I got up this morning at 0430 and hit the road at 0445 for an easy 6 mile run. It was 61 with negligible wind and moderate humidity. I popped in the ear buds to my shuffle and ran along to Wilco, Sebadoh, the Clash and Tom Waits. It was a good morning. I hit my splits in 8:54, 8:18, 8:23, 8:33, 8:27 and 8:20 for a total time of 50:55. Highlights of my run were when "God's Away on Business" by Tom Waits and "Handshake Drugs" by Wilco came on. They're both great running songs.
Tomorrow is a tempo day. I think I'm going to run 2x1.5mile cruise intervals. I'm going to attempt to run about the same times I ran last time I did that practice. I ran 10:07 and 10:01 that day. I'll be happy if I run a little steadier and without the drastic difference in time.
Thursday will be a goose egg and Friday will be a slow, relaxed 5 or 6 mile run to lead into Steamboat on Saturday. I'm going to train through this week and do a mini-taper for the Scholastic Challenge 5k on June 23rd. I would like to run as close to 19:00 as I can at that race because my last chance for a fast course on a decent day won't come until September during the Polka Pace Race in Havana and I might have to work that weekend. I ran 19:35 at the PPR last year and I think that I can run faster than that but I'm not sure by how much.
I need to go check my potatoes and pork chops.
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A more-than-likely boring account of running and racing in the Springfield area.
Post-Marriage-2nd-Attempt-At-Running-Personal Bests
Mile: 5:21 (July '08)
Two Miles: 11:56 (Aug. '07)
5K: 19:02 (Sept. '07)
5 Miles: 33:00 (Oct. '08)
10K: 41:30 (Aug. '08)
15K: 1:06:06 (Sept. '07)
10 Miles: 1:13:40 (Jan. '08)
Half Marathon: 1:39:21 (April '08)
Marathon: 4:00:08 (Sept. '05)
Two Miles: 11:56 (Aug. '07)
5K: 19:02 (Sept. '07)
5 Miles: 33:00 (Oct. '08)
10K: 41:30 (Aug. '08)
15K: 1:06:06 (Sept. '07)
10 Miles: 1:13:40 (Jan. '08)
Half Marathon: 1:39:21 (April '08)
Marathon: 4:00:08 (Sept. '05)
2009 Race Results
April 6th - LSA 5K - 20:43
April 27th? - Whitmore Park Classic 5 Mile - 36:01
June 16th - Summer Park Run #1 (1 mile) - 5:50
June 30th - Summer Park Run #3 (3 miles) - 20:10
July 4th - Staley Firecracker 4 mile -
April 27th? - Whitmore Park Classic 5 Mile - 36:01
June 16th - Summer Park Run #1 (1 mile) - 5:50
June 30th - Summer Park Run #3 (3 miles) - 20:10
July 4th - Staley Firecracker 4 mile -
Upcoming Races
None for awhile.
Heroes Run for Hope
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Nathan on his roller coaster.
About Me
Links
- Panther Patterson (My boy Jordan)
- Hardy Breed
- Tales of a 23rd grade Nothing
- FOB Moving (a friend of a friend's blog)
- Too Old For Sparkles. Too Young For Pleats
- Running On Empty
- Athlinks
- Springfield Road Runner's Club
- Illinois Valley Striders (Peoria)
- Runbayou: VDOT Calculator
- Runner's World
- Running Times
2 comments:
If you can get under 26 by a healthy margin at Steamboat without mini-tapering, then I'd predict that you'd make a run at a very fast time at the Scholastic Challenge.
That's what I'm hoping for. I feel a little tired as of this moment. I'm going to go to bed real soon and try to get a good night's sleep. My allergies have been killing me and I keep forgetting to take an allergy pill. I finally walked over to CVS today because I couldn't take it anymore and bought some generic 24 hour Claritin.
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