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!

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Having dinner tonight with Mom and Bruce so took my wife’s advice and ran at lunch. Just the quick loop around the neighborhood but I really have more energy at this time of day than rather than early in the morning. 1 mile…7:58 pace!!

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

After a very long day I finally got out to run at 9:15 this evening. It’s not the latest I’ve ever run but it was cold!

I bundled up like I was going to be out there forever and did the neighborhood loop. 1 mile in 8:27…I’m starting to think that I run much better in the cold!!!

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

With the weather making a turn for the worse it was decided this morning that I would meet my wife at the YMCA for our workout. Ran on the dreaded treadmill for just 1 mile at a 8:54 pace. Then I did about 30 minutes of weights...haven't done that in a while so I'm going to be sore!!

Monday, January 28, 2008

While my wife was doing a group work out I decided that the weather was too nice to stay indoors to work out so I ran the mile loop in the neighborhood...1 mile at a 8:34 pace.

Sunday, January 27, 2008

At coffee yesterday a few of the girls were talking about running this morning and they invited me. I met Kristin at her house and when it looked like Jodie was not going to be there we took off to meet Melissa. Once we caught up with Melissa we saw Jodie pull into Kristin’s neighborhood. Rounded Jodie up and headed out on a fast paced run.

We made out way south on Newman and then turned back once we hit Spring. The girls were really fast this morning…I looked down a few times at my GPS to see 8:10 pace…WAY TO FAST for me!

I fell back but kept a great pace. We finished our 5 mile run in 43:46 or an 8:44 pace.

Weekly Totals

1/20 – 1/26 total miles = 14.48 miles average pace of 9:11

Jan total miles = 89.67 miles average pace of 10:33

2008 total miles = 89.67 miles average pace of 10:33

Saturday, January 26, 2008

I found out last night that there was going to be a Journal Times photographer at our run this morning so I was excited. We got there and we were all a little concerned that last nights snow would hamper our Panera #2 run so we opted for Panera #1.

I felt great and found my self running up with Kristen and Jodi. I maintained a great 9:14 pace for the first 5k so I knew that today was going to be a good day. On the way back to Panera we were running dead into the wind, which I love if it is not too cold.

By the time I was done I had completed my second 5k with a 9:01 pace!! I was on fire. I felt great.

Total for the day was 6.3 miles at a 9:07 pace

Friday, January 25, 2008

Nice run around the neighborhood again in the snow. 1 mile at a 9:15 pace.

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Since we are heading to an interview with the Journal Times it was very important that I get out of work a tad early and get my mile in so at 4:30 I left work. I got home and quickly changed and headed out the door. 8 minutes and 31 seconds later and 1.01 miles I was done and stretching. We headed out to the restaurant to meet the Goofy Gang. When I get the story I’ll post it here!

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Tonight since the wife was at her trainer I decided to do an extra mile in the snow. I enjoyed the lightly falling snow but the wind has got to go! 2 miles in 19:33 or a 9:45 pace

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Was a little later at night but I still needed to get the mile in so I went out in the snow while the wife stayed on the treadmill. 1 mile in 8:22

Monday, January 21, 2008

Still really cold but I am still going out to run. I’ve decided to start wearing the heart rate monitor due to some pain in the chest when I initially start so I’m wearing the monitor just to be sure there are no issues. 1 mile in 9:46

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Too cold to go outside again so we opted for the YMCA. I hate the treadmill but between that and the cold...I'm still not sure!

Did 2.16 miles in 20 minutes.

Weekly Totals

1/13 – 1/19 total miles = 36.53 miles average pace of 11:49

Jan total miles = 75.19 miles average pace of 10:48

2008 total miles = 75.19 miles average pace of 10:48

Saturday, January 19, 2008

It was so nice to only have to get up at 6 AM on Saturday. I'll have to start my training runs soon enough but with it being as cold as it was (-5) without a wind chill I am dreading the early morning runs.


There were 13 of us brave (or dumb) enough to endure the -15 degree windchill and stil manage to put 4.9 miles on the feet!! We all went out to coffee and David regaled us with his trip to Phoenix and we told the Goofy stories all over hot coffee!!!