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!!