04

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Very busy day today so I was up and running with the group at 6:30 so we could get a few in before meeting the rest of the gang. After the run I headed straight home to shower so that I could make it to the GOP caucus in time. I had every intention of running later in the day but it never happened.

7.90 miles in 1:11:58 or a 9:06 pace.

Friday, February 15, 2008

We got outside and ran the loop around the neighborhood but just wasn’t quite feeling t today. 1 mile 9:14 pace

Thursday, February 14, 2008

With the wife out getting her hair done I decided to go for a little longer run…only 2.01 miles but longer than the usual mile run. Completed it in 17:15 which is an 8:35 pace!!

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

The roads are clear so the run was pretty easy tonight…I only wish it was warmer so I could run more when I got home. But at 6 PM it is pretty nippy and I want to spend as little time out there as I can. 1 mile at an 8:20 pace!!

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Thinking that I had a meeting this evening I got home and even with the snow coming down I thought that I might be able to get in a mile and still have time to make my meeting.

The roads were pretty bad and it took me a lot longer than I though it would but the mile was completed in 9:50.

The meeting ended up being canceled so I could have gone to the gym!!

Monday, February 11, 2008

Decided to run at the YMCA again and did 2 miles in 18:11.

Sunday, February 10, 2008

With the sub-zero temps today I opted to run at the Y. My wife and I headed on down this afternoon and I got on the dreaded treadmill. I ran a mile warm up at 9:05 and then did 4 times .15 miles with a .1 rest in between. Total was 2 miles in 17:50

Then I did about 30 minutes of weights.

Now we were out with Kristen and her husband last night and I mentioned that I was going to be traveling to Georgia in March and they said are you going to do a marathon while you are there. Well that got me thinking and I looked it up and sure enough the Atlanta, GA Marathon is March 30th. Hmm, I wonder if I can get that in.

Weekly Totals

2/3 – 2/9 Total Miles = 16.66 miles average pace of 9:28

Feb total miles = 26.90 miles average pace of 9:37

2008 total miles = 125.60 miles average pace of 10:12

Saturday, February 9, 2008

I decided to get up early and try to get in a few miles…I need to do 12 today. Once I got out there the roads were really slippery…I mean REALLY slippery. I fell and hit my head pretty good. I got back to parking lot in time to meet the girls at 6:30 but only got in 1.75 miles.

With me in tow the girls and I only managed to get in another 1.25 miles…my 12 miles today is not looking good.

We grabbed the rest of the group at 7 AM and finished the run…I only ended the day with 8.14 miles at an average pace of 9:37

Friday, February 8, 2008

Late after work but still need to get the run in. 1 mile at an 8:53 pace.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Right after work…still a bit cold and snowy but not too bad. 1.02 miles at an 8:47 pace!!

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

The winter storm watch continues here in Racine and the snow keeps piling up so I was not overly optimistic that I would be running outside today. When I was told that everyone in the office was head out early I decided to call the YMCA and see if they were open. Sure enough they were open just their classes were canceled. So off to the Y I went.

At 4:15 PM on a weekday and one with weather as bad as this the gym was all mine! I jumped onto a treadmill and got to it. Ran 2 miles in 17:50 and once again experienced no chest pains!

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

With the winter weather coming on quickly and my meeting being canceled I had an opportunity to get out in the snow and get my run in. I ran my mile as I always do in an 8:44 pace. The snow was really coming down but it wasn’t that slippery!!

Monday, February 4, 2008

Because the weather was crappy I decided I was going to go to the YMCA. My wife said she’d meet me there. I ended up on the treadmill and did 1 mile in 8:58 and then proceeded to do 3 x .25 mile intervals at a 6:58 pace with a .25 mile walk in between each at a 15:00 pace.

Sunday, February 3, 2008

I was pretty lazy around the house today but remembered that I still needed to run while we were preparing dinner. The wife and I headed out and did the 1 mile loop at a 9:28 pace.

Weekly Totals

1/27 – 2/2 Total Miles = 19.27 miles average pace of 9:16
Jan total miles = 98.7 miles average pace of 10:22
Feb total miles = 10.24 miles average pace of 9:51
2008 total miles = 108.94 average pace of 10:19

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Up early but not feeling 100%, must be a cold. Ran with the girls this morning before meeting the group at 7:00 and felt pretty good with no chest pains. The roads were nothing but slush so I tried to run on the side walks as much as possible. Ended the day with 9.23 miles at an average pace of 9:51.

Friday, February 1, 2008

Nice run after work…the snow had fallen making the roads a little bit slippery! The slippery roads were good since I needed to keep my pace in check…I visited the Dr this morning about the chest pains I have been having for the past 2 weeks and we are going to have to have a CT scan done to ensure that there are no issues. The Dr wanted to place restrictions on my running but when he asked how I’d feel I told him I’d be pissed…he said he understood but made me promise that if the chest pain lasts longer than the 1-2 min I go straight to the hospital and that I start out my runs a bit slower. I agreed to both conditions.

I ran 1.01 mile at a nice 9:44 pace…and no chest pains!